According to people friendly with the matter, they have had discussions about a potential acquisition or joint venture. Verizon is interested in aol technology that deals with the automated buying and selling of ads online and wants to expand its mobile video offerings. New Republican Congress goes to work in washington today. First thing on the to do list, keeping the fight in the family. John faces the challenge to his leadership from two house republicans, one from texas and one from florida have announced they will run for speaker. Their chances are slim. They would need to find 30 republicans were willing to vote against john boehner. In florida, samesex marriages are now legal. The dan was originally set to expire today, but couples in miamidade council got an announcement when the judge cleared the way for samesex weddings to begin a day early. They are now legal in 36 states and the district of columbia. Katy perry is rehearsing for the super bowl starting today. You will be up
Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan around the world, people welcomed the start of a new year and all the promise it holds. But for some in shanghai, the year began tragically after a street celebration turned into a stampede that killed 36 people. Anxious friends and relatives filled the waiting rooms at hospitals in shanghai today. They sought information about loved ones caught in the deadly stampede dur
Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan around the world, people welcomed the start of a new year and all the promise it holds. But for some in shanghai, the year began tragically after a street celebration turned into a stampede that killed 36 people. Anxious friends and relatives filled the waiting rooms at hospitals in shanghai today. They sought information about loved ones caught in the deadly stampede dur
Developments that will unfold are uncertain. What Market Participants should be doing is looking at incoming data, just as we are. Olivia fed policymakers indicate that before they raise rates prices are being pushed up. Speaking of prices, the price of oil is falling again today. West texas intermediate is back below 44 per barrel. In tunisia authorities are looking for several gunmen after a deadly attack in a museum. At least 42 people were killed, mostly foreign tourists. 22 people were killed, mostly foreign tourists. Brendan some of the biggest banks are getting hammered over loans they made to Energy Companies last year. They could lose tens of millions of dollars. Thanks to the collapse in oil prices, they cannot get rid of loans even after cutting prices. Target is making news. They are setting up a 10 million fund to settle classaction lawsuits over the hack. In sports, i hope you have turned your bracket in. Rock chalk jayhawks. Last night at the last to play in games, dayto
Independents 202 5853882 en. Send us a tweet. You can go to facebook. Com. The headline on the Washington Post abc news polls is that the economic political discontent makes for midterm double punch. The discontent is the latest from this poll, saying that its palpable, despite its gains seven in ten americans rate the nations economy negatively. And just 28 say its getting better. In a new result 68 say the country is seriously off on the wrong track. Well turn to our view this morning, is the economy impacting your vote . The september job numbers were good for the administration. The Unemployment Rates fell to 5. 9 . Job growth has been on the rise consistently over the months. Yet seven in ten of you, according to this poll, give the economy negative ratings. We shared with you yesterday this latest gallup poll showing that ebola has debuted on americans list of top u. S. Problems but still falls behind the economy, which ranks number one, 17 in the gallup poll said the economy is