Stores to actually buy the product. The ceo jeff sears is joining me in just a few moments, cooking on the stove. Heres a look at our top stories this morning. Investigators searching for the cause of the german wings crash, now focusing on the purpose of personal life of the planes copilot. Police found a sick note in his apartment suggesting he suffered from mental illness. It is believed that he purposely and the plane into amount side taking 129 other people with him to death. They want to know about the copilots emotional state. We have five investigators searched the apartment for clues and why the pilot did the deed. Betty the airline is setting up an assistance aid. Grieving relatives held a religious service near the crash site at the french else. In egyptian Officials Saying an invasion of yemen is in the planning stages. Regional allies are bombing shiite rebels in yemen. The rebels are backed by iran. Egypt and saudi arabia want to send in troops. They want to send Strike F
Inventory finally ending up almost full percentage point. Big changes have come to china. New leadership. Warning the whole economy could be at risk because of that. Lauren which Companies Make the naughty and nice list. Some retailers that were very good and some that should be pulled. David lets tell you what drove the market with the data download. Stocks pushing higher with nasdaq and s p posting four Straight Days of gains. Hewlettpackard led the dow higher. The Top Performing sectors, while utilities lag. Consumer confidence soaring to a fiveyear high, Consumer Sentiment index edging up nearly 30 higher than just a year ago. Fewer americans filing firsttime applications from plymouth benefits last week as impact subsided a little bit. Weekly jobless claims fell a seasonally adjusted 410,000. Lauren the pits of the cme joining us, giving their strategy for protecting yourself from the potential fall off the fiscal cliff. The markets were kind of a honeymoon today. Where the trader
Economic sanctions look unlikely. They are saying the issue is not just a lack of consensus. So far, the only consensus has been avoiding the topic altogether. Thank you. We will have more throughout the day. We are watching retailers. 2013 as a great year. The chairman is saying that there is an increase in profit now. It is a 130yearold rival. Say that this recovery is it no way certain. Investors have been betting big, though. Is going up 1. 2 . They had a fantastic 2013. We are getting some news. We think it is breaking news. We have more complete news. Australia is now sending surveillance claims to see if objects in the ocean along to a missing passenger jet. We will keep on top of that news and the press conference in 1. 5 hours. We have a lot of components. We have Corporate News and janet yellen. We have a stress test today. What else are we watching. The focus is on the Federal Reserve. There are surprises. Lets see how it is impacting europe overnight. You see the nikkei goi
Good morning, everybody. Welcome to countdown. Im anna edwards. We have eyes on both sides of the atlantic this morning. Researching Angela Merkel this morning and a mythical beast came into my mind. This is a sprawling, huge group. Ceo and reviewing assets to decide which ones. Delivering69, 31 are just 2 . Percent the endet by june, by of 2016, return on capital of at least 15 . Right now its 8 . Leviathan is my image of the day. Focusing little bit on amazon looking at the earnings from the Largest Online retailer. The stock is down heavily afterhours. They are investing heavily in the future of their business. How long will they go along with the heavy Investment Strategy . Watching the ongoing developments, of which there are many, in ukraine. First and foremost, the Prime Minister is going to resign, a bit of a shock. He made the announcement in parliament. He says he cannot get the legislation he needs to get through in the Ruling Coalition has fallen apart so i am resigning. In