The Unemployment Rate rose to 4. 4 . However, on mornings with maria this week, i spoke with the former president of the atlanta federal reserve, and he told me that the Unemployment Rate is much closer to 10 than 3. 8 given we did see. 6 million Unemployment Benefits this past week. Joining me now to discuss the backdrop and the markets and investing around it is the alpha one Capital Partners Founding Partner dan nice. And, dan niles, and it is good to see you. Were going to get into the health part of this and, of course, what corporations are doing, including 3m, but i want to ask you about these markets. How would you look at the jobs numbers and your expectation in terms of when things might come back . Sure. I mean, i think thats really the key to the market, is jobs. As you pointed out earlier, you lost 3. 3 million jobs two weeks ago, then the most recent week you had 6. 6 million. And the funny thing is that as you get into april and may, thats when corporations, the big ones
Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news this is where celtic can win the Scottish Premiership title tonight. But theyve already lost twice at kilmarnock this season. Good evening. Slovakias Prime Minister, robert fico, is in a life threatening condition in hospital after being shot a number of times this afternoon. The attack happened in the central slovak town of handlova, where a Government Meeting had just been held. A man whos said to be 71 has been detained by police. The 59 year old Prime Minister has been a divisive figure a leader who is widely viewed as authoritarian and russia leaning. Jon donnison reports. Just moments after being shot, Prime Minister fico is dragged out of a flower bed and bundled into a car by his security team. Eyewitnesss Report Hearing three or four bullets being fired. A few metres away, amid the panic, police wrestle a suspect to the ground. Translation i heard three shots it was quick, one by one, like if you throw Fire Crackers on the g
Easy to read thirty per cent on year and a bit in washington dc and youre watching our tea. And we begin this hour with the glass and have dropped although dr just ahead of the twenty fourteen Olympic Games set to take place in russia. Police have detained dozens of people lining the Anti Terrorism operation and although crime the Southern City where two suspected suicide bombings killed more than thirty people and injured over a hundred more. The death toll of the attacks has been increasing after some of those who were wounded and died from their injuries the two deadly attacks involve a bride have intensified fears over the threat of terrorism in russia which coincides with the threat earlier this year from a chechen extremists grail quest plans to wreak havoc in the country. Our ts Margaret Howell is and all the grime and has the latest on this tragedy. His hands its also very summer traffic seems to me moving more slowly and i was able to catch up with and some of the Family Membe
Good morning. It is time to dig out the swimming and those toggles because Swimming Pools are reopening gcioss because Swimming Pools are reopening across england in just because Swimming Pools are reopening across england injust over two weeks time. I have come to the local pool in manchester to find out what regulations need to be in place before we all dive in. Plus, today marks the anniversary of the battle of britain. I am amongst the hurricane s and the spitfires to see the significance of that battle. Plus that we can forecast which is drier and brighter after a sunny and showery day today. All details coming up and breakfast. Coming up coming up and breakfast. Coming up on breakfast. Its friday the 10th ofjuly. Our top story foreign travel to dozens of countries without the need to quarantine is possible from today, as government advice against all but essential travel is formally lifted. The list of places includes holiday destinations like france and italy, and means tourists