in that period of time. that s very unusual. corrections used to come along every year or two. we haven t had one of those in several years. people are agetting used to the idea that markets do go down as well as go up. the single most important driver of that bull market has been the willingness of the federal reserve and banks in other countries to keep at rock bottom levels and piling on bonds. central banks don t need to do that any longer, so people are grappling with the fact they re losing that very important source of monetary support. i just want to show the real economy, bought if you re investing in the market, you re planning to retire, yesterday you probably had a little panic. unemployment, 17-year low. consumer confidence, a 17-year high. strong holiday retail sales, relatively strong corporate earnings. the wage growth, though, it s a
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u.s. last night, it s more than 1,000 feet wide and could actually hit the earth in the year 2036. now for a look at wall street, the dow opened the day at 13,390 after gaining 61 points on wednesday. overseas the nikkei rose 74. earnings optimism returned to the street wednesday. today, we ll see how investors react to the latest data. holiday retail sales and earnings from oil giant chevron. appled closed above 700 while facebook was spiraling fast. now facebook is nasdaq s best performing stock while apple is down. aig is now thanking america instead of suing it. opting not to join the suit over the terms of its rescue package.
watercooler topic for sure, on whether or not you have a right to know who legally has a gun when the real issue probably is who has them illegally. those are the people we need to keep an eye on. thank you both of you, joey jackson, rebecca rose woodland. happy holidays. jamie: you too. by the way you look very dapper today. you too. you guys look beautiful. jamie: speaking of dapper, kelly. kelly: thank you, joey, jamie, rebecca. that was a great discussion. disturbing report however on holiday retail sales could mean some good news for shoppers out there today. and while the lines may be shorter than in years past, if you re talking anything, taking anything back, why you should be prepared to be patient.
magic eraser. i m craig melvin. here s what s happening right now. snow and sleet continue to rain down across the nation s midsection. forecasters say a large tornado could be headed for mobile alabama. another twister just touched down in mississippi. spending posts revealed holiday retail sales were the weakest since 2008. and a statement says george