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It took just a twopoint gain for the s p 500 index to cross and close above the 2000 level. Its 30th record so far this year. There was some euphoria about the dow, as well. The blue chip average hit a record high of 17,153 in intraday trading but pull back by the close. Some good Economic News helped fueled todays gains. Consumer confidence climbed to its highest level since 2007. Also driving stocks, an unusually high number for big ticket orders called durable goods. Those numbers jumped more than 22 . Skewed by International Demand for aircraft and record orders. Heres a look at the closin...

And it brings about the humid air running into the chillier air. What we see this time of year are strong cold fronts that come south, and the cold fronts always produce Severe Weather. Along with stop signs blown down, damage to businesses and people without power. And hundreds of flights in the midwest canceled. The emergency officials in dallas took to twitter explaining to you the weather shifted some of the focus away from the first ebola case diagnosed in the u. S. As the weather gets cooler in the east it is heat wave season in southern california. The region already dealing with a drou...

Yield. How much is the u. S. Government paying you . There you go. Crude oil which we have been taking a lead from. Ive got good stuff on crude. You do . Cant wait to get to it. We start with twitter. Sheriffs getting hit hard after the Company Reported Slower Growth and guidance. Not good for the rest of the year. A couple of dow components reporting before the bell this morning, as well. We are going to have headlines on two big names for you. Talking pfizer and dupont. Plus, apple and alibaba working together. Ceo jack ma hes not the ceo, hes the founder of alibaba. He speaks at length on t...

Dollars and oil lost a penney. Boeing is expected to respond to Union Workers latest Contract Offer that could potentially keeping much of the work on the 777x in the state of washington. Freddie mac and fannie mae will give homesowners in foreclosure a break from the threat of eviction during the holidays from december 18th to january 3rd. And, mcdonalds is testing a mobile app for smartphones and tablets in attempt to lure in young diners. Deals on meals will e flashed on the app. Ben lichtenstein of traders audio joins us on this friday. Ben, good to have you back on the show. There was pos...

Economy with a specific goal of achieving a substantial improvement in the outlook for the labor market in a context of price stability. Stocks didnt react much to his comments. Trading in a narrow range. But this is probably exactly what the chairman had been hoping for. He stressed volatility has come down in the markets as heny th the markets have gotten a better understanding of what it needs to do. The futures at this point are indicated up for the dow futures and s p futures. Dow futures up by 33 points. S p futures up by 1. 25 points. Nasdaq futures indicated down by half a point. Beyon...