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We have blake burman at the white house. We begin with gerri willis. We finished with the s p at new record highs for first time in six months. Above the prepandemic highs. Think about that. That is the 14th record close this year. Turn to the nasdaq as well, also at a record high today, second Straight Record close for that index. The 34th record close this year. 174th record close since election day. Good news there. Market keeping an eye as you said on two big earnings reports today. One was walmart. Shares down after the nations largest employer reported eps of 31 cents a share, blowing out estimates samestoresales up 9. 9 . Online sales up 97 . Even so the stock is down. Dont know what it takes to get walmart up today. Home depot that stock up as well. Blowout Second Quarter with the sales up 23. 4 . Americans are remaking their homes as they are forced to live there, s ....
Thank you. And coronavirus stops play as positive tests in englands hotel mean the one day series in south africa will face further delays. Also coming up at 2. 30. A look back at political stories from the last seven days, in the week in parliament. Good afternoon. The uks chief brexit negotiator is in brussels for talks with his eu counterpart to find a last minute breakthrough on a trade deal. Significant differences remain on fishing rights, competition rules and how a deal would be enforced. This morning the environment secretary, george eustice, said there was still a deal to be done, but admitted that the talks were in a very difficult position. Our Political CorrespondentJonathan Blake reports. Back in brussels, the uks chief negotiator, lord frost, arriving for whats being described as the last roll of the dice in trade talks with the eu. Weve worked very h ....
Hospitals across the uk are getting ready to accept delivery of the Coronavirus Vaccine with the first jabs set to be given on tuesday. And coronavirus stops play as positive tests in englands hotel mean the one day series in south africa will face further delays. And coming up after 12. 30 click explores the latest developments around accessibility and inclusion in tech for International Day of persons with disabilities. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The uks chief negotiator lord frost has arrived in brussels to resume talks with his eu counterpart Michel Barnier over a post brexit trade deal. It follows a phone call yesterday between the uk Pri ....
Back in brussels, the uks chief negotiator, lord frost, arriving for what has been described as the last roll of the dice in trade talks with the eu. Weve worked very hard to get a deal, we will see what happens with negotiations today, and we will be looking forward to meeting our european colleagues later on this afternoon, thank you very much. The government says there is still a deal to be done in what a cabinet minister said this morning were the final days of negotiations, but only if the eu accepts the uk has to make its own decisions. We want to be doing a Free Trade Agreement as a sovereign equal with the European Union and, so, anything that undermines our ability to control our own waters, for instance, or undermines our ability to make our own laws isnt something we can accept. After an hour on the phone together last night, borisjohnson and the president of ....