traders were also encouraged by new inflation data forjanuary that showed the smallest increase in goods and services prices for three years. that has added to bets that the federal reserve is on track to start cutting interest rates injune. our north america business correspondent erin delmore reports from new york. all three of the major us stock indexes closed out february with a bang. the tech heavy nasdaq hit an all time high and it is the first time we have been able to say that since november 2021. another new high for the s&p 500. both indexers enjoyed their best february high for the s&p 500. both indexers enjoyed their best february since 2015. the dowjones industrial average for its part was up as well. that makes february the fourth straight month in the green for wall street and the leap day boost was helped by some new inflation data. well, the market today is reacting to a favourable continuation of inflation coming down in a trend towards the federal reserve
frozen embryos are children. two more clinics in the state now pausing ivf treatments, and what president biden is now saying about the decision. plus, the president meeting with the widow and daughter of russian opposition leader alexei navalny. his emotional message to them. it comes as navalny s mother says she was finally allowed to see his body, but that russian officials were trying to blackmail her into a secret funeral. the trial of the rust armorer who loaded alec baldwin s gun. the photo prosecutors say prove she mixed live bullets with dummy rounds on set. terrifying moments on an alaska airlines flight. the passenger accused of stabbing a fellow flyer with a makeshift weapon. the israeli hostage freed after 51 days in captivity speaking out. her fight to free her american husband, still in captivity. and just in, history in space. the first u.s. moon landing in more than 50 years. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening
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world leaders meeting for key talks and big decisions. president biden attending a jam packed nato summit, but some potential risks are already rising with allies. a major focus, ukraine s push to join the alliance with president biden making his position very clear. and this just in to cnn. the pentagon says it is engaging with the senator who is now blocking military promotions. how does that impact the nation s national security? we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. right now president biden is in europe on a mission to keep nato s unified front in tact. a short time ago he landed in lithuania, ahead of a pivotal nato summit there. divisions have emerged within the group about whether to expand the alliance and which countries to let in. ea earlier today biden was in the united kingdom, part ceremonial, p part diplomatic visit. we re going to max foster. there are some divisions in the alliance,
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