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Anna absolutely. Trade commissioner phil hogan forced to resign because he attended a golf event which had normal times would not be that controversial, but these are not normal times. It is being investigated as to whether it broke the covid rules in ireland. As a result, he was under pressure and had to defend himself. Commissionropean needs to find a new person to fill that very busy trade brief. But this sets a very interesting precedent. Will we see other commissioners held to that . Tom lets do an unseemly data check. I will focus quickly to get to hurricane laura. Futures negative eight...

A weaker u. S. Dollar as well. 105. 38 to the japanese yen. Gold back about 2000. 003. 35 an ounce right now. Walmart benefiting from online orders but store traffic was hampered by the coronavirus. The companies cfo said comp sales growth slowed last month as the government relief waned. Lets bring in Morgan Stanleys Simeon Gutman. How did the Company Managed to get margins around 42 . Comp. they had a 9 rising tides lifts all boats, but they had gross margin in the u. S. Swing from down to 200 basis points to up this quarter. The primary driver is the mix of food and consumables, which tends...

Before we get to your morning brief, would you explain to our american audience on radio and this great ruler in britain . Great uproar in britain. Just in 20 seconds, what happened . So a levels are the exams you do that get you into the school or university of your choice if you do well. Nobody took exams this year of course, which meant the government had to put in place a system. People didnt like being downgraded by an algorithm and the process is in chaos. It has caused a huge political storm here. It shows the competitive column of the u. S. Education system as we stagger back to school...

Its possible. Nr investors weigh Economic Data against coronavirus investors anna weigh Economic Data against coronavirus warnings. Netflix shares sink on disappointing subscriber forecasts, but the Company Announces its chief operating officer will become its coceo. Bloombergo surveillance. One of the themes in the u. S. Equity market this week has been the underperformance of the nasdaq against the s p 500 after five weeks of out performers against small caps as well as s p 500. We are seeing european equities edge into the red. They started slightly in the green. Global equities still headi...

Americas top Infectious Diseases expert says he is confident we will have a vaccine by the end of the year as infections slow and california and arizona, but florida reports record deaths. Secretary of state mike pompeo praises australia for standing up to china as the traditional allies strengthen defense ties. Shery thats get a quick check of how markets are trading at the moment. U. S. Futures opening to the upside, point 1 , this as stocks fell. We had traders assessing corporate earnings, not to mention contentious negotiations on a legal stimulus package. We have the s p 500 nearly raisi...