Highw it hit a sevenmonth earlier in the week. This is the dollar index down almost 0. 3 . Weve got to take a look at the way commodities have reacted to this. This has been a big story this week. Starting with crude oil. Wti, becausenymex, yesterday, we saw a drop below 40 a barrel for the First Time Since august. Looking unchanged at the moment. It is above that 40 a barrel mark. Gold rebounding. We did see it trades stronger this week, but it has come generally under downward pressure. It is up 0. 5 . , butr trading pretty flat still near that sixyear low. Industrial metals have been punished this week. Just to highlight some of the stocks weve been watching too, looking at thyssenkrupp, the german steelmaker, it was proposed to increase its fouryear dividend by 36 as profit rose in the 12 months through september. Arcelor mittal, the worlds biggest steelmaker said it is facing challenges because of cheap steel from china. Thyssenkrupp shares coming under downward pressure today. Fi
Slamming them. Boeing solid cash flow. They boost the Quarterly Dividend by 20 and approves a 14 billion stock buy back. Lets get you breaking news on Economic Sentiment there. Were getting an economic expectation at 16. 1 for december. Thats compared to 10. 4 in november and higher than expectatio expectations. 55 on the month and also above expectations for a 54 reading. Confidence is growing that the German Economy will prove itself robust as well. Were seeing a strong rally across the european markets bouncing back after yesterdays weak day. The ftse 100 up by 1. 64 . Up by more than 3. 32 . We saw the sharp falls falling to 2. 5 month lows in part because the volatility in the oil space also up. Company specific news is driving us higher today. Also whats happening on the currency front, euro dollar is at a seven week high. 11028 up by a third of 1 this morning. It really has to do with the dollar side of the equation because obviously were expecting the first rate hike by the fed
U. S. Regulators open investigations into junk bond liquidation on rumors some investors knew what was coming. Good morning, everyone. We are looking at markets that are higher. Ftse 100 up by 1. 4 . Rebounding after yesterdays losses. The cac 40 also up by 2 . Were seeing a little bit of stabilization in oil prices but also a little bit of Company Specific news. Also i want to show you whats going on with the euro dollar because were seeing the euro dollar at a 7 week high. 11030 crucially above the 110 handle and thats because were seeing profit taking and the dollar. I guess the dollar is really priced for perfection. For the first time in a decade. U. S. Futures looking like this. Were expecting a higher start to the trading session. S p 500 seen up by roughly 10 points and the nasdaq up by 28. Nancy. Yeah, we have to keep this rebound we saw in wall street in perspective. It was the biggest volume day in almost three months with 4. 6 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exc
Breaking news alert. Jonathan breaking news from hagerstown, where the police are investigating a hit and run involving a tractortrailer. A woman was driving northbound on interstate 81, just south of halfway boulevard, when her car was rearended by a silver tanker truck with the word side, causinghe her car to spin out of control come hitting a second grade. The first truck cap to going. We know the driver and passenger in the car were taken to the hospital. We dont know the extent of their injuries. We will get you more information as it comes into our newsroom. Keep in mind to avoid that area. Tonight kicks off the latest call for all hands on deck in the d. C. Police department, the weekend is to get officers on the street as the district sees a spike in crime like we have not seen in years. Richard reeve is live in northwest with a look at the Police Chiefs initiative. Richard jonathan, this is like , more footitzkrieg patrols, more cars on the streets. This idea,nts like the Poli
Violence in the district. A 13yearold girl, caught in the crosshairs. Shes recovering from a gunshot wounds tonight. That as dcs police union votes no confidence in chief cathy lanier. Roz plater is live at mpd headquarters with our top story tonight. Roz . Roz. Indeed it is. That girl back home tonight. Hour ago. About an her mother said she is crying and traumatized to have to come back to the same place she was shot. A group of ght, neighbors got together to brainstorm about how to stop the violence. Bright lights, a portable surveillance camera near the spot where a 13yearold girl was shot saturday evening. The unintended target of a driveby shooting. Its not safe here. The Police Station is blocks away. Only god protects us, thats it. Despite the saturation of Police Across the city, the there was a surge in shootings and two more homicides. The rise in violent behavior is rampant. City Council Members packed a building desperately looking for , including jobs for young people. Th