Component earnings joining us for the hour is stephanie link great to have you here i think thats exactly where we should start we had earnings from walmart and cisco. Cisco is the drag on the dow how would you characterize how it reflects back to the Broader Market last quarter the same thing happened where cisco disappointed and walmart posted a better than expected number. This is what this economy swhat this market is enterprise spend is weak on trade concerns and uncertainty and thats not Getting Better any time soon versus the consumer being very strong those numbers are very impressive 6. 6 stack comp for walmart. It actually kratd. Ecommerce sales 41 . Estimates are going up for walmart and going down for cisco and i dont think theres a lot of visibility at cisco even if you listen to that Conference Call they were disappointing across the board. You got to pick your spots of where you want to be well dive deeper into each of those Companies Reports ahead. Stephanie will be wit
Im yasmin vossoughian, alongside ayman mohyeldin. President trump rallied in North Carolina last night, ahead of todays special election in the states ninth congressional district. Trump won the district by 12 points back in 2016 but polls show a neck and neck race between republican dan bishop and democratic dan mccreedy. Trump tried to tip the scales from bishop but with his eye on the 2020 election the president spent much of the rally defending his rd and attacking the democratic party. You have a democrat named dan mccreedy, and he wants open borders, he wants sanctuary cities, hes not going to protect your Second Amendment. Doing nothing on your second you know, North Carolina is a very big Second Amendment state. The radical democrats want to dismantle, demolish and destroy everything that youve gained, and they will do it and it wont take that long. We had a very, very special day in 2016. It was a very special day. It was an incredible day, an incredible month, an incredible y
pbs newshour, 35 years after robert macneil and jim lehrer launched their first pbs share together. presenters include diane sawyer, dan rather, katie couric, and lester holt. this event is two hours and 20 minutes. those of you in this room represent the very best in broadcast journalism. at a time when the economy has had a terrific impact on the budget and staff of the companies you work for, your pursuit of excellence is undiminished as is evidenced by the materials submitted for any consideration. we commend each and everyone of you for your hard work and dedication to your craft. i am personally delighted that this year s chairman of ward will go to pbs newshour yes, you can applaud. [applause] and beat for people who played major roles in its development robert macneil, jim lehrer, les crystal, and windslow. [applause] four more years than some had you had been alive, for 35 years these dedicated people have proven that quality journalism is designed to keep a