Roll call. [roll call] we have a quorum. Item 3. Were going to go into closed session. We need a motion to do that and ill ask for Public Comment after that. I move we go into closed session. Moved and seconded. Is there any Public Comment . When we come back into to Public Session ill review the Public Comment rules. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed first item is to report out of closed session. We need a motion. I make a motion. Second. Is there Public Comment . All those in favor say aye. Aye. Rules of Public Comment are the standard rules. Well limit testimony to three minutes on any item people may want to talk about. Please read the rules that are posted with the agenda in case you are not familiar. To start with Public Comment i will recognize mr. Winier. He called me wiener. My apologized. I wish to mention the passing of peter ash, who was the former commissioner on this board. In honor of his memory in the marine core Heritage Museum because of the service in the United Sta
Were going to go into closed session. We need a motion to do that and ill ask for Public Comment after that. I move we go into closed session. Moved and seconded. Is there any Public Comment . When we come back into to Public Session ill review the Public Comment rules. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed first item is to report out of closed session. We need a motion. I make a motion. Second. Is there Public Comment . All those in favor say aye. Aye. Rules of Public Comment are the standard rules. Well limit testimony to three minutes on any item people may want to talk about. Please read the rules that are posted with the agenda in case you are not familiar. To start with Public Comment i will recognize mr. Winier. He called me wiener. My apologized. I wish to mention the passing of peter ash, who was the former commissioner on this board. In honor of his memory in the marine core Heritage Museum because of the service in the United States army. I simply was to mention his memory. I t
Are close to sealing a merger agreement, telling employees a final pact is coming within weeks. And shares in the lse group trade higher as shareholders prepare to vote on the 27 billion takeover well, a very good morning and welcome to street signs. One of our top stories today, alibaba has closed almost 7 higher after its hong kong debut, the Largest Global listing so far this year the ecommerce giant listed at a price of 176 hong kong dollars to raise 11. 2 billion in fresh capital. And as part of the ipo, the Chinese Company issued 500 million new ordinary shares. Emily tan is joining us live from hong kong emily, the largest ipo of 2019, quite a stellar postmarket performance with the stock up almost 7 in trading how has the reception been overall . Reporter you know what, juwana, the newcomer to the market today was the most heavily traded in hong kong with 1. 8 billion worth of shares changing hands as you mentioned, the stock closed up more than 6. 5 , off the days highs, but u
Official and we are on record high watch today. The s p seven points above an alltime closing high and the nasdaq trading in record territory as well today. Joining us for the hour is stephanie link from atiaa company. The market moved higher in the morning and weve sat there all day, upward bias because u. S. China trade headlines we have three reasons the deals that you mentioned early on, theyre positive for shareholder Value Creation but more positive in my mind because the ceos are showing they have confidence and they have visibility in spite of the trade tensions which to me is a very powerful statement thats one of the reasons for sure one area thats not getting a lot of attention, the german Business Confidence ticked up month over month its not back to july levels, i get it, but theyre making progress, right . And then of course the china talking about ip theft and being more friendly, more positive gesture. Who knows how thats going to turn out but those are the three reason
Morning. This bloomberg surveillance. More than a decade since the last one, s p Global Rating the gene the top rating for u. S. Of america. Fitch follows up after the close yesterday with this quote, the written downgrade of u. S. Reflects the expected physical deterioration over the next three years. The erosion of governance relative to aa and aaa rated peers. Whether it is justified, and if it matters, are two different questions. Lisa i would agree as this is the second Major Company to downgrade u. S. From aaa rating. The response arbitrary and based on outdated data. That is janet yellen. Larry summers the idea that it is a decreased default risk is absurd. Here is the question, is there Something Real behind this in terms of how much Interest Rate expenses are going up and like a convention there is on capitol hill . Jonathan theres governance issues u. S. Has that is inconsistent with other aaa rated peers like germany. Lisa i would agree because we were talking about u. S. Po