including coronavirus, the economy, taxes and the supreme court. we ll be bringing you the very latest coming up this morning, all the highlights. but first, let s take a look at markets the morning after pointing to a rally at the start of trading, the dow futures up 8 85, nasdaq up 68 around the s&p 500 up 11 and a quarter. investors optimistic over talks targeting stimulus for airlines, small business and another $1,200 check for all americans. the president wants to do individual bills. this is what drove markets yesterday as well. dow industrials at the close yesterday up better than 530 points, that was almost 2%. the nasdaq up 210. the s&p 500 higher by 58. we re on it all morning long. mornings with maria is live right now. european markets in the green, fractional moves, fq up 20, cac up 17 and dax index up 68 points in germany. let s take a look at asian markets overnight, japan was the best performer, hong kong was lower, the chinese market remains closed for a h
publican national convention last week. here are some of their comments. i am so grateful to speak with you today. montana where i live with my husband, my hero. a marine and retired police officer. my husband and i own espresso. we are not some multinational corporation. our success is not measured by stockholders but by our neighbors, the people we see a church, and at jiu-jitsu school with my son. our business is the american story. a story not just for entrepreneurs, but for millions of hard-working men and women who are building their american dream every day. so manynths ago, like businesses, we got the crushing news a large number a large event we were serving was canceled because of the virus. our business was on the brink. threatened to be shut down from losses that were not our fault. i was scared. i thought of our 50 employees and family and when i thought of their jobs, i thought of their rent being due and their children and i felt personally responsible. i
congress still stuck in a stimulus stalemate not even at work. turning to markets futures are rallying this morning. triple-digit gain on the dow industrials, both s&p and nasdaq hitting another round of all-time highs. the dow turning positive for the year. take a look at the markets this morning. wash, rinse, repeat, house speaker nancy pelosi breaking san francisco coronavirus rules getting her hair done in a salon. where is your mask, nancy? the backlash ahead. plus a retirement plans that starts at birth. mornings with maria begins right now. checking global markets, european stocks rallying as well following wall street s record run. look at french and german markets more than 2%, in asia overnight markets mixed, both to plus side. president trump vowing to help the city of kenosha, wisconsin rebuild amid protests. cheryl casone has more. good morning, cheryl. cheryl: that is right, good morning. president trump making pledge to business owners and law enforcement offic
steve scalise, herschel walker, nfl legend. remember mark and patricia m mcclowskey? tonight s theme is the land of promise. under like the dull, the boring, the hate trump democratic convention. the rioting, the arrests, the arson and looting doesn t exist in america. they didn t talk about it. the rnc will talk about freedom and opportunity every night. the late great barry farber once said, never been a place on a earth that has accumulated more power and abused it less than this one, the united states. i add this country has done more because of freedom and liberty and risk and reward to advance the human condition to the entire world. we ve done that. america exceptionalism, greatness, not american perfection but we do always seek to have a more perfect union. our constitutional system allows that. the mob, the media won t cover large parts of the rnc that we ll be showing. let s dip in to what s going on right now where front line workers are talking about the coronavir
A judge has expunged the misdemeanor convictions of a St. Louis couple who waved guns at racial injustice protesters outside their mansion in 2020. And now they want their guns back.