Have a look at where european equities are trading 30 minutes away from the finish of the friday session. What a week it has been. A next session for european socks stocks, slightly down this week. Retail the best performing sector after the benchmark stoxx 600 fell 2. 2 in november, the worst month since june. Currencies, sovereign bonds are your final columns. Global stocks have risen for 13 straight months. Love this chart. The green bars are the monthly increases we have seen for the country world index, the biggest winning streak since the index was formed in 1988. Should it rise in december, it would be the first time in its three decade history it gets through an entire year without a monthly decline. This year, the country world index up by 20 , the best year since 2013 and it closed at a record high on thursday. Japan,on improving, in speeding up in october but price rises from this chart still well below the boj 2 target. Tightening labor market. Core cpi, which excludes fres
Police in arkansas are looking for a woman who they say used valuable mother son time to steal valuables from this jewelry store. Surveillance video shows the young boy crawling behind a display case and mom pointing out what she wants. He managed to get about 30,000 worth of jewels according to police. Mom faces charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor if shes caught. Turning now to that rare 4. 1 earthquake that rattled the east coast. It was felt all the way from virginia to new england. Heres abcs david kerley. Reporter surrounded by new jersey, philadelphia and baltimore, it was centered northeast of dover, delaware, more than four miles under the surface. I heard a loud bang and saw the fence in front of us shake. Our neighbor came running out wanting to know if we felt it. I didnt feel it, but i heard it. Reporter unlike the west coast, quakes are somewhat rare in the northeast and midatlantic. We have seen earthquakes in every state of the eastern seaboard, with th
Big focus of the administration, the things that we continue to fight for as we go through this tax policy. Maria we will go through latest stumbling block as they push forward for possible vote today beginning at 11 00 a. M. Stock surge initially in hope of deal yesterday, the dow closed 24,000 First Time Ever with better than 300point rally, look at what is happening right now. Same with s p 500. Nasdaq down almost 1 right now. In europe the major averages are lower across the board, similar upset here. Cac quarante in paris, down better than 1 , dax index down better than a half percent as europe takes a cue from wall street. Take a look, japan was up half a percent. Shanghai composite flat on the session. Hang seng and kospi were lower. A verdict shock outrage this morning after san San Franciscoy finds illegal immigrant that shot kate steinle not guilty of murder. He will now be deported for a sixth time. President trump taking to twitter to express anger at judgment. No wonder th
After what most agree is the first big legislative achievement of his presidency. His fellow republicans in the senate have pushed through a sweeping tax bill, which promises a sharp cut in corporate taxation, plus cuts for many including some the richest people in america. Laura bicker reports from washington. Donald trumps started the day on a bullish note. He is on course for a much needed win on tax reform, he brushed aside questions about his former National Security adviser lying to the fbi over his meetings with russians. What has been shown is no collusion, no collusion, there has been absolutely no collusion, so we are very happy. But then he issued another controversial tweet, one that could cause him a real headache. He said he had fired Michael Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the fbi. Its a shame, he said, because his actions during the transition were lawful, there was nothing to hide. Many people are asking why Michael Flynn, a former three star general, d
There are some things going on outside the market. Good morning. Emma the Trump Administration is opening the door to more oil drilling in atlantic waters. The president awarded the interior department to auction oil and gas rights off the east coast. President obama had ruled out using that territory. Police say it would be a suicide bomber who chose to explode a bomb in a subway station because of the christmas theme. He is described as a 27 euros m a great from bangladesh. He told police he was a follower of isis. The u. K. Once a trade relationship to eat you identical to the one now. The International Trade secretary said that would ensure a smooth transition. They already have harmonization with the eu. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. Alix i want a Million Dollars for christmas. David thats unrealistic. Thats a really good deal. We will have all of the obligations and no say in the eu. Fo