This course, and my what ground we have covered thus far. We have more to cover because we are coming up to the 1850s now. We are talking about the crises of the 1850s that really begin with the compromise of 1850 that moved into the kansasnebraska act of 1854, and we are going to see still more earthquakes occurring. But as we do this, we have a character that we have to meet who is going to play a central role in this entire course, and that is Abraham Lincoln. We touched very briefly in our last session by way of introduction of lincoln, and just to go through some of the details once again, Abraham Lincoln is born in 1809, born the 12th of february. His parents are thomas and nancy hanks lincoln, and lincoln himself is born in hodginville, kentucky in a log cabin quite literally. In 1818, his parents uproot from kentucky and move northwards across the ohio river into southern indiana. That is where lincoln grows up. Alas, that is also where lincolns mother dies. Lincolns father goe
China wrapping up congress today, observers want to know if they will indicate a likely successor. President trump says he is very close to naming a dark horse candidate back in the race. Season, in the earnings we have lots of banks coming in this part of the world. 1844. Weve seen this rally take place. There has been, has it been justified. The reports from these earners should allow investors to evaluate the very question there. The commercial bank of china looking at the rights of china instruction banks. As we get to that one person perhaps think we can look at what is going on in the bank of china. It is are a healthy and outoffavor. And foreign interest is well. From the banking securities chairman just a few days ago saying that they really need more foreign participation. It really hasnt been we are about 30 minutes. I think kind of a market there is contending with a lot, looking ahead to a barrage of tech and financial consumer earnings. Ask the investors taking a little bi
Meeting. Plus, as the crisis in the white house grows, so does the talk of primarying the president. And can one of those president s be Anthony Scaramucci . Well ask him live. Welcome to friday. Its meet the press daily. Im chuck todd here in washington. Here is an overused phrase. We are in uncharted territory as the president prepares to meet World Leaders in the midst of the latest crisis of his own making. If you thought we hit peak president ial chaos, the rest of the reminder that, oh, no, there is always more chaos to come with this president. President trump sent the stock market tumbling today escalating his trade war with china, lashing out that the chairman of the Federal Reserve, the chairman that he appointed, mind you, calling him a, quote, enemy of the United States and comparing the Federal Reserve chair to chinas authoritarian president xi. He also ordered u. S. Manufacturers to cut ties with china. It was all part of his bizarre twitter tirade after china slapped ret