Plentiful job security. So we are here today to talk to a few former governors about health care solutions, at a moment when there is a lot of potential for change. What they saw from their perch as governor and how they see the situations thousand with governors and the work they do will be quite affected. I will did a brief round of introductions then let them introduce themselves through a few opening remarks they prepared. I have jim doug as. Jim hodges. Ben nelson. And all the way on my left is haley barbour, former governor of mississippi. Thank you so much for coming to join us here. [ inaudible ] thats good. Just been waiting there with that one. So i will start right here next to me with governor douglas if you want to kick us off with a few opening remarks for the panel. Happy to, sarah, thank you. And haley is on your right. Well positioned for this panel. I have the privilege of serving from 2003 to 2011. About the midpoint in 200 of we passed health care in vermont. I can
Energy stocks soars, crude moves higher, one thinks the run is just beginning. First we start off with the other big winner, technology the dow slightly lower. It lost a fourday winning streak. Its higher for the month of march. Two of the bis biggest names soaring to record highs today. Those have been on a tear this year, just how big, check this out, combined. The two stocks had a market cap of more than a trillion dollars. That is equivalent to three exxon, fourandahalf general electrics, more than six cocacolas. A lot of sugars, a lot of bubbles. Are these big techs starting to fail, are they relying on the big tech names too much to keep this rally going . It feels like a safety trade. I know last year the market was stuck in the mud. Some of the ones like apple that have good product cycles, those were safe. You have amazon and facebook that have that incredible growth people felt good about regardless of the evaluation. To me, its nothing short than bullish. You know, no way. I
The stakes are raised in tabcorp with reports tatts a major player may enter the game. 30 minutes away from the start have atrading day, lets look at what is happening. Haidi it is all about the oil patch as we head into ministersns, oil flying to russia for talks, saudi arabia saying a supply cut may not be necessary. That has taken some wind out of the recent rally in crude. Wti falling over 4 friday, extending losses. We are holding above 45 a barrel, but just. , 46t looking similar, off tilde . 67, so it is about the energy space. If we do get that supply cut announced and the details come through, markets have priced it in. If you look at where we are sitting three months out, weve come off that rally builtin after we started hearing about these potential supply cuts. This is what we are looking at in terms of the broader markets, a mixed picture, but the wind taken out of Japanese Equities. The nikkei 225 close to session lows. The topix snapping its streak of gains on account of
Vote yes, park will be impeached. The motion will then go to court and park will be suspecnded. They need 28 votes from the ruling party. And its quite possible as more than 30 appear to be on board. It is alleged she conspired with her friend and two aides. They have been indicted on several charges, including conspiring to abuse power. The president has been refusing to be questioned by prosecutors. Her attorney said on monday that shes too busy. In the meantime being the south korean government is ruling out a pet project of president park. It is release draft of history textbooks that stress achievements of her late father the former president. Translator the new textbooks were designed to help students have a proper view of state. It says that he promoted economic developments and helped south korea become a major exporter. Teachers in middle high school choose which textbooks to use. They agreed to run to a system of using stateissued textbooks. They say the existing ones down pl
Vote yes, park will be impeached. The motion will then go to court and park will be suspecnded. They need 28 votes from the ruling party. And its quite possible as more than 30 appear to be on board. It is alleged she conspired with her friend and two aides. They have been indicted on several charges, including conspiring to abuse power. The president has been refusing to be questioned by prosecutors. Her attorney said on monday that shes too busy. In the meantime being the south korean government is ruling out a pet project of president park. It is release draft of history textbooks that stress achievements of her late father the former president. Translator the new textbooks were designed to help students have a proper view of state. It says that he promoted economic developments and helped south korea become a major exporter. Teachers in middle high school choose which textbooks to use. They agreed to run to a system of using stateissued textbooks. They say the existing ones down pl