The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Laura am Laura Trevelyan in washington, d. C. , in this is bbc world news america. Pfizer says its new vaccine is almost 95 effective. We are not at theh f line yet. Yroughl 250,000 americans have died from the virus. Thony fauci he would like says the timing could not be worse for a slowdown. Dr. Fauci we are going in, obviously, a wrong direction at a very precarious time. Laura the boeing 737 max has been cleared for takeoffsearly 18 mon after it was grounded following two deadly crashes. Plus, the lost whaling station is a beacon of hope as the whales return ande thriv the antarctic. Welcome to world news america pbs and around the globe. There is yet more reason to be optimistic about the coronavirus vaccineop being dev by pfizer and biontech. It has passed safety checks, making it ready for ap
The half. Im scott pop ner the next flicks numbers hours away now, those earnings coming up can the beaten up stock get back on track it is 12 00 noon and this is the Halftime Report. Announcer netflix facing its final quarter of calm before the streaming wars with apple and disney begin, but investors need to tune into retail sales falling for the first time in seven months are cracks beginning to form in the consumer and what does it mean for the market . Amazon getting a huge price hike ahead of its earnings next week the traders take their position. The Investment Committee is ready to go. Halftime report starts right now. Good to have you with us on this wednesday, our Investment Committee, joe chenova, steve wise the count down to the netflix numbers, competitors lining up to do battle with that company pete, you own it. I do. I think you are the only one on the desk who does doc, you do. John, pete its not the same we have a lot of different strategies going on. There is competi
No matter how much you might be tempted otherwise, netflix today after that disappointing quarter. Just became the hard money on a day where the averages seesawed in response to earnings, s p gaining 3. 6 , you need to understand how a stock can go from easy house of pain to hard the house of pain and pin action from that particular move. Can rightly or wrongly impact a host of other names as Portfolio Managers try to wrestle with the consistent company that is suddenly become erratic. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is netflix look, we all know the story. Most of us love easy netflix they like lots of older programming to bring you in and add in brilliance to keep you hooked they can make some truly great stuff like Stranger Things the latest season has president been out for a month and already its been watched by 40 million households however netflix had truly heinous numbers. This they didnt grow subscribers in the u. S. , they lost thats the first time they lost since 2011 earning
And im rob matheson this is the news on live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes where inside syria where turkeys operation against kurdish fighters could bring two nato powers into direct military conflict. But America First does not mean american alone u. S. President donald trump declares america open for business but insists trade must be fair. Under pressure to step down congolese president Joseph Kabila denies claims of violent crackdowns on protesters. Bowing to pressure the entire u. S. Gymnastics board plans to resign in the wake of a Sexual Abuse Scandal involving a former team doctor. President up out of line is warning that turkeys operation against kurdish fighters in syria could be extended to the border with iraq al jazeera has traveled with the turkish army as it continues its offensive to sweep fighters from the region the move risks a possible confrontation with the kurdish y p g militia its a group backed by the United States a nato ally Stephanie Deca and
Reporter theres a certain irony after what for many had been a long and difficult fight. I dont want this to go away quickly. I want people to remember what today feels like. Reporter there is heartache that comes with the history here, many remembering the nine people murdered inside charleston church, the alleged gunman, a selfproclaimed white supremacist. The nine who died in charleston are being honored. Those who fought during the Civil Rights Movement are being honored. Reporter still, some here argue pulling down the banner dishonors the heritage of the state. Taking it off the pole, sticking it in a museum putting it in a museum isnt going to open a dialogue. Reporter todays any indication, a dialogue will continue, even though the flags gone. Youre a heart. Youre a hater. Thank you. Thank you. Reporter but for most of the thousands gathered here, this day was about hope, not hate. We can be united. We can live in this country together. Its not a black white issue, it is a Unit