One of the top bankers at the french abruptly stepping down. jeffrey lacker was the president of federal reserve bank of richmond. he stepped down after admitting he met with a firm in 2012. no charges are expected. rare situation here. lacker apologized in a statement issued by his lawyer. the leak occurred as the fed was taking steps to revive the u.s. economy after the financial crisis. the move success watched by investors. as for today stock futures are flat. that s a whole lot of nothing going on. investors are waiting on friday s jobs report. they will be watching hearth talks closely for any clues for what it means for tax reform. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell starting the clock on the nuclear option. democrats have the 41 votes they
Deportation. cambodia declined to take him and he was released. october 2016, he was arrested again, facing unarmed robbery charges. the commonwealth failed to prosecute and the court dismissed the charges. lawyers asked he be released but after several hours in a courthouse holding cell, i.c.e. agents arrived and took him into custody. he was faced with a prolonged unlawful, unconstitutional arrest, and he wanted to challenge it. stick with the trump administration is morning so-called sanctuary cities that a lack of compliance with federal immigration authorities could mean a loss of grant funding. but it s not always about compliance. some cities just don t have the resources to hold all the people that i.c.e. wants. bret: molly line in boston. thank you. the president of the federal reserve bank of richmond s resigning. after acknowledging improper discussions with a financial analyst. jeffrey lacher said he spoke with an analyst to an highly confidential information about inte
So we have to get real. we need to listen to our constituents, freezes aren t going to cut it. while, there is a great deal of talk in washington these days about spending and taxes, one person who isn t saying tobacco taxes is president obama who struggled with smoking for years the first lady told a group of print reporters today the president has not smoked in almost a year and said she is very proud of him. bret? bret: okay, mike. thank you employers posted over 3 million job openings in december, a drop of 140,000 from november. with 14.5 million people out of work, almost five people are competing for every available job. stocks were up today. dow gained 17-1/2. s&p added 5-1/2. nasdaq finished up 13. federal reserve official said strengthening economy mean s the central bank $600,000 billion bond purchase program may not be necessary. the president of the federal reserve bank of richmond predicts the economy will grow
Constituents, freezes aren t going to cut it. while, there is a great deal of talk in washington these days about spending and taxes, one person who isn t saying tobacco taxes is president obama who struggled with smoking for years the first lady told a group of print reporters today the president has not smoked in almost a year and said she is very proud of him. bret? bret: okay, mike. thank you employers posted over 3 million job openings in december, a drop of 140,000 from november. with 14.5 million people out of work, almost five people are competing for every available job. stocks were up today. dow gained 17-1/2. s&p added 5-1/2. nasdaq finished up 13. federal reserve official said strengthening economy mean s the central bank $600,000 billion bond purchase program may not be necessary. the president of the federal reserve bank of richmond predicts the economy will grow at 4% this year compared to