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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Carol Costello 20141218 15:11:00

Economy is getting better. jobless claims were lower than expected. consumer confidence was higher. of course, that s going to be positive. then you have oil coming back just a little bit. that s helping some of the energy producer get a boost here. then we can t discount the santa rally. december is a pretty strong month historically for stocks. you ve got all these factors going on, really boosting the stock markets really around the world today. up, what, 261 points. i know you ll keep an eye on it for us. it will keep going. i hope so. christina, thanks so much. still to come in the newsroom, secret diplomacy and back room deals all leading the the homecoming of alan gross. now we get a sneak peek inside the closed door meetings of the united states and cuba, moving in a different direction. ....

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