going to vote for obama. saturday night live announced jay farrell will take over from fred arm son in the key roll of impersonating the president. the show prepares for its season opener this weekend. that s your morning dish of scrambled politics. and now here is your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,333 after adding nine points yesterday. the s&p was up three and the nasdaq gained nine. taking a look overseas, the nikkei nudged up 35 points. in hong kong the hang seng lost 27. stocks ended wednesday pretty much where they started as caution set in ahead of the fed s big announcement this afternoon. markets ticked higher early in the day after germany s high court cleared the way for europe s central bank to prop up spain and italy s cash strapped economies. those early gaintion quickly faded as investors shifted their
show . here s your first look at wall street. the dow opens at 12,534 after adding 32 points yesterday. the s&p 500 was up six, the nasdaq gained 17. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei nudged up 66 points, while in hong kong, the hang seng climbed 195. home builders led a rebound on wall street tuesday. but worries about europe were never far off. news that home prices rose for the first time in seven months renewed investors optimism and gave builders a healthy boost. more worries out of europe kept u.s. markets in check after a pair of debt auctions sent spain s borrowing costs higher. consumer confidence fell in june for the fourth straight month as economic worries outweighed lower gas prices. news corp. shares shot up 8% after the wall street journal report its parent company is considering splitting up its publishing and media arms.
southwest of phoenix, arizona. one teenage student was slightly injured and a 40-year-old suspect was arrested soon after the incident. fbi director robert mueller says the agency needs help from private sector professionals to combat cyber threats. mueller says that cyber security will likely surpass terrorism as america s number one concern in the future. nasa has done a successful test drop of the orion capsule which will bring astronauts back to earth in the next generation of space vehicles. from 25,000 feet, a parachute safely carried the capsule back to earth. now here is your first look at wall street. the dow opens at 12,980 after adding 28 points. the s&p up 8, the nasdaq gained 22. a look at overseas trading in tokyo, the nikkei nudged up 69 points while in hong kong the hang seng gained 174. on thursday, investors
scared. she actually wants to go back to the zoo next month when she turns 4. little girl is brave. and here is your first look at how wall street kicked off the day. the dow opens at 12,392. the s&p was up too. the nasdaq added two. overseas trading this morning in tokyo, the nikkei nudged up 31 points. in hong kong, the hang seng rose 138. stocks ended slightly higher monday in subdued trade as investors waited on investments in europe. alcoa let off earnings beating revenue expectations despite the first quarterly loss in more than two years. growing confidence is leading americans to take on more debt. november s consumer credit surged 10%. the biggest jump in a decade. google fell after motorola mobility s weak results raising questions about google s acquisition of the company. netflix zoomed almost 14% after making its debut you in england
a flight said he forgot he had it with him. he was arrested saturday at the midland airport in texas. he told authorities he didn t realize the explosive was still in his luggage when he left afghanistan in april. and a new years surprise off antarctica. researchers uncovered new species at an underwater hot spring including a colony of crab and a pale octopus. so cool. here s your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12 snchlt 397 after rising 179 points yesterday. the s&p 500 climbed 19. nasdaq, jumped 43. taking a look at overseas traiting this morning in tokyo. nikkei nudged up 104 points. in hong kong, the hang seng dipped 150. fueled by positive economic news, wall street started out the new year tuesday with a bang. money magers with fresh cash to spend were buying. banks, materials, industrials all posted big gains. alcoa, j.p. morgan clas ahase a