Europe and other parts of the world that are not encouraging. Clusters in new york. As folks worry about the possibility of a second wave, or even a second wave that is seeming to be starting, you see those parts of the market hanging back. That is exactly what happened in january. In addition, the bond market in the u. S. Is closed for the holiday. Japanese yen, the up a second day in a row. Over the last two sessions, the dollar against the yen down the most since the middle of september. On the surface it is risk on, but below the surface there are nuances to keep in mind. Taylor thank do bloombergs abigail doolittle. Investors have been watching for ,ny signs of fiscal stimulus but any chance for a deal looking less likely. President trumps time to spark negotiations on of the round of virus relief falling flat with House Democrats and republicans on capitol hill. For more perspective, i want to bring in ed mills, washington policy analyst at raymond james. I am curious. It seems l
Polly middlehurst. Michelle, thank you. Good evening to you. Well, the top story tonight on gb news is that teachers are no longer on strike. All four teaching unions in england have accepted a 6. 5 pay in england have accepted a 6. 5 pay rise, meaning all industrial action has been called off. Now it comes after Union Members staged eight days of strike action in state schools since february in their dispute over pay february in their dispute over pay the education secretary, Gillian Keegan welcomed the decision and explain where the money for the pay rise was coming from within the School Budgets with the 2 billion extra that we already got when i was very first in the job at the end of october last year, there was a 3. 5 that schools had budgeted for a pay increase for teachers within that, obviously the strb came back at 6. 5. So the extra 3 is being funded by the department for education. Education. The Prime Minister says the planned expansion of oil and gas drilling in the north
Russia calls on magathe and sensible members of the International Community to do everything to prevent a Nuclear Incident at the Zaporozhye Nuclear power plant, these are the words of the russian permanent representative to the un vasily nebendze. Literally half a step away from doing this, but still stopped, although the assessments that were heard from the head of magathe in the hall of the Un Security Council are perhaps the harshest regarding recent incidents; it is known that ukraine has been shelling for two years now territory of Zaporozhye Nuclear power plant, but the latest attacks were truly drunken, lets listen to what Rafael Grossier said. We are dangerously close to a nuclear disaster, these reckless attacks must be stopped immediately, although fortunately this time they did not result in a radiological incident, they significantly increase the risk at the Zaporozhye Nuclear power plant, where Nuclear Safety is already compromised. The context in which they occurred is i
What we dont talk about all that often, mr. President , is the work of all the men and women on our staff who make all this possible. Ive been fortunate to have to have had a hardworking, dedicated staff both in washington and minnesota and have no doubt that they will go on to do great things and to serve our nation well. Mr. President , im also very welcome to have a family that has stood by me for the good times and the tough times of being a senator. As senators we have packed schedules, late nights and difficult votes and divisive issues and a lot of time invested in better understanding the challenges that our constituents face every day. All too often that the work does not leave enough time for our families. Im grateful for my wife, my children and their spouses stood by me and help me do my work effectively. Finally, mr. President , as i leave the senate i take great comfort in knowing that my successor, senator designate to smith has a wellearned notation for being a smart, d
You can see the extent to which there is not a lot of advances. Sectors, upmallest just barely. Energy stocks down by 2. 1 . That the client is more than double the drop in the materials index, the secondworst performer. If you go inside the energy all 40 membersee within the s p 500 that are energyrelated companies are declining today. Alix and the lowest level since july 2012. Oil is completely rolling over, down over 4 . Brent oil breaking below 50 a barrel. That is pretty significant. Iran is talking about ramping up its oil production. Saudi arabias pumping a lot so they continue to oversupply. Bloomberge my terminal as to what is moving the tech market, and that is apple. Below right before 10 30 and continue to go lower. , its 9 n why we care of the nasdaq. Actually, 13 of the nasdaq. Scarlet and he has repercussions throughout all the indices. Now look at the stories making headlines at this hour. President obama ending his gas , grading the state more time and options. Was unv