Im michael okun welcome to the program at least 90 people have been arrested in hong kong in protests against the governments decision to postpone Elections Police fired pepper balls at prodemocracy campaigner protesters are angry that authorities will hold elections to the citys Legislature Next july instead of this sunday authorities have blamed the coronavirus pandemic for the delay antigovernment protesters have been held across since june last year. And correspondent phebe kong joins us now from hong kong by phone phebe hundreds of people are protesting there today against the press boning of the elections what exactly are they worried about. Yeah i have been writing that sos has all i said all afternoon in hong kong today and all this week with her protests so kind of like give me back my clothes and i want to kind of like those guys on the street so today i originally on this is just an election day one of the most important election in a city. Like this and so it acts like a st
It was the big gainer. It closed at an alltime high. Tech has been leading the way. Sales force, facebook, taketwo and qualcomm at record highs you have to watch one stock in particular apple. After more than 10 gain on friday and thursday night, it closed up 2. 5 to an alltime high percentages away from hitting the 2 trillion market cap that 4 to 1 stock split is hit that price has to sit 477 not far off. Weve been talking about the pressure that has been put on yields in the treasury market. Right now, the 10year note at 0. 45 . Scott . Becky, im listening to you talk about tech and these companies. We have to get ready to talk nasdaq 11,000. As crazy as that would sound, we are on the doorstep. In spitting distance, basically. Unbelievable. Largy carri largely carried by these big five apple, amazon, facebook and alpha bes alphabet and microsoft looking back in march, would you have thought we would be talking nasdaq 11,000 by summer . No way. There is reason for it if you look at s
Amid consulate closures and arrests over spying allegations. Ray dalio warns the capital war could hit the dollar and gold source to a record high. Ryanair says its biggest fear is a second wave of the coronavirus as the Airline Reports a loss for Quarterly Earnings as the u. K. In forces a 14 day quarantine on travelers from spain. Plus, sap plans to spin off its Consumer Survey unit two years after buying the firm. It also beat Free Cash Flow forecast for the year. We are under an hour away from the start of the cash equity trading in europe and the picture, firmly risk on which might seem a little counterintuitive given we are seeing gold at record highs but this is the state of play. Euro stocks futures called 1 5 of a percent higher. Travel stocks could be active given the decision to impose a quarantine on travelers returning from spain amid increasing concerns of a second wave in the country. Ftse futures called higher by a similar margin and s p 500 mini futures in the u. S. ,
Said they will start the school year with distance learning. Good morning, thank you for waking up with us on mornings the east Side Union High school on fox 2. I am pam cook. District says that in a survey, half of staff and students said i am dave clark. It is wednesday, july 8. You they felt unsafe and coming brought us to the middle of the back to campus. Week again. Yes. We know all about weather today, a group of parents for wednesday, things to kyla grogan. We have purple power going on, i am very much enjoying and employees and the Oakland Unified School district will ask the board to keep the classrooms close to during the pandemic. Demonstrators take part in a caravan at 3 00 this afternoon this. We did not plan it, right . At east oakland pride okay. We are seeing a little bit of a elementary school. Warmup and temperatures. The caravan will and in front if youre inland, you have been warm already this week. If you are not, you will see of the School District headquarters fo
Diplomat to ukraine testifies in an impeachment inquiry and explains how the president tried to pressure kiev to discredit his political rival and the protesters in lebanon keep up the pressure on the government despite new reforms to help ease the economic crisis. Hello everyone turkey and russia have reached a deal to clear out kurdish backed fighters from Northern Syria ankara launched its offensive in the area last week but suspended the operation following a u. S. Brokered cease fire a report from step past the now in such. With only our us left off a u. S. Brokered cease fire in syria russia stepped in president putin offered help to remove and this goodish vitus at the turkish Syrian Border together with Syrian Border troops was delayed we share turkeys concern about the growing threats of terrorism and the growth of ethnic tensions in the region these tensions and the separatist mood in recent times where in our opinion artificially created by outsiders. Goodish fighters have u