Of the maj indexes we follow for you here on nbr closed at records today, something that hadnt happened simultaneously since 1999. Back then technology played a big role in driving the markets. A combination of factors that boosted investor oil prices, strong earnings from Department Stores and positive news on the jobs market. Lets get right to those recordbreaking numbers. The Dow Jones Industrial average added 117 points to a record 18,613. Nasdaq up 23 to a record 5228 and the s p 500, ill say it again, gaining 10, a record 2185. As for domestic crude, it settled up more than 4 on comments from the Saudi Oil Minister about possible action to stabilize prices. Bob pisani at the New York Stock Exchange has more now on what drove stocks to historic highs today. Reporter how did we get to new record highs . We did it the oldfashioned way. We rotated into it. For most of the year investors chased anything that paid a dividend, telecom and utilities and Consumer Staples and reits and sin
Parent alphabit came out with Quarterly Results after the bell and investors were not pleased. Let start with dow component microsoft. The Worlds Largest Software Company in the middle of a transition to become more of a Cloud Company missed on its latest Earnings Report. Microsoft earned 62 cents a share, 2 cents shy of estimates. Revenue was essentially in line at a shade over 22 billion. Shares initially fell more than 3 after the release. Dierdre bosa is in redmond, washington, with the thing investors should focus on. Reporter for microsoft its all about the rising cloud which has helped transition the company into a new era of Technology Faster than many had anticipated. But while Cloud Business is booming, it may not be enough to make up for a declining pc market which hit microsofts bottom line in the previous quarter through sales of its windows operating system. As for devices, diverging fortunes. Surface sales were up sharply while phone sales continue to free fall. For nigh
We offer expertise and Tailor Solutions in a wide range of industries. Hat can we do for you . And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america reporting from washington. A u. S. Grand jury is preparing to announce whether a white Police Officer who shot dead an unarm aed black teenager will be charged. The u. S. Defense secretary chuck hagel is stepping down after less than two years in his job. Speculation turns to who will succeed him. When its mattered most, behind closed doors, in the oval office, hes always given me strength. For that i will always be grateful. And weve got a special report on the American Forces who are training african soldiers in the hunt for a notorious warlord. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television here in america and also around the globe. The lawyers to for the family of Michael Brown, the black teenager who was shot dead by a white Police Officer in missouri in august, say the grand jury investigating the case has now reached a verlan
And when our activists are going to take action, like, last year when i was involved, we would go in through an inflatable boat. But, you see, ill tell you the way we do it. The moment an inflatable leaves the ship to enter the zone towards the rig, our captain contacts the captain of the rig because the rig is actually considered to be a ship at sea, right . And says, captain of the platform, this is greenpeace. We are engaged in a peaceful protest. This is why we are doing it, because the arctic is the refrigerator and the air conditioner of the planet, and what happens in the arctic has impact globally, and this is crazy what is happening, and for these reasons, we are taking this action. Please be assured that we are peaceful and theres no threat to property or to people. We communicate that very quickly so its always very clear. I myself participated in an action a year ago protesting against that very same rig. We need to understand that drilling in the arctic has not yet started