ten points. the nasdaq off by 22. crude oil prices were up sharply overnight, topping $40 a barrel. first time we ve seen that in quite a while. that came after the announcement yesterday of a surprise job in u.s. inventories. however, wti has turned around since then. looks like we flipped that contract, too. if you were looking at $40 overnight, we re now looking at the may contract. that s a decline of 7 cents to 37.69. it will be interesting to see how this new contract plays out. we did see a huge gain in crude oil prices yesterday. the other big mover this morning, currency. the dollar hitting a 17 hch month low against the yen. this came after the minutes from the last month s fed meeting suggested that the central bank is unlikely to raise interest rates before june. there were a lot in these minutes, but most people are looking at the dove s comments after what we heard from janet yellen just last week. brian? some corporate stories to talk to you about this mornin
i am mark barton, a quick look at the market at the markets. we are going to see a second consecutive day of gains if things stay the same for the next seven hours. the stoxx europe 600 is a by 1% today. the mining index is the big performing industry group after slumping yesterday. credit suisse big jump today. we had a loss, not quite as bad as forecasts and brent crude is up today after reporting yesterday up .6%. here is nejra cehic. nejra: china s consumer prices continue to rise at a healthy pace in april, but still a bit low the government s target rate . 2.3% was driven by prices given the pboc a reason to hold off on another rate reduction. easing ing to an factory gain inflation. be his topverty will priority as he claims of victory in the filipina in the philippines presidential election. a zero tolerance approach to crime and corruption. a string of on guarded unguarded comments. as ills political system has fallen even further as an old that bodies vote t
Laguna Canyon Conservancy to host Zoom meeting on Laguna’s treesThe public is welcome to join the Laguna Canyon Conservancy in a Zoom general meeting presenting four of Laguna Beach’s longtime residents who are local champions when it comes to the protection of Laguna Beach’s trees and its designation as a Tree City USA Community. They will each present information for about 15 minutes and questions will be welcomed. The Zoom meeting will be held on Monday, Jan 8 at 7 p.m.
LOCA Arts Education has expanded its class offerings to the south end of town, at the new Laguna Beach Community and Recreation Center, overlooking Treasure Island Park. The location is easy to reach from town but also from neighboring communities of Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, and San Clemente.
Continuing the goal of supporting the arts in Laguna Beach, the Susi Q will present two programs in the new year that will delight lovers of Shakespeare and opera.