The nasdaq up about four points. Yields firmed up a little. You can see the 10year, as equities came up, the 10year about 0. 624 all of this as Energy Prices got stronger the june contract up about 13 now trading at 15. 68. Hard to believe that is a strong level. 15 a barrel is pretty strong for oil when they were paying people to take it from them earlier this week. Time for the squawk planner is it . It is yours, joe. Getting to closely watched jobless numbers. More than 4. 3 million americans are expected to have filed for jobless claims that number rose on the earnings front, well hear from eli lily, blackstone, dominos. Well see if dominos has the same type of positive numbers like chipolte. Nobody eats at dominos intel is reporting after todays close. Now, andrew. Now. You were eager this better be good. You know, im just doing the update on the pandemic numbers as we do every morning it is not good it is not good global cases have risen to 2. 6 million. U. S. Cases 842,000 with
Crisis is impacting mexicos lucrative Tourism Industry. Its also coping with the pandemic how to protect your Mental Health by practicing social distancing. Its 1600 g. M. T. Lets bring you the latest on the Coronavirus Crisis nations around the world are imposing more unprecedented measures by the day to reduce the number of infections vietnam is barring entry to all following those starting on sunday pakistan is suspending all International Flights for 2 weeks and finland and bosnia have reported their 1st deaths now weve got 2 correspondents on the story this hour in the u. S. Where more states are imposing lockdowns were going to be speaking to john hendren in chicago and as more European Countries report new infections the u. K. Is also seeing tighter restrictions lets go to john hall 1st in london jonah we have these new numbers from europe and we are seeing these tougher restrictions whats been happening. Here you catch us here in the u. K. Just 24 hours or so after virus jumps
Government joins forces with retailers to try to prevent panic buying from Grocery Stores as the nation is effectively on lockdown to slow the spread of the virus. Jobs lost supermarkets shot flights grounded economies around the world of badly hit by the pandemic and trying to prevent a total financial collapse. Acts of kindness well take a look at how volunteers are helping people cope during the outbreak. Almost 1000000000 people are not confined to their homes around the world as the coronavirus pandemic tightens its grip that have now been 12000 confirmed killed globally and its italy which continues to bear the heaviest burden its death toll has jumped by nearly 800. 00 a record for a single day most were in the Northern Region of lumber deal with the armies transporting victims out of the hardest hit areas a cemeteries are overloaded and National Death toll is now approaching 5000 meanwhile in the u. S. New jersey has followed 4 other states and told people to stay home close to
Host this is the chief washington correspondent for Kaiser Health news to talk about a theme that emerged from the debates. Medicare for all versus public option. How would you decide those things . Option. How would you decide those thinks . Guest medicare for all, which is what some democrats have been running on for years, would basically take the Medicare Program that is popular. It serves 60 million seniors and expanded to everyone. In practice, that is not what it would do. It would create a more Generous Program that might or might not be called medicare and extended to the entire population. Is idea of medicare for all the government would pay the Nation Health bills. A public option would create a Government Program like medicare, medicaid and make it more available. Now you have to meet qualifications to get into the Government Health provided programs. A public option would make it easier for people to get into government paid health care. For democrats debating of the issue
Ambassador Vardhan Shringla here to give remarks today. I am going to start with a few housekeeping items to introduce the ambassador, 1520 minutes and then move to a moderated discussion including getting q a from the audience. We would like to leave some time to make this interactive discussion. We do have some heritage products in the us relationship. This has been a big priority for the Heritage Foundation, for myself, for the Us Government and released navigating differences and consolidated which look at the reelection reviewed some of the progress, some of the remarkable progress made in the first term and what we can expect in terms of opportunities and also challenges. Here at heritage we will be organizing a big conference on india us relations, partnership with the Research Foundation and independent think tank and stay tuned, several members of congress under parliament from india, expecting a big impact for that conference. And also, india us israel trilateral Strategic Di