Not as much as the data. Of more than 1 as much as 1 or 2 . And we have aback push and pull trying to figure out, was the inflation number a oneoff . It added to the wage number we got in the jobs report what economists are looking for a trend. We also had the retail sales data that came below estimates. The market is trying to digest this. We are seeing largecap tech better than the brogden mark broader market. Terms of the Earnings Report today, joining some peers in reporting numbers that beat estimates. This is reassuring about the ad business as those shares rise. Western union report of the earnings that are than estimated though it looks like stocks are more reacting to testing transactions. Invested and had finally groupon is going in the opposite direction. That companys fourthquarter earnings misting estimate missing estimates and even the full year is below estimates. It is down by 10 , mixed picture on the earnings front. Remember, that is the crop the fullyearally earnings
Things have changed in the last couple of seconds here. Meanwhile at the white house, President Trump meeting with some of the biggest labor leaders in the nation. President trump talking trade, jobs and the economy with the leaders of the teamsters, the steelworkers, the auto workers and other trade groups. This after team trump released Economic Outlook earlier this afternoon. The president s council of economic advisers came out with numbers and the numbers disappoint, if you had been hoping that what the president said on the campaign trail would come true. Well get those be ins to you in just a moment. Bob nardelli, grandson of the Biggest Companies in the nation, hell tell us whether this Economic Team of the president s should have come up with a more solid number in this very wide ranging forecast. And we will introduce you to the ceo of a company that is planning to take on the likes of apple, fitbit, garmin, polar, all of the Wearable Companies with his own wearable. What mak
In Washington State. One person was killed four others injured. Theyre all awake and alert, which is good news. The startling admission. Bill cosby once admitted he purchased drugs with the intent to giving them to women he wanted to have sex with. Trying to reach a nuclear deal with iran. Today was the deadline but talk have been extended. European leaders struggling to solve the crisis that engulfs greece. The South Carolina senate has voted to remove the Confederate Flag from statehouse grounds. Deandre johnson has been dismissed from the Florida State University Football team after prosecutors released video of a violent confrontation at a tallahassee bar. This will not be quick. It is a longterm campaign. President obama admitting isis fighters are nimble against the terror group. I am concerned he doesnt have a strategy. Do not be alarmed if your Starbucks Coffee is more than usual. Raising prices 20 cents. A scene from the movie up. A canadian man takes off with hundreds of ball
Bolstered by hopes of a deal in greece with greece. 11,200 the level there. Italy urging 2. 5 . Portugal up about 2. 8. Heres the big stories the market is watching today. Greece of course. Athens sending a new package of reform proposals to its creditors asking for 59 billion to help cover its debts until 2018. The Greek Parliament will vote on the plan today. Meantime leaders from the imf, the eu the ecb and euro group are set to confer on greece in the next hour. A live report from michelle in athens in just a moment with all of the latest there. And then we will be joined by former ecb president jeanclaude trichet. Another big story this morning and all week china. Stocks there rising by almost 5 overnight. The big drivers, hopes for greece but also perhaps more importantly the various support measures being announced by beijing this week. More from our colleagues in asia a bit later on this half hour as well. Also watch oil today. Prices are likely to fall even further pushed down
In his heart. And enter barack obama who questions his seriousness. Take a look at this. 18 months im turning over the keys. I want to make sure im turning over the keys to somebody who is serious about the Serious Problems that the country faces and the world faces. All right. Well, obviously president obama doesnt feel that trond dump is serious on these and issues my feel here as weve said many times is not debate the messenger or what you think of him but the meng because that my friends is resonating with the Republican Base that finds the established candidate will appear off base or boring. Now, that doesnt mean that this holds forever. But what it does mean is donald trump is not a flavor of the month or flavor of the week that he could have some considerable staying power thats not being appreciated by the Mainstream Media and dismissed by his rivals in the republican party. And these polls are true that one donald trump has to be taken seriously but they do not take him serio