Dave lets talk oil ending higher by 1 settling at 86. 73 a barrel, todays move helped the commodity end with gains of 1 even though it was up, we will talk about that in the show. Liz the shanghai market, the shanghai composite in china, closed well below the markets opened but here are some names posting solid gains when it comes to the steel world. Optimism on china coming back giving the steel sector boost. Prices for iron ore hitting a decent high lately, not a bad move, translating to a lot of names in this space for a while it looked like the economy was weakening and now it is coming back. Dave we want to let you know we will throughout this hour ridge you give the regular updates on a horrendous shooting in connecticut. That is coming throughout the hour. Liz how about alternative investment . Putting money behind a pop culture icon. We are looking at other ways to make money than stocks but what about judy garland . The rights to her tv show are up for auction. Did you know th
Some countries are bringing in tough new restrictions. Were live in london and jerusalem. Good to have you with us. On land and in the air, more than 30,000 firefighters and support personnel are doing everything they can as wildfires rage across the u. S. West coast. Fires are fighting back. They are obliterating small towns and tearing through millions of acres in what could be americas worst wildfire season. At least 35 people have been killed. Seattles iconic space needle has been smothered in a thick haze. Other major cities are being blanketed in dangerous smoke. All of this comes as President Trump is sell the to visit california. In the past he has called Climate Change a hoax. Today he will get another chance to see its very real and destructive impact. For more, cnns paul bercammen is in california. Reporter the foothills northeast of los angeles, arcadia. This is the bobcat fire. Its burned 33,000 acres. Theyre trying to douse the flames with water dropped from helicopters.
Job support schemes. Ive always said that we will adapt and evolve our support as the Health Situation changes and thats clearly whats happened. Over the past few weeks we are seeing areas move into tier 2 restrictions and thats having a particular impact on hospitality businesses which is why we are keen to support those businesses with extra cash grants and a more generous job support scheme, helping them keep those employees in work. Thejob support scheme announced a month ago helps firms who cut the hours staff work, rather than letting them go, by topping up wages. Previously the government paid a third of the hours not worked. Now the government will pay 62 of hours not worked with employers only paying 5 . Under the scheme announced a month ago staff would have to work at least a third of their normal hours. Now they will only have to work a fifth of normal hours or one day a week. The governments critics say it should have happened much sooner. Last quarter we saw a record rise
The 2014 senate races. Has obamacare put every democrat everywhere in danger . All those stories and much more coming up on the kudlow report beginning right now. Good evening, everyone. Im larry kudlow. This is the kudlow report. We are live at 7 00 p. M. Eastern and 4 00 p. M. Pacific. Lets get to the storm currently pounding the east coast. Steve handelsman from nbc news is out in the snow for us tonight. It doesnt get any better than that. Good evening, steve. Reporter hi, larry. Good evening. I dont think the snow is the big story. Here in washington its snowy. Its snowy all up and down the east coast. There will be a big amount of accumulation. On the back side is the cold. Heres some investment advice. Go long on parkas. Buy down futures. Its freezing out here. Here on capitol hill, the government workers were told, most of them anyway, stay home and try to work from home. That may be the case tomorrow. No decisions made. A lot of schools closed, mostly because of the snow, and
Implements the war and housing costs pushed its lead to the eye. What looked like it was a lot but actually it wasnt me. Yet half dome will cut them to get treatment in america but is said about the war so well and that children are killed every year is our top story. It uses opted to match me kevin and its just up the one i am in now. Well big news coming up weekend. This morning kids interim governments preparing a massive crackdown on protests is in the east of the country involving the armed forces demonstrators would give an ultimatum to vacate all seized government buildings by six am gmt on monday. At the National Security council that this is the operation could to stop the aromatic could stop the light that says a wave of popular unrest against the two appointed leadership think it is noted tendency to use one else thought this is too savvy ask for up to three people reportedly killed early sunday. The system of peaches received a letter from the restive city made a poll that