for various goods and also industry finds it more and more expensive to keep the wheels of industry turning. and that is the reaction by investors to what the market will do when it opens in the u.s. today. it was closed yesterday for the presidents day holiday. and as you can see, the dow, looks like it s going to open more than 1%. the nasdaq down by about .5%, the s&p 500 down .6%. this is world business today live on cnn. up next, more on the earthquake in new zealand. we ll be speaking to a witness next. and in libya, a statement from long time leader moammar gadhafi as anti-government protesters refuse to give ground. that s a recipe for failed investing. open an e-trade account and open doors, seize opportunities, take action with some of the most powerful yet easy-to-use trading tools on the planet. all built to help you maximize
look at wall street, they insist. how could stocks surge so far so fast if the economy weren t headed up. but again, look behind the numbers. that gain is largely only if you consider march through december. so the broad market up nearly 70%. but the new year may have meant a new market. the same s & p 500 down, four straight weekly losses. the most since march of last year. talk about volatility, three of five of the last trading sessions riding triple moves. and reports on january sales and recall news from toyota could have more market moves. if the market falls further, hiring may have to wait longer. recession receding? let s wait until we see help wanted signs. back to you. julie: thank you very much. boeing preparing the first test
was the only market to finish lower. you can see the numbers on the board right now, a bit of a mixed picture. but at least some gains worth looking at, particularly for the nikkei there in tokyo, emily. wall street is bracing for the monthly u.s. jobs report and a congressional showdown over the budget this week. u.s. markets look set for lower open when trading begins later on monday. this is where u.s. futures stand in the pre-market action. the dow is down .21%, the nasdaq also down .23%, and the s&p 500 down .33%. well, obviously developments in libya having a big impact on the oil price. we ll have the latest on that, but opposition is waiting for gadhafi s next moves. after members of the security forces switched sides and joined them in the strategically