Market, that is the title. Retail earnings rolling out this morning. Economic data showing customers are slowing their spending. October retail sales data shows the slowest growth in about six month. Joining us to break it down is michael mckee, Bloomberg Economic and policy correspondent. Michael we call it getting whacked upside the head here in the colonies. In april, just a 0. 3 gain for the month of october, down from 1. 6 in the month of october, with the pendant was at its worst in april. Only five of 13 categories rose last month, compared with 11 of 13 in the prior month. October andm november seems to be getting worse. Jp morgan economists report that chase card spending has fallen notably in the first part of this month. It is, as they say, really dropping off,. That suggests a weaker month ahead. Who knows what will happen with black friday, if anybody cares about that anymore, but it is a clear americans are cutting back. The actual results come a much less meaningful than
The uncertainty is out there in the election and particularly on pandemic news worldwide. Jon ferro, we are touching 50 on futures. On radio and tv, we will do more data checks throughout the hour. Rro in withn let fe his famed cross asset that a check as well. Three big figures out on vicks. What is the data on the screen that matters to you right now . Jonathan i just think the news flow out of europe has hijacked the whole agenda morning. The data is looking at the banks and bank equities, particularly in europe. I think the banks this week are down 6 , 7 in europe. Thats where the story is, more restrictions. Macron a little bit later this evening. Reports out of france suggesting a onemonth lockdown. Chancellor merkel talking about proposing restaurants that proposing closing restaurants and bars for a month talking about proposing closing restaurants and bars for a month. It is winter now in europe. That the idea right now not only is the virus increasingly severe throughout euro
The Senate Returns today and they vote later on a house passed resolution disapproving a new federal rule revising oversight oflow income banking services. Later in the week , a vote on a gop backed coronavirus Economic Relief bill. They will also take up the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. Live now to the senate floor on cspan2. In the law and the prophets. We praise you for this profound maxim to guide our ethical conduct. May it provide our lawmakers with wisdom to make sound decisions and strength to walk in the way of justice and freedom for all. We pray in your wonderful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the president pro tempore. Mr. Grassley one minute for morning business, please. Th
Cspan nearly 40 times and over the next five hourswere going to share some of those programs with you. First up tonight in 1993, Mister Buckley sat down to discuss a collection of his essays from his book happy days are here again. Here he is on cspans Interview Program from 1993, book notes. On the cover of your new book it says reflections of a libertarian journalist. Do you always call yourself a libertarian western mark. Off and on. As i of course do, its something called the movement was encouraged by me in National Review during the late 50s and the idea was to put out to the straight libertarians and conservatives how much they had in common and how effective this symbiosis would be between them. So from time to time i stressed the fact that every now and then that im a libertarian and in most of what i write theres a certain amount of it that is does not augment or diminish human liberty. Did i remember you saying maybe when you ran for mayor of new york that this may not be yo
Have to wait 250 years to wait as much as men. All that and so much more on making money. The senate exists for moments like this. That is why this body has the ultimate say in impeachments. I heard some of what Mitch Mcconnell said today, and it reminded me our founders when they wrote the constitution, they suspected that there could be a rogue president. I dont think they suspected we could have a rogue president and leader in the senate at the same time. Neil Charles House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell facing the nation less than 24 hours after democrats voted to impeach President Trump. Now the white house is gearing up for a trial. What will be their line of defense . Well now talk with the chief of staff to Vice President pence, mark short. Mark, thanks for joining us. Thanks for having me back on again. Now it is out there. Feels like nancy pelosi will hold these articles hostage. Perhaps they will never make it to the senate. What do you make