Abigail we looking at the end of november. We are at major averages and we are looking at mixed trading action when we had been looking at games for all three major averages. Putting in a set of alltime highs, but behind this choppiness is the fact that we are looking at small declines from s p 500 and the nasdaq. A report from Tokyo Broadcasting System saying the japanese government received a signal that is same as north koreas preparation for a Ballistic Missile launch. A little bit of a risk off tone to that message. Not sending stocks spiraling down, but we will be tracking the story. We are coming toward the end of the month of november. For the dollar, we might be looking at the first monthly decline for the month of november in a decade. Down nearly 2 on the month, on pace for a source month since july. Not clear whats behind it. Perhaps with the change at the head of the fed and that how will b how will will be more dovish than expected. Lets take a look at the commodity compl
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Analysts weve got the number within analyst in biotech here to give us his favorite two names in that space. Yeah, the big cap and the small cap. In that order. You really have to know biotech. You really have to know. Im looking forward to speaking with him. Plus the man that won the paper called half man, half god, for his marketmoving calls. The number one equitylinked strategy will join us coming up. Think thats on his Business Card now we start, though, with the clock the stock powering the dow higher today, that would be walmart, shares surging 5 after some key announcements during its analyst day in bentonville, arkansas Courtney Reagan has some of the details from cnbc headquarters courtney reporter hi there, bill. Investors are pretty happy as you can see with walmarts forecast, two year 20 billion share buyback. Walmart shares up more than 5 hitting highs not seen in more than 2 1 2 years so walmart reaffirming its current year forecast which brackets analyst expectations. Al
Facebook said it will add 3,000 new employees to monitor videos to watch for the most awful content. Murder and suicide and pornography and shut the videos down before they hit your feed. We were struck by two things. One, is 3,000 additional eyes enough . Millions of video flow into facebook. And what a job. How can anybody do that . Henry chang spent hours looking at video like that of founder of open access epo, which may or may not be the outsourcing Company Facebook is using to screen the videos joined by John Schwartz of usa today. You couldnt tell me if you were. Youre under nda. Absolutely. Are you the company . [ laughter ] no comment. I want to play poker with you later. 3,000 just speaking generally about this with facebook adding 3,000 people to watch these. Is that enough . Absolutely not. I mean, just some figures out there facebook has videos, photos, and just photos alone of over 3 million a day. And on just per feed basis, over 4. 5 billion piece of information. Absolu
Presshere. Good morning. Im scott mcgrew. Weve grown accustomed to people changing the world. Steve jobs and the iphone, elon musk with all kinds of things. Musk says he wants to go to mars and i have no doubt that he will. But here is priscilla announcing that she and her husband Mark Zuckerberg will stop disease. By investing in science today, we hope to build a future in which all of our children can live long and rewarding lives. We set a goal. Can we all together work to cure, prevent or manage all disease within our childrens lifetime . Chan, a pediatrician, wiping away tears as she talks about the children she could not save in the past. There is a laboratory in San Francisco on the ucsf hospital campus where scientists right now are bringing an end to the disease. Its a staggering goal. They put a doctor in charge of the grant and hes made himself who has made great headway in fighting malaria and asthma. Hes copresident at the Chan Zuckerberg bio hub. Let me start with this co