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Thursday, June 10, 2021
1) From ABC News, I’m Daria Albinger. First stop on President Biden’s European trip to the U.K. First item of business, a talk to the U.S. troops. President Biden told the U.S. service members he is meeting face to face with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Wednesday in Geneva. “Let him know what I want him to know.” The President said the U.S. wants quote “stable, predictable relationship with Russia.” But he issued the warning. “The United States will respond in a robust and meaningful way if the Russian government engages in harmful activities.” Karen Travers, ABC News traveling with the President in Cornwall, England. Karen is the only network radio correspondent traveling with the President.
2) Sources tell ABC News the White House will buy another half billion doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for distribution to lower income countries. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, “The G7 will make a combined announcement on this issue, and it won’t simply be about vaccines though vaccines will be a part of it, but it will be a comprehensive plan to help end this pandemic as rapidly as possible.” Two hundred million doses will be delivered this year to the global vaccine program COVAX, another 300 million in early 2022.
3) A watchdog report says park police did not clear Lafayette Park and nearby protestors last June, so former President Trump could walk to the St. John’s Church. Inspector General of Interior Mark Greenblatt. “We did not find evidence that a potential presidential visit to the park or the St. John’s Church influenced the park police’s decision making, or their deployment, you know, in their operation to clear out the park.” The former president says the report exonerates him of any accusations he’d ordered aggressive tactics to remove protestors.
4) TC energy has terminated the Keystone XL pipeline project. President Biden told the problem earlier this year over environmental concerns. You’re listening to ABC News.
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I’m Charles Payne, and this is the Fox
Business Report.
Stocks closing its session low as investors weighed the May
inflation readings which comes out on Thursday. The Dow falling 153 points, the
Nasdaq down 13, S&P 500 down 8. // And meme stocks mania continued with
retail investors focusing their attention on Clean Energy Fuels this time,
pushing the stocks up more than 31%. // And the king of meme stock GameStop
is attempting to turn around its business by shifting from a brick-and-mortar focus
to becoming an online player, and announced that it has appointed former Amazon
executive Matt Furlong as its new CEO. // And Campbell Soup
stocks tumbled over 6% after the package food maker’s latest earnings report
disappointed investors. The company cut its full year forecast and said it
expects higher cost to hurt margin even with price hikes planned for later
this year.
That’s your Fox Business Report. I’m Hilarie Barsky, invested in you.
