Decisive. Right until the last minute, the first ship looked like it was going through the barrier. It looked like kennedy would have to do something more. The white house was on the point of being evacuated. They thought it was the early stages of world war iii. Listen to the tapes. On the last day, you can hear the voices become a little more ragged, more urgent. At this point, i dont think we should show a weakness. President kennedy is the calm voice. At the last minute, the soviet ships turned around. He has changed his position. There was an announcement from us that they would withdrw the missiles. And i said, the other guy just blinked. This is the day we have every reason to believe the world came out from under the biggest threat of Nuclear Holocaust since world war ii. For the first time, he acknowledged the presence of nuclear missiles. He said he would withdraw if president kennedy would promise not to invade cuba. I welcome the commitment to stop Building Bases in cuba. T
Of trading on an upswing. The dow is up about a quarter of a percent. Lets take another look. Youve got the nasdaq down. Youve got the s p like the down. Well of course follow this closely for the next hour for you. Stocks were up today in part due to the chinese governments more consillatory statement about the trade war where china quotes it hopes the u. S. Will meet china halfway. Despite trump and his trade adviser Peter Navarros insistence, all signs point to Donald Trumps trade war fueling a Global Economic slowdown. Joining me now for a closer look at the market is cnbc contributor ron ensata who has been in this business long enough not to care. He just tells the truth. This business is nonsensical. 100 . If any as you have pointed out is to blame, look, the president s trade policies have weakened manufacturing around the world. The German Economy which is caught in the crosshairs of the u. S. china trade war is actually contracting. All of europe is weakening as we see with d
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