Standards high, capital ratios high, Credit Ratings high. Companies expected it then Companies Expect it now. Doing right its just good business. Union bank. And now bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america, reporting from washington im katty kay. The United Nations launches its biggest aid appeal in years for the half million iraqis forced to flee the brutal assault of his comic middleton. Islamic militants. Most here believe they can never go home. But how can they stay here . Another man is shot dead by police near ferguson, missouri, which is bracing now for more protests after a night of tear gas and gunshots. And getting ready to gallop into china with local access taking the reins of this production. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television here in america and elsewhere around the globe. The United Nations Refugee Agency is launching what it says is the largest aid operation in recent times. The aim is to reach more than half a Million People displaced by fighti
Accessible, but can they become the new traditional classroom . It doesnt replace the campus. We really believe that ultimately the right model for learning is a blended model. Where you blend the best of online and the best of in person. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill prorussian rebel forces opened a new front in ukraine today, fighting their way into a key southeastern town. Novoazovsk lies in a strategic location astride the road that links russia to crimea. Up to now, fighting had not reached that far south. Ukraine also reported more russian soldiers and Armored Vehicles have crossed the border. The state Department Said it appears a russiandirected counteroffensive is
The s p 500 hit a new record, points away from the 2,000 milestone and the blue chip dow closed above the key 17,000 level for the first time in a month. The mood on wall street was positive as investors and market pros are feeling confident that the Federal Reserve chair janet yellen will continue to call for low Interest Rates tomorrow when she addresses policy makers in wyoming. More on that in a moment. Adding to the upbeat mood, a bach of encouraging news about the u. S. Economy. Fewer americans filed unemployment claims. Existing home sales rose more than expected and a key report on factory activity came in stronger than forecasted. Here is look at the closing numbers, the dow added 60, nasdaq up 5. 5 and nasdaq closed at the new record of 1992. The rising market has rekindled the debate over whats the best way to invest. Use a low Cost Index Fund that basically matches the market or try to beat it over time by hiring an active fund manager. Well, it appears the people have spok
Is suddenly hot. We have all that and more tonight on nightly Business Report for wednesday, october 1st. Well, good evening, everyone, and welcome, the markets kicking off the month of october and the final quarter of the year with a massive selloff today sparked by worries mostly about global growth. Not helping . Some disappointing Economic Data out today showing a slow down in u. S. Manufacturing and construction growth in august. Not even good news about private sector hiring and strong auto sales last month could blunt todays big decline. So major averages are now at their lowest averages since midaugust, and the index officially dipped into correction territory down 10 from its july 3rd high. Here is a look at the damage from the closing bell, blue chip off the lows but closing well below the 17,000 market, the nasdaq lower by 71, the s p 500 lost 26 points, the utilities the only sector in the green today. The new quarter off to a dismal start. What do traders and investors hav
Friday, october 10th. Good evening, everyone, another brutal day of selling on wall street. Not only did the dow turn negative for the year and suffer its third triple digit loss of this week, the nasdaq also had a rare triple digit decline. The main reason here . Semiconductor stocks, Microchip Technology fell after warnings in the industry, featuring a selloff like intel and texas instruments, stocks sold off into the closing bell after another up and down session, the dow lost 115 points, the nasdaq fell 102 points posting its first backtoback 2 decline in three years and the s p down 22 points. So far this month the dow has moved more than 2,000 points just in the last eight trading days. And for the week, the major averages ended for the third low in a week, the nasdaq off by 4. 5 and the s p slipped more than 3 . So what should investors like you do to protect your portfolio in these volatile markets . Sharon epperson has advice from the experts. Hi, tyler, it has been a rough we