The s p 500 will do in the next six months of these 23 folks 63 say it jumps more than 5 . 21 say moves up, but less than 5 so 85 say stocks are going higher yeah. And you know how i love to play a contrarian, judge, but unfortunately, im not a contrarian with this one i agree with it. I think the second half of the year, we pick up momentum again, that we had in the First Quarter, that we basically traded sideways, except for tech and a couple of the health care names, in the Second Quarter, but i think second half, a lot stronger than weve just experienced. All right pete, so youve got the dow up 8. 5 s ps up 9 nasdaqs up 16 history guests that docs right. If you look since 1988, when youve had firsthalf gains of at least 6 , im going to read you some of these numbers. 2013, we were up 12. 5 first half we finished 29 . 2014, we were up 6, we finished up 11. 2012, we were up 8, we finished 13 2003, we were up 10, finished 26 and i can go on and on and on. The gains are pretty magnific
Policeman was killed. Security has been stepped up today. The Interior Ministry put 50,000 extra Security Personnel at the Polling Stations up and down the country. It seems to have done the trick. Some healthy cu es have done the trick. Some healthy cues up and down the country. The turnout rate which has been predicted so far somewhere near where it was in 2012. Yet again, in the face of terrorism, the french people showing themselves to be hugely resilient. Which is a good thing because we can focus on the election, the candidates, the policies that matter to the french people. Not since 1958, in the founding of the Fifth Republic, have we seen Something Like what we are witnessing here tonight. Politics in france has been dominated by the two party system but it could well be this evening that the main two parties are eliminated in the first round. We see. Lets talk about the focus candidates we need to focus on. Emmanuel macron, 39. He would be the youngest president of modern tim
Mr. Mccain mr. President , i ask that proceedings under the quorum call be suspended. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mccain and i ask to address the senate as if in morning business. The presiding officer the senator from arizona. Mr. Mccain mr. President , i rise to call attention today sadly to the triumph of porkbarrel parochialism in this years omnibus appropriations bill, in particular a policy provision thals airdropped that was airdropped into this bill, a direct contravention to the National Defense authorization act, which will have u. S. Taxpayers subsidize russian aggression and comrade capitalism. Nearly two years ago russian president Vladimir Putin, furious that the ukrainian people had ousted a promoscow stooge in crime yarks the first days since the hitler and stal stalin, to dismember a sovereign state on the european continent. More on that 8,000 people have died in this conflict including 298 innocent people aboard Malaysian Airlines flight 17 who were
The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President , i said yesterday that committees and members from both sides were making important progress in the appropriations and tax relief negotiations. As colleagues now know, last night the committees and members reached agreement and filed legislation over in the house. I just participated in a productive meeting where the committees walked our conference through details of this legislation. I know our colleagues across the aisle are discussing the matter as well. Ill obviously have more to say on this soon. Now is the time for members to review the legislation for themselves. I would encourage them to do so, and i would also encourage members to debate it. Mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the democratic leader. Mr. Reid mr. President , as the republican leader mentioned, last night the senate and house leaders finalized a bipartisan compromise. I said last night according to how you define last night the l