because oil producing countries agreed to continue cutting production basically to push up prices which seems to be working so far. saudi arabia said it would make cuts of1 million barrels a day injuly and 0pec+ said targets would drop by 1.4 million barrels per day from 202a. 0pec+ accounts for a1% of crude oil and let s get more for our middle east correspondent. it was widely expected before the meeting started on the weekend that 0pec+ would reduce oil production because it is hovering around $75 a barrel. there are concerns it could fall further with global economy struggling and demand wiggling. saudi arabia and some countries were really keen that the oil group goes ahead and makes another cut as a group but most countries were against that idea because any would cut the oil revenue crucial for their economies. saudi arabia was the only one who could make the cut and be able to manage its budget. why is saudi arabia keen to make these cuts? if you look at oil prices as
hello, everyone, and welcome to this speciaecial edition of hannity . i m tammy bruce. and for sean, on this last fridayn of han. tammy b of 2023. we begin with a shocking f displariy of authoritarianism in the state of all places, the state of mainenism. last night, secretary of state shenna bellows, a devout democrat, decided that shepowe alone has the power to pick and choose who is allowed to appear on the 2024on republican primary ballot. and of course, donal the rd trud not make the cut. maine s far left secretary. of state believes deep in her heart that trump committedlievet act of insurrection despite no charges or convictions o tr lik that. yeah. naturally, moments after . banning trump, bellows appearedd on msnbc and cnn to brag o about her heartfelt decision. watch this. to follow the man to, ensure the candidates, all the candidates who appear on the primary ballot are qualified for the office they seek. it is unprecedented. no secretaryseek of state has
we are less than a week of nate from entering a presidential election year. and if i had to choose just one thing the republican front runner said this year, i think we should carry over to the next year, just one thing from 2023 that tells us everything we need to know about the upcoming election, well, it would probably be this. under normal circumstances you are promising america tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. except on day one. he s going crazy. except on day one. meaning? i want to close the border and drill, drill, drill. that s not retribution. i am going to be he says, you are not going to be a dictator, are you? i said, no, no, no, other than day one. donald trump telling the world he plans to be a, quote, dictator on day one of his presidency. defenders at the former president at this missed that comment as a joke, a one-off quip that was never meant to be taken literally. trump himself has continued to promote t
zikomo! [applause] welcome to the beat with ari melber. we have a big show for you tonight, prosecutor ronaldo murat he will join me as we look at jack smith s big coup case against donald trump, which faces a key appeal in january. how will smith draw on his past experience? that s where we begin tonight. he s a tough prosecutor with a long record. he s led difficult and victorious cases, including, the prosecution of new york police officer, justin vulpy, who tortured abner lima, a notorious case, which resulted in a 30-year prison sentence, unheard of for a prosecutor at the time. he was unknown prosecutor at the time. he went on to develop and expertise that other lawyers sometimes duck. the kind of cases that go at the powerful and government, police senators, heads of states. he developed experience for the pressures of those specific cases and something of a repetition of a prosecutor that you can pick up and call with a tough case like that. smith did a stint at the
optimism is reflected in the stock markets as well. this is how the nikkei has started trading. it has been at 833 year high so we see a bit of profit taking. a 33%. the last quarter outperforming any major global indices as well. let s begin nobuko kobayashi joining us from kyoto. thank you forjoining us on the programme again. what did you make of this much stronger than expected gdp figures? yes. make of this much stronger than expected gdp figures? expected gdp figures? yes, it beat expectation expected gdp figures? yes, it beat expectation by expected gdp figures? yes, it beat expectation by one - expected gdp figures? yes, it beat expectation by one point| beat expectation by one point which is quite phenomenal. if you peel down, break down the different, the surprise comes especially from the investment in private sector. the personal consumption was in line with expectations but particularly on the business side, it was a positive surprise. i on the business s