In the stock market to go with it. The major averages bounced back from sharp sell off last week and all the end of the s p sectors were as well. The dow jumped 146 points. The nasdaq added almost 23, ending above the key 4,000 level. And the s p rose about 15 points. So what triggered all this optimism . Investors were encouraged by new retail Sales Numbers that were stronger than expect ad sign maybe that the economy is emerging from a slow winter. The gains were led by autos and furniture as well as sales at general Merchandise Stores like target and walmart. Solid earnings from citigroup boosted investor confidence. Profits for the First Quarter came in higher than analysts estimates and citi stock surged 4 on the news. Kayla tausche joins us more with more on that surprising report from citi. Kay larks last week we were talking to you about this one and everyone was bracing for a lousy report. What happened . Not much to write home about. Two points where science citi s. Credit is
Im confused. Forget about it. I dont think theres any mystery about what will happen next. The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed for lack of a better word, is good. When does the greed stop . Big banks are the real parasites. I know which is right for new york. Good to have you with us. Thanks for watching the ed show. If you have been watching this program over the last month, you know that i have paid a great deal of tang to what is going on in the city of detroit. Because i have put out a narrative and now it is being played out by the biggest mayor in america. That there is going to be a template by conservative elected leaders, governors, mayors, when it comes the dealing with obligations, and of course, the running theyll is, well, it is the workers fault. This man right here go he is the first one to take the bait. That is the mayor of the richest city in america. He says that saving, saying Public Workers, their pensions, Public Workers pensions, could put new york in
Hello, everyone. Great to see you. Im john berman. Im kate bolduan. This morning after much anticipation president obama is asking congress for formal authority to take on isis. The white house has now sent the authorization for use of military force, a lot of words on capitol hill they sum up as umaf sent to lawmakers on capitol hill. Thats coming six months after the mission against isis actually began and there are critics who say its long overdue. Its the details within that are sure to stoke controversy. It would limit the operation to three years. It limits the use of Ground Troops saying there will be no enduring offensive Ground Combat operations. What does that mean . It would not restrict the battlefield to iraq and syria but it would repeal the 2002 military authorization for the war in iraq. Lets get to it and bring in White House Correspondent Michelle Kosinski and chief Congressional Correspondent dana bash who are working both ends of pennsylvania avenue on this one. Mic
Former nsa and cia head general Michael Hayden is here. And plus, we live amidst the political uncertainty, but the stock market is at an alltime high, and whats explains the disconnect . Investment john c. Bogel founder of vanguard is here. And chris is a lizza says that white house spokesman sean spice er hit a new alltime low this week. And we will look at that. And march madness in full swing, but how much of the collegiate players will actually graduate . Ily talk to someone who built a fantasy bracket based on academic academics. Look at who wins. But first, it has been two weeks and on the morning of march 4th, President Trump set off a number of tweets that is been literally viewed around the world. Including terrible. Just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is mccarthyism, and of course, that twitter storm ended with trump flat out calling his predecessor bad or sick. And quote, how low has president obama gone
Know, pip squeak at msnbc. My response to the torture memo author about public life after government disgrace. And why even the fossil fuel companies are balking, as the president subsidizes more dirty coal. Beautiful, West Virginia coal. We love it. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The president of the United States reportedly offered the new head of one of the Government Security services a pardon to break the law. According to cnn and the New York Times, during a trip to the border last week, the president told Kevin Mcaleenan that the commissioner of customs and Border Protection and since evaluated to acting secretary of dhs, that hed pardon mcaleenan if he got in trouble for following illegal orders from the president. The New York Times reports the president was urging mcaleenan to shut down the border altogether, while according to cnn, the president told him to block Asylum Seekers from entering the country, which is against u. S. Law.