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even the dow transports, big gains. the dow is up 1.5%, up for its best day since march. on pace for the best day of the year. record highs for the dow and s&p 500. 1% up tenths of .8%. the dow is on pace for the best week since 2011, so investors seem to have confidence that tax reform may happen. they may be encouraged by opec reaching a deal to extend the supply cuts. we take a look at the s&p 500 in the bloomberg, it is having its best three days of the year. this is g #btv the 1% move up, move down. we see that yesterday, a tiny move down. today, a 1% move. the first time we ve seen that since september 11. looking at the best two days for the s&p 500 of the entire year. let s break down what is happening the what is helping the s&p 500. trading higher as yields rise. apple bouncing back from yesterday s selloff. microsoft doing the same, impressive there. as for the dow, having its best day since march. above 24,000, more record highs. these are the top perf ....
the dow had been up about 1.6%, on pace for its best day of the year, nonetheless up 1.2% now. 500 up a 10th of a percent, both indexes with record highs. yesterday,down 1.3% rebounding nicely today as investors are buying mthe dip on the confidence of the mentality that we have seen some much this year. take a look at the dow. something else happening. earlier, when it was up 1.6%, and it had been the best day of the year, at this point the second-best extending all the way back to february. after the election we had lots of big rally days, that was one of those days. a very strong day for the doubt and again of the five days in a row. and let s take a look at some of the stocks helping the s&p 500. kroger up 7.5%. earlier, up more than 10%. their best day since 1993. very positive. they put up a strong quarter and they beat earnings by 11% and comps rose. everybody thought that kroger would be decimated by amazon, but they are doing with a do best, selling groceries a ....
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have reform efforts stopped the practice? they ve obviously got a lot of people sitting around, waiting to be killed for a transplant. and they are picking the right person to be killed depending on who the patient is. brangham: all that and more on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. brangham: americans spent this memorial day honoring the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. since 1775, more than 1.2 million americans have died serving our country. lisa desjardins reports. present. desjardins: on this national day of ....