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>> bret: mixed day on the markets. the dow rose 61 to hit another new high. s&p 500 down 2. the conservative movement is lost, that from a republican senator was taken on president trump before. arizona senator jeff flake joins me to talk about the latest in his new book
>> bret: mixed day on the markets. the dow rose 61 to hit another new high. s&p 500 down 2. the conservative movement is lost, that from a republican senator was taken on president trump before. arizona senator jeff flake joins me to talk about the latest in his new book. ctions are common
I'm sue herera with your cnbc market wrap. stocks finished slightly lower in a surprisingly volatile session. dow jones industrial average slipping 3 points. s&p 500 down 2. the nasdaq breaking an eight-day winning streak with a 9-point decline. there was an initial bounce on word of bin laden's death. strong earnings and a couple major accusation. humana delivered a 22% jump in first quarter profits. chrysler reported its first quarterly profit since emerging from bankruptcy nearly two years ago. and two big energy names, chesapeake and adarco posting losses due to hedging-related costs. a ...
Good evening. i'm simon hobbs with your cnbc market wrap. stocks pairing losses to finishing only slightly lower today. the dow industrials slipping 17, the s&p 500 down 2 and the nasdaq shedding 3.5. weighing on stocks, that quake in japan. a spike in oil prices and the prospect of a government shutdown. but some better than expected retail reports helped the markets bounce back from what was a 100-point decline. march sales figures beating estimates with a gain of 1.5%. analysts had actually been expecting a slight drop in same-store sales. airlines and consumer discretionary stock still und...
Confidence. stocks plummeted yesterday. they were down a bit today as well. s&p 500 down 2. but the nasdaq closed higher not by much though. gerri willis is in the fox news room now. it could spell trouble for the sitting president historically. >> absolutely. it does not bode well for the sitting president. 6% or higher they lost their jobs. take a look at this list, gerald ford, jimmy carter, bush senior. the only person able to break out of that mold was ronald reagan. he was the only exception. when you look at the expectations for the jobless rate in 2012, whether you are talking about pr...