And ringing in 2020. Parts of the world are already ushering in the new year as the final Worldwide Exchange of 2019 begins right now. A very good morning to all and welcome to the last day of 2019 a very happy early new year. Im in for brian sullivan. Here is how your money and the markets are showing up this morning. Showing the markets will open slightly higher. The s p 500, the dow and the nasdaq all on track for strong gains. Nasdaq could finish the year with gains of nearly 35 turning to the bond market currently trading at 1. 903 . In asia, the markets in japan. Remember they were closed today. Japan notching gains of 18 for the year the shanghai composite finishing up about 0. 33 and the hang seng is up about 10 , which is less than a lot of the other benchmarks lets look at what is happening in early trade in europe and Joumanna Bercetche joins us now. Thank you in line with other markets activity volumes are down about 40 to 50 . Not all european markets are open today the pi
Buss. Since your last annual assembling, another year of health and bountiful harvest has passed. And while its not pleased the almight toy bless us with a return of peace, we can but press on, guided by the best light he gives us trusting in his own time and wise way all will yet be well. Thats from the archives of you portraying Abraham Lincoln. Whats the value of understanding history through reenactment . It reaches a population that may not pick up a book but they want to come and have an experience. Theyre not readers, they dont pick up the written word but they want the experience. How many years have you been portraying Abraham Lincoln . 33 this year. Started extremely small but i wish i could tell you there was a grand plan, and its certainly not mine. How did it get started . I was on the board of the illinois education association. We were going to have the National Convention in new orleans and one of the Board Members came up to this skinny, skinny man with a black beard a
Fellow citizens of the senate, and house of representatives, since your last annual assembly, another year of help, and bountiful harvest has passed, well it is not pleased the almighty to bless us with the return of peace, we can but press on, guided by the best that he gives us, trusting in his own time, and wise way, wise way all will yet be well. That is from cspans video archives, of you portraying Abraham Lincoln, what is the value, to understanding history of the reenactment . It reaches a population that might not pick up a book, but they want to come and have the experience, and thats what they have reported over the years. Theyre not readers, they dont pick up the written word but they want the experience. How many years have you been portraying Abraham Lincoln . 33 this year. Started extremely small but i wish i could tell you there was a grand plan, and its certainly not mine. How did it get started . I was on the board of the illinois education association. We were going t
Here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin with a historic day in america. The house of representatives is set to vote today on whether to impeach President Trump. The house will first debate two articles of impeachment against mr. Trump abusing his power and obstructing congress in a scheme to lure ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election. Mr. Trump could be only the third president to be impeached. Protesters rallied against the president in dozens of cities across the nation last night. [ chants ] some protesters in philadelphia held up lights that spelled out impeachment. In milwaukee, demonstrators had signs reading no one is above the law, and similar scenes played out on the west coast. We have more from capitol hill. How is the president responding to this historic vote today . Reporter well, annemarie, President Trump wrote a sixpage letter to House Speaker nancy pelosi. In it he said that the impeachment is worse than the salem witch trials. He also
Traitered take their positions. Plus the best stock ideas for 2020 the Investment Committee is ready to go. Halftime report starts right now. Welcome. Good to have you with us on this tuesday. Our Investment Committee joe, stephanie, john, courtney, president of Capital Markets private wealth management. One of forbes top 100 advisers lets begin with that new milestone for stocks as s p sits within 2 of its best year since 1997 joe terranova, s p, nasdaq 100 new high russell 2,000, 52week high. Emerging markets, 52week high. Left our europe. Pretty good nikkei 25, 52week high. World is rallying. Risk back on. High bet, take exposure is what near term investors want from the market laggards are really rallying right now. I would argue when you look at the laggers, the ones that have limited Growth Opportunities and thats why it has not been a premium paid for them during the year, i want to look at the laggards from early in the year that began to recover early in the quarter. I think t