Index climbing sharply higher. In the month of august, the cyclicals are leading the way on the year. It is all about tax. It is all about tech. Interesting to see how the month of august plays out. Right now a sleepy summer day. Taylor it does not look like it will be sleepily for much longer. August goes quickly. It is a volatile month. We are in an election year. Abigail it is interesting because there are lots of reasons to think we could have a volatility spike, including the fact we are in the seasonally higher volatility time, august, september, october. The vix curve speaks to a big spike in october. The panic index is at levels close to where it was prior to the selloff in february and the selloff in 2018. The fundamental backdrop for this is despite the fact we have a better initial jobless claim today, which is excellent, but it is still extraordinarily high. It is not even put the financial crisis you cannot see the numbers around the financial crisis relative to where we a
Welcome you to this global event celebrating the release of the highly revised paperback which means if youve got the hardback by this one too because youre going to want to know whats been changed. Its the addition of jamie metzls highly acclaimed and bestselling book hacking darwin genetic engineering and the future. Until recently a successful book launch involved people and some bad wine perhaps. But now you can eat your favorite food from your refrigerator, your beverage of choice and so this is a lot better and yes, by the way, this is also being carried by cspan welcome everybody from cspan as well. These are unprecedented times and they are unsettling times but theres also some promise in these times if we get our act together. As cosponsors of this great event, this is a time when you can move things. A classic moment in history where things can be shaped for ill or good. We at the Atlantic Council are focused on the good. We have found in our four weeks of telework that its n
Me, i studied agriculture. I had a roommate who majored in telecommunications. Many of these courses were taught here. When i graduated, even in a triangle in the center. 2000 number one city to work well, there was a gap, these capabilities and what was needed for good and designed mothers, we named it symbolically in the form of boot camp, or it cannot be called intensive skill courses, skills that are in demand in the market. They are more interested in it industry things that are interested and get training themselves and go to work. This is one of the courses that hazrat agha ordered on the 12th of ardibehesht this year on labor day. They mentioned a part of the young people who do not have a job, nor do they have any motivation to work. They have skills and that is how they are about in the society and it does not make a special case and it is a pity that these are the main capitals of our country and nation, the youth force, to get us to do the summer project of skills to advanc
Both. That may not last long at all. Some making the decision because of trumps war of words with the civil rights icon. Congressman john lewis who questioned trumps legitimacy as president. That triggered a heated response from trump on twitter. All of this as rehearsals continue for the inauguration ceremony. What are we hear from both republicans and democrats on lewiss comments and on this apparent growing boycott. The fact that this war of words, this feud between congressman lewis and donald trump is especially troubling to many africanamericans. Lewis is getting strong push back today from Vice President elect john lewis, while trying to give him his props as a civil rights leader, but also criticizing him for going after Donald Trumps legitimacy. And to hear john lewis, a man that i served with, that i respect, to question is legitimacy of the election and to say that donald trump will not be a legitimate president was deeply disappointing to me and also to hear that he was not