speaking of hot, another record performance on wall street sizzling. the mercury is rising, so is the dow. the s&p 500 closed with more than $15 trillion in value. to give you perspective, it s not enough to cover the current year, $17 trillion of national debt. it shows how huge the stock market is. for the year, the dow and s&p gained 19%. the nasdaq rallied 20%. one of the best pulse checks on the global economy will be released this morning, that s general electric earnings. wall street is listening to see what they say about the rest of the year for earnings. analysts expect to see 35 cents on a share. we had two big disappointments after the close on thursday. microsoft, ouch, badly missed the profit expectations on the surface tablet. google profit was squeezed by