First quarter for the ftse 500, up 10 , First Quarter for the ftse 500, up io , and people bought on a dip, which is what i thought they would do, so i think this is based off a strong rally we had in the last week, and i think thats it. I think the guidance some of the companies have been given, while earnings have been good for the last quarter, the guidance has been that that is a sign the economy is slowing down, so i think that might be part of it. We are near the i think that might be part of it. We are nearthe end i think that might be part of it. We are near the end of the First Quarter earnings season and most companies have reported we have had uber today and recently we have heard from the big tech companies. What is your sense about the economy from the perspective of Corporate America . , america . Very good, actually. The consumer is america . Very good, actually. The consumer is continuing america . Very good, actually. The consumer is continuing to america . Very good,
Preventing the growth of native organisms. Scientists say it appears to thrive in our warmer waters. It shows just how fragile some of our marine ecosystems can be. Justin told us more, from anglesey in wales. All these records are important because what they tell us is the story of ever increasing temperatures, but the run of records that we have had isjust extraordinary. As you say, 11 months and a new Monthly Record for temperatures in the air, and new treatment year where every single day has been a Record Temperature for the day, and these have not been broken by a small margin, theyre not being edged past, they being smashed, so around 47 days over the course of the last year, the temperature, the previous High Temperature, the previous High Temperature was exceeded by no. 3, a third of a degree, celsius. That may not sound much, but we are talking about a global average of all the oceans are nice, so that is a huge margin, it tells us is steadily over the years Global Temperatur
Now, all the latest sport. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Borussia dortmund await either a german rival or a team on a Historical Mission in the Champions League final. Itll be bayern munich, who dortmund lost to the last time they reached the final, or real madrid. With the score 2 2 heading into their second leg later at the bernabeu, whoever wins will no doubt be the favourite at wembley in june, with real attempting to win a record extending 15th european cup, having not been at their best in the first game in munich, according to their manager, carlo ancelotti. They got the draw thanks to two goals from viniciusjunior, who is very much on the bayern bosss mind. You can still hurt any team in the world and i think a big part of it is accepting it. That not everything, it is possible that not everything, it is possible that not everything will be perfect for us tomorrow but its still possible to overcome, its still possible to overcome, its still possible to overcome difficulties,
In the fair. Every rival must be respected in the semifinaland fair. Every rival must be respected in the semifinal and they did better than us in the semifinal and they did better than us in in the semifinal and they did better than us in the first leg. It was a night for the number one seeds in the nba playoffs. The Oklahoma City thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference semifinals. While in the east conference semifinals, the Boston Celtics also took a i nothing lead in their best of seven series. They convincingly beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in boston 120 to 95. Holding a double digit throughout the second half. If theyre to win a record 18th championship, the celtics will lean on the scoring of jaylen brown, who got another 32 points on tuesday. Rafa nadal says hes excited to be playing in a tournament that hes won 10 times before even if hes going into the italian open ranked 305 in the world and he also admits all matches are tough for him right now. Hes Playi