lauren: breaking news this morning. house speaker paul francis count me out of any presidential campaign. donald trump repeats the system is rigged in tankers all because the campaign in new york. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. i am lauren simonetti. nicole: good morning. i am nicole petallides. 40,000 verizon workers consent to walk off the job in an hour from now. peabody energy, the largest privately held coal company filed for bankruptcy. lauren: a big surge in oil prices after the -- a 164 points yesterday. another rally on her hands. dow futures gain 77 monastic features gaining 29 points. nicole: asia, japan's nikkei at 2.8%. and china shanghai composite composite up 1.4%. lauren: after shooting up another 4.5%, oil prices are down one and three quarters% today, $41.43 a barrel.