In germany, things are relatively flat there. Lets look at crude oil. Looks like right now wti is down by 8 cents to 53. 96. Couple big stories were watching. A crucial cabinet vote last night in the senate. Wilbur ross was confirmed as commerce secretary after a vote of 2727. Ross is key to the administrations plan to overall trade deals like nafta. The white house will hold a swearing in ceremony for ross today. On the economic agenda. Second estimate on Fourth Quarter gdp at 8 30 a. M. Growth forecast to be revised up from 1. 9 to 2. 1 . 9 00 a. M. , the monthly caseshiller home price index and chicago pmi at 9 45. Consumer confidence numbers at 10 00 a. M. San francisco fed president John Williams and st. Louis fed president James Bullard will speak today. Rob kaplan will be speaking with us at 7 30 a. M. Eastern time. Apple will hold its annual Shareholder Meeting at its cupertino offices. Investors will be asked to vote on nine proposals, including one to rope in a third party on
If i could do just one of the things he did for the people, this would be a better country. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the hearse carrying the kings body. The crown prince joined the procession to the palace. For seven decades King Bhumibol earned the adoration of the thai people. In central bangkok, people are wearing black clothing as a symbol of their mourning. The interim Prime Minister Prayut Chanocha called on people to refrain from festivities for 30 days, but he asked people to continue their Economic Activities as usual apparently intending to avert any negative impact on the sputtering economy. The king ascended the throne at age 18, shortly after world war ii. He guided thailand during Turbulent Times in Southeast Asia, which used to be mired in war, genocide, and poverty. He was regarded as a pillar of stability and an occasional mediator in thailands turbulent politics. The country has experienced more than ten military coups since
Weve got more on trumps push to rein in Government Spending and what its going to mean for the likes of boeing and other companies. You know, you think about some of these companies that have been given blank checks for decades, things might change. Now, amid the boeing controversy, mr. Trump is meeting with advisers today at trump tower, youre looking at a live picture. A lot of people going in and out. Hes still searching for a secretary of state. Exxon Ceo Rex Tillerson met him at trump tower and remains a contender. Former Ronald Reagan attorney general edwin meese is going to join me with his predictions for trumps cabinet. And on the other side, youve got the democrats that seem to be spiraling out of control here. Right now theyre poised to pick a radical, leftwing extremist, Keith Ellison, to lead their party. Has this party not learned anything from the election . The esteemed alan derek wits is here, and why ellison a man who has ties to the nation of islam is about as bad as
Highly coveted spot for secretary of state continues coming through the door into the golden elevator, the biggest one of them all ceo of exxonmobil who went around the back way quietly meeting with the president elect. With us live the trump insider fresh off his own meeting at trump tower, in his first meeting since the interview, richard grunel gives us a sneak peek what happens when you get off the golden elevator and what donald trump is looking for in his next secretary of state . Boy, did we hear from this man when he called the Trump Administration disastrous, what they now say will send the markets into a frenzy. With me live straight ahead. The russell 2000 hitting a lifetime high as the dow viciously fights for 20th record close of the year. Folks, anything can happen. Were less than an hour to the closing bell. Lots of breaking news, lets start the countdown. Breaking news, two major stocks popping at this moment on the news we told you about. Look at sprint. Along with tmo
To visit trump tower. The company will invest billions in the United States. Haidi and diamonds are one of rios best friends. Rishaad the dow headed to a fresh record high, s p within a whisker of a record as well. Haidi this is a reaction to the italian referendum, a very distant memory right now. Things seem to be getting shorter and shorter, these major selloffs after socalled black swan offense, but we do have his optimism, but obviously a big day in asia. A bit of a disappointing read on gdp on the Third Quarter in australia. Rishaad straight to the markets, heres david. David right. Quiet start of the day, but obviously we have the aussie gdp print. You have these lines out of the Financial Services commission starting to kick things off on whats likely to be a very busy some ofe of the go for these lines here, coming out of the south korean policymakers that have discussed ways in which they can alleviate the effect of rising yields. The dollar to debts of a lot of the south Kor