Great deal of this because it is the first republican senator to say im not sure Mitch Mcconnell is handling it right. Not that the president should be convicted, but maybe we should not be working quite so closely with the white house. Is this significant . Kevin it is. Senator murkowski voted against the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh. The question is whether senator murkowski can bring on other republicans to try to get on board during the rule package that leader mcconnell has to advance in the senate by a simple majority. Rules for the trial. It is not so much whether michalski and others will vote to convict President Trump, that is unlikely. It is more about the rules. Nancy pelosi has not sent over the articles of impeachment because she wants to have people like Mick Mulvaney and john bolton testify in the senate, something Mitch Mcconnell has said is a nonstarter. Right now what you are seeing from senator murkowski is in a centrist state like alaska she is trying to sugge
Joining us from sunny arizona. Your clients havent done too badly this year. Jeff its been a great year, and what a difference a year makes. Vonnie why is that, jeff . Jeff the reason for that is because this year, we had a lot of very supportive factors pushing the market higher. First and foremost, weve got a very strong and resilient consumer, and that is evidenced Online Retail sales. Next, weve got Central Banks. Central banks have been supportive and accommodative here in the u. S. And overseas. Next, weve got earnings. Earnings are looking like they are going to improve not only in the end of this year, but into next year. Finally, and probably most importantly, shortterm, weve had improvement on the trade front. It looks like we have that phase one trade deal ready in the nottoodistant future. Vonnie you say what a difference a year makes. Obviously, a lot could happen in the coming year as well. What are the greatest risks for 2020 . Jeff the greatest risks we see are policy r
Netanyahu goes to capitol hill. Good morning, im Erik Schatzker. Stephanie im stephanie ruhle. We have a lot to do today. Before we do that, i want to take it to the bulletins for the top business stories of the morning. An hour from now, a joint meeting of congress will hear from Benjamin Netanyahu. The israeli Prime Minister is expected to reveal compromises the u. S. Has made while negotiating a Nuclear Agreement with iran. He is gambling those revelations will either delay or derail any possible deal. The speech is a controversial one. John boehner invited netanyahu without consulting the white house. The israeli leader spoke yesterday at the proisrael lobbying group. As Prime Minister of israel, i have a moral obligation to speak up in the face of these dangers while there is still time to avert them. Stephanie you can watch all of his speech to congress here starting at 11 00 a. M. That is not the only news out of congress today. Speaker boehner has agreed to hold a vote later to