Countless unarmed Israeli Citizens being massacred. How the heck could we rally with the dow gaining and the nasdaq advancing 0. 39 . Maybe it is because there seemed to be no direct consequence for the united states. Maybe it is because we are desensitized after the war in ukraine and russia. We treaded low all morning. Then in early afternoon we started rallying. Why . Because fed board of governors vice chair Phillip Jefferson made dovish comments that immediately pushed stocks higher. He told us the fed is, quote, in a position to proceed carefully in additional firming that may be necessary. Jefferson then continued, quote, we are in a sensitive period of Risk Management where we have to balance the risk of not tightening enough against the risk of being too restrictive, end quote. Previously the fed was worried about tightening too little. The rate hikes might be on hold for a little. It was that statement, not the horrific slaughter in israel that controlled todays action. It is
The shanghai up by half a percentage point in europe in some of the early trading right now we are seeing things a little bit mixed across the board. Ftses hanging in there up by. 10 of a percent. They are seeing pull backs by the dax down and the cac off by 1 3 of a percentage oint. Crude oil prices on a climb again last week where oil was up by just over 1. 10 this morning wti back 1 cent i take that back, its unchanged at 56. 74 lets tell you whats going on couple stories were watching this morning couple big ones. General electric is going to announce a major restructuring is going to happen today ge will focus on three or four units, aviation, power, health care ge is planning to shed its majority stake in oil and gas operator baker hughes. Remember that big bet that shedding . Shedding. Shedding. Like skin. John flannery expected to announce the changes at a meeting. Theyre getting out of it he got into it, now hes getting out of it. You build it up and you take it down were goin
A candidate buried the hatchet with a former rival. All that coming up. We begin in venezuela where a student has died after being shot in the head during the protests in caracas according to security sources. The army has joined Security Forces on the streets of the capital where the battle lines have been drawn up by keller. Thousands stressed in white are demonstrating against the socialist president while those in red are marching in support of nicolas maduro. Rival marches followed it up weeks of violent protest that left five people dead and dozens wounded. Venezuelan opposition says maduro is veering toward authoritarianism and want him to step down. The president says he is victim of what he said almost amounts to a coup. For more on this, we will be to the president of the interamerican dialogue. He joins us from washington. Thank you for joining us. We are getting word a young protester has died after being shot in the head, potentially by Security Forces maduro has placed in
A candidate buried the hatchet with a former rival. All that coming up. We begin in venezuela where a student has died after being shot in the head during the protests in caracas according to security sources. The army has joined Security Forces on the streets of the capital where the battle lines have been drawn up by keller. Thousands stressed in white are demonstrating against the socialist president while those in red are marching in support of nicolas maduro. Rival marches followed it up weeks of violent protest that left five people dead and dozens wounded. Venezuelan opposition says maduro is veering toward authoritarianism and want him to step down. The president says he is victim of what he said almost amounts to a coup. For more on this, we will be to the president of the interamerican dialogue. He joins us from washington. Thank you for joining us. We are getting word a young protester has died after being shot in the head, potentially by Security Forces maduro has placed in
Trump provided this statement which you can find on his campaign website. It reads this was locker room banter. A private conversation that took place many years ago. Bill clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course not even close. I apologize if anyone was offended. Why are we seeing this today . I do not know. I have received tips over the last few months from video and audio from caid the video dates back more than a year. I always ask why are we hearing it today, why do we not hear about it then. 3 in this case, donald trump was just a celebrity in 2005. Now he is running for president. This is coming out two days before the next president ial debate. And 10 days before ballots get mailed to us, to vote in colorado. Im sure we havent heard the last of it. The Larimer County Sheriffs Office providing security at the rally in loveland that was held on monday. The colorado reporting the Sheriffs Office will not seek reimbursement because history has shown they will not get pai