 nimex crude oil little change at 80 80 cents a barrel comex gold up three tenths of a percent of eight dollars at 24 75 90 an ounce the euro 1.0943 against the dollar crown 1.3039 the yen 156.44 and bitcoin is up 1.1 percent at 65 400 that's a bloomberg business flash now here's michael barr with more on what's going on around the world michael