U.S. markets are in the green with the S&P 500 surging to a new record high on the back of positive consumer data. In U.S. politics, Florida governor Ron DeSantis bows out of the race to become the GOP presidential candidate two days before the New Hampshire primary, endorsing former president Donald Trump. Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley is now Trump’s sole challenger for the nomination. United Airlines cancels all flights using Boeing’s troubled 737 Max 9 model. Meanwhile, the FAA has urged all carriers to carry out door plug checks on yet another Boeing model – the 900ER. And in Europe, cities across Germany see a second week of mass protest against an AfD ‘re-migration’ policy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.