Fines for not wearing a mask. Jimmy lai tells bloomberg he was arrested on trumped up charges. Our interview with the next didge tillman owner shooter. They push back against a groundbreaking green between israel and the u. A. E. To norlanderalize relations between the two countries. President trump says there is more to come from diplomatic efforts in the region. A very good morning to you all. We are just under an hour away from the start of the cash Equities Trading session here in europe. Lets have a look at where we are on the futures. It looks as if we could see in downside moving at the start, but we are generally drifting when it comes to the Global Equity session from asia to europe. We are expect to go see a little weakness. Some of the futures suggest it could be weaker down about. 2 or. 3 on a futures. Programs a different dynamic in the ftse 100. Lets have a look at u. S. Futures as they point to a little bit of weakness at the start of the u. S. Trading day. We see streng
He also gave a timeline of yesterdays deadly accident. Of the information we know so far, that the helicopter departed with the pilot and one passenger from Westchester County yesterday about 11 30 a. M. It landed in manhattan about 11 45 a. M. The passenger disembarked, the pilot waited at the 34th street helipad until about 1 30 when he departed for his destination in new jersey. The helicopter crashed on the roof about 1 40 p. M. Mark the pilot was the sole occupant of the helicopter and was killed when it hit the roof of 787 7th avenue in fog and rain. Investigations top concerns will be to determine why the pilot was flying in low visibility conditions. Even though the Supreme Court has yet to decide whether a Citizenship Question should be included index years census questionnaire, the u. S. Census bureau is preparing for either outcome. Bureau officials said today they are beginning a test to see how people respond to the questionnaire, depending on whether the Citizenship Quest
Launching and landing a reused rocket weve got the ceo of a publicly traded Company Looking to capitalize on the increased excitement around space these days. Wonder if they call them certified preowned. Thats coming soon, im sure. Yes. After the bell, bitcoin millionaire, a young man who bought bitcoins at 12 is now worth millions good for him hell tell us whether he is selling right now and whether hes investing in ethereum, litecoin, or ripple. Or whatever the coin is. Isnt that a wine lets get to the big story out of washington right now. Republicans sprinting to pass tax reform before the holiday recess and a final version of the bill, we are told, is expected to be released in just a couple of hours. Ylan mui who has been way out in front on this story today gives us what she knows right now. Ylan reporter bill, senator marco rubio is making it official, he will be a yes on the republican tax bill as weve been reporting since earlier today. Now, hes onboard because republicans we
Points. The s p having the best day since march. This after treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin talked about tax reform. Heres that developing story. Melissa, treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin started to cool as part of the administrations plan for tax reform. He said that there are other ways to raise the 1 trillion in revenue that the adjustment board would have provided. He was careful to say hes not been taken off the table. The retailers got a bump off his comments. The xrt started climbing about 3 00 p. M. When mnuchins comments went live. Mnuchin has waffled on the request ein the past, always saying there is some concerns and that theyre studying it. Hes even raised the issue of how the curbs rency would adjusn this plan. At the very least, we have not yet seen the phenomenal plan that the president promised back in february. And democrats in the senate are lining up to oppose. So if there is no tax cut this year, is the hope of a tax reform enough to keep this rally going . Guy,
Switch up the board. Japanese stocks higher, dollaryen higher for the seventh straight day. A stronger dollar, the theme across the fx market with the euro weaker once again weaker, marginally. Back to the low, 40 bucks a barrel. Vonnie it is one of the reasons why the dollar has been strengthening. Jon last week i got excited because the rate count we start rolling over and crude went with it. Here is your first word news. Syrian forces have scored an important victory over islamic state, taking over the ancient city of palmyra. Stateshows islamic destroyed many of palmyras statures and monuments. In pakistan, an offshoot of the isiban says it responsible for a deadly bombing, that killed 72 people and wounded more than 300. Many were christians celebrating easter. It is the worst attack in pakistan since the massacre in 2014. Bernie sanders wants to debate Hillary Clinton on her own turf. Sanders is calling for a debate in new york before the state holds a crucial primary april 19. H