Partnership we are working together with the Portland Press harold and the Bangor Daily News to get you the answers you need to cast your ballot. This date falls on the 19th anniversary of the 9 11 terror attacks and we remember that heroes and honor the lives lost. It is also a day when americans feel more patriotic than they usually do. Part of our civic duty is to make informed choices on election day. For the next hour we are going to ask questions of the four candidates for mains u. S. Senate seat. The incumbent is republican Susan Collins seeking election to a fifth term. That challenger democrat from linnouse sara gideon max an independent and lisa savage also independent. Our goal is to shed light on important issues. The first round of questions will be addressed to each candidate and they will have one minute. Subsequent rounds will address policy issues with one minute for the first answer and we will be open to followups and discussion. We are going to pose some questions s
Joining us now is Elbridge Deputy defenseer secretary in strategy and the Trump Administration, also cofounder and principal of the Marathon Initiative. Thank you for joining us. Host good to be here. Good to be here. Host thought we would ask you about china. What is the Marathon Initiative . Guest it is a small, new think tank on what we regard as the u. S. Policy, which is competition with china. Host how are you funded . Guest from a variety of individuals, governments, and corporations. We do not accept corporate funding. Host several headlines got our attention, including this one that says chinas military surpassed the u. S. In ships, fromles, and air defense, a Defense Department report, so talking about conventional weapons first, what is the relative size and strength of the Chinese Military . It is very impressive. It is daunting, actually. One of the things to remember is that the United States spans defense. Bly more in china has been closing that gap in china is a most di
Oath leaders expressed their condolences as well to the american people, on this very, very, tragic, horrible event that took place on september 11. And they very much meant it. I want to thank them for that. There is no more powerful response to the hatred that sparked 9 11 than the agreement that we are about to tell you. You will hear something today that is very, very important for not only the middle east, but for the world. In the spirit of peace and cooperation, both leaders agreed bahrain will fully normalize diplomatic relations with israel. Embassies andange ambassadors, begin direct flights between their country, and open cooperation initiatives across sectors including health, technology, education, security and doug were culture. This is a truly historic day. Peacehave been two agreements with israel in the last 72 years. This is now the second Peace Agreement that we have announced in the last month. And i am very hopeful that there will be more to follow. I cant tell you
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And a lot of those stocks on fire. For some folks, that is all you need to move this market. Caroline it really does blow your mind. Taylor i will leave you here with three comments, not to cut you off, caroline. Jeffrey gold main and end cam partners are three analysts raising their prices on amazon. Almost a 2 trillion company can rise more than 5 on the day. Jeffreys, 3800 price target from goldman. Looking at 3350. Talking about the structural shift underway from these companies that are not just benefiting from a work from home environment, that is a permanent change that they see not going away. Caroline i take you or three, i raise you three. Im looking at morgan stanley, rbc, and socgen worrying about the complacency in the market. Looking toward the election we have in the u. S. , the risks as we get into august, september, and the turn we see in the market. Lets get the take from chief Investment Officer who is still with us. Is there complacency in this market . Brent maybe