We will speak to the ceo in a moment. Stocks up, halting the rally. The market may have gotten ahead of itself considering we are in the midst of a health, economic, and social crisis. We are now officially in a recession here in the United States. What drove the stall in the market today . It is easy to see why the market would want to take a little buffet either. Little of a either. Yesterday0 as of turning positive for the year despite the fact that the earnings outlook is not looking great. The data is better, but still pretty pat of all things considered. You can see why investors may want to take a pause here and assess the picture and see whether it is time to be adding risk. The nasdaq actually did close in the green today. The nasdaq 100 actually did briefly top the 10,000 level. The Community Services index, those growth sectors were able to eke out gains today as well. The dollar, would have been its ninth day in a row down. It suggests that it was not an altright risk off d
Parliament has been officially dissolved by the queen signaling the beginning of the campaign for an election that could help to bring an end to the question of when and if britain leaves the European Union from minister Boris Johnson met with the queen at Buckingham Palace ahead of his 1st official Campaign Speech outside downing street he used brags it is his platform and promise to put a deal through parliament on day one if his party wins the right to form a government. Parliament is paralyzed its been stuck in a rut for 3 and a half years and im afraid our m. P. s are just refusing time and again to deliver bricks and all of the mandate of the people i can tell you ive got to the stage where id be willing to chew my own time in frustration because in a sense were so nearly that weve got a deal ive been radii by which we can leave the e. U. In just a few weeks its a great deal for this country the Main Opposition Party labor leader Jeremy Corbyn is taking a different tack putting m
Also tonight Extinction Rebellion wins at the High Court Judges rule that the police were wrong to ban its protests in london. A slump in profits at m s theres been a sharp fall in demand for its clothes and home goods. And coming up on bbc news double olympic champion nicola adams retires from boxing at the age of 37 over fears she could lose her sight in one eye. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. It wasnt the ideal start to an Election Campaign less than an hour before Boris Johnson got the election under way, news came through that the welsh secretary was resigning. Alun cairns quit when it became clear hed endorsed an aide even after knowing about the mans role in the collapse of a rape trial. Speaking outside number 10, the Prime Minister said a conservative win would mean getting brexit done. A contrast, he said, to the horror show of dither and delay underJeremy Corbyn. Heres our political editor, laura kuenssberg. He may have waited his life for this, but is he r
Wa nts a more than did into labels up he wants a referendum on scotland because hes told of the scott masses that he will break up the union if they keep them in power, and he wants another referendum on the eu. Unbelievable, he said tonight he wants another extension so tonight he wants another extension so that he can have another negotiation. Its not at all clear what he wants to achieve, does anybody know . We dont know. We dont know what question hed like to put to the electorate in this referendum. We dont even know what his own position is, is he for it leave mack or remainer . In or out . I dont think he knows himself the only bit of flotsam of intelligence that has emerged from the Bermuda Triangle of labours brexit policy is that they are preparing to do a new deal, then campaigned against it six months later. With all the futility of those suicidal nights in monty python. But there is one thing we do know about his policy, which is that another referendum on the eu, and othe
Several people are injured at the piccadilly theatre in londons west end after part of the ceiling collapses. And at 11 30pm, we will be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, Giles Kenningham and Maya Goodfellow. Stay with us for that. Borisjohnson has launched the conservative Election Campaign in the West Midlands, hours after visiting Buckingham Palace to meet the queen following the dissolution of parliament. He addressed supporters this evening after a day which saw the resignation of one of his cabinet colleagues. The welsh secretary, alun cairns, stepped down because of his links with a man who had sabotaged a rape trial. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg sent this from the conservative launch in birmingham. He has been one of the best known politicians in the country for a decade. But fame and having faith are not the same thing. He may be the tory partys darling, but he wants you to trust him, and to stay in number ten. I didnt want an election. I love