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the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. this is early start a busy morning. we begin with breaking news. a short time ago, a federal appeals court took action to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the market. the court blocked the parts of a texas judge order that would have suspended fda approval of the drug. now the fda approval will stay in effect, while the court considers an expedited appeal. but important here, the fifth circuit appeals court is leaving in place parts of the ruling that will, in effect, make the pill harder to get. the fda tried to ease access in recent years by allowing the drug to be mailed and by approving a generic version. for now, those changes that make it easier for people to get the drug. those changes remain suspended. this medication has been approved as safe and effective for uses an abortion pill for more than two decades. but it s possible removal from pharmacies could affect every american senior medical correspo
welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is early start. we begin with global markets in turmoil in the wake of the failure of two major commercial banks, svb and signature bank in the united states. global markets, asian shares closed down sharply as investors fear further bank collapses to come. european stocks have been climbing though in the last few hours, a mixed performance now, but trying to find some footing this europe. and look at u.s. futures, they are up slightly. we ll try to make sense of all of this for you in a moment. one place you don t want your investment dollars right now, regional bank stocks. first republic shares first more than 60%. western alliance bank corp down 47%. driving the u.s. market overall, extreme fear. according to cnn business fear and groeed index. clare sebastian is joining us now. explain why u.s. futures are up again. yes, and there has been five straight down sessions, basically a week of losses le