The pound is leading the way across the u. S. Dollar. Thes up about 0. 7 against dollar. It is time now for the global exchange, where we bring you todays market moving news around the world. Our bloomberg voices are on the ground with todays top stories. Lets start by going over to hong kong, bracing for more this option after christmas protests led to clashes between demonstrators and riot police. Igh joins us on the telephone. Give us a sense of what is in store. It sounds like theres more planned for friday and going into the new year. Karen theres protests planned for this evening in an area of the city that has seen some of the worst protests over the past six months, and again over the weekend in an area near the chinese border. All of this is leading up to a day, rally on new years led by organizers that have led some of the biggest protests since this began. The level of anger we are going to be seeing at the clashes willen protesters escalate, and we are looking for what this
It is a tradition, right im trying to advertise this shirt i bought years ago one day a year i get to use it i go year off, year on i have a tie i sometimes do. Tartan, what is the pronunciation we good with hes got the tartan each one means something a family or a clan well make up a story give him a couple of scotches you are an irishman, not a scott, right a quick shout out to dean and the whole crew that put that together, which is awesome every year, it is so fun. Every year. Shall we lets get it going. Why dont we start with the markets. The markets are at alltime highs. The dow closer higher yesterday. All three major averages closing with record closings more on boeing in the show the trading day is shortened so everybody can go out and panic shop and panic wrap. Market closing at 1 00 eastern and the bond market at 2 00 p. M. Eastern. The bond market ever a fraction higher any gain, whatever it is is going to be a new record look at the banner, the nasdaq winning streak now th
Rain stopped for now but we are on holiday storm watch, how much rain can we expect on christmas. Holiday travel is ramping up at sfo and so is the stress this as the weather in the bay area is expected to worsen. We start with our big holiday storm watch as we take a look across the bay area tonight. Santa wont be the only thing coming to town on christmas and brian has more on the rain. The rain that left today, we got hit good this morning but now this is all that is left, rain east of merced. Livermore. 11. Santa rosa. 04. Fast mover. The next one is coming in tuesday night, Christmas Eve and christmas day, at least scattered showers for the bay area. So the other headline is that with all this clearing out, it will be colder tonight and fog forms as well. More sunshine for monday after morning fog and then increasing clouds on Christmas Eve, a chance of showers on Christmas Morning and the timing is coming up in a few minutes. The weather doing travelers no favors, kpix 5s betty y
Street stocks set to open at new records once again the stock market just hit another all time in history high, meaning 401 k s and jobs everybodys getting rich and im working my off. Shares of deere sliding, ahead of the open. Issuing a profit warning for fiscal 2020 as trade tensions persist. The toys r us come back, after shuttering all the stores, the new Companies First toy store set to open in new jersey this morning as stocks look to set some new records on optimism about trade, Economic Data today is also in the mix. 3q revised up. Business investment up 1. 2 proxy for investment, that was not a good number last month making up for it now. In tune with what the market has been trying to say, which is that we had this soft patch, were pulling out of it, i think there is a real willingness by the market by investors to look through any near term kind of softness in the incoming numbers because they feel as if we kind of escaped the greatest risk i think these numbers would confir
Goldman sack listed the worlds most owned stocks. Lets say being original not really a thing on wall street right now. Worldwide exchange begins right now. Good morning and welcome wherever in the world you may be watching here is a shot of capitol hill more on what is expected coming up first a look at the markets an your money here are how things are looking the dow coming off its record close of the year. We could be lucky 13 dow futures are up right now speaking of the number 23. Did you know the average gain of a stock on the s p 500 this year is indeed 23 . Thats right and 63 stocks on the s p 500 have gained more than 50 this year those are some big numbers in the bond market, no real change around the world, a lot of green on the screen. With the early tradein europe, we are seeing higher markets there as wells all the major markets are up the cac and the dax in germany are each up 10 . The german dax is up 13 in 90 days all the major Global Markets particularly in europe are d