Big offering at ces. Meg whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg in las vegas. First our top story, the threat of war brings profits for the defense industry, and a risk of Cyber Attacks from iran could shine a spotlight on assets. Take a look at how these firms performed, their shares gained about 8 the last few days. It is indicative that cyber volleys between the u. S. And iran are not going away anytime soon. To discuss what could be next, marcus is a director at an ai security firm. In studio, our reporter. Ingot the attacks from iran physical form. Does that mean we are clear from the cyber perspective . Definitely not. There is a significant distinction between irans conventional battlefield capabilities and where they are on the cyber front. They are never going to go toe to toe with the United States in this realm in a conventional battle. In the cyber realm, they have a greater chance of pushing back more dramatically and having a greater impact in the United States, so even though th
Reports of a technical glitch. Well have details on that story. Later former nissan head carlos ghosn breaking hiscy loens and boy did he ever in an animated press conference that went on and on and on and did it after a James Bondlike escape from japan. What did he say and what he didnt say power lunch starts right now and welcome to power lunch im contessa brewer. Right now stores surge dow up nearly 200 points as you can see up more than half a percent. S p and nasdaq also in the green and nochg ntching some new reco. We got google, mastercard, lowes up more than 2 tyler . Contessa, iran launching a missile attack overnight in retaliation for the killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani it targeted two air bases in iraq that house u. S. Troops among other individuals. No reported u. S. Casualties. Iranian foreign minister tweeting they do not seek escalation or war, President Trump echoing that sentiment earlier. Lets go to eamon javers for the details. The president says that iran
And we will hear from quimbys big offering at ces. More often brings profit for the Defense Industry and a new wave bringerattacks could [inaudible] the lastined about 8 few days. Discuss what could be next, at an ai a director security firm. We got the attacks from iran in physical form and does that mean we are clear from the cyber effective . Simply not. There is a significant distinction between irans conventional battlefield capabilities and where they are on the cyber front. In the cyber realm, they have a greater chance of pushing back more dramatically and having a greater impact in the United States, so even though they have in terms oft route immediate reprisal, it is not out of the question that we will see something else. That . Cus, your take on i think you make great points, they are this is the time for them to do it even more than they have. Certainly, i was not expecting to see the immediate retribution , but the cyberattacks and vulnerabilities are significant and we
Impeachment. Republicans and democrats clashing over the rules even though the articles have yet to arrive at the senate. Plus attorney general bill barr meeting next week with officials in mexico to talk security amid that countrys worsening epidemic of narco violence. Im Melissa Francis in for elizabeth macdonald. The evening edit starts right now. Melissa we have every angle covered for you tonight. Hillary vaughn with latest from the white house on iran. Gerri willis at New York Stock Exchange with todays big rally. Kick it off with hillary at the white house. Hillary . Melissa, all Senate Democrats and two Senate Republicans left the closeddoor briefing with the trump administrations Foreign Policy team today unsatisfied. Some of them were outraged after one Administration Official asked congress not to take up any war powers resolution debating the limitation of any further action against iran over concerns it would send iran the wrong message. To come in and tell us that we cant
So call me or tweet m me jimcramer. With christmas and hanukkah right around the corner, how about we do this, dow closed down s p closed up. These are a little bit odd ball and some of them frankly sappy but i mean it, i want you to have these presents, too first, i wanted another yearly average higher so that the people who own stocks make money. Now i know that sounds simplistic, but given the longterm track record of the market and the pitiful returns youre really getting from bonds and the fact that so many people seem to not even want to be in stocks anymore, i think investing is important some candidates dont seem to think the stock market isnt that important they think what matters is putting food on the table. I get where theyre coming from. I think theyre making a mistake. First of all, theyre not mutually exclusive if you can afford to invest in the stock market, you should do it because the stock market is the greatest engine of Wealth Creation we should be making it easier