Balloons increasing 26 to just a little less than 1 trillion. Joining us for the hour is chris verona, Strategas Research partners here we are, we can see it, we can taste it, a new record high and everyone is really calm around hiere. The lack of euphoria is telling. Theres this great divide between perception and reality what are the headlines impeachment, recession, china, pmi under 50 but the reality is, signs of cylicality are starting to show up in every corner of the globe. You see it with semis and with trucking stocks, german dax is at a 52week high, the banks are acting better. I think the tone of the market is so different than what the tone of the front page of the paper says every day and i think thats bullish great to have chris with us for the whole first hour of the show, particularly given that we might have that record alltime closing high for the s p 500 the key level to keep an eye on, by the way, 3025. 9. We are at 3022 at the moment lets focus in on the big storie
New survey looking at School Safety issues. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Next. This good morning on friday, august 30. We will begin with the Justice Department watchdogs latest report that found former fbi director james comey violated Agency Policy by releasing official memos. Your reaction to the reports findings in our first hour. Republicans, 2027488001. If you are a democrat, dial in at 2027488000. And independents, 2027488002. You can also join the conversation if you go to twitter at cspanwj and on facebook. Com cspan. We will get to your calls in a minute. Lets begin with june 2017. James comey had been fired a month earlier by President Trump. He is summoned to capitol hill to testify and asked by senator Susan Collins about memos and releasing them. [video clip] did you show copies of your of theo anyone outside department of justice . Yes. And to whom did you show copies . The president tweeted on friday after
Value is no longer the main focus of some of americas top business leaders. Hi, everybody im david asman. Thank you for joining me, joining me on on the panel is jonathan hoenig, christina partsinevelos, Gary Kaltbaum and liz peek. So the Business Roundtable is comprised of 200 ceos from major u. S. Businesses dropping the ageold notion that corporations function first and foremost is to serve their shareholders, and maximize profits. Jpmorgan Ceo Jamie Dimon leading the reimaged ideas stating, the American Dream is alive but fray ing, and all is happening amid a growing National Debate about the responsibilities of corporations, so is all this just a pr stunt . This is a terrible move, david. Its really the sanction of a victim and these companies are the victims here. Where is this all coming from here . Not the companies but the leftist professors. This is this whole notion of stakeholder value. Its not the shareholders that own the company. Its the stakeholders who is everyone. Lit
Could i please have your attention . Please finish your meal or dessert quietly. Thank you all for being with us this afternoon. I am president of the fund for american studies. I know i have said hello to a lot of you. I want to say thank you for those of you who generously support our Educational Program and our work with high school and College Students around the world. It is my distinct pleasure and privilege on behalf of our board of trustees to ask you to join me in welcoming the 11th secretary of the department of education, secretary betsy devos. We are really honored that you could join us today for this fireside chat. We do not need a fire, it is about 85 outside. Thanks for the opportunity. I thought i would open with a policy question right off the bat. You have spent much of your career leading up to becoming secretary of education, promoting reform and education, improvement in dictation, trying new ideas that might improve opportunities for young people who might not be
Could i please have your attention . Please finish your meal or dessert quietly. Thank you all for being with us this afternoon. I am president of the fund for american studies. I know i have said hello to a lot of you. I want to say thank you for those of you who generously support our Educational Program and our work with high school and College Students around the world. It is my distinct pleasure and privilege on behalf of our board of trustees to ask you to join me in welcoming the 11th secretary of the department of education, secretary betsy devos. We are really honored that you could join us today for this fireside chat. We do not need a fire, it is about 85 outside. Thanks for the opportunity. I thought i would open with a policy question right off the bat. You have spent much of your career leading up to becoming secretary of education, promoting reform and education, improvement in dictation, trying new ideas that might improve opportunities for young people who might not be