record more than a year ago. the dow and nasdaq also closing higher. i spoke to tribeca investment partners, who told me what s driving the rally. 2024 we re heading to a good start. certainly, the investor optimism has returned after the first couple of weeks of a little bit of weakness. investors have decided 2024 is going to be a year where interest rates will head lower locally and the economic activity will slow down but not as bad as feared previously, so all that combined, it s good to see the nasdaq pushing higher, led by big tech, and everybody else heading the right way. big tech we re hearing some good things, some lay offs as well? sure. i do think big tech is going through for 2024, certainly they ve had a great start, but i do think they will slow down somewhat because of the things you talk to. their earnings were slowed somewhat because costs are higher. i do think that the ai related sectors within the big tech will do betterjust because there s a pheno
partners, who told me what s driving the rally. 2024 we re heading to a good start. certainly the investor optimism has returned after the first couple of weeks of a little bit of weakness. investors have decided 2024 is going to be a year where interest rates will head lower locally and the economic activity will slow down, but not as bad as feared previously. so all that combined, it s good to see the nasdaq pushing higher, led by big tech, and everybody else heading the right way. big tech we re hearing some good things, some lay offs as well? sure. i do think big tech is going through for 2024, certainly they ve had a great start, but i do think they will slow down somewhat because of the things you talk to. their earnings were slowed somewhat because costs are higher. i do think that the ai related sectors within the big tech will do better just because there s a phenomenal amount of growth. but every part of big tech is going to experience slowdown because of high
has been launched by houthi fighters in yemen on a us cargo vessel ship off aden. this comes after united states announced that it is returning the group to a list of global terrorist organisations. the escalating tensions in the red sea have many analysts concerned that the impact of these attacks will drive up the cost of living. some shipping companies have had to take a detour around africa driving up costs or have decided to suspend shipments indefinitely. mukesh sahdev head of oil trading at the research firm rystad energy describes what is at stake in the markets. what is at stake as there is a lot of crude oil moving from east to west, right? and fat crude oil, i would say, is blocked by russia, crude oil by india, by china. that is at stake. the other thing that is also at stake is a lot of plates that move towards europe. so i would say all and all, we are talking about a sizeable number of barrels of crude and product. now, the question comes, will all of th
good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. tonight, winter storms blanket the nation. all 50 states under weather alerts today. the midwest is getting clobbered as a blizzard, heavy snow, and freezing temperatures cause havoc at the nation s airports, with more than 2,000 flights canceled. what the wild weather means for the nfl playoffs. also, there is bitter cold and whiteout conditions in iowa just as the 2024 election is heating up. it s the final countdown for the kickoff of the race for the white house. cbs s ed o keefe is there with how frigid weather is forcing candidates to adapt. but first, we ve got more on that military bombardment of terrorist targets in yemen from u.s. and british fighter jets, ships, and a submarine. we are just learning new details, as president biden today issued a fresh warning to the houthi militia that the u.s. will fight back if the rebels retaliate. the president tonight clearly trying to contain what is now