Today, thursday, august 1, 2013. Good morning. Welcome to today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im matt lauer. We will take you live to cleveland in just a moment. But first, Edward Snowden almost a year after receiving asylum in russia. Good morning to you. Well, Edward Snowden was expecting a permit to leave the airport and get some space really while he waited months, he thought, for a possible temporary asylum. But he got something much better than that. An official tast track passport. This is Edward Joseph snowdens terrific to freedom. His new passport, granting him temporary asylum for one year. Snowdenstranded for more than five weeks while russian authorities reviewed his asylum request. And within minutes of the news, snowdens lawyer confirmed that snowden with passport in hand left the airport. But citing security reasons, the lawyer refused to say where snowden was going. Snowdens release comes just y days after eric holder sent a letter to russia au
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in more than four years. so why is the u.s. market doing much better relative to many other global markets? erika miller reports. reporter: the u.s. clearly has its problems: weak economic growth, massive debt, and political dysfunction. but for many stock investors these days, buying american is far more appealing than the alternatives. if you take a look at the us economy, we ve seen it s been very resilient in the face of all these uncertainties. we ve seen 12 consecutive quarters of positive economic growth. you take a look at the u.s., and although it s not necessarily growing at the pace we d like it to be, it s certainly doing better than europe. reporter: the performance of world markets the past six months tells the story. the s&p 500 has gained about 4%. global stocks as measured by the morgan stanley europe australia far east index are down 5%. emerging markets are faring even worse. for all the wonderful things we can say about emerging markets, they are
remain near their highest levels in more than four years. so why is the u.s. market doing much better relative to many other global markets? erika miller reports. reporter: the u.s. clearly has its problems: weak economic growth, massive debt, and political dysfunction. but for many stock investors these days, buying american is far more appealing than the alternatives. if you take a look at the us economy, we ve seen it s been very resilient in the face of all these uncertainties. we ve seen 12 consecutive quarters of positive economic growth. you take a look at the u.s., and although it s not necessarily growing at the pace we d like it to be, it s certainly doing better than europe. reporter: the performance of world markets the past six months tells the story. the s&p 500 has gained about 4%. global stocks as measured by the morgan stanley europe australia far east index are down 5%. emerging markets are faring even worse. for all the wonderful things we can say
in more than four years. so why is the u.s. market doing much better relative to many other global markets? erika miller reports. reporter: the u.s. clearly has its problems: weak economic growth, massive debt, and political dysfunction. but for many stock investors these days, buying american is far more appealing than the alternatives. if you take a look at the us economy, we ve seen it s been very resilient in the face of all these uncertainties. we ve seen 12 consecutive quarters of positive economic growth. you take a look at the u.s., and although it s not necessarily growing at the pace we d like it to be, it s certainly doing better than europe. reporter: the performance of world markets the past six months tells the story. the s&p 500 has gained about 4%. global stocks as measured by the morgan stanley europe australia far east index are down 5%. emerging markets are faring even worse. for all the wonderful things we can say about emerging markets, they are