Coming out of europe. Right now the markets are relatively flat. Dax is flat. The cac is essentially flat. The ftse down by half a percent. The currency markets, which are going to key off this as well, if there is additional stimulus, it could very well weaken the euro and strengthen the dollar. Right now the dollar is up against the euro at 1. 0978. Dollar versus the yen is at 113. 46. Lets tell you about other storying were watching this morning. Square posting better than expected results in its first Quarterly Results since going public. Square Ceo Jack Dorsey sitting down on closing bell, responding to investors betting against the company. I think we need to constantly show that were focused on the right things. Were focused on building great tools for sellers and that they value them. We continue to see that growth. I think were not only a first mover in a lot of areas, an innovator in a lot of areas, but also we have the best experience. We certainly compete with a lot, but wh
Week. Look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv. This weekend where in anaheim, california, with the help of our local cable partner time warner. Next, lori cox han discusses the history of women in politics and the barriers she sees facing women seeking higher offices. The history of women in politics in the United States goes back a lot farther than i think a lot of people realize. Particularly when youre talking about women running for president. We thought women would run in the 19 such. Victory would all things do so before women got the right to vote. There is a long history if you look at all of the different ways of the womens Rights Movement, of women not only fighting for suffrage but for political and legal equality. If you look at the different wave of womens right movement and feminism, there is at a time period women are not politically active. In a contemporary sense one of the biggest events for women goi
The war changed the economy tremendously from long beach and the rest of the United States. Long beach was experiencing a depression but we were lucky we discovered oil in 1921. The town was booming from the oil industry at that point. What was happening was also we were seeing the development of aviation in long beach. In 1911, cal rogers flew the first flight from new york and stopp stopped in long beach and made history in 1911. When the u. S. Army was looking for a place to build a plant to produce aircraft, which they thought we would need in world war ii, they picked long beach because steps away we have a wonderful airport founded in 1923. It was one of the first airports with a take off and landing in Different Directions which the army loved. When the plant opened in 1941 in october they thought well, we will produce the a26 but on december 8th we had pearl harbor and a couple things happened in long beach. Most of the ships that were destroyed in pearl harbor had been anchore
Theater covering the anniversary of shakespeares death and taking your calls on shakespeare. That is saturday, april 23rd. This is booktv on cspan2. Television for serious readers. Tonight, steve olsen recalls the eru erup eruption of saint marys. And then at 10, Jillian Thomas on the impact title 70 the 1964 Civil Rights Act had on working women. And we wrap up with a report on how the welfare system has failed the poor. That happens tonight on cspan2, booktv. How did you get started in speech writing . Guest that is an amazing story. Where i was a high school debater and debated in college and doubled my major into Communication Studies and never thought of speech writing but just taught speech. At the university of virginia i was asked to give a guest lecture at the university of North Carolina chapel hill. I went down and gave my lecture at 10 oclock in the morning. President ford was speaking on the campus at noon and we all decided to go over and hear him because how often do you
Does this sound familiar . Maybe this explains trumps powerful lead. 39 of the voters who feel betrayed say donald trump is their man. There are raise of hope for marco rubio in florida. 8 of voters list trump will be as their second choice. Marco rubio is at 20 . Look at this. 56 believe illegals should be legalized and allowed to work in the united states. So maybe that gaining of 8 could help him in the 8 of florida. Kasich in ohio is the top choice and second choice. That means, you know what . People who arent thinking about him, who havent chosen him yet web many near the top of their list. I have got an amazing panel to help me start it out. Monica crowley, tammy bruce. Monica, im glad you came in. You know, the polls are interesting. I know some people become somewhat sceptical and cynical. But they tell a story. I think the story, ohio is competitive. Florida not so much. Polls give you a snapshot of where the voting electorate is at any given point. This poll is particularly