Welcome to power lunch. Im michelle carusocabrera. The major averages are lower kicking off the busiest week for earnings but the s p tracking for its best monthly gain since february the nasdaq was on track right here, yes. Best month since january oil pushing higher, crude prices up more than 1 . We keep show l well get to that. Financials carving out small gains, utilities and health care lagging, j j, home depot, the biggest losers in the dow right now. Some of the big movers pandora higher on news of state pajama makers, maybe not blue apron, we finally get it, soaring on positive comments but hasbro is tanking. A deeper dive on these stocks straight ahead here on power lunch. Thank you, michelle. Im tyler madison. Waiting for Jared Kushner to make a statement at the white house after his session with the Senate Intelligence Committee Earlier today. We are also waiting for the democrats to unveil what they are calling their better deal for the economy and for americans at an event
To hope for better ties with President Trump. What are better ties with russia . They have been jerking us around since the 1980s. We sit in the drivers seat, russia doesnt. President trump was backed into a corn o a corner on this bef the election. Hes hands stover executive authority under article 2 under a Dysfunctional Congress that may come back to bite us. Lee lea, he says this legislation is significantly flawed. He says it 10 controversied on his ability to negotiate which is one of the reasons people elected trump because they thought he was a good negotiator. Absolutely. He went on to say as a businessman he can negotiate Better Business deals. But obviously negotiating business deals is not the purview of congress. That outside of that scope. Thats just not true. But im glad to see he did do what was right. Congress had to drag him by the ear and make him do right by america and employ these sanctions. Protecting democracy is always our number one priority. Ford lets say rus
I think the president again, as commanderinchief, i think he felt it necessary to issue a very strong statement directly to north korea, but i think what what is the president was reaffirming the United States is full kay capable of defending ourselves from any attack and our allies and will do so so americans should sleep well at night. Connell sleep well at night. We have a show of force of u. S. Bombers flying over the Korean Peninsula. Group of south dakota airmen are ready to fight in guam if needed to. With that as the backdrop, lets turn to our expert. Former advisor to Vice President dick cheney, john hannah, and Hudson Institute fellow, Rebecca Heinrichs is here. The secretary of states choice of words we all should sleep well at night. What do you make of that . I think clearly the secretary is trying to tone down heated rhetoric from yesterday to reassure allies and reassure the American People but ive got to say we cant avoid the fact that this crisis is escalating. That no
This summer it hosted a spectacular festival of the arts. The First International mari, ski far east festival hopes to reach out to the Asia Pacific Region via russian arts. Renowned russian conductor served as the festivals artistic director. Ranslator i want to emphasize that the mariinsky far east festival is an international festival. We have artists from other asian nations, all of whom collaborate to put the festival together. Young artists who dedicated themselves to refining their performance at this theater were also a part of the festival. We followed these dedicated artists and the people for whom this festival was something very special. In september of 2015, vladivostok hosted the Eastern Economic forum for the first time. Russian president Vladimir Putin opened it by emphasizing the development of the far east region. Vladivostok is homeport to the Russian Pacific fleet. And a military stronghold. During the soviet union area, entry into the city was severely restricted.
Please ms. Casco. Mr. Cook mr. Haney ms. Mendozamcdonnell dr. Murase thank you ms. Norton mr. Sanchez mr. Walton ms. Ing thank you. Thank you. Please join me for pledge of allegiance for pledge of allegiance to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you it is good to see everyone here in attention this evening we will have a packed agenda well hear if our public first item a approval of the minutes from the regular Board Meeting from january 10th. I move adoption of the minutes. Thank you roll call please. Thank you ms. Ing on the minutes mr. Cook mr. Haney ms. Mendozamcdonnell dr. Murase ms. Norton mr. Sanchez thank you and mr. Walton thank you 5 is. Thank you ms. Casco has been jounsz or announces members of the public are remind if he with wish to address the board of education an valid can complete and speaker card and presented it to the which you have been assistant speaker cards will not be accepted to be an i