York fed president bill dudley will speak. And the u. S. Equity futures at this hour looking down. The dow is going to open down 42 points. The nasdaq down 16 points and the s p down 6 points. In asia the hang seng is down. The shanghai composite is also down. The nikkei is marginally up this morning. European equities at this hour are also in the red across the board. Again, well call it marginal for now and take a quick look at wti crude. Were looking at 50. 20. It has come down a little bit but hasnt cracked the 50mark in terms of a downward pressure. If you feel like the s p has not done anything for four months, you would be correct. Yes. Nothing. Nothing. Just as flat as can be. Now the things that trouble me. What troubles you this morning . What troubles me is our distance. Thats a whole other story. Politically, fphilosophicall and in the meantime, it looks like something could happen. Good or bad. Which is its good. I remember when you built the wall, remember that . Im going
Germanys chancellor Angela Merkel speaking out calling crimeas referendum on joining russia illegal. Lets get to jim maceda of nbc news in moscow. We are looking at all the different ramifications and details. And one of them, jim, is the lock that russia has on energy in ukraine and the west would have to there eticly make up for that if they dont go with russia. So now we are looking at the details, and once again, a lot of it is about money when it comes right down to it. Reporter its about money, its about energy, and right now its about president Putin Holding all of the cards, joe. Were only six days away from the referendum you referred to in your lead. Taking place in crimea. But with those international monitors now prevented for the third time from entering the peninsula over the weekend, theres no reason to doubt that the final result will be a vote in favor of seceding from ukraine and becoming part of russia. Those russian or prorussian, if you will, troops continue to con
For much needed haircuts as new zealand reopens thousands of businesses at the end of lockdown. When tiers are in your eyes. And the hospital choir whose bridge over troubled water got a shout out from paul simon. Scientists say a new blood test, which detects whether someone has had coronavirus, is a major step forward. The test looks for antibodies which could indicate some immunity to covid 19 in the future. It was approved last night by Public Health england, and ministers say they want to roll it out as soon as possible first to health and care workers. But experts have cautioned that its not yet clear whether someone who has recovered from the illness develops long term immunity. Heres our Health Correspondent dominic hughes. A reliable, accurate Antibody Test that can tell if a person has had covid 19 is one of the keys to escaping the coronavirus crisis. Now a test developed by scientists at the swiss pharmaceutical giant roche offers serious potential. Having been officially a
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