Waves are planned for wildlife researcher kelly it is becoming clear just how perilous the situation is. She decides to evacuate the 12 koala bears that she has been studying for years before the flames reach the Blue Mountains it is the 1st time that she has been forced to take this kind of action. You know the old old story. With a small group of banks pounce on volunteers she manages to save a small but still significant number of koalas their survival is in. Once and for the conservation of the species. Hundreds of thousands of other animals are also in immediate danger. Area. Where theyre at yeah yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah so. One month after the evacuation of the koala bass we meet up with kelly again on the edge of the National Park where she once. Shes still unable to visit the most heavily bound area for safety reasons. Yeah ok then blazes was still raging in 2 australian states and had already destroyed 80 percent of the Blue Mountains National Park the park is part of a unesco W
500 futures up about one third of 1 . Ftse futures higher by 2 10 of 1 . Unbelievable to see a zillion euro in the mix a resilient euro in the mix. The story is the equity market yesterday. The more cyclical sectors, bottom of the pile in the u. S. And europe, Energy Stocks having a tough time of it in 2020. Annmarie they have. Both sides of the atlantic, energy getting pummeled. That brings us to bp results. The first of the oil majors to report earnings kicking off the week. Adjusted net at 86 million. The estimate was for a loss of 116. 8 million so that is something that will boost bp. Is expected to fall in the fourth quarter. So far, it is not looking too bad. Analysts were expecting a loss because right now, the refiners are having trouble turning a profit because demand is so low. When you turn that crude into things like gasoline, the demand is not there. The volatility buying all the oil and selling it at a higher price, that saves a lot of these majors in the last quarter an
For you and not a lot of time. This hour is going to fly by. Toms book is really a fantastic read and but i do think folks especially in the United States are going to find the book controversial, thats a great thing about about because if a book doesnt generate conversation, then it may not be worth reading. This is a Glass Half Full story of chinas economy and the management of the Financial System. Box offered at a time when u. S. China relations are declining and attacks from all different corners in the United States of chinas system are going. There is this argument that chinas economy, how it manages that economy is incompatible with the International System and as a result of the u. S. And others need to reduce their exposure to chinas unique risk. The book tries to answer the question, how did china managed to do it, how they managed to continue to grow without a major financial crisis. And can they keep it up . Im going to turn the floor over to tom in just a minute, he will
August. Another curveball for parents. Governor newsom is now floating the idea of starting the next school year early to make up for lost time. And the plan is getting mixed reaction from parents this morning. Good morning, everyone. It is wednesday, april 29th. Good morning, friends in the quad box. Good morning. I think, i know its getting, yes, hello, friend, in the studio. I think some kids might be happy to see their friends with that story. I dont know. Definitely a lot of sides to that one. Well get to that story and also when i was outside this morning, mike, i felt a little drizzle. Im not used to that. Its been really nice this week. What is this . That is the change. You go, going back to the parents, theyre like, when will we take a vacation because we desperately need a vacation now. So, thats something to think about, too. Kumasi nailed it. Thank you for that weather report. Little misty and little bit of drizzle out there along the coast into San Francisco and also as y
Markets as the president suggests it could be two weeks of pain for the country. The indices are lower by about 3 apiece. We are off our lows right now. Some treasury buying on the 10 year. We had a massive build in crude oil inventories. We did see crude oil dip, but we are back at 20. 51. Inventory is the least of market worry at this point. The dollar index 99. 64, just a little bit of lightening up in liquid if the issues and the difficulties in that market. Lets go deeper into the markets and see what the dynamics are. Lets get to kailey leinz. Day, noit is a risk off doubt about it. It was the worst quarter since all the way back in 2008. Today in the second quarter, not starting off on a very positive note. Europeerging markets to to here in the u. S. , all of the Major Industries major indices are down between 2 and 3 , though off of the lows of the session. Really dire warnings about the coronavirus and he told it will take on the economy and corporate profit outlook. Those fe