u.s. last night, it s more than 1,000 feet wide and could actually hit the earth in the year 2036. now for a look at wall street, the dow opened the day at 13,390 after gaining 61 points on wednesday. overseas the nikkei rose 74. earnings optimism returned to the street wednesday. today, we ll see how investors react to the latest data. holiday retail sales and earnings from oil giant chevron. appled closed above 700 while facebook was spiraling fast. now facebook is nasdaq s best performing stock while apple is down. aig is now thanking america instead of suing it. opting not to join the suit over the terms of its rescue package.