and are earning more than ever before. let s start with oil prices, because they ve risen some 20% over the past three weeks. this time last week, prices surged after the oil cartel, opec +, decided it would reduce its combined output by 1.1 million barrels per day. crude prices climbed after the cartel s announcement, but later in the week they steadied, following the latest us and chinese economic data which suggested weaker post pandemic growth. so where are we headed? russ mould, investment research director at aj bell joins me now. i m very excited about this. you are down by the seaside in brighton but actually here today. on the bank holiday we dragged you in. what are your thoughts about oil right now? opec + is seen as this organisation by the white house is not especially helpful when it comes to our outlook for the global economy, cutting production and causing another spike in the price of oil which is very inflationary? it spike in the price of oil which is very
time for a look at the weather. here s darren bett. it s turning cooler over the next few days. the cooler air is in the north west, pushing down from the north west, pushing down from the north west behind this band of thick cloud that brought a lot of rain into cumbria. we ve got that rain pushing south eastwards across england and wales. it s becoming a little lighter and more patchy as it moves towards the south east. further north across the uk will have clearer skies so this time it s going to be much colder across northern areas, temperatures in eastern scotland and north east england could be down to 5 6, it will probably start sunning in these places. we ve got the cloudy weather across east anglia and the south east throughout tomorrow and they will be rain at times. the weather should cheer up in the midlands, other parts of england and wales seeing some sunshine, maybe one or two showers but the showers will be scattered across scotland and northern ireland on the
what he says doesn t match the facts. joe biden was communicating with hunter biden and his associates. we ve heard the voicemail where the president was keeping up with the investigation. the facts don t match what the president continues to say. carley: brooke singman has the developments ahead of today s vote. brooke: will vote will decide if president biden has to hand over documents. 32 senate republicans writing a letter to merrick garland asking david weiss to receive special counsel investigation. evidence is mounting hunter biden committed numerous federal crimes including but not limited to tax frud, money laundering and foreign violations. it involves the president s son, we believe it is important to provide special protection to allow him to investigate potentially criminal conduct. houseoversight committee james comer s request was denied. unauthorized disclosure of information can undermine potential or ongoing investigations. on 60 minutes, president bid
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