About three points going lower here, and the nasdaq were keeping an eye on that one. Its going to be all about the nasdaq this week. Eerily similar to the exact same time of near 15 years ago the nasdaq closed at alltime highs. Its closing in on 5,000. It just turned negative on the session. Were off five points. 4,963 is the level. Were talking about 35 points away from crossing 5,000. Well have lots of numbers coming up on this. Obviously on an inflation adjusted basis you would have to of that index at 6,800 to have it equivalent you could argue. You have that number just right at your fingertips. We were just looking at it but a lot fewer companies as well. In the nasdaq this time around you have Something Like 2,500 companies versus 4,700 last time. Janet yellen getting grilled by the house on the feds independence. They were pretty feisty. Well get reaction from House Financial Services Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling coming up later today. They were really going after her. Oh, ye
This is bbc news, the headlines chinese and indian troops have clashed along the disputed himalayan border between their countries , the most serious in several decades. The Indian Army Said 20 of its soldiers were killed in the confrontation. Beijing acknowledged that it had also suffered casualties, but did not say how many. The Trump Administration is suing the former National Security advisor john bolton to block the release of a book about his time in office. The Justice Department said the memoir contained classified information. Mr bolton argues the president committed impeachable offences, which mr trump denies. For the first time a drug has been found that reduces the risks, of severely ill patients from dying coronavirus. Trials show that dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid, reduced deaths by a third among patients on a ventilator. Scientists have decoded sounds
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Some secondary pupils in england facing gcses or a levels next year have returned to school, meeting their teachers face to face for the First Time Since the lockdown began in march. Government guidelines only permit a quarter of the chosen year groups 10 and 12 to be on site at any one time. Pupils from all age groups in wales will return at the end of this month, and scottish and Northern Irish schools will reopen in august. Our education editor branwenjeffreys has more. For ella, time to see friends again. In year ten, she will now get a day of school each week before summer. How do you feel about me going back to school . I have got mixed feelings, really, to be honest. By the time they reached the school gates, theyre thinking about how much has been missed. Im feeling nervous, because weve been off for three months, i think, but im also happy because i get to see my friends and finally return to normality with like, learning. Next years gcse exams already on the horizon. Im not s
Shops in Northern Ireland deemed non essential have reopened, ahead of the other uk nations, as coronavirus restrictions start to ease. Its part of a number of lockdown measures lifted by the executive, because death rates have been falling for the last six weeks. In england, non essential shops will be allowed to re open on monday. No date has been set for scotland or wales. Our ireland correspondent chris page reports. The coronavirus closure is over. Retail is being unlocked. In Northern Ireland, the shop shutters are up but there is a new set of rules. Cleanliness is now about more than adding sparkle, it is vital to keep people safe. Retailers are glad to get going. We have to figure out a way, its not perfect but nobody wa nted a way, its not perfect but nobody wanted this so we have to be optimistic and see that this is a way to move our businesses forward and hopefully improve. It isnt quite as busy as a friday in normal times, there are queues outside some shops but they tend
A leaked draft of a report from Public Health england has acknowledged that a range of factors, including racism and discrimination, may have exacerbated the risk from covid 19 within some communities. The report stated that historic racism could mean people from ethnic minority backgrounds were less likely to seek care when they needed it. Our Community Affairs correspondent Rianna Croxford reports. John ho, a london cab driver who came to the uk from hong kong when he was 21. He was described by his family as a loving, sociable man with a heart of gold. He is one of thousands of people from ethnic minority communities to have died with coronavirus, but his daughters say hes more than just a number. He loved his life so much, he was so content and happy. No health issues. He had all these big dreams that he wanted to achieve. Yeah. And he was only 55 when he passed away. A government review published last week confirmed that people likejohn, from asian and black backgrounds, were at a