nas dask up 29% and s&p 500 up 22%. i try to do it every day to remind you where we are comr. the ten-year treasury yield now stands at 2.49%. this is the first time it s dropped below the 2.5% mark since july. the yield on the ten year falling a half a percentage. it will likely push down mortgage rates. that chart right there means likely lower mortgage rates. good for you if you re financing first-time home buyer. fresh off a chunk of profit from netflix stocks, carl icahn hasn t forgotten. he tweeted on wednesday just sent a letter to tim cook and full letter on my website. the site hasn t launched yet. we will look for it. when he tweets, people listen. interesting to see what the letter has so dsay.
chain. i think the world health organization and the u.n. authorities need to be involved in monitoring what s going on here. okay. michael friedlander, thank you very much for putting this into perspective. on a happy note we like happy notes a dog and her owner have been reunited more than three weeks after the earthquake and tsunami. the two were separated when the disaster hit. the dog was spotted over the weekend floating on top of debris a mile out into the ocean. the owner recognized her dog from the video. more deadly protests in afghanistan. [ gunshots ] anger over the burning of a koran in the united states. a live report from the pentagon straight ahead. o mr. gecko!