KQED Nightly Business Report July 21, 2016
Jeopardy but the dows ongoing record of record closes might even make him take notice. Today made seven in a row and the blue chip index finished better than expected earnings. Financials continue to report strong result, a sign that theyve been able to manage all of the global uncertainty. And microsoft helped lift the blue chip index rising more than 5 after it reported a solid quarter, which we told you about last night. Here are the closing numbers. The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 36 to 18,595, a record. Nasdaq helped by microsoft added 53. And the s p 500 was up 9. Late today, two m...