Protests against lebanons government 2 ministers have now quit over tuesdays blast the number of confirmed kovac 19 cases in the United States reaches 5000000 with numbers still rising in almost 20 states and the afghan president agrees to release 400 taliban prisoners paving the way for peace talks. And downtown hamas now have all the sport red bulls marked for stop and wins at silverstone no break in mercy this is winning start to the f one season. We begin in baton rouge where police have launched a crackdown on protests that erupted as president Alexander Lukashenko looks set to win another election victory the Election Commission says the results so far have him ahead with 81 percent of the vote well this is despite voting being extended in some places because many people are still trying to cause that ballot the main opposition candidate on the ticket off sky ahead aust has supporters to vote as late as possible to minimize the opportunity for electoral fraud Election Officials a
Jobless claims. President trump scrapped his g. O. P convention as the coronavirus rages. Concerns that big tech is on a bubble. Welcome today break europe. The results came out a few minutes ago. 650 million. T was an estimated loss of 250. 1 million. Equinor posted an unexpected Second Quarter profit. They are on track to deliver on their plan for cutting costs of 700 million. It cease 2021 capex at 21 billion. It sees 20222023 at an average of 12 billion. A clear beat in terms of Second Quarter adjusted net and profit. Keeping the dividend and keeping the fullyear capex guidance on change and on track for cost cutting. Those are the main lines coming through. Well speak the the c. E. O. Coming up at 7 00 a. M. U. K. Time. Japan is closed. China is bearing the brunt of the losses. Red on the screen in hong kong and australia. A little bit of a weaker yuan. An increase in tensions between the u. S. And china given the news around the order of the chengdu consulate. Take a look at what
The declines in technology and real estate shares on the stoxx 600 and then the Pound Holding on to declines we saw yesterday as figures show that the u. K. Economy contracted more than any other in europe in the Second Quarter. Plenty more of markets shortly now lets get straight will raise more questions over the governments handling of the pandemic. There are worrying signs the bounceback may run out of steam. Hard times are here. Hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their job and sadly many more will. But i will say to people, although tough decisions lie ahead for all of us, no one will be left without hope or opportunity. Up ina plans to bring tiktok in talks with the u. S. It is likely to take place as soon as this week. We are not certain what beijing hopes to achieve when bringing up the app. It comes just days after President Trump signed a ban on transactions using the app on National Security grounds. Protests in belarus. Protesters took to the streets to have
London. Gold is on the move. I also wanted to show you lvmh. It is down quite significantly investors inted disappointing investors with earnings. The picture is that stocks and u. S. Futures are pushing higher today. Cooling somewhat but it did touch 2000 late yesterday. Dropped after the french luxury conglomerate reports earnings that missed analyst expectations because of the lockdown. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Here is leighann gerrans. Good morning. Senate republicans have unveiled a 1 trillion plan to bolster the economy. The package, announced by mitch mcconnell, includes an extension to Unemployment Benefits but at lower levels. It includes cash handouts of protection from virus lawsuits. We have one foot in the pandemic and one foot in the recovery. The American People need more help. They need it to be comprehensive and carefully tailored to this crossroads. That is what this Senate Majority has assembled. Meanwhile, nancy pelosi delivered a harsh as
The democrats a multitrillion dollar socialist manifesto. Jonathan it is going to be a mess. Republicans negotiating with themselves, simultaneously negotiating with democrats. Tom its got to get to the end of july here. Kevin cirilli, we will talk to him through the morning, but the calendar urgency here is extraordinary. Jonathan as this week grows older, this week its a whole lot busier. Lisa we are heading into the fed meeting today. At 10 00 a. M. , we get Consumer Confidence data for july. Very interested to see how much this has been affected by the end in pandemic cases across the country. Starbuckst, visa and reporting earnings. 10 of s p stocks report results today for the second quarter, another eight percent tomorrow, 12 on thursday, so a big earnings week. , hashing out the stimulus. I am really interested in the mechanics of it. Shifting to the house, demanded to take that 200 of additional stimulus the republicans are proposing and adding on the prorated aspect they are