Last december. And it wasnt just equities that saw strength. Oil logged a 9 gain during the past five trading sessions. Today the Dow Jones Industrial average rose 33 points to close at 17,084. The nasdaq added 19, and the s p 500 added a point. Not much, but it still counts as a win. And look at the numbers for the week. The dow and s p 500 both with gains of more than 3 . Mary thompson with more now on the big week for stocks. Reporter well, Oil Activists and expectations for Central Banks will keep from raising Interest Rates this year all helped to fuel strong gains on wall street this week. Notes from the Federal Reserves last meeting suggests policy makers remain dovish, concerned about the International Markets and the lack of u. S. Inflation. All of this spurring a move into riskier assets like stocks as well as commodities. Leading the commodities space, oil. It was up almost 9 this week as it traded above but failed to close above that 50 a barrel mark. The rally spurring big
Last december. And it wasnt just equities that saw strength. Oil logged a 9 gain during the past five trading sessions. Today the Dow Jones Industrial average rose 33 points to close at 17,084. The nasdaq added 19, and the s p 500 added a point. Not much, but it still counts as a win. And look at the numbers for the week. The dow and s p 500 both with gains of more than 3 . Mary thompson with more now on the big week for stocks. Reporter well, Oil Activists and expectations for Central Banks will keep from raising Interest Rates this year all helped to fuel strong gains on wall street this week. Notes from the Federal Reserves last meeting suggests policy makers remain dovish, concerned about the International Markets and the lack of u. S. Inflation. All of this spurring a move into riskier assets like stocks as well as commodities. Leading the commodities space, oil. It was up almost 9 this week as it traded above but failed to close above that 50 a barrel mark. The rally spurring big
Falling, fresh lows look at the market shuttle it all up, we have the Dow Jones Industrial at the highs, holding onto most of the gains here. Also at this very moment, folks, weve got a lot happening. Fbi director james comey is delivering a classified briefing to the senate about new details in the San Bernardino terror attacks. He did the same for the house, just a few hours ago as the investigation focuses in on the nextdoor neighbor of the trft killers, enrique marquez, expected to be indicted in the next couple of hours, possibly as early as today. A congressman came out of the classified briefing for the house. Hes making his way to our cameras in d. C. With the headline what the fbi director revealed. And donald trump, you know, suddenly pulled out of scheduled meeting with israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, but why . Netanyahus former chief of staff George Birnbaum is here in a fox business exclusive. Hes got a new job. Hes been hired by dr. Ben carson to advise him on
Now. We have that on nightly Business Report for monday, october 13th. Good evening. Welcome. Columbus day was no holiday for stock investors. They sold off again and hard again. The usual stew of recent worries gets the blame slowing Global Growth, isis, ebola and now corporate earnings. They start flooding out in earnest beginning tomorrow. Todays selloff accelerated in the final hour with no discernible trigger, but as the major averages broke through some technical levels, investors pushed the indexes even lower. At the close the dow had tumbled another 223 points most of the slide coming in the last 45 minute. Nasdaq down 62, the s p 500 down by 31. Blue chip dow stocks now at a sixmonth low. Nasdaq and the s p 500 at fivemonth lows. Besides earnings season kicking into high gear, what else is causing all that turmoil in the markets . Bob pisani takes a look at three things investors are watching closely this week. We are entering the heart of earnings season. About 75 of the comp
Central bank is concerned about now. We have that on nightly Business Report for monday, october 13th. Good evening. Welcome. Columbus day was no holiday for stock investors. They sold off again and hard again. The usual stew of recent worries gets the blame slowing Global Growth, isis, ebola and now corporate earnings. They start flooding out in earnest beginning tomorrow. Todays selloff accelerated in the final hour with no discernible trigger, but as the major averages broke through some technical levels, investors pushed the indexes even lower. At the close the dow had tumbled another 223 points most of the slide coming in the last 45 minute. Nasdaq down 62, the s p 500 down by 31. Blue chip dow stocks now at a sixmonth low. Nasdaq and the s p 500 at fivemonth lows. Besides earnings season kicking into high gear, what else is causing all that turmoil in the markets . Bob pisani takes a look at three things investors are watching closely this week. We are entering the heart of earni