Building. Im ali velshi, and this is real money. Im proud to be gay, and i consider being gay among the greatest gifts god has given me. With those clear bold words apples ceo tim cooke became the first and openly gay ceo of a fortune 500 company. Along with others, hrc praised cooke for coming out in an essay published today. In the essay, cooke says being gay as been tough and uncomfortable at times, but also says it has quote, given me the confidence to rise above adversary and bigotry. It also gives me the skin of a rhinoceros, end quote. Cookes decision to come out is a very public move by a very private man. Patricia sabga has that story. [ cheers and applause ] reporter when tim cooke took over apple three years ago, many wondered whether the company could survive without its visionary founder steve jobs. Cooke was relatively unknown outside of apple. He cut his teeth at ibm before joining a struggling apple in 1998. He streamlined the way apple products are assembled, and struc
Well tell you where and why. Im jen rogers, filling in for ali velshi, and this is real money. This is real money, and youre the most important part of the show. Tell me whats op your mind by tweeting at ali velshi, and at facebook. Ukraine thumbed its nose at russia by signing an great with european union. Two other blocs, moldova and georgia signed their own accords with the e. U. The sweeping and economic pacts promise to push all three closer to the west and pull them away from russias domination. The russians wont make them easy. Officials warn all three of serious consequences in the days and months ahead. Now, if you recall, this whole political crisis in ukraine started when the prorussian president backed out of signing this same e. U. Agreement under pressure from moscow, igniting months of protests that overthrew the government in march, angering the russians that responded by annexing crimea and fuelling violence in ukraine. The u. S. And e. U. Slapped financial sanctions o
And this is real money. This is real money and you are the most important part of the show. Tell me what is on your mind by tweeting and join us on facebook. New data out today from the United States census show the number of people who call this country home rose by 6. 4 million in the first three years of the decade, the u. S. Counted more than 316,000 residents a 2. 4 bump from 2010. What is more the age ticked up slightly, meaning half all of americans were younger, and half were older. The biggest driver of that rise, the aging baby boom generation. The wave of americans. The youngest boomers are now entering their 50s, helping push the median age upwards. But thats national figures. Local and ages depend on where you live. Reporter the new census study echos the Shale Oil Boom reflected in the great plain states becoming younger and more male, and the baby boom generation which is reflected in the country becoming older. The median age declined in seven states including north dak
This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show. Tell me what is on your mind by tweeting and facebook. It is the Halfway Point of the year, and that means its time to take stock of your investments. The year may have started slowly, but when all is said and done, it has been a good six months for more than half f all americans out there who invest in the stock market. The s p 500 index, is up 6. 1 so far this year. Thats less than half the gains seen in the first half of 2013, but its still a healthy return over all. The techheavy nasdaq is up 5. 5 this year, while the dow industrial is only up by 1. 5 . But its not only the stock market thats doing well. U. S. Corporate bonds are up almost 4 . Tenyear u. S. Treasuries are up 6. 1 . Commodities up with gold in particular up a whopping 10 . So Financial Markets across the globe have rallied in the first half of 2014, and thats a feet unseen for more than 20 years. And it comes despite uneven growth here in the u. S.
This is real money and youre the most important part of the show. Tell me whats on your mind by tweeting ali velshi or facebook. Com slash, yx. En. America is growing and getting grair. The number of people who call this home rose by 7. 3 million in the first half of the decade. U. S. Counted 360 million residents as of are 2014. Thats a 2. 4 bump from 2010. The median age of the population kicked up slightly to 37. 6 years old. Half were younger and half were older. The biggest driver, the age baby boom generation. The wave of americans born between 1946 and 1964. They now number 76 million. And the youngest are in their 50s, helping to push the median age upwards. Thats a national figure. When you drill down you see local and median ages fluctuate depending where you live. Mary snow explains. The then census study echoes the demographic of two booms. The great shale boom and the baby boom generation which is reflected in the country becoming older. Median age of the population declin