Will get the treatment and break out the shovels and salt, the east coast is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season with up to a foot of snow or more in some parts of the northeast. And the mad dash to get all that Holiday Shopping done and the gifts in on time, the big challenges shipping companies are facing amid the surging demand this year it is wednesday, december 16, 2020, and you are watching Worldwide Exchange here on cn cnbc im dominic chu in for Brian Sullivan here is how your money is setting the day up futures indicating an extension of yesterdays gains you can see tdow jones higher b 60, s p by roughly 8 and the nasdaq implied higher by roughly 37 points. This is after the major averages snapped their recent losing streak yesterday all three climbing more than 1 more on that in a moment the nasdaq close being at a new record high, up more than 40 for the year so far. Still one of the biggest gainers here in the u. S. Markets investors will also be watching
Sen. Fischer the hearing will come to order. Good morning. I am pleased to can dean convened this hearing. Since the beginning of the pandemic, over 280,000 of our Family Members, friends and citizens have died from covid19. Many more have had the disease and in some cases with severe symptoms and longterm impacts. Even more have felt the Economic Impact through losing a job, shorter work hours or being forced to close businesses. All of us have adjusted to what we call a new normal which has kept us apart from family, friends and colleagues. It has kept us from celebrating holidays, engaging in our past times, and enjoying company in person. Heard news that vaccines may be available, we could be impressed with the science and hard work that went into developing them and relieved that we may be nearing the beginning of the end of this pandemic. We must remember that until vaccines are widely available, people are vaccinated, we need to continue to wear masks, social distance and wash o
Nascar drivers Bubba Wallace and denny hamlin tell us about their new venture with basketball icon Michael Jordan. First, todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Right here in florida, its up to you. You hold the key. If florida goes blue, its over. The candidates are making their final push in key battleground states. You have to get out and vote. We are creating the greatest red wave in the history of our country. A Louisville Police officer who was shot during the raid that killed Breonna Taylor is countersuing taylors boyfriend. The law is not on their side. The facts are not on their side. It just felt like the windows and roof was going to come off. Gulf states are recovering after getting slammed by hurricane zeta. I have no lights. I dont know how long ill be without power. Trevor lawrence has tested positive for covid19. He will miss saturdays game against boston college. All that with all eyes on zeta, that young storm chaser gave a Weather Report right on his porch.
Ahead, reassuring the country that President Trumps refusal to concede wont derail the transition. I just think its an embarrassment, quite frankly. Hurricane watch. Eta on the move. Hardhit florida bracing for whiplash as the storm intensifies expected to make landfall again. Ginger tracking the path this morning. Sting operation. An alarming discovery in the hunt for murder hornets. Experts reveal what they found in that first nest uncovered in the u. S. Hundreds still alive and as many as 200 queens. What it means for the race to stop their spread. Also this morning, new details about Lori Loughlins life behind bars as she prepares to enter the general population after quarantining. And is her tv comeback already in the works for when shes released . Cant touch this and a hop and a skip. Cant touch this to a hole in one. A legendary shot at the masters. Whats being called the greatest golf shot youll ever see. My, my, my yes, were marveling at that shot as well. I could have done th
With you. Really . The judge how are you . Are you said what have you got . Do you have like chambers there or like, what are you equipped to do if push comes to shove today. You have what do you have at home what have you got. And report on what we report on. Am i the only one. I filled in i filled in recently for a full week and they didnt play the theme music a single time. Hopefully they can make up for it today we didnt hear about it we started having fun. We nip that in the bud pretty quickly. Oh, this is you. Im sorry this is you. So you got that going. Im glad i got up this morning. Lets take a look at equity futures. We try to get a new record on the s p 500. Well see what we can get over the top there. Treasury yields on the rise as of late. 25 last week alone. Theres the ten year not doing too much not all that long ago. We have seen rates starting there and stocks have been on the move well see that new record on the s p this morning. The amount of money were sprinting, i d