Asia a new benchmark lending rate, 4. 25 down from 4. 31 that help stocks early in trading and the hang seng and shanghai gave up those gains. Hang seng down by a quarter of a percentage point stocks in japan were higher. The nikkei closed up by just over half a percent. In europe with the early trading taking place youre going to see that at least the three major averages are in the green right now. Germany just barely. Its just above the flat line but the cac is up by a quarter of a percent stocks are weaker in italy and spain and then if you check out the treasury yields here in the United States, this again is what the market has been watching so closely. Those yields lower today the ten year note sitting just below 1. 6 the two year at 1. 518 and the 30 year bond is above 2 but just barely 2. 04 . Home depot reporting 317 a share. Thats above 308 thats what the consensus is however the revenue indicated 30. 984 and its at 30. 8. So the stock is indicated at this point down a littl
Coming up. We do have quite a rally with the dow in particular. The transports continue higher all the major averages are in record territory. We also have big calls on the Airline Sectors today and the banks as financials get set to report. Were heading into earnings season well have you up to date on those. Lets start on the floor of the new york stock exchange, mr. Robert pisani joining us with a recap of whats going on as we get ready for earnings, right . Yeah, a lot at stake here, but sixday winning streak, just six days in a row since december 17th p nasdaq has the best sixday winning streak since the end of january 2016. Were starting earnings on friday, there are very High Expectations thats my theme. A shortterm risk. The markets. Just on earnings, analysts are much more optimistic we hardly got any last quarter here were expecting bigger beats, not by a penny or two pennies but more than that if youre disappointed youre going to get hit more. Also, we have guidance here. Now
Ninan good evening, im reena ninan. We begin with a deadly ice storm sweeping across the central u. S. At least three people have been killed on slippery roads in missouri and oklahoma. Tonight, the Severe Weather is moving east, with nearly 50 million americans under winter storm watches and warnings. Tony dokoupil has the latest. There goes another one right there hes over he rolled over he rolled over oh, my gosh reporter freezing rain turned interstate 40 into a sheet of ice in oklahoma on friday, sending cars and trucks careening off the road. Some drivers opted to way for a thaw. Better safe than 0. The same way you leave home is the same way, you know, you kind of want to make it back. Reporter Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and missouri governor Eric Greitens declared states of emergency. Across the central u. S. , thousands lost power and hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed. Road crews rushed to remove a glaze of ice that covered cars. It looks like i have a window of
Ninan good evening, im reena ninan. We begin with a deadly ice storm sweeping across the central u. S. At least three people have been killed on slippery roads in missouri and oklahoma. Tonight, the Severe Weather is moving east, with nearly 50 million americans under winter storm watches and warnings. Tony dokoupil has the latest. There goes another one right there hes over he rolled over he rolled over oh, my gosh reporter freezing rain turned interstate 40 into a sheet of ice in oklahoma on friday, sending cars and trucks careening off the road. Some drivers opted to way for a thaw. Better safe than 0. The same way you leave home is the same way, you know, you kind of want to make it back. Reporter Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and missouri governor Eric Greitens declared states of emergency. Across the central u. S. , thousands lost power and hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed. Road crews rushed to remove a glazof it looks like i have a window of ice. Reporter . Toppled t
Spacex rocket launches from the Kennedy Space center for the first time that helped sebnd th apollo astronauts in orbit. We will bring it to you live. Today, saturday, february 18th, 2017. Hello from virginia. Hi joshua. Hello happy birthday. Happy anniversary hi, nana. Were celebrating our birthday with the today show. Hi from miami. 25th anniversary. Good morning. Welcome back to today on this saturday morning. Our crowd on the plaza joining us to say hi. Im Sheinelle Jones alongside craig melvin. They make me happy. We will get out on the plaza in a bit. Out west, up to 10 inches. The powerful pacific storm affecting millions of americans out west. Steve patterson is live this mortgage. Reporter good morning, craig and sheinelle. This is the most powerful storm to hit Southern California in years for good reason. First of all, the rainfall has been absolutely incredible. More rainfall in some places in one day than those areas would get in one month. What does that mean . It means f