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Its been a wild week in the markets. the dow hit another record close wednesday, almost hitting the 27,000 mark and then yesterday seeing a major selloff and this morning we started in the green but look at whens going on pretty much all day so far. the dow off about 285 points. take a look at whats going on. first of all, interest rates. this is what you have to think about. in the united states theyre continuing to rise. the 10-year treasury, an influni influential bond, at 3.23%, the highest ...

Im going to pour gasoline on it. i just wish, you know, leave the subject alone. and he said a couple days ago, he looked very mature, with what he was saying. he was, like, let the senators do they process. let the fbi investigate. its up to the senate. case closed. i was like yes, you know? then he sends the tweet. like no, you know? so its -- >> that will always be him, i mean, thats who he is. >> it didnt help the situation because i think this is so sensitive in so many different ways. youv...

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And oil prices closed $86 a barrel. the highest since 2014. oil prices have surged as investors get ready for u.s. sanctions on iran. world supply is tight. that will make it tighter. iran is the fourth largest producer of oil. sanctions begin november 4th. e-bay is accusing amazon of poaching sellers. claiming it used e-bays messaging system to do so. "wall stre "wall street journal" reports a cease and desist letter was sent. e-bay demands amazon stop the unlawful activity. amazon says it is...

Its interesting. were taking a look at the bond yields that have people concerned. its indicative of how much higher interest rates will go. were at the highest now in seven years. the ten-year yield is important. consumer loans, auto loans are based off of this yield. so were looking at the highest in seven years. mortgage rates are at the highest in seven years as well. thats depressing stocks. people have been taking money out of the high performers, the technology sector. like amazon, facebo...

Could be a shot heard around the whirl. >> amazon is the highest paid retailer. the market is so tight, unemployment is at 3.9%. other retailers like amazon is fighting for talent. they will lobby for a higher federal minimum wage, but a "wall street journal" op-ed is critical, too. beware when big business conspires with big government. >> however they got there, they got there. >> yeah, 15 bucks an hour. highest in the country. >> thank you. comedians taking on the big headlines out of the w...

Keeps going. its offset by job growth. >> it is. lenar reported that homes went from 500,000 to 700,000 in one year. theyre expensive. theres no starter homes out there. theres nothing under $300,000. we have issues with home prices. that might be the toughest area of the market. the rest of the market, we have the adp jobs reports. 230,000 jobs. the street -- >> neil: these are service sector? >> the private jobs. >> the service sector are phenomenal. >> the employment component is the highest ...

East coast, look at midtown manhattan. you are watching "fox and friends first". rob: donald trump rallies a crowd for marsha blackburn. jillian: he warns voters of dangers ahead of democrats take over congress in november. >> a democrat takeover of congress will plunge our country into gridlock and chaos, the stock market which is up at record levels and now the highest, will drop, your 401(k)s will be devastated. your taxes will rise beyond your wildest imagination. rob: a tough fight to keep ...

Stamps. those are tremendous numbers. [applause] jobless claims are at a 50 year low, and the stock market as i just said is at an all-time high today. african-american, hispanic-american and asian american unemployment rates have all recently achieved their lowest levels ever recorded. and thats pretty good. [applause] thats a very hard sound bite to beat, if you are the opponent of trump. when you say, highest, best numbers weve ever had. and we have created over 50,000 new jobs in the electri...

State. im proud to have been a part of it. >> if you are republicans, you are hoping this is the centerpiece of the 2018 campaign. by the raw data, the economy is doing great. the challenge for republican party right now is that even with the economy doing well, its not translating to support for the president or approval of the president. the economy and how well the economy is doing or how poorly the economy is doing is much more important in a presidential election than a midterm election. ec...