Mark have a look at where european equities are trading. We are 30 minutes to the end of the session. Stocks are rising for the third day. Here is the lefthand column. Germany stacks up by 1. 8 . Is gaining. The only major currency that has fallen against the dollar today is the pound. It is down by 6 10 of 1 . The euro is up by roughly 4 10 of 1 . Bonds deals are following are falling. We have the spanish 30 year low, the u. K. 10 year six basis points lower as well. And in your other column, lets have a look at some of the other big stories today. One of the stories we are focusing on, shares are unchanged. And is royal our homes dell this is the new name. It is going to plow money back into online. Its cash reserves are swelling following the merger between the belgian and the dutch retailers. They are aiming to double online sales by 2020. Free cash flows have increased to about a billion euros in 2017 from about 1. 3 billion. Fightmerged in july 2 heightened competition. Will lead
Anthems that got all of us singing along. A tribute to pete seeger this morning on gma. From the redwood forests we were finish it out. We were just listening to such powerful simple lyrics but so powerful. What a sweet voice. Oh, absolutely. What an american genre of music. Yeah, exactly. Ah, pete, youre going to be missed. Were going to share a little bit of that later. As we say good morning, america. This tuesday morning. We are live on super bowl boulevard this morning. Yeah, cue the band. The big game now just six days away. Well tell you why we have look at this, a clydesdale. Oh, why not. And a frog. Were on. Both bundled up this morning. Youre right, lara, why not . Its cold. Its so cold. Stay warm. Kermit is staying warm. But theres also a big security concern with the super bowl right now. Counterfeiters developed fake tickets. Those are real ones right there. But the fake ones look real. Arrests have already been made. Investigators now think it could be an inside job. Yeah
Newtown, connecticut, killed by a weapon that fired six bullets a second. Last week, giffords and kelly went to try to console the families. The first couple that we speak to, dad took out his cell phone and showed us a picture of his daughter and i just about lost it. You know, how do we get to the point where 85 of the children in the world that are killed with guns are killed in the United States . That is a sobering statistic. 85 . So, thats what changed for you. Yes. You told me before, when i said, are you angry . You said no. Its life. Do you still feel that way . No. Do you get angry sometimes . Yes, yes. Complicated. They say it is now time for action, common sense change, led by gun owners, too. You have a gun. Yes, glock. You still have a glock . Yes. Gabby and i are both gun o own owners. We are strong supporters of the second amendment. So, it is the common sense consensus you are going for . We are. And i think most gun owners are in the same camp with us. So, their group
Today’s crisis didn’t spring out of nowhere. It crept up on us over decades once the housing industry stopped building starter homes and social housing, David Olive writes.