The election but it has had an effect on the markets today. Clintons performance causing a additionlly today in to we have a Consumer Confidence reading for august that was the strongest in nine years with survey respondents saying they see jobs as plentiful at the moment. Aroundhave been hovering highs of the sessions for most of the day. What specifically we are watching, the fang stocks to the floor as of late. Largecap technology counting for a lot of the recent gains we see. We were talking about the sector spider report and amazon trading a record. Netflix higher, helped by price target increase. Alpha that is also gaining ground, so tech is the single biggest contributor. One exception is linkedin, on a report that there may be regulatory opposition in the eu. Thats coming from a Market Research firm. Clearly where those headlines hit. So thats a bit of outlier in technology today. Creating a bit of a in other types of cyclical groups, Energy Shares because we see a decline in o
Julie hyman joins us with the latest. Julie we see stocks hovering around the highs of the session. It is in the wake of the debate performance last night which many analysts are calling Hillary Clinton winner. So a little bit of a relief rally since trump is seen as more of an uncertain outcome in this election. The election pricing in Hillary Clinton as the victor and we see a rally in consumer facing stocks. Lets get to some of these consumer stocks. We are watching retailers amazon rising to a record. Up 2 . Target and best buy are a couple of the retail winners. As part of that report, the jobsyors asked about plentiful. Our jobs easy to get . Its about the perceptions of the people being surveyed. Take a look at the bloomberg tracking jobs hard to get and jobs easy to get. Ou see a nineyear high u. S. Consumers are feeling good about the job market. On the flip side, even though retail generally is up, if you look get Grocery Stores, we are not seeing the same kind of strength th
Justice antonin scale y scalia an influential conservative voice on the court has passed away at 79. Saturday night im walter perez. The big story on action news is death of anton inn scalia. He was born in trenton. He was discovered dead this morning at a resort in texas. Tonight battle is already underway to determine his successor. The sudden vacancy on the court has added a new hot button issue to the president ial campaign ace sparking a a fierce debate over decision that could reshape the court for years to come. Story now from abcs lena zach. Reporter just advertise scalia was men for his razor sharp mind, his witt and his passing leaves a tremendous hole in the Supreme Court. The Justice Antonin Scalia was known as conservative anchor of the Supreme Court, and his sudden death was mark by republicans, and democrats alike. He influenced a generation have of judges, lawyers, and students and profoundly shaped the legal landscape. He will go down a as one of the great justices as
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Closer to striking a deal and how this could impact riders. And disturbing charges involving airport security. Who is being accused of stealing and sleeping on the job. County v channel 2 morning new ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. Good morning. Thank you for joining us wednesday morning, last day of july, july 31st im pam cook. And welcome back. Good morning, im dave clark. Lets check your weather and traffic. Steve, aisle not complaining about this weather. A lot of people arent. A lot of people have been pretty quiet. The most majority say enjoy this pattern. Yesterday inland sometimes did bump up. Today looks a little cooler. 60s to 80s. Traffic looks okay on the san mateo bridge. San Francisco Oliver at mission there is a crash reported there. Highway 4 westbound that looks good. Now back to the desk. New this morning one man is fighting for his life after a shooting in hayward. It happened last night on viver avenue. Claudine wong has been talking to police. Reporter now t