There. The cac in france down by close to 1 . In italy the ftse was down by 2. 19 . The dax is off by just ov over. 60 . Also, well check out crude oil prices today. Crude oil after a big rebound you can see is down by 1. 25 . Wti for july, that is a new contract, is now trading at 47. 81. Okay. We have a big top story to talk about this morning. A potential deal, jer m bayer o a deal valued at 62 billion to buy monsanto. Lets talk to bayers ceo about th this, werner baumann, your decision came about how . Monsanto received a private offer from us. It was out in the open and we want to explain to the public and to shareholders what the content of the offer is and why it is so attractive to shareholders. Should we be taking your public stance as one where there are private negotiations are taking place, or should we take you going public to educate the public on what is going on and to put pressure on monsanto . Well, we are early days at this point in time. And we have submitted our of
Largest cash bid on record. We have both ceos joining us live in just a few moments. Our road map, return of volatility. What investors like carl icahn said how to navigate this market at yesterdays delivering alpha. Wells fargos ceo telling jim cramer he will not resign over abuse of account activations. Apples new operating system out and update getting mixed reviews. Also, tim cook out defending the new iphone 7. The stock saw a nice boost yesterday despite some big losses in most of the market. What will today bring . But first up, futures moving higher after three straight sessions of triple digit swings amid some falling oil prices, concerns about a potential fed rate hike despite tuesdays selloff apple was in fact the bright spot up 2. 4 for the best day since july. But then late yesterday at delivering alpha carl icahn offered that blunt assessment of this market environment. I think there are tremendous risks. But i think anyone thats going to tell you its going to go down tom
Our Political Panel tells us if her highpowered standin can stop trump and the cringeful colin powell emails that just came out. The dow fumbled a significant gain, wed be lower if it werent for the sweet sales and rocking review of the iphone. The dow is down 11 points, lets start the countdown. Breaking news here, the market pendulum is swing all over the place at this hour. From the sea of red, 24 hours ago, that the very moment to a field of green and kind of a wild time for investors. Where will stocks land today . With less than an hour for the closing bell, the dow is struggling to hold onto gains, the s p and the nasdaq are in the green barely. The s p up 1 1 2 points. As i said the dow down 10, the nasdaq better by 25. We have to blame oil for all of this. The crude benchmark is tumbling for the second day in a row. Right now down 3 in the aftermarketed session. What happened . As we always get on wednesdays, a huge build not in crude but distillates, that is diesel, heating o
Edward Alderete has filed a lawsuit against Bayer Crop Science alleging severe health issues due to prolonged exposure to hazardous chemicals during his employment. The suit seeks over $1 million in damages for medical expenses and other related losses.