today. down 15%. accounting errors being investigated by the fcc and ftc and the doj. a deal has striker down 4%. it is buying a medical device manufacturer based in amsterdam, wright medical. it is selling down a little bit off of that. guy: here in europe, the stock 600 through the 400 line. that is a big deal. it is being driven by the dax today, german autos getting in on the deal. we are waiting for christine lagarde to speak, the first time she s going to do so as president of the ecb. dare i mention it? the rand up by 2%. this to do with the fact that south africa did not get downgraded on friday. negative from moody s but it did not get downgraded. peter, let s start with equities. absolutely going from strength to strength. what message do you take away from that? is clearly athere loss of liquidity. the fed is injecting cash. the $60 billion per month in t-bills they will buy per month on central bank balance sheets. the ecb is back on expansion. over the many yea
i am chuck digiacomantonio, and on behalf of our hosts who maintain this house, i would like to welcome you to the octagon. design in 1798 by william thornton, on what was the barren western margins of the federal city, the house served as a home until 1855. i will let the docents give you the rest of that story. the octagon house continues to stand along with the tutor place, and the plantation as witnesses to his virtuosity as an amateur architect. the closest in intimacy of this meeting place, the parlor, is suited to the sense of collegiality we are striving for. in the interest of candor, i have to confess the notion of such a gathering was not even on my radar until the historical society was approached by delegation from the university of aberdeen one year ago. in compelling and elegant scottish accents, our dear friends from aberdeen spelled out how appropriate would be to acknowledge the anniversary of george washington s acceptance of william thornton s design of th
event. good morning, everyone. we have a lot of ground to cover. i would like to convene the get our treasured speakers behind the lectern after i do a few introductions. am chuck digiacomantonio, and on behalf of our hosts who maintain this house, i would like to welcome you to the octagon. design in 1798 by william thornton, on what was the barren western margins of the federal city, the house served as a home until 1855. give yout the docents the rest of that story. the octagon house continues to stand along with the tutor and the plantation as witnesses to his virtuosity as an amateur architect. the closest in intimacy of this meeting place, the parlor, is suited to the sense of collegiality we are striving for . in the interest of candor, i have to confess the notion of such a gathering was not even on my radar until the historical society was approached by delegation from the university of aberdeen when year ago. in compelling and elegant scottish accents, our dear spel
we have a lot of ground to cover. i would like to convene the and get our treasured speakers behind this lecture and before i do a few introductions. i am chuck digiacomantonio, and on behalf of our hosts who maintain this house, i would like to welcome you to the octagon. design in 1798 by william thornton, on what was the barren western margins of the federal city, the house served as a home until 1855. i will let the docents give you the rest of that story. the octagon house continues to stand along with the tutor place, and the plantation as witnesses to his virtuosity as an amateur architect. the closest in intimacy of this meeting place, the parlor, is suited to the sense of collegiality we are striving for. in the interest of candor, i have to confess the notion of such a gathering was not even on my radar until the historical society was approached by delegation from the university of aberdeen one year ago. in compelling and elegant scottish accents, our dear friends
this is about 45 minutes. good evening, everyone. i would like to ask everyone in the audience to please rise as the capitol police ceremonial unit presents our nation s colors. forward march. present. please join me in reciting 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. march. thank you very much. you may be seated. tonight.o all of you i am don carlson. i have the honor of serving as chairman of the u.s. capital historical societies board of trustees. i bring our first speaker to the podium, i would like to add a note that we may have some minor changes in the schedule tonight to accommodate congressional schedule, so it may not be exactly as you find in your program, but please bear with us as we try to accommodate that. it is with great pleasure that i introduce our first speaker, the chairman of the senate co