A short break here not just iraq when we come back Boris Johnson faces a tough test in parliament after reaching a break that agreement with the European Union. And bangladeshs online workforce we meet the people working in the worlds biggest markets from home or not stay with us for. The weather slushy fog in try once again across southern and eastern parts of europe so well as he said a lot of warm pleasant sunshine around fuchsia i was there its further north slushy clear skies lots of sunshine up towards the fall north we have got some disturbed weather just rolling in across the bow Baltic States over towards the northwest the next weather systems waiting in the wings some very wet and windy weather will push in across the purcells over the next couple days and this weather system here just making its way down across france into Northern Spain and portugal will also bring some very very disturbed weather so there we go thats the picture for friday not a pleasant day any 14 celsius
Their voices to get ahead the problem is this is that less than hard want independence here in catalonia as well it is still an incredibly divisive issue and the only thing that has happened since that failed to see is that both sides of the argument have hardened their attitudes and that is cause really quite some hard lining on both ends where weve seen a pro independent getting vocalizing their desire for a vote even louder and those on the other side doing the same for their own cause or to someone in boston or sonia thank you. Anger at new tax plans on an ailing economy has brought crowds out across lebanon and some of the biggest protests in years thousands gathered outside parliament blocking key roads and lighting fires alexy abroad reports that is out of. Anger and frustration boiling over and lebanons capital beirut. Security forces fired tear gas and loose cannon on crowds demanding the government resign. Such these protesters say they cant take anymore that years of economi
And we got better than expected manufacturing data here in the u. S. , but the imf did lower its Global Growth forecast joining us for the hour is steve grasso from Stuart Frankel you know, we hit these highs earlier in the session didnt hold on to it for very long what do you make of todays action we didnt hear about impeachment. We didnt hear about china trade, really. We havent heard much about a lot of things, but we did hear mostly about were earnings so the market wants to get back to something that they can look at and say, its binary. Either services it was a win, it was a beat, they got it higher or lower and were going to run with the market there. Not enough to make new highs, but were on our way there with earnings, i would guess. It is interesting to look at companies fundamentals, actually push the trade headlines aside just a bit still hopeful, perhaps but let the day be run by earnings its true everybody has been run by macro lately so twothirds of all stocks trade with
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He withheld military aid to ukraine for personal political gain alan fisher has more on this now from washington. Both these men were arrested at Dulles International airport on the outskirts of washington in fact its in the state of virginia that happened late on wednesday both were on a flight out of the country although you shouldnt read too much into that they are facing a number of charges its a 21 p. G. Indictment they are accused of making false statements of falsifying records and trying to evade contribution limits by hiding the source of those contributions they made a contribution to the donald trump super pac america 1st they also made a number of contributions to Kevin Mccarthy whos a senior Republican Leadership figure on capitol hill and they made those contributions asking him to work towards the removal of the u. S. Ambassador to the ukraine though she was eventually moved from her position by donald trump back in may this year now they have a connection with Rudy Giul