A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Should you choose to be. Its well known that a good nights sleep is good for your health, but scientists now say sleep could also be the key to avoiding alzheimers. How important is sleep to you . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Downing street has dismissed President Trumps criticism of borisjohnsons brexit deal. In a radio interview with the Brexit Party Leader nigel farage, mr trump said certain aspects of the Prime Ministers plan could hinder future with the us, but number ten insisted it would enable the uk to reach free trade deals around the world. Our Political Correspondent Chris Buckler reports. Ladies and gentlemen. They have shared a stage and she had plenty of political opinions. So when nigel farage invited his old friend donald trump onto his radio programme,. Mr nigel farage. The president did not
Thatwould be julie would be one of the many superlatives we have had. The s p 500 earlier touched 2600 and it is nearly at that level. What is curious and interesting is that once again, these gains are coming on no particular catalyst. We have a holiday shortened trading week. We have got this big surge in stocks, technology in particular doing well. This is evidenced by the upsurge in the nasdaq. We also have some earnings reports to chew on. We have got two food related earnings, going in decidedly opposite directions. Hormel foods out with sales that beat analyst estimates, but on the flipside is campbell soup, a decline of more than 7 , the most in a single day in nine years. A cut their annual profit forecast. It is hurt by an ongoing dispute with walmart. Basically, walmart is saying it has been cutting its inventory of campbells. That is taking a toll on the company. I mentioned Technology Shares doing well today. We have some analysts and other types of commentary. Marvell Tec
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Core complexities at the heart of the regions problems. Complexities that america cannot afford to ignore if the United States is going to play a constructive role in fixing those problems. Now in case you missed huckabees remarks the former arkansas governor said that by trusting iran in a nuclear deal president obama is, quote, marching the israelis to the door of the oven. Marching the israelis to the door of the urch. Of the oven. President obama responded from ethiopia by saying it fit a pattern that would be ridiculous if it wasnt so sad, unquote, but tonight, much of the negative response to the Nuclear Agreement is based on a narrative about the middle east that boils down to us versus them. Us being the United States and israel and the west in general. Them being a vaguely defined brand of islamic extremism defined to destroy western freedom. Raging in this region involves an internal battle, involving shia and sunni, rather than us versus them but them versus them. In a New Y
Core complexities at the heart of the regions problems. Complexities that america cannot afford to ignore if the United States is going to play a constructive role in fixing those problems. Now in case you missed huckabees remarks the former arkansas governor said that by trusting iran in a nuclear deal president obama is, quote, marching the israelis to the door of the oven. Marching the israelis to the door of the urch. Of the oven. President obama responded from ethiopia by saying it fit a pattern that would be ridiculous if it wasnt so sad, unquote, but tonight, much of the negative response to the Nuclear Agreement is based on a narrative about the middle east that boils down to us versus them. Us being the United States and israel and the west in general. Them being a vaguely defined brand of islamic extremism defined to destroy western freedom. Raging in this region involves an internal battle, involving shia and sunni, rather than us versus them but them versus them. In a New Y