A little of this is flight to safety. Were going to talk geopolitics. Were going to the white house. The white house announcing sweeping new rules on what is called a crackdown on junk fees including banking, travel, lease sure, and housing. Theyre looking to ban businesses from charging hidden fees. That would include resort fees, live event fees, car rentals and more. They would be required to show customers the full price up front. That i would be empowered to secure refunds if the mandate is violated. The white house also taking aim at banks. The Consumer Protection bureau will require large banks to stop charging fees for basic Services Like requesting your Checking Account bans or payoff balance. Its more of a simple process. This is a big deal. You know what . For consumers, its sort of hard to think how its a good thing. Im sure there are folks on the other side, business leaders, saying, oh, my goodness, this is a whole other level of complication and we dont want to do it or
Of the runners who took part in last yea rs event of the runners who took part in last years event said they thought the course was shorter than usual. Many runners carry their own personal mobile devices which measure the distance they are running. Thousands of people took part in last yea rs half thousands of people took part in last years half marathon. Todays news that the course was too short by nearly 150 metres, or 164 yards, means all of their times are now invalid. The Company Behind the run says it mate mistakes. The course had to change in 2016 duty is scheduled Scottish Water Works across the city, we found this out relatively late in the day and as a result with a changed the traditional route. We worked on those plans and a measurement was taken but those plans and a measurement was ta ken but unfortunately those plans and a measurement was taken but unfortunately it transpires that this measurement was incorrect because it was taken on live roads rather than when the roa
There is such a buzz around the town and a few of the lads obviously coming through the arsenal academy, it is a great chance for them to play against the team where it started for them. We are buzzing. Sutton will be hoping for more of these kind of celebrations, their 1 0 win against leeds in the fourth round, and now the chance to take an even better scalp. It would mean a lot. Obviously the prestige of a big club coming here and a potential moneyspinner, tv coverage etc, it would be great. Its the greatest hype this club has ever had. No match could be better. This is epic beyond all belief. Whatever the outcome of the match, sutton will be talking about this matchup for years to come. Rebecca hanley, bbc news. Nowadays theyre quite pampered millionaires, these Premier League footballers, so they will not be used to the facilities they will get at sutton. Sutton will lay on a lovely spread and make them welcome, i am sure, but arsenal will be out of their comfort zone and its a big
Importance of what is on the table today. It is and i think were going to hear a lot from janet yellen that possibly suggests to us the reasoning behind the pause in march but i think looking forward this is beginning to come down to an inflation question. Tomorrow morning Charles Evans will be on this network and talk about inflation. He cited it as one of the reasons in the past that the Federal Reserve did not move. Black rock puts out a great note advising clients to seek protection and do it through gold. Inflation is the question right now scott. The fed is skeptical regarding the pick up inflation. Why are they skeptical . They have to provide the answers for us today and tomorrow morning. Pete, does the direction of the rally hinge on what the fed chair says. Yes. Its really easy. We have been correlated with oil for so long now. When we were down 100 points today it was oil based in terms of the read and moving us down to the down side and sliding. Even the dow itself the oil
Canadian government approved burger kings purchase of tim horton, which burger king made for tax reasons. Just raised another 1. 2 billion dollars at a valuation of 40 billion. They have more than doubled their valuation since june and is worth four times as much as other startups like airbnb and dropbox. The company is going to use the cash to expand operations in asia pacific. Paid tv channel stars is considering partnerships after failing to find a buyer. A person familiar with the matter said cbs, lions gate, fox and amc looked at starz but passed because they thought the price was too high. Billionaire john malone currently controls the company. Ismarissa mayers mercer myers strategy having an impact . Yahoo will command 3. 7 of the market next year, edging out twitter but still way behind google and facebook. To our lead, Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg wants to bring internet to the masses from poor, crowded towns in africa to the remotest parts of the globe. Today we have an updat