Score lately what one new study is saying about the American Household and it may be good news for you on this monday, october 19th. This is Worldwide Exchange. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, im Brian Sullivan thanks for joining us to kick off your week. Heres how things are looking to start this new week. Futures are solidly higher dow futures up about 135 points. Its a big autumn so far the nasdaq and nasdaq 100 coming off the fourth straight winning week both now up around 4 since the beginning of october small caps, they continue to shine. The russell 2000 up more than 8 on optimism for more stimulus as well as hope for a domestic economy rebound. Check this stat of the day out in the s p 500, 60 stocks are up more than 10 this month the best of the best is tapestry, tpr, the old coach retailer on the more macro front, another huge day for speakers from the federal reserve. Chairman Jerome Powell will make remarks along with three other fed speakers actually five other
Representative Marjorie Taylor greene and the thirdranking house republican, liz cheney, who voted to impeach former president trump. Stand by for new information on that. And the republican infighting continues. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration is trying to stay focused on covid relief. The president meeting with fellow democrats today, urging them to go big and stick together as they move ahead on his nearly 2 trillion package without at least for now republican support. In just a moment ill talk with senator Bernie Sanders. Hes the new chairman of the Senate Budget committee. He was in that meeting with the president earlier today. But first lets go up to capitol hill. Our Congressional Correspondent ryan nobles is joining us. Ryan, were standing by to learn the outcome of this really critical meeting of House Republicans. What are you learning so far . Reporter well, wolf, the one thing we know for sure is that that meeting is still ongoing. More than two hours it has been as re
Hello and welcome to world news today. We begin in syria where, according to the United Nations, air strikes by the governments armed forces and its allies have killed at least a hundred people in the last ten days. 26 of them were children. The uns human rights chief, michelle bachelet, has accused the International Community of treating the violence with, as she puts it, apparent indifference. The fighting has been taking place in idlib provice, in the north west of syria, which is one of the last strongholds of the rebel groups which rose up against president bashir. Imogen foulkes reports. Five year old, trying to desperately save her baby sister from an air strike. Hours later, maria jett died from injuries. This is the last area of the serious deliverable hands, also tell him to millions of civilians. United nations has warned for months that a battle here would come at a huge cost to civilian life. The area is supposed to be a de escalation zone. But in recent weeks, Syrian Forc
Hello everyone, its 2 am in the gaza strip and youre watching press tv world news and now palestinians in gaza see no ease to their suffering is israely bombardments and siege continues even during the holy month of ramadan. Heres the moment uh. Really air strike targets Southern City of rafa. The regime struck the central city of deer abalah twice, killing nine palestinians and injuring dozens. 11. Palestinians also lost their lives after israeli troops once again open fire on eight in gaza city. Now, according to the gaza media office, over 400 palestinians have now been killed while standing in line waiting for life saving aid of since march 1st. Death holl from israely campaign of genocide since october the 7th, stands at 31,200, most of them women and children. The un secretary general Antonio Gutieres in message on the occasion of the holy month of ramadan has called for an immediate. Is se far in gaza to honor the spirit of this month. Today marks the start of the holy months of
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