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did dip below $40 per barrel on west texas intermediate, we saw that move happen for some of the big energy names. that is certainly a part of the market to focus on as well. numont mining is one of the bigger names out there. you look at yamana and some of the other goal miners. they re also doing well. the gold miner etf also performing well in today s session. as we watch, we re going to focus, guys, kayla, kelly, john, on interest rate sectors. also what s happening with gold prices and gold miners, and those opec headlines and that big oil trade today. some of the stocks will be a huge focus. you know, apple, one of the big strong guys today. it s not necessarily an nyse related stock that we talk about all that often, but it is still a dow member even though it s not perhaps traded here, so that s something to watch. back to you. thank you so much, dominik, on the floor of the stock exchange. technology as a sector has gone positive for the week, and we have a ....
this is typically an interesting trading week. you get some moves. the european markets were in the red last time i looked. london not open. boxing day, right? yes. boxing day. whatever that is. that s where you give the staff money. it s called a christmas box. thank you, that helped me. and the ten-year note yield. crude oil which has been such a key to the markets is down that s the biggest move down in a few weeks. we rallied strongly. rallied strong last week in wti and in brent. brent fall beg low ing below wt. amazon said it added 3 million prime members in just the week before christmas. amazon had a great week what about the other brick-and-mortar stores? where are all those return gift items going this year? potentially important story moving forward, valeant ceo is taking medical leave. the stock is down 6% on that news. we ll have the latest. futures moving lower as we head into the final trading week of the year. crude oil down 3% foll ....
manufacturing contracted for the tenth straight month, and contracting at a faster pace. and this ban on insider selling will end in a few days. china put in some circuit breakers that remind me of 87 and they didn t know how the circuit breakers would work. they encouraged selling, not discouraged it. the communist party can be late at figuring out what to do. i would not count them out in terms of their ability to manipulate the market back up. one thing is certain of 2015, in the face of bad economic data, the market did not react because the communists propped it. they have abilities to stop selling, including making it criminal prosecution. it could be criminal again to sell. that we all know that s true. could be a white collar crime once again to sell. so, the idea that you think china will be down multiple days f you re selling stocks because of that, the communist party won t let that happen. some say the manufacturing data from december was not a big su ....
that a u.s. judge has accepted a plea agreement with lumber liquidators. right now we don t know exactly what the plea was or what the plea was for in terms of what charges they address. still, the headline was moving the stock, the stock up about 9.5%, right around just 10:54 a.m., halted for volatility, reopened just now about a minute ago, now up by 6.5% on heavier than average volumes, so we will bring you more. right now, trading volatility around lumber liquidators on a bloomberg headline with a u.s. judge. back over to you guys. thanks,dom. keep us posted on that. meanwhile, the rest of the markets giving up some of their gains, lower off the lows for the day. twitter shares up sharply. a new report from the information out this morning says mark andreason and silver lake considering some sort of deal for the social network. twitter shares as i mentioned, up this morning. they were up about 9% in premarket trading. but here with they are story is jessica lessen ....
european. the ten-year note yield continues to hover around even below that 2% mark. god, i i know. shocking. japanese negative to nine years out. negative to nine years, you re paying them to take your money in japan. and the all important look at oil. up on friday, down this morning, and we seem to be following on the equity averages. let s get to our road map this morning. it starts with shares of chipotle are up this morning on some anticipated good news from the cdc. perhaps a turning point for the company after that e. coli outbreak? plus what you need to know about the iowa caucuses. we ll take you there live as the area prepares for snow. shares of tesla falling after morgan stanley slashed the price target by $100. what has adam jonas concerned about it. and news on the activism front coming your way. moments from now on alcoa. let s get to the broader markets to start things off. global growth concerns sends futures and oil prices lower. china manufact ....