This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show, so tell me whats on your mind by tweeting me at ali velshi, or facebook. Com ali velshi. It is summertime and the stock market is smoking hot and it needs to cool off or its going to burn up. Today, the dow came 2 points within 17,000, and still jumped 29 points, and set another record. The s p 500 also reached a new record, up 7 10 of a percent, and the nasdaq up just over a percent for a 17 year high. This is not a bad way to start the second half of the year, and check out the 23 jump that the s p 500 has enjoyed in the last year, including a nearly 7 gain so far in 2014. Give credit to americas steadily recovering economy, which includes a stronger job market, decent Consumer Spending and relatively solid corporate profits, and lets not forget those very low Interest Rates and the central bank that have been pumping money into the global economy. This seams like good news for the half of americans who own stocks o
Play with friends. I want to fight for the next life, for paradise. I used to go out to the seaside. Thousands in mexico demand police speed up their efforts to find 43 missing student teachers. And the drummer of one of the worlds best known heavy metal bands ac dc is charged in new zealand with plotting to have two men killed. Also in the program, aarons here. Today its all about the plunge in the oil price. Absolutely, karin. Its deeper into the red for the black stuff. Falling to a fouryear low. Its nearly 30 lower than what it was in june. Why . Theres less demand and a lot more supply. Particularly since the revolution of shale production. So yes, we head to the United States to take a look at how fracking has become a mighty big business. Hello. Midday here in london. 7 00 a. M. In new york. 2 00 in the afternoon in syria, where activists say there have been more u. S. Air strikes overnight against islamic extremists. They come as the town of kobane is still under siege from Isl
Hello and welcome. I am mark barton. A warm welcome to the first hour of the program. It is 6 00 a. M. In london. Lets get to the top story. More than 100 World Leaders gathered in new york for a United Nations summit on Climate Change. Among them was u. S. President obama urging action while there is still time. There is one issue that will define the contours of the century more genetically than any other. And that is the urgent and of a changing climate. The chinese delegation was there. Some commentators suggesting these are bold commitments coming. Bigger than they have made in the past. President obama saying the u. N. Money is helping emerging markets. Key to this conversation is the level of development. Obama has called Climate Change, which was a key part of it hasction campaign not been embraced by everyone in congress. This is the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet begin to heal. They almost laughed at him. They say he would have no better luck
We offer expertise and tailored solutions for Small Businesses and major corporations. Hat can we do for you . And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america reporting from washington. These are the children recruited to fight for Islamic State. We meet one 13yearold boy who wants to be a soldier for jihad against the west. Testing an ebola vaccine in africa, as the world races to contain the outbreak. A new trial offers hope. And how low will they go . Oil prices are dropping, which is good news at the pump, but might spell trouble for some in his oklahoma town. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television here in america and around the globe. As valmic state battles its way through iraq and syria, there are almost daily accounts of horrific abuse. Now a new United Nations report also accuses i. S. And other jihadist groups of recruiting children to fight for them. Many are from syria but have fled with their families across the borders to turkey. Bbcs mark lone has th
We offer expertise and tailored solutions for Small Businesses and major corporations. Hat can we do for you . And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america reporting from washington. These are the children recruited to fight for Islamic State. We meet one 13yearold boy who wants to be a soldier for jihad against the west. Testing an ebola vaccine in africa, as the world races to contain the outbreak. A new trial offers hope. And how low will they go . Oil prices are dropping, which is good news at the pump, but might spell trouble for some in his oklahoma town. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television here in america and around the globe. As valmic state battles its way through iraq and syria, there are almost daily accounts of horrific abuse. Now a new United Nations report also accuses i. S. And other jihadist groups of recruiting children to fight for them. Many are from syria but have fled with their families across the borders to turkey. Bbcs mark lone has th