Russian energy giant gazprom will carry natural gas from russia to germany now in recent weeks 3 u. S. Senators have threatened crushing legal and economic sanctions a threat the German Foreign minister rejected last week. This transatlantic relationship with the United States goes deeper than Just Development we must make it very clear the tensions between partners are definitely the wrong way and ultimately it remains our sovereign decision where we get our energy from no state has the right to dictate europes Energy Policy would. Also will not work right now german lawmakers are considering bringing the United Nations in over these sanctions saying the u. S. Pressure runs contrary to International Law arties peter oliver has the details from berlin. The chairman of the German Bundestag Committee for Economic Affairs an energy has told me that it will fight us attempts to stop the north stream to gas pipeline at every turn. We should let the americans understand that if they continue
Eamon, its jon fortt by my account its been about a week since the last gasp of real partisan that i saw when mcconnell and mccarthy were talking about the house bill calling it an ideological wish list and what not. I think the lawmakers pretty quickly started getting on the same page and getting too a different posture, but from where you sit at this point, is it clear where there might be any types of divides around what types of measures congress is willing to take . I know that payroll tax cut was on the table for a bit and then off the table, but beyond that, are there areas where democrats and republicans clearly differ at this point . You know, its unclear right now. You saw Chuck Schumer out earlier today and yesterday saying that what democrats want is a real focus on the workers, if theres going to be bailouts we want to make sure the focus here is on labor and the workers, the people who might get hurt and not just bailouts that would benefit executives. I think theres a sp
Signals that are pointing up wards and onwards for stocks and the backlash against billionaires, Elizabeth Warren launching a fiery ad targeting leon cooperman and other individuals. Cooperman joins us to fire back. The Investment Committee is ready to go. The Halftime Report starts right now. Welcome. Good to have you with us on this thursday our Investment Committee, joe tearerranov terranova. And the brothers and the walmart retailer beat and raise quarter, stock opening alltime high today. Joe youve been making a cas for this one, you own it i do. And under review. All of the news, the good news is priced in i think walmart is trading a little disappointedly today. Still own the stock, im going to see in the next couple of weeks to see if theres something i want to do a tremendous amount of positive news, theyre separating themselves from the gap, the macys, brick and Mortar Retail names, theyre succeeding not only online, grocery has been very strong for them the ability to drive
The major averages finished the day at alltime highs thanks to Quarterly Results from some retailers which brightened the mood and which well get to in a moment. There were also incremental developments and u. S. China trade talks that investored interpreted as positive. Though as you know that changes from day to day. Here are closing numbers. The Dow Jones Industrial average 55 to 28121. The nasdaq gained 15. And the s p added 6. Now to this new report on the makers of opioids. According to a walgds a criminal investigation has been opened that role drug manufacturers and distributors played in fueling the countrys opioid crisis. The news sending shares of teva mallinkrodt and Amerisource Bergen sharply lower. Dow dpoenant Johnson Johnson down a Penney Meg Tyrell has thor to. T company are facing thousands of lawsuit over the role in the opioid crisis. Today another negative headline. The drug makesers and distributors disclosed receiving subpoenas from the u. S. Attorneys. That John
With more. Thank you, andrew the Commerce Ministry said negotiators agreed to canceling tariffs in stretches the additional tariffs or some of them had to go. Also the Ministry Said from beijings perspective, the tariffs needed to be lifted at the same time by the same amount, how much could be negotiated the time and place of the deal signing has yet to be decided. Since then, the state media has been really focused on the point that if the u. S. Wants to have a trade deal, there has to be a removal of tariffs the state meeting says these have to be removed together saying this shows them as equals separately today, the authorities here sentenced nine people to joail including one with a suspended death sentence for smuggling fentanyl into the United States. As a sign that there was some calculated move behind this decision, the commission had said after the sentencing that the decision was made in accordance with the consensus reached between president s xi and President Trump. Sugge