people in the world are in sunny climates like panama and paragu paraguay. the u.s. was 33 on list of happy nations. the youtube video of what appears to be an eagle appearing to swoop down and grab a child is a hoax. it was created by four animation students at a school in montreal. they got us all. now for a check of your morning morning markets. the dow opens at 13,251 after falling 98 points yesterday. the s&p and the nasdaq each lost 10. overseas, the into ek can i dropped 121 points but the hang seng gained 3. it could be the end often era for the new york stock exchange. news of a deal that would end more than two centuries of independence for the nyse could come as early as today as its parent company hammers out a potential deal to sell itself to rival intercontinental exchange for about $8 billion. gm shares shot up 6%
it s the peek of the annual meteor shower. you may be able to see it as many as 160 of them. they ll be streaking across the sky. pop your head out when you get a chance. now for the friday morning markets. the dow opens the 13,170 after falling 74 points on thursday. s&p was down 9. the nasdaq lost 21. taking a look at overseas trading, the nikkei was down 5 points but the hang seng climbed 160. as fiscal cliff talks continue to drive markets today a new citigroup survey finds an even split on whether congress will reach that agreement on a tax and spending deal before the end of the year. elsewhere, sprint/nextel s offers a $2 million offer to buy clearwire sent the stocks soaring thursday. in other deal news, yahoo! seems to be interested in acquiring the up and coming news app summly, which was apparently
$90,000 in back child payments and has been ordered to stop having children. he has nine with six different women. off the coast of turkey, at least four people have died and ten are missing after a cargo ship sank in the black sea. a rescue boat also crashed on to the rocks and sank. and nasa is planning to build a cheaper mars rover by 2020. because of budget cuts, they will use spare parts and design plans to build the new craft for only $1.5 billion. now over to wall street for a look at your wednesday morning markets. the dow opens at 12, 951 after losing 13 points yesterday. the s&p was down 2. the nasdaq fell 5. overseas, the nikkei gained 36 while the hang seng shot up 470. good news for retailers and investors today. here s why.
unfortunately, i do not realistically expect the partisanship of recent years to change. her resignation opens the door for democrats to fight for a seat long held by the republicans. now to business where wall street is coming off one of its best days in recent memory. this morning the dow jones will open above 13,000 for the first time since may of 2008. the s&p is up higher. let s look at the morning markets. steve sedge wik is live in london. steve, good morning. very good morning to you. some great landmarks being passed. the current market lasts from the 3rd of october where the market hats rallied 22%. has that been justified by the earnings? over 60% of the companies reporting have beaten earnings. we ve had 472 out of 500 companies reporting.