An israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded palestinian Knife Attacker is found guilty of manslaughter. And dismantling a dinosaur, as Dippy The Diplodocus bids farewell to the National History museum ahead of a nationwide tour. Im a bit sad that hes going, but maybe i can see other dinosaurs, maybe. What do you think of dippy . He goes rahh. Its 5pm. Our top story. The European Commission has said it regrets the resignation of britains Eu Ambassador, saying sir ivan rogers was very knowledgeable and always defended his governments interests. Meanwhile, the brexit secretary, david davis, has been urged to clarify the governments plan for leaving the eu. Mr davis labour shadow, keir starmer, is calling for a statement to be made to the House Of Commons. Well be hearing from mr starmer in a minute, but first this report from our Political Correspondent, ian watson. Camera shy in public, outspoken in private. Sir ivan rogers has exited his role as britains Eu Ambassador. When the bbc revea
Roadmap begins with the market and chase for 20k. Plus the Auto Industry remains in the cross hairs. Well get Sales Numbers today following teslas numbers last night. And another trump tweet, this one about ford. And some fresh scrutiny for the president elect ceo cabinet. Tillersons pay package with comm exxon. First up, stocks end up with more gains with a best day in more than three weeks including tuesdays triple digit increase for the dow. The watch is on for the 2 00 p. M. Eastern release for the minutes from the feds december meeting which might disclose some clues about policymakers views about inflation, strong data and the president elect as well, jim. There was a time when i feared those minutes. They come out at 2 00, Steve Liesman come on, start thinking, wow, oh my, so worried they may have to raise rates. I have to tell you, theyre not talking about raising rates three more times than j. P. Morgan which is one of my fafrt stocks in the dow can go down big. Remember, four
He was here when you were out one day. Andrew was out. Antimatter and matter together. Were both gentlemen. Okay. After another down day yesterday, its been five out of six down sessions for the dow and the s p 500, it looks like things are turning around in the early hours. Right now dow futures are indicated up by 43 points. S p would open up, so would the nasdaq. Overnight in asia, the nikkei ended flat. The hang seng was up by 1 . Shanghai was flat as well. In europe, as france prepares for elections, the cac is higher by 1 today. The dax is up as well. Ftse slightly lower. If you check out crude oil prices, this was the big story yesterday. After a slide of 4 yesterday, things are picking up this morning. You can see wti up to 50. 79 a barrel. American express posting better than expected q1 profit. The positive results helped in higher spending by card members i feel like our family helped them there. Amexs guidance indicating it was starting to mitigate some impact of losing key
That means not a whole lot of frigid air locked in place ahead of this storm, and that means a wintery mess for tomorrow morning. In the the spotty light showers of wet snow, maybe a touch of of sleet, freezing rain during the late evening. But tomorrow morning rain southeast, a mix central, and wet snow higher terrain, central and north. Ill have a timeline and much more in a few minutes. Jean with another storm approaching,s and highway workers are urging drivers to slow down. Since thanksgiving of 2014, 21 parked state Police Cruisers have been hit. Five troopers have been hurt. Just this week a 31yearold derry woman stuck on the side of the road was hit and killed, the same day a trooper was hurt on 89 when his cruiser was struck hasnt been found. We probably worry more about getting hit by a car than getting shot most ties. Were eight times more likely to get killed or injured by a Motor Vehicle while were on the side of the road than we are shot. Jean this snow is great news for
Obamacare which he did not mainly address. Tonight, we have the kudlow economic rebuttal to the state of the union. And speaking of income inequality, millionaires are good. They invest to create businesses and jobs. Inequality can be a good thing and it can be a sign of a truly free economy. And there is yet more to the inequality story. Did womens will i be cause rising income equality . And as bird of a feather flock together, they marry successful me men. Isnt that a good thing . The kudlow report begins right now. Good evening. Im larry kudlow. Is this the kudlow report. Were here here at 7 00 eastern and 4 00 p. M. Pacific. It was another bad day. Another big selloff. Bob pisani with the details. Good evening, bob. Hi, larry. Stocks ended near their lows for the day as the fed continued to reduce its bond purchasing program. Markets were up overnight as the Turkish Central Bank dramatically raised Interest Rates to combat capital flight from that country. But much of that rally d