As the government attempts to boost the number of home grown doctors in the nhs. Ten yea rs ten years since the Global Economic system ten years since the Global Economic syste m we nt ten years since the Global Economic system went into meltdown. We will have a look at the repercussions. Police in scotland have warned tourists not to visit the isle of skye without a reservation, after an influx of visitors left its services at Breaking Point. Athletics chiefs have been criticised for denying a medal favourite entry to the london stadium amid concerns over an outbreak of norovirus. Good morning. Its wednesday 9th august. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. North korea has said it is considering carrying out Missile Strikes on the us Pacific Territory Of Guam. The report in state media, quoting an earlier military statement, came hours after President Donald Trump threatened north korea with Fire And Fury. Guam is a small island in the Pacific Ocean where us strategic bombers are based. North
Nice to have you here this morning. Great to be here. A lot from the markets to absorb especially the north korea news, this heightened rhetoric from both President Trump and pyongyang. Lets show you what futures are doing after stocks slid into the close yesterday. Nothing extreme. We were both sitting there on closing bell. The s p did close down less than a third of 1 , but the dow did break its ten day winning streak thousand indicating a lower start down 24, nasdaq down 33. And you can see what happened in yesterdays session. Stocks tumbling into the close the headlines started hitting in the 3 00 hour and we did see a little drop there as President Trump vowed swift action against north korea if needed. That fire and fury comment certainly disrupted the market we saw the korean yuan drop 1 , the kospi, stock market there also fall. And this is a market that has been resilient pretty much all year to some of these headlines. Overnight this one was a little too much down 1 yeah, do
If Kim Jong-un is preparing for a war, it is one that he should not want and cannot win. He lacks a plausible theory of victory regardless of how many missiles he tests.