Of optimism into the market. Thats sending a huge swath of the markets to record highs, as president elect joe biden gets clearance from the Trump Administration to begin preliminary transition protocols. Yes, it crashed through the 30,000 ceiling but can the dow close there . Heres what you need to watch in the next call it 59 minutes with me. The dow has got to be up 359 points for a brand new record. But were above 30,000 and that means we are up about 437, just 29 points above 30,000. So you get to do the math there. The s p has got to be up 49 points. We are at the moment up 55. No record for the nasdaq, but it did pop above 12,000 for the very first time and we are still there, 12,026. The russell, im not going to ignore it. I know you russell fans. These are the small and midcaps. Any gain is a record. The dow transports also about to close at new alltime highs. We are watching it all so closely. But as the markets say let the good times roll, there is a darker backdrop at this
A massive test and Trace Initiative following a covert 1000 outbreak linked to a wholesale food market in beijing and used added to an isa about higher coronavirus cases in the us the governor of new york warning citizens about the dangers of losing sight of the virus. And fighting the coronavirus pandemic isnt the only problem for the Global Economy as also the u. S. China trade war it started exactly 2 years ago and its still ongoing. But there was surprise of the it may sometimes seem like it but the u. S. China trade war its not the one. Sitting opposite donald trump theres another president brimming with selfconfidence whos determined to make china the worlds economic powerhouse by 2025 but the usa remains in xi jinping is way. The power struggle is sending shock waves around the world with Global Companies caught between the 2 battling giants is what c. E. O. Of Germanys Siemens joe kayser recently told t w so the United States is the number 2 everybodys sort of those well china
Turmoil and instead sees his terminating his countrys relationship with the World Health Organization. Also this a locust invasion destroys crops in vast areas of india and pakistan. And in sport we ask if female athletes are being left behind coronavirus. In germany is just crazy but every other women flee in europe has been cancelled. But we are here we go Early Saturday Morning in the u. S. State of minnesota after another night of broken curfew and anger on the streets even the deployment of the National Guard did not stop protesters in minneapolis who are demanding justice for the death of a black or being restrained by the police that offers a direct. Has been charged with the mode of george floyd but has done little to calm down the protest as john hendren starts our coverage from minneapolis. A curfew in a murder charge against a Police Officer failed to bring calm to minneapolis. The citys new curfew beginning 8 pm some protesters responded by setting buildings on fire hundred
Dollars in damage. Also a dying on the front line of the virus pandemic doctors in peru mourning their colleagues and struggling to cope with one of the worlds highest infection rates. Troops are lining the streets of a u. S. City but that hasnt deterred protesters demanding justice for the death of a black man at the hands of a policeman the officer derek jovan has been charged with the murder of george floyd in minneapolis minnesota john hendren is there and begins our coverage. A curfew in a murder charge against a Police Officer 1st to bring calm to minneapolis. The citys new curfew beginning 8. I am some protestors responded by setting buildings on fire hundreds of others continued to peacefully protest the death of a black man george floyd after his arrest by a white policeman. Also severely children who was fired shortly after floyds arrest on monday d has now been charged with his murder but its made little difference on the citys turbulent south sun. Demonstrators defied the c
Destroying crops and livelihoods forms of locusts in india and pakistan caused billions of dollars in damage. We begin in the u. S. State of minnesota where the death of a black man in Police Custody has sparked anger not only the boat across the country for the 1st time in its history that is that as governor has announced that hes fully mobilizing the National Guard. Im authorizing and talking to General Johnson to fully mobilize the Minnesota National guard an action that has never been taken in 164 year history of the Minnesota National guard we will pull in assets as we have been doing and for those minnesotans who are wondering where are the fire trucks where are the police that are out there the situation was so broad and the tactics were so bent on causing destruction that every Single Person we had mobilized again the largest in state history last evening was engaged in that with a Police Officer at the center of this has been charged with George Floyds mudda but its a little