For this island. Sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over 400 years. That is, until the u. S. Was happy to help, you know, liberate the island from the spanish and make it a u. S. Commonwealth. That means puerto rico is neither an independent country nor an official state. And its people dont have a vote in the u. S. Congress or in president ial elections. Despite all of that, Puerto Ricans are unstoppable. And their Cultural Impact on the u. S. And the world . Massive. To really get to the bottom of how puerto rico has not only survived but thrived requires an understanding of the cultural history of the island. So thats what were going to do now. And in case youre new to this show, thats like our whole mo here. [upbeat latintinged music] [upbeat latintinged music] music has become the love language between the u. S. And puerto rico. From the time of the tainos to the Enslaved Africans who were brought here later on to modern day, music has been an out
When the Bottle Market is in charge he wont make much money in the stock market because bond owners are pessimist, real glass halfempty guys and the bond market is certainly in charge right now. Today we saw exactly how pessimistic they really are when they overlooked very Weak Consumer Confidence data and averted eyes from a chicago report 17 month low. Both signs that we are making progress in the fight against inflation. Instead, they focus on a slightly higher than expected employee wage figure. The results, bond yields moved up slightly and the stock market got annihilated. The dow tumbling 570 points. The s p punching 1. 57 and the nasdaq plummeting. April 2024 will go down as the worst month for the dow since september of 2022. Good riddance. Now, on the verge of a fed meeting tomorrow that will no doubt show that j powell wants to keep Interest Rates up higher for longer because the popular perception is the economy is weakening. Notice i put it that way. Popular perception bec
A deal to acquire Cloud Software provider hasha corp. At a premium to its 4. 9 billion market valuation could be reached within a matter of days, shares surging over 22 right now on that news p. Lets check ib bm shares. Initially, they dropped on the report but now just up about half a percent right now. Lets get to the border broader or markets because the bulls are charging ahead with about a 59 minutes left to trade. All of the major averages extending yesterdays gains. The dow is up 257 points and on pace for a fourth straight session of gains. The s p 500 up 61. 5 points right now, looking for its first back to back gain since last month, and the nasdaq is also trying for two up days in a row, looks as of now that it will clinch that. Earnings season, folks, is officially here, and helping at least in part to paint the session green. Speaking of earnings, investors giving the green light to General Motors after its report morning. Shares really accelerating right now by 5 after th
welcome to the beat. this is it. it s happening this week. what is happening this week? well, we are days away from the first presidential debate of this 2024 campaign. the earliest ever, that s a big deal. we are also days away from the supreme court rulings that could resolve a lot of big issues in the united states including whether or not there will be a federal trial for donald trump this year later, or ever. i can tell you that had a couple more days. debate day on friday his decision day we have a lot coming up tonight. we are living through one of those big weeks. i would ve liked a little more time off in the summer. yes, i keep an eye on the news. do we have to do everything? part of the answer is in our coverage the biden campaign things starting it earlier will help them. waking people up to the choice which they think is stark and mobilize people for the debate. this is a campaign that can turn as much as it turns on the so-called undecided voters. debates ma
good day to you. i m peter alexander in for andrea mitchell. president biden is a few hours away from landing in italy for a g7 summit with some of america s biggest allies. ukraine presses the west for more aid and pressure mounts on israel and hamas to end the war in gaza. the secretary of state delivering the first comments on the response by hamas to the latest cease-fire proposal saying in qatar, it s time for the haggling to stop. hamas proposed numerous changes to the proposal that was on the table. some of the changes are workable. some are not. if one side continues to change its demands, including making demands and insisting on changes for things that it accepted, you have to question whether they are proceeding in good faith or not. i believe the gaps are bridgeable. doesn t mean they will be bridged. president biden departed for the g7 summit with world leaders this morning after quickly rearranging his travel to be by his son s side last night. that vis