131 since the first round of quantitative easing began. Rising tension over eastern europe. Exercises have been described as those conducted during the cold war. The west is been highly critical of russia over the fighting in the ukraine. For a second straight day, president obama warned that quarantines and travel bans wont stop ebola. I want america to understand that the truth is that until we stop this outbreak in west africa, we may continue to see individual cases in america in the weeks and months ahead. Because that is the nature of todays world. We cant hermetically seal ourselves off. The state of maine has an ebola quarantine on a nurse who is fed up with being quarantined. Hickox is in defiance of maines governor. Bankks secondlargest said profits unexpectedly rose in the third quarter. Bank has set aside 800 million to settle allegations it rigged currency markets. It was very, very special. Hydrometer truly in game seven of the world series last night. Igh drama, truly, i
A bit yesterday in yield. As for crude oil which has been the key to the stock market of late, you can see we are down on the allimportant wti crude. Lets get to our road map this morning on squawk on the street. Markets set for a lower open. Even as gdp comes in above estimates. The fed outlines the end of that bondbuying program. Visa and mastercard both higher premarket after reporting results ahead of the streets expectations. Both companies citing higher volumes. One of the most high profile executives in the world, apples ceo tim cook announces he is proud to be gay in an oped this morning. The Commerce Department says gdp expanded at a 3. 5 rate the Third Quarter. Stronger than expected results aided in part by a jump in exports and increase in military spending. Meantime, jobless claims rose last week by 3,000 to 287,000, but the fourweek moving average fell to levels not seen since may of 2000. The data coming out one day after the fed announced an end to its bondbuying progra
Year. They commented, what he said. Shares down premarket after they reported the drop of 2 , and why nevada really won the factory. The august employment report shows the smallest growth report, up 142,000, and julys gain revised up to 212, and unemployment ticked to 6. 1, and average up two tenths a percent, and earnings up 21, year over year now for two months 234 a row, but a stronger number would have given a Bigger Picture on wages. He said the numbers just not right, and i respect the work so much ied said, wow, okay, theyre a guy who said the watcher of the number saying august has a lot of revisions up. Search, well, how do you deal with effective retail so strong, and layoffs in Atlantic City, and theres big numbers, and we also know that theres people who wait to see some, you know, Affordable Care act, what its going to look like, and it was a confusing number, and said if it was missing, someones taking action on it. Im stunned. Im a little stunned. Felt like we had a lot
And a report with the Wichita Eagle newspaper. Thanks for updating us and helping us understand. Here is the scene. I am reporting from the newsroom. From the reporting that you are receiving. We have several reporters that a lot of streets were blocked off and the u. S. 400 and blocked off for a period of time. There was a lot of smoke after the crash, however it looks like authorities were able to get that under control. With the stability of the building, the airplane crashed into a Flight Safety International Building and Flight Safety is a Training Company owned by Berkshire Hathaway and they provide Flight Training and offices in wichita. Can you tell us more about the mrmg response. What has been done to track down anyone inside. I am not quite sure. They are continuing to lock for folk who is may have been in the building. There two confirmed deaths and there was one person and at least five people unaccounted for and five have been taken to the st. Francis area with the five p
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