Around the world can expect an icy reception from some as they discuss how to save the planet from the threat of rising temperatures get the latest updates on aljazeera. Donald trump has always said hell be tough on china and now he signed a deal with beijing he says it will correct what he calls the mistakes of the past but this is really the beginning of the end of the trade war between the u. S. And china and who stands to gain or lose this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Richelle Carey after more than 2 years of escalating tariffs and a seemingly never ending trade war the u. S. And china have a grade on a 1st step towards a truce if it holds it could be a boost for u. S. President donald trump internet lection year but who will benefit the most from this initial phase of a broader trade agreement china has promised open up its markets and buy more u. S. Goods and exchange the u. S. Will lift some tariffs yet most will stay in place and thats where the problems
Playbooks. And jon najarian is tracking the market for opportunity Halftime Report starts right now. Good to have you with us on this thursday. Your Investment Committee on boxing day no sparring. I know, a different thing. Lets begin with that market milestone, the nasdaq hitting 9,000 for the first time ever. He joe, i local feel like this is the fomo rally, feerp of m ff missing out. Is it sustainable when i the calendar flips over . I think it is for the month of january why not wait and see what earnings will look like before we moderate the rate of appreciation as you move into february and march and the reality of a looming election maybe takes the market and presents it as a pause but you mentioned boxing day remember, this all began one day ago on boxing day, you had the dow jones up over 1,000, you had the nasdaq up over 5. 5 . It began there it followed into the january 2019 with the tremendous pivot from the Federal Reserve and i think that that has been the story that has
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The Halftime Report starts right now. Welcome, good to have you on this our investment can, jim lebenthar at Gilman Hill Asset management we begin with market, stocks suffering the biggest one quest lies ahead when it is time to take some profits as the calendar turned and continued to ride the momentum, and we do, joe, have a lot of momentum. Youre not going to fault anybody for taking chips off the table given the run weve been on no, and consensus very optimistic which is unique to the environment we were in one year prior listen for someone very tactical it makes sense to believe that you will get a correction sometime in the next couple of months, this validity in the assertion and you can tactually trade around that. Defining the playbook for 2020, what particular sectors are going to carry you where you want to be for the end of the year and if you reflect on 2019, scott, been all about technology you take the s p year to date. The s p tech return, up 31 . Do you know technology
Committee will come to order. Let me think our witness for your patience. We are now ready to proceed under the five minute rule and i will give myself five minutes to begin the question phase of the hearing. Over the last year, has taken a number of actions to reduce the ability of fha borrowers to utilize down payment assistance programs from governments and cities. To purchase a home and has indicated that it intends to issue a proposed rule affecting down payment assistance in january. Secretary carson testified before this committee in june that he was not familiar with the hud data that identifies which Government Entity is providing down payment assistance and it appears that hud cannot determine which Government Programs are providing down payment assistance for any fha loan. Which is critical before attempting to issue new regulations of government down payment assistance programs. Will you commit to not moving forward any rulemaking or other Administrative Changes related to