i'm connell mcshane. >> pretty remarkable in in for melissa francis this is after the bell. s&p 500 fighting to end at that closing high, don't think it was able to make it, but the nasdac slightly in the red, or up just slightly but the

that's why we're going to keep the sports theme going with after the bell's connell mcshane who is herel, i have been told you're a big sports fan and you're actually a jets fan, but i was also told that jets fans are never happy and that's because what is it been nine years since anything significant has happened? connell: i would have thought brad would be off today from producing, but i guess not. that's a disappointment. that's really really a horrible introduction, kristina. liz never does this to me. kristina: i think you are great. you have been here forever. your audience loves you. connell: yes i'm a jets fans and been nine years. i read it is the second longest drought in their history of play-off disappointments. whatever. something that won't make me nervous in the new year worry about who is winning in the play-offs. coming up at the top of the hour, we may have some records on wall street to talk about. we will talk about that. but the other thing, it's really interesting, everybody and their brother of course is travelling over the next few days, the next couple of weeks

go until the ball drops until they see that happen at midnight tonight, ashley webster in for connell mcshaneshley, would you ever stand outside i think i asked you this in times square average is one-time? >> no, i did send connell mc shane to hold a place for me in the middle of it all but i don't have the heart to tell them i think i'll just go home and watch it on tv but that would be my personal nightmare susan how about you? >> well yes, someone said that i have to do it one-time, i said no i don't, thank you. ashley: anyway coming up at the top of the hour at 4:00 p.m. of course we talk about the markets great year, great decade, we'll have gary kaltbaum here, and their predictions for 2020, and we'll also have a national security expert, to talk about the latest developments in iraq, and talking of security, those new years eve celebrations in times square they of course are a security nightmare and we'll talk to the nypd and let you know about a new tool that they are using this year. drones. very interesting. >> susan: of course. ashley looking forward to it and now as we head into

liz: connell mcshane, thank you. i will get you on that peloton. connell: i don't think so. liz: why, for a nickel. from the c-suite to the silver screen, with the closing bell ringing in 14 minutes and the dow up about 48 points, it's a record no matter what happens as long as it's up. next, adam neumann, about to get the hollywood treatment as wework's top backer softbank gets a critical second look by one of its biggest investors. charlie breaks it next on "the claman countdown." it took over 100 years to perfect this masterpiece of italian design and performance... ...and about 15 minutes for us to paint one neon green and do this. blends right into the italian architecture! ♪ see everything you should never do with an alfa romeo... no no no no no! ♪ ...then experience everything you should on the road now. well-qualified lessees get a low mileage lease on the 2019 alfa romeo stelvio for $379 a month and my side super soft? with the sleep number 360 smart bed you can both adjust your comfort with your sleep number setting. but can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it i

now to everyone's famous oompa-loompa, connell mcshane. i don't need little dashes in everything. k i'm okay, thank you. connell: you did that very well. thank you. kristina: i was able to read it. thank you. connell: how is this transition? coming up we talk about the hong kong protests. we have a lot next hour to get to. interesting, on a holiday week like this, the one story that has been constant are the protesters in hong kong and the violent clashes with the police and the response. a former navy commander is coming on to talk to us about that. we will get into north korea a little bit as well. then you know, like you say, 15, 16 minutes, we will see whether we can set some more records and we get a nice round number in the books in the markets. nasdaq 9,000. see if we get there and stay there at the top of the hour. kristina: you did that transition very well. i apologize for calling you an oompa-loompa. connell: i have been called much worse, thank you. kristina: apple, the sharpest of the fangs in 2019. the dow's best performing stock up more than 82% this year hitting ano

connell mcshane, oh, people apparently were stopping and gawking as the cyber-truck drove by. is that legal? can you drive it on the road? liz: concept cars. you can drive concept cars. connell: i suppose. listen, by the way, i don't know if this is a related story or not but it almost feels like it is for some odd reason. i don't know, liz, if you set the family vacation plans for 2020 early enough but allow me to throw one more suggestion into the mix. we will talk about it next hour. how about north korea? kim jong-un, this is true, has a new resort that he's opened up on a mountain and it's a ski resort, get a massage, whatever the case may be. looks nice. we will talk about that, the implications of that, what this new-look north korea means for the future of talks with the u.s. all of that when melissa joins me at the top of the hour plus your closing numbers on wall street and everything else. there you go. north korea. book it. liz: does the restaurant serve sauteed tree bark? i'm not kidding. people eat tree bark because they are so hungry. connell: that's just the wo

i have just been handed this piece of paper as connell mcshane joins me. copy of santa's list. you are on the naughty list. i find that hard to believe. in fact, in bold letters. what's going on? connell: when we come up at the top of the hour, we will have another record market it looks like. the nasdaq, it's seven in a row. most fridays after the bell we have steve forbes on. he's coming on today. i don't know if he wants to debate last night but lot of people thought joe biden had a pretty good night and he may have. he made a comment on the economy that was rather curious, saying that, you know, people essentially don't like this economy. the numbers as you know tell a different story. we will talk to steve forbes about that. now, he may have handled a similar question back when he was running for president. that's all coming up top of the hour. after the bell, ashley. you didn't mention where you are. ashley: i'm not on the list. i'm not sure what that means. i'm a little disturbed by that. connell mcshane, great as always. see you at the top of the ho

. >> i am not i'm deirdre bolton in for connell mcshane, which is after the bell, the s&p 500 and the nasdac also lower for the second straight day, and we have fox business team coverage, edward lawrence on capitol hill, gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange, make burman at the white house, edward we're starting with you. will the u.s. impose more tariff s on chinese goods this weekend or next? >> deirdre, you're asking right now, today, yes. the administration going forward with those tariffs nothing has been changed, as of right now, white house economic advisor larry kudlow saying it's up to the president if he sees enough progress to change that and it was a very busy day as you noted on capitol hill. house speaker nancy pelosi saying that she got a usmca deal but was a non-starter and she turned it into in her words an infinitely better deal. now the house ways and means committee chairman richard neil says there's no more roadblocks and a vote could be set as early as next week. the senate is also in session next week and senator chuck grassley may no

. >> i am not i'm deirdre bolton in for connell mcshane, which is after the bell, the s&p 500 lower for the second straight day, and we have fox business team coverage, edward lawrence on capitol hill, gerri willis on the

moan while connell mcshane takes it from here. connell: we're here on "cavuto: coast to coast." i'm connell mcshane filling in for neil the next couple hours. we're continuing to smash records. nasdaq trading today the first time ever above the number of 9,000. we point out global markets added more than $17 trillion in value in the year 2019. courtney dominguez joining us and kadena group president gary b. smith, whether the rally continues into 2020. courtney, you first on this, the run, it has been a crazy run in stocks. it really started, if you think about it, a year ago today with a big rally the day after christmas, the after the christmas eve selloff last year. now as we get set for a new year, nasdaq 9,000, what is next? what are you thinking about? >> i'm really optimistic where the markets are going in 2020. it is kind of interesting, if you look at this historically, with a year where markets are up over 20%, on the average the dow has been up over 75% of the time with an average of close to 9%. the s&p 500 has been up over 83% of the time with an average over 11%. p

connell mcshane? connell: the best you can do on short notice.f the most important stories of the day. rez rosenthal who is breaking the story who writes for fox sports. five years, what that means in the structure of cohen's investment as i understand the tweet he's buying a controlling stake in the mets meaning the willpon family which owns the mets for years and years, with nelson doubleday. fred wilpon owned the team for years his son runs it on a day-to-day basis. the tweet seems to suggest that wilpons will be out in five years. will the wilpons remain involved beyond the five year period? that's one of the questions. it's an interesting structure of a deal if it comes to fruition. it is a big story. liz: yeah, we just got a statement. connell: okay. liz: the statement is confirming this. it is by sterling partners and cohen private ventures. they are negotiating this agreement this which steve would increase his investment in the mets and exactly as ken had reported, great job by ken rosenthal of fox sports and steve cohen by the way for t

i'm connell mcshane filling in for neil. higher here, especially with the dow looking to close out at all-time highs for the year. apple, microsoft and visa have been among the top performers for the year. only microsoft down a little bit today. the s&p 500 delivering, more than 50% returns since president trump's election which is actually more than double the average of past presidents three years in. we will talk about the politics heading into 2020 a little bit as the american institute for economic research president joins us today, alongside democratic strategist laura fink and great america alliance co-chairman eric beach. welcome to our panel for the hour. so i have almost run out of things to say about the market. other than can this run continue that we have been on. >> well, there's been a lot of promises. deregulation of the economy, the president delivered on that. tax cuts, lowering of corporate tax rates, that has clearly been good for american business. a lot of people i know, lot of businesses were a little

ashley: i'm ashley webster in for connell mcshane. thank god the bell rang.here is what is new at this hour. president trump s

hello, i'm ashley webster in today for connell mcshane. jackie: i'm jackie deangelis in for melissa francis of the good to be with you on the last show of the year. this is "after the bell." the s&p 500 and nasdaq ending in positive territory today. both indexes closing out the best year in six year. the dow seeing the best year since 2017. as the world bids good-bye to 2019, ringing in a brand new decade right now it is midnight in moscow russia. we'll bring you celebrations all across the globe this hour. first deirdre bolton at the new york stock exchange. >> green on the screen today. that certainly matched for this year, for this decade. if you look at the stocks really the standout stocks for the year, we'll start with that, before we start talking about the decade, apple is certainly one we have to highlight it. by far the strongest dow component, up more than 83% this year. a lot of analysts talking about the fact that of course many, many people own iphones. more important for apple's future, the fact that their services really ta

i'm connell mcshane. >> i'm jackie dean list for "after the bell." longest stretch much records in more than 22 years. jackie: we have gerri willis on floor of the new york stock exchange, jeff flock in chicago. what happened today? >> dow only needed 36 points to do that. it beat that level. we're at a new high. as you were saying that is the 21st record close of the year. s&p only needed a little more than half a point to finish record territory. it achieved that, and more. here we are, fueled mostly by apple shares. finally, we got the nasdaq through 9,000. very big finish for the nasdaq. tech very critical part of stocks move. we'll talk about amazon for just a second here. the company saying they added five million people as prime members over the holiday season. they said it was a record holiday season for them. they did very well indeed. and, just adding a lot of people who can add to their bottom line. some of the people actually signed up for a trial membership on prime. others actually paying that $119 a year. so amazon, with a very good da

connell mcshane is with me. what do you think? e so far away from that it almost buys people like the president some time to kind of have these conversations, negotiate as they seem to be doing today. neil: is that what you think? i heard that from others. they think it's really negotiating. connell: probably. we have seen this, i mean, we have grown used to this over the last few years. if you think about it, everything that the president said today was probably just some sort of a trial balloon. there was no actionable, you know, executive order or piece of legislation or anything behind really any of this. so you throw out the possibility of tariffs here, you might extend the deadline there. but you haven't actually done anything. of course, the markets react to that, but at the end of the day, we will see where we are. we are down now, what, a little over 1%. less than 1.5%. not the end of the world. to go back to your point about last december, it did feel like almost the end of the world on some of those days. there was a ten

i'm connell mcshane. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." s&p 500 fighting for records at the close, appears to end in the green. there we go. we like that. it's a record. 30th of the year. both s&p 500 and nasdaq closing at record highs for the fourth straight day. we have fox business team coverage. hillary vaughn is on capitol hill. blake burman is live at the white house. gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange. edward lawrence is on the ground in d.c. let's kick it off with blake. >> on the eve of the impending vote in the house of representatives likely tomorrow night president trump has just sent this five-page scathing letter to the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. the president saying he is doing so to put the words on paper, quote, for the purpose of history. the president writing at one point, saying, of democrats, quote, you are the ones interfering in america's elections. you are the ones subverting america's democracy. you are the ones obstructing justice. he also writes of pelosi saying quote, even worse th

ashley: i'm ashley webster in for connell mcshane this is "after the bell." the s&p 500 also snapping a two-day record streak. nasdaq also in the red but still top performing index of the year. of course we've got you covered from washington to wall street. blake burman live in d.c. deirdre bolton on floor of new york stock exchange. but blake, first to you. reporter: ashley, the south china morning post kicked off speculation when it said china's vice premier liu he would be coming to washington this weekend and would be a signatory to the phrase one trade deal. president trump's top trade advisor peter navarro would not say if the china's top negotiator is headed to d.c. navarro would match the timeline. he said the phase one deal could be signed in the beginning part of january. listen here. >> we'll probably have a signing on that within the next week or so we're waiting for translation. as quickly as possible, if, i had my way, would have been out right away. basically you need to get it translated into the chinese and double-checked so both versions mat

ashley: i'm ashley webster in for connell mcshane this is "after the bell."snapping a two-day record streak. nasdaq also in the red but

. >> i'm connell mcshane with your fox business brief. shop 500 snapped a three-day win streak. the nasdaq continued its record run. nine straight record closes. new york city's war on ride-sharing has been dealt a major blow. a state supreme court judge blocking the city's so-called, cruising law. the measure passed by the taxi and limousine commission further limits the amount of time that ride share drivers can spend cruising around without a passenger. "friends" is set to be on a break from streaming services, staying away for five months. the world's second-most streamed show on hiatus after it leaves netflix next month. it won't be available to stream until may when it comes to the new hbo max. watch the fox business network for the very latest in business and financial news. pete: welcome back. many have criticized the president for pulling out of syria but president trump has doubled down and on his decision saying he has no interest continuing what he calls endless war in the region. nobody better to talk about it, than these guy

connell: i'm connell mcshane. it has been quite a run. appears the s&p 500 will fall short. down a point. any gain would be a record. nasdaq closes at record high again. melissa: whoo-hoo. connell: five in a row for the nasdaq. tech stocks doing well. longest streak of records since last year, since back 2018. any minute president trump set to leave the white house ahead of a rally in michigan tonight. the house of representatives debating two articles of impeachment against the president. we'll bring comments he makes as soon as they happen. melissa: fox business team coverage. blake burman at white house. gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange. edward lawrence standing by on capitol hill. edward, we kick it off with you. reporter: one by one republicans, democrats, expressing concerns over the president or concerns about the article of impeachment. house floor, adam schiff, representative adam schiff from the intelligence committee but out come is all but certain there will be impeachment of the president down party lines where that vote will go. now repub

connell: i'm connell mcshane. it has been quite a run. appears the s&p 500 will fall short. point. any gain would be a record. nasdaq closes at record high again. melissa: whoo-hoo. connell: five in a row for the nasdaq. tech stocks doing well. longest strea

moments from now, the dow ending down 104 points at session lows i'm melissa francis connell: i'm connell mcshane happy monday, the s&p and the nasdac firmly in negative territory closing out on a weak snow snapping a three day winning streak and we'll have more on the big market movers but first here is what's new. the feud between president trump and jeff bezos escalating, why amazon is accusing the president of applying improper pressure on the company. and disney's new milestone the company is making history even without counting the numbers from the upcoming star wars film plus fighting for your leg room. how lawmakers are working to hold the airlines accountable for packing americans into smaller and smaller seat sizes on planes. melissa: i'll believe that when i see it fox business team coverage edward lawrence is live in washington, christina partsinevelos is on the floor of the new york stock exchange, let's start with edward. >> melissa multiple sources say that mexico has come back to the table and agreed to changes that have been made to u.s. mca. there is a deal here the language bei

ashley: i'm ashley webster in for connell mcshane. thank god the bell rang. melissa: here is what is new at this hour. president trump set to arrive in london. the commander-in-chief will sit down with world leaders at the nato summit after he criticized some alliance members for not paying their fair sure. what to expect from the president's meetings overseas. plus a cyber monday blowout. shoppers on track to spend $9.4 billion today following a history-making black friday but buyers beware, how stores are using some pretty tricky tricks to make you spend more money. we'll tell you those tricks. >>> a powerful snow storm is creating travel chaos from coast to coast. we are live at the country's biggest airport. ashley: of course we have fox team coverage. deirdre bolton on the floor of the new york stock exchange, edward lawrence live at the white house, deirdre, let's go to you first at the nyse. reporter: ashley, the dow down 265 point. worst fall in seven weeks, selling across the boar. you reference the it at the top, the ism figure contracting for the f

. >> hi, i'm lauren simonetti in for connell mcshane this is after the bellment take a look at the s&p 500 as well as the nasdac also ending the day in positive territory. fed day. and any minute at the white house, the commander-in-chief is set to sign an executive order as inspector general michael horowitz testifies on capitol hill over the fbi's investigation into president trump. we have fox business team coverage, edward lawrence is at the federal reserve, gerri willis is on the floor of the new york stock exchange, and hillary vaughn on capitol hill. let's start with edward, investors seem to like what chair powell had to say. reporter: yeah, just somewhat, right? 29 or so points, somewhat like it lauren. the federal reserve chairman's touted this very strong economy that we're in right now. even at one point, signaled taking credit for keeping the expansion going through the rate cuts they made, powell said it was a difficult year where the fed reversed course. >> we've cut rates three times since july. that's 75 basis points worth of cuts and we do believe that monetary polic

i'm connell mcshane. jackie: i'm jackie deangelis? for melissa francis. s&p 500 record high for third day in a row. eight in a row for nasdaq. the longest string of records in 21 years. we have fox business team coverage. grady trimble is in chicago with the latest on the bowing shake up. -- boeing shake up. phil flynn at cme. grady, kick it off with you. reporter: no doubt, boeing new ceo, david calhoun will have his work cut out for him. having to get the 737 max plane back into the air. also winning back confidence of people who might have lost it in the company's 737 max. all of this comes after the now former ceo, dennis muilenburg has been under fire for his handling of the 737 max crisis. a lot of people say the company under his leadership was too cozy with regular -- regulators getting the plane to market. families of the victims said the company wasn't transparent enough after the two crashes and how boeing played at least a partial role in the clashes. boeing halted production of the plane last week while it works with the faa to get it recerti

i'm connell mcshane. we welcome you to "after the bell." the s&p 500, nasdaq both green, not by a ton. up five by the s&p. four on the nasdaq. we have that. we'll talk more about big market movers of the day. first here is what is new at this hour. back from london, president trump at the white house with a new warning for nato members who don't pay their fair share. this as congress moves forward with impeachment inquiry into the president. we have the latest response from the commander-in-chief. >>> 60 days until the iowa caucuses. a few key endorsements might shake up the race for the white house. so we'll talk about that. plus in a galaxy not so far away, disney world's new star "star wars" attraction opening up today. the new interactive ride like no other. melissa: edward lawrence at the white house. gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange. jeff flock is live from lansing, illinois. hillary vaughn is on capitol hill. robert gray is outside the los angeles courthouse where elon musk's trial is underway. let's kick it o

connell: i'm connell mcshane. by that measure pretty good close all things considered. welcome to "after the bell." s&p and nasdaq ending firmly in negative territory. off the lows. more down than 1% earlier. they closed down half a percent. overseas president trump just leaving a reception with nato leaders in london moments ago. making his way to winfield house which i believe where he is staying. we'll bring you update from the president throughout the hour. any minute, u.s. trade rep robert lighthizer set to meet with the mexican undersecretary of foreign affairs. that is in washington, discussing the new north american trade deal. can they strike a deal? we'll discuss headlines that could impact wall street tomorrow. melissa: blake burman at london. gerri willis on floor of new york stock exchange. he had word lawrence outside at u.s. trade representative ses office. let's kick it off with blake. reporter: before the sun rose over corner of wall and broad president trump here in market its generating, it is main headline, rather of the day. it turned out the presid

connell: good to be back on a monday, i'm connell mcshane. this is "after the bell." s&p and nasdaq record highs, third day in a row. nasdaq, the trivia buffs, remains top performing index under president trump. tech stocks have done quite well. got you covered from washington to wall street with kristina partsinevelos on the floor of the new york stock exchange and edward lawrence live in d.c. and edward, we start with you. reporter: a hiccup in the implementation of usmca threatened to cause tensions between the two countries over the agreement. it caused mexico's top trade negotiator to come here to washington, d.c. to meet with u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer to work this all out. because of concerns and that meeting, the u.s. trade representative, allayed fears. basically mexico was concerned that the u.s. could force them into accepting up to five inspectors into their mexican factories and u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer in a letter today saying those were not actually inspectors. they're attaches, attached to the u.s. embassy here in th

connell: good to be back on a monday, i'm connell mcshane. this is "after the bell." and nasdaq record highs, third day in a row. nasdaq, the trivia buffs, remains top performing index under president trump. tech stocks have done quite well. got you covered from washington to wall street with kristina partsinevelos on the floor of

. >> i'm deirdre deirdre bolton in for connell mcshane, this is after the bell, for the s&p 500 fightingat an all-time high the nasdac hitting the mark for the second day in a row if you're counting 23rd of the year of course we have fox business team coverage for you, gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange, edward lawrence at the white house, hillary vaughn on the ground in d.c., edward we start with

i'm connell mcshane. we welcome you to "after the bell." 500, nasdaq both green, not by a ton. up five by the s&p. four on the nasdaq. we have that. we'll talk more about big market movers of the day. first here is what is new at this hour. back fromdo

connell: i'm connell mcshane. by that measure pretty good close all things considered.nasdaq

i'm connell mcshane. >> pretty remarkable in in for melissa francis this is after the bell. the s&p 500 fighting to end at that closing high, don't think it was able to make it, but the nasdac slightly in the red, or up just slightly but the nasdac holding 9,000 very important for the week all major averages in the green the dow up for the third week in a row. connell: we will take it a lot coming up this hour i'm speaking with huawei's chief security officer about the company's negotiations with european leaders, trying to avoid being blacklisted over there the way it is here so that's coming up. >> we're going to get market reaction from steve forbes in a moment but first let's start with gerri will else on the floor of the new york stock exchange. gerri: we're going over the last second details because we keep flip flopping back over these levels it's fascinating to watch the dow closing at a new record high as you were saying it is the 22nd of the year, what a week we've had the s&p not in record territory today, but the nasdac above 9,000 which is an important level for

. >> i'm deirdre deirdre bolton in for connell mcshane, this is after the bell, for the s&p 500 fighting to close at an all-time high the nasdac hitting the mark for the second day in a row if you're counting 23rd of the year of course we have fox business team coverage for you, gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange, edward lawrence at the white house, hillary vaughn on the ground in d.c., edward we start with you. reporter: yeah, deirdre this could be the biggest trade agreement of all-time, possibly. we have to look at the numbers here. the u.s. touting some real structural changes in china, saying also that this agreement will be signed on paper and signed the first week of january now the chinese are saying this covers some very big items, really big sections, including protecting intellectual property , increasing those protections, those deals of the force transfer of property, ending that, opening market access for financial services firms, and china agrees to stop manipulating its currency. the president also says china's agreed to buy a lot more agriculture fr

i'm connell mcshane. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell."losing at record highs. the sixth in a row for nasdaq, leading major averages for the ar

i'm connell mcshane. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." s&p 500 closing at record highs. the sixth in a row for nasdaq, leading major averages for the year. in our nation's capitol, the house is set to vote on $1.2 trillion usmca deal any minute now. one day after their historic vote to impeach president trump. connell: fox team coverage on all of this. gerri willis on floor of the new york stock exchange. chad pergram covering all things capitol hill including that vote. kristina partsinevelos in newsroom. edward lawrence is in the white house. chad, start with you, we talked about impeachment and usmca is a big deal this hour as well. >> absolutely. we think the vote starts in ten minutes on the house floor. they're about to vote on salt, democratic provision to get rid of the element in the tax law from couple years ago that prohibited the deductions on state and local taxes here. this was a big issue in high-taxed states like new york and new jersey. that is a place where a lot of republicans didn't fare too well in the house races. th

. >> hi, i'm lauren simonetti in for connell mcshane this is after the bellment take a look at the s&500 as well as the nasdac also ending the day in positive territory. fed day. and any minute at the white house, the commander-in-chief is set to sign an executive order as inspector general michael horowitz testifies on capitol hill over the fbi's investigation into president trump. we have fox business team coverage, edward lawrence is at the federal reserve, gerri willis is on the

i'm connell mcshane.e next hour we're going beyond tariffs to bring you a unique look at the clash of cultures and beliefs that'll shape the direction of the global economy for decades to come. much of our conversation will happen here in new york, but we'll also take you to china's capital city, beijing, and schoen general. earlier this year i spent time reporting in both cities. it's busy, it's loud and it is the perfect place to start if you want to really understand modern china. what do you think of the trade war between the u.s. and china, this city really is the center of ate all. they actually call it the silicon valley of china, and this is where it all began back in the 1980s. since then it's really been built up, and you'll see the headquarters of some of the more famous chinese tech companies, zte, even huawei. and that's what brought us here to begin with. huawei, the controversial chinese telecom giant accused of spying, blacklisted by the united states government. it was a 45 minute drive f

moan while connell mcshane takes it from here. connell: we're here on "cavuto: coast to coast."mash records. nasdaq trading today the first time ever above the number of 9,000. we point out global markets added more than $17 trillion in value in the year 2019. courtney dominguez joining us and kadena group president gary b. smith, whether the rally continues into 2020. courtney, you first on this, the run, it has

and connell mcshane shared this last hour. >> did he say a lot of things he shouldn't say, absolutelyd he hurt some people along the way, yeah, he did, but could he also, but was he one of the smartest people i know? absolutely was. and one of the most talented and most importantly, he was one of the most generous, both publicly in the work that he and his wife deirdre did, the imus ranch for kid with cancer in new mexico. >> imus raised millions throughout the year and at hackensack, it bears his name. he passed away in college station, texas and leaves behind his wife of 25 years and two sons and four daughters. ed. ed: garrett tenney, thank you. families of americans killed in afghanistan now suing contractors, saying that the company paid the taliban for security services which the terror group used to carry out attacks. what this says about our security challenges in the region coming up. us. it's what this country is made of. but right now, our bond is fraying. how do we get back to "us"? the y fills the gaps. and bridges our divides. donate to your local y today. because where

charles: i think someone else would be good at this, with connell mcshane.any billionaires go like that? >> it's a story and we need more and you guys give us the best ever between that and the dogs, which is great, thank you, charles. charles: you got it. connell: welcome everybody to cavuto coast to coast. i'm connell mcshane filling in for neil and boy, we start off here, where its been some run for tech stocks and the nasdac is on pace for its longest string of records since february of 1986. $0.86 and the chicago bears

connell mcshane is in for neil cavuto. i want to wish you, connell, all the viewers out there, especially my family watching, very merry christmas. connell: we'll see you soon, sir. welcome to "cavuto: coast to coast." we'll be hear next couple hours. a lot going on, even on christmas eve. we'll have fun with christmas. we have serious news to cover. i'm connell mcfilling in for neil. there are protesters in hong kong back in the streets as the protest movement going on for six months continues. the police have been using tear gas, at times last night in hong kong time turned violent. it is early christmas morning. we will watch the market. we have a hour to go in the trading day. former dallas fed advisor danielle dimartino booth and alan knuchman out in chicago. quick word on hong kong. that has been developing throughout the morning, night there, then we'll talk about the markets. those are violent scenes we have on our screen danielle. this has been going on, going on for six months. i was there at the very beginning of

connell mcshane is here for neil. connell: thank you. we wind down the year 2019. seems like every day we're setting new record highs. for the nasdaq it could be eight in a row. focus on the dow, shares of boeing helping to lift the dow today, after ceo of boeing, dennis muilenburg was finally fired. that was the big news of the morning. grady trimble has latest who is taking over for him. maybe what is next for the 737 max. but the stock price is up almost 3%. grady. reporter: connell, the new ceo has his work cut out for him. the former ceo dennis muilenburg has come under fire for handling of the 737 max crisis. here is the man that will handle the crisis. member of board of directors since 2009. member of blackstone private equity firm. he served as a ceo of nielsen and worked at 26 years with general electric specifically with transportation and aircraft engines. muilenburg as you know, critics said under him boeing was too cozy with regulators getting the 737 max plane to market. that the company was not transparent enough after the two crashes. the company s

joining us now to discuss the legacy of imus, fox business anchor connell mcshane who worked closely ouble with his name at first. and connell, you just loved those moments. let's just get something out of the way with don imus, as much as we loved him, he would want this tribute to be pretty straight. so straight up, this is a guy who sometimes was difficult to deal with, right? >> i don't know, david, where did you hear that from? [laughter] >> you know, it's funny. that was funny with neil. he really loved neil, the i-man. i will say this, a lot has been written the last 12 to 15 hours about imus and almost all of it is true. david: almost all is true. >> in some shape or form. yeah, he was-- >> he was, yeah, he was difficult at times. if you heard that he could be a jerk to some people, yeah. did he say a lot of things over the years he shouldn't say, absolutely. did he hurt some people along the way, yeah, he did. but could he also or was he one of the smartest people i ever knew, absolutely was one of the most talented and i think most importantly, david, i don't know if in gets

which brings us to my colleagues and pals, jackie deangelis and connell mcshane.ie: i'm with you. i have no alexa devices in my house. i think they are spying on you. i don't like having it around. that said, during the holidays, my family has a lot of different views and if i could have a little digital helper there to say change the subject, it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. connell: it's clunky. it's a good way to get attention if you're amazon by having us talk about this but i have one on my desk upstairs. i asked it before coming down here, you're not going to out-research me, jackie. alexa, change the subject. she says to me something like do you want to play a game? i'm thinking i really want to have a conversation. okay, so she goes ask me about animals. i'm thinking at this point i would rather be arguing about impeachment. neil: i heard noises coming out of your office. now i know what's going on. so bottom line, it's a little creepy, right? connell: yeah. neil: okay. all right. which brings us to the next point. a lot of people have now reso

connell mcshane is here for neil. connell: thank you. we wind down the year 2019.r the nasdaq it could be eight in a row. focus on the dow, shares of boeing helping to lift the dow today, after ceo of boeing, dennis muilenburg was finally fired. that was the big news of the morning. grady trimble has latest who is taking over for him. maybe what is next for the 737 max. but the stock price is up almost

connell mcshane is in for neil cavuto. viewers out there, especially my family watching, very merry christmas. connell: we'll see you soon, sir. welcome to "cavuto: coast to coast." we'll be hear next couple hours. a lot going on, even on christmas eve. we'll have fun with christmas. we have serious news to cover. i'm connell mcfilling in for neil. there are protesters in hong kong back in the streets as the protest movement going on for six months continues. the police have been using tear gas, at times last night in hong kong time turned violent. it is early christmas morning. we will watch the market. we

connell: conn nell mcshane on "after the bell." s&p 500 and nasdaq ended the day in positive territory, fighting too cover losses yesterday. we'll talk about big market movers of the day. first, here is what is new at this hour. >>> president trump on his way back to washington, the president cutting his nato trip a little bit short. abruptly canceling a scheduled news conference. this after video emerged showed world leaders gossipping about the president. melissa: "mean girls." connell: latest response from the white house on that and more. impeachment hearings back today on capitol hill. witnesses taking the stand. not everybody believing that democrats have a case. we'll talk about that. plus, a new message from north korea as kim jong-un once again ride as white horse off the peak of a sacred mountain. melissa: typical day. connell: what the staged photo-op means for the united states. melissa: i didn't mean to step on your joke. that was better one. fox business team coverage. blake burman live in london. gerri willis on floo