Level as the controversy continues. President biden met with his Economic Team at the white house today, the administration has not yet said much on the controversy only saying talk to the sec and the feds are monitoring the situation. Strong backlash by some lawmakers including alexandria ocasiocortez and republican ted cruz. Republican senator josh hawley talked about this on fox news earlier. What youve seen with this gamestop meltdown that wall street is having now is these folks at home have got more criticism and more scrutiny than the people who singlehandedly crash the entire Financial Market in 2008. And they got bailed out, the government bailed out those people. It shows you that the fix is in. John White House Correspondent Kristin Fisher picks up reporting for us on this friday live on the north lawn. For the third day in a row, the white house is declining to weigh in on this controversy that has consumed both wall street and main street. The White House Press secretary w
A sharp fall in its net profit, slipping 25 in 2023 compared to the previous year. Aramco attributed the downturn to Lower Crude Oil prices and decreased production. The companys net income dropped from 161 billion in 2022 to 121 billion last year. Despite the challenges posed by declining oil prices, aramco will increase its dividend payments, providing a much needed financial boost to saudi arabia. Lets get more now from our middle east Business Correspondent sameer hashmi. With a big fall off in profit, why is it increasing its dividend . It its dividend . Is a steep fall compared to 2022. It is a steep fall compared to 2022. It is still the second best performance in terms of annual results at 121 billion. Two reasons why they increased the dividend pay out. Number one, Aramco Abbott is the main driver of the Saudi Arabian economy. Saudi owned entities own 19 of it and they rely heavily on that income to really find some these massive projects inside arabia. They tried to keep the
Good morning, welcome to morning joe. Its wednesday, march 13th. We have so much more to get to with that hearing yesterday on capitol hill. Democrats pressed the former Special Counsel on his language about President Bidens memory while republicans wanted to know why the president wasnt charged. Meanwhile, also on capitol hill, today the who house is expected to vote on a bill that could lead to a ban on one of the most popular apps in america. Well explain that legislation. Well also get analysis on the alarming comments from russian president Vladimir Putin this morning about the threat to use nuclear weapons. Hes saying that if russias sovereignty or independence is threatened, he will use nukes. Good morning, everybody. Along with willie and me, we have the host of wasteway, bureau chief at politico jonathan louisiana mere. Msnbc contributor Mike Barnacle and jonathan martin. Great group this morning. Also has President Biden announced a new Weapons Package for ukraine. According
Maui pleading to be let off their plane before takeoff. Gio benitez on the island with late details just coming in. And rob marciano on the rare wind event fueling the flames. A deadly fbi raid in utah, just hours before President Biden is set to arrive in the state. A suspect accused of making threats against the president killed as federal agents tried to serve an arrest warrant. The suspect also accused of threatening other high profile officials, including Vice President harris and Manhattan District Attorney alvin bragg. A new health scare for california senator Dianne Feinstein. The 90yearold senator briefly hospitalized after falling at home. News on her condition amid growing concerns about her health. Images coming in tonight, a massive explosion at a military equipment facility near moscow. At least one person killed, dozens injured. What russia is now saying about the blast. News tonight about an american nurse and her child kidnapped and held hostage in haiti. Americas newe
9 00 pm on the and we are awaiting the results of the gop caucus in north dakota. More articles are now officially all close. To continue to monitor and update you throughout the evening and, of course, Super Tuesday is tomorrow and these are the states that will be california but first former President Donald Trump scored a major victory when the u. S. Cream Court Unanimously reversed that ruling that are to him appearing on the colorado ballots i had of tomorrows primary noah singh in the Majority Opinion states have not power under the constitution to enforce Section Three with respect to federal offices especially the presidency. President trump without record to this and he is right based on the Oral Arguments the decision is not a surprise. This should have been and was a slamdunk case and while the issue a concurring opinion that even the three liberal justices had decided with kind nine. A ceramic remember a judge in kirk county in illinois ruled that trump was ineligible for t