for the past ten years, bill griffith has been curator at william faulkner's estate. >> bill griffithendarvis: yeah, that was his greatest book. >> bill griffith: yeah, faulkner thought this was his masterpiece. >> anthony: jack pendarvis is the author of "your body is changing," "the mysterious secret of valuable treasure," and "awesome," as well as staff writer for a game-changing animated series "adventure time" -- all works of which i am a huge fan. so he wrote right -- right on the wall. >> bill griffith: he just wrote on it. >> anthony: it's -- it's his man cave. >> bill griffith: yeah, it's his -- it's his version. he said that houses in mississippi who have a family business have one room dedicated to the family business and this family's business is writing. >> anthony: from as early as 1919 through the '60s, faulkner wrote extensively about the post-civil war south. he was the first author to do so at a time when most writers were writing about anything but. >> bill griffith: he always said that he wrote about a south torn between itself. torn between the old ways, the old t

>>> this is "nightly business report" with sue herrera and bill griffith. >> focus on fundmentals. the dow rises ahead of the midterm elections. it's not politics thator inves paid attention to. >> red hot. businesses cannot find enough workers to fill jobs. will the labor market cool on its own or will the fed end the party? >>siplit de. why amazon's new second headquarters could end up being a tale of two cities. athose stories more tonight on "nightly business report" for this monday, november 5th. >>en good g, everyone. the bulls and bears were out in force on the eve of the midterm elections. it wasn't because americans head to the polls tomorrow but rather it was because investors were focused on a number of fundamental issues within the market. the bulls led theader market higher while the bears trapped the tech sector and pushed that group lower. the dow jones industrial average rose to 25,461. the nasdaq fell 28 and the s&p 500 was up 15. >>> bob pisani takes a closer look at today's mix market. >> reporter: stocks rallied ahead of election day. the dow soaring triple digi

. >>> this is "nightly business report" with sue herrera and bill griffith. >> focus on fundmentals.elections. it's not politics that investors paid attention to. >> red hot. businesses cannot find enough workers to fill jobs. will the labor market cool on its own or will the fed end the party? >> split decision. why amazon's new second headquarters could end up being a tale of two cities. those stories and more tonight on "nightly business report" for this monday, november 5th. >> good evening, everyone. the bulls and bears were out in force on the eve of the midterm elections. it wasn't because americans head

always reach us on our website, cnbc.com or tweet us, using the hashtag #askhalftime first i'll ask bill griffithhat's coming up on power lunch. >> more fed in focus, did the markets overreact to yesterday's comments from jay powell we have the fed minutes also that are going to be released at 2:00 eastern time. maybe some more fires, we'll carry that live. plus the latest headlines ahead of the g20 and the potential impact they will have on business and the markets. and hey, kids, it's today's mystery chart. the name and why it's so critical to the s&p 500. all that and more at the top of the ur opohon wer lunch. obvious. sometimes, they just drop in. cme group can help you navigate risks and capture opportunities. we enable you to reach global markets and drive forward with broader possibilities. cme group - how the world advances. ♪ >>> is the fed on the right >>> is the fed on the right track? welcome to emirates mr. jones. just sit back, relax and let us entertain you... ...with over 3,500 channels of entertainment, including the latest movies and box sets from around the world. ( ♪ ) we eve

. >>> i'm bill griffith. let's get straight to what's driving today's agenda we have bob pisani at the new york stock exchange following where the money is going jackie dean lgelideangelis, yla eamon javers is in buenos aires with all of the headlines in the g20 summit and the president's meeting with president xi. let's begin with bob at the big boards robert >> good to see you as always, old friend yesterday was about powell, today it's about tariffs let me show you an a&p intraday with significant points. around 10:30 eastern time we were lower the president says he's close to dog somethi doing something with china then the market rallies, then he says he's not sure what he's going to do and the market moves on then the there's a dow jones headline, china is exploring a deal to deescalate trade tensions this is from the china side. now the market rallies again folks, today it's what about's going on with tariffs so let's look at the market macro picture here the fed right now, they're perceived to be more