Course as tensions in the middle east are very high also new chapter for u. S. Cosmetics giant avon its not part of the brazilian personal care group nutura the groups new ceo will join us later this hour. Stocks are extending a selloff, oil and gold prices continue to climb. This is iran and the white house, trade threats following of course the u. S. Air strike that killed irans top commander. Jim, happy new year. Happy new year. Nice to see you, my friend. Good to see you, buddy, way too long i missed you. I know you feel the same but i havent heard you opine on this market and what risk there is in the geopolitics, in the backandforth, our viewers im sure are familiar with the president s tweets over the last lets call it 24 to 48 hours, sort of saying weve identified 52 sites that we would take action against if in fact you do something, and also notifying the congress, he said, as well, if iran should strike any u. S. Person or target wed quickly and fully strike back, perhaps in
Lets check in on your markets and see how things are doing in terms of yields. You can see the u. S. 30 year yield coming down further. 1. 96 . Yield at. 98 . R i feel like i must be seeing something wrong because that would be insane. It is actually 1. 47. Im sorry, italy, thats what got me off track. I thought i was looking at u. S. Treasurys, that would be nuts, dropping 50 basis points in minutes. That is the italian 10 year coming in below 1 . With stocks opening down and turning higher after we had some positive trade comments out of china. Lets get first word news in new york. We begin in italy, where conte will get a mandate to form a new government after the former alliance collapsed in chaos. The new administration will include the fiveStar Movement and the democratic party. Those rivals have little in common other than a desire to avoid an election. Country isa, the looking to extend maturities on over 100 billion of debt. They want to delay repayments to the imf after a col
The primary campaign in the election season. Unlike we have ever seen before. Good evening, everybody, im martha mccallum. Bret im bret baier. It is Super Tuesday. The most states, the most delegates. The most votes on the line as both parties march towards a 2020 rematch it looks like. At this hour polls are closed in virginia and vermont. Vermont could be nikki haleys best chance to win a state tonight, thanks to moderate northeast Republican Voters and an open primary system. Martha virginia is also holding an open primary and she could do well in the suburban areas near d. C. Both states also host democratic president ial primaries tonight where biden is widely expected to win. Bret those are just the first prizes of the night. 16 states and one territory heading to the polls today, including the two biggest states, texas and california. A lot of delegates there. Martha indeed, on the republican side there are 854 delegates up for grabs tonight. That is more than 70 of what is need
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Likes to remind his readers that the individuals participated in momentous events, didnt know how things would turn out. That is definitely the case. In his 2023 book, the lincoln miracle inside the republican convention, that changed history as he takes through the blow by blow action in back rooms and the wigwam at the 1860 Republican National convention forum, attendees will also remember a similar you are their approach in acorns every drop of blood the momentous second inaugural of Abraham Lincoln, which was named one of the best books of 2020 by the economist magazine. This Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary has also written two acclaimed books about 19th century baseball and american culture, 59 and 84 and the summer of beer whiskey. So well have to have him talk at the cash bar later. Joseph fornieri is american political story and a professor of Political Science at the Rochester Institute of technology and is an expert on the political ideology of Abraham Lincoln. He is t