2020 has been quite a challenging and tumultuous year across the globe. Especially, weve seen some devastating effects. Coronavirus across the world and in our region in latin america and in venezuela. In venezuela, as well, we have an internationally recognized interim government that marked its first year, we have a growing humanitarian crisis that entered a new phase and the pandemic with a crippling Health Care System that has already been unable to provide even the most basic medicine to venezuelan people and at the same time an economy thats in hyper inflationary collapse and social unrest across the country. And we also have, as we look to the end of this year, an election in venezuela, in december, that theyre all set to be a sham parliamentary election among increasing opposition. A top priority for International Allies of venezuelan Democratic Forces should be deterring the global web list of activities and external and nonstate partners that help to sustain maduro and his ba
59 minutes we are session highs on the dow record highs on the nasdaq composite intraday and set for a record close coming up, the rebound for Airline Stocks has been fast and furious. Is there enough demand to justify the rise well get a firsthand look with robin hayes. Plus, a powerful email from a Goldman Sachs employee about equality in america made the rounds on wall street in the past few days. Well speak with freddererick ba that is coming up on the show. Lets focus in on the big stories were watching to day. Mike san thole and Brian Sullivan watching the Energy Sector which is helping lead the market gains today mike, lets kick things off with you. Yeah, well, this rally continues to impress not just in the magnitude of the gains since the march 23rd low but the persistence of it. Look at a two year chart this is really now a broad move. Up until around this point, you can say it was relatively narrow yes, some of beaten down stocks gained most. Mostst reas of the reason is th
President trump is set to sign a trade agreement today with china the phase one deal signals a deescalation and a conflict that has pitted the worlds 2 most powerful economies against each other for nearly 2 years so far the United States and snapped errors on 5550000000000. 00 worth of chinese products china in turn has said levies on 185000000000. 00 worth of us goods that amounts to 700 and 35000000000. 00 in total so far these tit for tat tariffs remain in force they cover a wide array of goods the us says the 1st part of the new agreement stipulates that beijing will buy an additional 200000000000. 00 in American Products over a 2 year period includes farm goods in particular now under turn the trumpet ministration has call of you tariffs on chinese made goods Like Electronics and cell phones that were set to take effect by the end of last year it is a major milestone but some of the biggest stumbling blocks still lie ahead. It is a gloomy winter day in shanghai and even the upcom
The opinions and policy positions of the socalled interagency carrying out the president s policy. The Top White House official on the National Security council in charge russia, tim more o tim morrison. This comes on the eve of his scheduled testimony before the house committee. For the latest we turn to john roberts. Reporter a new development in the impeachment inquiry. Tim morrison who is the top russia expert at the National Security council will be leaving his position. Sources tell fox news its been expected for some time. But the timing is significant because morrison is scheduled to testify tomorrow. According to the ambassador, morrison believed military aid to ukraine was contingent on ukrainian officials opening an investigation into hunter and joe biden. President trump kept up his criticism of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman saying the never trumper witness could find no quid pro quo in the transcript of the call. According to the New York Times vindman testified cru
Good afternoon. Good afternoon and welcome. Im dean reuter, Vice President and general counselan director f practice ethical society. Thank you all for being here. And a special welcome to the folks joining us and cspan. Were looking forward to a spirited debate in our Panel Following opening remarks from secretary wilbur ross. I am pleased and privileged to introduce the 39th secretary of commerce wilbur ross. The secretary he is the principal voice of business in the Trump Administration trying to ensure that u. S. Businesses have the tools they need to create jobs and pursue economic opportunity. He served as secretary since the beginning of the Administration February 2017. Hes got limited time with usst today so ill be brief mi introduction so we can get right to his talk. He will be leaving at thebe conclusion of his talk secretary ross is no stranger to this talk and then the panel will ensue. Commerce with over half a century of experience in Investment Banking and private equi