Chairman of the American Enterprise institute or trustees. Its my pleasure to welcome you to aeis irving urban kristol e summit, featuring renowned scholar nicholas eberstadt. Nick holds the chair and political economy at aei. Nick is being honored with this years Irving Kristol award and is simply put one of aeis and americas great intellectuals. At this moment in our nations history, his work and his lecture today will point the way forward for our country and offer a vision for how to revitalize our nation and oppose pandemic world. His scholarship and that all of aei scholars has served to help americas leaders navigate our nations the story challenges throughout the course of this year. Although many challenges still lie ahead, aei is wellpositioned to meet these headon by supplying the visionary thinking and actionable policy solutions that our nation needs. Aeis college will promote free people and free markets, increased economic and social mobility, revitalize constitutional o
Youve told us what you think about the debate we have cnbc overnight polls just in. And well share. Truth is, theres never been such a thing as last night a First Official introduction of the two candidates from the committee on president ial debates follows rules. Its dignified, democratic, structured, american not last night that debate cannot be measured by traditional xs and os, regardless of how youll vote. We len defer this hour to draw distinctions between the two candidates on the issues, covid, the economy, raeshl injustice, social unrest, governance, education and so much more well do that, as best we can, based on what last nights event offered up, but lets mark this moment last night, the president called in to question the heart of our democracy, the peaceful transition of power. Is there assurance that it will happen asked to give it, the president declined, and openly sowed the seeds of distrust on the outcome. If theres no clear winner on election night, whats the proce
About the debate we have cnbc overnight polls just in. And well share. Truth is, theres never been such a thing as last night a First Official introduction of the two candidates from the committee on president ial debates follows rules. Its dignified, democratic, structured, american not last night that debate cannot be measured by traditional xs and os, regardless of how youll vote. We len defer this hour to draw distinctions between the two candidates on the issues, covid, the economy, raeshl injustice, social unrest, governance, education and so much more well do that, as best we can, based on what last nights event offered up, but lets mark this moment last night, the president called in to question the heart of our democracy, the peaceful transition of power. Is there assurance that it will happen asked to give it, the president declined, and openly sowed the seeds of distrust on the outcome. If theres no clear winner on election night, whats the process . Whats the constitution s
Action from jay powell call it a pandemic breakthrough, the fda clears a near instant testing kit that could change the tide in washington, d. C. , lawmakers looking to make a deal over a skinny stimulus package. It is thursday, august 27, 2020 you are watching Worldwide Exchange on cnbc. Top of the morning to you. Im Brian Chu Dominic chu in Brian Sullivan this morning. S p lower by about two points, the nasdaq off by about six. Monitor day for the nasdaq yesterday. Coming off fresh alltime highs. The dow did end higher yesterday and is now less than 1 away from the break even level for 2020 that is 28,539 digging deeper, it is not just the big names keeping the rally alive. Looking at the semiconductors, both of those coming off intraday alltime highs. Up more than 2 this week alone. Cloud computing getting a boost. Three etfs tracking the space. Coming off the fresh high with a huge move, a massive move. Salesforce goes into the dow next week. That stock higher by 26 for its second
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