Yet really have a strategic plan. They have little pieces that are supported by some republicans and thats part of the difficulty. But were making progress. Answer President Trump gave an update on the legislation being negotiated on capitol hill. President trump hello, everybody. Thank you very much. Let me begin by sending americas deepest sympathies to the people of lebanon, where reports indicate that many, many people were killed. Hundreds more were very badly wounded in a large explosion in beirut. Our prayers go out to all the victims and their families. The United States stands ready to assist lebanon. We have a very Good Relationship with the people of lebanon and we will be there to help. It looks like a terrible attack. I also want to provide the latest on Tropical Storm isaias. Approximately 600,000 are without power along the east coast. And Utility Companies are working around the clock to restore service as quickly as possible. I spoke to governor cooper, i spoke to Gove
Australia, part of the report examined japan and australia and how chinese influence works there. Todays conversation is to look at how russian influence works in the United Kingdom as part of that broader work, we also looked at germany. The reason that malcolm was so important was because we used his framing of influence activity. We looked at covert, coercive and corrupted influence factors. Many reports have certainly examined the supply of influence activities, but very few look at the demand side. How democracys use and except these influence activities. So i record and focus much more on the demand, how democrats in the government in societies influence that activity. This report was made possible by the u. S. State Departments Global Engagement Center during the Information Access find and administered by the institute and we are grateful, of course, for their support of these views. Of course, the authors and not the state department if i may, let me briefly go over some of th
It is healthy if we have cyclical sectors doing well. On the other hand, and on the idea we are recovering are going toward a reopening, if you have the stayathome stock such as the apples and amazons or some trades. Ther it will be interesting to see how this works out. Right now it is resulting in jitters. That with warned us the fans they might have gone too far, too fast. Youve been warning us. What about the news of a possible vaccine . That seem to capture the markets attention for a wild. Abigail , it did, and actually yesterday, too. Produce that bullish open. Behind the scenes on the day, it is coming down to the dollar. We have a strong inverse relationship as happens in certain periods of time between the dollar and stop in risk assets. Today we have the dollar down. 5 . Now it is down. 3 . That is incredible sensitivity to a change of just. 2 over last month. The dollar is down, the s p 500 is up. Up, the year, the dollar is the s p 500 is down. That subtle nuance happening
New jersey, connecticut. That really added to things. It is still going on. Governor andrew cuomo on the screen speaking live right now. At the beginning of this, they cade a joint announcement. People coming into the tristate area from certain highrisk states would be ordered to quarantine for 14 days, when investors heard that, the market went another leg lower. Well cover it from all angles, starting with Jackie Deangelis in the new york newsroom. Like i said, jackie, things were not going great to begin with andth just added to it, right . Reporter exactly right, connell. There are is a twopart story. There was fear in the market about being spike in coronavirus cases across the country in certain states. That added to tension for investors. Were seeing a spike going into the summer. That was not predicted. Theyre thinking about what could happen if there is a second wave. That is the push and pull weve been experiencing in the marketplace. New york, new jersey, connecticut governo
Return especially in texas is a factor. Now look at this. Five stocks at or near record levels. Apple, microsoft, google, facebook. What you are looking at is premarket prices. I see apple and amazon up again. Not much of a selloff in the other three. Facebo facebook, google and microsoft, after yesterdays stellar performance. Put together, these five make up 22 of the s p 500. Now, that is dominance. The news from the street this morning. It is not good. In atlanta, armed men took over a small area and refused to let the police in. In wisconsin, a state senator beaten when he took a photo of demonstrators. In our Nations Capital, the flag burned by a cheering mob. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart a political bombshell is unfolding. Longtime democrat congressman of new york, elliot engel, is fighting for his political life. The 16term incumbent is trailing by double digits against a progressive. He received the full support of congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez. Engel was su