Stocks. It really started, if you think about it, a year ago today with a big rally the day after christmas, the after the Christmas Eve selloff last year. Now as we get set for a new year, nasdaq 9,000, what is next . What are you thinking about . Im really optimistic where the markets are going in 2020. It is kind of interesting, if you look at this historically, with a year where markets are up over 20 , on the average the dow has been up over 75 of the time with an average of close to 9 . The s p 500 has been up over 83 of the time with an average over 11 . Past returns are not indicative of future returns but if stats is on our side, history is on our side, markets are still good value, there is still room to grow and a lot of potential as weve seen in the past. Connell gary you and i spoke couple days ago right before christmas. Youre more of a worrier, right . Nothing wrong with that. Someones got to but how do you look at this run . At this point, is it getting toward as point
Well be looking at the crippling problem and what can be done to alleviate. All that and more on making money. Charles break out the nasdaq 9,000 hats, folks. It has been a decade for technology, which now, influences all facets of our lives and the process has created wealth beyond anyones imagination. Even not too long ago, think about this, after the Technology Bubble burst, the nasdaq composite, slipped into a form of purgatory if you will. But once technology really began to catch up, the hype began to impact the daily lives, sparked a modernday gold rush that shows no signs of slowing down. Considering this, total volume of nasdaq, in 20,173,000,000,000,000. Now almost 18 trillion, even todays session, the big names in tech are leading nasdaq even higher. The question, can the biggest winners of the session of the year, of the decade, keep it going into the next year, even the next 10 years . Here with me jackie deangelis, money map chief investment strategist, keith fitzgerald.
Hanging tight to southern california. We have rain coming down into the sierra. It will dry out for us into early tomorrow morning. This was a cold front, which means our temperatures are expected to drop overnight. How much rain did we get . Heres a look at our 12hour storm totals. Big sur, over two inches of rain. And the santa cruz area, nearly two inches. For a fastmoving storm, it got a good amount of rainfall. Sfo, a half an inch. San jose, a quarter. What about the temperatures . Thats going to be the main focus tonight into early tomorrow morning, because its going to get cold. Its already in the 30s right now in napa. 39 degrees. Santa rosa, 38. Dipping down into the low 40s, through the south bay and mid40s in San Francisco. It will be a frosty morning to start. It will be dry. But were tracking another storm system. This one is expected to make its arrival by christmas eve. How is this going to impact your Christmas Day plans . I will be timing it out for you in your sevenda
Impeachment trial. So what does this mean for the president . And the support within his own party . All that plus, stunning death, rising 34yearold star at espn who died of pneumonia after covering the ohio state michigan game ready, set, return the postholiday rush to exchange those Unwanted Gifts starts this morning. What you need to know before heading to the stores or the post office. And christmas surprise fans happy to see alex trebek making a public appearance amidst his ongoing battle with cancer today, thursday, december 26th, 2019. 2019 with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this thursday morning thank you for joining us Kristen Welker in for savannah how was your Christmas Christmas was fantastic spent some time with my parents and my husband how about you . My kids are at an age now that i can see christmas through their eyes it was magical special morning. I bet it was. Speaking of christmas, lets start there.
Exchange this is epic as well why do you get squawk box specific mugs. I dont think we have that on closing bell. You think your set down at the ant kuwaited New York Stock Exchange the whole Stock Exchange is our tv set. The whole future is nasdaq. Its moving forward. The specialists, the middle man. You want to be here, my friend its a lovely new set. It is. I wonder how much these costs, these mugs. I love the New York Stock Exchange we love both. Just kidding we do get territorial once in a while. Im glad you like our new sets and our mugs dont take that with you treasury yields this morning, i looked 190 on the ten year recession fears have faded trade concerns are so 2019, i think. Arent they . Theyre just so 2019 the dollar. Thats supposed to weaken im doing another show today exchange. So am i. Closing bell. Thats your normal show what happened over the weekend . U. S. Military carried out precision defense strikes in syria against a Militia Group following a string of attacks