Same. Were pretty much at session highs. At the high today, the dow was up 90 points. So, again, we are at 85. Yesterday we saw some buy orders on the close, so well keep a close eye on it here, and on apple, tyler, in particular. Yeah, it could close at 100 or so for the First Time Since splitting 7 for 1, and that means apple would be back at 700 on a presplit basis. Say that five times fast. Well monitor how apple finishes during this final hour of trading. And could we see dow 18,000 this year . Professor Jeremy Siegel thinks so. Hes here exclusively, with no surprise, a pretty bullish market call for this year, and for perhaps beyond. Well get into the details with him and talk about valuation as well, coming up. And how about that new deal from sprint . Did you hear about it . 20 gigs a month of data for 100, but there is one catch, youve got to be a new customer. So, what about someone whos been with sprint for years . Why do they have to pay more . And this isnt unique to sprin
Then when more word got out object this story that it was actually a ship flying the Marshall Islands flag not the u. S. Flag ally of ours but its not our ship market came back again and resumed the day as if nothing happened. And yet that still tells you something about where the markets worry spots are. Meantime apple hit an alltime high today on the back of its blowout Earnings Report. That was early on. It has since moved lower. Its down 1. 9 now but we have the details plus why you might own apple without even knowing it. Earnings also getting a boost from obamacare. Rising drug prices could be cause for concern. We have the aetna ceo joining us with more details. I love this story, we both do. Would you trust a robot with your financial future . One Hedge Fund Manager says that day is coming sooner than you think. We have more on that story. Both sides, the Hedge Fund Manager who likes the idea we have a fund manager who really really doesnt like that idea. No robot joining the s
Twitter isnt the only stock to do that this year. Coming up, well name names and tell you what this could all mean for another huge ipo. Stay tuned for that. We were taking bets on where it will price. See how all that shakes out. It turns out that it is not true that the socalled wealthy pay the most income tax in america. Jane wells has learned that they pay all the income tax. 106 of income taxes. You heard that right. They pay more than 100 . How is that possible . Stay tuned for this stunning report. And lets check the markets right now. The final hour of the day, pretty much a down day across the board for the major averages. The dow jones is actually an outperformer helped by mastercard. Helped by home depot as well in there but down about 87 points at the moment. The nasdaq is still off. Clutching that 4,000 level. The s p 500 has shed 15 points and got below 1790 as we speak. Maryann bartels from merrill lynch, Adam Thurgood and done shriver from wbmi funds. What do we make of
Again, more fundamentals. Earnings palooza comes your way with at t, young branum brands. Amgen and gilead. Well have the information first. The analysis, the market reaction, everything you need to know coming up on the closing bell today. Also, should you be allowed to accumulate stock in a company you know will be a takeover target . Some say thats what bill ackman did. The former head of the securities and Exchange Commission harley pitt weighs in exclusively about whether or not its legal. Very thorny, controversial issue. Heres the numbers and all that we have for you right now. The dow, as you see, rallied from the getgo. European markets reopened today after the easter holiday. And they were in a buying mood as well. The european markets were higher this morning. The dow up 96 points off the high. We need to get to 576 for the previous alltime high. So as you said, were about 31 points away right now. Nasdaq up 45 points. Once again, the strongest of the major averages with a g
At t and yahoo reporting after the bell five ten minutes afterwards so well have plenty of coverage on that. Earnings continue to be a theme all day. We have also got an eye on the nasdaq which is lagging again today. Part of that has to do with the intersection of two stories right now. The stock story of the day no doubt is apple which has been crushed. Lets look at the shares at the moment. Theyre down 7. 6 . A big move for this name. There are some people who believe this is a buying opportunity. Carl icahn buying half a billion dollars worth again. We have someone joining us who says carl is going to take a bath because apple is going down to. Hes hear to make that case. Were also two hours away from a crucial decision from the central bank, not our central bank talking about turkeys central bank. You need to care about this because the decision it makes will have ripple effects on your money right here in the u. S. Its all part of the emerging markets mess the currency things tha