Weaker looking at europe this morning, the early trading taking place, at least at this hour things are flat there the dax is slightly higher, the cac and ftse are slightly lower. Spain up by a tenth of a percentage point crude oil prices were up yesterday to a twoweek high, up at 51. 87 this morning those gains continue with wti for november delivery up by 21 cents to 52. 08. Wow dow component United Health is reporting. Stock has been on a tear for years, right in fact, the stock getting close to a new high, 1 186 billion market cap, almost 1 187 billion market cap reporting 266 a share. Thats tencents above expectation. For the year, they see 2017 adjusted net at 10. Medical loss rates, they call it Something Different now. They call it medical care ratio, 81. 4 thats like the inverse of profit margin. Revenue, 50. 32 billion you cant necessarily compare apples to apples, i like the earnings per share or the earnings increase. 26 . 26 earnings increase. That is what do you do with t
65 degrees. Bob kelly . Good morning, everybody, ticktock, 5 00. And our top story also going to be the top traffic story. South phillys favorite bridget foys, fire scene this morning, we will go out to jenny joyce there live at second and south, headhouse square, but this morning, be ready for alternates, instead of second street, you want to use either fourth or sixth. If youre headed down south street, you want to use pine or bainbridge, expect delays through the morning rush hour. Septa also has buses 12 and 40 on detour. Theyve been trying to cut down some trees here, and running into problems, this is a live look at the montgomery drive onramp to go east on the schuylkill expressway. So, penndot waiting for a bigger saw from a private contractor. So thats going to cause delays through the morning rush hour. The benny looking good. No fog here. And mass transit, other than the two septa buses were off to good start, karen, back over to you. Bob, thank you. You mentioned it, lets g
House building on capitol hill where shortly agriculture secretary sonny perdue is set to testify. Hell update members on the state of the Rural Economy. Actually, governor perdue, seen on your screen right there, live coverage here expected to get underway momentarily on cspan 3. Many which we dont even know. On this occasion, we ask a special blessing on our agriculture industry, and that your blessings come upon our new secretary of agriculture, sonny perdue. Dear heavenly father, finally we thank you for your holy spirit. For oftentimes we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but your holy spirit intercedes for us with groanings that cannot be uttered. We thank you for that. And we ask your holy spirit to enter this room today. These and other blessings we ask in your son, christ jesus name, amen. David, thank you. Mr. Secretary, welcome. You and i have had several conversations before this morning. Let me officially congratulate you on becoming our nations 31st secretary
[inaudible conversations] c good morning. The hearing on agriculture in the state of the Rural Committee will come to order. Bow our heads please. Dear heavenly father we come before you increase to first of all say thank you. We thank you for so Many Blessings as you bestow upon us, many of which we dont even know on this occasion we ask a special blessing on our agriculture industry and that your blessings, upon her new secretary of agriculture, sonny perdue. Dear heavenly father, finally we thank you for your holy spirit. For oftentimes we know not what we should pray for but your holy spirit intercedes for us. We thank you for that and we ask your holy spirit to be in this room today. These and other blessings we ask for your son christ jesus, amen. David thank you. Mr. Secretary welcome. You and i have had several conversations before this party but let me officially congratulate you on becoming our nations 31st secretary of agriculture. We are excited about working with you and c
[inaudible conversations] c good morning. The hearing on agriculture in the state of the Rural Committee will come to order. Bow our heads please. Dear heavenly father we come before you increase to first of all say thank you. We thank you for so Many Blessings as you bestow upon us, many of which we dont even know on this occasion we ask a special blessing on our agriculture industry and that your blessings, upon her new secretary of agriculture, sonny perdue. Dear heavenly father, finally we thank you for your holy spirit. For oftentimes we know not what we should pray for but your holy spirit intercedes for us. We thank you for that and we ask your holy spirit to be in this room today. These and other blessings we ask for your son christ jesus, amen. David thank you. Mr. Secretary welcome. You and i have had several conversations before this party but let me officially congratulate you on becoming our nations 31st secretary of agriculture. We are excited about working with you and c