this is what we celebrate at christmas, that god is with us, emmanuel, he's not distant or remote but he's come into a broken world to not only save us from our sin but also to renew and restore the world. >> talk about your book, and you talk about the unlikely people who are in the first christmas story. you could start with jesus himself. i always love that question, somebody asks what good has ever come from nazareth, could come from nazareth, but also joseph, his father, and mary his mother. >> that's exactly right. you know, the people that are in the christmas story that are in our nativity sets, they've become famous to us in the last 2,000 years, but in the first christmas, these were just ordinary people caught up in the story. and you think of mary and joseph who are a peasant couple on the back side of the roman empire. they have no power, no agency, and yet these are the people that god chooses to take care of the son of god. you think of the shepherds to whom the announcement came. shepherds are not very well regarded, and yet this is where god chose to make the announce

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >> when you have these things coming to you the way they are right now, i've always said this, if i can't go home and explain it to the people of west virginia, i can't vote for it and i cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. i just can't. i have tried everything possible. >> you are done. this is a no? >> this is a no on this legislation. maria: well, there you have it, senator joe manchin of officially opposing build back better as democrats try to win over his support for months. senators opposition is a huge blow to president biden's agenda and the white house isn't happy. in a statement yesterday white house press secretary jen psaki said if joe manchin's comments indicated the end of negotiation than they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal on his

i asked emmanuel shea's what's being done to slow the spread of the virus. >> new measures to limit out social interaction and pple working from home will become mandatory three days a week, ideally four days when possible, wherever that can be implemented. it is no longer optional. indoor events will be limited to 2000 people and 5000 people outside. this includes sports, cultural events, but there will not be any cancellations of politica meetings. this is quite significant, as france is gearing up for the next presidential election in april. people will also be forbidden to stand inside restaurants, bars, cafÉs, with many professionals asking how these can be at first feasible, and then checked? there will also be a use of mandatory ffp two masks being studied by the government, and a maxine model -- vaccine model certificate for places of socialization. >> we also heard that here in germany, the health minister thinks that the numbers are a lot higher than what we are seeing. what is behind the underreporting? >> there are simply not enough medical personnel during the festive seas

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> welcome back u.s. holiday retail sales rising 8.5% year over year according to new numbers from master card partly due to ecommerce sales that jumped to 11% this year joining us now for a look at the holiday retail picture is jarone martin, i really enjoy looking at your research and what i found compelling with the stuff you sent in for this interview, the most loved stocks rent the run way and etsy what does that tell us about the u.s. consumer? >> good morning, seema absolutely this is going to be another jolly holiday season for retailers. but as you mentioned, our market site data does tell us that some of the most loved stocks when it comes to retail in 2021 were rent the runway, etsy and some cases e bay made the top list throughout some of the months. this is because

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >> ♪ ♪ >> the growing social media tiktok is a in controversy as parents claim it is jeopardizing their kid's mental health and one mother said it told her child to do a dangerous tiktok trend. >> it said put a phone charger part way in and touch the exposed prong with the penny. i was right there in the room with her. i was so freaked out. no, alexa, no. >> thank god her daughter was not enough of a dingbat to do this challenge. you have kids of your own. i asked my 12-year-old if she heard of this challenge. she said no that sounds stupid and dangerous. i don't know anyone who would do that. your thoughts, matt? >> yes, we have not had any near misses like that at our house in virginia. that's why my back drop is beautiful. out here we turn everything off. we even turn off

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> hello, everyone. it is wednesday, december 8th. it is 5:00 a.m. in new york. thanks so much for getting an early start with us. i'm laura jarrett. >> i'm christine romans. welcome to our viewers from the united states and around the world. important relief for american consumers. energy costs are falling now. first remember there had been worries home heating bills could double in some cases this winter, but those concerns are melting away here. a couple of reasons. warm temperatures and forecasts for warmer

tom: emmanuel sticking around with us. emmanuel cau, head of european equity strategy at barclays stays with us. we will dive into the latest economic data from china, which did show signs of a continued slow down and a worrying new study on the effectiveness of the sinovac vaccine. all of that is next. stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ tom: welcome back to the open. we are 20 minutes into the european trading day. you still see gains of about 0.5% across the benchmark stoxx europe 600. the futures in the u.s. pointing to gains of 0.2%. technology is the outstanding sector across the european space . little bit less, you've got energy and basic resources. the chinese economy slowing further in november, dragging down by a worsening property market slump and disruptions from repeated covert outbreaks. investors are betting on further policies apart from beijing after research showed that the vaccine made sinovac, the dominant shot in china, does not provide enough antibodies to neutralize the omicron variant. let's b

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> the s&p 500 finishing the week at a record closing high. this comes despite consumer inflation in november soaring by 6.8% what could this latest inflation data mean for next week's fed meeting? joining us is jay bryson jay, good to see you today we've set this up as if the market's rising despite this hot inflation number but perhaps the market is saying it was more or less expected month to month and doesn't change what we expect the fed will be up to and messaging next week. >> yeah. i think that's right i think the market breathes a sigh of relief today it was on expectations and could have been a worse number, as well going into the fed meeting i think they accelerate the race of taper they pair it back. i think they take it to 15 and 7.5 next week. i think the market i

when i see doctor emmanuel wrote an op-ed in the new york times physically saying hearing about an october surprise as we headed to november 3 elections i was afraid that sort of the administration would reach his hand into the operation and the lockable vaccines that hadn't finished phase 3 trials especially two months after last dose to make sure there was no safety problem and if you were going to go two months after the last dose was going to take you bought beyond election day but that did happen and i think the fda did stand up and it's been a lot better but it's been so hard about this is that you are making decisions with far fewer data than you normally would because we're in the middle of the pandemic. >> absolutely. you mentioned there the encroachment of politics into medical scienceand public health . and clearly some negative examples. can you think historically of any good examples of politics interfering in science and public health? are there good examples out there? >> i guess what i would say a good example is let's go back to the from administration. i think his decisio

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> welcome back. south africa is now easing its coronavirus restrictions, just a month after the omicron variant was first detected there. the latest indicators now say they may have passed the peak. cnn's david mckenzie is on the ground for us in cape town, south africa. what more are you learning? how was the virus able to get controlled there? >> reporter: well, laura, very little was done to control it because the restrictions were never tightened for omicron. if you look at this graph, this extraordinary rise in cases in south africa, dominated by omicron, and then the very quick and steep fall. as you say, officials here say that it may be the end of the wave, or it's quickly receding, the threat easing in this country. and you have this easing of restrictions, more peopl

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. ♪ >>> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom," i'm john vause. well, depending where you are in the world will depend on how you see in this new year. in some places, omicron and delta be damned, they're carry on with new year's eve parties. but elsewhere, like london, they won't be celebrating with the traditional fireworks. but big ben will chime in the new year. 2022 begins much the same way as 2021 did, with skyhigh case numbers. at least ten u.s. states are reporting some of their highest hospitalizations since the pandemic began. cnn's hala gorani has more on how different cities around the world plan to celebrate 2022. >> reporter: the quick spread of the omicron variant is putting a damper on new year's

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. maria: welcome back. the congressional midterm elections now just 11 months away and many lawmakers have been meeting with president donald trump in hopes of getting his endorsement. i asked president trump why he's been so active in endorsing candidates. he began by scrutinizing current gop senate leadership. >> look, membership mcconnell's a disaster -- mitch mcconnell's a disaster. he allowed this to happen. the uninfrastructure bill, it's only 9% infrastructure. that means you take 90%, 91% of the money that we're raising is going to be thrown out the window in order to get 9% infrastructure. there was no way that that should have been passed. it should have been 100% for infrastructure. so what's happening is we had a thing called the debt ceiling, and he could have used th

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thfrench president emmanuel macron announced a major drawdown of french troops in june of this year, after a military takeover in mali in august 2020. reactions to the withdrawal have been mixed, as uncertainty over future security remains. >> i think that withdrawal, i see it as a negative, in my opinion, because we need security. we are in a war and we need security in timbuktu and everywhere in mali. >> 88 years in mali, the french army has done nothing. it has to be said. i would say a decade of loss for the malian nation. a decade completely lost like that. >> what you need to know is that foreign troops will not be here forever, so it is time progressively to give the defense of our territories to our armed forces. reporter: french forces have already left bases in the northern malian towns. the french deployment to the sahel will falter 3000 troops next year. but as they are leaving their base in timbuktu, who will hold the key to the future of mali remains uncertain. laura: malta has become the first country in europe to legalize cannabis for personal use. now several other e

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >> restoring open markets. countries across the region once this behavior changed. we do too. >> we take whatever steps are necessary to protect public health. >> this is "bloomberg surveillance: early edition" with francine lacqua. francine: good morning and welcome to bloomberg surveillance: early edition. here's what's coming up on today's program.

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and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. the street." i'm david faber on the houston campus of exxon mobil. a nice background behind you, by the way. i'm told it's the drilling fluids analysis that's going on. not what we're here to talk about today, but very glad we could join you we are here to talk about the release where you k0d fitted many of the targets that you shared, so what is different today about why people should think about these numbers, again, if they saw you talking about them a few week back >> well, we're welcome to have you here today, and show you a view of the lab and some of the things we're doing what we did in the third quarter earnings call, we just had a preliminary view with the board, shared the perspective of the things that the board was looking at in november we finalized that plan this

and this is emmanuel, a students we're connectingonef throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> 7:30 now. doesn't the tree look so pretty? 6th of december, 2021. 19 days and counting until christmas day. the tree shining bright. hello from tampa, florida. we see you. that sign is even brighter than the tree. i love it. >> she's got a retro feel this year. it kind of takes you back to the old years. >> in a good way. >> very good memories. >>> let's get to 7:30 headlines. it could be a pivotal day in the jussie smollett trial. the actor is expected to take the stand in his own defense. last week, two brothers testified that smollett paid them to stage a racist and homophobic attack against him. >>> rescue crews in indonesia are searching for survivors two days after a volcanic eruption killed 15 people and left dozens missing. it spewed thick columns of ash, nearly 40 feet into the air on satu

the other thing that's important as you just see zike emmanuel say i don't know what it is about the fda and cdc and we're not keeping the right stats about breakthroughs and what is moderna working on and those people having the negative after effects on this virus. we're looking from taking the vaccine, we're looking at things and using other country's data instead of ours which is why we're not leading in the south african investigation of omicron. ainsley: well omicron is in one- third of the united states, and if you are traveling out of the country even passengers two years or older flying into the united states you have to also show proof of your child testing negative, 24 hours before the flight and if your flights at 1:00 p.m. on a friday , you can get tested any time the day before. brian: go ahead. steve: i was going to say, this all on the heels of the fact with the holidays loom ing, we had hoped that we be completely over this , it's not the case. listen to some experts try to figure out when is this thing going to be done? >> if we set our sights ongoing to zero covid,

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. manus: this is "daybreak: europe ," i am manus cranny in dubai with the stories that set your agenda. the prime minister once u.k. faces a tidal wave of omicron cases as polls show the opposition party with the biggest lead in years. the fed is a highlight of a massive week for central banks, but powell is expected to kick off a faster taper to lay the groundwork for hikes. plus, asian stocks rise in economist predict china will add fiscal stimulus early next year, and that permeates across the global market map from asia to the futures in the united states of america. we are seeing a risk on narrative across these markets, rising equity and commodity markets. let's have a look at the risk radar for you. china giving back a lot of the initial swoon on the upside. iron ore up 6%.

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and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> 20 years ago tomorrow one of the biggest corporate scandals in american history took off en enron filed for bankruptcy it ranked 7th on the fortune 500 just a few months earlier. 20,000 people lost their jobs. many lost their retirement savings. investors world wide lost confidence several top executives would go to prison, including the former ceo jeff skilling and the former chief financial officer andrew fastow ken lay found guilty on multiple counts of fraud. he died before he could appeal so his convictions were wiped out. if you think you know all there is know about the enron fiasco here is scott cohn he covered it for this network 20 years ago and is back in houston tonight. hi, scott. >> reporter: hi, shep. there it is, the famous glass tower of enron used to have t

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. kailey: on tv and radio, welcome to "bloomberg surveillance." it is the last day of trading in the u.s. before the christmas holiday, so volume is light, but traders are bidding equities higher. sb futures are up by about 0.3%, right under the 4700 level. the euro is weaker against the dollar by about 0.2%. on dollar $.13 is the handle we are looking at. the u.s. tenure at 1.47%. -- the u.s. 10 year is at 1.47%. guy, very poignant conversation you had with the novavax ceo earlier this week about when we would get efficacy data against the omicron variant for its vaccine. that stock is up about two point 3%. analysts say it looks pretty good. guy: that was what we were hanging on for. stan erck didn't have that data at the point we had our conversation, so really key to see that

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> tonight, the horse racing world in shock. kentucky derby winner, medina spirit, collapsing and dying after what's described as a routine workout at the santa anita race track in california this morning. his trainer, bob baffert, says the champion colt had a sudden heart horse you may re recall, baffert claiming a skin issue for a dermatological issue was responsible. medina spirit is the latest in what is now a long line of horses to die at santa anita race track in southern california. the deaths prompting investigations on which our nick watt has extensively chronicled. i hope you take a look at his fantastic reporting on that. thanks for joining us. "ac 360" starts now. >>> hey, good evening. we begin with breaking news and potentially a big break for the january 6th comm

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and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. ♪ anna: good morning and welcome to bloomberg markets erupt. mark cudmore joins me in singapore to take us through all the market action this hour. the cash trade is less than an hour away. it's fed day. i hawkish tilt and a faster taper look certain. the house votes to raise the debt ceiling. china's economy slows, dragging on

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. pornographic movies. until says revenge, she's off-center because mommy, that is not cooperative that's what happens when you mess with the sleigh queen. topic number one. [laughter] tampa bay buccaneers quarterback tom brady threw a temper tantrum on the sidelines after getting shoved by the new orleans saints. to be honest, it was the only thing he did well all game. here's a tom acting like a tv 12-year-old. breaking his microsoft tablet so when he was angry about his eight-game interception or a. >> guy. aoc, here is a joe manchin, thank god. later referees called a penalty on the tablet for hurting tom's feelings. you can't blame tom, at his age, he's likely going through man a pause. he looks like one of his favorite footballs, completely deflated. in 15 years and they hav

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> stay at home social media, meme stocks where we stand at some of the hottest trades of the year as we say good-bye to 2021 talking about trades, talking tech with mark molhaney and jed bush to japan and china, a one on one with joyce chang it's a "worldwide exchange" exclusive you cannot afford to miss new year's eve, december 31st, 2021 and you're watching "worldwide exchange" on cnbc >>> welcome back i'm seema mody in for brian sullivan great to have you here with us today. stock futures looking halfway through the 5:00 a.m. hour, we're lower, dow indicating a lower open by 25 points, nasdaq down about 14 points as we head into the final trading session of the month, the quarter, the year, a look at where some of 2021's big theme stocks stand year-to-date hats off to ethan

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> the justice department is suing texas again now. this time it's over how republicans there redrew the state's congressional map. the feds are accusing state lawmakers of intentionally designing some districts to have a white majority of voters while diluting the votes of white people and black people. >> these redistricting plans will diminish the opportunities for them to elect their preferred representatives and that is prohibited by law. >> texas gained two house seats after the census the feds say the population group was driven almost entirely by latino and black residents but the new congressional maps don't contain a single district with a black or latino majority. they call the lawsuit a ploy to control texas voters and wrote that he is confident that the legislature

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and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. more welcome back. i am back with former secretary of state mike pompeo, and we are talking about the national security threats this country faces. secretary, i want to get your reaction to a top pentagon official warning congress that china is actively preparing to attack taiwan. xi jinping apparently says he's waiting until after the olympics which now is just two months away. your thoughts on that as well as the beijing olympics in general. i mean, this diplomatic boycott that the united states has led, what does that mean? >> maria, i think the fact that these olympics are going to take place in china is a devastating statement about the international olympic committee and, frankly, global businesses' unwillingness to present the challenges. you're going to have major americ

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> with more talks between russia and the u.s. set for next month, the white house is tracking reports that thousands of russian troops have finished their drills near the ukrainian border, and that are back at their permanent bases. cnn's nic robertson joins us from moscow this morning. nic, good morning. why would troops leave now after ratcheting up tensions were ukraine? >> reporter: well, russia's perspective on this is that all of those troops are not there to ratchet up tensions with ukraine. they've been there for regular routine military exercises on russia's territory, which they say is their prerogative, and is not designed to send, you know, a threatening message to ukraine. so what russia is saying right now is 10,000 of those estimated 70 to 100,000 troops have no

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. neil: take a look at the markets. we have another leg on the dow, up 226 points. on news that the fda cleared the first oral anti-viral treatment when it authorized pfizer's paxlovid, to deal with covid. another pill to hasten our scares or ease the scares over omicron. let's get the read on markets where we stand with shana sissell, chief market strategist. what is driving this, shana? >> there is somewhat of a rebound as omicron is not as bad as people had once thought. but the messaging from the white house yesterday was sort of a change of tune. it was not as positive as i would like over any stretch of the imagination. i am not confident the new pfizer pill will change anything. i think people are drunk on power to some extent. the white house changed its tune, they will no

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this have shot emmanuel, my client, the 1st president in french history recently apologized to sash and other archies and bassier woocommerce, don't abandon me to the combatants. we abandoned to their families who suffered the camps that a prison. the denial, dinny, i ask forgiveness of them. we shall not forget, nobly hamper president my car also promised a new law to acknowledge francis historical guilt. but this historian doubts, this will be enough to make up for the archie's suffering. elizabeth only the fall says also orange white additions have often said vague and superficial things about the axis. that part of our history still needs to be told in detail. yet, if we all learned what happened, that would provide some peace of mind to leap or to the archies themselves with their children and grandchildren. who are they all traumatized? why do they pass? young sash often participates in common durations and has received many national decorations. but he's now asking for concrete actions such as free elderly care. he says that's the least france can do for the, for the levels. it's

on monday, the french president emmanuel mcqueen, will discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the coven. 19 pandemic, particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pass people in france one, i'll have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy, here to we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday, italy reporting 50599 new cases. italy is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom, with some 141 new depths reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had another record high, a 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious on recon variant. now the local government in the u. k, is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a snow dive and has hit record, learned december of some 23 percent. and that i

our correspondent emmanuel igunza says the minister�*s comments were unexpected. it came out of the blue. the minister was speaking on the background on issues about indiscipline in secondary schools. there have been several incidences where schools have been burnt down over the last few months, and he was speaking in that context of indiscipline among students, and then he made this bombshell comment that those who are lgbtq should be banned from boarding schools, and he seems to insinuate that there is some sort of gay culture in boarding secondary schools, and he says that the students, once they are removed from school, they will not be able to influence other students. these are quite controversial comments that he has made because if you consider the region where kenya is, the neighbouring countries, uganda, tanzania, ethiopia, somalia, kenya is quite a tolerant country in terms of the rights of the lgbtq community, so this has caused quite a big uproar. the body of the late archbishop desmond tutu, who died in south africa last sunday, is lying in state in

ram emmanuel to be the broof to japan. governor jack mark l to be the -- jack markell to be the u.s. representativive to the organization for economic development. marcela escobari to be assistant administrator for latin america and the caribbean at usaid, and mark knapper to be the ambassador to vietnam. think about it, mr. president. think about these assignments. think about these assignments and what they mean to the united states. these are quality nominees, people who will represent the united states at home and abroad with skill and dignity. i appreciate the majority leader has made it a priority to confirm them prior to the end of the session, and i encourage all of my colleagues to support their nomination. but let's face it. there's little to celebrate when it comes to nominations in the senate. the truth is that some republicans' unprecedented obstructionism is straining the system to the breaking point, leaving the president without a team of national security positions that are critical to the national securit

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >> from the world of politics -- >> the markets do not interpret in action as total in action. >> jeweled of business -- -- to the world of business -- >> today is almost like a gold rush in florida. >> this is "balance of power" with david westin. david: from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york to our tv and radio audiences worldwide, welcome to "balance of power." two hours until we hear from the fed. to see how the markets are anticipating, we turn to markets reporter kriti gupta. thanks for being back with us. the markets get hesitant around this time. kriti: very light volume. everyone is waiting to see what the fed will do and what the dot plot looks like. the selloff is led by big tech. the nasdaq down 1%, the third straight day you've seen that kind of selloff. a

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and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> welcome back. new fears over russia's potential military invasion of ukraine. russia has been increasing troops steadily along the border in the last few months. a recent panel at the ragan institute's national defense forum. this is what james mccon knowville was asked when he thinks what will happen. >> i don't know what they're going to do but i'm very, very concerned about their posture. it's in the news. somewhere around 95,000 to 100,000 russian soldiers on the border of ukraine that gives a lot of options to the russians. i'm not quite sure what they're going to do but to me that is a terrible -- going to have a terrible impact on the stability and security of our european friends. i have serious concerns about that. >> cnn's fred pleitgen joins us live from berlin th

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> after this morning's bullish housing data, what do we make of azek, the company that makes faux wood construction products for deck and trim. this was a big winner if they became public a year and a half ago, but it peaked this week and it's been bouncing between the mid 30s and 40s for months that is certainly not the core of the story the rise of faux wood is a true secular trend. it looks great, it lasts longer. it's much easier to maintain, and there is a premium price here now, when they reported mid-november, they gave you a nice beat because the guidance was merely in line the talk initially sold off. since then, it's erased nearly all of the losses but you have to wonder if they can break out of the recent trading range. let's check in with jesse singh, the president

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is it possible with that, with people seeming to accept emmanuel macron winning a second term most likely in the lisee palace in the elections in the spring in france, that there could be an opportunity for a reset of the uk—eu relationship and a more positive one. well, good riddance that frost is gone because he was hated in brussels and was an ideologue and said one thing in private and just the contrary in public. he was unemotional, he was a cold fish and loathed even more than boris johnson. so liz truss could do a lot to finish brexit because she's a pragmatist, i think, and also there's a lot of goodwill on the europe side to solve the problem of northern ireland, fishing, migrants because europe wants to move on. you know, there will be a new french president, there is a new chancellor in germany, there are enormous challenges to be met, and brexit is at end of it. and it's not the problems we have that could derail finding an agreement. now i'm not sure that macron will be reelected, and that might be the problem. because if he faces pecresse in the second round, the right win

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. su: 11:29 pm in new york. we start with china's economy. it slowed as property sector crises and covid disruptions took a toll. industrial output was up 3.8% on the year. retail was weaker. economists had in predicting a gain of 4.7%. extension in property investment both eased the scale of the challenge facing beijing to stabilize the economy. chinese home prices fall for a third consecutive month in november, adding to an industry slump triggered by debt woes. official data show new home prices and 70 cities declined one third of a percent last month from october when they fell by a similar margin. chinese developers rely on the proceeds for these half of the cash flow. ecb projections show inflation will remain below the 2% target in 2023 and 2024. meanwhile, sources tell us