For being here. Im a bookseller and events host at book line which brookline which is in brookline, massachusetts. We could be anywhere. And i wanted to get started by thank everyone for being here this evening, everyone who is supporting these amazing journalists, writers as well as our bookstores by purchasing their copy of the book through us or by choosing to pay your way after the event. Every event really does make a difference, especially in times like these. We cant understate how much we appreciate it. Just a few things about sort of how the event is going to go tonight and the platform. You can see the chat function as weve been doing, throughout the event, you know, its not a disturbance if you have any thoughts or anything, if you want to just give a shoutout. Feel free to. Not a disturbance at all. I, of course, encourage everyone to be kind and respectful, but hopefully that should go without saying. Im just going to do a short introduction here, and after their conversat
Bernankes slowly taking our training wheels watch, and discover we can move nicely on our own. That is why Second Quarter numbers coming in are so important, alcoa seems to be hinting were on our way, say what you will about problem in the world, and violence in cairo, and a euro less than a zero, at last were kicking can in the good old usa. Are we . One could read into that relief all seems okay . Not as bad as feared . I would say, for the moment, they traded up, pulled back a little bit, the numbers did come in slightly better than expected for earnings share and revenue, that is goo good news ultimatelr alcoa. They have an array of companies and areas they cover from aerospace, to autos and industrials, however it is not as indicative of the equities market. Also, as you noted it really is tied to the fed. As we get in the earnings this week from alcoa and yum brands, if you have beat, beat is just means they are looking better ultimately, and tells fed, hey maybe you can taper a
Bernankes slowly taking our training wheels watch, and discover we can move nicely on our own. That is why Second Quarter numbers coming in areso important, alcoa seems to be hinting were on our way, say what you will about problem in the world, and violence in cairo, and a euro less than a zero, at last were kicking can in the good old usa. Are we . One could read into that relief all seems okay . Not as bad as feared . I would say, for the moment, they traded up, pulled back a little bit, the numbers did come in slightly better than expected for earnings share and revenue, that is goo good news ultimatelr alcoa. They have an array of companies and areas they cover from aerospace, to autos and industrials, however it is not as indicative of the equities market. Also, as you noted it really is tied to the fed. As we get in the earnings this week from alcoa and yum brands, if you have beat, beat is just meanshey are looking better ultimately, and tells fed, hey maybe you can taper a lit