blocked? we ll debate it. and gaining interest. looking for a little extra interest on your cash? we found a way to do it, but it s not as easy as it used to be. all that and more tonight on nightly business report for thursday, may 30th. good evening, everyone. big ups and big downs. that defined the market recently, and today was an up day. investors brushed aside another sharp drop in japan s stock market and focused on economic reports here at home. the economy grew at a slightly slower pace than initially estimated. and jobless claims ticked slightly higher. but that tepid news is being interpreted as good news, easing concerns the federal reserve will gradually pull back on its policies to stimulate growth. stocks did lose some altitude into the close, though. in the end, the dow gained 21 points to 15,324. the s&p up 6 to 1,654. and the nasdaq up 23 points to 3,491. so as the market searches for direction, is it time to get in? time to get out? that s the quest
blocked? we ll debate it. and gaining interest. looking for a little extra interest on your cash? we found a way to do it, but it s not as easy as it used to be. all that and more tonight on nightly business report for thursday, may 30th. good evening, everyone. big ups and big downs. that defined the market recently, and today was an up day. investors brushed aside another sharp drop in japan s stock market and focused on economic reports here at home. the economy grew at a slightly slower pace than initially estimated. and jobless claims ticked slightly higher. but that tepid news is being interpreted as good news, easing concerns the federal reserve will gradually pull back on its policies to stimulate growth. stocks did lose some altitude into the close, though. in the end, the dow gained 21 points to 15,324. the s&p up 6 to 1,654. and the nasdaq up 23 points to 3,491. so as the market searches for direction, is it time to get in? time to get out? that s the quest
the bulls say more ahead, the bears say brace for a pullback. what should you do with your money? we ll ask the ceo of charles schwab. food fight. now that a chinese company is buying america s biggest pork producer, should the deal be blocked? we ll debate it. and gaining interest. looking for a little extra interest on your cash? we found a way to do it, but it s not as easy as it used to be. all that and more tonight on nightly business report for thursday, may 30th. good evening, everyone. big ups and big downs. that defined the market recently, and today was an up day. investors brushed aside another sharp drop in japan s stock market and focused on economic reports here at home. the economy grew at a slightly slower pace than initially estimated. and jobless claims ticked slightly higher. but that tepid news is being interpreted as good news, easing concerns the federal reserve will gradually pull back on its policies to stimulate growth. stocks did lose some
see the whole hilarious video on my blog. how did one potential bank tax on an island give everybody a market wedgejy? i asked, it s like fill in the blank. here s responses. it s like a 20 buck battery grounding entire 787 fleet. an unpruned tree in ohio taking down the entire northeastern power grid. like a kim kardashian marriage. only lasts a short while and utterly meaningless. bloomberg banning large sodas. sailing a carnival ship and expecting to make it home. like me giving a rip about honey boo boo s next show. i love all of those. i liked them all till the last one. jane wells has clearly not redneckognized that s a hot show. when you have to subtitle white people. thank you so much. we ll check out your blog. funny business. thanks for watching street signs, everybody. closing bell. will we end the day higher? closing bell, the most important hour of the trading day, is next. hi, everybody. happy monday to you. welcome to the closing bell. i m m
and his new boss told him two things cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn t know it yet, but he ll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he ll start investing early, he ll find some good people to help guide him, and he ll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn t rocket science. it s just common sense. from td ameritrade. . 40 seconds left. downow is . 40 seconds left. the dow is down 66 points heading lower. ben willis, are you troubled by devevelopments in cyprus or are you reassured that we re only down 66 points today? i think we go further. i think the whole world should be very concerned that somebody believes in a one off in cyprus. con c confisca confisca confiscateion of private property. thank you very much. see you later. dow down about 60 points on the close. stand by. meredith whitney and john thain coming up on the second