Shares of nordstrom down about 15 in the premarket, penne yerkss taking a hit. Well break down whats really happening in the sector. Donald trump launching another attack on amazon and jeff bezos. Trump saying when it comes to taxes, amazon is, quote, getting away with murder. Apple ceo tim cook told cnbc hes very optimistic about china and putting his money where his mouth is in a big way. Well look at the Chinese Company apple just invested 1 billion in. But first up, Government Data shows retail sales up 1. 3, surge led by autos, gasoline and Online Retail. But theres more Department Store pain on the earnings front. Both penney and nordstrom tumbling. At least eight firms cutting their price targets on nordstrom, which misses by a large margin 26 versus 45. Revenue was light. Comps down 1. 7, but the lesson here is that even retailers of that income demographic are not immune. Everybody at the mall was out of position, no way to put it otherwise. If you think of the three drivers o
Recorded video of her in a hotel left her a shell of herself. And hot pocket. An ecigarette battery exploids in a mans pants catches them on fire. The warning being issued. Today thursday, february 25, 2015. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Back in the land of the living. It seems like a long time since i have seen you. It is nice to be out of my apartment. Yes, i got a flu shot. Well talk more about that later. Im amazed you touched me. Me, too. Lets start can the dangerous storms hammering the eastern half of the country. The death toll climbing to at four of those died in virginia. More than 238,000 people without power from the carolinas to maine. This tuesday there have been at least 34 confirmed tornadoes. We have it all covered including the impact on travel. Well start with miguel almaguer. Reporter the storm took at least eight lives. Three were killed in this region alone. The storm went right through this community. It was a powerful and dead
And 50s for the upstate. We will talk about bad weather in just a few minutes. Allyson thank you. Taking a look at the roads. If you are driving, be careful. Highway 441 is closed due to snow and ice. You are taking a look at i85 around white horse road in the area. Everything looking good. We do have downed power lines. West washington is closed with issues from the storm yesterday around the greenville Water Treatment building. However lines down in Travelers Rest at Ebenezer Church road and old white horse road, so watch for those. An accident with injuries on ballard road near cherokee road in Anderson County, so be careful as you head out the door. 385 the speed limit drive that still some debris in the road. I have been 385, looking good. Our Hilton Greenville skycam geoff the wind was something yesterday. They battered our area and took down power lines and disable traffic lights. Allyson wyff news 4s aly myles with a look at some of the damage live from west main street in spar
Do i have to recuse myself . Im judging. Im looking for all fixes i can get. Yours is going to be a good burger sblmpt dei go r burger. I go down tomorrow. Then we cook on the beach. Then we are going to l. A. For the oscars. We are a married couple this weekend. We are. Okay. More on that coming up. Letssalk about the oscars sunday night. You guys are going to be there. A lot of story lines to talk about here. A lot of people want to know is leo dicaprio going to win best actor . Best picture category, different kinds of movies. The big short, bridges of spies, big with revenant . Split on where the awards are landing. It will be interesting. A fun night. One thing hanging over is diversity of hollywood question. Chris rock is hosting. A lot of people cant wait to see the opening ten minutes of the monologue. He talked about the gig with the Hollywood Reporter. A pretty decent monologue and be funny throughout the show. If you get off on the wrong foot, though, it is a real hard hole
A mix of snow, sleet and flooding hitting a large swath of the northwest and now the great lakes to the Southern Plains could be blanketed by the storm. More in just a bit. A shortened trading week on wall street today. The closing bell is set to ring at 1 00 eastern time today. Dow futures up by 30 points. S p futures up by just over 4 points and the nasdaq is up by 20. Beyond retail theres other stories this morning. Russia looking to retaliate against turkey. Moscow plans to cut economic ties and cancel major investment projects. More from our colleague in russia in about 20 minutes. The e. Coli outbreak has been traced to a tainted celery and onion mix used in it. And a lawsuit raising all kinds of questions about media mogul sumner redstone. Hes described as mentally vacant and prone to uncontrollable crying spells. The woman was chose on the make Health Care Decisions for him if he was not able to until the billionaire removed her in a new agreement in october. Member through a H