And taiwan. You have elections coming up. Keep your eye on that. We are either flat or slightly higher. Safe havens, looking at dollaryen above the below the 200 day moving average. You are looking at oil pushing towards session highs, new york 1. 6 to the upside. In case you missed it, breaking news out of iraq, the top iranian commander was killed in a u. S. Airstrike with reports in the last 30 minutes or so. Thena lets get more on markets. David was just mentioning this news about the commander being killed in baghdad. What does it mean . What are you watching her . I think it means we will have geopolitical tensions coming back in the new year. The s p 500 in reversing earlier gains, and the yen is being beat up. But i dont think this is going to last. I think after the dust has settled and the markets continue to focus on the fundamental improvement, this liquidity part can still continue after china with liquiditya banks. An era for the emerging markets. Same macro theme. It wil
The churchgoer who stopped the gunman who opened fire had we not had the Security Team in place, it would have been a much more severe outcome. How he trained for a moment just like this those stories plus ultimatum, a new front in the war over vaccines as one city says to students get your shots or dont come back to school in the new years. Where did my friends go, the streaming wars of the 2020 start with a bang as the central perk gang leaves netflix for a new home. And midnight mystery, drones have been filling the sky over colorado for weeks, but no one knows where they came from, so could it all be leading up to some kind of new years eve stunt . Today, tuesday, december 31st, 2019 from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, welcome to today, and thank you for joining us on this Tuesday Morning, the last day of 2019, last day of the decade im Sheinelle Jones alongside peter alexander. Savannah and hoda a
The leading sponsor of terrorism in their pursuit of nuclear weapons. The threat is the civilized world. This morning President Trump addressed the nation announcing new economic sanctions against iran but did not call for any more military action against the country following last nights rocket attacks in iraq, the president also noted that the us is not looking to escalate the situation further. And is quote ready to embrace peace with all who seek it our political analyst Michael Yockey joining us now live via Skype Michael youre a democrat a lot of democrats have been criticizing the president s initial attack that killed Qassem Soleimani saying that he rushed into it didnt brief congress or the gang of 8 now that this appears to have settled down and it doesnt look like were going to war is Many Democrats feared. Can we say that the president made the right decision in attacking and killing soleimani who certainly has blood on his hands. I think this goes old adage of of sometimes
Slowing economy. Joining us for the hour, stephanie link great to have you. What do you make of this market right now . I have fatigue over trade i really do. Its impossible every day it changes. So im trying to ignore it and focus on fundamentals. Today i thought we got some good data on the economy. The philly fed better than expected vince were better than expected meaning he they went own maybe were bottoming. Lets see the flash pmis tomorrow existing home sales up 5 yearoveryear good consumer, lets talk retail earnings have been very good Minus Department stores and some one office. I think that bodes very well for the consumer fatigue over trade but excitement over m and a. Very much so. Im still excited by trade. Im more excited about bristolmyers closed earlier than expected. Thats a great story for 2020. So theres a lot underneath the surface to this market of whats going on and thats what im trying to focus on versus trade. Lets get straight to that big story, the potential c
Morning. The desperate hunt to find the killers. Those stories plus anonymous speaks, the new excerpts from the most anticipated book in washington revealed overnight. Nike under fire, a star runner slams the company over its treatment of female athletes. My coaches were always telling me i had to get thinner and thinner and thinner. And toy story, the National Toy Hall of fame reveals this years big winners, today, friday, november 8th, 2019 from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live in studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza hi, everybody, good morning, welcome to today, nice to have you with us on a friday morning. When you step out this morning, youre going to feel it. I was trying to find my hat wheres the scarf. Were going to need all of those things, a blast of cold and snow blanketing the Northeast Corner of the country bringing that early taste of winter in early november. Als got the latest forecast. But first, nbcs ron mott braving the cold in buffalo this