Delightful. Companies are hiring. Optimism is high. The dow and the nasdaq recorded their best starts to a year since 2006. And todays not too hot, not too cold employment report helped drive all of the major indexes to fresh records, again. The dow jones industriae advanced 220 points to 25,295. Nasdaq added 58. And the s p 500 was up 19. For the week, all of the major indexes posted solid gains. And with those gains comes an increase in stock market optimism which we should point out is not always a good thing. Bob pisani reports tonight fro reporter the december jobs report was below expectations and the markets seemed relieved. Why would they be relieved . Because the economic reports have been so strong recently, the traders are beginning to worry that the Federal Reserve might be more aggressive, raising rates to slow down an overheating economy. But todays jobs report was just about perfect. It was still strong. It wasnt as strong as the experts thought it would be. So it reduce
We begin with the big freeze this week, record low temperatures and winter storms have gripped much of the nation. Even parts of the deep south had snowfall for the first time in almost three decades nearly the entire country has been hit by this bitter cold spell. Its had a chilling effect, an its this weeks cover story. This kind of weather, you know, anything can happen. Brutally cold weather has taken hold across the country, hitting more than half the u. S. Population its just frigid. Like its biting in the face just cold. Its no way around it. In illinois, the Chicago River was frozen and even the Mississippi River has chunks of frozen ice new yorks majestic Niagara Falls frozen in time more than 230 million americans are dealing with belowfreezing temperatures this week and its not just in the north in texas, icy roads making driving treacherous in san antonio. Citrus farmers in florida trying to protect their orange groves in georgia, icicles dangle from a historic fountain in
Temperatures and winter storms have gripped much of the nation. Even parts of the deep south had snowfall for the first time in almost thr decades. Nearly the ent been hit by th spell. Its had a chi its this week this kind o know, anything brutally cold taken hold acr hitting more tn population. Its just f like its biti just cold. Its no way ar in Illinois River was froz mississippi ri frozen ice. New yorks maj falls frozen in more than 230 are dealing wi temperatures t and its not j in texas, icy driving treach antonio. Citrus farmers to protect their in georgia, icicles dangle from a historic fountain in streets in charleston, south the frigid tem freezing pipes damage. In davenport, water main bre womans car, f i couldnt inches thick of ice that it has on it. In missouri the water main burst through this mans front yard, freezing his cars and flooding his home. Not a great start to th especially is complaining weather. Heres someone doing somethin walsh is the d strategy at ib and t
Almost thr decades. Nearly the ent been hit by th spell. Its had a chi its this week this kind o know, anything brutally cold taken hold acr hitting more tn population. Its just f like its biti just cold. Its no way ar in Illinois River was froz mississippi ri frozen ice. New yorks maj falls frozen in more than 230 are dealing wi temperatures t and its not j in texas, icy driving treach antonio. Citrus farmers to protect their in georgia, icicles dangle from a historic fountain in savannah. Streets in charleston, south the frigid tem freezing pipes damage. In davenport, water main bre womans car, f i couldnt inches thick of ice that it has on it. In missouri the water main burst through this mans front yard, freezing his cars and flooding his home. Not a great start to th especially is complaining weather. Heres someone doing somethin walsh is the d strategy at ib and thank you paul. Thank you, you know, t spell has cont than a week. Extended cold actually end u economic impac like a h
Almost thr decades. Nearly the ent been hit by th spell. Its had a chi its this week this kind o know, anything brutally cold taken hold acr hitting more tn population. Its just f like its biti just cold. Its no way ar in Illinois River was froz mississippi ri frozen ice. New yorks maj falls frozen in more than 230 are dealing wi temperatures t and its not j in texas, icy driving treach antonio. Citrus farmers to protect their in georgia, icicles dangle from a historic fountain in savannah. Streets in charleston, south the frigid tem freezing pipes damage. In davenport, water main bre womans car, f i couldnt inches thick of ice that it has on it. In missouri the water main burst through this mans front yard, freezing his cars and flooding his home. Not a great start to th especially is complaining weather. Heres someone doing somethin walsh is the d strategy at ib and thank you paul. Thank you, you know, t spell has cont than a week. Extended cold actually end u economic impac like a h