The nasdaq up by about 120 yesterday was a down day for the markets. The dow off by about 270 points. But if you want to take a look at november hes historic gain, check this out, the dow actually up by 1. 8 for the month, that is its best month since january of 1987. The s p no slouch either it gained about 11 while the nasdaq was up nearly 12 november by the way was the best month for all of those indexes since april which was a huge month. Also small cap stocks were some big winners. The russell 2000 finished the month up more than 18 , 245ethas right, 18 in one month, the best month since that index was created back in 1984 so here we are heading into december and year to date, the nasdaq is the superstar, up nearly 36 the s p 500 is up by 12 and the russell 2000 up by 9 . The dow up by 3. 9 so fantastic november for all of these indices. Nasdaq leading the way in terms of year to date. Joe. Yep, coincident with the surge. Go figure. The second surge are you sure it is never too ea
Thise talking about dispute between america and china over intellectual property theft, which means that the u. S. Gave very little notice to china when closing its consulate and that is analogous to this deteriorating relationship that seems to be deteriorating fast. Tom flareup absolutely captures the moment. Now with a news update our first word news from new york city. Discussing, china calls it an unprecedented escalation. The u. S. Has ordered the chinese consulate in houston to be state, according to the department it is to protect American Intellectual property and americas private information. Houston firefighters went to the consulate after reports documents were being burnt in outside containers. President trump reboots coronavirus briefings with a shift in tone and a warning. Theas more reserved than in past and encouraged americans to wear masks avoid risky behavior. The president promised that the virus will be defeated but said it will probably be worse before it gets be
Is working out very well in both countries. The deal is completed now and has been solidly in existence for six months, and its been very good. We intend to do some additional things on trade. We will be talking about north korea. Theill be talking about purchase of equipment. South korea is one of the largest purchasers of military equipment. We are working together very well. [beginning foreign language] [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] mr. President , it is a great pleasure to meet you three months after our last meeting. I always say that marvel at your imagination and bold decisionmaking. [speaking foreign language] thanks to your leadership, we have been able to see great progress in terms of our relationship. Working on negotiations between the United States and north korea before your third summit with chairman kim. When you have your first third summit with chairman kim, i hope this will go down as an historic moment and a great achievement, a great tran
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And the costliest hurricane which was, of course, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 which took nearly 1900 lives. And i would, of course, be shamed in the presence of Cynthia Barnett if i didnt Say Something about rain on the gulf. Does anybody know what city is besides cynthia . [laughter] whats the rainiest city on the gulf, does anybody know . Take a stab. Its in the northern gulf, its a u. S. City. Mobile, yes. What did you say, willa . Mobile. You did . [laughter] did you really . Thats my daughter. Shes not telling the truth. [laughter] all right, smarty pants, how many inches a year does it get . [laughter] 63 inches. And the impact of storms on the gulf mainland would be much greater if not for Barrier Islands that circle the gulf of mexico. The longest Barrier Island in the world, padre island, at 113 miles is in texas. And tobasco sauce was invented on a louisiana island, avery island. And florida actually has an island that is distinguished for having the greatest population density