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Its the little saint nick. Its the little saint nick. Just a little bob sled. We call it old saint nick. Lauren Christmas Tree shining bright. Welcome to fbn a. M. Im lauren simonetti. Cheryl good morning, im cheryl casone. Lets take a look at money. It has been a big market day. Lauren new records on wall street, despite boeing shaving 100 points off the dow. All three major averages closing in record territory, the dow hitting the 16th record close of the year, gaining 10,000 points since Pres...

This falls on the heels of other cosmic numbers around the globe. On the manufacturing friend throughout the day, december ism Manufacturing Index rising at the fastest pace in two years at the 54. 7. That prices paid gauge i mentioned is that the highest since june 2011. We have been seeing stocks climb this morning because of the manufacturing numbers from around the globe, in particular out of china. 19,891 on the at dow, so short of 20,000 but we continue to watch for that level into the new...

With China poised to enter the conversation, it’s critical for Washington to overcome internal obstacles and negotiation troubles to leave its mark on digital trade rules. 

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is going to the WTO to save the organisation  and the rest of the world. Africans have high expectations too.

BY REUBEN ABATI The biggest piece of happy-ending news in Nigeria in the month of February 2021 is the endorsement of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) by the United States. The South Korean candidate for the position, Yoo Myung-hee whose candidacy had enjoyed the backing of the United States under the Trump administration, withdrew and the South Korean authorities have since pledged their support for Dr. N.O. Iweala. The South Korean’s...