Holiest site is closed during ramadan because of coronavirus restrictions. Now an agreement among the worlds Major Oil Producers to cut out for that comes into effect on friday it follows a collapse in Global Oil Prices spurred by a slump in demand because of the pandemic and it seems the deal to cut out what may have only happened because President Donald Trump reportedly pressured saudi arabia plying the u. S. May withdraw its military support for riyadh the savage raid as this report. Oil and water do not mix but politics in oil bond very well there is no official transcript of the conversation between the u. S. President and the Saudi Crown Prince which resulted in saudi arabias latest Oil Production cut reports suggest president all trump told muhammad bin sole man that u. S. Forces stationed in the kingdom could be withdrawn if saudi arabia did not stop flooding the market with cheap crude within days riyadh announced production cuts and ended its Oil Price War with russia. 20 me
Open, wall street looks to close out a recordsetting week. Peacock joins the streaming wars, how comcasts forthcoming platform looks to separate itself from the streaming flock. Joining the four comma club, alphabet more than 1 trillion all together more than 17 of the s p 500. Stocks looking to hit new record highs upbeat news on the economy as Housing Starts rise in december to their highest level since 06 up 16. The and just to put that into perspective we are looking for an increase of 0. 4 amazing, and of course the commentary from tepper and druckenmiller over the past half hour has done a lot. Its fed in the same direction. Well pick apart if weather was a factor in the Housing Starts and the rest but that is when the equity futures took another leg higher when the numbers were reported comes after we got other good housing data its become very hard to decide that the headlines are going to get in the way of a market thats been on this autopilot higher the guys like david tepper
The breakdown might be. Well, lauren, i think it actually is sort of acrosstheboard. It really starts with k12 education and the fact that for too many young people cannot be getting to think about whats next intellect high school and that frankly is i think too late. I believe we have to start exposing students as early as Early Middle School to a variety of opportunities and pathways, and giving them the opportunity to hear from and experience what some of those things might be like to give it a broader view from what might come after high school. K12 in general is simply walled off into many ways from higher ed, from a traditional fouryear experience or a Community College or a career and technical experience. And we need to really be intentional about taking those walls down, taking those silos down. And for business in particular, i think theres been a giant silo between business and education for too long. And im seeing now many places where the communities had really come togeth
Street journal cfo conference here in washington, d. C. [ applause ] secretary, thank you for being here with us today. Thanks, lauren, its a pleasure. I talked to a lot of companies, heads of hr and other executives and they all talk about the skills shortage. And its not only about low unemployment. This was coming up six years ago when unemployment was around 9 . They tell us they cant find the people they need for the work that needs to get done. Clearly theres some kind of a breakdown. Sometimes its about soft skills, technical skills. Tell us where you think that break down might be. I think its sort of across the board. It starts with k12 education and the fact for too many young people theyre not beginning to think about what next until late high school. And that, frankly, is i think too late. I believe we have to start exposing students as early as Early Middle School to a variety of opportunities and pathways and giving them the opportunity to hear from and experience what so
Being here with us today. Thanks, lauren. Pleasure. I go to a lot of companies, heads of hr, and other executives. They all talk about the skills shortage. And, it is not only about the one employment. This was coming up six years ago when unemployment was around 9 . So, they tell us they cant find the people that they need for the work that needs to get done. Clearly, there is some kind of a breakdown. Sometimes it is about soft skills, sometimes it is about technical skills. Can you tell us where that breakdown might be . Lauren, i think it is actually sort of acrossthe board. It really starts with k12 education. And, the fact that for too many young people, they are not beginning to think about what next until late high school. And that frankly, as i think too late. I believe we have to start exposing students as early as Early Middle School to a variety of opportunities and pathways. And giving them the opportunity to hear from and experience what some of those things might be like