And solid numbers in tech are not enough to keep investors from selling, dragging down u. S. Equity futures. Good morning. Over the past 45 minutes, we have seen a leg lower across equity futures as well as across the msci asia pacific, even though yesterday wall street did close higher, it was a relatively flat close in europe. S p 500 futures down 0. 9 , and the nasdaq 100 futures extending the losses past 2 this morning. Clearly the stabilization yesterday has not been enough. It has been a difficult week in the markets. The tech overnight did not meet expectations. Apple down more than 4 in afterhours trading. It was about expenses and costs for apple in china. Twitter extending losses more than 17 in overnight trading. For investors. Alphabet, one bright spot in big tech, up or than 6 . U. S. 10 year yields at 80 basis points. This was the close yesterday for the german bund market as well as the 10 year italian btps. Christine lagarde gave a clear signal more stimulus is on the w
Now on bbc news its time to hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The roll out of covid 19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can be tamed, but it will have to be a worldwide effort if its to be effective, and right now the signs are not so good. While tens of millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the worlds poor are facing a very long wait the phrase Vaccine Apartheid has already been coined. My guest is the chief scientist at the world health organization, dr Soumya Swaminathan. Is Vaccine Inequity undermining the fight against covid . Dr Soumya Swaminathan in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, stephen. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Lets start with an overview. Is there any reason to believe that we are getting on top of this Global Pandemic . Well, one year ago, the Director General of the who announced that this covid 19 was a Public Health emergency of international concern. That was on 30 january, 2020. And he sa
[cheering] this occasion reserves unbroken tradition which began with president theodore roosevelt. The great and the new great have addressed this audience. But tonight, we welcome the man who history will record among World Leaders in the hour of our greatest need. [applause] i have in mind the rapid succession of communist aggression and millions of people were involved behind the farreaching iron curtain. I have in mind the stalemate of fertility in korea, the rampaging inflation in our homelands. Which was eating up the savings, and traveling the enterprise economy. Then is the man, will be acclaimed by future generations as the man who laid the foundations of peace. [applause] [applause] and more, he is our president only love with a deep and abiding affection. [applause] s direct welcome too the commonwealth quoth im george amateur of the humanities for much put together todays program. Along with the staff at the Commonwealth Club. The text aphis help helped to put together the
Headquarters in arlington, virginia. Joe biden spent his day trying to save votes in pennsylvania. The crowds that biden has drawn, well, theyre de minimis in comparison to those drawn by President Trump at his massive rallies all across the country. And thousands of supporters last night in michigan showed President Trump just how much they want him to remain president of the United States. We love you thank you. Dont make me cry. Dont make me cry. [cheers and applause] you know, if i started to cry, theyd have a big story. Theyd say the president broke down and cried. [laughter] and i dont know if thats good for us. Probably could maybe it brings me four or five points, huh . I dont care. But thats really nice. You know, its never been said before. They say weve weve liked ronald reagan, but they say thats the love. We love you. Think of it when you think about it, right . [cheers and applause] lou love in michigan and across the country. The president and the Biden Campaign will be
Really a grans sed sense of his biology. Last time we were looking at his youth. A youth that we say is often times wrapped in romance, in myth, it is hard to get at. It is a period where it is least documented and it is an interesting period. But of course he is most known to americans and perhaps to folks around the world as a great military commander. The general that led the americans through the american war for indense and eight long years of war. And his identity as a warrior is a crucial one. Thinking about who is George Washington, how did he think of himself, as, and why does it matter today. He is still studied regularly in the great military disciplines well as the war college. Washington is a fundamental figure in the establishment of american tradition of leadership in arms. He was the first officer of the American Army. The United States army dates its on birth to his service. And the Continental Congress of him taking over the army that we will talk about a little bit.