KQED Nightly Business Report July 26, 2017
Record along with the nasdaq. The dow is closing in on one. And a number of very Big Companies reported upbeat results. Something investors were hoping for given the high overall evaluations for stocks. Investors got what they wanted. The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 100 points to 21,613. The nasdaq added one, but that was enough for a new high. Caterpillar, United Technologies and 3m, help define todays market they have a few things in common. Theyre all dow components, a key part of the economy. And they all sounded up beat. Reaction was much different with caterpillar. United tech fell...