Well quick check on the futures looking strong after we capped off the best month for stocks. The s p, dow and nasdaq since back in february coming off of a very strong october, which is seasonally a weak month it looks like were starting off november solidly in the green. Dow futures rallying 100 points. S p is up 8. Nasdaq futures are up about 29 points teeing off some strength that we saw overseas, especially in the japanese market, when the nikkei surged another 2 . Having been up 8 for october. Well get to the market picture in a moment. First new details on yesterdays terror attack in new york city 8 people are confirmed dead a dozen others were injured after a man drove a vehicle down a bike path in manhattan Contessa Brewer has the latest reporter what youre seeing behind me is the rented home depot truck used in that attack. Its still there b two milaboute of the west side highway are shut down, and the truck surrounded by crime scene tape and investigators. Yesterday afternoo
Good morning. You are watching the polls. Pulse. We begin in belarus. To have a and failed resolution to the conflict. Joining us on the phone is alexander. So, is there any good news here . Was any good news made . Indeed. President of the ukraine and Vladimir Putin are talking to each other. That is a good sign. A long conversation yesterday that took place behind closed doors. The conversation did not yield a major break. conversations will be with the military of the ukraine and russia that will aim to organize a more effective Border Control on the ukraine border. That is important because they allow weapons and fighters to flow across into ukraine territory. Lets talk more about that. What can you bring us with the situation on the ground. Ground . We hear about a buildup of military equipment that could be supplied to the rebels. What are we seeing . Yes, indeed. Poroshenko said that he did not mean that war had stopped. This is still very troubling and, perhaps, the most Danger
Melinda released their annual letter, tradeking no coronations for the year 2025. No poor nations by the year 2035. I think it is dangerous people are focusing on the bad news and not seeing the progress we have made. It means the dont look at the practices. They make them less generous. We are raising poor countries up. Done on more to be health and agriculture. The track record to success, if you dont see that you are not going to participate in what we need to do. You say there will be no poor nations by the time we reach 2035 . Almost none. Landlocked countries in africa, north korea, it will be less than 10. Down to to e about a quarter of them. If we focus on them we can make it really exceptional. Melinda gates try to debunk three myths. One, poor countries are doomed wo, foreign aid is a waste, and three, saving lives leads to overpopulation. Number twod to ms. That foreign aid to myth number two that foreign aid does not help. People are sleeping without a roof over their head
Nations by the year 2035. I think it is dangerous people are focusing on the bad news and not seeing the progress we have made. It means the dont look at the best practices. They make them less generous. We are raising poor countries up. There is more to be done on health and agriculture. The track record of success, if you dont see that you are not going to participate in what we need to do. You say there will be no poor nations by the time we reach 2035 . Almost none. Landlocked countries in africa, north korea, it will be less than 10. We are down to about a quarter of them. If we focus on them we can make it really exceptional. Bill and Melinda Gates try to debunk three myths. One, poor countries are doomed to stay poor, two, foreign aid is a waste, and three, saving lives leads to overpopulation. He responded to myth number two that foreign aid does not help. People are sleeping without a roof over their head. Fewer people are illiterate. Life expectancy is generally longer. By an
Taking stock. But first, headlines. Thanks. Microsoft did indeed report its earnings after the closing bell. The companys Second Quarter profit and revenue exceeded projections. Net income was 6. 56 billion. That worked out to 78 cents a share. Starbucks also out with its earnings numbers. The Worlds Largest coffee shop chain reported First Quarter sales. Firstquarter revenue rising. Analysts on average have projected 4. 29 billion. And billionaire investor carl ikahn says hes increased his stake in appleby another 500 in apple by another 500 million. That brings his total holdings to 3. 6 billion. He also today released an open letter to shareholders repeating his recommendations as the Company Increase its share repurchasing program. Those are some of your top headlines at this hour. Thanks very much. Today at the World Economic forum in switzerland, u. S. Treasury secretary called on the u. S. Congress to reach a deal on the debt ceiling sooner rather than later. Our chief washingto