To oil, but again, we are at 63. 18. Boeing, on some concerns it might need to issue more debt because of the next prices, is down 0. 8 . And seeok at europe where we are on the stoxx 600. Not many groups are higher in europe, and among them, probably the defense names. We are seeing travel and leisure on higher oilit prices and increased geopolitical tensions. Below rightd dollar now the high of the day. Lets get right to the latest from washington following president trumps decision to kill iraqs top general. Irans top general. The funeral is ongoing in iran. What are the nsa advisors to the president telling the president today . Kevin good morning. Iran saying that they would be a disproportionate response, and saying that the u. S. And allies are on full response. They say they feel iran has behaved with an expansionary Foreign Policy that is a nonstarter for them, particularly given the threat of additional sanctions that have been placed on iran as part of their maximum economic
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Committee on the impact of wildfires on the electric grid. Atmakers are looking wildfire mitigation technology, Forest Management, and power system reliability. Good morning, everyone. The meeting will come to order. A lot going on this morning so i think we will have people popping in and out but we do have a pretty hard stop at 11 00 this morning with a series of votes. We are going to observe an actual 10 minute clock. This is the goal. To be able to hear from everyone this morning and have an opportunity for the very, very, very important conversations regarding this issue. We are here to discuss the impact of wildfires on the reliability of our electric rate and efforts to mitigate wildfire risk and increase grid resiliency. In recent years, devastating wildfires and electricity blackouts in california have drawn National Attention to the challenge of maintaining grid resiliency in the face of extreme conditions. Tragically, we remember last years camp fire, the deadliest and most
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