We also want to thank all of you for your support and for our community of booklovers and friends we wouldnt be here today. Tonight we are excited to have with us tara burton who is celebrating the recent release of her new book strange rights, new religions for a godless world. Is contributing editor at the american interest, at columnist at Religion News service and the former staff and religion reporter. She has written on religion and Secular National geographics, Washington Post , New York Times and more and holds a doctorate in theology from oxford. Shes also author of the novel social creature. Joining tara to discuss her new book is ross douthat, columnist for the New York Times oped page and offer up to change the church, bad religion and privileged and coauthor of brandnew party. Before joining New York Times was a Senior Editor for the atlantic. These film critic for National Review and he cohosts the New York Times weekly oped paul podcast. He lives in new haven with his wi
33 points and nasdaq is up 92 and the s p is up 8 points. Yesterday the dow industrials snapping a 4session winning streak with decline of the session with 135 points and nasdaq down 76 and s p lower by 11. Warning on china that i reported here first, attorney general bill barr calling out American Companies for caving into the pressure from beijing. Bombshell allegation, 15 employees of the Washington Redskins said they were harassed for years. Mornings with maria is live right now. Maria in europe mixed moves, the ftse 100 is up 21 but cac quarante is down 15 and dax higher by 42. In asia overnight markets mostly higher with the exception of japan, nikkei average overnight down a third of a percent and the other fractionally moving across the board. Some of the top stories we are watching right now, John Hopkins University reporting over 77,000 new cases yesterday. 10,000 higher than the previous high. 969 deaths were also reported. Florida, South Carolina and texas all reporting the
Down up by 89 points. Nasdaq was down and s p in the red 1 and a half. Oil prices are down this morning, take a look at 16. 32. Treasury is considering a Lending Program for struggling Oil Companies. We have the story coming up. Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin is asking for equity stake that take coronavirus aid as Big Companies give back money aimed for Small Business. Mornings with maria live right now. Maria Global Markets this morning are lower. Take a look at european indices across the board. Cac quarante down 36 and dax index lower by 94. Retail Sales Numbers out in the uk looking at the largest decline on record. Down 5. 1 in the uk. In ash overnight red across the board remdesivir failed chinese Clinical Trial. A lot of hope around the drug and it continues to be. Shanghai composite down better than 1 . The white house now saying that the coronavirus pandemic could be behind us by memorial day. Dr. Deborah birx pointing to downward cases week by week. If we continue to mitig
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Markets. We have the latest from d. C. Bob is on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with todays big movers we start with you. Nato leaders have a long lis of item but President Trump is talking trade. Thats in response to france is taking share of tech giants revenue. The u. S. Is considering new tariffs on french luxury, goods even though the two countries stuck a 90 hhday truce in august that didnt happen it could be another work around and leaving the door open there. Markets are focused on china with President Trump now saying the deal could be shelved until next year. I have no deadline, no. In some ways i think its better the wait until after the election, you want to know the truth. I think its better to wait until after the election with china. Reporter thats the existing 53day truce on shaky ground ahead of a new round of tariffs that would hit consumers the trump were to delay those without a deal or another development in talks, that would be the fourth time that he ha