Tariffs for those that dont, markets this morning look like this. We have a fractional gain for futures indicating a gain at the tart of trading this morning with the dow futures up 14 and nasdaq up as well. 13 points higher and s p right now higher by 1 point this after the nasdaq closed at record high yesterday. It was the 35th record close of the year. The dow and the s p 500 also closing higher on the session yesterday at 4 00 oclock on wall street. Tesla charging ahead once again, the stock driving past 2,000 a share ahead of stock split. The stock this morning up 2 and a half percent, plus take a trip to the upside down, how you can experience the world of Stranger Things from your car. Mornings with maria is live right now. Global markets this morning have a firmer tone. Take a look at european indices, recovery in france losing steam, however, purchase index below expectations, meanwhile french president emmanuel mac roan and Angela Merkel warning of new lockdowns even though c
Burning statewide. And the Toronto Raptors defense of their nba title officially begins this afternoon. They are among eight teams playing on the opening day of the pandemicdelayed playoffs in orlando. Those are some of the top stories on this monday, august 17th. Thank you so much for joining us on this monday. Happy to have will reeve here, as well. Glad to be here. We begin the half hour with the Postal Service crisis in a dramatic move by House Speaker nancy pelosi. She is calling for the house to get back to work. Critics say those costcutting delivery of mail, medical prescriptions and paychecks and they could have a huge impact in november. Abcs got more. Reporter the battle over mailin ballots in the u. S. Postal service intensifying. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, cutting the august recess short to deal with the unfolding crisis. We have to do everything that we can to get rid of the new postmaster general who is a Campaign Contributor for trump trying to undermine the Postal Ser
Recovery fund. The agreement would be very bad not only for europe but for the markets. Ericsson tops the stoxx 600 as european roll out drives demand but the leader says hes worried europe is missing out. China has accelerated the rollout and it continues at a high pace in north america so 5g is happening at an increasing pace in the world i worry that europe is falling behind daimler shares accelerate as more cost cutting forces the carmaker to halt production of mercedes demand in u. S. And mexico as it reveals a 1. 7 billion operating loss for the Second Quarter the last dance for a lockdown growth shares plunge in extended trade as the streaming giant adds 10 million subscribers but warns growth will grow sharply to its weakest level in years beginning shortly, some comments crossing from the European Commission and she has effectively said that these stakes couldnt be higher and all necessary pieces are on the table and a solution is possible from her leadership perch hoping a de
Will get worse before it gets better, which may be true, but its still a weird campaign promise. When asked about former associate of Jeffrey Epstein and accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell at his press conference yesterday, President Trump said, quote, i wish her well. And then somewhere an assassin said, thats the code, and started screwing together a plastic rifle. Thats right he was asked about accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell and said he had met maxwell numerous times over the years and wished her well oh, no, thats going to become a trump rally chant, isnt it . Wish her well wish her well former Attorney Michael Cohen has written a tellall book about President Trump. Seriously . Harry potter wasnt written about this much. What else is there to know oh, wow oh, it says hes a touch racist. What page oh, all of them. The Democratic Party recently drafted its 2020 platform, which is 80 pages long and was drafted by a 15person panel, as opposed to the republican platform
The stunning move from georgias Governor Brian Kemp suing atlanta to stop the city from mandating masks as georgia faces an increase in new covid admissions and deaths. And the urgent warning about overpriced or counterfeit n95 masks. How to tell if one is fake. Vaccine thieves . The u. S. , uk and canada accusing Russian Hackers of trying to steal secrets about coronavirus vaccines. What the nsa is revealing about the group known as cozy bear and its link to the kremlin. Under fire. New trouble for washingtons nfl team. The new report, 15 former female employees alleging repeated incidents of Sexual Harassment and verbal abuse by executives. N oy was i being hit on but i also was being jt degraded on a daily basis. Now one of the accusers speaking out on gma this morning. Winona ryder to the rescue . The actress and former fiancee of johnny depp now publicly coming to his defense as he faces accusations of abuse. The highstakes trial under way. And inside the sharkcano. Absolutely swa