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That could be a good sign for the rest of 2019. the so-called january barometer says as goes january, so goes the year. since 1929, it's been true, more than 71% of the time, but it hasn't worked recently. failing in 2018, 2016, and 2014. corporate earnings are likely to drive the action this week. walt disney, google parent, alphabet and general motors are among the companies reporting. nearly 70% have beaten estimates. in new york, i'm alisyn kosik. police caught a former cage fighter and the brutal crimes when he come back. ♪

S&p 500 is the gainlg gauge that your 401(k) is most likely closely tied to, up more than 10% for the year. what are these goldilocks fundamentals we're talking about driving things? moderate economic growth, improvement in labor market, low inflation and very good corporate earnings. companies are making a lot of money. as you know, poppy, stock prices reflect how much companies are making, not necessarily what main street feels. alphabet, the google parent, that's today. you can see all the other ones later this week. it's interesting, alphabet just revealed as well they spent a record amoun...

>> roy cone taught him, always hit back. that's trump's mentor. brian stelzer, enough steeler for "reliable sources" as usual. see you in a half hour. >> and melania trump says he will punch back ten times harder. 40 minutes past the hour. blistering sell-off in tech stocks. apple, google parent, alphabet, microsoft tumbled, pushing the dow down 168. the nasdaq fell sharply, too. can i tell you, it has been a wild week for the nasdaq. look at this chart. it slipped tuesday. then it had its best day in months wednesday. what's going on? a few things. the dollar had the worst quarter in seven ...

>> okay. thank you, jimmy. welcome back, everyone. another big announcement from apple, not like the one you just saw, but about the new macbook pro. google's parent company alphabet reported higher than expected forecast earnings yesterday, thanks to youtube and mobile ads there. lucia boisen is joining us from london. jimmy kimmel is great, but investors are feeling pretty good this morning. >> they are, just on apple. i think i was one of the last people standing who had, you know those old, white laptops that they originally came out with? >> oh, yeah. >> i had one of those until about t...

On all three major indices ahead of its key earnings report due out after the close today. cnbc's carolyn ross joins us live from london. what is wall street watching for in apple's earnings? >> well, first of all, the expectations were pretty high after a number of very strong tech reports coming out last week from the likes of amazon, microsoft, alphabet, the new google parent for example. so it's very uncertain whether apple can actually match those expectations. second of all, and this is very important, given that iphone sales count for roughly 60% of the company's sales. even the most ...