i'm david asman this is "after the bell."ve you covered on big market movers but first here is what we have for you this hour.

i'm david asman this is "after the bell." we have you covered on big market movers but first here is what we have for you this hour. trump tower is abuzz with activity as meetings to fill key cabinet positions continue. we'll take you live for a update and speak to a amendment per of the inside transition team for more what is going on behind closed doors. >>> thousands of students walking out of school today. nationwide, professors canceling classes which you're still paying for if you have kids in college, in support of creating sanctuary campuses and battlegrounds against a trump presidency. we'll tell you what one iowa lawmaker is doing about this. >>> new york's bravest being dishonored. firefighters have been banned from displaying pictures of donald trump. this is going to make you furious. more on this coming up. melissa: first to the markets. the dow taking a breather today after four straight record closes, snapping a seven-day winning streak to end down about 54 points here. jpmorgan, goldman sachs, merck, and othe

that's business, i'm david asman. that's business, i'm david asman. inmoved on her like a [bleep] ...trump's just so disgusting and degrading. it just seems like he's invaded our lives. and he's the republican nominee for president. and now republican congresswoman comstock rump? i mean, come on. look, we just can't vote for comstock or trump. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. i'm luann bennett. over my 35 years living in northern virginia, i've learned a lot. how to raise three sons and build a successful business after my husband passed away. how to bring people together, set positive goals, and get things done. that's what we do that's what we need in congress to get it working again. and that's why i approve this message and respectfully ask i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was

closing bell, "after the bell" with david asman and melissa francis. they pick it up here. into the close. all three major averages into the green with the s&p 500 near all-time high. i'm melissa francis. david: and i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on the big market movers. here is what else we have for you in this very busy hour. we're awaiting more vip arrivals at trumptower? one name in particular you probably never thought you would hear in a trump team. on the docket, trump's first

i'm david asman. melissa: happy friday, david asman. david: thanks goodness.ave all the market movers for you but here is what else we have coming up for you this hour. a flury of activity at trump tower today as new administration takes shape. he announced three key appointments in charge of national security and enforcing the law. mortal enemies. more details behind donald trump's controversial meeting with mitt romney and the democratic congressman calling on presi

closing bell, "after the bell" with david asman and melissa francis. they pick it up here. melissa: stocks climbing into the close. all three major averages into the green with the s&p 500 near all-time high. i'm melissa francis. david: and i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on the big market movers. here is what else we have for you in this very busy hour. we're awaiting more vip arrivals at trumptower? one name in particular you probably never thought you would hear in a trump team. on the docket, trump's first meeting with a his first world leader, they are on even higher alert for the voice the japan's prime minister. carl icahn turning down trump's offer to be treasury sectarian giving his pick for the job. melissa: back to the markets, dow driven by shares of home depot, microsoft and nike see. phil flynn of price futures group is fox business contributor. he is watching action in oil and gold and the slide in gold from the cme. lori rothman on floor of new york stock exchange. lori, the russell 2000 ending at another record high. tell me ab

i'm david asman. melissa: happy friday, david asman. david: thanks goodness. melissa: we have all the market movers for you but here is what else we have coming up for you this hour. a flury of activity at trump tower today as new administration takes shape. he announced three key appointments in charge of national security and enforcing the law. mortal enemies. more details behind donald trump's controversial meeting with mitt romney and the democratic congressman calling on president obama to pardon 750,000 illegal immigrants so they can remain in the country once trump takes office. you will want to hear about this one. >> he. david: i am indeed but first back to the markets. the dow endings slightly in the red with disney, american express, and nike among some of the biggest drags. gold is taking a beating. sorry for the gold bugs. phil flynn, price futures group, fox business contributor watching all the action at cme. adam shapiro on the floor of the new york stock exchange. adam, all major indices adding higher for the week. who are the biggest movers?

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." here's what we have for you this hour. the markets and world responding to what some are calling the largest upset in modern political history? david: whoo. >> get to work immediately for the american people. [applause] and we're going to be doing a job that hopefully you will be so proud of your president. you will be so proud, again. it is my honor. it is an amazing evening. it has been an amazing two-year period. and i love this country. >> donald trump is going to be our president. we owe him an open mind and a chance to lead. >> we're now all rooting for his success, uniting and leading the country. the peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. melissa: it is, very gracious. we'll take a look at the beginning of this new transition for america. david: a lot to talk about there but a lot to talk about with the markets. the dow ending very close to the record high, ending up about 255 points, experiencing a swing of more than 1000 points from the big se

i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we have you covered.what else we have for you this hour. planes, trains and automobiles, this is the busiest turkey day for travelers in nearly a decade as positive postelection attitude is giving a lift to millions of americans heading out of town for the thanksgiving day who say. so how officials all over the united states are working to keep you and your family safe while you're traveling. >>> plus

i'm david asman. happy friday. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on big market movers. we have on the busy political friday. the finish line is virtually in sight.

the party panel, julie roginsky, david asman is with us, co-host of "after the bell" on the fox business network. serious times. we are only a week away. such incredible hubris on the part of the clinton candle pain to order fireworks on a barge. >> they won't work because she has had them since 2008. these folks think they are entitled. and they are shocked to find out there is some feedback for everything they have done. it's not just recent stuff. this is a volume, one of six volumes going back to the 1990s. these are articles that appeared in the "wall street journal" about all the misdeeds of the children tons, bill and hillary. there was a draft diement once drawn up against hillary. and they are always blaming thepeople that indict them or accuse them when they don't answer the charges fully. kennedy: both campaigns will be in new york city. >> i never wanted the olympics to come here bawls i wanted my peace and quiet. david: peace and quiet in new york? kennedy: i understand donald trump holding a celebration no matter what happens at trump tower. but i think hillary clinton lack

i'm david asman this is "after the bell." we have you covered on big market movers.is what else we have for you at this hour. less than a week to go the clock is ticking. candidates and team of surrogates out in full force, blanketing the country, full-court press. new polls, brand new polls i hold in my hands right now show the margin between clinton and trump getting very slim.

i'm connell mcshane in once again for david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis.bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers. here is what else we have for you coming this hour. wall street likes the

that's a look i'm david asman. he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, ?thank you for serving our country? and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: no one deserves a warmer welcome home. that's why we're hiring 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. i'm very proud of him. falling. fast and furious in upstate new york. according to the national weather service started falling around 3:00 a.m. sunday morning, area like syracuse could see more than two feet of snow. forecasts say a lake effects snow warning will remain in effect in central new york through tomorrow morning. happy thanksgiving to them. >> how about that? that heavy snow is causing major problems on the roads, earlier today, a field t short after a bus flipped over while driving a group of high school students to new york city. it happened this morning along i 81 south just north of binghamton in upstate new york, eight students were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is after the bell.ou covered on all the big market movers. first what else we have coming up for you at this hour. a nightmare on a college campus. ohio state university in a state of shock after one man allegedly plowed his vehicle into a crowd, attacking pedestrians. then with a butcher knife before he was shot and killed. the fbi is now investigating the attack as police search for a motive. officials are set to provide an update on the incident any moment now.

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david asman is with us, what do you think? the shifting sands we didn't appreciate the magnitude of. dave: they say history doesn't repeat itself but it rhymes was there's a lot of rhyming between 1980, the famous gallup poll at the end of october a week before the election showing carter was ahead by eight points, likely voters by three points. and narrowed that lead and eventually won an overwhelming victory against carter so there is that comparison was there is the general comparison, trump is a transitional president the way reagan was transitional from the liberalism that preceded him and trump says he will be the same kind of transitional president from what we had over the past 8 years where government is increasing rather than decreasing. neil: i know there are different politicians, ronald reagan and donald trump come a lot say he is not in our camp. there is a dismissive attitude about ronald reagan even among republicans, there are those, we see what is happening with donald trump, could be making a difference with

hi, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell."ve you covered on big market movers. here what else we have for you this hour. as you know, five days before election day november surprises keep on coming. fbi and clinton foundation is just the latest wrinkle. how will this play out as the

i'm david asman. thanks for joining us. this is "after the bell."d on the big market movers but here is what else we have for you at this hour. the candidates last stand. it is the final day on the campaign trail before you all hit the polls to he elect our next president. donald trump just making his closing arguments to voters in the highly-

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we have more election coverage live straight ahead with david asman and melissa fran cities after the can i count on you? thank you so much. see you tomorrow. .. >> happy saturday. this is a special weekend addition of after the bow. here is what we have coming up for you this hour. >> just three days ago and the candidates are making the most of it. fighting for every vote. new poll numbers come in. the clinton foundation is now admitting that she broke her code of ethics. details on that in a new batch of wikileaks coming in. president obama does an interview. but it's what he didn't say

that's business, i'm david asman. >>> still ahead tonight, a bizarre glitch on facebook, the social media site accidentally the profiles were memorialized in a banner at the top of the page and encouraged facebook friends to share their memories and celebrate their life. >> this is interesting, it's profound, because you can find out how your friends feel about you after you die. >> he was a no good -- yeah. >> and then you go, wait a minute, i'm not dead. >> it's unclear how widespread the glitch was, zuckerberg wasn't spared. >>> a newly created set of earrings featuring a pair of spectacular pear-shaped diamonds will be auctioned off next week in geneva where they are expected to fetch 30 million bucks. these flawless quality rocks weigh more than 50 karats, and everybody will be allowed to participate. you wanted to, john. >> i could participate. my opening bid, $5. okay. move on. >>> hi, everybody, let's take a look at the morning temperatures as your saturday, your weekend gets going, a little chillier in some place, flagstaff at 26 degrees, above freezing last night, 25 at the gran

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hi, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."ig market movers. here what else we have coming up for you this hour. this is it, america. you vote in one week and it is full steam ahead for both campaigns. hillary clinton taking the stage in florida as the fbi is currently working to identify new classified material on anthony weiner's laptop. intelligence officials are working around the clock and looking unlikely this will be wrapped up by election day. donald trump is continuing his path through blue states today,

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."ve you covered on all the big market movers but here is what else we have coming up for you this hour. president-elect donald trump announcing a new phase of his presidential transition team. we'll tell you who is you now in char

i'm david asman this is "after the bell." we have you covered on big market movers. here is what else we have for you at this hour. less than a week to go the clock is ticking. candidates and team of surrogates out in full force, blanketing the country, full-court press. new polls, brand new polls i hold in my hands right now show the margin between clinton and trump getting very slim. donald trump holding a rally in florida this hour. this is a state he really needs. he has been there all day long. we'll bring you the latest from the campaign trail. melissa: all right. back to markets, the dow sinking again today with verizon. phil flynn, price futures group. watching all the action between oil and gold from the cme. lori rothman on the floor of nyse. big surprise, the fed punting to december. >> couple key things came out of it today. first of all the fact that inflation is headed toward the fed target of 2%. higher inflation, what do you do? raise interest rates to curb rising inflation. teeing us up for all expected december rate hike. there you go. stocks are mo

i'm david asman this is "after the bell."u covered on the big market movers but here is what else we have for you this hour. president-elect donald trump whittling down his list of candidates for key cabinet positions. who is now in line for the top spots and who just voluntarily took themselves out of the running? you will be surprised. but sanctuary cities all over the country remaining defiant,

i'm david asman this is after the bell. we have you covered on big market movers. we have for you this hour. transition you know way at trump tower as we speak. president-elect meeting with top advisors as he prepares to leave new york city for warmer weather down south and brief thanksgiving break.

hi, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have all the big market movers. here what else we have coming up for you this hour. this is it, america. you vote in one week and it is full steam ahead for both campaigns. hillary clinton taking the stage in florida as the fbi is currently working to identify new classified material on anthony weiner's laptop. intelligence officials are working around the clock and looking unlikely this will be wrapped up by election day. donald trump is continuing his path through blue states today, trying to win over voters and using unraveling of obamacare as the prime example of quote, why we must win. david: back to the markets. the dow ending the day down triple digits, whoever verying above 18,000. pfizer, apple, caterpillar. those are among biggest losers today. oil following stocks lower. gasoline is spiking. trader scott shellady from chicago is here to tell us why. lori rothman on floor of new york stock exchange. lori, what about politics and markets, how do they affect each other? a g

i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we have you covered. here is what else we have for you this hour. planes, trains and automobiles, this is the busiest turkey day for travelers in nearly a decade as positive postelection attitude is giving a lift to millions of americans heading out of town for the thanksgiving day who say. so how officials all over the united states are working to keep you and your family safe while you're traveling. >>> plus date trump said he would hire women. that is what he is doing. hiring first female members cabinet as trump administration takes shape. we have he details who is going where coming right up. melissa: back to the markets. the third straight record close for the dow and seventh record close since the election of donald trump a few weeks ago. phil flynn is fox news contributor. watching action and gold from the floor of the cme. lori rothman from the floor of the new york stock exchange. lori, i go to you first. another record. >> it was another record. a lot of people were concerned this rally might n

i'm connell mcshane in for david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."ve for you coming up at this hour. busy day at trump tower as president-elect announces his pick for three more high level positions in his administration, including a man tasked with taking down obamacare. that will not be easy. plus could john allison be the next treasury secretary? former head

i'm david asman this is after the bell. we have you covered on big market movers. here is what else we have for you this hour. transition you know way at trump tower as we speak. president-elect meeting with top advisors as he prepares to leave new york city for warmer weather down south and brief thanksgiving break. we have new details on the future trump administration. there is breaking news on this. plus the terror threat this holiday season. u.s. fishes urging vigilance, warning local authorities to be on alert. isis calls out followers to carry out massive attacks at well-known holiday events across the country. what you need to know before hitting the road. melissa: dow crossing 19,000 and closing new all-time high for the 15th time this year. phil flynn, price futures group, fox news contributor. watching action in oil and gold from the cme. lori rothman, floor of the new york stock exchange. lori, go to you first. got the excitement down there. >> got the hat. they love hats. there is the dow. benchmark averages closing at all-time highs today. s&p for its

i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we're glad you're here. we're making history not only on wall street but also on pennsylvania avenue. >> we now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed because if you succeed, then the country succeeds. >> mr. president, it was a great honor being with you, and i look forward to being with you many, many more times in the future. david: what an extraordinary moment. president obama and president-elect donald trump meeting at the white house to discuss the transfer of power. the first of several momentous meetings today. we're going to take a look how the ultimate outsider adjusts to working on the inside. melissa: back to the record-setting dow closing up more than 200 points, smashing the record set back in august on august 15th. there you go, oil and gold moving opposite direction. phil flynn, price futures group, fox news contributor, watching the action in gold and oil from the cme. lori rothman on floor of the new york stock exchange. lori, you got a look at the day's biggest mover

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i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. we have you covered on all the big market movers. what else is coming up at this hour, the high-level meetings coming up today at trump tower as the president-elect continues to build his cabinet he sat down with heads of all major news outlets and big name anchors as well. we'll take you there live for an update. >>> police officers targeted around the country. the details on the latest string of ambush attacks. one of the suspects still at large. >>> be prepared for travel headaches after thanksgiving as hundreds of airport workers go on street. where passengers will be most affected. david: just in time for the holidays. back to the markets. the dow ending at a brand new record high as trump rally goes on. blue-chips are up more than% since the election. remember everybody said they would go down? no way. oil getting a big boost. phil flynn, price futures group and from the cme and lori rothman from the floor of the nyse. lori you're watching big movers in stocks today and there were a lot of them. >> there were a lot of them, dav

i'm connell mcshane in once again for david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers. here is what else we have for you coming this hour. wall street likes the donald trump's picks for treasury secretary and commerce. what steve mnuchin and wilbur ross will get done in first 90 days. secretary of state is still on the table. trump has it narrowed down to four names we're hearing. we'll tell you who is the on the short list. vice president-elect mike pence getting down to business on capitol hill. meeting with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell at this hour. we'll bring you details this hour as they unfold. connell: close but no cigar. the dow shy after record high. lori rothman following all of that with major moves in the markets from the floor of the new york stock exchange. the big news today covered by phil flynn out at chicago, the price of oil. phil a fox business contributor joining us from the cme there. boy, what a day, right? did i hear youarlier saying we could go to 60 on this t

i'm david asman this is "after the bell." we have you covered on the big market movers but here is what else we have for you this hour. president-elect donald trump whittling down his list of candidates for key cabinet positions. who is now in line for the top spots and who just voluntarily took themselves out of the running? you will be surprised. but sanctuary cities all over the country remaining defiant, determined to fight donald trump and protect illegal immigrants. we're going to tell you what they stand to lose in return. >>> anti-trump protests continue for the seventh straight day. alveda king, dr. king joining us with her meggs for this divided nation. melissa: but first to the markets, the dow setting another record high for fourth day in a row. microsoft and chevron topping blue-chips. oil driving stocks higher with a major comeback. phil flynn, price futures group, fox business contributor. watching action from the cme. lori rothman is on the floor of the new york stock exchange and, lori, markets turning positi

i'm david asman. thanks for joining us. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on the big market movers but here is what else we have for you at this hour. the candidates last stand. it is the final day on the campaign trail before you all hit the polls to he elect our next president. donald trump just making his closing arguments to voters in the highly-contested state of north carolina. later this hour hillary clinton will make her case to voters in michigan. plus any moment now, ivanka trump will be hitting the stump for "the donald." then president obama will campaign for clinton in the state of new hampshire. melissa: back to the markets, the dow spiking ending the day up more than 30 points. right about at that level. looks 371.11. health care, goldman sachs among today's biggest winners. meanwhile gold taking a dive. trader todd horowitz at cme with how much more the metal will fall. lori rothman on floor of new york stock exchange. and lori, who are the biggest market movers in this relief rally? >> look out, melissa, who benefit the

david: i'm david asman. this is "after the bell." we thank you for joining us. of course we had no responsibility for the length of that press conference president always comes late and he spends more time answering questions than most presidents i ever covered. melissa: i know. he said at the beginning there were a lot of political issues he wanted to get out of the way and clear the brush i think he said from underneath before he goes on the road so that reporters can get a lot of political questions out of the way and he really did talk about everything there from obamacare to syria. david: he is going to go to greece. i think he stops first in greece. then he goes to germany. then he is going to a meeting in peru. this is before he travels. the shock of the donald trump election is not only been felt here but has been felt all around the world and he is going to assure and he says assuage those people overseas who might be a little nervous about donald trump. should be nervous about their jobs. think of "brexit" and donald trump. these are establishment poli

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."have for you this hour. the markets and world responding to whaso

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is after the bell. we have you covered on all the big market movers. first what else we have coming up for you at this hour. a nightmare on a college campus. ohio state university in a state of shock after one man allegedly plowed his vehicle into a crowd, attacking pedestrians. then with a butcher knife before he was shot and killed. the fbi is now investigating the attack as police search for a motive. officials are set to provide an update on the incident any moment now. we are going to bring you those comments just live just as soon as they happen. >>> it is back to is about. transition meetings are currently underway at trump tower as the president-elect returns from the holiday break to a tug-of-war inside of his own team. david: let's get back to the markets quickly here. the trump rally losing a little steam of the dow retreating from record highs today, pulling back after week-long rally after the election. trader scott shellady watching action from oil and gold of the cme. lore roy rothman fro

hi, everybody, i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis this is "after the bell." we have you covered on big market movers. here what else we have for you this hour. as you know, five days before election day november surprises keep on coming. fbi and clinton foundation is just the latest wrinkle. how will this play out as the race for the white house gets tighter. both hillary clinton and donald trump taking their pitches to the tarheel state this hour as the latest polls show a dead-heat in north carolina. it is open enrollment for obamacare. arizona voters getting slammed with a huge jump in premiums. we're on the ground in phoenix. david: back to these markets. losses accelerating for the dow this afternoon. pfizer, intel and apple among the biggest drags. phil flynn, price futures group, watcher of gold and oil and lori rothman on the floor of new york stock exchange. lori you have to go way back to fine a losing streak like this. >> the timing is curious, david. eight years since the s&p 500 lost 8 consecutive trading days. height of the financial crisis in o

i'm david asman. happy friday. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on big market movers. here is whats we have on the busy political friday. the finish line is virtually in sight. one more weekend, folks, america will decide. donald trump and hillary clinton in a battle ground blitz, campaigning in key states. trump speaking in ohio. we have latest on state of the race. racing to cross the border, a wave of illegal immigrant surging into the u.s. just ahead of the election. how are voters responding in texas? the texas gop chair joining it. state department emails showing up anthony weiner's laptop according to fbi sources. does this put hillary in even more trouble? melissa: quick check of the markets. the dow ening the day and week lower. proctor & gamble, travelers, disney among today's biggest drags. oil dropping as well. phil flynn of the price futures group is a fox business contributor. he is watching all the action from the cme. lori rothman is on the floor of the new york stock exchange, and lori, historic milestone in the selloff for the s&p, yikes! >> unless yo

i'm david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." we have you covered on all the big market movers but here is what else we have coming up for you this hour. president-elect donald trump announcing a new phase of his presidential transition team. we'll tell you who is you now in charge, and more importantly who is not. [shouting] >>> anti-trump protesters erupting in the streets across america for the second night. riots turning violent in portland, oregon, as thousands refuse to accept the results of the election. hmmm. among our guests weighing in on all of this, much more, steve forbes, howard kurtz, larry elder and ric grenell. all-star lineup. let's get going. david: what lineup. back to the markets, against all odds or at least those the media was talking about, the dow not only avoiding a major selloff after trump's surprise win, second record straight high. gold taking a big dive as hope replaces the fear trade. phil flynn, fox business contributor has details from the cme. ashley webster on the floor of the new york stock ex

. >> city was on the air overnight with my partner david asman and the markets went limit down. were down 800 points and they stopped trading in the futures. david and i said at the time we wished we could buy at that moment. we said what we knew at the time that a trump presidency was great for the economy. he's talking about stripping away regulations and repatriating money to get money to bring cash back. there are so many good things out there that he's a proponent off. we can seat wheels of the economy rolling again. a trade said yesterday, this an optimism and euphoria that we may finally get back to business here and see the economy grow and it's sweeping the market. bill: it predicts things six months out. what are the head winds with this admin descraition? >> i would say the biggesthead wind is probably the federal reserve. a lot of people think it's been political. really we need to get back to a normalized rate structural. that's one possible head wind. >> they are selling off in a big point. martha: there are a lot of questions about america's roll in the world as a

i'm connell mcshane in for david asman. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." what else we have for you coming up at this hour. busy day at trump tower as president-elect announces his pick for three more high level positions in his administration, including a man tasked with taking down obamacare. that will not be easy. plus could john allison be the next treasury secretary? former head ceo. he is on short list for the position. >>> somali student that attacked a dozen people at ohio state university with a butcher knife, what he reportedly posted minutes before that attack. consumer confidence all that coming up. dow continuing climb up 19,000 mark. we have trader scott shellady at cme. ashley webster at the new york stock exchange. >> so close, connell. 19 points shy of a record close. it would be 13th of the year. certainly fourth since the election. not too bad though, overall the nasdaq during the session today, went above 5400 for the very first time. of course it is a very tech-heavy index. with that in mind, microsoft today had a very strong performanc