All right, folk, it aint all pretty, but liz is. Liz oh, charles, thank you so much is. [laughter] and the markets arent bad looking either. Okay, enough. We are watching the markets always very closely as we kick off the final hour of trade. Right now green on the screen. Folks, the s p 500 at a record, it needs to close up 32 points. Right now it is up 47. The nasdaq needs to be up 243 points for a record. It was but right now its up 227. So slightly below that. But at 3 p. M. Eastern, right now, we are also keeping our eye out on the credit card issuers and some of the big banks behind them as we wait headlines from the feds Monthly Consumer credit report. May have the power to move the markets. Its released on the fifth business day of the month. Its almost a temperature gauge of Consumer Health because it covers most credit extended to individuals including auto and student lobes, but it ex loans, but it excludes loans secured by reality. Last month the Federal Reserve bank of new
The link between c02 and rising temperatures is well established and this year Global Temperatures got an extra boost thanks to el nino, which brings warmer water to the surface of parts of the tropical pacific. That explains why february was 1. 77 degrees warmer than preindustrial temperatures, and why global average temperatures hit a record 1. 55 degrees above preindustrial levels over the last 12 months. It means we have temporarily at least breached the 1. 5 degrees threshold the world agreed to try and limit temperature rise to, to avoid the worst impacts of Climate Change. February 2024 was the warmest february on record globally, with an average temperature of 13. 54 degrees, above the 1991 2020 temperature. While this is remarkable, because, for instance, it is a tenth of a degree warmer than the warmest previous february, which was 2016, its not really surprising, because this has been the el nino year, where temperatures tend to be warmer than usual, and more importantly, we
Ive been physical and woke up international life. Its taking shape to set up a maritime car door to deliver urgently need today to gaza. The eu has said that the cardo between cyprus and guns could Begin Operating this weekend. But it could take some time before its fully operational and the unlimited amount of aid has been reaching gossip by the end of ju, too, as well as blockade. From the forward in cyprus, the e, you will Work Together with the United States, the u i. E and other countries to ship food medicine and the equipment for shelter you when has one without more deliveries, gaza faces the threat of famine, a sign that loves that Communications Adviser for the norwegian refugee council. It is in jerusalem. I asked her, what difference a deliveries by c or mike . I think theres potential for a delivery by the to have a, a big impact. But our concern is that its going to take 30 to 60 days to set up this a temporary port according to the United States government. And quite sim
Transitional council is established. The Caribbean Organization caricom has reportedly proposed a sevenmember president ial panel that would appoint a new interim Prime Minister. Well get the latest. Then to gaza. International humanitarian law the israeli assault on rafah puts people gaza into even deeper circle of hell. Amy well go to rafah to speak with Yousef Hammash with the Norwegian Refugee Council and to francesca albanese, United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied palestinian territory. Then as President Biden pushes a bipartisan bill to crackdown on immigrants, the Tacoma Washington based group La Resistencia is reporting two Suicide Attempts at the massive northwest Detention Center run by geo group. I was brought back to my cell and isoso people running around. The Police Arrived and the Fire Department. I meant was black and appeared to have hung himself. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im am
A debate. Joe bidens agenda is more spending, more debt, more inflation, more crime and more illegal immigration. America is exceptional, and we are strong and resilient, and we will survive the horrific term of president joe biden. And we will retire him this november. This is the same time where dhs is going to capitol hill and saying we dont have enough money to do our mission p yet they have found 3 million or more somewhere in that their budget to spend on protecting the secretary. Joe biden is asking for another 4year term starting at 82 years old. If he wants to be the exception to the rule here, he needs to prove that. Nothing to do, its up to you. Ive got nothing to say, but its okay stuart i love that song. Finish look at that. New york city, midtown the manhattan. I say this almost every single day, its deserted. Okay, or stuart, move on. 11 00 eastern time. Yes, it is. Thursday, march the 7th, 2024. On the market, solid gain. Dows up 200, nasdaqs up 175. I think the s p hit