Indicating it. We are a few days in december, and clearly we get no respite for the holidays. There is no question about that. An extraordinary 46 minute video from the president last night, hugely commented on in washington. Attorney general barr, you wonder how he gets through the weekend with the president. I agree with you, this french issue is not a small matter. Memory of if in the that macron decided to rip a page out of the textbook from 30 years ago. Francine we will have a lot more on the dynamics of europe and france, but lets get straight to bloomberg first written with with rickets with or take a group with ritika gupta. Nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer are backing a bipartisan stimulus plan. They see the proposal from house and Senate Lawmakers with a new round of negotiations. The plan calls for 908 billion dollars in spending, less than what democrats want, increased from the number being floated by Senate Majority leader mitch mcconnell. The u. S. Has had its deadliest d
Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to the world of politics, sport. Im sure. Ill see you, then this is a boom bust the one business show you cant afford. Something i want to fail in washington coming up more positive news for a cloven vaccine. How did wall street trading above your record on monday, break down where investors are putting their money on the top of a massive trade deal and joined 15. 00 Asian Pacific countries, together with the Worlds Largest economy and lucked out, we have a lot to get killed. So lets get started. Historic day from a dern as preliminary results show its corona virus vaccine is more than 90 percent effective. On monday, medinas early data showed 94. 00 efficacy for its vaccine data also showed the drug maker gave 15000 participants a placebo shot out of those 90 people got sick. On the other hand, another 15000 participants also received the vaccine or actually received the vaccine. Only 5 people got sick and thats where
You should have a box on your screen that shows how much time is remaining. Some trouble and ive had senators tell me they just cant find that box or they dont see it. Last hearing one of the senators asked me to give them a reminder. I will do that this time for everybody. So at 30 seconds left on your clock, there will be a tone, a bell ring to remind senators and witnesses that their time is a most expired, then at the end of five minutes, another bell will ring. That way we can all know how the clock is working even though we dont find it on our screens. Today we will receive testimony from the securities and Exchange Commission chairman jay clayton regarding the work and the. Genda of the sec thank you for your appearance before the committee today which is essential to our oversight of the sec. And welcome. You last appeared before this committee in december of last year. The covid19 pandemic hit the United States shortly after that hearing and thesec has taken many important ste
1 10 of 1 . Minor gains for the australian and china markets for the shanghai composite. Situation with regards to the equity markets, what about some of the other Asset Classes and play . We can have a look at those. Take a look at the oil prices, retreating at the moment. You need currently, what, 41 essentially for a barrel of wti, 41. 09, moving to the downside. Stockpile to the upside. Gold not much of a haven, dollar index moving to the upside, the dollaryen currently stronger. It has been moving quite rapidly to the upside. . 11 currently for one greenback. The sec is pushing ahead with a plan that could see chinese come these kicked off of u. S. Exchanges. The intent to cap crackdown on companies that dont comply with rules that require an audit. That could hurt big names like alibaba and baidu. Tom, it looks like the sec is in a hurry. What is it proposing . Tom absolutely. The since we are getting as they are stepping up their preparations for this new Legal Framework that ag
Electric vehicle stocks are scorching, oil stocks are gushing. To chase or not to chase, thats do question ill be the question ill be asking some of the best. We are waiting for the paddenning of the thanksgiving pardoning of the thanksgiving turkey or turkeys. All that and so much more on making money. Charles the broad market propelled out of the gate powered by continued excitement over that midday announcement yesterday that janet yellen will be heading the Treasury Department. Then theres also the transition of power at the white house and continued strong corporate earnings. Wall street professionals find themselves chasing a train long after its left the station. Remember, they were complaining about this or that. Blackrock, in fact, says its now overweight u. S. Stocks with 40 technology and Communication Services alone, only 11 in european stocks. While theyre not really the worst problems like buying stocks or holding during those violent selloffs, chasing bigtime rallies is