Things right in the winter. Trading, 30ities minutes from the friday session in end. Stocks higher today after dropping for a third consecutive month, the worst stretch since february of last year with the index on track for a weekly gain after falling last week. Likex market is looking this with sterling rising against the dollar and these other currencies falling with bond yields gaining and commodities the final u. K. I data out of orders andxport domestic demand with Companies Reporting the strongest intake of new order since they were bolstered by the weak sterling, the currency depreciation. Also it is contributing to Purchase Price gains, accelerate for the first time in seven months but at a slower pace since the start of the year. Overall growth slowing in the first half of the year as Consumer Spending some boe policymakers calling for a rate increase to keep a lid on above target inflation. That is the data highlight in the u. K. Sterling in august, worst month against the d
Washington. You see the callers and the recent segments, you hear that frustration, that theyre really getting nothing accomplished. But at the same time when you look at lobbying money being spent, that money is actually on the increase. So some people might say, that doesnt seem to make a lot of senior why are they spend smuggle nothing is getting done. Its theres this expectation whenever you have a president and a come of the same party, at the beginning of a new president s term, that things would get done. So you look at these expenditures the First Six Months of 2017 and theyre on the increase and approaching the level that approaching record levels that we last saw at the beginning of the obama administration, when president obama came in, had a solidly democratic congress. A lot of these companies, industries, are spending a lot of money just trying to advance their agendas. Youre not seeing a lot of major legislation yet out of this congress, but its not because lobbyists are
And small streams, tech is playing a major role in the demands for justice and peace. And a c. E. O. Is leading the charge in every way. To our lead story, as violent protests rock the streets, technology is everywhere. Many demonstrators protesting the shooting of Michael Brown and organizing their marches through facebook and giving the people instant details on what is happening on the ground through ferguson. One of those is a native of st. Louis and he has been posting tweets about what is going on. Lets bring in the c. E. O. Who is in new york via skype. And max, let me start with you, the role is very interesting because we are not just seeing vines or youtube videos but what is happening as it is happening based on your site. What does that look like from the inside . We had Radio Stations that filmed some music concerts and realized that they could actually go out there and use that equipment and broadcast live to millions. Live streaming isnt just talking to one person live b
Video has been removed of the beheading of a journalist by militants. Twitter said this is the latest example of social Media Companies policing user content from open internet policy many have embraced for years. I spoke with courtney radish, david kirkpatrick, and a law professor. I asked if there were any legal issues for social Media Companies policing user posts. The legal point is the First Amendment which guarantees free speech as a fundamental right. Over the years where it has been litigation, mostly focused on filing video for children and the like and not so much on what happens in real news. The freedom of speech curtailed mostly on sex but theres a lot less litigation on violence and in recent weeks, we have been flooded with images from around the world. The last series of images we have seen from gaza and the ukraine and all of these raise issues that have not been extensively litigated. Not necessarily illegal or legal . Is that what you are saying . As far as First Ame
Video has been removed of the beheading of a journalist by militants. Twitter said this is the latest example of social Media Companies policing user content from open internet policy many have embraced for years. I spoke with courtney radish, david kirkpatrick, and a law professor. I asked if there were any legal issues for social Media Companies policing user posts. The legal point is the First Amendment which guarantees free speech as a fundamental right. Over the years where it has been litigation, mostly focused on filing video for children and the like and not so much on what happens in real news. The freedom of speech curtailed mostly on sex but theres a lot less litigation on violence and in recent weeks, we have been flooded with images from around the world. The last series of images we have seen from gaza and the ukraine and all of these raise issues that have not been extensively litigated. Not necessarily illegal or legal . Is that what you are saying . As far as First Ame