Way to the indian border. Theres tangible issues. No question they are flexing their muscle right now. What i would notice in this market on a quiet wednesday, i know you will do the data check here. Publishing moments ago this bullish consumer view, and that was a game changer yesterday with the retail sales report. Jonathan we will catch up on the geopolitics a little later in the hour. Equity futures up 19 on the s p 500, focusing a move higher over the last several weeks, up by 0. 6 . Just surprise after positive surprise. The economic surprise index in the United States is absolutely flying. And it is at a record high searching higher after yesterdays retail sales beat. It was just an absolute trout. Today absolute trounce. Today i am going to be watching the u. S. May building and housing permits starts to get a taste of what we may expect. U. S. Loan purchase applications hit an 11 year high last week, so that should be some sort of indicator. 12 00 p. M. , fed chair jay powellc
quickly heating up this week as republican candidates begin firing shots at one another over who is the right person to lead the party against president biden in the 2024 election. but is the gop primary already shaping up to be a two-person race before former president trump and florida governor ron desantis? or is there a dark horse candidate voters should pay closer attention to? we re going to discuss that coming up. speaker mccarthy and i have had several productive conversations. our staffs continue to meet, and they re making progress. it s crunch time. it s not easy. we re going to make sure we re not just trying to get an agreement. we re trying to get something that s worthy of the american people. i thought we made progress yesterday. i thought we d make progress again today. i want to be able to solve this problem. we begin with the debt ceiling negotiators trying to finalize a deal with six days to go before the u.s. government faces a potential default.
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Street station, no problem. No delays for mass transit either. Well be back with updates. We continue to follow breaking news from overseas. We continue to get new information. An egypt air plane hijacked and forced to land in cyprus. Now were learning more about the Officials Say is responsible. Again, the plane is on the ground. Egyptian officials have identified the hijacker as a duel egyptian american citizen who is a vet. A highlevel source told nbc news he asked to speak to a woman, who appears to be his exwife. At one point the man claimed to have an explosives belt. Thats not been confirmed. The airline says everyone on board has been released except for the flight crew and four nonegyptian passengers. We continue to get new information on this. Count on nbc10 and the nbc10 app as we learn more. Its 5 31. Back in session. This morning villanova students head back to School Following their easter break and the focus is on the wildcats and their march to victory. Nbc10s katy zach
Our breaking news. A plane hijacked in egypt. It is now on the ground. What weve learned in the last 20 minutes about why the plane was hijacked and who the hijacker is. V for villanova v for victory sing it, girls shelly out green for villanova blue. Were live on campus this morning as students return. Excitement is building for novas march to victory. And water worries. Well tell you which local schools are telling students, dont drink the water until its tested. Its just after 6 00 a. M. Good morning. This is nbc 10 news today. Im tracy davidson. Im vai sikahema. My wife and i flew in last night. The plane was so choppy. Bill henley is a pilot, he understands. When we got off a plane, it was like getting off the treadmill, when you first put your feet a little wobbly . Exactly. Sounds like a fun landing. It was. Stow everything overhead because again it will be another gusty windy day. The clouds are blowing through. Well get some sunshine. Right now, 33mileanhour wind gusts at mt.