The index sits at its highest level since july. This in the face of some soso earnings and tepid economic data. The question is why. But something that might help push stocks even higher is a beat on the top and bottom line surprisingly perhaps by the doe component American Express. Mx earn shares initially rose after hours following the results and basically all day long. We learn the key thing for investors. Reporter shares of American Express gained in after hours trading as the Company Reported a profit that declined in the First Quarter less than analysts had expected. Revenues for the company did rise 2 . That was more than analysts had expected. Card member spending was up 6 . Expenses were also up as the company incurred restructuring charges and gave more rewards to customers. What role sold investors after this report was the fact that the company reaffirmed its guidance for 2016 and 2017 amid changes its making to its business model. The fact that the company had confidence
Bobby knight and lou holtz building what latest polls say could be a comfortable win tonight. Senator Ted Cruz Making last Minute Campaign stops, very fast, very frequent with his Vice President ial pick, sienna, again sate carly fiorina, again sating he will remain in the race. This as stories swirl that campaign cuts may be coming. Will cruzs survival come down to dollars and cents . The democratic race could be much closer in indiana. Latest polls are showing Hillary Clintons lead over senator Bernie Sanders falling to now just four points. Former indiana governor evan bayh is a hillary supporter. We will ask him if bernie loses, will he still make an indelible imprint on hillarys campaign plans . Plus, were talking 2016 with americas two richest men, bill gates and Warren Buffett. They will pronounce what they think is the biggest threat to america, and how would they fix our broken Education System . Hint, its not free college for all. Look at, were less than an hour to the closin
Golden gate bridge is definitely separate, fog developing, and cooler air mass moving in. Temperaturewise into the 40s and 50s. We have a High Surf Advisory still remaining in place today through tomorrow. I just took a look at some of the buoys, these swells are up to 18 feet, some waves up to 20 feet today. Meanwhile, wind speeds are up to about 11 and 12 Miles Per Hour in some neighborhoods, dying down in San Francisco to 6 but these winds will be increasing during the day out of the northwest up to 30 Miles Per Hour. So as the rain decreases during the day and also that potential for thunderstorms, the winds will increase with highs up to about 70. Wait until you see when the next storm will be rolling into the bay area. We will track that coming up at 18 minutes after the hour. With all the wet weather means busy roadways this morning. Its a busy monday drive especially on westbound 24, a couple of accidents this morning, now reports of a brokendown vehicle in the caldecott tunnel
Of course, the jobs number next week. We begin with good, not a great. Thats how one group is describing black friday retail sales. Live checks from malls across the country. Plus, a lawsuit against Sumner Redstone making some shocking allegations. Well have more on what that means for viacom and cbs and their response. And Vladimir Putin saying he will cooperate more with the terror fight in syria, but the war of words between russia and turkey continues. First up, though, black friday has arrivinged, one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Good but not a great from Customer Growth partners. Also seeing an increased trend of shoppers earlier with retailers opening the night before. The nrf says 22 of consumers expect to shop on thanksgiving day, up from 18 last year. Out of the stores, adobe predicts a record 1. 7 billion spent online. 3 billion on monday. In fact, theres a sense that because so much of the shopping, guys, has shifted to online, essentially customers wait for mo
Highway 30 in Benton County is get more information. Well is here now with your storm track seven forecast. Good morning. Its much colder than what it was at thisime yesterday morning, but at least we arent dealing with the snowfall. Temperrtures right now are in the Single Digits to the north and teens to the south. The winds arent too bad this morning. They are out of the as the roadsgo. The snow wont be blowing arnd as much. The northern parts of wa right now are dealing with h partly covered snow and ice roadways, so there could be slick spots for the morning commute, so keep that in mind. Storm track 7 live Doppler Radar shows dry conditions across eastern iowa, but there are a we will keep ta chance dont be surprised to seeh flakes flying, especially this afternoon. Heres the forecast for today. Mainly seasonable temperatures, increasing clouds with flurries. For snow in the forecast. Details in just a few minutes. Just into our newsroom in the last 15 minutes. Highway 30 in Bent