At a record high for the dow the s p set a record high on friday up another 30 points and the nasdaq, an underperformer last week, is indicated up by close to 60 points stocks have been on a big run. If you look at last weeks returns the dow was up just over 4 last week the s p was up just over 2 . And the nasdaq was down only by half a percent you are talking about the third week out of four that is seeing negative returns and that has been the underperformer. Really across the board a lot of strength the russell 2000 hitting a record high last week and big, big moves. Remember, its only been a week since weve heard from pfizer. That set things off especially ones underperforming as people stay home. The ten year is yielding 0. 885 . Joe, that was a wild ride last week, too, watching what happened with treasury yields. Potentially getting up to 1 but now were back where we started. All part of, i guess, reopening. The market given the backdrop i will talk about right now the market is
Life well planned. 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. Katty this is bbc world news america. The, joe biden says, his back, even if this transition is anything but normal the United States, joe biden says, is back, even if this transition is anything but normal. Longawaited report of the sex abuse by a former u. S. Cardinal finds failings by past vatican officials, including popes. We published the report with sorrow, to the victims, their families, the church in the United States and the universal church. Katty how will they Coronavirus Vaccine be distributed around the world . Welcome. Joe biden is pushing back against republican efforts to undermine his victory. At the current president tweets his outrage in all caps, mr. Biden is deliberately calm, telling reporters he is getting on with the job of building the next administration
Life well planned. 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. Katty this is bbc world news america. The, joe biden says, his back, even if this transition is anything but normal the United States, joe biden says, is back, even if this transition is anything but normal. Longawaited report of the sex abuse by a former u. S. Cardinal finds failings by past vatican officials, including popes. We published the report with sorrow, to the victims, their families, the church in the United States and the universal church. Katty how will they Coronavirus Vaccine be distributed around the world . Welcome. Joe biden is pushing back against republican efforts to undermine his victory. At the current president tweets his outrage in all caps, mr. Biden is deliberately calm, telling reporters he is getting on with the job of building the next administration
And irelands Pascal Donahoe is chosen at the next eurogroup president. He says the focus is to bring back jobs. I will play my part in working with all members of the eu eurogroup to make sure this group makes the contributions. The challenges are great but we will prevail and will overcome we kick off the show this morning with a major oil report crossing the latest is that the organization has bumped up its 2020 Oil Demand Forecast today but it has warned that the spread of covid19 has posed a risk to the outlook. Steves been pouring through this document and has all the analysis ill be honest, not every page i think its 81 pages i have from our friends at the iea. Its pretty much what the doctor told us oh, gosh, we interviewed him on stn a few weeks ago. The situation at the moment is its halftime in the year, of course theyre hoping for better out of the second half of the year. The commentary is casting a shadow and quite interesting. Saying, look we think things are going to reb
This institute of the international affairs. Here the texas a m university. I would like to welcome our special event tonight with kim, she will speak in a recent book black waves. In the 40 year rivalry that and reveled cultural religion in the middle east. I actually spent the reading weekend reading. I could put down. If you have not read it, i am sure you will try to get the book if you have not already after this evening but i would urge you to read it printed it is absolutely fascinating. It is very well written print is a narrative flow to it is very troubling i have to say but thats part of the book i think. I would like to announce unfortunately that are event in todays with them best or dennis ross who is another expert in the middle east is unable to come to conversation had a family emergency. I was lecture wednesday evening will be postponed until later. Kim is an emmy awarding journalist and writer who comes from a middle east for bbc in the financial times. Reported from