Percentage point, up 71 points. Fox Business Team coverage. Gerri willis on floor of new york stock exchange. Phil flynn watching all action, Hillary Vaughn at u. S. Trade representatives office. Start with gerri. Reporter what a day for retail today. We had great reporting out there, two companies reporting, targets and lowes with really positive results, sending the dow up 241 points. The entire sector target, as you can see is up 20 today, after beating on both top and bottom lines. The company out with really, amazing results, raising its full year outlook. Lowes also having a dynamite quarter, up 10 as you can see right here. The company eps, coming at 2. 15 cents a share, versus two dollars. Very good news there. As you can see, these are companies that really appeal to people. Theyre discounters. Really have a lot of room to have broad appeal with americans. After the close today. We will get nordstrom. Estimates there, eps of 75 cents a share. Revenue estimate of 2. 93 billion.
Seen last night. One of the biggest names in the game is making major headlines before taking the field. Weve have more from cleveland on that. First, here is what is new at this hour. Melissa Health Benefit for millions of americans at risk. A federal Appeals Court hearing argument on obamacare and the requirement that everybody buys insurance. The case most likely heading to the supreme court. What the outcome could mean for you, your wallet and your family. Plus rebooting the Green New Deal. How senator Bernie Sanders and congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez are gearing up for their next battle on capitol hill. A new frontier in the fight against robocalls. You hate them, right . We all do. A Major Carrier promisings to automatically block those annoying calls. The latest on that crackdown. Connell all right. We have fox Business Team coverage of all the days top stories with gerri willis at the New York Stock Exchange and blake burman live for us at the white house. Blake, lets st
That is entirely up to the department of justice. Reporter going back to volusia that, when he said he spoke with putin and he believe he meant what he said, in other words, there was no collusion he actually said he believed that putin believed what he said. That he wasnt going to get into an argument with him over that when they had bigger things like north korea, like issues in syria that he needed to deal with and Work Together on. Reporter so the question being he always maintained it was democrats colluded with russia. He saying putin exonerated the democrats . The president still firmly believes there was collusion with the democrats during this election process. Defend he is not going to get into back and forth with a world leader he needs to work with and wants to work in order to deal with big and serious things facing our country right now. Reporter followup. I will move ahead. Reporter as new yorker is concerned deductions for state and new yorkers will cause exodus on new
Michael flynn pleading guilty lying to fbi. This as speculation builds other shoes may drop. Abc reporting that flynn may testify against the president. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says there are enough votes to pass tax reform when the Senate Finally votes. What did they put in the bill to get holdouts to change their mind to get to yes and what are they taking out . Well cover this and more. Among our guest this is hour, steve forbes, former defense attorney Gregg Jarrett, Texas Attorney general ken paxton and iowa congressman rod blum. Were awaiting senator senator. He is expected to speak on the senate floor any moment with new details on the Senate Tax Bill and schedule Going Forward including when we can expect the final vote. Well bring you his comments live as soon as they begin. Connell dont see them yet. We begin with the markets, and the crazy day as it was. Investors digesting headlines melissa was talking about from washington. Nicole petallides on floor of new
A man wearing explosive device detonating a bomb inside of the citys subway system. An investigation is currently underway into the suspect. His background and his motive. How the effects of the attack are spreading across the country two weeks before christmas. Plus President Trump is looking to deliver on tax reform. New details on the president s closing arguments to overhaul our nations tax code. Well take to you the alabama where it is the final day of campaigning between republican roy moore and democrat roy jones. David less than 24 hours away. Meanwhile a recap of the markets. The dow shrugging off a attempted terror attack in the Financial Capital of the world, closing at a new high for the 66th time under President Trump. Nicole petallides, any sign at all there was a terror attack in this town . Youre absolutely right. The markets seem to be unfazed. Unfortunately these events are terrible but at the same time the markets have really become somewhat resilient because weve ha