Palestinians have been protesting in the west bank and in gaza and the israeli army is reinforcing its troops in the west bank theres been International Condemnation of trumps decision so far only israel has welcomed it. Also coming up greece rolls out the red carpet for red hook type air to want to use the first turkish head of state to visit the country in fifty five years plus. I hope your high score by. A very special performance here in berlin by the stars of the new two we will listen in as bongo and the edge entertain commuters with selections on their new album. Im sorry. Kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us the Palestinian Group hamas has called for a new and to fatah and uprising against israel this comes after u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to recognize to roussillon as its capital Israeli Security forces have used tear gas water cannon to Disperse Protesters on the streets of the west bank conflicting claims to jerusalem are at the core of the Israeli
Their own studies show the main drivers of default are loan devalue, borrower credit score. Everything else is literally a rounding error. And so of course, the final doddfrank rules essentially abandon the things that actually drive default. And endless servicing requirements, again making it near impossible to foreclose. My opinion is the rule increased foreclosures last time around rather than decrease them. And the harder it is and the mission has nothing to do with financial stability. The mission is to use the the regulatory system to force prudent borrows to subsidize imprudent. We all knew the crisis was quite costly. It also will provide a cover for massive expansion and government powers. One minute. Im not even go i think to need that. So i would say and would say avoid financial cryises. I think a repeal is not enough. The presystem was broken. It was flawed. And to me one of the real flaws of doddfrank is it extends the precrisis system. The theme of doddfrank is, lets exp
Minerals for firms not only firms getting the actual hard commodities there, but also for firms well down the supply chain, who have no idea where the aluminum in the electronic parts came from. So i think its telling when a liberal law ultimately convinces the Washington Post Editorial Board that it was a bad idea, which they have come out against conflict minerals. Its time to revisit the motion all together of including immaterial disclosures in security laws. Both by legislative fiat and by the sccs own power. And republican and democratic chairmen have both been guilty of this. I think it should be a binding constraint on any rule making. And business round table stands for the proposition. How is a mandatory immaterial disclosure going to provide benefit to investors . None. By definition fails cost benefit analysis. We have ways to measure immateriality. Methodology that has gotten great in the last ten years. I think it should be a binding constraint, the same way for litigants
That we made. Among the most contentious issues over the past two years involved the armys restructuring initiative. I understand the army has been put in a difficult position by budget reductions and over the past several years has been exploring a number of option to maximize come pat power while at the same time trying to combat costs. Congress has similarly been taking a hard look at this which is why the commission of the structure of the army was established in the ndaa. If confirmed will you comment to thoroughly reviewing the armys Aviation Restructuring Initiative and working closely with congress once the Commission Report is delivered next year to help us figure out the best path forward on Army Structure issues . Absolutely will and i look forward to reviewing the Commission Report. And what do you think are the biggest threats that should you be confirmed youll have to prepare the army to address in the coming decade . I think the armys fundamental mission of engaging in g
He was here when you were out one day. Andrew was out. Antimatter and matter together. Were both gentlemen. Okay. After another down day yesterday, its been five out of six down sessions for the dow and the s p 500, it looks like things are turning around in the early hours. Right now dow futures are indicated up by 43 points. S p would open up, so would the nasdaq. Overnight in asia, the nikkei ended flat. The hang seng was up by 1 . Shanghai was flat as well. In europe, as france prepares for elections, the cac is higher by 1 today. The dax is up as well. Ftse slightly lower. If you check out crude oil prices, this was the big story yesterday. After a slide of 4 yesterday, things are picking up this morning. You can see wti up to 50. 79 a barrel. American express posting better than expected q1 profit. The positive results helped in higher spending by card members i feel like our family helped them there. Amexs guidance indicating it was starting to mitigate some impact of losing key