Yeah. Didnt scrooge send over a turkey at the end . He did something. He sent over dinner. And tiny tim was like, wow, its the best christmas. I dont know if that was the book version or the movie version. Im getting a little wait a minute there was a book huh . Yes, charles dickens. I know you know this we had this discussion there was a book it wasnt just a movie some people we know get all their news in tv which we hope is you at home. We hope you are getting your news here today. Look at the u. S. Equity futures. This is after major averages closed at record highs the s p 500 closed above 2600 for the first time as we saw this technology rally. This morning things are mixed. Dow futures up by 12 s p is down by a point and nasdaq down by 3 points. The major averages have been up three of the last four sessions. The dow had its 60th record close of 2017. The s p 500 saw its 54th record close of the year. Guess how many times, if you want to get to the record, 54 so far this year. The
Another headache for investors after Prime Minister tsipras resigns ahead of a snap election. Unlike the usual attitude of many who unfortunately consider themselves entitled to keep their seats and office regardless of the condition and circumstances. I feel the deep moral and political obligation to put in your own judgment everything i did. That looks to be fairly strong. You have euro zone Business Growth accelerating in the month of august. Composite number of 54. 1 and those pmi point to Third Quarter growth of 0. 4 according to market. They say the weak euro and price cutting is boosting demand. The Market Manufacturing flash came in at 52. 4 in the month of august versus a consensus view of 52. 2 so that is just slightly better than expected but this is unchanged from the month of july in terms of the services number. We have to print a 54. 3 in the month of august and that is also higher than forecast and also a touch higher than what we saw in the month of july. I want to tel
Costs. John shrewsberry jiwill join ust discuss the Lasting Impact of fake accounts scandal. Weve been following the scathing critique of bridgewater and ray dalio written in the newsletter last week jim will join us in an exculusie interview. Some of it may strurprise you. We begin with iran today the president just announcing new sanctions will be put in place against the country and decertifying the iran deal after his speech, he took questions from the press, when asked why he didnt just end the deal now, he said this well see what happens over the next short period of time. And i can do that instantaneously. I like a twostep process much better what impact could the uncertainty over the iran deal have on energy joining us to talk about that now, andy liphow, and benjamin sal salesbury. Good to see you both benjamin, just talk at the outset whether this actually does change anything with regard to policy implications, about supply and demand for energy, iran exports, anything like
Anymore. It will be a different world than where we are today and where we are in 2013. He was also careful to offer up words of praise for apple. Take a listen to what he said on apple. No demons in this dispute or the larger dispute. Apple has been very cooperative. He was offered by one congressman the opportunity to repeat the government allegations this week. Its part of a larger marketing decision. Comey did not take that opportunity to understand what apple is about here in this debate. You really just have to ask apple. He himself sort of held back there the opportunity to go after apple the way the government had gone after them last week. So an interesting evolving debate here. Yeah. A very interesting tone as well. Thanks so much for that. As aman said 24 hours remain for apple to respond to that court order. Tim cook took to abc to explain why he is concerned. Take a listen to that. We had no more information. The only way to get information at least currently the only way
Watch the tenyear, near 2. 3 now. Fedex does miss expectations, cuts guidance. Shares are down sharply in the premarket. Well have a cnbc exclusive with hewlettpackards meg whitman. And the stage is set for what could end in the merger of the worlds two biggest beermakers. First up, so much going on one day after that rally on wall street. The fed kicking off that twoday meeting today with a decision on rates due tomorrow. Possibly the first rate hike in about nine years. One barometer of the economy, fedex missing with Quarterly Earnings and cutting its full year guidance. Sabmiller receiving a takeover approach from Anheuser Busch inbev. You have been busy. This is not something we have been unaware of. Many of us have been chasing it so a certain extent. Well get into more detail later, that Anheuser Busch, they did not want this to leak out the way it did. The time clock has started under uk takeover law. They have 28 days to make an offer. There is financing, the family which owns