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inflation trending down. data due out later on friday from us economist department is likely to confirm prices are cooling. but with inflation still stubbornly high, policymakers here, as in many other developed economies, aren t done raising interest rates. michelle fleury reporting. let s quickly show you how markets reacted. all major major intersystem 0k all major major intersystem ok but japanese nikkei all major major intersystem 0k butjapanese nikkei opening but japanese nikkei opening slightly lower, butjapanese nikkei opening slightly lower, down by about i%. in other news, sporting goods giant nike has reported its latest earnings for the fourth quarter and revenue coming in at $12.8 billion. that s slightly higher than expected and it also means they have beaten revenue estimates for seven straight quartrs, with sales jumping in both its modest market, north america, and in china following the easing of covid 19 restrictions. chinese authorities have released ....
in donald trump s homeland security team, the former lieutenant governor of florida jennifer carroll, in new hampshire, the democrat strategist marie ann marsh, and in washington, the post s live anchor leigh ann caldwell. a very good evening. american leadership matters to us all. but perhaps never have the stakes been as high as they are in this 2024 election two hot wars, in ukraine and the middle east, an accelerating climate crisis, and perhaps at stake the future of the transatlantic alliance. this is one of the most important dates in the electoral calendar the republican primary in new hampshire that will tell us so much about the shape of things to come and the mood of this american electorate. if you want four more years of donald trump, let me hear you scream. cheering if you want the race to be over tomorrow, let me hear you scream! cheering you get a lot of democrats voting for her. you have a crazy election let s all get out and let s vote for so ....
we ll see. thank you. good evening. i m bret baier. a huge damage award in the rudy giuliani election worker defamation case. we ll tell you how much the plaintiffs are supposed to receive. the top democrat in the senate says congress is getting stonewalled over ufos. we ll bring you that story. and we look at whether hydroelectric dams are having a dangerous effect on the salmon population. but first breaking tonight, president biden s national security chief says the u.s. and israel are discussing a timetable for scaling back intense combat operations in the war with hamas. jake sullivan speaking again today with israeli leaders and with the palestinian president. these meetings come as we learn of a huge tragedy in northern gaza. our correspondent starts us off tonight live from jerusalem. good evening, nate. bret, israel continues facing pockets of the resistance? the northern gaza strip. israeli soldiers encountered three hostages, but they believed they were h ....
and her sisters under threat from the taliban. and with days to go until the stars hit the red carpet, who will be the biggest winners at this year s oscars? the uk prime minister rishi sunak is in paris for talks with the french president, emmanuel macron. it s the first anglo french summit in five years. the leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues. illegal immigration via migrant boat crossings in the channel is likely to top the british agenda but other primary concerns for both leaders are defence co operation, the western response to russia s conflict in ukraine, as well as challenges posed by china. they ll also be looking to reset anglo french relations, which deteriorated after britain s withdrawalfrom the european union. our paris correspondent, hugh schofield, reports. friends again. rishi sunak and emmanuel macron have met before. they like each other. now they want to show that whatever the divisions of the last few years france and the uk are ba ....
of the united states. there ve been powerful tornadoes in the southern state of arkansas, killing three people and injuring twenty others. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. city s best ever performance under pep according to guardiola after a 4 1win against rivals liverpool. whatever city do arsenal seem equal to, with striker gabrieljesus back among the scorers. it s heartbreak for harlequins as they leave their comeback too late against stormers in rugby union s champions cup. also coming up on sportsday. after a difficult start to the formula one season, british drivers george russell and lewis hamilton are on the up down under. and it s all on the line for anthonyjoshua win or bust for him againstjermaine franklin at the 02 tonight. welcome to sportsday. it s been packed day back in the premier league today with plenty of goals to savour as the action resumed after the international break. ....