Gaze portfolios were slammed but perhaps good news, bonds rose. Maybe the bond market may be suggesting worst of the selling may be over . Well find out meantime the banks despite the yields, battered, even as top ceos wrap their meeting with President Trump at white house, well get more on that in minutes. Perhaps the biggest shock is boeing shares down another 18 today. Boeing, really one of the bluest of the blue chips, now has lost half its value in just six months time. Well dive into why. Joining us to walk through all of this, karen, dan, tim and guy. Welcome everybody. Another big night, difficult night for a lot of people out there. Pension funds, state pension funds, companies guy the question to you and everybody on the panel and lot of viewers what may not be market pros, tuning into cnbc first time, do you sell now if you own stocks, ride it out . See any sign of a stock market bottom maybe the bond yields when let us down in s p, maybe rising a little bit will lead the s
Court, and Public Policy events from washington, d. C. And around the country so you can make up your own mind. Created by cable in 1979. Cspan is brought to you by your local or cable satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story, as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With the support of our link by all teas cable partners, this weekend we travel to charleston, West Virginia. Coming up in the next hour and a half, we will visit notable locations and speak with experts about the citys history, including a home dating back to the early settlement of charleston. Then in about an hour, we will tour West Virginias capital building. Later, we hear the true life story of the movie Hidden Figures. In an africanamerican woman played in putting a man on the moon. We begin our special feature with a visit to the state history museum. Welcome to the West Virginia state museum at the state Cultural Center in c
Converged and kind of combined cultures and experiences. And why rum . Prof. Smith i think what is really interesting about rum, its so ubiquitous. Washington, george mount vernon, everyone is bringing rum. It is served on washingtons table. Martha washington said in a letter to the house manager that rum may always be had, imported from a distillery locally in alexandria, virginia, but also from the caribbean. Part of the economy, bringing in hired workers to get some of their wages in rum, and people who received rum for anything from childbirth to getting a cow out of the mire. Its one of these moments where you can see how different groups of people who you dont always think of in conjunction with each other interact around an item thats part of everyday life. When and where is it invented . Prof. Smith i argue in the book that rum was initially invented in barbados, in the early to mid17th century, when europeans from england and scotland as well as native people from south americ
We are going to have a great night tonight. We are honoring literary liens, emma white will be honored, a big night for the Massive National Book Foundation for literature, culture, a big night for all of us. When i have the ability to stand in front of people i mention my mothers name jean christian. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am the man that i am because she is the woman sheis or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college at the age of 17, the first person in her family to go to college. For me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nation, a place where only a scant few generations ago it would have been illegal for me to read is no small thing. [applause] literature is the birthrightof every single one of us, no exception and if you can read in at least one language youare in my definition free. That is to say , no one can pull the wall over your eyes. No one can give you a set of what they want to call alternative facts and co
Invented over centuries as different groups of people from the americas, europe, and africa converged and combined his experiences. Why rum . What is interesting about rum is it is ubiquitous. It is something, we look at the example of George Washingtons mount vernon, everybody is drinking rum. It is served on washingtons table. Martha washington says rum may always be had. It is being imported from a distillery locally in alexandria, virginia and also from the caribbean. It is having an internal economy bringing in workers who get their wages in rum. Enslaved people receive rum for anything from childbirth to rescuing a cow. It is one of these moments where you can see how different groups of people we dont always think of interacting around an item part of everyday life. Where and when is it invented . I argue in the book it is invented in barbados in the early to mid17th century when europeans from england and scotland and native people from south america and africans arrived in bar