Wti is higher by 87 cents, 54. 27. Brent is higher as well, 92 cents. 57. 10 over in london. Nat gas is lower by 7 cents. Decline of more than 2 . Among the top corporate stories, kraft heinz is withdrawing its bid for a merger with unilever. Kraft worried that it would be too hard to negotiate after the Public Disclosure of its bid so quickly. A kraft spokesman said the company intended to proceed on a friendly basis but found unilever did not wanted to pursue a transaction. Restaurant brands is in advanced talks to buy popeyes. The deal will probably be valuing popeyes at 1. 7 billion. An announcement could come this week. Wandas proposed 1 billion acquisition of Dick Clark Productions is under pressure. Wanda is run by chinas richest man. It already owns Legendary Entertainment and amc entertainment. Reuters reports wandas deal for dick clark is shaky but not yet dead. Part of the problem is they cant get the money out of the country. By the way, on this kraft heinz deal tell us. It
Fbi director james comey will take questions about russia and wiretapping allegations. Well speak to security insiders about what to expect and potential fallout from todays hearing. Plus, former ambassador to russia will break down the current relationship between the u. S. And russia. And why we could be in for a surge of mergers and acquisitions and what it means for the markets. First up, from russian hacking activities to the president s wiretapping allegations, fbi director james comey will face questions at a House Intelligence Committee at a hearing set to begin in about an hour from now. Our eamon javers is in washington with the latest. Good morning, eamon. Good morning, carl. A high stakes moment for fbi director james comey up here on capitol hill today because we expect in the House Intelligence Committee he is going to be asked whether or not there is an fbi investigation into allegations that russia attempted to influence the United States election back in 2016 and what
The alleged wiretapping, and inlligence leaks and President Trump tweeted, theyve pushed the story as an excuse for running a terrible campaign. Big advantage in Electoral College and lost. A hearing for the Supreme Court nominee judge gorsuch. Its a big day, weve got it all for you. Varney company, were about to begin. First want to take a look at the equity futures. You can see stocks drifting a little bit. Not a major retreat, but lets face it. Theyre waiting for the trump agenda to move on and shenanigans out of washington d. C. And oil, analysts are blaming on g20 refusing to remove language over the weekend. Breaking key support points. However, gasoline at 2. 29. Thats your National Average for regular gas. Regular agenda item today, tax cuts, President Trump says building the biggest since Ronald Reagan. It will be the biggest tax cut since reagan and probably bigger than reagan. Well, tammy bruce is here. Tammy, the biggest, perhaps bigger than Ronald Reagan . Yeah, considerin
The green light i want it and sweet 16. The dream is about to be coming reality for south carolina. South carolina stunning duke sending them home with an amazing rally overnight. Michigan crashing the party. Knocking off a powerhouse. And why the heartbreak of this crying northwestern fan is going viral this morning. The green light i want it and good morning, america. Happy first day of spring. Doesnt feel like it out there at all. Look at everybody outside. Still cold here in new york. But it has begun a little at 6 28 or 6 29. I just want it to be warm. I dont care when it starts. You know what though, dont we all feel bad for that poor northwestern fan, so upset at the loss there. But it is kind of like, well, basically the opposite right there. North carolina i did feel bad for him until he swore. I was trying to move on but that then that happened. Basketball is serious business. South carolina are celebrating. What an amazing win overnight. I love this look at campus right ther
But will the weather cooperate . Nbc news exclusive. The alabama woman who jumped from the trunk of a moving car to escape her kidnapper opens up. I tried to put it in the back of my head so i can like get through the day. This morning why she says she owes her life to a video she saw on facebook. And how sweet it is. And mckie with a twohanded jam. South carolina stuns duke wrapping up a weekend of march madness upsets, power houses like ucla and North Carolina survive and advance. How is your bracket looking today monday, march 20th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. All the action on the Basketball Court over the weekend, all the action is on capitol hill and in washington this week. Just a couple minutes ago the director of the fbi james comey seen in this video here arriving at a house hearing. He does make an entrance. He and the h