midland, texas. battered and bruise but ready to break out. our market monitor has a list out of favor stocks he says may be ready to turn. all that and more tonight on nightly business report for friday, december 19th. good evening, everyone. make it three in a row. stocks rally for the third straight day closing out with the biggest weekly gain since october. investors are feeling confident ever since federal reserve policy makers say they re holding off on raising interest rates and that confidence fuels more buying an wall street today. the s&p 500 rose 3.5% this week and is just five points away from breaking through its all-time record high. for today, the dow rose 26 points. the nasdaq gained 17 and s&p added 9 points. for the week, the dow was up 3%. the nasdaq rose almost 2.5% and just mentioned, the s&p moved higher by nearly 3.5% the markets were a huge story this week but today from hollywood to fbi headquarters to the white house, the story everybody wa
combat. they were on a patrol and colton was shot by a taliban sniper, and he sort of fell where he was standing. and the dog s reaction was to climb on top of him, on his fallen body, and protect him. woodruff: those are some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from electronics systems to intelligence analysis and cyber- operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. that s bae systems. that s inspired work. lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you re own chief life officer. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. this program
topped 18,000 for the first time ever today and it closed above that milestone too. sprinting from 17,000 to 18,000 in just 119 trading days. now, that s fast but not the fastest move, not by a long shot. back in 1999, the dow jumped a thousand points in 24 trading days. why the big spike today? you can thank the bold, burly u.s. economy. we learned today it grew at a 5% annual pace in the year recorded. that s the fastest quarterly growth rate in 11 years. consumers are feeling good. one measure of sentiment clocked in today at 8 year high and growth of personal spending doubled in november from october. with that encouraging news about the u.s. economy, here s a look at the final tally on wall street today. the dow off its high at the session but still jumping 64 points for that new record high of 18,024. nasdaq though, down by 16 on a pullback in biotech stocks and the s&p 500 added three, settling at its own record close of 2082. that s the 51st all time closing high this
they were on a patrol and colton was shot by a taliban sniper, and he sort of fell where he was standing. and the dog s reaction was to climb on top of him, on his fallen body, and protect him. woodruff: those are some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from electronics systems to intelligence analysis and cyber- operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. that s bae systems. that s inspired work. lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you re own chief life officer. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. this program was made
hohoho. topped 18,000 for the first time ever today and it closed above that milestone too. sprinting from 17,000 to 18,000 in just 119 trading days. now, that s fast but not the fastest move, not by a long shot. back in 1999, the dow jumped a thousand points in 24 trading days. why the big spike today? you can thank the bold, burly u.s. economy. we learned today it grew at a 5% annual pace in the year recorded. that s the fastest quarterly growth rate in 11 years. consumers are feeling good. one measure of sentiment clocked in today at 8 year high and growth of personal spending doubled in november from october. with that encouraging news about the u.s. economy, here s a look at the final tally on wall street today. the dow off its high at the session but still jumping 64 points for that new record high of 18,024. nasdaq though, down by 16 on a pullback in biotech stocks and the s&p 500 added three, settling at its own record close of 2082. that s the 51st all time closing h