Coming up in a few minutes. First, we have julie hyman 30 minutes into the trading day. Stocks climbing after smaller clients yesterday, with all three major averages reaching intraday milestones, in part because of consumer stocks and the news we got from individual consumer companies, and also, we have continued to see a rally week after week after week. We take a look at the bloomberg terminal, you look at the effect that dividends has had on the ongoing rally that we have seen for the s p 500. You are looking at the s p 500 in blue here. Is climbing and white. If you look at the total return index, including reinvested dividends can you see how much that magnifies the gains, particularly in recent years, and as Companies Continue to raise their dividends. Not only has the absolute price return worked out well for investors, but also, of course, the dividends have had a big effect. Getting to the consumer names from one of the biggest of the big reporting news today, that is walmart
Barcelona in moments. A lot of anticipation in the chamber. Madrid is ready to take action. The Spanish National police force set to be ready to arrest Carles Puigdemont if he declares unilateral independence. Maria is in barcelona with the latest. Lets get to you immediately and asked if tensions are rising in the streets in barcelona, or are . Eople just curious tensions rising and a show of force by the catalonia police. They have lots of the street and people cannot get in and out. Against thegroup unilateral declaration of independence and another one telling him to do it. It shows you how polarizing the issue has become. Carles puigdemont has arrived and is inside parliament and minutes away from delivering what could be a unilateral declaration of independence. We are not sure of the wording, not sure of the format that may take place. We are not sure if the opposition will get a say. They have a majority in the Catalonia Parliament and if they want to enact this law that could