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July 16, 2024
Woodruff all that and more, on tonightsbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by fidelity investments. Consumer cellular. Financial Services Firm raymond james. Johnson johnson. Supportinsocial entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. T lemelson foundation. Coitted to improving lives through invention, in the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. Md Catherine Arthur foun...
July 16, 2024
The representatives will act quickly to extend this important lifeline for the small employers as new loans cannot be issued until the bill that passed the senate last night is enacted and signed into law even approximately 130 billion. Senator marco rubio, ben cardin and jean shaheen for their continued work on this vital program. Back in march we looked at ways they could help small employers and employees survive this pandemic. We put forth a bold plan is Paycheck Protection Program to help s...
July 16, 2024
The hardest, and that is the stress test. Confusion with dividends and buybacks. We will break that down. The safe haven bid intact. Of the bondinto all market, particularly on the front end of that curve, guy. Guy absolutely. We are getting data through from the u. S. Economy as well. Coming through at 70. 1, that is light. , 87. 1. Conditions that is a little light. In terms of the oneyear inflation number, that is higher. That is a reflection of the people focusing on what their Grocery Shopp...
July 16, 2024
Into the congressional record as long as as well as my Opening Statements. I want to think everybody participating and covid19 continues to inflict terrible economic toll in the United States. Just over five months, weve express of our 120,000 deaths. 2 million total infections. Tens of millions have lost their jobs. This Congress Reviews response to covid19 is important take the lessons weve learned learned during this crisis to better prepare for pandemic are the biological events of the scale...
July 16, 2024
As a community we will create an alternative safety plan and a transparent. Any intentional way including stop. Students community and board and books. Now at 9 the Oakland Unified School district is looking to join the Police Free Schools movement. Thank you for joining us tonight, everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis this renewed push to eliminate Campus Police comes in the wake of George Floyds death were educators held a meeting tonight to introduce the proposal kron fours gayle on...
July 16, 2024
Along with several other members of our committee come of hr 2650, the payment choice act of 2019, a bipartisansupported bill, which would require merchants to accept cash. This legislation, i believe this article, because parts of the country and both leroux and orbit areas are more dependent on the both rural and urban areas are more dependent on the cash economy could i have run out of time did i encourage you to support this bill could thank you, chairman powell. Thank you, chairwoman waters...
July 16, 2024
Good morning. I want to welcome everybody to this hearing today. Today, our select subcommittee is a hybrid hearing as some members will appear in person and others may appear remotely via webex. Since members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this and other hearings in person should be wearing face masks. Now, i did not make these rules. Thats the attending physician rules. And...
July 16, 2024
Now, testimony from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Monetary Policy and the state of the u. S. Economy amid coronavirus. He spoke about low Interest Rates, unemployment numbers and what future Economic Growth and recovery could look like. Help in front of the House Financial Services committee, this is three hours. So the committee will come to order. Thank you. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. Members are reminded to keep their ...
July 16, 2024
The s p 500 is up. 75 . Stoxx europe is up 1. 72 , the car and the Banking Sector doing well. The dollar is also up, or if paying attention to. And you are seeing higher bond markets. We had a very strong payroll number. The Market Reaction, Oil Initially positive, its certainly beginning to fade and beginning to feel a little more riskoff. Certainly did 20 minutes or half hour ago. Alix lets update the numbers. Let change in nonfarm payrolls 8 million overall. You also had revisions up for the ...
July 16, 2024
Confirmation vote expected on that nomination. Also this week, debate and votes on Police Reform legislation introduced by South Carolina republican senator tim scott. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god our shield, look with favor upon our senators today. Guide them around the obstacles that hinder their progress, uniting them for the common good of this great land. Free them from anx...