Were up triple digits on the Dow Jones Industrial average, about half a percent gain. Look at the nasdaq, un1. 3 , the s p up almost a full percent, the russell 200 is up 1. 5 . In terms of the gold market, interestingly enough the money has been coming out of gold into bonds. Theres the yield at 2. 49 . We welcome to you power lunch. And im Tyler Matheson it is although busy day. There you hear and see the images and hear the sounds of gunfire. Despied the grown invasion, hamas has fired 80 rockets into israel just today. Captured an additional 13. In his first comments, israels permit said the operation may need to be expanded. U. S. Investigators are on the way to ukraine to investigate the downing of Malaysian Airlines flights 17. There you see image. It is unclear yet who fired the missiles, but u. S. Sources it almost almost certainly came from almost a third of those kid were aids researchers. President obama spoke about 30 minutes ago. I spoke to president putin yesterday in th
Earnings reports alone, even though this is the height of earning season next week. Thats why the game plan starts with russia. We needed to see something this weekend that makes it clear that the russians and the United States arent on a collision course irreversible after that tragic plain crash. We could be in the midst of a terrific rally and it might be wiped out by geopolitical events that are tough to get your arms around. I want to be clear about this. Im not saying you should sell stocks because of ukraine tensions. Im saying that others truly will though. Yes, some Financial Companies have relationships particularly visa and mastercard in russia, but a small percentage overall. Plus, global tensions lead to a flight to safety. Always happens. Which means a flight into u. S. Bonds. When people buy our bonds of course Interest Rates go down. And when Interest Rates drop, the Bank Stocks Fall too. Its just the way it works. Their earnings do better when rates are higher. Russia
Journalist and promising more blood will be spilled. Deadly airstrikes overnight in israel and gas, both sides blaming each other for the break down of the ceasefire talks. Dramatic rescues in arizona after flash floods trap people in their homes and shut down roads and there is more rain to come. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im dealt walt. This morning, u. S. Officials are working to verify that video out of iraq showing the beheading of a man believed to be an american journalist by the Islamic State group, now promising more attacks against the u. S. Well have much more on that story in a moment. First, dozens were arrested overnight in ferguson, missouri. Police say last nights protests were miche quieter than the past several days. Attorney general eric holder arriving today and an open letter promising a full, fair and independent investigation into Michael Browns death. Today, a st. Louis county grand jury is expected to begin hearing testimony i
That is not a very pretty chart. And the bayer case, several came out of hibernation today. Today we found another one. Shes going to make her case on why she is so confident stocks will go lower. But she is bullish on one sector. All of that is straight ahead. Tyler continues on vacation. Simon is my partner again, hi. As you say, theres a lot for the markets to react to. We have an upwards revision of gdp. A drop in initial claims this morning. We have the bases covered with International Correspondent. Reporting also on the new opportunities, lets kick off with you. Heres whats going on with the marketplace. This last pullback was just 4 from the s p. Investors fought at the dow bounced right off of its longterm trend line. You see over the last two years, every single time the dow has touched that green line, the longterm trend, the stocks have gone up afterwards. And this last time, august 7th, no exception, but some stocks have done marketly better than others. The dow is up 4 .
Britain has raised its terror level alert, saying an attack is now likely. We will hear what Prime Minister David Cameron said and have expert reaction. And is the market in for a rough september . Some now wondering if investors will come back from vacation on tuesday and wake up to the global turmoil thats engulfing the world, from the Russia Ukraine mess to the growing Islamic State threat. The stock market has largely ignored it all and continued to make new highs. Can and will that continue next month, again, when everyone is back from the beach . And call this, kelly, game of drones. Google in the drone business in a big way. Is the objective just delivering stuff or is there something bigger at work here . We will explore that all. In the markets right now, the dow is off 11 points, the nasdaqs higher by about 15, the s p 500 is higher by about 3 points. A mixed session, and one, brian, where the s p has been hugging that 2,000 level, frankly, for most of the afternoon. And ive