The premarket. It is down two and a quarter percent on mcdonalds right now. Under armor under investigation, the Company Reportedly facing a federal probe over its Accounting Practices. How it recorded sales, stock is plunging this morning on that news. Under armor shares down 16 and three quarters percent. U. S. China trade optimism fueling the broader averages. President trump in Constant Contact with chinese president xxijinping. A deal could be reached this month. Futures indicating a gain in the p p triple digits at the start of trading this morning. S p 500 is up 15, nasdaq higher by 51. Mornings with maria begins right now. Youre the only thing i know. So wont you take, wont you take me home. Maria good monday morning. We have a big show this morning. Joining the conversation, lee car first here. Cfra director of Equity Research, ken leon is here and mitch rochell. We have a big shakeup going on at mcdonalds this morning. The Company Fired the ceo over a consensual relationship
Are now calling for an allout boycott. This is bulls bears. Im david asman. Joining me, jonathan hoenig, kristina partsinevelos, Gary Kaltbaum and liz peek. So in the face of a potential loss of billions of dollars in revenue and ad sponsorships, both the nba and the rockets are voicing their regret for darryl moreys tweet. U. S. Lawmakers, however, are supporting the rockets general manager. Texas senator ted cruz tweeting the following. Quote, as a lifelong Houston Rockets fan, i was proud to see darryl morey call out the Chinese Communist partys repressive treatment of protesters in hong kong. Now in pursuit of big money, the nba is shamefully retreating, end quote. So is cruz right . Should the nba have stood by morey . Yeah. Look, unfortunately, the nba was looking at a number, 490 Million People in china watched nba games online last year, and unfortunately, they were slow to react in the right way. What horror to back democracy. What a terrible thing this man did for the nba to
And have mercy upon our nation. May our lawmakers work to do your will, remembering that you have set apart the godly for yourself. Provide our senators a refuge in you, enabling them to shout for joy, blessed by your righteousness and favor. Continue to supply their needs, teaching them how to abound and abase. Lord, keep us all from slipping, presenting us one day before your throne with great joy. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley july 20 marks the 50 years since Neil Armstrong took one small step for man and for the first time in Human History walked on the moon. The Apollo Missions should be remembered for generations to come as a triumph for innovat
Quorum call rising use of 10 registers. Think of that. 500 witnesses and i have nancy pelosi go out and say that the president of the United States engaged in a coverup. We had a house investigation, we have senate investigations, we have investigations like nobody has ever had before and we did nothing wrong. They would have loved to have said we colluded. They would have loved it. These people were out to get us. The republican party, donald trump, they were out to get us. This was a 1sided horrible thing. The bottom line is they said there is no collusion, no collusion with russia. You heard so much talk about phone calls but my son made to me from this meeting that was set up by gps fusion it looks like which is the other side for those that dont know and for a year i heard about phone calls went to a special number, unauthorized and it would have been my son don who is a good young man who has gone through hell. And calls that must have been made by him before and after. After mas
Mr. Kennedy mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from louisiana. Mr. Kennedy thank you, mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Kennedy mr. President , i have five requests for committees to meet during todays session of the senate. They have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Kennedy mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h. R. 7187. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk h. R. 7187, an act to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until decembe. The presiding officer without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. Mr. Kennedy mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time. The presiding officer without objecti