. >> i am bertha coons for cnbc.was a strong first six months for the market amid the vaccine rollout and reopening of the economy and strong corporate earnings. the s&p rallying more than 14%. its best first half since 2019. today we're going to get reports on new claims for unemployment as well as data on manufacturing and construction spending, and auto sales for june. speaking of autos, hertz says it's ready to pounce right now on the rebound in travel. it's revamping operations adding more electric and hybrid vehicles to its fleet. >>> speaking of a return and a rebound, krispy kreme coming back to wall street today. the doughnut chain pricing its ipo below the expected range, although sweet it was looking for. it was taken private, but the parent company of kourig in 2019. the busiest week since 2000, the last time it went public, we have 17 companies set to hit the market by the end of tomorrow, so very, very busy. if i worked the nasdaq right now i would have to be fighting temptation, because they set over d