April 16, 2025 • 6 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Fifty
one degrees in Boston at four o'clock. The news brought
to you by Cambridge Savings Bankerd Afternoon. I'm Ben Parker.
Here's what's happening. A rough one on Wall Street today.
(00:21):
Hard to pin it to any one thing, but in
video and Jerome Powell certainly had a little bit about
what happened today. Denise pellegrinies at Bloomberg this was ugly.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Yeah, really a one two punch, as you mentioned on
Wall Street, Ben, of Trump curbing semiconductor chips to China
and some disappointment about the FED and Chair J. Powell.
Some investors really panicking a bit after the Trump administration
barred in Vidia from selling its H two O chips
in China. ATel costin Vidia, it says, five point five
(00:53):
billion bucks in affect its product line. Also Advanced micro
Devices says it expects to take charge of as much
a one hundred million dollars after the Trump administration put
those new restrictions on semi exports to China and also
those warnings from Fedchair J. Powell the trade tensions risked
ruining it, as the FED tries to fight inflation and
(01:16):
promote a healthy labor market. That also really hurt us.
He indicated the Fed plans to stay on a war
footing when it comes to inflation. So here's how it
all panned out. The Dow closing seven hundred points lower,
that's one point seven percent lower. S and P five
hundred down one hundred and twenty points two point two percent,
Nasdaq plunging five hundred and sixteen point spend. That's three percent.
(01:39):
But we were at about three point thirty when we
talked last, about four percent lower. So you might call
it actually a little bit of a recovery. But boy,
if you lost money today, you shared own feel that way.
From the Fidelity Bloomberg Business Desk, I'm Denise Pelgriny Bloomberg
Business on WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
By the way, these numbers are so bad it certainly
was something to get choked up about. No problem there.
A full jury has been seated and opening statements are
set for Tuesday in the Karen Reid case. Today was
a final motions hearing day. W viz's book McCarthy with
details out of Norfolk Superior Courts.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Execution is seeking more information. When it comes to ARCA
crash reconstruction experts. Special Prosecutor Hank Brennan wants additional communications
between Karen Reid's attorneys and the witnesses, along with billing
information and testing documents.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
Regardless of who's fault it is.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
I still do not believe we have full disclosure, not
just for the basis of opinion, but regarding communications between
the defense and ARCA.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
These experts testified during Reid's first trial that John O'Keeffe
didn't appear to be hit by a car. Defense attorney
Alan Jackson says Brennan is just trying to prevent them
from testifying.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Nobody who was in any disadvantage in the first trial,
and certainly nobody's.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
At a disadvantage in this trial.
Speaker 4 (02:52):
We're simply trying to meet our obligations as we could.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
Last month, it was revealed that the defense paid the experts.
Judge Beverly Can took this all under advisement, Broke McCarthy
WBZ Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Well, there's been a drop of the number of families
in Massachusetts Emergency assistant shelters for the first time since
July of twenty twenty three, the Hilly Administration says shelter
populations drop below five thousand. The administration credits decline to
the actions taken by the governor to reduce case load
and costs to taxpayers. Additional reforms that went into effect
last Friday expected to build on that process. Among the
(03:28):
reforms the elimination of presumptive eligibility in the shelter system
and the limitation of stays to six months. Blustery conditions
in place, they'll stick with us as we head through
the evening. It'll be a bit chilly too, low thirties
and some of the coldest spots upper twenties. The real
fields with the wind around, will clear out late tonight
and bring in some sunshine. Tomorrow, temperatures will climb to
(03:50):
about sixty in some of the warmest spots, still a
little breeze Tomorrow, clear Tomorrow night low near forty, and
then on Friday we get into the load of mid sixties.
We will have some sunshine. Clouds will mix in and
a stray shower could pop up in the afternoon, and
Saturday there is another chance of afternoon showers. We'll start
with sunshine. What we will also do on Saturday is
get much warmer. We'll keep the breeze. The temperatures mid
(04:14):
to maybe upper seventies. Yeah, I said seventies. We'll have
a little bit of a cool down on Sunday. Right
now it is fifty one degrees in Boston. You can
turn a piano, but you can't tune a fish old joke.
You can tune up a bicycle, though, and some bicyclists
got that done for free today.
Speaker 5 (04:31):
Here at the MIT open Space. There's a line of
people with bikes in tow, a lot of them unusable,
but they're hoping to change that today.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
I've got two flat tires, both on the front and
the back, and i haven't touched it since summer of
last year, so I'm hoping.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
Text from Kasa Bikes are adjusting gears and such free
of charge on a sidewalk stage the Modular Truth Oliver.
Our events are free and open to the public, and
so we welcome our friend and neighbor and Jess Smith's
with the MIT and if you have a squeaky wheel.
They will be back same time next week, midday on
(05:07):
Wednesday in Kendall Square. I'm Madison Rogers, WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
How fast do you eat? You probably eat too fast.
What you eat is important to your health, but the
speed at which you eat matters just as much. Scientists
say you're eating too fast if you typically finish a
regular sized meal in less than twenty minutes. Among other things,
showing down fast increases your risk of obesity. It can
lead to swallowing more air, which can lead to bloating
or choking. And though this may seem a little backwards,
(05:38):
experts recommend slowing down eating by putting down your phone
and turning off the TV. They say, then you can
focus on the meal itself and how fast you're eating.
How about eating your way through Boston on the Common
a new place.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
There's some new sounds you may hear on the Common.
Speaker 6 (05:56):
Sounds of a sizzling grill at the brand new Flower
Bakery and Cafe right at the middle of Boston Common.
It's housed in the old Earl of Sandwich Spot. Just
follow your nose, trust me the sensational smells. We'll guide
you there.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
I'd buy a good breakfast and stretch it to lunch.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
Stritcher grabbing a breakfast sandwich and she's off and running.
And don't eat again in second Hole. Flower Bakery is
also known for its diverse menu. The Vigan egg is
like part of the closest thing to the actual thing.
Speaker 6 (06:22):
Dustin usually hits up the Heinz Convention Center location. He's
got a new spot for his vegan favorites.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
I came back to sid again, just open this week,
just in time for the Spring.
Speaker 6 (06:31):
On the common, Jim Aickay to w VZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Ben Parker, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Fifty
one degrees in Boston at four o'clock. The news brought
to you by Cambridge Savings Bankerd Afternoon. I'm Ben Parker.
Here's what's happening. A rough one on Wall Street today.
(00:21):
Hard to pin it to any one thing, but in
video and Jerome Powell certainly had a little bit about
what happened today. Denise pellegrinies at Bloomberg this was ugly.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Yeah, really a one two punch, as you mentioned on
Wall Street, Ben, of Trump curbing semiconductor chips to China
and some disappointment about the FED and Chair J. Powell.
Some investors really panicking a bit after the Trump administration
barred in Vidia from selling its H two O chips
in China. ATel costin Vidia, it says, five point five
(00:53):
billion bucks in affect its product line. Also Advanced micro
Devices says it expects to take charge of as much
a one hundred million dollars after the Trump administration put
those new restrictions on semi exports to China and also
those warnings from Fedchair J. Powell the trade tensions risked
ruining it, as the FED tries to fight inflation and
(01:16):
promote a healthy labor market. That also really hurt us.
He indicated the Fed plans to stay on a war
footing when it comes to inflation. So here's how it
all panned out. The Dow closing seven hundred points lower,
that's one point seven percent lower. S and P five
hundred down one hundred and twenty points two point two percent,
Nasdaq plunging five hundred and sixteen point spend. That's three percent.
(01:39):
But we were at about three point thirty when we
talked last, about four percent lower. So you might call
it actually a little bit of a recovery. But boy,
if you lost money today, you shared own feel that way.
From the Fidelity Bloomberg Business Desk, I'm Denise Pelgriny Bloomberg
Business on WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
By the way, these numbers are so bad it certainly
was something to get choked up about. No problem there.
A full jury has been seated and opening statements are
set for Tuesday in the Karen Reid case. Today was
a final motions hearing day. W viz's book McCarthy with
details out of Norfolk Superior Courts.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Execution is seeking more information. When it comes to ARCA
crash reconstruction experts. Special Prosecutor Hank Brennan wants additional communications
between Karen Reid's attorneys and the witnesses, along with billing
information and testing documents.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
Regardless of who's fault it is.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
I still do not believe we have full disclosure, not
just for the basis of opinion, but regarding communications between
the defense and ARCA.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
These experts testified during Reid's first trial that John O'Keeffe
didn't appear to be hit by a car. Defense attorney
Alan Jackson says Brennan is just trying to prevent them
from testifying.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Nobody who was in any disadvantage in the first trial,
and certainly nobody's.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
At a disadvantage in this trial.
Speaker 4 (02:52):
We're simply trying to meet our obligations as we could.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
Last month, it was revealed that the defense paid the experts.
Judge Beverly Can took this all under advisement, Broke McCarthy
WBZ Boston's news Radio.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
Well, there's been a drop of the number of families
in Massachusetts Emergency assistant shelters for the first time since
July of twenty twenty three, the Hilly Administration says shelter
populations drop below five thousand. The administration credits decline to
the actions taken by the governor to reduce case load
and costs to taxpayers. Additional reforms that went into effect
last Friday expected to build on that process. Among the
(03:28):
reforms the elimination of presumptive eligibility in the shelter system
and the limitation of stays to six months. Blustery conditions
in place, they'll stick with us as we head through
the evening. It'll be a bit chilly too, low thirties
and some of the coldest spots upper twenties. The real
fields with the wind around, will clear out late tonight
and bring in some sunshine. Tomorrow, temperatures will climb to
(03:50):
about sixty in some of the warmest spots, still a
little breeze Tomorrow, clear Tomorrow night low near forty, and
then on Friday we get into the load of mid sixties.
We will have some sunshine. Clouds will mix in and
a stray shower could pop up in the afternoon, and
Saturday there is another chance of afternoon showers. We'll start
with sunshine. What we will also do on Saturday is
get much warmer. We'll keep the breeze. The temperatures mid
(04:14):
to maybe upper seventies. Yeah, I said seventies. We'll have
a little bit of a cool down on Sunday. Right
now it is fifty one degrees in Boston. You can
turn a piano, but you can't tune a fish old joke.
You can tune up a bicycle, though, and some bicyclists
got that done for free today.
Speaker 5 (04:31):
Here at the MIT open Space. There's a line of
people with bikes in tow, a lot of them unusable,
but they're hoping to change that today.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
I've got two flat tires, both on the front and
the back, and i haven't touched it since summer of
last year, so I'm hoping.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
Text from Kasa Bikes are adjusting gears and such free
of charge on a sidewalk stage the Modular Truth Oliver.
Our events are free and open to the public, and
so we welcome our friend and neighbor and Jess Smith's
with the MIT and if you have a squeaky wheel.
They will be back same time next week, midday on
(05:07):
Wednesday in Kendall Square. I'm Madison Rogers, WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
How fast do you eat? You probably eat too fast.
What you eat is important to your health, but the
speed at which you eat matters just as much. Scientists
say you're eating too fast if you typically finish a
regular sized meal in less than twenty minutes. Among other things,
showing down fast increases your risk of obesity. It can
lead to swallowing more air, which can lead to bloating
or choking. And though this may seem a little backwards,
(05:38):
experts recommend slowing down eating by putting down your phone
and turning off the TV. They say, then you can
focus on the meal itself and how fast you're eating.
How about eating your way through Boston on the Common
a new place.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
There's some new sounds you may hear on the Common.
Speaker 6 (05:56):
Sounds of a sizzling grill at the brand new Flower
Bakery and Cafe right at the middle of Boston Common.
It's housed in the old Earl of Sandwich Spot. Just
follow your nose, trust me the sensational smells. We'll guide
you there.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
I'd buy a good breakfast and stretch it to lunch.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
Stritcher grabbing a breakfast sandwich and she's off and running.
And don't eat again in second Hole. Flower Bakery is
also known for its diverse menu. The Vigan egg is
like part of the closest thing to the actual thing.
Speaker 6 (06:22):
Dustin usually hits up the Heinz Convention Center location. He's
got a new spot for his vegan favorites.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
I came back to sid again, just open this week,
just in time for the Spring.
Speaker 6 (06:31):
On the common, Jim Aickay to w VZ, Boston's news radio.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
You are now in the loop for news updates throughout
the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.
I'm Ben Parker, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
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