Classified information to the russians while they visited the white house. We need to tell you the story is extremely fluid but before noon security adviser h. R. Mcmaster sent out to say that the president did not reveal anything that wasnt already out there. But then in the last 45 minutes, the New York Times reports that americas strongest ally in the middle east may have been compromised by what was said. Lieutenant colonel ralph peters sent years as Intelligence Officer focusing on russia. He will decode what he feels is really going on. How big a mistake or not at all the president may have made and the israel connection that is bubbling up right now. We know much more at this hour than yesterday about the damage and origination of that massive ransom ware attack, symantec is one of the biggest security firms in the nation. Ceo will tell us the secret to keeping personal and Business Information protected and who he thinks is behind. This the dow take aim at 21,000. S p and the n
Why something would come out of the blue that doesnt let us get to 22,000. These big levels, although meansless in the grand scheme of things do tend to acts like a ceiling or magnet and weve blown through a lot of levels recently so, you know, flip a coin if we do it today, tomorrow. But i dont think that that has anything really to do with what the way forward says a lot of the technicians that i talk to are talkingabout augus being seasonally not a great time, its actually the worst month for markets over the last 30 years its in average decline of a little bit less than 1 . But that is the backdrop but that doesnt always hold. The trend is certainly your friend as they say were going to close in on this it r 22,000 milestone. May hit it within the next 59 minutes or so of this program. But what are investor supposed do, is that the sign of Better Things even yet to come or as howard m marks would say, maybe time to reduce the risk. Greenspan talking about a bond bubble even though
What,d right, just gone i am Rishaad Salamat in hong kong. Haidi i am haidi lun in sydney. We are setting up for a muted start to the trading week. Japanese trade members worse exports at least disappointing, dragging down the nikkei. We look ahead to the china open, contract showing a negative open as well. Rishaad indeed, the lack of momentum after a lot of momentum, perhaps this so called reflation trade losing steam. , a fairly muted session on wall street on friday. That wait and see approach on investor minds. 30 minutes away from the start of the session in hong kong. Singapore, taipei, kl coming online. Here is sophie. Sophie we are anticipating a subdued trading day in asia. The bright spot taiwan, new zealand, and singapore. Straight times marginally higher ahead of that budget update today. By. 3 ,ei 225 lower falling for a Third Straight day following trade numbers this morning. The kospi lower despite the rise in samsung shares. Focusing on australia, the asx 200 falling.
If not in the immediate wake of the fed minutes coming out. The nasdaq and the dow all higher. The nasdaq is the winner of the day on Strong Technology numbers from Applied Materials and a general lift and technology. If you look at the week now for the s p 500, it is posting a gain of nearly half of 1 even though there was that rocking this in the wake of those fed minutes coming out. Week,still again for the snapping a threeweek losing streak for that index. In todays session, tech is the best performing sector here. Information technology up nearly 1. 5 . Financials also doing well as well as health care. Consumer staples not faring quite as well. , watchingage terms some of the best performance on the s p 500 today, i mentioned makerd materials, the of chipmaking equipment, with a forecast ahead of estimates as orders search. Endo Health Solutions apparently the federal trade commission is granting some kind of antitrust approval for an action, but its not clear exactly what its fo
The economy. In the meantime Hillary Clinton hoping to ride the coattails. They tell us who has the stronger argument. He said it wasnt a ransom. He believes the commander in chief. Brazil was set to take the stage. Will the athletes and tourists be safe from crimes, terror and then seek a virus. We are less than an hour from the closing bell. Lets begin the countdown. We are looking at the alltime highs. They rally with the weekly gain. Fifty to 18. The s p also looking at 2175. If we can hang on here looking like we can set some new records. It was pushed higher. Is having its worst day in 14 years. After its cancer drill failed. It is having its best day in seven years. You can set up 8 . Down nearly 16 . Also under pressure today the company cutting into outlook. Also said it plans to cut about 10 of its workforce. Down more than 12 . Having said all of that the market is up 166 on the tao. After reporting orderly profit it was helped by costcutting measures. And people eating lots