But you were talking about the dow being in positive territory for the First Time Since september 2nd. Stocks in china reopened after a week long Public Holiday they both jumped by more than 2 the shanghai composite was up by 2. 6 lets take a look at where things stand right now in europe where there is some trading taking place you can see the markets are open there and theres a bit of a mixed picture. Its actually a little bit higher ftse 100 is right around the flat line, andrew. Hey, becky. Weve got so much going on this morning. Weve got this is squawk planner, two major tech events first amazon sales day it begins after it was postponed, if you remember, back in july. Now running two days, starting at midnight tonight eastern time so watch out for that. Ive already scheduled it and then Apple Holding the big event tomorrow the launch event expected to unveil the new iphone. Everybody looking for the new 5g iphone it will include the first major exterior redesign since 2017 and we
Democratic ticket. K looks atey beycho campaign news. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Good morning, this is the washington journal for august 18. There is the Wisconsin Center in milwaukee, site of some of the activity of the Democratic National convention. A lot of it being done by zoom and other means. Day one taking place yesterday. Day two tonight and it will feature speeches by bill clinton , alexandria of garcia cortez, and dr. Jill alexandria ocasiocortez, and dr. Jill biden. You can watch on cspan and cspan. Org or follow wrong or follow along on our cspan radio app. We will get your impressions of the first set of the convention. What you think of the format and the speakers that were featured. Among them, Michelle Obama. If you support joe biden, collis that call us at 202 7488000, if you support ,resident trump, 202 7488001 and if you support if you are undecided, 202 7488002. Our Facebook Page if you want to post there, fac
We will see you soon. Thanks, maria. Maria mark cuban joining us. That does it for us. Varney company is in session. Ashley webster is at the wheel. Ashley, take it away. Ashley thank you very much, good morning. Good morning, everyone. The phrase of the day seems to be light at the end of the tunnel and guess what, the market likes it. We are looking at another big rally at the open today, following that 1600 point surge to begin the week yesterday. Optimism that the coronavirus pandemic is stabilizing is fueling the market right now. Italy and spain appear to have flattened, even bended their respective curves. And new York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the numbers show new york, the epicenter of the virus here in america, could be at the apex. Also helping the market, a fourth stimulus, now being discussed between the white house and top lawmakers in congress. 1. 5 trillion in tax cuts and spending. As for the last stimulus, 5 billion in Small Business loans have already been handed ou
And ireland including the common travel area and as i told the house on the 3rd of october in order to prevent a regulatory board on the island of ireland we propose a regular trees are covering all goods including agra food eliminating any need for associate he checks at the border but mr speaker. In this agreement we have gone further by also finding a solution to the vexed question of customs which many in this house have raised our agreement ensures and i quote unfettered access Market Access for goods moving from Northern Ireland to the rest of the United Kingdoms internal market 18 shoes that there should be no tariff on goods circulating within the u. K. Customs territory that is between Great Britain and Northern Ireland in less they are at risk of entering the e. U. It ensures an open border and open border on the island of ireland a Common Objective of everyone in this house and 18 sure and it ensures for those living and working alongside the border there will be no visible
What do these two men have in common . Did the Democrat Party leave them or did they leave the Democrat Party. President biden in New York City of the crime crisis vowing invest more money into Police Departments across america. The idea isnt to defund the police. We want to crack down on those who commit violence. Brian focusing just on guns will not get us anywhere. The president promises in the next coming days, just days after Wilbur Morrow was laid to rest. As cops face an increase in ambushes, his sister is blaming the sister. How many more officers have to lose their lives before this system changes. Brian i wish we had the chance to that. We heard it time and time again. Soft on crime prosecutors. They come up every day in our news reports, but nothing nothing seems to change. Eric adams the new mayor seems to get it. They put on their uniform and go back in the streets. With all of that frustration, they still go back and do their job. Now its time for lawmakers to do their jo