More of their essentials at walmart, according to the companys results for the three months to the end ofjuly. The worlds biggest retailer is using its reputation for lower prices to attract consumers looking to buy anything from food to school shoes. Walmart s net income for the quarter jumped by about 33 to nearly 8 billion. Lets get more now with Michelle Fleury in new york. Great results then for walmart others rivals havent fared so well. Whats the secret . Imean, i mean, they are known as a low cost grocer, the worlds biggest retailer proving once again their ability to attract shoppers at a time when they are facing a great deal of pressure financially in terms of higher prices, but in terms of higher Interest Rates which have made Lending Conditions tougher. I think that really has helped walmart through this. They are not onlyjust appealing to their traditional customer base, but they are also appealing to those more affluent customers who are being more cautious and turning t
Ministers questions. It is always a little different, the pmqs ahead of the budget. He has vacated the chair for the Deputy Speaker. She will be going through some of the notices ahead ofjeremy hunt, the chancellor, delivering his Budget Statement. He will take to his feet shortly and will probably speak for about an hour shortly and will probably speak for Aboutan Hourand shortly and will probably speak for about an hour and then it will be the turn of the leader of the opposition, keir starmer to respond. We will take both of those live and uninterrupted and we will then have reaction from the Chief Secretary to the treasury, laura trott, part of the treasury, laura trott, part of the Treasury Team and her shadow for labour. Here isjeremy hunt. Madam Deputy Speaker, as we mourn the loss of life in israel and gaza, the loss of life in israel and gaza, the Prime Minister reminded us of the Prime Minister reminded us of the need the Fight Extremism and heal divisions. I start today by r
donald trump another chance. i ve had disagreements with donald trump such as on the coronavirus and anthony fauci, trump is sue pure yore to the current joe biden. it s now officially a two-person race for the republican nomination. with ron desantis ending his disappointing campaign, dropping out, and then promptly endorsing donald trump. we ll go through this major shakeup and preview tomorrow s primary in new hampshire. also ahead, an update on the border deal that includes critical aid for ukraine. president joe biden is challenging speaker mike johnson and house republicans to act on what he hopes will be a bipartisan package. plus, we ll go through the latest developments out of israel where there are growing calls for a leadership change now four months into the war against hamas. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 22nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. he was once seen as potentially the m
reportedly planned to capture top russian military leaders. back at home, developments in the special counsel probe into former president trump s effort to overturn his 2020 loss. a star witness in georgia s investigation is due to meet with federal prosecutors today. in new york city, the former marine accused in the chokehold death of a homeless subway rider faces a judge today. and are president biden s economic policies working? he s set to deliver what is being called a major speech to try to convince voters of just that. this morning, potentially deadly, catastrophic heat across the country, threatening some 69 million people who are having to deal with those conditions. they re under heat alerts. the national weather service says temperatures today are expected to reach up to 110 degrees in texas. over 112 in louisiana. and a reminder about how dangerous heat like this is. and a medical examiner in webb county, texas, reported nine heat-related deaths in just e
discussion it lasted about 35 minutes, during which time the chinese leader acknowledged that the two sides had candid and in-depth conversation and acknowledged common understanding. it appears that any talk regarding any more contentious topics may have happened away from cameras. remember, this visit was already delayed once after a chinese spy craft was found drifting over the u.s. president biden this weekend called that airspace intrusion silly. but blink s visit he said to the country could serve to ease tensions. the white house recently acknowledged that china had secured a i do buckeye base in china there had been tensions to sooth. this conversation between blinken and xi capped hours of high stakes meeting between the secretary and other chinese officials including top diplomat wang ye, according to the state department, the meeting with ye, quote, underscored the importance of importance and manageability competition between the united states and china through op