Concerns about harsh factory conditions. Yvonne, we know equity markets here in the u. S. Were lower but what has been rising and rising quickly has been s p estimates by analysts. See so many upgrades because of how high the markets have passed the markets have run. I have a chart view that shows this g btv 8902 here is the yellow line here for s p earnings estimates this year. But how they are accelerating and rising given that the bull run, the record bull run we have seen so far, much faster than the s p estimates for 2019 and 2020. It looks behind the curve, perhaps wall street has been to how much tax reform seems to be propelling these markets higher. It is quite rare to actually see these earnings upgrades in the months of january so i guess they are starting to see this windfall when it comes to tax reform. But it was a wall street overnight. First you had down a 26000 and then you had down and you get back to flat and a lot of russians on whether this is a onetime affair or i
Road map begins. Stocks still on the high despite hiccups. Donald trump blast the nfl. Its having huge ripple effects and could have a large corporate impact. Facebook settling a lawsuit with investors but its trouble far from over. Revelations about what the company did and did not know when it comes to russian interference in the u. S. Election. Futures are moving lower have a positive week for stocks despite the dow being in the midst of a two session losing streak. Global markets reacting to developments out of germany. Merkel wins. The far right party will Enter Parliament for the first time, one of the cofounders says she will not sit in the caucus in the boon to stocks. Theyve got internal politics to work out over there. What a weekend of news, jim . Yeah, this european news i felt is collaring our markets much more than people realize. Why are these markets not reacting negatively . I think the more nationalists win, the more the parties in power feel like they have to spend,
In asia, the nikkei closed up by 1 . Shanghai was down about 0. 4 . Hang seng was up by 0. 6 . In europe, some of the early trading right now, it looks like the dax is up by 0. 6 . The cac and the ftse are flat. If youve been watching the tenyear note. We fell below 2. 4 on the tenyear yield. This morning that yield is at 2. 38 4 off the lows of yesterday. If you look at crude oil prices, crude down 11 for the month. Its up 42 cents today, sitting just above 48 at 48. 16. President trump will be taking aim at former president Barack Obamas Climate Change policy by signing an executive order on Energy Independence today. The order will seek to curb the federal governments enforcement of climate regulations and focus on protecting american drives. The move expected to get legal and political pushback. The monthly s p 500 caseshiller home price index comes out at 9 00 a. M. At 10 00, march Consumer Confidence. Several fed officials speaking today, including janet yellen on Work Force Deve
Prehistoric dinosaur, lays the groundwork for the worlds fastest robots. And we begin tonight with a latest ton release of Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the taliban for five years. His freedom is being separated but controversy over his release and the circumstances of his capture. Randall pinkston reports. For now this u. S. Army hospital in germany is the temporary home for Sergeant Bowe bergdahl. The former prisoner of war is treated for conditions that require hospitalization including nutritional issues, but they cited nothing else, cialg for privacy rules np exchange for five high ranking taliban leaders who had been held for 12 years at the u. S. Facility at guantanamo, cuba. The swap was made without giving congress the required 30 days notice. The president as commander in chief had the authority to acts. Sergeant bergdahl was a prisoner in arnold conflict and we did the right thing by after five years of captivity, securing his release. We dont qualify
The Taiwan stock market on Wednesday ended the two-day losing streak in which it had fallen more than 110 points or 0.6 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 22,050-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Thursday.