Bombings. And why brazils third place president ial candidate could determine who wins the runoff election. A british man suspected of contracting the ebola virus has died in macedonia, and another british showing symptoms. The u. K. Says it will step up the screening of passenger arrives at the airport. Lets go to london. First of all what do we know about these new cases, simon . Reporter well, not a great deal. I think it has taken the British Foreign office somewhat by surprise. We heard the News Agencies quoting a senior macedonia official saying that earlier on thursday, two british men were picked up from a hotel in the capitol and brought to a hospital for infection diseases, displaying the signs of ebola. One of the men unable to communicate when admitted died shortly after admission, and the other man is being treated in the hospital. They do, however, stress that while both men showed ebolalike symptoms they have not yet conducted the test to determine it was ebola. The hote
2015 is upon us and so is turmoil in the markets. U. S. Stocks tumbled jshlg sending the Dow Jones Industrial down by about 1. 9 for the day. Global stocks also took a hit, especially markets in europe which bled between 2 and 3 for the day, the one specific thing weighing on stocks is fear over falling oil prices. But there are also major Geopolitical Forces at work. But take a look at where oil traded today, 50. 04 a barrel, but earlier in the day for the First Time Since 2009 u. S. Oil prices fell below 50 a barrel. And many market watchers say it could fall below 40 or even 30 a barrel before going back up again. World currencies has plummeted against the dollar, which is bad news for u. S. Exporters. It makes u. S. Products more expensive to buy abroad. Meanwhile the Federal Reserve is expected to raise Interest Rates sooner rather than later. Ill have more on that later in the show as well. But the fear in the market over sales earnings and rates is playing out against an increas
2015 is upon us and so is turmoil in the markets. U. S. Stocks tumbled jshlg sending the Dow Jones Industrial down by about 1. 9 for the day. Global stocks also took a hit, especially markets in europe which bled between 2 and 3 for the day, the one specific thing weighing on stocks is fear over falling oil prices. But there are also major Geopolitical Forces at work. But take a look at where oil traded today, 50. 04 a barrel, but earlier in the day for the First Time Since 2009 u. S. Oil prices fell below 50 a barrel. And many market watchers say it could fall below 40 or even 30 a barrel before going back up again. World currencies has plummeted against the dollar, which is bad news for u. S. Exporters. It makes u. S. Products more expensive to buy abroad. Meanwhile the Federal Reserve is expected to raise Interest Rates sooner rather than later. Ill have more on that later in the show as well. But the fear in the market over sales earnings and rates is playing out against an increas
North, just about all the state of maryland also includes the district where current temperatures are just freezing. Still some icing there. Tomorrowitis a winter storm watch. Why . Snow and there could be a lot of it. Ill talk about how much youll see, when it starts and what to expect because its not starting a as snow. From gurgling water this morning to a giant sinkhole this afternoon. One neighborhood is now dealing with the aftermath of a broken water main. News4s Zachary Kiesch is live in northeast washington where people are hoping for progress tonight. Hi zach. Reporter hey, doreen. You know we showed you the sinkhole in northeast. You can see residents are coming home and they dont have any water in the house. Of course theyre seeing this and this backhoe is being used to dig out some of that muck, but im being told that this is going to be an allnight project. We know what caused this now. This was a water main break that caused this sinkhole. Crews are out here right now tr
Fronts of the Economic Data coming. Then we have a lot of earnings. The fed will begin a twoday policy meeting tomorrow with an announcement set for wednesday afternoon. If all goes expected, the fomc will turn off its massive bondbuying program and will also assure investors it plans to stand ready to act should the economy be threatened. Also on the economic calendar, pending home sales today. Tomorrow, durable goods. Then thursday jobless claims and the first read on Third Quarter gdp. Finally on friday, personal income and spending for chicago pmi and consumer sentiment. Merck is the first big name to watch before the bell today and then well hear from twitter. Michelle, over to you. Well check on the markets this morning with futures suggesting earlier on to look like it will be definitive ly a positive open. The futures are lower suggesting the dow opens lower by 16 points. The s p opens lower by two and the nasdaq lower by roughly 3. 5. In energy news Goldman Sachs slashes the 2