S p 500 closing for record territory the second time this year. Nasdaq leading major averages with a third record close. Any minute, President Trump is set to depart the white house, making his way to battleground ohio for the first Major Campaign rally of the year. Well bring you any comment from the president , if he stops to speak to reporters. We have fox Business Team coverage. Blake burman at the white house. Gerri willis on floor of new york stock exchange. Edward lawrence in minneapolis. Phil flynn is watching oil at the cme. Lets start with, hmmm blake. Reporter here in washington, u. S. Officials believe iran shot down the uranium Airlines Flight that left iran and crashed in minutes. Officials say they believe iran shot the plane down with surfacetoair missile and did so by mistake. One official telling fox of iran, quote, they just screwed up and it is tragic. Iran of course first blamed the crash on technical issues on that boeing 737 but President Trump today echoed the s
Plus, dennis quaid. On a football player. You got to pump up the volume here. Jesse what happened yesterday the former president being prosecuted by the sitting president will leave a black stain on the fabric of this country. But lets not forget who has moved those whose move this war. The New York Times reported that joe biden directed his Attorney General to prosecute his rival. Mr. Barton privately told his close circle of advisers that mr. Trump posed a threat to democracy and should be prosecuted for his role in the events of jan sixth. According to two people familiar with his comments. He also told confidence that he wanted the Attorney General to stop acting like a ponderous judge and to take decisive action. This is not an independent justice department. This is not an independent special counsel. The prosecution is being directed by the commanderinchief. And. And now the Corporate Media is engaged in a bloodthirsty and libelous war against one man who represents more than 75
President is arrested and accused of accepting bribes stealing state secrets and keeping mistresses. Is this the start of a medical revolution . A 3d printer producing replica body parts. But first, vote something underway in burundi in a controversial president ial election which has seen months of unrest in parts of the country. The incumbent just seen here casting his vote but he is running for a third term in. Critics say that is actually violating the constitution. The main opposition parties are boycotting the vote and the u. N. The eu, the African Union have condemned the poll and have said they wont recognize the result. The election has been marred by violence. Hours before the poll did opened one person was killed in overnight shooting in the capitol. There is no security in burundi. Gunfire rings the night. We dont know where the country is headed. We are not sure what is happening here. More from our correspondent, hara space mutasa. On this street a very volatile neighborh
Just general surprise and big news. Yeah, pretty surprising. Im hoping that through the new ownership the quality of the reporting from a business perspective is going to improve. Nikkei issued its first paper in 1876. The Japanese Firm seeks to bolster its Global Economic reporting through the acquisition. It also intends to use the ft groups Customer Base to strengthen its digital operations. Nikkeis chairman tsuneo kita said hes excited about pairing up with the Financial Times. He said both firms share economic values. Well the newspaper industry is suffering from shrinking circulation and advertising revenue. Ramin mellegard joins us from the business desk. Whats behind the planned buyout . A lot of focus, a lot of interest on this story, catherine. Both the nikkei and the ft group really trying to capture new sources of revenue. Media companies have been laying off workers while also pushing their paid online subscriptions as part of their survival strategies. Now, the consumers