The Halftime Report starts right now. Welcome, good to have you on this our investment can, jim lebenthar at Gilman Hill Asset management we begin with market, stocks suffering the biggest one quest lies ahead when it is time to take some profits as the calendar turned and continued to ride the momentum, and we do, joe, have a lot of momentum. Youre not going to fault anybody for taking chips off the table given the run weve been on no, and consensus very optimistic which is unique to the environment we were in one year prior listen for someone very tactical it makes sense to believe that you will get a correction sometime in the next couple of months, this validity in the assertion and you can tactually trade around that. Defining the playbook for 2020, what particular sectors are going to carry you where you want to be for the end of the year and if you reflect on 2019, scott, been all about technology you take the s p year to date. The s p tech return, up 31 . Do you know technology
1500 jobs being cut across the world. Shery Goldman Sachs is recruited by softbank to find funds for wework as part of a 5 billion rescue plan. First, a quick check of the markets. Australia coming online. Sophie, what are you seeing . Sophie after a threeday rise for sydney stocks, asx 200 open little change after the tepid session we saw on wall street. Heads up on the corporate fund, i want to highlight Bellamy Australia said china might need acquisition so shares will be suspended today. Bonds enough straily at a risk off. Yields coming off the session low as the rba governor says gdp is in line with expectations, but contrived with weakness and consumption. Folks saddled with high debt take longer to spend. The offshore yuan this morning trading around 7. 0366. Weight on Chinese Consumer prices and pbi later this morning. Investors are setting the tea leaves going into december 15. With the latest developments around the u. S. Deal, the mexican peso trading near a three week high
Our studios in moscow this is our team thomas certainly glad to have you with us and the 3 democratic led house committees have subpoenaed the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o seeking to compel him to hand over documents concerning contact with the Ukrainian Government that is as Democratic Party leaders claim that the us president has betrayed his country and is no longer fit for office. This occupant occupant of the oval office poses a clear and present danger to our future to our democracy hes in date. By putting his personal and political interests ahead of the interests of the American People place that i hoped we would never be and never thought we would see a president take the actions that he has its not about politics its not about partisanship its about patriotism on tuesday democrats in the house of representatives launched a formal impeachment inquiry into donald trump and this came after a whistleblower claimed wrongdoing during a phone call between the president and
Vice President Joe Biden and his son claims goes well beyond ukraine we look into those allegations. Of paris court finds the woman behind the french me to move money for defaming a man she had accused of sexual harassment. And british businessman and banks on his leave you can buy in the cleared of receiving millions in funding from overseas including from russia the National Crime Agency States there was no evidence that any criminal offenses had been committed. From moscow thanks for joining us on all things and i shall die with you tonights welcome to the program. A controversy is growing in washington over a july phone call between the president s of the u. S. And ukraine thats off whistleblowers complain. Against that donald trump was declassified on thursday it alleges that the white house attempted to keep the details of the 2 Leaders Conversation secret democrats say that during his discussions with that i mean the lenski was the trump likely committed a crime by urging his co
Vice President Joe Biden and his son which we we. Well beyond ukraine we look into those allegations. And british businessman erin banks and is it leave you campaign are cleared of receiving millions in funding from overseas including from russia u. K. S National Crime Agency stating that there was no evidence that any criminal offenses were committed. And also in paris court finds that the woman behind the french need to movement for defaming a man she had accused of sexual. Abuse most of this is R T International and sean thomas certainly. All right a controversy is growing in washington over a july phone call between the president s of the u. S. And ukraine after a whistle blowers complaint against donald trump was declassified on thursday that alleges that the white house attempted to keep the details of the 2 leaders con conversation secret democrats say that during his discussions with of what appears lenski mr trump likely committed a crime by urging his counterpart to investiga