Debts are about 700,000. The Trump Administration dabs up its attack on chinese tech. Mike pompeo wants to cut ties well beyond just a campaign against tiktok. Alert on start with an the bloomberg. South korea announcing its surplus widening to 6. 88 billion. This is a recovery from the 2 billion level we saw in the previous month and recovery after logging a deficit in april. When it comes to the trade surplus, widening to 5. 867 billion. We have seen south korean exports slump, slowing in july. We are seeing an economic recovery in china and demand for semiconductors. Lets turn to Sophie Kamaruddin in hong kong for a check of the markets. What should we be watching out for in south korea today . Sophie we have more data coming out. Tourism revenue falling for a fifth consecutive month so the focus will be on the consumer sector. Of o have the likes reporting earnings. Consumer sentiment has rebounded for a third month in south korea and online spending will continue to be key as the
Pot is on sale in illinois the ceo of a cannibas company will join us power lunch starts right now welcome to power lunch on this first thursday of the new year check out all three of the major indices here the dow up about 200 points with the highs up. 63 . The nasdaq composite up three fourth the russell the outlier in the red. This is the semiconductor jumping 1 its having its best day since december 12th. Well have more on that later. Can this rally keep going in 2020 bob is at the New York Stock Exchange looking at the challenges that lay ahead. The important thing is were here but the question is can we sustain it here in 2020. I want to show you how Different Things were compared to this period last year first off, january 1st the market was pricing in an earnings recession stocks were cheap the recession didnt happen. The economy is still strong but stocks have gotten expensive 18 times forward earnings. Thats way above normal. The issue is whether we can return to earnings gro
Good afternoon and welcome to sunday of the 31st annual southern festival of books this festival is presented annually by humidity his tendency and it is is affiliate of the National Endowment of the humanities. Public Financial Support helps make this a free if it and for information on how you can donate please go to communities. Org and before i introduce our featured guest please let me provide a brief logistical information. You should and can visit the tent on legislative plaza and chopper titles by the author lineup. That will certainly include some of the powers new book, the education of an idealist mmr and a portion of book sales and fits the festival. Ambassador power will sign copies of her new book and the author tent which is located was from the nasa tent. Now about her guest. Actress Connie Britton is the boston native. She was raised in virginia and graduated from brockman college. Her feature debut was in the independent film, the brothers mcmullen. A great film. She
Good afternoon and welcome to sunday of the 31st annual southern festival of books this festival is presented annually by humidity his tendency and it is is affiliate of the National Endowment of the humanities. Public Financial Support helps make this a free if it and for information on how you can donate please go to communities. Org and before i introduce our featured guest please let me provide a brief logistical information. You should and can visit the tent on legislative plaza and chopper titles by the author lineup. That will certainly include some of the powers new book, the education of an idealist mmr and a portion of book sales and fits the festival. Ambassador power will sign copies of her new book and the author tent which is located was from the nasa tent. Now about her guest. Actress Connie Britton is the boston native. She was raised in virginia and graduated from brockman college. Her feature debut was in the independent film, the brothers mcmullen. A great film. She
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