here to weigh in on this and more, liz claman, and jonathan hoenig. we bring in doug egan, you have been crunching numbers for a while, green deal would cost $93 trillion, that is high-end. when all said and done. how do you arrive at that figure? >> we took the new green deal seriously, as a policy proposal, 14 pages, they contain specific projects from a netzero emissions important network to an electricity grid drive e driy renewable health care, and security and ga guaranteed jobs, you look at that, high end is 93 trillion over next 10 years, low end is 51. and this gives you a notion of the scale of the proposals involved in this green new deal. >> this is liz claman, i read this deal. you know, a lot is a moon shot, not realistic. however, one thing she neglected to put in here, by the way congressman markey, was also a part of this, is the cost of regulating it, i understand that about a trillion. with these numbers, is this a country that was based on moon shots? is that not where the term came from? we throw something out there, you aim for t

if we hold there, liz claman, it will be a good session. liz: it would. on this friday, you could say stocks are trying to kind of dodge that sucker punch of trade fears. charles, thank you. have a good weekend. as we head into the close, yes, the dow is lower by about 160 points, but well off the depths of the session where at one point we saw 288 points of losses. look at the nasdaq. it is down but picking itself up off the mat, looking to extend its longest string of weekly wins in more than a year. you have to stay here to see that, right? it's your money. we are getting this breaking news. new york governor andrew cuomo is issuing a stunning and blunt assessment of new york city politicians and here it is. you're committing malpractice. we'll tell you why. it involves the opposition of building of amazon's new headquarters in queens. this as amazon ceo jeff bezos turns the tables on the tabloids. the supermarket rag versus the e-commerce rich guy. jeff bezos taking on the king of all tabloids, saying he will not be blackmailed. >>> reports in the las

i'm lauren simonetti in for liz claman. let's start the "countdown." lauren: well, this breaking news may also be adding to the market's enthusiasm. sky news reporting british prime minister theresa may will take new legal proposals to the eu on wednesday. according to the brexit minister, the new proposals will be enough to secure a brexit deal. stocks are mostly higher today. we have that news on brexit, hope for this china trade deal. we are up eight weeks in a row, opening today for the first time this week after presidents day. look at this. you have the dow up 62, s&p up 10, nasdaq up 32. but we are on pace to close higher for two days in a row. if you take a look at the nasdaq, it is seven days in a row, longest pace since back in august, august 9th, to be exact. we are riding a weekly win streak and for the nasdaq, certainly a pretty long win streak as well. >>> take a look at oil making gains again today, up three quarters of one percent, did settle at $56.09 a barrel. this is the highest settle in three months. holding back venezuelan oil to

i'm susan li in for liz claman. let's start the "countdown." susan: so we have mattel shares halted for trade. they plunged some 15% right before, actually, they just resumed trade. as you see, the losses continue even steepening at this point. 16% down. reports are that mattel's 2019 guidance coming in below estimates and this is from an investor event that's taking place for the maker of barbie and fisher-price toys. they stopped trading, resumed, halted again, now resumed once again. we are seeing a steep massive sell-off in the stock. >>> let's take a look at the broader markets powering the advances today. china trade optimism. the s&p 500 surging to a ten-week high on reports that the u.s. and china have reached some consensus and we will talk about that later on in the program with a former u.s. trade rep. crude, let's take a look at oil, up 5% this week. trading around $55 a barrel. opec is already cutting supplies but saudi arabia is cutting more than half a million barrels a day on top of the opec cuts that have already been pledged.

to get that out there because it's a big big deal for market participants who initially were sad liz claman to hear the news it wasn't going to happen immediately. liz: you can't always get what you want. charles: at a campaign rally or two. liz: thank you, charlie. yeah, markets coming alive as we head into this final hour of trade after the fed minister released an hour ago from that famed january meeting confirmed that patience is a virtue when it comes to raising interest rates. the fed's central bankers crystal clear that they got spooked by market spasms back in december so they said they will back off for now. this as the president just wrap ped up a meeting with the chancellor of austria, the president peppered with questions on a range of topics from european automakers to north korea nukes and the mueller investigation. blake burman is digging into all that was said. you need to hear what he has gleaned from it live at the white house in just a moment. also in this hour, samsung unveiling some pricey new phones that do some really incredible things and yes the number five is all o

liz claman, over to you. liz: thank you, charles.s we head into this all-important final hour. capitol hill, the center of the business and news universe as the trade representative, the federal reserve chair and president trump's former attorney all in high stakes political poker games, leaving investors playing it very close to the vest. the president's point man in the u.s./china trade talks surprises members of the house ways and means committee and the market when he revealed negotiators aren't nearly as close to a deal as the president hinted. we are live in d.c. with the big holdup that spooked the market. at the very same time as that hearing was going on, federal reserve chair jerome powell telling the house financi

liz claman, over to you. liz: oh, boy. i have to ask you, charles, your favorite commercial.the nfl commercial with all the players. oh, my goodness, i loved that. it was better than the game. that was a great commercial. it had all the legends. liz: we sat there with the remote stopping, pausing, who's that, okay. we got joe montana. so much fun. charles: it was a lot of fun. wish i could say the same about the game. my favorite part was gladys knight singing the national anthem. there were a few tears in my house. liz: before that it was whitney, she kind of held that mantle. it was great. absolutely great. thanks, charles. suddenly

i am lauren simonetti in for liz claman today. but start the countdown. lauren: the markets may be closed today, but we are open and we are here to give you the latest market news ahead of tomorrow's opening trade here and let's take a quick look at the economic data point you will need to be watching this week. retail giant wal-mart will be reporting before the opening bell. more on that in a bit. wednesday earnings from cvs plus minutes from the federal reserve last meeting. i think thursday is going to make you hungry. several food focus earnings are due out. domino's, wendy's and craft times, all of those reporting. also expecting sales of previously owned homes in durable goods data. in the meantime let's get to the action today. low-cost airlines southwest hitting some turbulence. the federal aviation administration is investigating the carrier for failure to accurately track the total weight of bags shipped on each plane. the faa says employees significant mistakes can cause significant discrepancies on pilot compete takeoff weight. those inaccurac

liz claman, over to you. liz: we are already getting these headlines, some from the president, but it all started with kudlow on "varney & company" saying there was still a sizeable difference, sizeable distance between the u.s. and china on trade. what's sizeable? can you quantify that? charles: a little bit bigger than little. it's just like miles apart. i think they need to stop -- we want them on our show but maybe they need to be cool with the answers. liz: exactly. we are trying to figure out sizeable. we will take your ideas any time. markets are taking a tumble, though, on those comments on the trade war this morning that came out right here on fox business. white house economic adviser larry kudlow sent wall street running for cover. you can see it hasn't really uncovered from being under these blankets that's put on. down 268 points for the dow jones industrials, s&p lower by 32. the nasdaq getting hit, down 1.33% or 102 points. cut right off. energy and technology are driving the selloff. that could

liz claman, over to you. already getting these headlines, some from the president, but it all started with kudlow on "varney & company" saying there was still a sizeable difference, sizeable distance between the u.s. and china on trade. what's sizeable? can you quantify that? charles: a little bit bigger than little. it's just like miles apart. i think they need to stop -- we want them on our show but maybe they need to be cool with the answers. liz: exactly. we are trying to figure out sizeable. we will take your ideas any time. markets are taking a tumble, though, on those comments on the trade war this morning that came out right here on fox business. white house economic adviser larry kudl st

you know, liz claman, i think -- who had the song "anticipation"? liz: carli.t of anxiety. liz: it's bursting through to the markets. i want everybody to watch the ticker here. trade is holding the market's leash as we head into this final hour of trade and that leash just got yanked around. folks, moments ago, headlines flooded out of the highest stakes meeting so far in the china trade war. unfolding at the white house as we speak, president trump in a face-to-face oval office meeting with china's top trade envoy, liu he. president trump just said, these are hitting the wire so stick with me here, trade talks are going so well, they have just been extended another 48 hours. that quote, it's more likely than not that a

liz claman, over to you. liz: oh, boy. i have to ask you, charles, your favorite commercial. charles: you know, the nfl commercial with all the players. oh, my goodness, i loved that. it was better than the game. that was a great commercial. it had all the legends. liz: we sat there with the remote stopping, pausing, who's that, okay. we got joe montana. so much fun. charles: it was a lot of fun. wish i could say the same about the game. my favorite part was gladys knight singing the national anthem. there were a few tears in my house. liz: before that it was whitney, she kind of held that mantle. it was great. absolutely great. thanks, charles. suddenly super, not bulls but super monday. look at this. wall street is waking up as we head into the final hour of trade. tech stocks giving the wakeup call, specifically the nasdaq up and at 'em thanks to apple and netflix, both up nearly 3% right now as we await alphabet's earnings after the bell. the dow jones industrials now up 105, near session highs. s&p up 11. know what, we have to go live to the white house in just a minute,

only two sectors are higher right now as we hand over to liz claman. over to you. me thing. why are we heading back down to session lows? we saw this breaking news. the atlanta federal reserve bank now saying that it is lowering its gdp estimates for the fourth quarter to 1.4% from 1.5%. that may seem like just a tiny bit but markets were already absorbing the blows from not one, not two, but three other bruising economic reports spanning manufacturing to the housing market. breaking news right now on the heels of one brokerage suddenly downgrading the first quarter growth estimate, you've got the atlanta fed saying yeah, we think it's going to be worse than we expected. can stocks get back up from this tko in the final hour of trade? >>> speaking of trying to get back up, nike shares falling

if we hold there, liz claman, it will be a good session. liz: it would.ou could say stocks are trying to kind of dodge that sucker punch of trade fears. charles, thank you. have a good weekend. as we head into the close, yes, the dow is lower by about 160 points, but well off the depths of the session where at one point we saw 288 points of losses. look at the nasdaq. it is down but picking itself up off the mat, looking to extend its longest string of weekly wins in more than a year. you have to stay here to see that, right? it's your money. we are getting this breaking news. new york governor andrew cuomo is issuing a stunning and blunt assessment of new york city politicians and here it is. you're committing malpractice. we'll tell you why.

only two sectors are higher right now as we hand over to liz claman. over to you. liz: we saw the same thing. why are we heading back down to session lows? we saw this breaking news. the atlanta federal reserve bank now saying that it is lowering its gdp estimates for the fourth quarter to 1.4% from 1.5%. that may seem like just a tiny bit but markets were already absorbing the blows from not one, not two, but three other bruising economic reports spanning manufacturing to the housing market. breaking news right now on the heels of one brokerage suddenly downgrading the first quarter growth estimate, you've got the atlanta fed saying yeah, we think it's going to be worse than we expected. can stocks get back up from this tko in the final hour of trade? >>> speaking of trying to get back up, nike shares falling to the floor as the sneaker king works overtime to deal with what's on your screen. it's being called the biggest branding disaster of all time. the shoe blowout of injured top college star zion williamson. there's word out that he has an $8 million insurance

liz claman, over to you. liz: thank you, charles. breaking news as we head into this all-important final hour. capitol hill, the center of the business and news universe as the trade representative, the federal reserve chair and president trump's former attorney all in high stakes political poker games, leaving investors playing it very close to the vest. the president's point man in the u.s./china trade talks surprises members of the house ways and means committee and the market when he revealed negotiators aren't nearly as close to a deal as the president hinted. we are live in d.c. with the big holdup that spooked the market. at the very same time as that hearing was going on, federal reserve chair jerome powell telling the house financial services committee the fed is close to announcing just how and when it plans to end its balance sheet reduction process. this is something the markets care about. that means your portfolios are in play. >>> all this while president trump's former attorney testifies in front of the house oversigh

to get that out there because it's a big big deal for market participants who initially were sad liz clamanews it wasn't going to happen immediately. liz: you can't always get what you want. charles: at a campaign rally or two. liz: thank you, charlie. yeah, markets coming alive as we head into this final hour of trade after the fed minister released an hour ago from that famed january meeting confirmed that patience is a virtue when it comes to raising interest rates. the fed's central bankers crystal clear that they got spooked by market spasms back in december so they said they will back off for now. this as the president just wrap ped up a meeting with the chancellor of austria, the president peppered with questions on a range of topics from european automakers to north korea nukes and the mueller investigation. blake burman is diggi

liz claman, all the action seems to happen in your hour because i don't think we will end down just 18 points. liz: that's right. you hand off that football, it's like edelman -- no, no. no, not the patriots. charles: no. we had enough of them. liz: thanks, charles. we will call this imminent. breaking news at any moment. we do expect president trump to deliver remarks at the state department. he's going to be speaking before the ministers of the global coalition to defeat isis. it's a group of about 79 members and organizations working together to outright eliminate the terrorists from all corners of the globe. we've got secretary of state mike pompeo hosting the forum leaders at foggy bottom. that's what they call the state department in d.c. this will be the tenth meeting of these ministers and it began back in 2014 with just 12 members. the president expected to map out the next phases of dealing with isis, including the final liberation of iraq and syria. >>> commitments to the new iraqi government will also be something that they are talking about, and ensuring isis is held accou

liz claman, all the action seems to happen in your hour because i don't think we will end down just 18hat football, it's like edelman -- no, no. no, not the patriots. charles: no. we had enough of them. liz: thanks, charles. we will call this imminent. breaking news at any moment. we do expect president trump to deliver remarks at the state department. he's going to be speaking before the ministers of the global coalition to defeat isis. it's a group of about 79 members and organizations working together to outright eliminate the terrorists from all corners of the globe. we've got secretary of state mike pompeo hosting the forum leaders at foggy bottom. that's what they call the state department in d.c. this will be the tenth meeting of these ministers and it began back in 2014 with just 12 members. the president expected to map out the next phases of dealing with is

liz claman, they find a way to get off the lows every day. liz: i know. we are watching this so closely because you're right, it looks like wall street is making a sort of mighty effort to turn it around. just a few hours ago the dow was down 235 points. look at it now, down just 48. as investors justify bad economic numbers we got this morning as an incentive for the fed to hold off on rate hikes. they found a silver lining. there, you have the s&p 500, it tried to turn positive less than 15 minutes ago. it's just slightly down right now, less than two points lower. the nasdaq up 17 points. meanwhile, amazon breaking up with the big apple this valentine's day. terrible timing. valentine's day? the tech giant has officially ditched its plans for that new headquarters in queens after local opposition shouted them down and out. the repercussions already being felt at this hour. the new york real estate agent who says his clients were lining up to build and improve queens, now they're crying in their beer but perhaps it's the residents who should be sobbing.

liz claman, we are trying to edge higher into your hour again. liz: i know. we are trying.instead of buying earrings on etsy i should have bought shares of etsy on your recommendation. big move today. charles: thanks a lot. liz: good to see you. breaking news. we have a big day on capitol hill, getting even bigger as we speak. you are looking at a live picture of the house of representatives. considering the resolution to overturn president trump's national emergency declaration on the southern border wall. the vote on the final bill could come at any minute. senate leader mitch mcconnell just said he will allow the senate to vote on it as well. if it were to pass, the white house says the president will veto it. >>> fed chair jerome powell spending his day on the hill deflecting questions from a senate committee on whether the president tried to interfere with powell's decisions

liz claman, they find a way to get off the lows every day. liz: i know. because you're right, it looks like wall street is making a sort of mighty effort to turn it around. just a few hours ago the dow was down 235 points. look at it now, down just 48. as investors justify bad economic numbers we got this morning as an incentive for the fed to hold off on rate hikes. they found a silver lining. there, you have the s&p 500, it tried to turn positive less than 15 minutes ago. it's just slightly down right now, less than two points lower. the nasdaq up 17 points. meanwhile, amazon breaking up with the big apple this valentine's day. terrible timing. valentine's day? the tech giant has officially ditched its plans

i'm lauren simonetti in for liz claman. let's start the "countdown." lauren: we have some breaking news. major reversal. the taiwanese manufacturing giant foxconn says it is now planning to build an lcd factory in wisconsin, just two days after it said it was scaling down those plans. back in june of 2018, president trump was in the state heralding the plans which would bring thousands of jobs, mostly manufacturing jobs. well, wednesday foxconn said that plant was economically unfeasible. today, a personal conversation between president trump and foxconn's chairman prompted the company to move forward. a strong showing in january usually bodes well for february. that according to the traders almanac. let's take a look at where your money is for the week. everyone is up, but right now, markets are searching for direction in some instances and actually now, they are all decisively lower, losing steam in this final hour of trading. dow down 13 points, nasdaq down 37, s&p down 6. a lot of the declines today particularly on the nasdaq have to do with amazon

we'll put them on liz claman facebook page. [closing bell rings] the s&p just turned positive. have a great weekend. melissa: we'll take credit for the comeback, why not, why not? major averages mixed at the close. china trade concerns moving the dow. the dow was down significantly about mid-session. look at there, powering into the close, only down about 64 points. off session lows. i'm melissa francis. connell: i'm connell mcshane. this is "after the bell." he third melissa and connell are coming on. better buy. s&p higher by two points if it settles there. nasdaq up by 10. how about that? seven weeks in a row for the nasdaq and tech stocks being up. a lot more on the market movers today. but here is what is new at this hour. ♪ connell: it's a blackmail bombshell. richest man in the world going after "the national enquirer." jeff bezos accusing the tabloid parent company of extortion. federal prosecutors are taking a look. that is only the beginning. plus the negotiations continue on capitol hill. congressional sources telling fox news they're not quite as optimistic as they

here to weigh in on this and more, liz claman, and jonathan hoenig.ers for a while, green deal would cost $93 trillion, that is high-end. when all said and done. how do you arrive at that figure? >> we took the new green deal seriously, as a policy

liz claman, over to you. >> we started to see the markets pulling back right now with fox news cited one conservative source says report that border security bill is leaking oil. so for now come in the dow which has been up about 200 points is up 142. s&p is up 12, nasdaq up 28. we do have technology driving much of the game here. struggling as we hear friend chad pergram, fox news with the writing of the legislation taxed. this comes after the meeting president trump said earlier is looking for landmine inside the deal. he met with the president of colombia. donald trump did not say our i.t. with nine the bill, but d.c. observers see as touting up in a percent increase in border while money as a positive sign. some positive smoke signals coming from the nation's top trade negotiations in beijing at this hour. u.s. representatives say they are making progress and things have gone so well between the two sides to treasury secretary stephen mnuchin and robert lighthizer will get with xi jinping. we've got the whole story covered. the massive star know what much of the nation means big

liz claman, we are trying to edge higher into your hour again. liz: i know. we are trying. charles, instead of buying earrings on etsy i should have bought shares of etsy on your recommendation. big move today. charles: thanks a lot. liz: good to see you. breaking news. we have a big day on capitol hill, getting even bigger as we speak. you are looking at a live picture of the house of representatives. considering the resolution to overturn president trump's national emergency declaration on the southern border wall. the vote on the final bill could come at any minute. senate leader mitch mcconnell just said he will allow the senate to vote on it as well. if it were to pass, the white house says the president will veto it. >>> fed chair jerome powell spending his day on the hill deflecting questions from a senate committee on whether the president tried to interfere with powell's decisions on interest rates, but it was his exchange with senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts that grabbed our attention. it involved two stock names. you need to hear it. we will play it for

[closing bell rings] liz: mark doesn't get into the liz claman where is the market.ally knows. he knows his picks and sticks with them. drills any is about to report. that will do it for the "claman countdown." now "after the bell." >> all three major averages ending day on green. dow is up 168, 69 points as we settle in here for the day, up 17 at -- 187. melissa: i'm melissa francis. s&p 500 extending gains for fifth day in a row, up 12. nasdaq in positive territory. look at that 3/4 of a percent. more on big market movers. here is what is news at this hour. a call for -- edward

liz claman, over to you. >> we started to see the markets pulling back right now with fox news citede source says report that border security bill is leaking oil. so for now come in the dow which has been up about 200 points is up 142. s&p is up 12, nasdaq up 28. we do have technology driving much of the game here. struggling as we hear friend chad pergram, fox news with the writing of the legislation taxed. this comes after the meeting president trump said earlier is looking for landmine inside the deal. he met with the president of colombia. t

lauren simonetti, in for liz claman, you got a pretty good rally going for you.take it. the president saying the march 1st deadline, ten days away, is not a quote magical deadline and that china is trying to move fast to avoid rising tariffs. let's take a look at how your money is moving on that news. the dow surging after that. it's now up a quarter of one percent, 70 points in the green. s&p up 11. nasdaq jumping about 34. hitting session highs as the president's comments hit the wires. we will bring you any news as we

you know, liz claman, i think -- who had the song "anticipation"? liz: carli. charles: it's that anticipation. there's a lot of anxiety. liz: it's bursting through to the markets. i want everybody to watch the ticker here. trade is holding the market's leash as we head into this final hour of trade and that leash just got yanked around. folks, moments ago, headlines flooded out of the highest stakes meeting so far in the china trade war. unfolding at the white house as we speak, president trump in a face-to-face oval office meeting with china's top trade envoy, liu he. president trump just said, these are hitting the wire so stick with me here, trade talks are going so well, they have just been extended another 48 hours. that quote, it's more likely than not that a deal will happen. if you are wondering why we are off the highs of the session for the market, those headlines were just clouded by the guys doing the hand-to-hand combat with the chinese in those meetings. u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer just told the press there are some quote, great hu

[closing bell rings] liz: mark doesn't get into the liz claman where is the market. nobody really knows. he knows his picks and sticks with them. drills any is about to report. that will do it for the "claman countdown." now "after the bell." >> all three major averages ending day on green. dow is up 168, 69 points as we settle in here for the day, up 17 at -- 187. melissa: i'm melissa francis. s&p 500 extending gains for fifth day in a row, up 12. nasdaq in positive territory. look at that 3/4 of a percent. more on big market movers. here is what is news at this hour. a call for -- edward snowden. melissa: a call for unity. the white house revealing the president will try to bridge the cap in an age of deeply divided. after a government shut down is the president's proposal about to hit a wall? see what i did there? connell: i do. melissa: we're live at the white house with the latest. targeting wall street. the newest push from democrats including bernie sanders and maxine waters. we'll talk to republican leader on the house financial services committee about the c

there he is with liz claman.would go up. generally before he would go on, we would talk before the commercial. he would ask me how my kids are. we would ask him how his grandchildren were or his grandbabies. he was so proud of his family. he is survived by his wife lynn, his two brothers. he had three children and bob used to say, six wonderful grandchildren. brian: with all the powerful people he knew, he relished the opportunity to help people to help the most. use his real estate, financial, legal expertise especially in 2018 when so many people's lives were crashing down, he did town halls and tried to help them when he could. here is look back at our shows. so much to choose from. >> i'm bob massi, for 32 years i've been practicing law living in las vegas. steve: "the property man bob massi. ainsley: "the property man, bob massi. >> don't be afraid to ask questions. if something is done wrong you have rights in america. brian: bob massi joins us live from las vegas. how many years. >> kidnap something big on

liz: [inaudible] and joking. aaron, thank you furry much. lauren simonetti and four lives clamanay, president trump is set to depart mar-a-lago at any moment. you're looking at the live picture right there. he is headed to miami to deliver speech on the chaos in venezuela as they are trying to get the aid in. that is coming in the next hour. all of this has protests break out across the united taste this president i ever president trump's decision to declare a national emergency friday in the rose garden. several states set to file lawsuits. lieberman has details from the white house for us and our panel will gain out what happened next. meanwhile, trade talks they will starwi

liz: i like that. bill smead. s&p and nasdaq eke out a gain to start the week. the dow ending slightly lower. claman countdown "after the bell." melissa: u.s. china trade talks resume in beijing. s&p 500, and nasdaq both fighting for gains into the close. i'm melissa francis. i'm connell mcshane. connell: this is "after the bell" here on a monday. we're waiting for the president who has been meeting with a group of sheriffs from around the country this will be playback from the white house we should get at any moment as we close out the market on wall street. as soon as we get president trump from the white house we'll go to that live. meantime, melissa says, market closes down lower for the day and here is the president. let's listen. we'll come back to talk about the markets. connell: all right. not quite yet. looked like we would have the president walking up. we scanned the whole audience he was not one of them. >> he is definitely not one of them. here he is. connell: a group of sheriffses around the country. the president, vice president meeting with them. the comments after them will be inter

liz: i like that. bill smead. s&p and nasdaq eke out a gain to start the week. the dow ending slightly lower. claman "after the bell." melissa: u.s. china trade talks resume in beijing. s&p 500, and nasdaq both fighting for gains into the close. i'm melissa francis. i'm connell mcshane. connell: this is "after the bell" here on a monday. we're waiting for the president who has been meeting with a group of sheriffs from around the country this will be playback from the white house we should get at any moment as we close out the market on wall street. as soon as we get president trump from the white house we'll go to that live. meantime, melissa says, market closes down lower for the day and here is the president. let's

liz: the dow snap as four-day losing streak. look at nasdaq, triple-digit gain of 107 points. that will do it for "the claman countdown." of a u.s. trade agreement with china, new hope to avoid another shutdown. the dow closing up 369 points. look at that! connell: yeah. melissa: near the session highs. the s&p 500 and nasdaq both up 1%, ending in the green for the third day in a row. i'm melissa francis. connell: i'm connell mcshane. we'll take it. nice day on wall street. fox business coverage keeping track of all the business stories of the day. kristina partsinevelos watching markets from the new york stock exchange. blake burman watching budget battle from the white house. edward lawrence coughing all things china trade from

claman countdown." now to "after the bell." connell: no shock here. major averages fight for gains as we get into the closing bell, following advances liz was talking about. we end the day lower, but we've been up, yes we had disappointing. more than anything else we're up. today down about 19 points on the dow jones industrial average, ending a three-day up swing. i'm connell mcshane. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." the s&p 500 snapping a five-day winning streak. we mentioned the tech-heavy nasdaq closing in negative territory but not too much. a good day. more on big market movers but here is what else we're watching at this hour. breaking details -- ♪ melissa: breaking details on the battle against the islamic state president. trump just delivering remarks at the state department speaking to the global coalition fighting isis. what it means for the u.s. strategy in syria and the timeline for pulling out american soldiers. outlining the trump agenda. the commander-in-chief defending his immigration plan during the state of the union. today, house speaker nancy pelosi signaling that she will be willing to support a bipartisan com

liz: the dow snap as four-day losing streak. look at nasdaq, triple-digit gain of 107 points. that will do it for "the claman countdown." now "after the bell." melissa: progress of a u.s. trade agreement with china, new hope to avoid another shutdown. the dow closing up 369 points. look at that! connell: yeah. melissa: near the session highs. the s&p 500 and nasdaq both up 1%, ending in the green for the third day in a row. i'm melissa francis. connell: i'm connell mcshane. we'll take it. nice day on wall street. fox business coverage keeping track of all the business stories of the day. kristina partsinevelos watching markets from the new york stock exchange. blake burman watching budget battle from the white house. edward lawrence coughing all things china trade from washington. kristina. very good day. >> that is an understatement. we had four days of negative territory for the dow. we're seeing a rally. honestly from traders i'm speaking to today. doesn't have to do with the shutdown. a lot are heading, buying into china. they believe, several traders around me believe the president will come to a conclusion as he a

liz: trade is holding the leash of the markets. [closing bell rigs] maybe the leash loosened a little bit today. that will do it for "the claman countdown." the dow closing up 172 points, just about 30 points away from the session high. have a great weekend everybody. "after the bell" starts right now. melissa: green across the board. all three major averages ending the day in positive territory on signs of progress on u.s. and china trade negotiations. the dow ending up about 180 points, extending its gains for the 7th straight week. the longest winning streak in almost 24 years. i'm melissa francis. connell: i'm connell mcshane. melissa: happy friday, happy friday for stocks. s&p 500 up for four weeks in a row. the nasdaq up nine in a row. nine weeks in a row, the longest streak in 10 years for the nasdaq. we're all over all of that, all the news from the president. first here is what is news at this hour -- ♪ connell: a pivotal day of negotiations, president trump just wrapping up the meeting with china's special envoy at the white house. we'll have the latest comments from the president, whether or not he believes a deal w

liz: troy, giving us indicators to look for, maybe go to some cash. market closing lower for second day in a row. that will do it for the "claman countdown." the dow down 219. neil: all three major ofrages ending day in negative territor. trays advisors saying there is sizable difference on the trade talks. melissa: that is not food. connell: the dow off session lows. we were down 390 earlier in the session. i'm connell mcshane. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." the s&p 500, the tech-heavy nasdaq also extending the losses for second day in a row. we have fox business team coverage. we'll take you live to floor of new york stock exchange and to the actions at the cme. first let's go to edward lawrence, who is live in d.c. edward? reporter: melissa, we'll know a lot more where things stand next week. u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer goes with treasury secretary steve mnuchin to continue face-to-face talks. looks like there is no meeting between march 1st deadline between donald trump and president xi xinping. this is a little hard to hear. it is important that you get this information. listen. >> press, let's