probably get today. write down this number, 15,676.94. that s what we need for an all-time high on the dow. especially what we need is a gain of 108 points. we re about 10 points away from that right now. all of this despite a dip in consumer spending last month. and consumer confidence numbers that were well below expectations. but yet this market continues to power higher. absolutely. we ve got money moving into equities. amazing this market is where it is just five years after the financial crisis. here in chicago, we will be speaki speaking exclusively with hank paulson. we ll get reaction to today s breaking news about the deal between jpmorgan and the justice department. but it may be coming apart. we to want get his take on that. then former senator chris dodd and former congressman barney frank are both with me. they spawned the dodd/frank regulations of course. as well as securities and exchange commissioner mary schapiro will be joining us in this hour. after the
112 points, 0.75 of 1%. nasdaq picking up steam at 3952. and s&p 500, a new all-time high for the standard & poor s of 1771, just under 1772, with a gain of about 10 points. another day, another record for the s&p. the dow also hitting a milestone of its own. bob pisani running through the numbers. green on wall street today, ahead of the two-day meeting, bob. yeah. we just hit the closing record high for the dow. 15,676, that s what we had to get over. put the board up. we made it by four points. also new highs on all the other major indices, s&p 500, dow transports and small cap russell 2000 at new highs. we ve been describing this as the great stock sector rotation. that is every day a new sector moves forward, another falls back. the largest sectors in the s&p 500 are financials, tech and health care, in that order. look all three are up roughly 5%. these three sectors are 50% of the s&p 500. you see what i mean? one falls back, the other one moves forward. these are ot
in just a few minutes. but first, the rest of today s agenda, earnings central will be hearing from general motors, nbc parent comcast, chrysler, corning and sodastream, all before the bell. this afternoon, we have visa, facebook, comcast, kraft foods and many others. on the economic front, the fed wraps up a two-day fomc meeting in washington. this is a policy announcement set tore 2:00 p.m. eastern today. the central bank is expected to maintain its massive bond buying campaign. fed watchers say ben bernanke and company may point to softer readings on the economy to signal that the policy will be extended into next year. as for the other items on today s economic agenda, the october adp employment report is going to be released at 8:15 eastern time. it s expected to show 150,000 private jobs were added this month. the whisper number, though, is below that. we ll see what happens. coming up at 8:30 eastern time, we have the september consumer price index. it was delayed
i don t know, i m busy right now. i haven t thought a lot about it. that s today, wednesday, october 16th, 2013. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. good morning. i m savannah guthrie along side al roker and natalie morales. remember 24 hours ago when it seemed we might get a deal. there was optimism in the senate but that was so yesterday. overnight everything came to a screeching halt. and the deadline is looming ever closer. that s right. this race to end the shutdown is today s top story. let s get right to peter alexander at the white house. peter, what can you tell us? reporter: good morning to you. most americans are asking themselves is it over yet? i just spoke to a top republican senate aide that said optimism abounds. but this is crunch time for congress now facing intense pressure to c
evidence that general motors had a way to fix a dangerous defect years ago, but made a business decision not to use it. and together again. the dogs of sochi and the u.s. olympian who fought to bring them home reunited. an emotional moment three weeks in the making today, friday, march 14th, 2014. announcer: from nbc news, this is today. with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a. in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, welcome to today on a friday morning. i m matt lauer along with tamron hall, al roker and willie geist. i think we need a playbook to figure out who s in here. we ve got savannah and natalie off today. i m right here. but we have puppies. we had a puppy party once in the orange room, but we re having a puppy shower today. because when you get a new baby, you ve got to have a shower. sometimes, it happens whether you like it or not. that s gus kenworthy, the u.s. olympian and silver medalist. we re going to check in with him. b