Decemb december k putting together two companies that in terms of programming are similar. Its not like were going from one network that does reality or that type of programming to sports or lots of scripted work or whatnot this is putting those two things together the question is are you better off putting those two together or in this new age of media trying to go into scripted gore into a premium thing scripted. Scripted. But this has been bandied about. For a long time they were two sort of theyre not like outliers that deserve to get together. If it was going to happen, would put these together for scale thats where the synergistic value is some analysts would question this how much more power does a discovery scripps together have in terms of carriage agreement Going Forward . How much value proposition, if you want this channel you have to take this channel that was more scripps problem than a discovery problem zaslav yesterday admitted we are managing through the new times, dau
The market may infect open a 22,000 this morning. Take a look at the euro zone indices this morning. Ft 100 up two thirds of a percent in the dax index of two thirds as well. Gains across the board to report. The hang seng in hong kong and the kospi in korea. On to the white house another major shakeout. Anthony scaramucci has been taking out his medications director less than two weeks after taking a job. The issue reportedly coming from the white house chief is not, general john kelly during his first day. The administration looking to move forward in policy as the holds a meaningless mall Business Owners this afternoon. Look at tax reform and prospects as well. New developments in the investigation into the congressional base all shooting in the Capitol Police went to the wrong location first. They went to the home of House Minority leader nance nicolosi instead of going to the baseball field. What we know coming up this morning. Chaos in venezuela. Opposition leaders taken from the
Goldman ceo talking to david about the stocks. A pocketsized drone. We have ideas about what this drone could be used for. Dont google it because we want to tell about you it. China pointing its first china ceo and announcing it wants to have 5,000 stores there by 2021. Howard schultz will join us from shanghai. They have to open a store every single day between now and then. If they continue to keep it up, talking about their concerns about china, a store a day for years is their plan. Earnings and the election, two of the big stories on the minds of investors today. Covering the earnings. Hes in las vegas with a preview of tonights third president ial debate. Bob, why dont you start us off here. Its early, but im pretty happy. Im getting excited because the numbers are better than expected right across the board. We got more Bank Earnings today. You know Morgan Stanley, some of the Big Money Center banks, theyre doing well. I like the regional banks, the bb t, us bancorp. Theyre movi
As for stocks this morning, lets take a look at the futures. Youll see right now that it looks like the futures are indicated a bit lower. Of course this is coming after 7 days in a row of gains for the dow. Its the first time its strung together 7 days in a row of winning streaks for the entire year. The dow futures are down by 85 points. S p futures off by 10 and the nasdaq by 28. Imports and exports both down. In the baltic. Theres a Cocktail Party and theres one to drop the baltic index which peaked in july and hasnt been this low in awhile. Were all embracing it because it helps the emerging markets and takes pressure off of us in terms of leading the world. Somebody else plays along with us, there it is. So now growth concerns again. And fisher is going to be on at 6 30 and here we are again. Is it true theres never a good time to have a baby . Theres never a good time to raise Interest Rates ever. I think any time is a good time for a baby. Its never the perfect time so just do
Jcpenney especially. That stock is very strong today on better than expected holiday sales. We certainly are. We have had a down couple of days for the market and set up perhaps for a spring back and surprising to see the resilience today, not more of a flight to safety bid after the tragic shootings in paris this morning and, in fact on that note as we keep an eye on that horrible terrorist attack on the magazine that previously ran the cartoons of mohammed the president and much of the world condemning the barbaric murders. Well get you the latest as the attackers are at large. At this hour i think pictures out of france a vigil is taking place. Hundreds of thousands of french people citizens are in various squares in paris and elsewhere to mourn the loss of those lives today. Yes. And what theyre holding i believe there are signs saying we are charlie referring the magazine attacked. I know that you know we are the business channel. I should mention it was interesting to note that t