Lets check in with Lauren Simonetti. Another record day for the dow and s p. Lauren absolutely. 12 more hours until 2013 ends on wall street. The dow at a record high as we close. The dow took out another intraday high. It closed at a new high. The nasdaq hitting a fresh annual high. A solid day of volumes. Also to the upside, the vix popping a little bit, but still maintaining the gains for the year. Shares of ibm, you look at the dow 30. 29 of the 30 dow components up. Many of them up better than 50 . The sole loser is ibm, down about 3 in 2013. The first annual loss since 2008. Back to you. I just went around the floor looking for white wine as a joke but everybody has read. Adam exactly. I will be rubbing that into cheryl. Wall street 2013 gains actually reached and final gone to main street . The majority are actually feeling optimistic about the economy once again. Wall street journal economic rigor in fact ms. Contributor steve moore joins us to talk about what this paul truly m
Connell markets now begins. It is all about syria. You have to look at the fact here that we are seeing today. We only have four days left in the month of august. The dow is off session lows. We did get a report for june home prices. Higher Mortgage Rates definitely affecting the housing markets. Moments ago, we got a statement from the sec. A spokesman saying that the chairwoman will meet the head of the exchanges and regulators. They will talk about addressing the market data. Connell that will be something to follow up on. Chuck hagel speaking out saying the United States is prepared to strike syria the use of chemical weapons by the assad regime was undeniable. A foregone conclusion at this point. It certainly seems that way. I have been through this rodeo a lot of times. They do seem like they have crossed. Connell the type of strike becomes the question. Maybe a twoday strike or a couple days. You are in and out. This is important for u. S. Credibility. They won the argument. Do