Original projection of 100,000, 200,000 deaths it looks like our mitigation efforts like social distancing might be working the turn around in less than a week is sudden, especially when the death toll keeps surge being, said were making progress against the pandemic. S p gained 3. 4 . Nasdaq climbed 2. 8 . People are betting on some return of normalcy perhaps as as soon as next month maybe thats when america could be open for business i have been a whole time big believer in dr. Fauci. Ive been a believer since he turned hiv from a death sentence to a manageable lifelong condition, something that seemed inconceivable in the 80s. Its hard to see fauci be more optimistic about the battle against covid19 lets be clear he didnt say we could stop doing social distancing. He serm certainly didnt say wel go start having parties. He said, quote, now is not the time to pull back, its the time to intensify thats the caveat. We should be proud of what were doing and mitigate and keep the pressur
Lower yet again. Nasdaq is coming off its first backtoback losses in three weeks. Nasdaq would open lower by 20. Dow down by 50 and the s p by about 5. 5. And the latest s p caseshiller report is out, showing 3. 3 gain in home prices during october compared to one year ago our road map starts with the decade long bull run stocks on track for their best year since 2013. Markets poised for a lower open on this final trading day of 2019 plus, uber and postmates sue california the ride hailing giant and Delivery Firm are trying to block a law that would require them to treat gig workers as employees. The ousted head of Nissan Renault fleeing to lebanon carlos ghosn saying he was escaping what he called a rigged Japanese Justice system. As we head into the final trading session of 2019, the dow up 22 year to date. The s p 500 with a 28. 5 gain and the nasdaq outperforming both indices jumping by almost 35 . Oh what a year its been i guess maybe were going to go out with a little bit of a wh
In 2018, a group of female Venture Capitalists banded together to found all raise with the goal to change the face of those investing in Tech Startups and the people who build them. It is the industry thats changing the world faster than any other, yet it is also one of the most dominated by men. Joining me today on bloomberg , aileen lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures, kirsten green Founding Partner of forerunner ventures, and maha ibrahim, general partner at ataan ventures, all partners all raise. Emily in april of 2018, you all were on the cover of forbes magazine. This is space normally reserved for men, normally reserved for male billionaires, and this is the first time, as i understand it, that a group of women was on the cover. When you saw this, how did it make you feel . We were all in awe. This was the culmination of months of work, and frankly, at this point, in decades in the background conversations, and wondering whether or not our industry was finally going to be as diverse
For a good and to phase one talks between the us and china on trade. Its the worlds most Profitable Company and now the oil producer aramco is set to go public. Regulators in saudi arabia have given the go ahead for part of the state owned company to be listed on the Riyadh Stock Exchange in what could be the worlds biggest initial public offering. Our Business Correspondent Katie Prescott reports. Saudi arabia produces one tenth of the worlds oil. Managing that makes this very Unusual Company the most profitable in the world. This flotation has been years in the pipeline. We are the leading company when it comes to energy. We have the highest numbers of reserves, well managed reserves. We are, when it comes to conventional production, we are a major player when it comes to gas and in terms of sharing it with the west of the world, i am sure it will be a positive outcome for the company and we are looking forward to that. The aim is to diversify the saudi economy away from a dependence
Greenhouse gas emissions. Also in the programme what if you lived in the most polluted city on the planet . In delhi, authorities have had to curb cars on the road to protect citizens. Well go live to the city. And the worlds Biggest Company youve never heard of. Aramco is listing today and we will find out more about that. And well be getting the inside track on the business of babies and the disruptors in the fertility sector helping those facing difficulty in conceiving a child. And are you dating a colleague . Mcanalds boss loses hisjob over it. We want to know is a workplace relationship worth it . Appropriate, or inappropriate . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. We would love to hear your stories and we will report some of them later. That first, tourism. Its one of the worlds biggest industries, providing valuable income and jobs around the globe. But its facing an uncertain World Economy and increasing pressure to clean up its environm