News are called foreign agents as many of you surely know fire is currently consuming large swaths of america some cities in california and oregon have had dark orange or red skies in the middle of the day due to the ash in the air you know if a few years ago someone had had asked me how will we know were in a dystopian hell hole i would. Win both the president and the sky or orange and the outdoors taste like burning while were here were here meanwhile in other states like utah are the wins this is real video have been so strong theyre blowing over mack trucks in the middle of the highways. Then of course there is the fact that there were just 5 hurricanes active in the Atlantic Ocean i had one then there are tens. Or where last week the temperature went from over 100 degrees fahrenheit to snowing in the span of one day. And stuff to say which just hope in future we have now reached maybe it resembles blade runner or the black cloud from the movie the road or or maybe the matrix futur
From the internet and mckibben said that despite how the film portrays him he hasnt supported the incredibly hard full practices of like bio mass the act of cutting down all the trees and burning them he says for those in years and years. Well Maj Blumenthal of the gray zone did a deep dive into all this and he found that less than 0 week after the nation published josh foxs attack on Michael Moore and planet of the humans the nation editor in chief hosted in a vet with mckibben there was sponsored by a fund with Major Investments in several of wood to energy bio Mass Companies called Domini Impact Investments the fund claims to hold investments in 68 companies that both impact forests and depend on them whether for forest derived products or Ecosystem Services ones to dominate holding is a wood to Energy Company called the rest go which builds a large utility scale bio mass to Energy Plants according to its website now this is the actual ad for the event with mckibben and theres the d
And fedex drops amazon. The delivery giant says it will not renew its contract as the online retailer expands its own shipping and logistics game. We talked to one of the Founding Members of fedex ground. First, uber came out with secondquarter results, investors looking for signs they will eventually become profitable. Did they succeed . I asked our guests. We see multiple ways that management can move towards profitability. We see nearterm drivers in the form of reducing driver and rider promotions and incentives. We also think they are things the Management Teams can do in terms of reducing market expenses and insurance costs to help move the company toward profitability in the near to midterm. Longerterm, we see additional upside in the move toward autonomy as being a key component in reducing costs and moving companies more toward profitability. Emily except that autonomy is just so far out. Tom, uber said the losses would decline next year. Both have indicated the price wars woul
Today. With the exception of commodities. That is our mliv question. We will get to that later. We sought records on the dow and s p. We are continuing on the momentum here today with not that much news to trade on. Yes, the u. S. And china have risen talks. They are talking on the phones. Communications have returned. We are hearing the u. S. Is also talking more about curbs on steel when it comes to china, as well as vietnam. Still extending the tariff target list here in this part of the world. That could still be a risk when it comes to markets. Seeing the likes of asx 200 up 6 10 of 1 . We are getting close to the 1 high with sydney stocks. Look at the dollar. Interesting to know what we have seen when it comes to the thai baht, continuing its strength. We heard from the blt. Bot. Thailand officials are worried about the strength. It will be worries some whether it will continue on the reluctance to ease a little bit more. The Central Banks seem to be tilting more. Thai baht is st
Not to return to haiti. You are watching bbc news. A new report on the Church Of Englands historic links to slavery is about to be published. It follows a report last year into the churchs Investment Funds historic links to transatlantic slavery which at the time prompted it to announce a £100 million fund for a programme of investment, research and engagement to try to address past wrongs. We go across now to a News Conference taking place by an independent Oversight Group that was appointed by the Church Commission for england. It is taking place at lambeth palace. Some of it is virtual but we willjoin the conference now. To virtual but we will oin the conference now. Virtual but we will oin the conference now. ,. ,. , conference now. To give you opening remarks before conference now. To give you opening remarks before we conference now. To give you opening remarks before we go conference now. To give you opening remarks before we go on conference now. To give you opening remarks be