This is boom bust broadcasting around the world from washington d. C. And beyond coming up disneys purchase of twenty First Century fox could mean more than just antitrust and cable bundle headaches in fact it could mean big changes Global Sports programming well talk to the aftermath of about that plus can we expect a jump in gold prices next year peter schiff of europes effect capital and gold will tell us what we can see now lets get to todays top business and financial headlines. Point might be hovering around seven hundred thousand dollars there are still plenty of critics that say its way too risky to get involved in and you can now include one of bitcoin dot coms founders on that side of the spectrum and the oldenburg c. T. O. And cofounder of the site recently said in an interview with break it investment in bitcoin right now i would say is the most risky investment you can make it is an extremely high risk he added ive actually sold all my bitcoins recently and switched to bit
The markets desk, where julie hyman is tracking the moves. The fed, the doj, with big corporate m a deals. Julie it has become a busier week today with microsoft and linkedin, yet today it seems like faster tracking oil prices, not necessarily those other events. When oil started to make a recovery, we saw stock to the same. Now stocks are tracking right along with it. Alternate day averages briefly in the red after going briefly positive midmorning. The nasdaq is now down three quarters of 1 . Take a look at whats going on within the groups here. Overall the s p 500 is tracking oil prices, trajectory why is it does remain higher. Tech shares are weighing the most on the s p. Taking a look at the big cap within the group thats falling, microsoft declining after ring to buy linkedin and apple shares shareshe report that will fall 8. 6 yearoveryear. Facebook has been lower, missing a price here for some reason. A bit of a glitch going on here. But they did say they were shorting shares o
Sanctions against wells fargo. Well have that story plus reaction from former fdic chair sheila bair. Well get to her in just a moment. Plus a new report says amazon is getting more serious about its own shipping business and it may be looking to ditch fedex and ups altogether. This as amazon stock continues to power higher. More on that story coming up a little bit later this hour. And shareholders voting today to approve one of the largest corporate deals in history. Well take a closer look at Anheuser Buschs takeover of sb miller. Is that enough . We have more in the next couple hours. Lets begin on the breaking news of the oil front that has moved the market today. Jackie d. Has it for us. The spike in crude oil putting some traders off guard today. Closing today over 47 a barrel. Now, three major headlines coming out of reuters regarding the opec meeting, but remember, theyre citing sources. Nobody officially has gone on the record here. You mention there is potentially a deal to
And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. President obama meets with the Saudi Arabian king at a time when the historic allies may not be seeing eye to eye. Criminal charges against three officials in flight, michigan. Where he led tainted water has caused a crisis and cause were accountability. They had a duty to protect the health of families of four. They failed. Did they ever whisper . Never, my lord. Laura using the works of William Shakespeare to address racism in america. 400 years after the bards death, the issues he wrote about resonate today. Laura welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. Broadcast inghts saudi arabia. President obama set down with the countrys king salman. It is a two day trip to ease tension with americas historic ally. The nuclear deal with iran and the handling of the conflict in syria put a strain on relations. Also on the agenda was the saudiled m
And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. President obama meets with the Saudi Arabian king at a time when the historic allies may not be seeing eye to eye. Criminal charges against three officials in flight, michigan. Where he led tainted water has caused a crisis and cause were accountability. They had a duty to protect the health of families of four. They failed. Did they ever whisper . Never, my lord. Laura using the works of William Shakespeare to address racism in america. 400 years after the bards death, the issues he wrote about resonate today. Laura welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. Broadcast inghts saudi arabia. President obama set down with the countrys king salman. It is a two day trip to ease tension with americas historic ally. The nuclear deal with iran and the handling of the conflict in syria put a strain on relations. Also on the agenda was the saudiled m