Equal. Some a whole lot more equal than others the dow gaining six points, s p rising. 1 , nasdaq climbing 1. 15 , falls into the more equal category before i go into this let me explain what makes for a good and bad rally. There are some thing as bad rally. I like a rally that involves the financials, specifically the banks. Since that implies the economy is healthy a bank rally is as solid when bank stocks do well that means theres more credit being lent and employments healther Small Businesses feel confident. Big commercial real estate projects that will put a lot more people to work are getting done the government will get more mergers so it will be good news for the investment banks in short with the bank stock rally its a sign stability and prosperity can be on a rise. Yes, i smile when jp hit an alltime high or when bank of america jumps if this session. Ive studied ballots for 35 years and never seen a bad one thats led by the banks. Strengthen financials is a precursor to ber
Gain today, you will be seeing the longest winning streak in more than four years because of the numbers of gains weve seen. The s p 500 and nasdaq gained for the last seven sessions in a row. The dow up for six this is the third month in a row that the dow put together a lengthy winning streak another day of new gains, another day of record closes it hasnt been a year since the election has not 24 those are numbers that have always im pining for the mid 90s. Longing for the days. 35 three straight years. Never happen again probably. People say never say never people in ray seal estate say please let there another boon. We have been told for years, 6 , 7 , thats all you get longterm average, 6 , 7 . It will regress, revert to the mean 6 , 7 is all you get. 24 . Things always look best before its been a run a really good run. We saw one of the reasons yesterday was you heard liesman with our survey. The highest level for optimism ever it helps to unshackle American Business it just does
And this is al jazeera line from london also coming out apologizes for a Violent Police crackdown on catalonia secessionists it still takes the regions head of police to court on charges of sedition celebrating Nuclear Disarmament the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to a Campaign Group calling for a global ban. And a fitting sendoff for iraqs first leader of the post Saddam Hussein era but the lack of. Telling its own story. Saudi arabias ambassador to the u. N. Has rejected the figures in a u. N. Report on the number of children its military campaign in yemen has killed according to the u. N. The Saudi Led Coalition was responsible for six hundred ninety three child casualties in twenty sixteen and four thirty eight verify the tax on schools and hospitals the saudi ambassador describes the figures as misleading mike hanna reports from the United Nations. The report lists four thousand recorded violations against children by Government Forces in some twenty zones of conflict along with ov
Im about this and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up spain apologizes for the Violent Police crackdown on catalan secessionists but the political deadlock continues. In the bell peace prizes given to a group whose sole mission is to abolish Nuclear Weapons. And a lawsuit in the u. S. Sets up a clash between conscience and contraception. Saudi arabias ambassador to the u. N. Has rejected accusations that its country is lax towards child casualties and its war in yemen United Nations says hundreds of children have been killed or injured in attacks on schools and hospitals by both the Saudi Led Coalition and what the rebels like kind of reports from the un. The report lists four thousand recorded violations against children by Government Forces in some twenty zones of conflict along with over eleven thousand and five nations by nonstate groups but in a carrot and stick approach the format of the report has been altered those states or nonstate perpetrators that have been gau
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