And p is down 20 for its average. Not a huge concern there. Take a look at that russell 2,000. The small caps. Down. 7 . I note that russell 2000 is hovering between its 100 to 200 day average. Now were also in the middle of earning season here. Im going to touch on home depot. Despite a 13th straight quarter of beating estimates. Would say perhaps the streak has been High Expectations here. Are you giving a lot of profit taking coming off would say hom hat does not have skyhigh exspeggetspektations here is the vicks. You can see we have come down quite a bit. Now touching the 12 handle here. We had spiked up to a 17 last week as those tensions between north korea and the u. S. Had really tightened up. None theless we woke up to news this morning saying that kim jong il has decided not to test that missile. The vix coming down to a 12 level. E were around a nine or 10 sirm. R this a little elevated but nothing to be concerned about. Finally, to wrap it up. I want to look ahead to tomor
Scott paul, the president of the alliance of American Manufacturing also announced his resignation a short time ago. Former treasury secretary Larry Summers said that is not enough, not enough he goes writing an cand piece no advisor possibly believe he or she is being effective at this point and all should be ashamed for President Trump is currently Holding Meetings in new york and Kevin Cirilli is right outside and we are joined by a former by a bloomberg columnist and an author of a comprehensive hes of Stephen Bannons and a comprehensive piece of Stephen Bannons role in the administration. What is President Trump doing in a data building behind you . Heavy he is facing a security presence where he is inside having a series of meetings. Later this afternoon, he will have an infrastructure meeting i am told it will be an executive action of some store sort instructing folks to look at the permanent process for Infrastructure Projects to provide disciplinary action should there be any
And p is down 20 for its average. Not a huge concern there. Take a look at that russell 2,000. The small caps. Down. 7 . I note that russell 2000 is hovering between its 100 to 200 day average. Now were also in the middle of earning season here. Im going to touch on home depot. Despite a 13th straight quarter of beating estimates. Would say perhaps the streak has been High Expectations here. Are you giving a lot of profit taking coming off would say hom hat does not have skyhigh exspeggetspektations here is the vicks. You can see we have come down quite a bit. Now touching the 12 handle here. We had spiked up to a 17 last week as those tensions between north korea and the u. S. Had really tightened up. None theless we woke up to news this morning saying that kim jong il has decided not to test that missile. The vix coming down to a 12 level. E were around a nine or 10 sirm. R this a little elevated but nothing to be concerned about. Finally, to wrap it up. I want to look ahead to tomor
Officials are getting ready to discuss the upcoming negotiations. Were live at the Wilson Center in washington. The program is expected to start at any moment. Youre crazy and no one is going to come and maybe this is sort of important enough. Maybe our existential questions will bring an audience and we had the idea bringing the mexicos negotiator ken smith to come, and it was a cheeky question, and he said yes, this is extraordinary and ken said last week, i dont think i can do it. So i apologize for misleading you. It was not intentional, but we have got an absolutely fabulous panel for you nonetheless. And let me just run through very quickly from left to right, as i see it, fred burkeson, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for international economics. Thank you for being with us. Its great you agreed to provide a repost to some of the mexican perspectives near. Very welcome. And secondly francis, known to most of you here, currently a partner at white and case and previousl
It is election day in one state in this country, that is alabama. Special election in alabama to unexpired term of jeff sessions, now attorney general, and the man who was appointed to that position has been filling that role is senator luther endorsement of President Trump. President trump tweeting twice today about Luther Strange, fox news hit with him earlier this morning, on crime, the gh etc. Ers, big day in alabama, the president said, vote for Luther Strange, he will be great. More on the special election ofalabama, we turn to howard a. Morning, why does Luther Strange have the endorsement of the president is he facing in this special election . Guest all right, thanks for me, john. One of the big reasons Luther Strange is Donald Trumps ing yout is hes be in know, Luther Strange is running the campaign has for he would be the best Donald Trumps agenda. As that. Ts simple host who is he running against today . Ajor competition in this primary, we should note it is a primary today