As i look back over the last year, i believe the board and the Management Team and employees have a lot to be proud of, regardless of what was just said. First and foremost is the Safety Culture is taking root at metro. It is. Ive seen it. It started, to be frank, when we shut the system down for the blizzard. And i particularly front line people were coming up to me and saying, finally someone gets it. They understand the risk we put ourselves at and our customers at when we try to put out service in 24 inches of snow. It just does not make sense from a safety perspective. Clearly that point was further driven home in march, a week after i spoke here last time, when we shut down the system for the cable inspection. And again, i think that reinforced, obviously to the customers, to our employees and the stakeholders that we take safety as seriously as we should and we will going forward. Just to talk certainly after that in late spring we announced the safe track program. Again a very
Headline low. This is todays Worldwide Exchange. Im ross westgate. Here with your headlines from around the world. The dollar treasury yields continue to prove surprisingly hawkish among concerns of some about the bank qe program. That may add more to todays strange jobs report which led to spectacular hiring growth. Meanwhile, here in europe, composite pmi shows manufacturing in contraction territory. Well look ahead to uk services pmi in under half an hour. This after the hsbc in china shows a slowdown the lowest since august 2011. Warm welcome to you. 47. 8, services pmi. It marked a fivemonth high. That mean the composite number has picked up slightly. The final composite number confirmed at 47. 2, a little weaker than 47. 3 flash, 46. 5 in november. It is nevertheless the high since march. Perhaps some tentative signs emerging that the eurozone economy may have passed the worst of its downturn, although recovery still looks months away. The december Services Business expectations
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The city once called rangoon is often said to be frozen in time. Thats changing and quickly. The key question is how to preserve something of the past while moving into a 21s 21st century future. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from Electronics Systems to intelligence analysis and cyber operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. Knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. Thats bae systems. Thats inspired work. Ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to tak