escalation. central bank decisions. trade uncertainties are accounted for. later in bloomberg technology global link, we will break down disney s earnings. now, let s get you started with a quick check of the markets close tuesday session. some calm returning to the markets. the stocks rising, the dollar studying. the search we saw in treasuries peering back a little bit. the s&p 500 being led higher by tech and financials. every sector of the s&p 500 was in the green, except for energy. oil slumping into bear market with brent falling more than 20% since its april peak. not even the fact we have eight straight weeks of declines in u.s. stockpiles helped debt those losses. the nasdaq gained 1.4%. the dow up more than 300 points. u.s. futures at the moment not doing much, but let s see how we are setting up in asia. as we saw markets fall to the lowest point in weeks. sophie: we saw the asia benchmark fall to the lowest level in nearly seven months. futures this morning pointi
intentions and australia plots a course through the trade waters to strike a balance between its latest largest partner and investor. we are seeing u.s. futures rally 7/10 of 1%, this after coming as the u.s. and mexico agreed on a trade deal and president trump postponed the tariffs. it came late friday and wasn t reflected in the u.s. markets clothes. the friday session was good for stock market in the u.s. with indices gaining at least 1% and we had weaker jobs data on friday which starts speculation we might see the federal reserve cutting rates previous of the s&p 500 rally 1% and the nasdaq with the best four-day gains since january. with trade tensions between the u.s. and mexico subsiding for the time being or the tariffs being delayed we saw s&p futures gaining .7 percent. let s see how markets are shaping up in asia. truce couldtrade translate to a risk positive opening here. futures pointing higher and we see the exit the asx largely unchanged but there is ups
actions of the united states and their allies. to get some water and then the protesters. demonstrations turns violent. when a c.n.n. correspondent releases a book on his struggles with president. of the heroic spirit jim acosta puts on his journalist. good evening and welcome to the international. united states as the united nations to recognize venezuela self proclaimed president a security council session in new york so some exchanges. beard urge all nations to support the democratic aspirations of the venezuelan people as they try to free themselves from former president illegitimate mafia state comprehensive picture of human misery and degradation from which only the corrupt venezuelan elite able to escape so with a look the internal situation in this left an american country should not be an item on the agenda of a council we don t see any external threats coming from what is taking place in venezuela if anything goes represents a threat to peace it is the shameless and
euro, and he is now accused of tearing it apart. tom: where will germany be monday morning? brendan: i do not see how this fails, but germany is talking about having a discussion with itself about the euro, and it is entirely possible that they may be ready to contemplate after some time what we have been talking about. tom: let s get to top headlines. here is vonnie quinn. vonnie: thank you, tom. lawmakers in germany are getting ready to vote now on the new greek bailout. the plan is expected to pass backed by the majority held in parliament by angela merkel s party. the german chancellor spoke this morning in favor of the bailout. angela merkel: the dramatic events of the past days in europe cannot be overestimated. these days are dramatic, first and foremost, for the country that is the subject of our thoughts and consultations greece. let s imagine for a moment what it would mean is at home in germany pensioners would be queuing in front of closed banks to wait for thei
if kayla tausche is at the nyse to tell us what s happening on the floor. stocks for the dow and s&p are in the red right now. the dow having its nay rowest trading range today since august 18th. the nasdaq has been flirting with the flat line for the last hour. it is just slightly into positive territory. the dow, the s&p and nasdaq though even with today s trade all remain out of correction territory. let s get the trading action at the nyse. bob pisani joins me on the floor. michelle s getting ready to go on vacation, a lot of other traders are and very happy to be a somewhat normal august day here. the s&p 500, very narrow trading range. only 13 points. got a little droop in the middle of the day. stan fischer speaking exclusively with steve leisman. some interpret him to be a little more hawkish. i didn t hear it but the markets seemed to react that way. down just a little bit. very narrow trading range, 13, 14-point bottom to the top. volume is heavy but declining.