Particularly in terms of the health of the commercial corridor toward, the fact that retail is changing and that 340 square foot, that is tiny, but we want that. We want to be able to use that. This would be a legally approved project and along with the sign approval so we would use whatever permits would be associated with it and we would be signing it off. We have opportunities for the Building Permit and this decision by our commission. Either way. Did you have further . No. I sure commissioner melgars concerns and i things we should be doing whatever we can to support retail. I would second the motion but would also make a comment it feels like some additional legislation is necessary to get staff a little bit more discussion in this area under circumstances like this so it is not a oneoff going forward, but the size of of the cost the retailer seems out of whack with what the benefit from what the city would get from a smaller sight. I second the motion. The motion is to approve t
Gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange, blake burman at the white house, and susan li standing by in the news room, make we start with you. Having just emerged from the west wing deirdre and melissa let me lay out the facts right now that we know it. We know that President Trump has been meeting with his trade team or at least met with his trade team earlier today to discuss a way forward whether or not that they would go forward with the december 15 tariff and other options relating to china. At this point, we do not have an announcement from the president from the white house, or any other branch of the u. S. Government there is a phase i trade deal ready to sign between the u. S. And china. Also we havent heard from china anyone with the Chinese Government say that there is a deal to be signed either. We await that. Having said that though i can tell you speaking to one source familiar with everything that has been moving here especially in the last 24 hours that s
The sign approval so we would use whatever permits would be associated with it and we would be signing it off. We have opportunities for the Building Permit and this decision by our commission. Either way. Did you have further . No. I sure commissioner melgars concerns and i things we should be doing whatever we can to support retail. I would second the motion but would also make a comment it feels like some additional legislation is necessary to get staff a little bit more discussion in this area under circumstances like this so it is not a oneoff going forward, but the size of of the cost the retailer seems out of whack with what the benefit from what the city would get from a smaller sight. I second the motion. The motion is to approve the project as proposed with conditions, not with staffs recommendations. Very good. Then there is a motion that has been seconded to approve this project as proposed with conditions not including staffs recommended modifications. On that motion. [rol
Outlook. Congress is on track to pass two massive spending bills averts a Government Shutdown and new data shows Home Building increased more than expected in november and permits for future Home Construction surged to a 12 1 2 year high. Joining us for the hour, is keith bliss from i hue capital llc. The Housing Starts number comes in, just one more optimistic data point on the data front and i think despite trading on the alltime highs, this market is still poised to go higher thats my belief what drives that . Theres lots of factors, which i know well talk about during the hour. But the continued strong Economic Data that were getting out of here, a very compliant and easy money fed that we have, theyre expanding their balance sheet. Low inflation around the world the need for capital to go where it gets rewarded and seek yield. All of these things, you throw them into the mixing bowl. Once again, all three of the major averages higher. Only slightly higher, but anything positive is
Fortt and leslie picker. Interesting morning as we await the fed decision this afternoon. Tim cook speaking with japans nikkei while visiting some apple stores and ink suppliers defending the companys job creation in the u. S. And complaints the company has faced over competition cook saying, quote, a monopoly by itself isnt bad if its not abused the question for those companies is do they abuse it. That is for regulators to decide, not for me to decide joining us to talk about this and a lot more, managing partner susan line and ciscos chairman emeritus, john chambers. Good morning, guys. Good morning. How you doing good. Lets try to put these comments in some context. Why do you think theyre happening now out of cook, at least . Well, i think theyre happening because theres a general concern over privacy and over moves to increase privacy at both facebook and apple products but i think for him, this was an interesting moment because its the first time hes really tried to defend a mon