The way, lets look at how theyre doing. Theyre up. 9 . Lets look at the s p 500. There is the number on the s p. Down 23 points. Thats more than a 1 slide after hitting records, as you probably recall or maybe you dont, earlier this week folks. The euro getting closer to parody with the dollar. There is the euro. Down today. 108. Just takes 1. 08. Remember it was just weeks ago, mandy, that it was well below 2 . Thats absolutely right. Okay. Were also watching oil. Were only 90 minutes away from the close. It will be at 2 30 p. M. Eastern. In the second hour of power lunch well bring that number to you. The market is oelg off after the better than expected february jobs report. What has investors word . Lets bring in Burns Mckinney, Portfolio Manager at andrew maury, he is Portfolio Manager of the morning star five star rated aston lmcg small cap growth. Good to see you. Really feels like the market is having a bit of a tantrum here wrush know the jobs resetting the fed clock, and the
We are asking if you think u. S. Senate has become a stepping stone to the white house. Would you prefer senators to stay in congress longer before running for a Higher Office . Does congress provided the right kind of experience . Democrats can call 20274880010. Republicans can call 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. You can check us out on social media or email us. A very good Tuesday Morning to you. We are talking about the institution of congress, the United States senate and how it is being impacted by those members of that institution who are being talked about as possible president ial contenders. Here is how it was put in u. S. News and world report. There was a time when a u. S. Senator was a good job she notes in that column senator ted cruz, sender rand paul, marco rubio and talk about Elizabeth Warren. Whether the four senators in question are compared to be president its about what happens to the senate as an institution it brings up the topic we want to talk about this
18 billion barrels of oil, more than four times the proven reserves of alaska. And its costing billions and billions to tap into it. With all the talk about kicking our addiction to foreign oil, the kingdom of saudi arabia is doing everything it can to keep the oil age going. Let me be blunt is it your hope to prevent a switch away from oil . Somebody said the country is the oil business. I mean, you absolutely need to do this for your own survival. And whats wrong with that . [ticking] when the u. S. Oil companies came here in the 40s and 50s, the americans moved into the area with their families and developed it to suit their tastes and their way of life. They created a replica of american suburbia. Today you could be in the outskirts of houston or los angeles. Its almost like its an enclave within saudi arabia. Itsdifferent from the rest of the country. Yes, thats true, because very different. It kept a lot of the american ways. Yes, of course. But blocked off from the rest. They ar
This is real money. You are the most important part of the show. Tell me what is on your mind by tweeting me on ali velshi. Iraqi forces loyal to the shia dominated government fought pitch battles today with sunni insurgents throughout northern iraq. The Islamic State in iraq and the levant, isil, has now amassed an estimated 2 billion war chest after seizing territory in both iraq and syria, which is engulfed in its own syria war. Isil started out as a an alqaedainspired terrorist group. Since american troops left i in 2011 isil has morphed into an Insurgent Force that threatens to take baghdad. If they accumulate more money. They accumulate more ammunition, more military capability, larger numbers, that poses great dangerous not just to allies of ours like jordan which is very close by, but it also poses great danger in the United States. This is what we think we know about isils finances. From the territory it captured last year the group brings in money from oil sales, extortion an
This is real money. You are the most important part of the show. Tell me what is on your mind by tweeting me on ali velshi. Iraqi forces loyal to the shia dominated government fought pitch battles today with sunni insurgents throughout northern iraq. The Islamic State in iraq and the levant, isil, has now amassed an estimated 2 billion war chest after seizing territory in both iraq and syria, which is engulfed in its own syria war. Isil started out as an an alqaedainspired terrorist group. Since american troops left in in 2011 isil has morphed into an Insurgent Force that threatens to take baghdad. If they accumulate more money. They accumulate more ammunition, more military capability, larger numbers, that poses great dangerous not just to allies of ours like jordan which is very close by, but it also poses great danger in the United States. This is what we think we know about isils finances. From the territory it captured last year the group brings in money from oil sales, extortion