i'm melissa lee, up next, "mad money" with the one and only jim cramer starts right now. make you money i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now >>> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money. welcome to cramerica other people want to make friends. i'm just trying to make you some money. my job is not just to entertain but to educate and teach so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc or tweet me @jimcramer. >>> you know what? not everything is a dog gone

i'm melissa lee. tonight on "fast," forget about bitcoin. its biggest rivals are surging to new highs this week, including ripple if you're not sure what the heck ripple even is, don't worry. we've got a deep dive and bk will show you how to buy it. >>> plus netflix is heading to the red carpet with the most golden globe nominations ever for its hit shows. we've got the details. >>> and later, the big banks with a tepid start to the year the chart master sees something in the charts that could spell big trouble ahead. we'll tell you how to profit >>> first, the dow surging more than 200 points, well past 25,000, closing at an all-time high dowdupont is one of the highest stocks this week material stocks are the second best sector in the new year, adding to a strong end to 2017, a sign that the global rally is really catching fire, as commodities are rising and the dollar is calling. one could call it a material world. freeport, 41%, mosaic up 13% is this the beginning of the global reflation trade if

i'm melissa lee. panelists tim seymou brian kelly, david seeberg, and guy adami. a hack sending shock waves in the crypto world we'll tell you what went wrong and if your bitcoin is safe. >>> it is the boeing flight that won't break down. >>> we start off with fear and loathing in las vegas. wynn shares getting crushed today. down more than 10% as shocking sexual assault allegations about casino mogul steve wynn emerge let's get to contessa brewer in the newsroom with the details in the developing story. >> reporter: these allegations date back more than a decade and the "wall street journal" outlines a pattern of sexual misconduct by ceo steve wynn the report details multiple instances of alleged misconduct including an assault against a manicurist who was awarded a $7.5 million settle men and many other forced sexual encoupers with employees wynn says the idea i assaulted any woman is preposterous. and then he blames his ex-wife for instigating the allegations. her lawyers tell the "wall street jour

i'm melissa lee. tonight on "fast," bitcoin got whacked. but ethereum is hot. the crypto baller himself, brian kelly, will break it all down. plus the future is here. gm launching its self-driving car in one year. no steering wheel, no pedals will it send the stock into overdrive? and later, it's the facebook fallout. the stock down 5%, having its worst day since november 2016. but the chart master says this could be your best chance to bite stock he'll explain what has him so excited. first, we start with the markets at all-time highs, the s&p having its best start to the year in more than a decade, the dow hitting a fresh record high and barreling towards 26,000 as the tax euphoria takes america by storm what's driving the markets glad you asked it's what we call the untouchables amazon and boeing only had one down day in 2018 and this following huge runs for both these names last year, starting the year at all time highs. how much further do these stocks have to run and what if anything can bring t

i'm melissa lee. tonight on "fast," full steam ahead for the crypto craze has bitcoin takes a break and its rivals surge how much is the crypto world worth? $10 million according to one analyst, he'll be here to explain. and a major crypto announcement later on in the show, you won't want to miss it. first, the dow had a major milestone that even the president had something to say about. >> we did in fact break 25,000, very substantially break it, very easily. so i guess our new number is 30,000 but what it means is every time you see that number go up on wall street, it means jobs, it means success, it means 401(k)'s that are flourishing >> it also means americans are getting richer from the stock market the s&p 500 opening the year with three straight record closes this is the first time that's happened since 1964. 54 years ago, for those keeping score. the dow and nasdaq on their own record-wreaki record-breaking rallies. could 2018 be better than 2017 how long can this euphoria on wall street last

i'm melissa lee. tonight on "fast," it's been a wild year for bitcoin, started at about a thousand bucks, ended the year close to 15,000 you won't believe how high one crypto expert believes it's heading in 2018, spencer bogart will be here to explain. >>> plus the bomb cyclone is coming, sounds scary, right? the east coast bracing for a monster storm this week. it's got some stocks catching on fire we'll tell you the names >>> first, stocks at record highs and tech is dominating 2018 so far. nasdaq closing at another record, it's really the tech underdogs taking over. a number of stocks down double digits over two weeks are surging today. check out oracle, micron, all leaving the charge do these beaten-down names have room to run? which will be the next to break out? >> i think it's micron tim said last night that's the aggressive pick, he liked it, but micron sticks out like a sore thumb micron is trading 6 1/2, 7 times forward earnings they had a great quarter but the stock sold out people are comi

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i'm melissa lee. tonight on "fast," billionaire investor warren buffett sounding off on the bitcoin boom. >> in terms of cryptocurrencies generally, i can say almost with certainty that they will come to a bad ending >> so does the dean of valuation agree with the oracle of omaha he'll be here to tell us what bitcoin is really worth. plus the ceo of activision, bobby kotick, is telling us how he's turning one of the most popular games into a sports league of its own. first, the dow surging back after a spike in rates this morning. a loss is what happens when there are more sellers than buyers those losses were short-lived with the dow closing basically flat so with stocks near record highs again, we thought we would play a little mission impossible stock. your mission, should you choose to accept it, find a cheap stock trading on the s&p at its highest valuations in a decade >> we have our own tom cruise at the desk in the form of tim seymour. >> maybe rob lowe. >> jack wagner, maybe. >> we talked abo

i'm melissa lee. tonight on "fast," it's a crypto come back with ethereum the big winner one top lawyer says the crypto crackdown is come. he'll explain. >>> disney and netflix soaring on upgrades. which stock will be the big streaming winner >>> later, apple's apology continues after iphone fans were outraged the smartphone maker was slowing down old devices what they're doing to win back favor and what it means for the stock. >>> first, stocks rallying to kick off the new year. the nasdaq and s&p 500 both closing at record highs with nasdaq closing above 7k for the first time ever. it does feel a bit like 2017, when tech crushed the competition, soaring 37% what do you do in this new year? do you stick with what was working, namely technology, guy? >> i think you do, mel, and happy new year i think you do stay the course people want to play the laggards, but stay with what works and what has worked. dan nathan has been on this. intel, big move to the upside, valuation is reasonable. micron had that

starts right now, live from the nasdaq market site overlooking new york city's times square i'm melissa lee. pete najarian, tim seymour, guy adami. >> hold on for dear life, it is heading to $30,000 this year. >>> as media deals heat up, lion's gate seems to be one of the hottest take over targets out there. michael burns will be here for a special game of deal or no deal. andy cohen joins us for a candid interview that could have hollywood and wall street talking. >>> a wild day on the markets. stocks surging 200 points before reversing lower triple digit and turning around and ending at a record high. at the center of the moves today, the dollar. it's crazy look at it it's more of an interpreted chart but that's the dollar going lower and lower. the action today coming after conflicting signals from the trump administration the us what did clarify saying they believe in a free floating currency, which traders took as a bullish signed traders had only one question today. how low can it go. is it about to go from tail wind to head wind for stock pete >> was that you in the video >> i to not

i'm melissa lee. the bulls are in charge firmly today. the index up triple did you get right now, up about a half percent. we are off session highs s&p also hitting 2800 for the first time ever. it's a broad-based rally also hitting record highs. here's what's moving this hour ge is down about 3%, teak a 6 billion hit related to the reinsurance biggs. fellow dow member, unitedhealth going in the opposite direction. the stock is rallies and amazon take a look at that, trading at all-time highs. that is the highest on the street brian? >> thanks, mel here is what else is happen, a big hedge fund eyeing twitter. greenlight's taken a small position in twitter. it's not helping the stock, though we have called the energizer bunny. now they're getting into the rally, buying ray ovac with specter and we're going to head live to the detroit auto show later this houring to a look at the cool car stuff. roberto pisani is down at the stock exchange. >> seven days, and we're running out hats i called peter and said we have to order more hats we need

i'm melissa lee. here's what else is happening.ng to nasa, last year was the second warmest on record 17 of the last 18 years since records began have now happened since 2000 china's economy expanded faster than expected last year. gdp at decision.9% year over year, accelerating for the first time in seven years. u.s. movie ticket sales fell 6% in 2017 thanks to the worst performance in decades sales hit the lowest level since 1995 >> all right, thank you. we're less than three weeks into the new year, and the economy is like a well tuned engine, firing on all cylinders growth is up, wages up, unemployment down, stock market breaking records nearly every day, but could all the good news eventually lead us to the bad old days of inflation? is good too good mike santoli joins us from the nyse with a look at this story >> brian, you know, inflation is certainly one of those factors that could represent some of these good trends becoming a little too good. although to keep with the car analogy, i feel like the market has found a new ge

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>> "fast money" starts right now live from the nasdaq market site over looking times square i'm melissa lee. tonight on fast, bitcoin for the masses, while the fcc cracks down on efts there is something happening that to redefine the bitcoin boom >>> plus it's ford's worst week in more than two years but one trader says the stock is about to kick into overdrive. >>> later, ge's nightmare isn't over, the stock sinking to a six year low today how low will it go >>> first, the dow started off the week sinking, then soaring back to close before 26,000 for the first time to close right under that key level as volatility today the vix surging 20% even as the markets soared and the ten year yield hit its highest level signs 2013 s. volatility back for good is this a sign we are starting to see cracks in this rally, guy. >> are you grooving over there, guy. >> he is boogying. >> i'm taking it all in. this was my wedding song. >> as it should be. >> lot of people out there, crack, s&p close at an all-time high, russ areal was up. tuesday was a fake out it signalled for me the potential of a short-te

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i'm melissa lee, up next, "mad money" with the one and only jim cramer starts right now. make you money i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now >>> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money. welcome to cramerica other people want to make friends. i'm just trying to make you some money. my job is not just to entertain but to educate and teach so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc or tweet me @jimcramer. >>> you know what? not everything is a dog gone buying opportunity nasdaq tumbled or even when a single sector comes under serious pressure like we are seeing with health care. i got an idea for you. you need to pause and patiently assess the situation before you just pull the trigger on the buy sign yet i don't hear people counseling patients. instead they say this is our chance put money to work, cha-ching cha-ching. let's think about our market given that we were approaching levels that were a little let's say parabolic. is it safe to say we are down enough, let's put it

. >> i'm melissa lee thanks for watching. see you back at 5:00 tomorrow. "mad money" with jim cramer starts right now >>> my mission is simple to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money. welcome to cramerica other people want to make friends, i'm just trying to make you some money my job isn't just to entertain you but to educate and teach you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc or tweet me @jimcramer. you get market in beast mode like this one, you got to feed the beast. and you can't give it the same menu every day can't eat the gruel it devoured the day before to keep breaking records. dow, gaining 152, s&p climbing .4% nasdaq .18%. this manages to feed the beast every day and gives monster that is this market the well-balanced diet it needs to keep roaring. what do i mean when i say this rare carnivorous bull is getting a well-balanced diet lately had a big run in select gruchz industrials, heavy

melissa lee, back to you. >>> rick, thank you. >>> shares of netflix soaring today. can it go even higher? plus a new payment plan for elon musk, tying his compensation to the company's performance, are there pitfalls that's coming up next on "power that's coming up next on "power lunch. has exposure to energy infrastructure mlps? think again. it's time to shake up your lineup. the alerian mlp etf can diversify your equity portfoli" and add potential income. bring amlp into the game. before investing, consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. read the prospectus carefully at alpsfunds.com/amlp your top story is shares of netflix on a big beat in the number of subscribers, but with years of making investors money already in a market cap now around $100 billion, is this a stock that's priced perfection rob, it's a good quarter let's move on from that, whatever was your estimate in marketing costs, 200 million in investing in i.t for a company that's doing so well, why spent more on marketing? what do you think they're spending on with reg

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. >>> ooi'm melissa lee. hiring slows but hiring on the rise despite the weaker than expected data the stock market pushing to new highs again. which stocks will drive the next leg of the rally and is there too much yeuphoria on the street >>> plus fire, fury and fallout. the new book detailing the chaos inside the trump white house, getting a whole blot lot of attn and heat as well what's true, what's not? we'll talk to an insider with firsthand knowledge of what really went down "power lunch" starts right now >>> all right, america, you're so money and don't even know it, maybe you do because your stock investments hitting record highs yet again. look behind me, all three major indexes higher for a fourth straight day you see, mr. president, somebody is talking asht ining about it. surprise one of the big winners this week, ge, up 6% in the last five kays we're going to chat with an analyst sthat says the beaten u ge could go 50% higher from here check out other movers this hour, cvs health, xilinx, underar

i'm melissa lee. the major average giving up gains. dow and s&p, russell 2,000 small caps did soar to record highs but now looking at losses across the board. the dow managing to hold on to ever so small gains. commodities are crushing it and oil at' three-year high and copper and gold soar the dollar at a low. saying a weaker dollar is good for u.s. trade transports getting slammed led by united. the airline down 11% on pace for the worst day in four months on fears about a price war. got much more on this coming up. michelle. >>> thank you. i'm michelle caruso cabrero live in switzerland where the trump tax cut and the surging and global economy are front and center we'll talk taxes, trade and whether davos is ready for president trump to arrive on friday >>> and michelle, on this multi-con innocent, over the next couple of hours you will meet four managers who are the sole of consistency. that is why they have been named the 2017 morning star fund managers of the year you'll meet them and talk to them and learn how they did. it meli

we're live at the nasdaq market site in times square i'm melissa lee with joe kernen.oining us is brian kelly, founder of brian kelly capital we will be sure to talk about bitcoin. >> not a horrible year alabama much better than your team, notre dame you don't look anything like that guy >> you know what's funny on twitter, every saturday if there's a bad play -- i take the heat >> you do. >> yeah. >> a check of u.s. equities at this hour. yesterday it was a record day. the sixth closing record high in a row for the s&p as well as the nasdaq the dow also closing at a record high it looks like we'll open sharply lower. the dow losing 124 points right now, the s&p down 13 nasdaq down about 44 what was weighing on the markets yesterday and probably today, the yield on the ten-year note 2.584% right now that's the highest since march 15th a big move in the ten-year treasury yield that's challenging the equity rally today. the yen continuing its strength after the boj said it would continue its bond strengthening services the hang seng up by 0.20%. over in europe, right now

we're live at the nasdaq market site in times square i'm melissa lee with joe kernen.s is brian kelly, founder of brian kelly capital we will be sure to talk about bitcoin. >> not a horrible year alabama much better than your team, notre dame you don't look anything like that guy >> you know what's funny on twitter, every saturday if there's a bad play -- i take the heat >> you do. >> yeah. >> a check of u.s. equities at this hour. yesterday it was a record day. the sixth closing record high in a row for the s&p as well as the

melissa lee, back to you. >> rick, thank you let's send it over to john with a look what is coming upk alley." >> another day of trouble -- down 4% and up better than 6% this morning as the fallout continues over this vulnerability not just in intel op as, in multiple chips that pelere trying to figure out what to do about we'll dig into that coming up on "squawk alley. hi, i'm joan lunden with a place for mom every day we hear from families who partnered with a senior living advisor from a place for mom to help find the perfect place for their mom or dad thank you so much for your assistance in helping us find a place. mom feels safe and comfortable and has met many wonderful residence and staffers. thank you for helping our family find our father a new home. we especially appreciate the information about the va aid and attendance program. i feel i found the right place. a perfect fit. you were my angel and helped guide me every step of the way thank you. the senior living advisors at a place for mom partner with thousands of families every month, listening and offering local knowled

i'm melissa lee. mixed day for the markets, the dow the only index in the red. s&p as well as nasdaq, higher. ibm american express largely to blame for the drop in the dow today. they're shaving 60 points off the index. ge of note, falling to a six-year note, down 11% this week nike leading the dow after getting an upgrade, hitting the highest level since 2015 dollar general, home depot, and best buy at lifetime highs and check this out treasury's ten-year yield rising, hitting the highest level since 2014 and earlier trading, jeff gunlock said 2.63% was the level to watch we're right there right now. >> all right, melissa. welcome everybody. i'm tyler. here's what else is happening at this hour. the iea says the u.s. could overtake russia and saudi arabia as the world's largest oil producer this year this comes as production in the u.s. has bounced back recently delta saying passengers with support and service animals will now need advance documentation to travel. the firm cites safety concerns and notes an increase in incidents such as biting i thought that wa

i'm melissa lee. you are watching cnbc, first in business worldwide >> shot lieu the heart only wreath analysts were so accurate but they aren't. and you won't believe just how off the mark they have been. we'll explain. >>> plus -- >> hey, i'm back >> that's what bitcoin bulls are hoping for the suddenly surging cryptocurrency and a top bitcoin investor says there's something about the bounce that's central signaling more gains the come. he will be here to explain why he will be here to explain why when "fast money" returns. good then it's time for power e*trade the platform, price and service that gives you the edge you need. alright one quick game of rock, paper, scissors. 1, 2, 3, go. e*trade. the original place to invest online. >>> we to "fast money. the crypto space bouncing back after bitcoin suffered its worst two day stretch in three days. melissa has more. >> reporter: it's definitely been a volatile week after losing of a half of its value, bitcoin is rebounding and other cryptocurrencies

i'm melissa lee, you are watching "fast money. here's what else is coming up on fast snoetd breaking up is hard to do ♪ ♪ >> but a break up could not mean anything good for shareholders we'll explain. >> bitcoin getting bashed again. now a top strategist says it could lead to selling in the stock market he will be here to explain why, when "fast money" returns. when a critical patient is far from the hospital, the hospital must come to the patient. stay with me, mr. parker. the at&t network is helping first responders connect with medical teams in near real time... stay with me, mr. parker. ...saving time when it matters most. stay with me, mrs. parker. that's the power of and. >>> woik to "fast money. crypto currency prices tanked after officials reiterated that a crack down on trading was possible bitcoin losing almost 20% since the debut. cue the bitcoin bug. our next guest says beware chris harvey is the head of equities strategy at wells fargo securities and joins us here on set. great to see you. >> great to see you, too. >>

power lunch and the president begins right now >> and welcome to special edition of power lunch i'm melissa leeng with brian sul owe van. breaking news with wide ranking one on one with trump, economic growth, and so much more in that conversation. >> we'll get to that in a moment right now your money and markets are surging. up now the dow is up 157 points. s&p and nasdaq are up not quite as much, but that is yet another record high for the markets and your money, tyler. >> we have two hours of jam packed hour lunch coming rig

. >>> i'm melissa lee. shutdown countdown only two days to go until a market shutdown.ht now the votes don't add up >>> in this record-breaking rally, general electric is tanking but boeing is flying high is ge a victim of short termism? we'll break that down. >>> and a $350 billion question. what it means are to the

i'll tell you what happens afterwards >>> i'm melissa lee, thanks fo ♪ >>> my mission is simple, to makeou money i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now >>> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money," welcome to cramerica other people want to make friend, we just want to make you some money my job is not just to entertain, but to educate and teach you so call me at 800-743-cnbc. how many times have i told you that the gains from the tax bill are already baked into the market how many times did the chattering classes tell us the move's been made you'd be a fool to start buy now. after another good day where the dow gained 99 points and the s&p climbed 4.64% and the new highs across the board, who looks foolish now? baked in my derriere. clean this up a little we're all going to die look, every morning i peruse -- every morning i peruse the research published by major wall street firms you get a mixture of ten upgrades and five downgrades and most often you get a price target boost

. >> thanks for watching see you tomorrow "power lunch" begins right now >> i'm melissa lee stocks kickingong start but will six days of protests in iran and new tensions with north korea put a dent in this rally we debate. president trump back in d.c., tweeting up a storm, weighing in on everything from the economy to border control, airline safety and much, much more what's next on the trump agenda? we get the very latest recreational pot sales rolling out in california. you can cash in on the booming multi-billion dollar business. yep, there's now an etf for that is it a buy or beware? "power lunch" 2018 starts now. >>> ha

starts right now, live from the nasdaq market side overlooking new york city's times square i'm melissa lee. tonight on fast, the crypto carnage rages on it's a sea of red. bitcoin, bitcoin cash, eherian and ripple are reeling we have key levels to watch. plus, where the crypto baller, brian kelly? to our twitter followers and trolls, no, he isn't hiding. but he is out of the country we tracked him down and he will at the time tell us how he is trading the crypto carnage. >>> first the dow closed above 26,000 for the first time ever everything is awesome. apple with an announcement jumping on the trump train bringing jobs back and putting more money into the hand of the american people and turning on the faucet for corporate america to spend and invest more it is a not just awesome a stkt ecstasy, a place where money seem the grow and grow the dow on fire, surging moore than 300 point a record close the s&p 500 closing at a record, too. all last year we heard over and over the tax cuts were priced in as carpet america soaks in the benefits and starts spending, could this be the beginning of

another coin that bk here says could be your ticket to crypto paradise he'll reveal that name i'm melissa lee. you're watching cnbc, first in business worldwide meantime here is what else is coming up on "fast." >>> missed the move in energy? don't worry. another group of stocks closely tied to oil's fate is also surging and our traders see more room to run. >>> plus the last time karen pitched a stock, it surged 12% in a month now she's got a new name that's hit a 52-week high today you won't believe how high she sees it going, the name when "fast money" returns >>> cryptocurrency is getting crushed as one of the largest markets is getting ready to crack down on it bob pisani is live at the nyse hi, bob. >> reporter: hi, melissa south korea's justice ministry is preparing a bill to ban cryptocurrency trading it's one of the marriage markets for bitcoin and ethereum as well ripple "the wall street journal" is reporting that china is ordering the closure of bitcoin mining operations they've already shut down exchanges that trade cryptocurrency this is ramping things up a little bit a u.s. sena

i'm melissa lee. thanks for watching. "mad money" starts right now "mad money" starts right now >>> my mission is simple to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money. we're in orlando, florida at the icr conference look, other people want to make friends. i'm just trying to make you some money. my job is not just to entertain but to educate and teach you so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc or tweet me @jimcrame the consumer is alive and well and spending the consumer wants reliability and the consumer will pay for it that's the lesson of the icr, the big consumer conference i spent all day learning from. a day where the dow gained 150 points, s&p climbed 0.13% and prices were higher earlier today. so many retailers are suddenly doing so well from kohl's to children's place to restaurants like darden. remember, they are owned by olive garden and then end up with a wi

. >>> ooi'm melissa lee.iring slows but hiring on the rise despite the weaker than expected data the stock market pushing to new highs again. which stocks will drive the next leg of the rally and is there too much yeuphoria on the street >>> plus fire, fury and fallout. the new book detailing the chaos inside the trump white house, getting a whole blot lot of attn and heat as well what's true, what's not? we'll talk to an insider with firsthand knowledge of what really went down "power lunch" starts right now

i'm melissa lee. you are watching cnbc. here's what's coming up. >> a top hedge fund says pass on grass. we will tell you which stock that fun is betting will fall. and vinny lingham, the bitcoin oracle talks about bitcoin and what to do with your coins when "fast money" returns. your brain changes as you get older. but prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. when it might be time to buy or sell? with fidelity's real-time analytics, you'll get clear, actionable alerts about potential investment opportunities in real time. fidelity. open an account today. >>> welcome back to "fast money. crypto regulation a hot topic at the world economic forum in davos this week. this is the price of downtown. they have nailed near that $11,000 level, or as we like to call it, bitcoin purgatory seema mody has more. >> it is bitcoin is catching the attention of some of the most powerful names i

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i'm joe kernan along with becky quick and melissa lee. andrew is off today.es right now are somewhat positive. they have been for most of the morning. gotten more positive the nasdaq strong. up 1 1 the s&p up 149 the dow up 577 points last week. we got the pullback yesterday. 12 points. treasury yields over 2.5 then i moved on to currencies. i said, you know, i'm going to go back and look at the german bund because it's just so bizarre. below. like 44 basis points or something. our ten-year is 249. still on the continent yields that just are just glaringly low based on god knows what. >> target raised its fourth quarter guidance on stronger than expected holiday sales. full year 2018 and 2019 earnings guidance also came in above what the street was expecting target says that it expects to see a benefit from lower structural tax rates in the fourth quarter, but really, a lot of the guidance that they raised this time around was on better than expected microsoft saying sh customers with devices using amd chips with getting an unbootable state after installing r

melissa: david lee miller, thank you.elly: president trump preparing to meet with members of the united nations security council diplomats on monday as he tries to rally an international coalition to rein in tehran. u.s. officials plan to show debris from a ballistic missile fired from yemen into sa saudi i arabia to make their case. here now, a senior fellow at the foundation and foreign policy analyst. james, good to see you today. thanks for weighing in on this issue. this is the second working lunch that president trump is having with the u.n. security diplomats. the trump administration saying it's pursuing, if you will, a two-track approach, an effort with congress and european allies to deal with what they call flaws in the iran nuclear deal. what are the flaws . >> well the single biggest flaw in the iran nuclear deals is it never covered ballistic missiles. and as you know, you don't have a nuclear threat unless you have a nuclear weapon. but more importantly, a missile that you can put it on to shoot somebody. t

good friday day morning t i'm carl quintanilla along with melissa lee. as the count down continues to potential shutdown that's where our road map will begin. the shutdown showdown. the house passes but the senate back to work in the next hour appears on track to reject t we expect a briefing from the white house in about half hour. >>> plus an ipo, adt ready to go public after pricing below the range. we'll have the ceo. >>> and short list amazon 20 finalists forehead quarters. and we'll talk to the mayor of denver about that. >>> but can they get a deal done before midnight tonight? kayla tausche joins us from washington with the latest. >> reporter: hi, the senate will convene just before the deadline to fund the government majority leader mitch mcconnell is gambling that the time crunch will pressure lawmakers on the fence to vote yes. the senate needs 60 votes. but that number was 4 last night. so perhaps some of the 3 you see on the screen would change but two democrat aides suggested yesterday the opposition was enough to block the bill top senate

seventh time ever trading below nine today right now at 9.18, melissa >> tyler, i'm melissa lee at theork stock exchange. that's driving the record-breaking rally. bojangles' southern jo bob pisani joins me on the floor. momentum in the past month, continues higher >> remember, strong economic numbers, adp, helped markets this morning we want to remind everybody this is a global rally. look what's going on around the world. chinese authorities maintaining 6.5% gdp growth. helping asian markets. nikkei hitting a 26-year high as well today the euro up strong nearly 2% euro's own businesses reporting best numbers activity since 2011 the dow jones, of course, 25,000 i'll give the adp credit for that a remarkable number. take a look. mentioning the banks earlier new highs across the board all the major money center banks at newheiss. a long, long list and industrials as well. the breadth is strong. fedex, norfolk southern, all strong materials strong as well a story all throughout the year as melissa noted earlier what's not on list, interesting, tech stocks. cisco, only major one that's at

i'm melissa lee. we are around session highs now. the dow, nasdaq, s&p 500, across the board, green, nasdaq seeing the biggest gain up 0.7 of 1%. transportens hitting new record highs. and hitting $70 first time in three years. crude just under $65 a barrel. movers, delta higher on earnings, raising 2018 outlook thanks to the effect of tax reform dfc systems a pop. software provider bought by a technologies company for about $5.5 billion and xerox up by 4.5% on reports it's in talks to strike a major deal with japan's fujifilm >> melissa, thank you. >>> what else is happening at the house. epa says fuel economy in new cars in the u.s. expected to hit 25.2 mimes per gallon in 2017 vehicles the senate banking committee votes next week, second time on the nomination of jerome powell. to be your next federal reserve chairman. >>> more on the deadly mudslides in california. rescuers frantically serving for survivors. mud and stones crushing the community in montecito at least 17 dead 8 more missing live on the scene ahead in "power lunch.

. >> thanks for watching see you tomorrow "power lunch" begins right now >> i'm melissa lee stocks kicking off 2018 with a strong start but will six days of protests in iran and new tensions with north korea put a dent in this rally we debate. president trump back in d.c., tweeting up a storm, weighing in on everything from the economy to border control, airline safety and much, much more what's next on the trump agenda? we get the very latest recreational pot sales rolling out in california. you can cash in on the booming multi-billion dollar business. yep, there's now an etf for that is it a buy or beware? "power lunch" 2018 starts now. >>> happy new year i'm brian sullivan your money beginning this year like it ended last year with a nice pop dow, s&p and nasdaq with their biggest one day gains in two weeks. tech and nasdaq flying high. it is up more than 1%. for those of you keeping score at home, here's an interesting stat the dow has not fallen for three straight days in more than three months some of the individual movers, weight watchers shares rallying. the company announcing thei

"power" starts now >>> i'm melissa lee here to talk a rally on the best start to the year since 2003. major averages up 1.5% this week alone. where to put your money to work right now. fixes facebook, mark zukckerberg making sweeping changes. facebook stock down 4% right now is trying to do good socially undermining doing good for investors? and cars with no steering wheel and no pedals, really? gm says get ready for we'll take you for a ride buckle up. "power lunch" starts right now >>> welcome to "power lunch. i'm michelle caruso-cabrera. melissa said strong rally to end the week, the dow, s&p 500, nasdaq, russell 2000, dow transports all hitting record intraday highs look at the dow jones industrial average, dow 25,000 is so last week we're 250 points away from dow 26,000 second straight week of gains, check out soft om movers within the averages amd downer today taking a hit. the company says its chips are susceptible to the specter security flaw. it's off 1.5%. that flaw lets hackers steel sensitive information. gamestop tanking about 10% retailer posting strong holiday sales, ho