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AP Headline News - Mar 07 2024 18:00 (EST)
A.P. News. I'm Hyappen Joani, President Biden will make an appeal tonight for the nation to give him another term in office. A.P. Correspondent Sager McGonney reports. In his state of the unit address, spokesman Kareem John Pierre says the president will detail how he wants to build on the progress of his first three years. He will share why he is hopeful about this country's future. His future, though, remains in doubt, with many voters concerned about whether the 81-year-old president is fit for a second term. So, the University of Virginia's Kyle Condick says, among the president's tasks tonight, reassure the public in some way about his age, and make his re-election case. Biden and his team have been saying that we're making things better, but the American people don't necessarily feel better. Tevie Troy at the bipartisan policy center says the president will have to walk a fine line and cannot tell people that what they feel is not actually happening. Sager McGonney at the White House. At a news conference Wednesday, Representative Mike Gallagher says TikTok, along with other applications owned by what he terms as foreign adversaries, is a threat to American security. We have 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans to introduce a bill that would prohibit TikTok from operating in the United States unless it severs its ties to bite dance or any other entity controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Uvaldi City Council meeting where police response investigators said the Uvaldi officers didn't violate policy. Laura Garza, whose niece was killed in the shooting, calls the report disgraceful. "You don't feel anybody did anything wrong there? There is kids dead, teachers dead, children who survived in a class bleeding, teachers who are never going to be the same, and you're going to tell me nobody did anything wrong, shame on you." That audio is courtesy KSAT-TV. This is AP News. With the latest on today's financial market, AP Correspondents Seth Zutel. I'm Seth Zutel, and this is the AP Market Support. Stocks rose to another record high as investors looked ahead to easier interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 1% Thursday, beating the all-time high it set last week. The Dow added 130 points, the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.5%. Treasury yields eased in the bond market. That came after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is not far from delivering cuts to interest rates that Wall Street craves. Powell said cuts may start this year if inflation continues cooling. Traders are also trying to guess when the European Central Bank will cut its benchmark rate. The ECB left rates alone on Thursday. Proger jumped almost 10%, the most in the S&P 500. The grocery store chain reported better than expected profit for the end of 2023. I'm half and 20 AP News. Fargo, the new virtual assistant from Wells Fargo, makes banking faster and easier. Like this. Fargo, what's my checking account routing number? And this. Fargo, turn off my debit card. And this. Fargo, what did I spend on groceries last month? And that's just the beginning. Fargo, the new virtual assistant from Wells Fargo makes banking faster and easier. Like this. Fargo, what's my checking account routing number? And this. Fargo, turn off my debit card. And this. Fargo, what did I spend on groceries last month? That's just the beginning. Do you Fargo? You can. In the Wells Fargo mobile app, learn more at Wells Fargo dot com slash get Fargo. Terms and conditions apply, your mobile carriers availability and message and data rates may apply. Wells Fargo Bank and A member FDIC.