[applause] [cheers and applause] c oh come on. Good morning. Thank you for that warm welcome and thank you for being in person all the people watching on line or listening remotely we say thank you for joining us for the 2024 state of the state. Youve all been thoroughly welcomed this morning but i want to give a special shout out to a few people in the course ive got to start with first Lady Catherine and her family members she spirit their sister julie and her cousin lisa and watching on line to the rest of our rest of our extended families and their sons joe and tom and her daughter jesse and their extended families. When you serve your family serves with you so i want to be sure to at this time thank them for all their support in the seven years in todays a special day because its jesses birthday and so we need on a one, two, three everybody to yell happy birthday jesse. It will be the Largest Group to ever yell her birthday at the same time. One, 23, happy birthday jesse [applause
Melt away. All three major averages were at record highs early in the session. The russell 2000 late the declines. 5 . Caps down with the catalyst for this pullback today . What was the catalyst for gains earlier in the session . We did have earnings reports that came in stronger than estimated that there has been this continuing momentum trade where we just see more and more traders piling on including more participation from retail investors. Now it seems that is turning at least for the moment as we head towards the close of todays session. I noticed the 10 year yield. Earlier in the session we had seen it lower. Only by a small amount. Now we are seeing it unchanged. At one point it has been up slightly. A little bit of rejiggering in today in the major averages and other assets as well. At the groupsook on the move and was responsible for the pullback. We have real estate that has been strong throughout the session. Positive analyst commentary on the tower operators has sealed tha
A low i Maryam Namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes turkey launches an operation targeting Kurdish Forces inside syria the u. S. Is calling for restraint. A Taliban Attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in kabul finally ends after a sixteen hour gun battle at least eighteen people were killed. Tear gas and gunfire in kinshasa Security Forces killed five people taking part in an antigovernment protest. And ive used them as in doha with all the sports news wolf number one rafael nadal remains on cool so glorious the Australian Open that cross all the other schools talking up to this news are. Welcome to the news hour our top story the u. S. Is urging turkey to use restraint in its operation against kurdish fighters in Northern Syria turkish soldiers have entered the enclave of a free part of an assault to drive out Kurdish Peoples Protection units a y p g talkies president is vying to crush the group which views as a terrorist organization al
For greater trade links and investment. The imf has increased its growth predictions for this year and next to 3. 9 . It says that reflects growing momentum and President Trumps recent us tax reforms. The imf says the good news has been well spread out with 120 countries, representing 75 of the world economy, seeing stronger growth in 2017. Business leaders have noticed it too. 57 of the worlds leading chief executives believe growth will improve over the next year according to a survey by the consultants pwc. And thats been reflected on stock markets around the world, which have repeatedly set record highs since last years davos gathering. Lets get more on this story from sally, whos in place in davos. Thanks a lot, samantha. We have plenty of snow here, thats for sure, it is still falling, the forecast is it may stop today, i imagine the organisers are hoping it will because its been quite a Logistical Mission to try to clear the literal metres of snow piling up all over this resort.
This morning, i am looking at what is on the agenda. Good morning. In sport britains kyle edmund is 2 1 sets up against Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter finals of the Australian Open. And we will be keeping you up to date on his progress throughout the programme. Come on so exciting. And matt has the weather. It is not just it is notjust the Australian Open where things are hotting up, 15 degrees for one or two today, but a little bit of rain during your morning rush hour. All the details coming up later. Good morning. First, our main story england is lagging behind scotland and wales when it comes to introducing measures to improve child health, according to a new report. The Royal College of paediatrics and child health says children deserve better, but westminster insists it has world leading plans in place. The college also says four out of five young people who are obese will battle ill health for the rest of their lives. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. Being healt