they see the prospect for lower taxes, less regulation and a very intense focus on boosting growth. if you look at the people who he is appointing in very key positions in terms generating that economic activity, the mark se market seems to like those decisions as well. lower tax, rless regulation, they like those. the dow jones again, record high, 19,600-plus, dow jones up, what, another 80 points today, 19,629 right now. we ll continue to watch the market. cristina, thank you. there are early signs that donald trump s controversial choice for epa administrator, the environmental protection agency, may hit a roadblock in senate confirmation hearings. we ll discuss that and more when we come back. david. what s going on? oh hey! that s it? yeah.
police fired tear gas canisters. it s not clear if that s what caused his wound. olson s injury prompted occupy wall street protesters in new york to rally in his support the movement continues to show life around the world. occupy protesters in pakistan marched on the world bank s offices in islamabad chanting down with capitalism. a deal made in europe is putting money in your pocket this morning. stocks jumped at the open after european leaders agreed on a plan to end their debt crisis. the dow jones up right now. we are looking at about 240 is the latest there. the deal hammered out in brussels aims to stabilize european banks and the european bailout fund. the u.s. economy picked up speed during the third quarter. more good news. the government says gdp grew 2.5% between july and september. so that s almost double second quarter growth. gdp it s a broad gauge of goods and services that are produced by american workers. a grim revelation from the wife of the man behind
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