Ladies and gentlemen, my fellow governors. We are about to witness history. I have the great pleasure of introducing the first african leader to ever address the u. S. Governors in the history of the nga. Ghanas president , nana akufoaddo, has been focused on s economy. President akufoaddo is a champion of human rights and entrepreneurial ideas. In just his first year as president , he has opened the doors for increased state engagement in ghana. Our two countries have been bound by shared values of democracy and human rights for decades. But there is an opportunity for the United States, and to growarly, the states this relationship further. This whole meeting is highlighting how the United States how governors in their states are leaders and innovation. President akufoaddos focus on developing ghanas infrastructure, agriculture and energy industry, states can play a role and leverage innovations we have made in those sectors. I know i speak for all of my fellow governors when i say w
Here the shares are down 8 right now. Thats not even the biggest point decliner in the dow. Which goes back to how low its share prices got. Exactly. At this hour the Senate Finance committee is beginning to mark up its tax reform bill well tell you whats at stake there and what could be the most contentious issues between the house and senate. Meanwhile, amazon is reportedly considering a freemium option for prime video. Wel n will netflix make a similar move lets get to our top story today, the big decline in ge shares Morgan Brennan has all the ugly details for us morgan reporter hey, bill, yeah, so ge cutting its dividend in half. Its only the third time since 1899 its cut that payout, this is the first time its done it notscenario. Thats only part of the story here big part of why these shares are falling 8 is the updated guidance new eps numbers for 2018 expected to be 1 to 1. 07 a share, reduced by half since the previous target and lower than consensus estimate 6 billion to 7 b
Borenstein. Amanda lets check in with our Bloomberg Team for indepth coverage. Miller in berlin as german low, andp to a record andr current enda curran simin demokan. David we begin in london. Mario draghi and company have begun buying Corporate Bonds. Lets bring in guy johnson. What do we know if anything about which bonds they are buying . Guy they are looking for the most liquid bonds. This is a new phase for mario draghi and the ecb. It is looking to step up its program, boost its Balance Sheet, trying to get money in different areas of the economy. It is buying the most liquid names in the corporate sector there, anheuserbusch. They have been buying spanish telephone companies. Liquidig names with big pools of Corporate Credit that they are stepping into. The Bond Buying Program has been rippling into other assets so you see it affecting the equity market. Affect also. Year buy aroundoking to 5 billion each month, and we will find out where. That the market has been front running
Its day 3 of the Climate Change summit in egypt and cools a growing for fossil fuel companies to pay for the damage that theyve caused to the planet. Ah, i manuscripts, mccann, and welcome to the program. People in the United States a voting in crucial mid term elections today. The outcome is likely to have a great impact on the final 2 years of jo bidens presidency, voters will determine the majorities in the u. S. Congress made up of the house of representatives and the senate, as well as a number of governor ships and other offices. Republicans contend they are better placed to address peoples concerns over the economy. Democrats say if the republicans do well as is expected, that policies could adversely reshape the country. All that half of the republican candidates have echoed unfounded claims by donald trump, that the 2020 president ial election was fraudulent. But as d ws mikaela cook now reports many believe the future of democracy is also at stake in this election. This is th
This is bbc world news america. A ceasefire in gaza. They will consider if they will end the fighting. The judge of england votes to allow women to become bishops for the first time. A decision that has prompted controversy in celebration. Chinas expanding network. Delivering aains business boom. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. After a week of conflict in israel and gaza, tonight egypt has released a proposal for a ceasefire. It comes after a weekend of sustained rocket attacks that have seen house and the palestinians leave their home. Spending their day in gaza and has just sent us this report. This is a typical street and a better off part of gaza. Not too densely populated by local standards, but still crowded enough for one bomb to hit more than one target. A group of men chatting on a front step. The men into friends without realizing were also under israelbased surveillance. Probably by the same drones that seconds later fired the mis