Start your Monday Morning. A little bit of rain for some, even some Thunderstorms Mist and rain to start your Monday Morning. Good morning, its Monday 2nd september. One or two word 0fsted Inspection Grades for englands schools are being scrapped with immediate effect. Last year an inquest found an 0fsted Inspection had contributed to the suicide of primary headteacher Ruth Perry, leading to widespread calls for change. Headteacher Ruth Perry, leading the government said the overall grades werent fair or accurate, but the change was criticised by the conservatives for removing a vital indicator for parents. Heres our Education Editor Branwen jeffreys. After an inspection, Caversham Primary was but yes, its this. A relief, really, that no other Head Teacher will have to go through what ruth went through. So from today, overall Inspection Grades are scrapped, like good or inadequate. School inspection standards remain the same. And from september 2025, there will be a new Report Card for
Down 1. 6 yesterday, off of session lows. The dow industrials down 650 650 points, that was 2 and a quarter percent lower at 4 00 on wall street. Investors rattled over no progress on stimulus and a rise in covid cases. Its a big day for earnings, dow components merck, 3m. Caterpillar all reporting quarterly numbers this morning. We will get a snapshot of the airlines when jetblue reports and a look at big pharma when pfizer reports. The road to the white house, we hit the one week to go mark, americans are headed th to the polls in seven short days. President trump and joe biden begin the final push before election day. Stimulus negotiations losing momentum, time is running out for lawmakers to make a deal before november 3rd. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she remains opt my particular over talks optimistic over talks. Congressman tom reed told me yesterday if we dont have a deal by election day, we may not have one until february. Todays the day, my new book, the cost, trump, china
The midst of the pandemic. U. S. Stocks rising today despite no new stimulus. Yet, even shares of google. Alphabet shaken off the threats of antitrust scrutiny. Joining us, abigail doolittle. Why would google shares rise on a day that the Justice Department is filing a suit that could threaten to break google up . Abigail not the response you would expect from Investors Committee u. S. Suing alphabet usingcusing it of monopolylike powers. This is not exactly new. Theres been many shots across the bow. We have had executives from many of these Big Tech Companies testifying before congress for a couple of years now. The fact that google is underperforming on the day. At one point, it did dip briefly lower. You could make the case that it is really priced in. The stock price over the time period when we have seen some of the congressional testimony, it has underperformed some of the other Tech Companies, telling you that there could be some idea that investors are not surprised by this. W
A whole new type of engine and an innovative streamlined body it was created to save a longstanding but troubled german vehicle manufacturer but was produced only a short 10 years maybe it was just ahead of its time today the row 80 is remembered as an automotive milestone. Eric speak a man of berlin has a taste for the unusual he wears custom made shoes and drives a very extraordinary car a row 80 in the late 1960 s. It was the car of choice for doctors entrepreneurs and artists like eric. Hes been driving his role 80 for some 30 years. I believe on ill just give you all the cars were fairly predictable that the b. M. W. Has for example had this full length belt. But this one with its flats could look completely different i knew it was because of the frankel engine doesnt because its really small its as if the weights he has very elegant contours and looks like a fast car even though it isnt a body an engine form a perfect synthesis in taiz if and you cite. The contours the. Seems so
On. The funny side against the coronavirus pandemic. Where does science stand. And what the new findings have researchers new. Information and background to. Look around update code 19 special. Monday to friday on to you dont. Coming up chrysler is a german politician and a coded 1000. 00 survivors. At this demonstration the free democrat and to persuade corona skeptics that the virus is real and dangerous as priceless herself knows only too well. Shes still suffering from long term effects. Slattery cling to that natural past dont fear any virus not a one on what they do thier liars but will priceless words fall on deaf ears. To. Hear you survived it thank goodness and how was it was. A tough battle now do tell. I suffered from severe shortness of breath and wound up in hospital though without such and it was ok although even when i was no longer infectious that wasnt over its affected my speech im standing here and want to talk to you do you have Children Speech is so important to co