anniversary of the d-day landings in normandy. we re going to go live to france with the very latest as ceremonies on the sacred day are set to kick off any moment now. plus, we re learning more about the gop s playbook following donald trump s historic felony conviction. what republicans now say they are vowing to do as payback. and also ahead the white house is hitting back at the wall street journal over its piece about president biden s mental fitness during high pressure meetings. we ll dig into the growing backlash straight ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 6th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us, and today does indeed mark 80 years since allied forces stormed the beaches of normandy as they pushed to liberate france and then western europe from german forces during world war ii. the sun rose this morning at omaha beach shortly after 6:00 a.m. local time ahead of today s anniversary proceedings nearby.
the market? yeah, well, if you want to find something that actually is the key driver toward this market movement it really is about tech stocks. we have looked at the magnificent seven being quite key, but actually it s all about nvidia sucking out all the air from this market. amidst a passing $3 trillion in market cap. then by the end of the trading picture, actually, even surpassed the valuation of apple. now nvidia is the second largest stock in the world with only microsoft in its peer review. at this rate who knows how soon it will surpass microsoft. the big question had been about demand as well as supply into the market of those a.i. semiconductors and chips then the market is looking towards. and what the runway looks like with inviv yud having recently launched another set of chips the market has said the runway
vetoing a voter identification law sponsored by republicans. he said it would create voter confusion. on cnn, the brother of alec baldwin, says the actor could be serious about running for mayor of new york city. billy baldwin says alec might run although he admits he might not have the patience it would require. that s your morning dish of scrambled politics. your first look at how wall street will kick off the day after being closed for the fourth of july. dow opens at 12,943 after adding 72 points. the s&p was up 8. the nasdaq, gained 24. in tokyo, the nikkei lost 24 points. in hong kong, the hang seng nudged up 99. the biggest news will be friday s jobs report. news out of europe could trigger some market movement it today. the european central bank is expected to cut the region s interest rates to a record low.
governor, rick snyder said he was vottoing a voter identification law. he said it would create voter confusion. on cnn, the brother of alec baldwin, says the actor could be serious about running for mayor of new york city. billy baldwin says alec might run although he admits he might not have the patience it would require. that s your morning dish of scrambled politics. your first look at how wall street will kick off the day after being closed for the fourth of july. dow opens at 12,943 after adding 72 points. the s&p was up 8. the nasdaq, gained 24. in tokyo, the nikkei lost 24 points. in hong kong, the hang seng nudged up 99. the biggest news will be friday s jobs report. news out of europe could trigger some market movement it today. the european central bank is expected to cut the region s