This is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week economies opening up this spike the pandemic as they head towards world war 2 levels could reseal stare at the all stimulus and when is the right time to pay down debt as economies tank and job losses increase the nasdaq hits a record high the stock market is divorced from reality or are we seeing a tech divide between the profitable and loss making. The pandemic has been particularly devastating for Indigenous People across latin america we look at how theyre fighting back. Over full brutal impact of the coronavirus pandemic was laid bare when britain became the 1st g 20 nation to release Economic Data in the 1st 4 months of the lock down the economy tanked a staggering 20 percent in april britain is heading towards the worst recession in 300 years the consequences for economies and jobs could have been worse without rich nations spending trillions of dollars to limit the damage in
I was very impressed by that. Taylor i am taking a look at some of the individual sectors. I may need to do a correction. The utilities, some of the worst performers, and the industrials. If we were really thinking that this infrastructure plan could go through, they were up less than 2 , just mildly outperforming, but mostly right in line. Here in the green. We were having a discussion of a discussion about how cheap everyone else looks and if the u. S. Can command a premium given that there is more growth in this market. Romaine samantha is still with us. There are sort of a lot of crosscurrents here in this market. We talked about the idea of the market sort of being swung by concerns of a covid19 second wave. Of course, in the middle of all that, you have corporate profitability and earnings, still relatively opaque at this moment. What are some of the main things you are looking for that will give you some more clarity about how sustainable this rally is . Samantha i think we have
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While creating new public spaces that reflect continuing stories that is our great country. In my view, when the Senate Debates this kind of legislation, the debate also has to include discussion about a particularly important topic and that is jobs. Now a major component of this bill is of course the land and Water Conservation. That puts funding into natural wonders all over the country, in cities and rural areas. And so today i want to speak for a moment, specifically about those rural areas and rural economies. The Economic Impact of the covid19 pandemic has hit so many of our Rural Communities like a wrecking ball. These are communities that have been struggling, going back a long time and Building Back up after covid19. This is going to be enormously challenging. The senate ought to be looking at every good idea the gig help get these rural economies moving again that land and waterou Conservation Fund is not just about opening up the countries treasured areas for everyone to enj
Protected civil rights writ large. So this is going to require a longterm bipartisan commitment. But not just from us in washington but folks in the state capitals, city halls, and Police Departments across the country. Because ultimately its the local officials that have the responsibility to hire and fire the police chief, to make sure that bad Police Officers are removed from the force. And thats where the nearterm responsibility needs to lie, because we dont have that capability here. But we do believe, i do believe there are concrete steps we can take right now to address the racial injustices that were exposed once again with the death of mr. Floyd. So i appreciate senator scott and leader mcconnell for responding to this crisis with the urgency that it deserves, and im proud to be part of this effort in the senate. Mr. President , i yield the floor. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call the presiding officer the senator from. The presiding officer the s