they had already conducted target reconnaissance trips to berlin. just last year a truck attack on a christmas market in berlin killed 12 people, injuring nearly 50 others. let s get a quick check on moneystream. i m going to do my best imitation. global markets are higher after wall street hit record highs thanks to the best performing sector of the year, tech. tech stocks rose yesterday, a 2% jump by apple. tech is up 38% this year. megawhitman is stepping down as ceo of hp. she will remain on the company s board. the current president and 20-year hp veteran will take over. whitman s departure now reduces the number of women leading s&p 500 companies to just 25. mall diamonds are losing their sparkling.