impersonator just posted a picture with trump on facebook. jessica alba will host and pit bull are will perform at the democratic convention s closing party. and finally president first kiss now wife michelle outside a chicago ice cream shop and now there s a 3,000 pound granite marker and plaque to prove it. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. and now here s a first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 13,250 after jumping 85 points yesterday. the s&p nudged up 9. the nasdaq zoomed up 31. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei climbed 69 points, while in hong kong the hang seng rose 153. well, strong earnings from cisco and some upbeat economic data stimulated stocks thursday. cisco s impressive earnings report and boost to its dividend put the tech leader at the top of the dow thursday with a 10% surge. also getting investor attention,
now here s your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,626 after gaining 56 points. the s&p nudged up 1. the nasdaq rose 8. taking a look at overseas trading this morning the nikkei fell 11 but in hong kong the hang seng added 12. whether it was true market confidence or just light summer trading, investors shrugged off bad news wednesday and wall street managed slight gains across the board. on the data front business growth in the service sector slowed in june. on the plus saturday, june marked the 19th consecutive month in growth of service companies which employ the majority of americans. major banks fell sharply on fears of exposure of possible bond defaults involving portugal. bank of america fell almost 2.5%. trucker conway was up almost 6% to an all-time closing high after restoring some of employee benefits due to the economy