Almost creeping down to 52 on west texas. The ten year steady at 2. 18. Our road map begins with the last trading day of the year. Full day. No half day for the markets on this new years eve. Better than expected weekly jobless claims number helping futures point slightly higher this morning as investors look to end 2014 with a bang. Sony hack sent the company back to the stone age. Forced to revert back to note pads. And why ipads could make a comeback in 2015. First up, stocks are edging higher a little bit. Brent crude hitting new lows this morning. Jobless claims up to 298. All major indices solidly in the green. Nasdaq up 14. 4. Russell up about four. Well talk about sort of the annual performers. The best s p stock, southwest airlines. Worst s p, transocean. Ibm has the dubious distinction of being the worst dow component two years running. Thats not happened since 1995 when it was bethlehem steel, believe it or not. I guess the other ones on the dow are the Oil Companies . Chevr
Reexamine their plans for the 2020 olympic and paralympic games. Prime minister shinzo abe talked to the leaders of bangladesh and sri lanka over the weekend about important issues, including the economy and security. He is now on his way back to japan after his threeday visit to south asia. Japan has long been the top donor to the two south asian nations but china is increasingly flexing its economic muscle in the region. So abe is playing catchup. Reporter abes visit to sri lanka on sunday was the first by a japanese Prime Minister in 24 years. The nation is close to sealing a pact with gentlemayea japan. Crude oil is shipped along this route. Abe and president paxar agreed to launch government talks to ensure safety and uphold the freedom of navigation in the indian ocean. Translator sri lanka and japan are both nations that share values. Weve agreed to extend our friendly relationship to a new partnership between maritime states. Translator i thank japan and its people for the supp
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