Leading losses. One thing not on sale this black friday is apparently health care. Boris johnson says he would walk away from a u. S. Trade deal if it included the nhs. We are 30 minutes away from the start of the european trading day. Welcome to the program. It is 7 31 here in london. This is what the futures look like at this hour. They look weaker. We are expecting the fall of the Asian Session into negative territory. It has been light in volumes. The markets were closed yesterday. Today, we see a shorter trading session as a result. Do not expect to see the volumes that are normal. U. S. Futures also pointing downward. Clutching our ongoing concerns around trade, so lets think about where we have been in the Asian Session. Lots of interesting theories as to what is going on. There is a narrative around trade. We talked about how trade tensions, and particularly President Trump signing that bill around hong kong, how that threatens to weigh on the conversation. That was an issue ye
Well begin with new developments in the death of a man. A death that may boil down to a fatal mistake. Good evening thank you for joining us. That man died after a deputy put him in a choke hold. Police thought they were chasing an armed suspect in a stolen car. That was noft the case. What happened. 52 yearold david ward died last wednesday morning. After a high speed chase which ended. Sheriffs deputies and Police Officers were responding to a report that the car was stolen. Police lieutenant says once they stopped the car. They struggled to remove the driver from the vehicle. And used force. Which included a taser. And a restraint. As well as personal body weapons. Arms and legs and hand. Officers finally got him out by applying the restraint. Once he was removed they notice he was unconscious and stopped breathing. Ward fts rushed to the hospital where he died. Sadly it turned out the car thief was the car owner. David ward reported his car stolen earlier in the week. He recovered
Capitol Hill Facebook hashares down 10 in te past three months. The risks facing the stock all in on apple. Two big price hikes. One, a new street high its our call of the day microsoft earnings after the bell the stock outperforming all the fangs over the past one year the traders take their positions. Halftime report starts right now. Good to have you with us on this wednesday our investment committee, joe, stephanie, the brothers najarian were going to monofacebook. A hearing going on on the hill there mr. Zuckerberg another big dayfor earnings steph, you own caterpillar missed they cut guidance. China story. This is b about weak demand in china . Well, it is, but nothing theyve said today was surprising and if you look at the sell and buy side, earnings estimates, theyre around 11 so the midpoint rath eer is about 10 48 so its not that much off. They destock 1. 2 billion of invenntory in a years time. I like the risk reward and the stock reaction is telling you everything you need
The Halftime Report started right now. Welcome. Good to have you this thursday jim lav leventhal, the brothers najarian, we have a big show first we want to get to Steve Liesman who has just sat down at the table with what the fed may do in the weeks ahead. Yeah, scott i think the story has to do with that a pause is coming and the question becomes when its coming i think theres an oddson bet that the fed is likely to cut in october. But its a massive cut and if they cut in october, is the market thinking about that the fact that there would be some kind of pause and powell has signaled this several times publicly hes talked about the 1998 cutting regime three times this will be the third time. I will tell you, the comment yesterday from charlie evans, a guy who has been massively in favor of rate cuts, he said i dont push any cuts the rest of the year match that from tweets of others, too. And kaplan said said im agnostic about additional rate cuts and there was a speech by powell, ev
We are very peaceful. We are not hippies. We do not smell of hemp. We would love mrjohnson to come and talk to us. And the teenagers being taught life saving skills to deal with the consequences of knife crime. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The german chancellor Angela Merkel has told the Prime Minister that a brexit deal is overwhelmingly unlikely, in a phone call between the two leaders this morning. Quoting a source in downing street, our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg says that mrs merkel suggested that a deal would never be possible unless Northern Ireland stayed in a Customs Union. The Prime Minister stressed to mrs merkel that in his view, the uk has made a reasonable offer, but there seemed to be no real desire on the eu side for negotiation. The source said that the eus demand on Northern Ireland would make a deal essentially impossible. the source also said that talks in brussels are close to breaking down, despite the fact that the uk has moved a long way. t