Action. Stocks are higher across the board at this hour as the s p 500 flirts with new alltime highs. If the index is up more than 39. 42 points at the close, that will notch its 17th record close of 2024. Ooh right now the s p 500 is up more than 1 , up better than 56 points. We shall see. We are tracking that index for the next hour. Now, this index getting a boost from oracle which is hitting a record high. A. I. Demand, charles just talking about it, powering strong cloud growth for oracle. As you can see, theres the stock, it is up almost 12 right now. And big tech is also helping to propel the nasdaq higher as a you can see on your screen by 221 points. At one point we were down 26 points on the nasdaq. What a reversal we have had in this session. Right now the techheavy index can on pace to snap. A 2day losing streak. Now to the dow jones industrials. As a you can see right now on your screen, another strong performance, up 272 points. At one point the dow in this session was do
Building, so i hope everyone had a good time with that. This winter meeting, we are privileged for marquis domestic partnerss attendance, including governmental staff. Their presence is greatly appreciated and we thank you for your contribution to our meeting. I will ask individuals to stand so we can recognize them. With regard to our former governors representing eight states, Kentucky Governor arnie fletcher, governor fletcher is here. Maine governor john the current in john mccurn in. Maryland governor parris clendenin. Mississippi governor, ronnie musgrove. Pennsylvania governor tom corbett. Pennsylvania governor mark schweiker. Top carolina governor jim hodges. Virginia governor george allen, Virginia Governor gilmore and guarantor. I guess they all get to sleep in now because they are former governors. Again, thanks for their participation and my personal thanks for them attending the meeting. I want to talk a little about my initiative. It has been about six months since we lau
Next, ibm president and ceo talks about Workforce Skills and innovation at the National Governors Association Annual winter meeting in washington. She is interviewed by the nevada governor and nga chair, brian sandoval. This is just over one hour. Welcome, everyone, to the second day of the 2018 meeting of the nations governors. Yesterday, we had great discussions on how governors are working with our International Partners in australia to enhance their economies, enhancing the food and Agricultural Industries in their states, and tackling the opioid crisis, and i really do want to extend my thanks to our australian friends, or mates , as we affectionately call them, and the individual governors who led the sessions yesterday, i thought they were asked renee. I can speak for myself and the other governors that we have learned so much so far, and today promises to do the same. We also had a great evening last night, a bipartisan Relationship Building during the nj purple party. I hope e
Second day of the 2018 meeting of the nations governors. Yesterday, we had great discussions about how governors are working with our international partners. Advancing that Agricultural Industries in their states and tackling the opioid crisis. I do want to extend my thanks to our a strong and friends, our mates as we affectionately call them and the individual governors who led the sessions yesterday. They were extraordinary. I can speak for the other governors that we have learned so much so far and today promises to be the same. We had a great evening last night of teambuilding during the usa purple party. I hope everyone had a good time with that. We are privileged with attendance from our key domestic partners. Their presence is greatly officiated and we thank you for contribution to our meeting. I will ask some individuals to stand so we can recognize them. With regard to our former governors representing each state. , governor earnie fletcher. Maine governor john mccurn in. Harr
That make it less than what its supposed to be, the whole thing is an expensive sham and these politicians in unions are like vampires feasting on vet rans. Its a disgrace. Rick . On the union question, im not sure how you say that considering the fact that the bill does give the secretary the power to fire officials that happen to be union members. I support that, by the way. Im all for getting rid of anybody in the v. A. Who is doing a bad job. As for the bill itself, there are some problems. I would never go as far as steve has, because i think its a step forward, but there were better ways to pucks these problems. By the way, its a very mild pushback on the part of the ability of the head of the v. A. To be able to fire union members. The real key is what steve focused on, outsourcing. Whether vets not getting the assistance they need can go outside of the v. A. There are a lot of of restrictions on their ability to do that because the unions dont want them to go outside the v. A.