Hitting an alltime high yesterday continues the momentum up another 37 points on futures this morning on nasdaq. Meanwhile investigating the origins of the russia probe as you could see the nasdaq is alltime high yesterday and general attorney general bill barr saying hes trouble of what has been called to his attention so far. We are waiting on criminal investigation by john durham and added that americans will be able to recognize some of the names under investigation as part of ongoing probe, we will have more on what the attorney general said today. The coronavirus pandemic, more businesses across america are opening but dr. Fauci is warning the nightmare is far from over. The World Health Organization is now walking back the claims that asymptomatic transmission is rare. Mornings with maria begins right now. European markets mixed, ftse 100 down 26 points, cac quarante down 21 rand dax germany lower. Bars, restaurants, hair dressers will remain close in july 1st in euro zone. In a
Media animal celebrities yeah, you heard me right and the boss of the worlds Biggest Online pet sitting marketplace. Plus, your call is important to us. Please hold the line. Yep, im going to be catching up with the president of the Customer Service Tech Giant Salesforce about their latest ai chatbots looking to take the strain. Wherever yourejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. You know, during the pandemic lockdowns, more and more of us looked to pets for companionship and comfort, certainly spurring a huge surge in Pet Ownership in many countries around the world. And that surge created vast new opportunities for businesses that support our pets, from vet services to rubber toys. The increasing demand has seen the amount we spend on pets follow suit. The uptick in ownership, its come with a change in the way we treat our animals, with the phenomenon known as humanising. Yeah, thats treating our animals more like wed like to be tre
Hello. A very warm welcome to Talking Business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. Lets go and take a look at whats on the show. This is wednesday, shes my three year old German Shepherd cross. Ive had herfor about two and a half years, since the middle of the pandemic, and i spend about £250 a month average on her, which is about 17 of my salary. Yep, the global pet industry. It has been booming as more and more of us spend big, pampering our pooches and caring for our cats. A surge in ownership during the pandemic has changed how we treat our Furry Friends, ushering in a new era of humanising our animals, with social media leading the pack. And its an industry set to be worth half a trillion dollars by the end of the decade. So im going to be discussing all of that with these two. There they are, the head of an agency representing social media animal celebrities. Yeah, you heard me right. And the boss of the worlds Biggest Online pet sitting marketplace. Plus, your call is important t
John. Michelle, the breaking news is that bob corker, the senator from tennessee, republican who chairs the Foreign Relations committee, has told the Washington Post he has withdrawn from consideration as Donald Trumps running mate. It underscores the question hanging over trumps running mate process, which is who exactly can he entice to run with him. Can he get given how controversial his reputation is, can he get a young rising star in republican politics, or does he got to pick somebody like newt gingrich, the former house speaker, chris christie, the governor of new jersey, who doesnt have much of an electoral future given controversies that have weighed them down. Bob corker is somebody who has been rising within the senate and in republican politics. He says the job of being the Vice President ial candidate is more political than he wants. That hes more of a policy guy. Not comfortable being the attack dog in the campaign. So he has taken himself out. Weve still got some others,
Take a look at these numbers. The arctic blast taking hold last night. The current windchill in chicago is negative 25. It will get down to minus 34. Connell jeff flock is in chicago. Jeff boy, i tell you. I have been through a lot of winters in chicago. This may be the worst. You see this curious phenomenon that you do not see that much in chicago. As we get a wide panorama of the lakefront, this happens when there is a large temperature gradient between the water and the ambient air temperature. We are expecting to be below zero in chicago for one of the longest stretches we have ever seen. There is a lighthouse there. It gives you a perspective of what this looks like. The amount of time and duration of this will be one of the keys, as well as the windchill. In chicago today we have all schools close. About 400,000 students. Hundreds of flights canceled. I tell you, the rush hour this morning, not that bad. A lot of people staying home from work. This is a town that knows it is call