Testimony of former fbi director james comey, the upcoming election in the and yunited kin and next weeks stock numbers. Investors bought bonds, and gold prices hit their highest level in months. First, the Dow Jones Industrials fell by 47 points, closing at 21,136. Nasdaq was down 20. S p 500 dropped by six. While investors are not making any big moves, Business Leaders are optimistic. Ceos are more confident than theyve been in years. Kayla ten ocloausche has more. Reporter each quarter, the ceo roundtables survey showed a reading after a big jump in march. On capital spending, they expected small increases. The plans for u. S. Hiring in the next six months actually dropped. As did the outlook for this years gdp growth. Now ceos expect 2. 0 gdp for 2017, down 2 . Josh bolton, former chief of staff for george w. Bush, said that optimism is based on potential tax reform. U. S. Businesses remain optimistic, he says, but there is also a potential downside from failure. That should add to
His probe to look at President Trump Business Activities as well as those of his associates including his soninlaw Jared Kushner. We will look at how kushner tried and failed to get a 500 million bailout from qatar. Did that influence how trump has been handling the gulf diplomatic crisis . We will speak with ryan grim of the intercept. Then to made in america week. Pres. Trump we want to build, grow products using American Goods to american labor, and american grit. Amy while President Trumps touts American Made products, we will look inside clothing factory in indonesia where ivanka trump Brand Clothing is made. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The special counsel tasked with investigating ties between Donald Trumps campaign and russias government during last years election is examining a broad range of transactions involving trumps businesses as well as those of his associates. Thats according to bl
Berman of jewish voice for peace. Expandingmueller is his probe to look at President Trump Business Activities as well as those of his associates including his soninlaw Jared Kushner. We will look at how kushner tried and failed to get a 500 million bailout from q qatar. Did d that influence how trump s been handlining the gugulf diplomatic crisis . We will speak with ryan grim of the intercept. Then to made in america w week pres. Trump we want to build, grow products using American Goods to american labor, and american grit. Amy w while president nt t trus touts American Made products, we will look inside clothingg factory in indonesia where ivanka trump Brand Clothing is made. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The special counsel tasked with investigating ties between Donald Trumps campaign and russias gogovernment during lat years election is examining a broad range of transactions involving trumps
Berman of jewish voice for peace. Expandingmueller is his probe to look at President Trump Business Activities as well as those of his associates including his soninlaw Jared Kushner. We will look at how kushner tried and failed to get a 500 million bailout from q qatar. Did d that influence how trump s been handlining the gugulf diplomatic crisis . We will speak with ryan grim of the intercept. Then to made in america w week pres. Trump we want to build, grow products using American Goods to american labor, and american grit. Amy w while president nt t trus touts American Made products, we will look inside clothingg factory in indonesia where ivanka trump Brand Clothing is made. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The special counsel tasked with investigating ties between Donald Trumps campaign and russias gogovernment during lat years election is examining a broad range of transactions involving trumps
Around, as you heard Kayla Tausche talking about so much on the table this week. So much on the table, and what do you think that the month is going to go, a nd what is the traditionally the worst month . Well, now that the earnings are over, we are macro focused an datadependent, so it is more volatile than we have been seeing, but i am encouraged by what we have seen so far, and especially for the consumers. And 75 of the gdp is consumer, and we have good numbers in spending and income, and jobs an wages, and fridays number is very important. And comps is not good. Well, it is spending with on the range, and okay. And volatile series, and the consumer sounds good to many, but what is bothering me is manufacturing. Maybe the oil and the gas bounce and maybe the dollar kind of stabilizingish, that should l help the manufacturing going forward, because that is the one piece that i am going to be watching particularly close ly. And pete, you saw as we come on the air literally on if mids