terrifying early days and with it a reason to be hopeful. and president trump saying nope to the virtual debate he wants to get back on the road it is friday, october 9, and this is worldwide exchange right here on cnbc everybody s working for the weekend especially wants a new romance with all due respect to lover boy, no, we are not. let s all agree, you and i, i m looking at you, it is 5:00 and we re not working on the weekend, we re going to rest and i m going to sleep all weekend good morning, good afternoon, good evening and welcome happy friday, even i m brian sullivan let s kick it off with stock futures because they are higher. dow futures up 96 points, the major averages all coming off their third positive session in the last four. and the dow quietly on track for its best week since early august and file this under you can t keep a good market down. the dow transports higher once again yesterday hitting yet another record high, that index up more than 4%
all week, we ve been introducing you to the changing industry today. we are talking energy. worldwide exchange begins right now. good morning, good afternoon, good evening wherever in the world you are watching starting on the high note. dow futures up about 150 points right now. on the first win streak in a month. now today, what we call a quad rupa witching friday what does that mean? the single-stock options, futures and index options and futures. why should you care? when all those things expire it is often associated with extra volatility just something to watch. didn t narrow a bit. the same as they were at 10 at 0.72 green arrows in asia overnight chinese stocks up and early trading we are seeing green on the screen to round out their weeks. germany, france and uk all higher by just under 1% right now. in trade news, there is a report this morning that china plans to accelerate the purchase of u.s. farm goods to meet the requirements with a trade deal following tal
the early trade after posting massive losses what the ceo is telling cnbc. and caught in a glass case of emotion a surprise mystery guest making the rounds all over late tv last night. it s trending on this august 9th as worldwide exchange begins right now. good morning, good afternoon, good evening and welcome from wherever in the world you may be watching. maybe at 2:00 in the morning in san diego, founded in 1909 by the germans. any way, it could be the chart of the day whipsaw action in shares of uber after what could be described as a disappointing quarter. uber s 2$2.5 billion second quarter loss was larger than the total losses last year, all year for all but three companies in the s&p 500. only ge, kraft heinz and newell brands lost more money last year than uber lost in the second quarter. that stock being punished. not as down as it was, but down 7.5% right now to under $40 per share. we ll have much more on uber coming up. a developing and important story.
asking what is the point of a delay? shery: that get you a check of the markets closing the tuesday session in the u.s. stocks go back earlier gains and halted that read this. the dow fell 1/10 of 1% after four sessions of gains. the s&p 500, little change, after one point topping the 2850 level for the first time since october. this on reports that u.s. officials are seeing china walking back some of those trade concessions. we have the nasdaq gained 1/10 of 1%, but the nasdaq biotech index for negative semiconductors also pare back earlier gains on reports that u.s. and china were still discussing some issues around pharmaceuticals. u.s. futures unchanged at the moment. we will see how we are setting up for the session in asia. sophie: futures are hinting at slight gains in tokyo, sydney and seoul, but we may have some trepidation ahead of the fed s decision and some concerns that the u.s.-tradchina trade talks may have hit a speed the. off by half a percent as this morning
an mp is verbally abused during a live interview. is it time the bbc moved its broadcasts back indoors? join us tonight at 7.45 here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. andy murray has broken down in tears at a news conference in melbourne, as he announced that he ll be retiring from tennis this year. the 31 year old has been struggling to recoverfrom hip surgery 12 months ago and says even basic things in everyday life like putting on socks and shoes are causing him severe pain. the three time grand slam winner wants to compete for a final time at wimbledon this summer, but acknowledged that the pain he s in means that next week s australian open could be the final tournament of his career. our sports editor, dan roan, reports. one of the country s greatest sporting moments from arguably its greatest ever sportsman. the waiting is over. his historic wimbledon win six years ago enabled british tennis fans to dream again. but after so many triumphs today came te