All around washington but nonetheless reflecting a real divergence and breadth of thinking, experience and approach. In thinking about these kinds of conflicts with a lot of broad strategic expertise and also a lot of Field Research and handsonexpertise. This struggle is at the new American Engagement Initiative at the Selikoff Center at the Atlantic Council. He has a longstanding scholar, many will know him from his years at the Cato Institute and his most recent book is hes, war and liberty. He is also a former navy officer and is in many ways one of the great skeptics and contrary invoices in American Foreign policy and strategy thinking today who has prolonged time and were pleased to have them with us se in this event read chuck and logan Catholic University is at that center for study and statesmanship, used to be cato as well and is recently written an important article in defense priorities call the case for withdrawing from the middle east and is an advocate of minimizing us m
The index is down 10 from its record highs for the month the dow fell 4. 5 pshs, again, its worst month since march and second down nont a row the stp and nasdaq coming off twostraight losing months as you can see here the moves in october not great hanging into november. But it wasnt all red arrows we have been keeping an eye on small cap stocks they fell 1. 5 on friday, they did end the month higher by 2 for their sixthstraight positive month or sixth positive month out of seven crude under heavy selling pressure u. S. Benchmark currently 35 per barrel, 2 of the downside here for wti crude. Remember, lockdowns across europe are beginning to go into effect and thats sparking demand fears much more on that coming up. But first, around the world, a mostly higher session in asia over night on china manufacturing data hang seng in hong kong up 1. 5 europe is getting their day started. Were seeing positivity in the european markets ftse 100 up. Sticking with europe any developing story thi
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Welcome to outside source. President trump is one step closer to having his justice confirmed on the Supreme Court. 10 no votes. The nomination will be reported favorably to the floor. Amy Coney Barrett has gotten through the committee state. Now she faces a full vote in the senate and it is almost certain that she will be confirmed. Nigerias president has taken to the television to warn protesters not to undermine National Security but failed to mention the shooting that left half a dozen people dead. In almost total ban on abortion, we will hear from a protester in warsaw. Take a look at this. [indiscernible] that is the moment donald trump walks out of an interview with 60 minutes. We will explain why. 12 days until the u. S. President ial election and a couple big stories from
The midst of the pandemic. U. S. Stocks rising today despite no new stimulus. Yet, even shares of google. Alphabet shaken off the threats of antitrust scrutiny. Joining us, abigail doolittle. Why would google shares rise on a day that the Justice Department is filing a suit that could threaten to break google up . Abigail not the response you would expect from Investors Committee u. S. Suing alphabet usingcusing it of monopolylike powers. This is not exactly new. Theres been many shots across the bow. We have had executives from many of these Big Tech Companies testifying before congress for a couple of years now. The fact that google is underperforming on the day. At one point, it did dip briefly lower. You could make the case that it is really priced in. The stock price over the time period when we have seen some of the congressional testimony, it has underperformed some of the other Tech Companies, telling you that there could be some idea that investors are not surprised by this. W
Live this hour. Plus records watch, the plus ive got it, carl the dow aiming to erase 2020 losses and the s p heading for the best august since 1986, kelly. Wow and cocacolas restructuring strategies amid plans to streamline the drink portfolio they are setting voluntary job cuts for thousands of its workers. David, it is friday, and kelly, friday and you just sort of think back to what this week has brought us, guys alltime highs, obviously news in sports in the nba, hurricane laura, the rnc and we will hear from what the president said last night tiktok, microsoft, walmart, oracle, you name it, david, but large discussion this morning about how the thing thats going to probably stick with us for the weeks and quarters to come is going to be that historic powell speech and we will have to decide whether this long end is bringing us noise or something more yeah, i mean, im glad kelly is here because im sure she was home studying every word after it took place, as you know, not my area