It is hip to be square used to be at least. Lets check out u. S. Equity futures. Things are relatively flat and that isa good thing. A bit of a difference after the big swings weve seen. Right now dow futures up about 3, s p 500 up about 2, nasdaq up by 13. Of course this is after a done day for the m down day for the markets yesterday. Treasury yields are something to start paying attention to because we did see a pickup in treasury yields to the highest levels weve seen since june the ten year is yielding 0. 813 . And i know it doesnt seem like a lot, but it is the highest level weve seen in a while and there is so much that rides on that including mortgage pricing which has been a key part of what has been happening in the housing sector, a strong point in the economy so far. Lets get over to washington. Well talk about id call it a soap opera, but really it is a reality show and means a lot to so many millions before nancy pelosi says she is now optimistic that democrats may be abl
It sounds, though, that youre more interested than you were even a couple of weeks or months ago when you said im considering or i wish i could think about it but i really cant. No, i wouldnt say im more interested i just think the circumstances continue to change and as things evolve, it becomes more interesting as a citizen, i become concerned. Look, where im at in my life, if i have a chance to influence policy or if i have a chance to do something good for the country, i want to try to do it. That doesnt necessarily mean i have to run for president. Theres a lot of ways to have an impact and the more in tune i many a, the more connected, the more educated i am about a variety of topics, the easier it is for me to decide. And if you ran, you would run as a democrat . No, absolutely not. As an independent potentially and id say or as a republican . Republican before democrat, most likely independent because i think a lot i think theres an incremental value for setting up an independe
Europe doing okay. The greek tenure yield is down and the market up for the fourth straight session. Dow components ibm and alcoa. Ibm downgraded today by goldman. Kicks off earnings season with a beat. B n ceo resigning. The latest on the Asiana Airline crash in San Francisco as investigators try to piece together what happened in the cockpit. A live report from the scene. First up, shares of ibm falling in the premarket, downgraded by goldman to neutral from buy saying it sees pressure on the Growth Markets and Revenue Streams. Interesting note, guys, they say the whole reason to add ibm to the buy list back in august of 2011 was some of these higher Revenue Streams to sort of smooth out the cycle over time. They think thats now coming in to what theyre calling a challenging period. And say that the quarter will bring more volatility than investigators are accustomed to. Hasnt really paid off for goldman as a bet since adding it to the buy. Ibm up 16 . S p up 39 . Wow. See if that se