Stock wave in a record high. And federal prosecutors saying boeing is possibly on the hook for as much as 2. 5 billion. Its wednesday, may 15th. Youre watching Worldwide Exchange right here on cnbc. Good morning. Welcome to Worldwide Exchange. Thank you for being with us on this wednesday morning. H lets kick off the horde with the u. S. Futures after a mostly positive day for stocks yesterday that saw the nasdaq close at a fresh alltime high. Meanwhile you are seeing some marginal gains implied at the opening bell today. The s p 500 higher by roughly 2 to 3 points and the nasdaq up 1 to 2. Ahead of the opening bell, at least 31 s p 500 companies are now at 52week highs or better or alltime highs across the economic spectrum, across ought of them, including qualcomm, bank of america, freepo freeportmcmoran. At least oneyear highs. Also checking the bond market ahead of todays inflation rate, yields are ticking lower. The 10year ticking solidly below the halfway mark. The 2year note yie
Israel's Supreme Court struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul Monday, delivering a landmark decision that could reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country's ongoing war against Hamas.
Israel will defend itself before the United Nation's top court against charges that it has engaged in genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, officials said Tuesday, a rare engagement with the world body, which Israel often denounces as biased against it.
A former member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet offered a rare public apology Sunday for contributing to the internal strife in Israel that preceded the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for "many more months," pushing back against persistent international cease-fire calls after mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the besieged enclave.