Ready to go. Halftime report starts now. Welcome good to have you with us on this monday our Investment Committee is here with us. Chief Investment Officer at boston private wealth. Begin with stocks battling back heightened tensions in the middle east continue to drive trading. Watching gold, oil hit highest level. Weis, happy new year, havent heard from you in a few weeks. The question we have today, are the risks becoming too big to overcome this rally . I dont think so. I dont regard happening in iran as geopolitical risk a factor. Weve seen it so many times before markets have gone through it if oil has a sustained rally and moves higher, that will impact the economic picture particularly in europe i dont see that happening either were the large zest producer. We can measure demand to meet prices to me a bigger risk that just came out is bolton testifying in congress in the impeachment hearing. Youre reading news its literally just crossing the tape we might as well tell everybody
Earlier lossers. Well start in washington as several goernls decide to move forward. Roughly a dozen state ags are part of this effort. That number could grow this is expected to be bipartisan im told state ags discussed this when they met back in july. One of those at that meeting sent us this statement saying the attorneys general involved will consider the data telling us they will talk about the status of the state and the own anti trust debut they said they will be working together to ensure Big Tech Companies are being held accountable. Both the doj are being held to their views. Still question about the action and the scope of where they will be for the tech industry, the message is definitely clear. Regulators are watching and they are tired of waiting back over to you definitely will keep on watching this. Joining us now with the stock impact, founder and ceo of the international. I want to get your take on the market where we are at here i think right now, not talking tech bu