closing 113 points ahead. the s&p 500 gained 11. the nasdaq was up 3-1/2. the prospect of a former european union official as prime minister of italy helped calm market jitters today. economists mario monti has broad support to take over from silvio berlusconi who has promised to resign after economic reforms are passed. greece already has a new leader. senior bank erwas chosen after four days of power sharing talks. he will run greece s interim government as it seeks to cement a new european debt deal and stave off national bankruptcy. some members of the occupy wall street movement are not that opposed to using a wall street bank. that s later in the grapevine. but first, a horrible scandal and sudden end for legendary coach. we know a place where tossing and turning
closing 113 points ahead. the s&p 500 gained 11. the nasdaq was up 3-1/2. the prospect of a former european union official as prime minister of italy helped calm market jitters today. economists mario monti has broad support to take over from silvio berlusconi who has promised to resign after economic reforms are passed. greece already has a new leader. senior bank erwas chosen after four days of power sharing talks. he will run greece s interim government as it seeks to cement a new european debt deal and stave off national bankruptcy. some members of the occupy wall street movement are not that opposed to using a wall street bank. that s later in the grapevine. but first, a horrible scandal and sudden end for legendary coach. [ male annouer ] juice drink too watery?
room. bret? bret: jim, thanks. about 16,000 fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week. the second drop in three weeks. new home construction was up 3.5% in may. housing permits rose to the highest level since december. the stocks were mixed today. the dow gained 64. the s&p 500 added two. the nasdaq closed 7-3/4 behind. economists all over the world are keeping their eyes on greece tonight. the socialist government there is teetering, power sharing talks have collapsed. new us a centerty measures sparked outcry. add to that, the possibility of a default. you have a very messy situation that has global implication. leer to sort it out for us is the fock business network correspondent peter barnes. good evening. good evening, bret. financial markets have been rocked by concerns that greece may default on the debt without another big bail-out. that could create problems for u.s. banks and the customers. greeks are rioting again over a new round of austerity measures.
room. bret? bret: jim, thanks. about 16,000 fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week. the second drop in three weeks. new home construction was up 3.5% in may. housing permits rose to the highest level since december. the stocks were mixed today. the dow gained 64. the s&p 500 added two. the nasdaq closed 7-3/4 behind. economists all over the world are keeping their eyes on greece tonight. the socialist government there is teetering, power sharing talks have collapsed. new us a centerty measures sparked outcry. add to that, the possibility of a default. you have a very messy situation that has global implication. leer to sort it out for us is the fock business network correspondent peter barnes. good evening. good evening, bret. financial markets have been rocked by concerns that greece may default on the debt without another big bail-out. that could create problems for u.s. banks and the customers. greeks are rioting again over a new round of austerity measures.
a political distraction. bret? bret: mike emanuel live at the pentagon. thanks. checking world headlines now, almost 100 people were killed today in several bombings in ir iraq. the worst attack killed at least 45 when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of people tried to help victims from the two previous explosions in hila, 60 miles south of baghdad. late today, at least 15 others died in two bombings in basra. british prime minister gordon brown says he will step down by september. his labour party lost the majority in last week s parliamentary elections and labor is opening formal power-sharing talks with liberal democrats who are also talking with conservatives. european leaders agreed on another bail-out, this one for all the countries using the euro. the obama administration signaled its support for the move. correspondent steve harrigan reports it s the latest fall-out from the greek debt crisis. reporter: european financial ministers pulled an