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December 22 was sent to the president s desk. President trump just signed the bill after yesterdays praising congress with congressional leaders. Many republicans worry the shortterm thanks could give the democrats leverage. We are on capitol hill with the latest. Is this because the spending bill to get all next up with the tax reform bill . Sahil it is unlikely. They have to operate separately. He cant but the spending bill the reconciliation because he goes through different process. The deba...

The 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. The actual anniversary is on sunday, but celebrations are already under way with thousands pouring onto the streets of the german capital. Berlin is gearing up for anniversary celebrations. Over eight thousand balloons have been placed in areas where the wall once stood. They will be in the minute it over the weekend they will be in human aided they will be illuminated over the weekend. The Speaker Parliament was modest in his commemoration of...

And seeking a worldwide response , the World Health Organization has declared ebola to be a Public Health emergency of International Concern as west africa continues to struggle to contain the virus. Israel has launched airstrikes across the gaza strip this friday after Palestinian Militants recommenced eyring rockets. It came after egyptian mediated talks failed to extend a 72our troops. Hamas earlier rejected any extension of the truce, saying israel had failed to meet its demands. Israel says...

Wrong, given there are several members of the board of governors. On airplanes today. Michael mckee is on an airplane today. Jackson hole they will argue about all of that there. It looks like not a lot will change out of jackson hole, but everybody is talking about the future of Monetary Policy. We get the Weekly Mortgage numbers. Up down, up down, up down. The fed releases minutes from the june meeting. Several. Some. [laughter] words, syllables. We will try to glean what they are going to do....

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News from washington this morning from both ends of pennsylvania avenue. President obama will return to work at the white house today returning from a weeklong vacation to hear updates on the violence in ferguson, missouri with attorney general holder. Operationg military in iraq. The Washington Post reporting he plans to meet with Vice President biden and members of the National Security team to receive updates. The gathering comes a day after the president officially notified lawmakers on capi...

The bodies are one step closer to reaching their home countries. Phone to the netherlands for identification. The separatists are finally showing cooperation. How much data can the blackbox hold . They said the devices were in good condition. The flight data recorders will back up their story. In the meantime, the rebels have agreed to you and backed ceasefire. A team of International Experts are working. But some are frustrated by the rebels attempt to secure the site. The minister expressed hi...

Medicare or medicaid patients. Dose to 60 of the work we is in this population of patients. I do notpendent know if that is the right word but im going to use it how dependent is the u. S. Health care system on the federal government and moneys from medicare and medicaid and other sources . Medicare represents about 23 of the 2. 4 trillion spent every year in health care in the country. Edicaid is another 16 i think the latest figures i have seen are about 39 of the 2. 4 trillion is medicare and...

Tom donnell and is here. Was the champion of socalled pivot to asia. The president is in asia through a full country swing. Vice President Joe Biden was in ukraine or other this week. The situation seemed to worsen. A military response in east ukraine remains on the table. We will talk about both asia and ukraine in this conversation. Thank you, charlie. Tell me what the president expects to accomplish in asia on the strip. You recall that his last trip to asia was canceled last fall in the wake...

Pmi, purchasing managers index. Bloomberg consumer comfort index. Home sales. That is the one we want to key on. Moving onto earnings. Ford, gm, caterpillar. Starbucks, amazon, pandora. Im looking forward to amazon. Lets do a data check. Particularly the politics. The market moves ever hire. Higher. Futures are up so much. Yields are weaker. Some dollar strength. Nymex crude. Under 13, under 12. 11. 52 on the volatility. A slightly weaker yen. That is a benchmark of stronger chinese currency. To...