smallest of the gainers today, just up .02%, but russell 2000 up as well. when the bell rings, the action begins, a former hedge fund manager who says the federal reserve does have a secret weapon that a lot of people aren t talking about that it could fire this week. it s not more money printing we re talking about. also, we have a fox business exclusive interview with legendary investor mark babier, he s going to outline the five reasons why he thinks equities could fall, but first, today s data download. stocks ended the day in the green but well off session highs. energy and financials were the best performing sectors while consumer staples and utilities did lag. the dow hit its highest level since december 2007 in intraday trading. meanwhile, oil pushing higher for the fifth day in a row closing above its 200-day moving average for the first time in three weeks. crude ended up 63 cents at $97.17 per barrel. opec projecting today that global demand for oil will rise by 80
what mitt romney s economic plan is, is he for rates decreases across the board? we are not really sure. perhaps you can clear it up for us. cheryl: first we will tell you what drove the market today with the data download. stocks posting a third straight month of gains. ben bernanke says central banks are ready to act. all three major indices closed and agreed with the nasdaq surging 4%. nine of 10 sectors ended higher lead with technology and consumer discretionary. oil jumping 96.54 per barrel. 10% for the month of august, the biggest percentage gain since last october. consumer sentiment climbed in august rising 74.3 from 72.3 in july. price discounts and low interest rates boosted buying. david: try to figure out what ben bernanke is up to. i can guarantee he will have a clear idea because of these guys, we will strengthen it all out. telling us what area of the market he says is a buying opportunity of a lifetime and he has some ideas about what the fed was trying to te
dow component. the ticker symbol. results out in just a few minutes. remember, its competitor at this time yesterday, some disappointing guidance. the second half is not going to be as good. you will be watching closely. david: instant analysis from our analysts that will guide you through what the numbers mean. again, this could be important, not only for individual companies, but the entire computer market. a lot of companies looking closely at what happens to david h. p. liz: bus to what we always do at this time and tell you what drove the markets with today s data download. it turned out to be a mixed day on wall street. a chance for more stimulus from top officials fails to approve. the s&p and nasdaq took off managing to end higher snapping a 2-day losing streak. materials and energy were the best performers. industrials seemed to lag. oil ending the day in the green top $0.42, $97.26 per barrel, kind of volatile. as soon as the numbers and minutes came out, the highes
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