The dow rows 1. 6, and the s p 500 rows up 1. 3 and nasdaq up 1 . For the week, the s p 500 which is a good proxy for 401 kay is, in fact, lower than it started 1 . Not everyone thinks that this v shape it may fall further before were out of the woods. Who knows. No one really, thats why i stick with my recommendation that todays rally is no guarantee that rain clouds wont appear and drench your portfolio some time soon. But strong earnings and Economic News helped investors look past worries about europes economy and fears of ebola on the earnings front. General electric, honeywell, both reporting higher profits compared to a year earlier. Morgan stanley, the stocks of these three companies rose on their financial results. Well get a bunch more earnings next week. In the olden days stocks used to move on the basis of whether the companies that they were part of were going to earn more money or lose money. So today at least fundamentals grove this market. A measure of u. S. Consumer co
The dow rows 1. 6, and the s p 500 rows up 1. 3 and nasdaq up 1 . For the week, the s p 500 which is a good proxy for 401 kay is, in fact, lower than it started 1 . Not everyone thinks that this v shape it may fall further before were out of the woods. Who knows. No one really, thats why i stick with my recommendation that todays rally is no guarantee that rain clouds wont appear and drench your portfolio some time soon. But strong earnings and Economic News helped investors look past worries about europes economy and fears of ebola on the earnings front. General electric, honeywell, both reporting higher profits compared to a year earlier. Morgan stanley, the stocks of these three companies rose on their financial results. Well get a bunch more earnings next week. In the olden days stocks used to move on the basis of whether the companies that they were part of were going to earn more money or lose money. So today at least fundamentals grove this market. A measure of u. S. Consumer co
Response to ebola. He is a former chief of staff of joe biden and al gore. The first nurse infected with ebola has been moved to the National Institutes of health in maryland. We fully intend to have this patient walk out of this hospital, and we will do everything we possibly can to make that happen. The other nurse who contracted ebola is at emory hospital in atlanta. President obama has signed an executive order to improve security for Government Credit and debit cards. They will be equipped with socalled emv technology, with a security chip instead of the strip. We are launching an initiative called buy dsesecur you should be able to buy the things you need without risking your identity, credit score, or savings. The president urged the private sector to follow suit. Former google lawyer michelle runhas been nominated to the u. S. Patent and trademark office. She has been serving as Deputy Director of the agency. Her nomination is subject to senate confirmation. The Patents Office
We begin tonight with hurricane gonzalo. Slamming into bermuda, in the path of the category 2 storm. For much of the day, bermuda has been battered by it is the most powerful to hit the island in more than a decade. More than half of the residents are without electricity, david lehada is there. What is the situation david . Thank you john. This may have down graded to a category 2, but this hurricane is lark the island. Total destruction. About 95 of islanders without power. That is reported from delko, the islanislands electric utility. Here in my own house, the windows are rattling and rumbling. I have had doors that i had to lash down. Things are not doing well in bermuda, john. I assume this storm has been going, raging for several hours now right . Yes, well, theres no question. I lost power in hi house here in southham here in my house in southhamton. The reason why that is, it is on the heels of Tropical Storm take which killed the island last week. Last week fay came here and k
Were tracking the storm as it bears down on bermuda. This is al jazeera america. Live from new york city. Im tony harris. The Nigerian Government agreed to a ceasefire with the armed Group Boko Haram today, but the fate of 200 kyle girls who were abducted is still unclear. Talks to talk about their release and boko haram assured them that the girls are alive and well. A ceasefire deal has been reached with the radical armed group, and talks of the girls release is continuing. President Goodluck Jonathan has come under criticism. Were a bit concerned about how many girls were going to see, what condition theyre going to be in. Some of them have been given out as wives. What is the assurance that we have that when people say that oh, none of them have been harmed, theyve all been kept together, the rest of t we really dont know. Reporter jonathan is expected to announce his reelection bid. Some say the timing of the deal is convenient. They insist that the girls will be home soon. Well a