The last two sessions. The major averages have maintained the gains. We havent seen any major hiccups. Relatively broadbased rally once again. Energy stocks are leading the way higher. Whether its a good idea to buy Energy Stocks, people are certainly doing so. The group is up 1. 4 . Banks have also been leading the gains we have been seeing over the past couple days. We did get that Oil Inventories report indeed, and that has been helping these Energy Stocks. Take a look at the percentage leaders. Weve got transocean, chesapeake. Many of these are those that are the most sensitive to changes in did in the underlying oil prices, and in terms of index points, weve got chevron and exxon mobil, which happens to be holding its annual meeting. Oil prices themselves were volatile in the wake of that aventory data, which showed larger than estimated drawdown in the weekly inventory numbers for crude oil. Gasoline is another matter. Its the 11th straight week that production has fallen, to the
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Focus now is on her political ambitions. Laura first, fuel shortages and now fears of power cuts here in france as well. Workers and Nuclear Power plants are joining a National Strike starting tonight. The government has already dipped into Emergency Fuel reserves and this is the latest in protests of government plans to overhaul labor laws. Reporter the First Nuclear plant to enter the labor reform friday. Some of the employees here have started a strike. Reactors will slow down and so will the production of electricity. And a total shutdown is even being considered by the cgt union, looking to make an impact. Isnt enoughing anymore. We are not being heard. So were going to start using bigger weapons and we are all going to fight to tell the government that enough is enough. Reporter at the call of the cgt union, all of frances 19 Nuclear Sites have voted to join the strike on thursday. The organization carries a lot of clout, the most popular Workers Union in 17 of these sites. One o
Good evening. We begin in the japanese city of hiroshima where thousands gathered today as the u. S. President barack obama visited the site of the worlds first atomic bombing. Obama is the first sitting u. S. President to visit the site where the bomb was dropped 71 years ago and among those who gathered at the memorial were hiroshima survivors. In the first year of his presidency obama gave a major Foreign Policy speech in praying prague during which he called for the elimination of nuclear stockpiles. Standing at the hiroshima peace memorial, u. S. President barack obama called for a more peaceful world, one without Nuclear Weapons. President obama but among nations like my own that hold nuclear stockpiles, we must have the courage to escape the logic of fear and pursue a World Without them. We may not realize this goal in my lifetime but persistent effort can roll back the possibility of catastrophe. [cheers] obamas rhythm with Nuclear Weapons is complicated. Shortly after taking o
Dont worry about it little marco. Reporter the latest t. V. Debate turns nasty as they throw a bar arch over tax. Barcelona break another record and 35 matches unbeaten and messi and friends as they break the spanish record set by bitter rivals in madrid. The u. N. Has reported a sharp rise in allegations of sex abuse against its staff, a new report cataloged 99 accusations of abuse. U. N. Missions in Central African republican and democratic republic of congo and ivory coast animally counted for a majority of the claims and we report. Reporter u. N. Peace keepers were supposed to come to the rescue in Central African republic and instead accused of Sexual Exploitation and the number of allegations of sex exploitation were accused by the staff of 99 last year compared with 80 the year before a statement says this regrettably means more needs to be done for allegations and more importantly the number exploited by abuse perpetrated by u. N. Personnel. 21 countries who the nationals are a