The s p up 11 the dow up nearly 13 on pace for its best month since january of 1987. The nasdaq up about 12 . Check out the small caps because the russell 2,000 is up almost 21 in november alone. Thats the stock world but, melissa, our other favorite topic, bitcoin thats been moving a lot, too. Maybe joes favorite topic, at least bitcoin after recently hitting 16,000 were seeing it recoop some of those losses in recent days its up by almost 2 today, above 18,000, 18,540 guggenheim is reserving right for 5. 3 billion Macro Opportunities Fund to invest up to 10 in the Gray Scale Bitcoin Trust which is only invested in bitcoin and of course this follows many large investors including stanley drunken miller voiced support for this krip cro currency, joe. Yes, it has been getting traction interesting recent trading and good to see you, melissa and andrew its tough to come back from vacation, but having you here, melissa, i dont know, it just makes me feel very, very comfortable, happy my he
Products pulled from the shelves turkey backs a boycott in retaliation for comments about islam. Donald trumps pick for the u. S. Supreme court has officially been confirmed as the countrys newest top judge. The nomination of any county indiana to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is confirmed. And hes on the ballots appointment was approved in a vote by the Republican Controlled Senate should not be sworn in at the white house the confirmation means the countrys highest court now has a conservative majority no nominee has ever been confirmed this close to a president ial election lets go to alan fischer whos live for us in washington d. C. The democrats really did not want this to happen but it didnt seem to matter what they tried the republicans were determined that this was going to go through. 30 days from her nomination until her confirmation not the fastest in Supreme Court history but very fast particularly when you add in to the fact that the ele
Cspan2. Hello, everyone and welcome to the commonwealth program. Im going to be your moderator for today. Im so excited to do this. I have a few things before we announce our wonderful sunny hostin. As we continue to host Virtual Events they are grateful for your support with the members and other members, so we hope you will also consider making a donation. You can do it online or you can text 415 3294231. You can text the word donate to that number. Id also like to thank the Bernard Foundation for supporting todays event. I like the name of that event. My overwhelming, deeply i cant even tell you how much i love this woman but it is my pleasure to welcome my friend sunny hostin, Emmy Awardwinning legal journalist and cohost of the view. I worked with her for many years and we talked about so much like sisters and brothers we fight but its all love. Her new book is called i am the truth a memoir of identity and justice between worlds. Its a revealing look at her incredible story. She
Judge barretts for right, out of the mainstream views the generations. Her confirmation means the court will be firmly in conservative hands with a 63 majority, the vote could be crucial in deciding the fate of the Affordable Care act, which will go before the court a week after the election. Any objective standard, judge barrett deserves to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. The American People agree in just a few minutes, she will be on the Supreme Court. , President Trump is set to host the swearing in at the white house tonight, with Justice Clarence thomas giving the first of the two odes, this is a live picture of the scene there on the south lawn, you cant tell, but there is a Group Gathering for the swearing in and we have seen, for the most part, most of them wearing masks, and the chairs on the lawn, it is hard to see because it is so dark, but the chairs on the lawn are spread farther apart than they were when barretts nomination was first announced. Lawmakers say there is s
President ial election in which folks are voting in more than 40 states, millions of votes have already been cast, and just a week after that election, the Supreme Court is going to hear a case that could take away Health Care Protections for more than half of all americans. This is not an abstract, academic argument, this is one that will have reallife consequences. Destroying the essential protections of the Affordable Care act which was enacted just more than a decade ago would majorityal impact on a of all americans. It prevents Insurance Companies from discriminating against the more than 100 million americans with preexisting conditions like diabetes or heart disease. It dramatically expanded medicaid and it provides coverage to kids on their parents insurance up to the age of 26. I should say young adults. Perhaps more important like, since a lot of what we have been talking about is the legacy of Justice Ginsburg and the lifelong commitment to gender equity, it prevents Insuran