Basement which i would have done anyway, and which i did. I have to tell you, i feel fantastic. I really feel good. Maria we will get into all of that coming up. First, the stage is set this week for judge Amy Coney Barretts hearing on capitol hill. Shell read her opening remarks later today. Senator Lindsey Graham telling me, laying it all out on the schedule and when he thinks shell become a Supreme Court justice. I believe she will be confirmed no later than tuesday, a week before the election. Thats my hope. Maria markets are fractionally lower this morning, its a mixed story. As you see, the dow industrials down 21, the nasdaq is up 111 and the s p higher by 8 andahalf. Investors preparing for a major week of earnings along with more talks on stimulus. Markets posted a gain of more than 3 last week. Take a look, we are lac lookingt momentum in stocks on the heels of a week that sent the nasdaq up 4 andahalf percent and s p 500 up almost 4 . Peter navarro here this morning, live at
Morning. With phase two talks with a president ial trip to beijing at some point to follow. That is how we end this year. Pretty much where we began it. With the markets up and trying to figure out what is going on between the u. S. And china. Deirdre bolton at the New York Stock Exchange with war things stand. Happy new year to you, deirdre. Blake, same to you. Happy new year to you too. On last day of trade for the year, a little bit muted on the dow. Even if there is no green on the screen at this particular moment this year has been a standout year, this decade has been standout. The dow is up 22 . S p 500 up close to 30 . The nasdaq has returned 35 . Apple by the way is the standout stock for the year and for the decade. It is the best performer, up 84 in the past 12 months. Analysts say apple services, wearables, especially airpods many people asked for christmas, still havent gotten because they were in high demand, boosting the companys profits certainly. Certainly boosting the
The u. S. And china are dusting off corporate deals in anticipation. Austria braces for a hotter weekend as fires continue to burn out of control. Thousands are urged to seek shelter. This justin, the u. S. House is voting on the or powers resolution. , as is mostly symbolic resolution that would seek to limit the President Trumps options for military action against iran. House speaker Nancy Pallone says democrats were not satisfied by the administrations justification for last weeks airstrikes that kill a top iranian official. Nancy pelosi saying this is more than a symbolic gesture. We have more analysis, but it seems like a long shot for this to pass the republican held senate. That news just coming in that the resolution has been passed in the house. When it comes to the trading session, it is fading out. Tensions between u. S. And iran. A report suggests that the ukrainian flight was taken down by Iranian Missiles. That did not deter optimism. All three markets in the u. S. Hittin
Cheeper to import everything from paper to pork could 2020 be the end of tariffs and trade wars . And well be getting the inside track on the Wonderful World of welsh whiskey with a small dram of the good stuff. From trees to turkeys and even tinsel, the cost of christmas is rising we want to know how you save those pennies while keeping that festive cheer. Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. Supermarket giant tesco has just suspended production of Charity Christmas cards at a factory in china after a six Year Old Girl found a message from workers inside one. The note was allegedly written by prisoners in shanghai claiming they were forced to work against our will. Tesco says its shocked by the report and would never allow prison labour in its supply chain. The supermarkets begun an investigation and says production at the factory in question has been suspended. Katie prescott reports. Ready . Uhhuh. Here we go. It was six year old schoolgirl Fl
Female members or for religions for peace from the middle east or demanding a larger role for. The female peacemakers stores january 5th on g. W. Call it a late Christmas Gift for Global Markets strong Holiday Retail numbers in the u. S. Boost amazon and other tech stocks and drug market gains in asia well look ahead to what europe can expect. Also on the show its been a rough year for car makers but a fascinating one for cars well take a look at what rolled into the big auto shows this year and out of tinkerers garages. And whiskey makers in scotland have a bitter taste in their mouth as u. S. Tariffs begin to bite. This is your Business Report im Stephen Beard same berlin thanks for joining us christmas retail numbers have markets around the world feeling extra jolly asias up again in the last trading day of the week with a hung song in the shanghai composite both gaining close to one percent and the nikkei in tokyo up by just a 10th of a percent tech stocks were the big winners on w