First quarter for the ftse 500, up 10 , First Quarter for the ftse 500, up io , and people bought on a dip, which is what i thought they would do, so i think this is based off a strong rally we had in the last week, and i think thats it. I think the guidance some of the companies have been given, while earnings have been good for the last quarter, the guidance has been that that is a sign the economy is slowing down, so i think that might be part of it. We are near the i think that might be part of it. We are nearthe end i think that might be part of it. We are near the end of the First Quarter earnings season and most companies have reported we have had uber today and recently we have heard from the big tech companies. What is your sense about the economy from the perspective of Corporate America . , america . Very good, actually. The consumer is america . Very good, actually. The consumer is continuing america . Very good, actually. The consumer is continuing to america . Very good,
And division and criticised what she called the broken promises of rishi sunak s tired and chaotic government. Sir keir starmer welcomed her to his party, a week after another tory mp, dan poulter, also defected. Natalie elphicke explained why she decided to make the move. In 2019, the conservative stood on a manifesto that was very much Centre Ground, but under rishi sunak, theyve abandoned the Centre Ground and broken many election promises. Meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed and i think that change is going to bring a much Better Future for our country and thats why i was so keen to join the labour party and play my part in bringing that important future forward. The conservative rail minister, huw merriman has described fellow mp Natalie Elphicke as shameless and an opportunist. Lam i am absolutely staggered. I have seen i am absolutely staggered. I have seen some sights in this place but the lack seen some sights in this place but the lack of seen some sights in th