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Great economic potential, donald trump tweeting congratulations for brazils new president on his inauguration. the conservative brazilian dubbed the trump of the tropics replying, quote, dear mister president, i truly appreciate your words of encouragement, together in a gods protection we shall bring prosperity and progress to our people. rob: in a few hours wall street will open for its first day of 2019 after a rough end to 2018. us stocks ending with their worst performance since the 2008 fi...

>> sandra: theyve been coming down. the average is $2.73 at the pump and that is down from $2.91 one month ago. thats almost a 20 cent drop. >> reporter: down 20%. it always goes down slower than they go up. but its good for the consumer. it will be range-bound there. the bigger picture is the idea we control our destiny when it comes to this and its really important. obviously again it means jobs and economic security. it was going into the hands people we dont want it to be. >> bill: we contro...

Vacation, they will face hurdles. executives from facebook and twitter will face a grilling from lawmakers this week on election interference and how the companies are fighting misinformation. trade negotiations continue and a monthly jobs report on friday. millions of americans hitting the road wrapping up the summer of the highest gas prices we have seen in years. the average price was $2.73 per gallon over the past three mu . mont months. the highest since 2014. dont expect relief. drivers ...

Everyone can spend like a drunk sailor. its been great. now we have to start coming back to reality and this is a bit of that. >> shepard: the nasdaq off 2.24%. s&p 500, which is what we like to look at more than maybe we show it on the screen because it involved so many more stocks, its 500 stocks. the s&p 500 down to 2.73%. big percentages. >> they are big. but if youre a technical trader, you look at certain levels. if it breaks through, you think its growing to go to the next step down. we h...

With what we can expect this holiday weekend. >> traffic. 7 million -- 37 million of us are traveling. 9 in 10 of us are driving. that means #33 million people sitting bumper to bumper trying to hit the beach or that barbecue, ladies. >> a lot of people. a lot of demand. what about gas prices? how are they looking? >> i have good news and bad news for you. the good you are likely paying the lowest memorial day gas price in at least five years. gas prices today $2.73 a gallon. thats $0.91 cheaper...

The citi double cash card. its a cash back win-win. with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay. with two ways to earn on purchases, it makes a lot of other cards seem one-sided. before you leave the house, heres whats happening today. the prime suspect in the gruesome d.c. murders was arrested overnight. >> we could get our first look at e-mails from hillary clintons private server as early as today. the state department expected to begin releasing them after months of delay. and gas prices goin...

Challenge its own detention. today a panel of judges unanimously said the chimp is not a person. calling it inappropriate to grant the rights of a human to an animal. they wrote, unlike human beings, chimpanzees cannot bear any legal duties, submit to societal responsibilities or be held legally accountable for their actions. stunning. the animal rights group tweeted it already is pursuing an appeal. make everyone a human. corporations are, after all. >> gas prices are dropping and drops, and so...

Energy stocks are falling a lower oil prices and comments from the head of the european central bank signaling it is waiting until next year to add stimulus to the euro zone economy. the good news, check this out, this gas station in oklahoma city selling gas for $1.99. the first station in the nation to sell gas under $2 in more than four years and is igniting a price war in oklahoma. a fishnet had it for $1.98. which station, which cities, what is next. keep your eye on st. louis, houston and ...

Down note today. the dow jones industrials is slipping to 30 points finishing up its worst week of 2013. the s&p 500 losing 5 and the nasdaq giving up 3 points. ten-year treasury bonds jumped to 2.73% a high since july of 2011 on speculation the fed will begin taper agits monthly bond purchases. consumer confidence fell unexpectedly this month from its high in july. thats it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." welcome back to "hardball." earlier this week, we showed...

What is newt gingrichs legacy going to be from this campaign apart from the fact that he smeared and insulted the president using code language about being a food stamp president. history addiction lust comments about the presidents expression of condolence to trayvon martins family. what else is gingrich done during this campaign? >> i think thats pretty much it. >> thank you. thank you very much. next, george zimmermans father aparts newt gingrich. welcome to the cnbc market wrap. stocks hav...