In the late 1970 s. The world was in turmoil never before had so many people taken to the streets millions of demonstrators demanded more democracy grace of freedom higher wages and world peace. And across the globe women were calling for equal rights. For all these hopes seemed to take a back seat in a world shackled to the ongoing confrontation between the United States and the soviet union. There appeared to be little alternative to the 2 political blocs the cold war has the world firmly in its grip. Place was still feeling the effects of the oil crisis of the ne 970. 00 s. Economic growth had snowed and unemployment was steadily rising. The post will do comes when it. Caught my. Eye was done shopping trip to the United States clearly marked the beginning of the chinese imbalance with the west the best between the 2 coming to spell is of china and the soviet union was now definite. The extensive deployments of somebody a troops along chinas board is were no longer a source of concer
Corporate welfare, spending billions of dollars to guarranty the Richest Companies in the world but where is your part . All that and much more on making money. Charles stock of the day, folks Charles Schwab, Td Ameritrade jumping on news, fox news learn the two plan to merge. Jackie deangelis on the potential take over. Good afternoon, charles. That is a lot of green on the screen. I realize what im wearing here but our colleague Maria Bartiromo did break this news this morning. Im waiting for companies to confirm it. Charles schwab is expected to buy Td Ameritrade for 26 billion. Combine the companies together, the assets are worth five trillion. Which puts the combined company in a Different League in terms of the competition. Ceo Walter Bettinger will run the new companies. The theme of the industry is consoledation. The current environment has been pretty tricky for these companies. Commissions eliminated. Schwab was one of the First Companies to do that in october. Flipping table
See whether tariffs will be impose or not, the focus is on jobs. At 63. 30. E well have a roundup of opec and saudi aramco and the pound. We are six days away, the u. K. Election is holding at the moment. Today, have an important Leaders Debate. Coming up a little later, dont miss our interview with the u. S. National economic director at 2 30 p. M. U. K. To. Time. First, look at straight to first word news. Lets get straight to first word news. President donald trump might be impeached before christmas, but theres no chance youll be convicted in the senate. Nancy pelosi says the house will draft articles of impeachment against the president for abusing his office High Pressure ukraine. Donald trump remains defiant. North korea may be preparing to conduct engine tests. Base kim jongun sexy dismantled as a concession to President Trump. Says he dismantled as a concession to President Trump. Political uncertainty is quote playing havoc with the uks labor market. This is according to a su
And ill fight over flight activists take the fight against Global Warming and the Companies Say hold responsible to the skies. This is the of your business im just going in berlin welcome the dow jones has ended in positive territory after news that china is going to accept you as soybeans and pork from its next round of tariffs that follows an exchange of concessions earlier this week between the 2 countries china agreed to exclude products like cancer drugs and pesticides from the tariff or jeem the u. S. In turn agreed to delay a planned terrify on october 1 by 15 days yeah joins us now from wall street yes how big of a deal is it that the u. S. And china are exchanging some all of branches here and there. Well i mean at least we have those guests tourists and there is a certain possibility that maybe those trade talks might lead to a deal at some point there was a lot of speculation of actually washington might be open for an interim deal and so that some of the tougher issues betw
Intended to bury him in his home village these remains are now lying in state in a stadium in the capital harare. Correspondent in harare privilege was found here he reports from the stadium where mugabe is currently lying in state. Controversy surrounding the final resting place of the former leader. Has finally been resolved and he will now be buried at the National Shrine in harare on sunday is better our arrangements with a Center Discussion in the past a few days where the family insisted that they wanted a private ceremony in these rural home while the government wanted him to be buried at the National Heroes where most of the phoning leaders of independent zimbabwe are buried hundreds of mourners continue to throw their 2 federal stadium in hot rodded to pay their last respects at this place it is iconic in the sense that this is the place where Robert Mugabe was sworn in as the 1st black Prime Minister of independent zimbabwe in 1080 he lives a complex legacy where some view hi