It is monday october 5th, this is Worldwide Exchange right here on cnbc well, good morning, afternoon and good evening and welcome from where ever in the world you may be watching. Im Brian Sullivan i hope that youre having a good start to your week where ever you may be its a very light data and earnings week on wall street that wouldnt matter much anyway all the attention and focus of the Financial Markets remain firmly on President Trump and the first lady and their help as well thats the key question on wall street right now the help of the president. So that is where were going to have our focus and futures, they are higher by about 141 points the polls right now have swung wildly in joe bidens direction and agree or disagree with the validity of polls and their accuracy, investors see reduced chances of the possibility of a contested election which as we have shown you can send stocks sliding. Theres also more hope for another round of stimulus perhaps closer to the 2 trillion nu
Reduced share count, we also announced we would increase our dividend by 10 . Hsbc first half net profit tops 18 billion more than doubling on the year before sending shares to the top of the stoxx 600 Ceo Noel Quinn says they will gain from the performance. If all goes to plan this year, we should be above the prepandemic level we are paying a flat 10 cents. Investors in high spirits as diageo posts a beat in full sales and operating profit the ceo says double digit net sales in beguinness is a driver for the group. People love guinness right now. And daimler helps offset pressure with the bullish guidance for the trucking sector we will hear from the ceo martin daum this hour we certainly have been following the busiest weeks for earnings across europe bmw released their numbers for the full year outlook. Updating the full year outlook the margin is at 12. 6 for the first half of 2023 also saying that it is 11. 3 when one just takes a look at the three months of the Second Quarter fo
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff thousands of firefighters in california looked to the forecast today, for relief from a scourge of wildfires. Lower temperatures and higher humidity helped crews trying to contain the biggest fire. Its burning near lower lake 100 miles north of san francisco. Thousands of people have been warned to evacuate. Well have a full report after the news summary. Ifill the attorney general of texas, ken paxton, has been formally charged with securities fraud. The tea Party Conservative allegedly encouraged people to invest in a tech startup without telling
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff thousands of firefighters in california looked to the forecast today, for relief from a scourge of wildfires. Lower temperatures and higher humidity helped crews trying to contain the biggest fire. Its burning near lower lake 100 miles north of San Francisco. Thousands of people have been warned to evacuate. Well have a full report after the news summary. Ifill the attorney general of texas, ken paxton, has been formally charged with securities fraud. The tea Party Conservative allegedly encouraged people to invest in a tech startup without telling
Candidate to speak at the iowa state fair. The Des Moines Register political soapbox. They heard from Mike Huckabee earlier. Jim webb here. And later today, democratic candidate Martin Omalley of maryland. Opening up the phone lines to get your thoughts. We expect to hear more from jim webb as he makes his way out of the soapbox area. The numbers are on the screen. He started off his comments talking about his vietnam war. Webb not only served in his vietnam war experience. Jim webb not only served in the vietnam war, but also as the u. S. Navy secretary in the reagan administration. He wrote about his experiences in the beirut war. He is a former senator from virginia serving one term for the commonwealth. He married he is married with six children and enter the race this summer on july 2. We get underway here on cspan with our road to the white house coverage today, this weekend, and into all next week with the iowa state fair. We expect to hear more from jim webb in a bit. Carol,act