And welcome to power lunch. Im melissa lee. Were winding down what has been a very volatile week with losses across the board. The dow and s p 500 scratching out tiny gains on the week. For todays session, though, dow and s p down by half a percent. The nasdaq is a standout for the week, up 2 on pace for its best week in more than two months. Thats mainly thanks to apples 11 rally so far this week, pulling back a little bit down 1 right now. Were also tracking oil down about 2 at this hour. It is at a fiveweek low. Welcome, everybody. Im tyler mathisen. Here what else is happening. Iphone 7 hits the shelf. It is flying off of them. Ceo tim cook greeting elated customers, reports that some apple fans in hong kong have been buying the phones and then selling them for twice the price. Exxons accounting under investigation by new yorks attorney general. The wall street journal says the probe focuses on why exxon is the only oil firm not to write down the value of assets amid a price plunge
Newtown, connecticut. Our words can do little to ease your pain. But you know this. We are with you in this incredibly difficult time. And recognize that you are who we are thinking about, even as we try to focus on our work today. So as for the markets, it was another weak day. Dow dipped 36 points. S p gave up. 41 . Nasdaq declined. 70. A lot of that again because of apple. You know the drill as we head into the weekend. Im not expecting to hear any progress on the fiscal cliff. But you know, i always watch the sunday morning talk shows now very closely and im looking for some politicians saying something encouraging. What does encouraging mean . It means a republican uttering the two words tax increase without the word no before it. And the democrats uttering two words, spending cuts, without the word no before them. Neither seems to be able to pull off that syntax, though. At this point i think weve got to assume that the washington people, they cant get it together. Weve got to gi
Our words can do little to ease your pain. But you know this. We are with you in this incredible difficult time. And recognize that you are who we are thinking about, even as we try to focus on our work today. So as for the markets, it was another weak day. Dow dipped 36 points. S p gave up. 41 . Nasdaq declined. 70. A lot of that again because of apple. You know the drill as we head into the weekend. Im not expecting to hear any progress on the fiscal cliff. But you know, i always watch the sunday morning talk shows now very closely and im looking for some politicians saying something encouraging. What does encouraging mean . It means a republican uttering the two words tax increase without the word no before it. And the democrats uttering two words, spending cuts, without the word no before them. Neither seems to be able to pull off that syntax, though. At this point i think weve got to assume that the washington people, they cant get it together. Weve got to gird ourselves for a cli
Prayers that everyone affected by this terrible tragedy in newtown, connecticut. Our words can do little to ease your pain. But you know this. We are with you in this incredible difficult time. And recognize that you are who we are thinking about, even as we try to focus on our work today. So as for the markets, it was another weak day. Dow dipped 36 points. S p gave up. 41 . Nasdaq declined. 70. A lot of that again because of apple. You know the drill as we head into the weekend. Im not expecting to hear any progress on the fiscal cliff. But you know, i always watch the sunday morning talk shows now very closely and im looking for some politicians saying something encouraging. What does encouraging mean . It means a republican uttering the two words tax increase without the word no before it. And the democrats uttering two words, spending cuts, without the word no before them. Neither seems to be able to pull off that syntax, though. At this point i think weve got to assume that the w
BEDFORD - Shawswick Elementary hosted its Annual Holiday Vendor Market. The event featured a light breakfast for purchase, or a ham and bean lunch, as well as a variety of vendors to peruse. Crafts of all sorts, jewelry, homemade food, and more were available. Cub Scout Troop #332 was present to .