let s get to bob pisani on the floor of the new york stock exchange. this is what it sounds like when doves fly. very good. that was a good song. the important thing about it is since yesterday, we re up 1.5%. the s&p 500, we turn positive for the year. let s look at what the markets are doing in the middle of the day. brian is right. we re in a bullish situation now. two to one advancing declining stocks. new highs are expanding 200 at the nyse. volume is on the moderate side. volatility, well, the vix is at new lows for the year essentially. so let s take a look at the s&p 500, we are at highs for the year and, yes, that s only about up 1%. we ll take that and most of those gains for the year have come just in the last 24 hours. big caps, new highs, i mentioned some expansion of new highs and we have ge and coke and johnson and johnson, all names you know at new highs. united health. we track that on an intraday basis. travelers also on the upside here. so most of the new
they don t have to compete. you don t have to worry about keeping every customer happy. reporter: some travelers saying the new airline would lose business fast if it decided to raise fares dramatically. the customers will reject it. reporter: this is just a planned merger right now and there s still some procedure hoops for the airlines to jump through. also if the deal does go through, airline leaders are quick to point out a business strategy they don t know what it would like lie. he isn t issue area coating the potential impact. i think it s definitely going to mean higher prices. american airlines is in bankruptcy. and he says it s not just ticket prices that could go up. he thinks airline fees could also be affected. the airlines have an easier time actually raising their fees than ticket prices. reporter: if passengers are affected by this merger airline leaders say this would be months before that impact is felt. adam fu, news4. that deal is expecte
With his exquisitely creamy croon and sublime vocal elegance, Luther Vandross quickly grew into a colossus of smooth soul music after Never Too Much, his
The D.A.M. Trio bassist performed on a run of classic Bowie albums including Station to Station, Low and “Heroes”. He recalls nearly missing the call-up to catch a bus, meeting his replacement Carmine