Claims at 8 30 a. M. Eastern time. Economists are expecting 3. 5 million jobless claims falling record 3. 2 the following week. We will bring you those numbers and jobs number coming out tomorrow. We are expecting a firm e tone with Dow Jones Industrial average up 332 and s p by 72. Take a look at the numbers. Dow industrials down 973 points at the close yesterday. S p 500 down 114. President trump is considering grounding domestic flights between hot spots to try and contain the spread of the virus and boeing to send early retirement as the virus takes a toll on the aircraft industry, its 73 max fleet remains grounded. Coronavirus impacting the 2020 race. Former Vice President joe biden calling for the Democratic Convention to be pushed from midjuly into august. This as pandemic could lead to virtual election. Long lines at Grocery Stores. What you should be getting right now and how to store it and what measures can be taken to make sure takeout orders are safe. We are getting answer
House Economic Advisor larry kudlow someone we know and love worked here a long time. Saying that the u. S. And china are getting close to an agreement. He described the talks being very constructive in his words saying the mood music is very nice that has not always been so in these things. He sded that the president is not ready to sign the deal just yet. Also getting word in china, vice premier lu will be holding principal level calls today we are up 60 points about all it is worth, i would say. Right now, hong kong confirming overnight that they have plunged into the first recession in a decade. That marks the second straight quarterly decline. The Financial Hub has been suffering from violent protests, the u. S. china trade war the week of rage continues to boil over. Well get over to matt bradley for more on that andrew, yes you are right. This has been six months of protests this started with the extra diction bill that started over the summer that has been drawn. You can see un
And that it is financially insane to buy anything but an electric car. Hong kong is bracing for more mass protest as the extradition bill goes before them. Breaking news out of south korea. We have the Unemployment Rate coming in at 4 for the month of may. Slightly lower than was anticipated. 4. 1 . It is also lower than in the previous month, when we saw 4. 1 , the jobless rate. We have seen, when it comes in south korea, really strong growth when it comes public sector, jobs. The government trying to support the economy and working towards job creation. In the private sector, we are seeing some of that weakness. We are expecting budget coming from south korea to help job creation in the future. For now, the Unemployment Rate at or percent the month of may. Markets in asia are shifting up and go to sophie in hong kong. Some midweek caution may emerge after the best threeday gain for asian talks since january. Kiwi shares giving back some of tuesdays game. Game. Gain. Do bok is to rele
Million dollars . And the struggle continues for meaningful place reform. But first, we know what the president told us. But who told him . Good morning. Im Melissa Harris perry. President obama wants us to understand. President obama who was elected in no small part due to his opposition to a war in iraq at and a promise to bring our troops home with wants us to understand why he has chosen to bomb parts of iraq. To send american troops to advise iraqi forces to engage in the battle against a group of sophisticateded and well funded terrorists with no clear end in sight. When he addressed the nation wednesday night about his decision to go to war against the group known as the Islamic State in iraq and syria or isis, he wanted to explain that decision. He wanted us to understand his choice in the hopes that we will support it. Ahead of the speech the president told Nbcs Chuck Todd what he hoped to express to the American People. I just want the American People to understand the nature
CityWatch is published 24/7 with special e-news blasts on Monday and Thursday evening, with Extras as appropriate around special events such as elections or imp