I will talk about for main animals today and if we have some time, i will try to get in some other fun topics as well. We will talk about mules, dogs, pigeons and horses. We will go to the first slide on mules. Although they are often looked down upon because of their stubborn natures, the phrase tough as a government mule is one we are probably familiar with. They are hardworking and widely used in the military before world war ii and during the war. They really did prove vital in some areas. Why use mules . They have a sturdy nature and are very surefooted. They were vital on some of the rugged terrains and by military vehicles. They require less grain than horses and are a more dependable work animal. They are quite intelligent, which is contrary to popular belief. It is there intelligence that helps them recognize their own limits of strength and endurance. The quality sometimes read as stubbornness is a form of selfpreservation. Unlike horses, mules will not work themselves to dea
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Earnings results and a price of oil. Gold, topping 2000 and so you have gold topping 2010 same time, european stocks gaining so it is a risk off mood, high volatility for the month of august. The 10year treasury yield, steady near the lowest since march. There are signs american lawmakers are making progress on an economic aid package. Lets get to the first word news in london with laura wright. James the white house and democrats hope to have a deal on a new relief package by the end of the week. Sides remained far apart on key issues that they appear to be moving closer to an agreement. Any vote on a deal would likely not happen until next week. U. S. And china are planing to assess their phase one trade deal this month. Sources tell bloomberg the discussions between trade representative lighthizer and the chinese vice premier will take place around august 15 amid a backdrop of rising tensions between the two countries. And u. K. , lawmakers are urging Boris Johnson to be more open a
Headlines are moving stocks much higher were going to dig into those. And driving the action this week, media disruption well get the Details Behind hbo max, friday is the launch of appletv plus, and disney plus launches next friday so all of this week on closing bell, were going to take a deeper dive into the strategies, investments, and personalities behind the changes happening in media. Today, well talk to billionaire, ted leansus, the owner of Washington Wizards and capitals about the value of live sports thats all coming up after the bell its going to be a very big show here today and joining us for the hour is stephanie link fr stephanie, it looks like today is kind of steady as she goes, it seems like we have a deescalation of the trade war and fundamentals of earnings actually moving some stocks. You hit it perfectly, actually good start to the week trade tensions seem to be easing a bit. Earnings so far, 50 of the s p 500 have reported. Theyre beating by 2 , i know against a
Have the energy ombudsman. The final port of call for complaints. In this instance, extra energy does not exist anymore as a company and the administrators of extra energy are pwc. If you want to complain about your bill, go to pwc and complain but afterwards you cannot go to the ombudsman, ofgem, because pwc is not an energy company. Ive had it described as a regulatory black hole in this. Has anyone from nc described as a regulatory black hole in this. Has anyone from m the company commented . They said they are looking at bills of 130,000 companies, they say they have done a sig can majority and anyone with a problem with their bill, pwc is encouraging them to get in touch. And how would you change things . Is it about changing regulations . At the moment, it has been described as a regulatory black hole, something needs to change to protect those customers once the supply has gone into administration. Thanks very much. You can listen to the full report on radio four at midday today