Jab holdings buying panera bread more than 7 billion. I hope you brought your appetite because power lunch starts right now. Thank you, melissa, and thanks to a big jobs number we have a nice little rally on our hands. The dow posting its biggest oneday gain since early march. The last time i checked just moments ago there was only one dow stock lower. That was Cisco Systems and it was barely down. Oil and energy a big driver as well. Crude may be off its highs of the day but it is still back about 51 a barrel. Banks and technology also big winners. One notable loser, though, valiant pharmaceuticals, now trading in the Single Digits down 97 from its highs of two years ago. More now on todays market action, bob pisani live on the floor of the nyse where the good continue to roll. Bob . Reporter and this is good times. This is a broad wrally, brian. 29 of 30 dow stocks on the upside. Ill show you how broad it is. Put up five of the big dow movers. You have Consumer Discretionary group, m
Cases of paralysis. Busy Emergency Rooms like this one all around the country are on the lookout. Clayton sandell, abc news, aurora, colorado. An aspirin a day may do more than help prevent heart attacks. A Duke University study says it may help prevent prostate cancer. Researchers had noticed men who were taking a daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks seem to have lower odds of developing prostate cancer. Forbes new list of the richest americans shows the wealthy are getting wealthier. Microsoft cofounder bill gates tops the list again. He has an 8. 1 billion fortune. Thats up 9 billion from last year. Warren buffett of Berkshire Hathaway is number 2. 76 billion fortune increased last year. Oracles Larry Ellison is third with 50 billion. Making 9 billion since the last list. Where are the women there . They are right next to those guys making them rich. Macys is gearing up for a banner Holiday Season this year. The retailer plans to hire about 86,000 seasonal holiday workers for its
Eastern time, italian unemployment 37year high and more signs of euro zone reflation. Shopper trak out with the first wide scale read on the Holiday Shopping season and its a mixed picture for november and december, instore foot traffic at the nations retailers fell 14. 6 compared to the year prior but instore sales grew at 2. 7 . Slightly hopper than what shoppertrak had forecast. The main reason for the traffic plunge they say is that. Shoers are making fewer store visits than in the past because most window shopping and browsing is done online ahead of time, so the shoppers that are making the Shopping Trips are going with intended purchases in mind. Black friday was indeed the strongest day for brick and mortar retailers both for sales and traffic. Then there was a large lull until the lastminute panic kicked in. The week ending december 28th accounted for four of the top ten sales and traffic days for the entire Holiday Season. When it comes to categories shoppertrak says electron