A new emerging of a possible buyer of tiktok. More challenges for boeing as it continues to deal with the fallout from the pandemic and the 737 max woes it is tuesday august 18 and this is Worldwide Exchange. Good morning. Good afternoon good evening perhaps that song will get you, you know, jumping. Why not . Global markets are setting up their tuesdays stock futures slightly higher right now. They are in the green investor focus on the dow remains on the s p 500 a half a percent from the alltime record high if you are counting at home, any close above 3386. 15 would be a record close stop us if youve heard this one before one area not waiting around is technology the nasdaq pushing to a record high the 37th high of the year and 33rd record close of 2020. Once again leading technology, tesla. Another record high. By the way, also adding another 8 billion to elon musks personal fortune pushing him back on the list tesla shares up 32 in just five days 32 in five days hey, maybe that rec
Tom maybe we should get you out on tiktok to advance the show. This is an extruders story. It exploded last night with the prep this is an extraordinary story. It exploded last night with the president s comments. As you know, bloomberg reporting on the response from the chinese. It has been abrupt. It certainly is, a finders fee, something we have not seen in the past. For microsoft it could mean the deal of the decade. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Ritika good morning. President trump may take executive action if congress cannot agree on a new coronavirus stimulus package. A president told reporters he might impose a moratorium on evictions and an act a payroll a payroll taxct holiday. That ant trump insists pickup in u. S. Operations has stalled, the u. S. Government if tiktok it said the money would come from china or from an american buyer such as microsoft. Earlier in the day, he said tiktok would have to close in the u. S.
Well i think the very real win for the Afghan Government and the Afghan People will be if we make concrete progress towards peace im sure that the president will be confident that this strength of his hand as he tries to set the conditions for the negotiations will draw a fence in a start to each afghanistan towards peace so yes it will strengthen the president s art there were some people of course who thought that they could get unconditional release of these prisoners and that there would be negotiations starting next week for anybody who thought that this may be a disappointment but we have to have a show of the of the Afghan People broadly speaking at the in favor of negotiations and Peace Process and the afghan president empowered to try to take that for us maybe its maybe its inched us its just towards the taliban to be fairly here at least with what theyve achieved so far this year through negotiations promise of u. S. Withdrawal out of reduction of u. S. Air pressure on their
The u. S. Chinese relations. And on the island of lampedusa already is are warning of a far right backlash against migrants housed into crowded camps social distancing isnt possible there and the locals fear a fresh corona virus outbreak. Im married to evanston its good to have you with us here in germany the number of corona virus infections has seen a sharp rise in recent days the countrys leading Public Health institute is warning that people are letting down their guard and not observing social distancing measures while despite these developments in central berlin today thousands of people have been out on the streets protesting against coronavirus restrictions. Police force organizers to call off part of the event early after many participants ignored hygiene and distancing demonstrators who are still there are being told to put on masks and keep their distance where else go home. With me in the studio now is d. W. Political correspondent leone if and how much time he was at the p
Chinese will a ships. And proving youre never too old to learn the 96 year old bulldog war 2 veteran who has finished top of his university plus. A michael okun welcome to the program here in germany the number of corona virus infections has soared in recent days the countrys leading Public Health institute is warning that people are letting down their guard and not observing social distancing measures maybe its ironic then that in central berlin today thousands of people have been out on the streets protesting against grown a virus Restrictions Police force organizers to call off part of the event early as strict high. Gene and dissing to those who are not being adhere to the demonstrators who are still there are being told to put on mass in keep their distance will go. I report a reporter leona of the 100. 00 shiny who is at the protest gave me an update on the situation but lisa made them out an ounce man saying it would now move in to dissolve the protest and next to me and policem