Better performing housing sector . We well, it really feels like a santa claus rally is getting under way. Stocks are up for a third day. As we stand, lets take a look at the numbers. The dow is currently sitting at 17,559. It is not break even get for the year but it is up. The s p 500 is one point in the green for the year. Its crossed over that break even line so many times. Were rich, were rich, were rich. I never thought santa was going to come, and i still believe in santa. Oil soaring. New data showing a big drop in inventories. Crude up more than 4 , about 3. 9 for west texas. Highest levels in more than a week. Gasoline up 5 tracking for its biggest oneday gain since last november. Well, as for chipotle, those shares are edging higher this hour by 0. 2 , but the embattled mexican fast food chain has been taking drastic steps as the restaurants try to contain the e. Coli crisis. Morgan brennan has more details on this. What are they doing . On the heels of the outbreak that sic
279,701 customer accounts were affected in the thefts. Lets say these were largely american customers who were calling spanish or Foreign Language call centers overseas. They say that at t will be required to notify all customers who have been affected in this scam. Guys were so used to seeing Cyber Threats and cyber data braechz now, heres an example of just good oldfashioned insider employees allegedly frc. It doesnt seem too worrisome for the stock. Barely moving on the news. Eamon, well continue to follow it. Thank you. Major deals and potential deals. First, this morning we learn that shell bought bg. A major deal in natural gas space. Then milan, this afternoon, announcing it was offering to parago to buy it for 28. 6 billion. Nearly 30 billion deal. Jackie deangeles covering the energy deal. First, though to meg terrell who is here at hq on this breaking announcement in the middle of the afternoon. It was kind of unusual coming out right in the middle of the trading day that mil