It was the big gainer. It closed at an alltime high. Tech has been leading the way. Sales force, facebook, taketwo and qualcomm at record highs you have to watch one stock in particular apple. After more than 10 gain on friday and thursday night, it closed up 2. 5 to an alltime high percentages away from hitting the 2 trillion market cap that 4 to 1 stock split is hit that price has to sit 477 not far off. Weve been talking about the pressure that has been put on yields in the treasury market. Right now, the 10year note at 0. 45 . Scott . Becky, im listening to you talk about tech and these companies. We have to get ready to talk nasdaq 11,000. As crazy as that would sound, we are on the doorstep. In spitting distance, basically. Unbelievable. Largy carri largely carried by these big five apple, amazon, facebook and alpha bes alphabet and microsoft looking back in march, would you have thought we would be talking nasdaq 11,000 by summer . No way. There is reason for it if you look at s
A lot of building tension over the last couple of days as this region really waited to see how israel would respond to that unprecedented attack by iran last saturday. We didnt know what it would look like in what would happen and some people yesterday thinking it was not going to happen until after the upcoming passover holiday. We now know according to fox news Military Source that israel is responding to iran with these very targeted and specific strikes in the esfahan region. That is roughly 200 miles away from the iranian capital of tehran. This is significant because not only is it close to the capital, but also near the Nuclear Facility. We should mention the site was not hit in the strike appeared to target the nearby iranian airbase. But really clearly shows that israel has the capabilities to hit this area and hit it when it wants to. As it stands, Iranian Media has been downplaying the strike. I havent reported damage from the strike or direct impact. Relieves only comments
I am stephen sackur. We tend to pigeonhole creative types writer, musician, actor they get a label. I talk to a guest who defies simple description punk is perhaps the only word that captures the spirit of Henry Rollins. He first found success in the punk band black flag back in the early eighties. Since then hes variously made a name as a non conforming writer, broadcaster, actor and intrepid traveller. How hard is it to swim against the cultural tide in the United States . Henry rollins, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you sir. I want to talk about punk. Can you still have a punk sensibility in your 50s . I think so. For me punk rock is different for everyone you asked to define it. It was always the idea of questioning authority and cutting through it getting to the what is it of the things. The older i get, the more important it becomes. The early days of punk rock i think of the sex pistols, and i think of anger and rebellion against what was and the status quo. Were you full of anger
I am stephen sackur. We tend to pigeonhole creative types writer, musician, actor they get a label. I talk to a guest who defies simple description punk is perhaps the only word that captures the spirit of Henry Rollins. He first found success in the punk band black flag back in the early eighties. Since then hes variously made a name as a non conforming writer, broadcaster, actor and intrepid traveller. How hard is it to swim against the cultural tide in the United States . Henry rollins, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you sir. I want to talk about punk. Can you still have a punk sensibility in your 50s . I think so. For me punk rock is different for everyone you asked to define it. It was always the idea of questioning authority and cutting through it getting to the what is it of the things. The older i get, the more important it becomes. The early days of punk rock i think of the sex pistols, and i think of anger and rebellion against what was and the status quo. Were you full of anger
Today. If you are a recent College Graduate, there is a special line for you. Can catch up with us on all of your favorite social media. Happy memorial day weekend. I want to start off talking about commencement addresses. They are leading some of these papers in the last several days. Page of thefront Washington Post metro section on graduation at the naval academy. Defense secretary chuck hagel was the speaker. Sexual offense in the military. Storyw york times had a about Janet Yellens speech at nyu. There is a picture of the chairwoman of the Federal Reserve there. Abramson connection that was getting so much attention earlier this week. The Washington Post about her commencement address at Wake Forest University. We are asking you to call in. Message be tor the graduates of 2014 . Who would be your Commencement Speaker if you could pick . Some powerful quotes from governor Martin Omalley who spoke at the university of maryland. He had a jab at Climate Change deniers. Of the quote t