Watch live wednesday at 2 30 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3, online at cspan. Org or listen live on the free cspan radio app. Next, a hearing on the federal governments role in protecting workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Good morning. The subcommittee on work force protections will come to order. Welcome, everyone. I note that our quorum is present. I note for the subcommittee mr. Courtney of connecticut, mr. Levine of michigan, mr. Castro of texas, dr. Roe of tennessee, mr. Guthrie of kentucky, mr. Smucker of pennsylvania, mr. Banks of indiana, mr. Watkins of kansas, mr. Mercer of pennsylvania, mr. Johnson of south dakota, mr. Cellar of pennsylvania are all permitted to participate in todays hearing with the understanding that their questions will come only after all members of the subcommittee on work force protections on both sides of the aisle who are present either in person or via remote participation pursuant to House Resolution 965 and the accompanying regulations thereto hav
Well get to that in a second. There are a couple wrinkles we pick apart. Fox news contributor liz peek. Ann stovall and last but not least, charlie gasparino. Charlie, begin with you, end with you, on this notion, it is an ideal environment for stocks. That is what theyre pouncing on . It could be an ideal environment for stocks. 9 one sort of fly in the ointment on the stock market. The market has been flatlining 18 months. The reason why it is trade. If they get a modest trade deal, that should be plus for the markets. Decent trade deal. Maybe Business Investment picks up. It has been going negative. Neil 18 month figure since the trade thing started . Were up 18 on the dow. 23 on the s p. 27 close to it on nasdaq. Do you see that continuing, liz . I think earnings prospects are brightening as opposed to getting worse. There is old adage, dont fight the fed. As long as fed is accommodative, the earnings will possibly accelerate in 2020. Neil do you buy that . 5 1 2 , 7 1 2 in the Sec
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Learn the stories behind the images. And then we continue with the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes in st. Petersburg, florida. We commemorate Pulitzer Prize winners. Georgiaote speaker, democratic speaker representative john lewis. The fundamental roles. [indiscernible] you must not give up. You must hold on. For the complete American History tv weekend schedule, go to www. Cspan. Org. This month we showcase our studentcam winners. Cspans annual video documentary competition for middle and high school students. This yearss aim is road to the white house and students were asked, what issues do you want president ial candidates to discuss . Winnersur second prize are from phoenix, arizona. Catherine, christian, and alexander, 12 graders at metropolitan Art Institute want president ial candidates to discuss womens rights and pay equities and their video is e ing war the struggle for equality in the workplace. When you work in the office, is important part of your job. They can be
The companys ceo speaks to a report hes looking to take over a londonbased company. We will ask the ceo coming up. The day of reckoning arrives at General Motors. 15 heads roll for the recall controversy but no one at the very top taking the fall. Can gm now put the issue behind it . Well have the latest and hear from a consultant for the company, as well as lawyer for the plaintiffs whos still not satisfied. Take a look at markets here heading into the close, scott. Welcome to the hour where we seem to keep setting these new record highs. Lately its been the s p. Today it looks like the dow is going to join it, it is up 95 points at the moment. 1,6 1,682, a new high. The nasdaq also having a reasonably strong day. Adding 43 points or 1 . Finally the s p 500 already been setting a string of record highs. Looks like it could do it again today adding almost 12, 1,939 is the level there. Joining our Closing Bell Exchange today, rich peterson, jeff layman, dick burress, Steve Leisman and R