Board. The hang seng was a very strong performer, up by 1. 78 . The shanghai and the kospi in korea posting gains. In early trading this morning, in europe youll see at this point the same story there. The dax in germany is up by 1. 25 . The ftse in london is up close to 1 . And the cac in france is higher by 0. 75 . The key for the Global Markets today is going to be janet yell. She is on her way to capitol hill for her first congressional testimony and Public Comments as chair of the Federal Reserve. Yellen is going to be appearing before the House Financial Services committee starting at 10 00 eastern time. Investors will be paying close attention to her comments on the health of the economy and plans for the extraordinary measures. This is a careful line shell have to walk here, talking about her concerns about the economy but at the same time explaining why she believes the taper has been the appropriate policy to this point. Andrew, back over to you. Thank you, becky. We have a l
Yesterdays New York Times had a 5,000word story with a front page headline crossing the line trumps private conduct with women. And the times emailed a news alert donald trump has repeatedly unnerved women in private encounters over 40 years. Here is the thing, New York Times, im not saying that donald trump objectifying women for 40 years isnt a story, its been a story for 40 years. The special report . Not that special. Generally speaking the banner headline on the front page is
like reserved for a headline. Good morning, tuesday may 17th. Willie geist. Joe and mika will be with us shortly. We have nicole wallace, msnbc contributor Mike Barnacle, and mike halperin. It was a honor to serve alongside mr. Halperin. And you hear from professor after the university of Michigan School of Public Policy harold ford jr. And in washington anchor for world news america except im in boston. Like washington a little farther north. Yeah. Lets talk about why you were up there. Joe and mika honored
Well, welcome to saturday. Were so grateful to see you, im christi paul. Im victor blackwell. Your new day starts right now. The only way we could lose, in my opinion, i really mean this, pennsylvania, is if cheating goes on. This is the biggest load of bull i ever heard. He refuses to do what ever other president ial candidates in decades has done and release his tax return. The folks out here say they did not expect it to happen this way. They thought theyd get some rain and some flooding maybe up to their front pomps. Terrifying scene out here in st. Helena parish. At this point, more rain to
come. Michael phelps making olympics history again. Breakout star Simone Manuel also breaking history becoming the first africanamerican woman to ever win an individual swimming event. Well good morning. Were going to begin this morning with the race for the white house. And donald trump who headed to connecticut tonight where hes going to rally supporters. Yeah, and trumps visit to connecticut
Out what the government knows about ufos. Shes trying everything. Dominos pizza in oregon, we love you. Thats it. Stay tuned to fox news. Continuing election coverage throughout the night. We will see you back here 5 00 p. M. Eastern. Donald trump the presumptive gop nominee is inching ever closer toward officially clinching the republican nomination. As Bernie Sanders racks up yet another win. Nice to be with you. Nice to be with you. Nice to have you here. Welcome to americas election headquarters. Trump winning two more primaries, nebraska and West Virginia today. He earned just over 60 of the votes in the winnertakeall state of in e ne and 36 delegates. Trump adding to his total following iz victory in West Virginia. As it stands, trump is 130
delegates shy of clinching the gop nomination. Getting close. Meantime on the democratic side, Bernie Sanders beating Hillary Clinton again. This time in West Virginia. Handedly so. Very much so. Sanders using momentum to rally supporters in
Is it really better than the Transpacific Partnership the u. S. Ditched in favor for it. And ask unrest over subsidy counts russels ecuador at a conference in frankfurt tries to identify opportunities and challenges in Latin American economies. Also how an entrepreneur in mumbai hopes to push electable billeted by introducing a retro force unless carriage. Back up to do double business asia want to get johns in berlin thanks for joining the United States has added a further 28 Chinese Companies to a trade blacklist saying the firms have all been involved in the persecution of muslim minorities in China Beijing was swift to respond signaling it will hit back this comes just 2 days before u. S. China trade talks are set to resume aimed at ending a protracted trevor for. This is what the white house says the latest Mass Blacklisting is all about he claims the 28 companies that helped beijing build what
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