also, the nikkei fell on to a six-month low on china. >> and as giafg said, shanghai stocks nodived and fell to the steepest fall since 2007. chinese authorities eased some trading restrictions over the weekend. but they failed to shop share prices from falling. the new rules allow them to invest if domestic stocks. looking at asia pacific. hong kong's hajj sing fell 4%. zplmpblths. >>> here's a look at some of the other wheres stories we are following. tokyo oil futures plunged to their lowest level in more than six years on concerns of coin's slowdown. market sources say the drop is due to speculation that higher u.s. oil production will create an oversupply. one of japan's department store operators will open a website where luxury items. they are holding hands with high end brands, including clothing and fashion accessories. officials say the site will offer a wider choice of brand than its competitors. consumer prices in singapore are falling for the ninth straight month, off 0.4% to a year earlier. that's the biggest category of items if singapore's consumer price index. now, let'

the nikkei fell, shanghai fell 8% to a five-month low as well. markets in the red by more than 2%. i'll provisiices sliding to bel9 a barrel. a new survey shows the national average holding steady at $2.71 a gallon. a refinery outage in indiana is pushing prices up in the midwest, offsetting declines in other areas. tracy, back over to you. >> watching wall street today. thanks so much, landon dowdy with cnbc. >>> now your nbc 10 first alertç weather. >>> 5:26. 67 degrees. a cool start. 67 in philadelphia. the suburbs, some of them have dropped near the 50s this morning. nice and clear right now but we could be looking at scattered showers, possibly even thunderstorms later today. your hour-by-hour forecast just ahead. right now let's check in with first alert traffic .8c÷uju jessica boyington. jessica? >> we're looking live on the blue route right around broomall approaching an accident scene that's blocking the right and center lanes on the northbound side. krogh can see the delay behind that scene. we'll check in with this accident scene and m

the nikkei fell for six consecutive trading sessions, but at least we did see some appetite for buying. all in all, investors in japan are still cautious as china's woes continue. >> thanks. >>> japanese finance minister says the government will keep a close watch on what he calls rough movements in financial markets. aso said tokyo has not taken any coordinated action so far with any other g-7 members. he said japanese officials are in close contact with their counterparts overseas. >> translator: the government has no immediate plans to compile new stimulus measures or an extra budget. >> aso said the japanese economy is in good shape due to record-high corporate earnings as well as improved employment and personal income. and for more insight into the drop in tokyo stocks, rem reme mellegard spoke with the chief economist of daiwa securities. >> what impact is this going to have on the japanese economy short term and long term? >> for the short term, the wealth effect is the stock price decline, consumer spending, and also higher yen would hurt the corporate earnings. on the other h

tokyo's nikkei fell 4.6%. in the words of one analyst, there's no good news. jill wagner's at the new york stock exchange where investors are on edge this morning as they wait for the opening bell. jill, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. last week wall street suffered its steepest drop in four years. for the week the dow lost 1012 points. the s&p dropped 119 and the nasdaq finished 338 points lower. the price of oil has dropped dramatically. and as cbs business news analyst jill schlesinger points out, this all started with the world's second largest economy, china. over the weekend beijing said it planned to let its main street pension fund downand most economists still believe the federal will raise interest rates by the end of the year. it could slow down the economy and trigger even lower stock prices. anne-marie? >> jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, jill. >> this morning three americans were awarded france's highest honor for disarming a herbally armed man on a passenger train last week. president francois hollande awarded

nikkei fell 4%, shanghai 7.5%. landon dowdy will tell the us what to watch for today. first carl explains how we got here. >> it was by wall street standards a i historic crop, dow falling 1,000 points at the opening bell. thousands crashing. home depot down 20%, general electric and jp morgan down 21% before recovering. it left economists, traders d s >> it created chaos. >> and anchors stunned. >> these are enormous moves. >> by noon there were signs of stability. the concerns that prompted the sell-off remain. some feel stocks have gone too long without a meaningful correction. that's wall street lingo. dow has risen six straight years. once in history it made to seven. >> we haven't had one in a long while. >> one big concern, slowing economy in china, big importer of u.s. goods. if it slows down, fewer american computers, cars, fast food being expo exported. that could mean fewer u.s. jobs. that's been weighing on the market weeks. it could mean wider market swings and for some encouragement markets are coming back to reality. >> that was carl landon dowdy. >> you

overnight, japan's nikkei fell 4%, china slid 7.5%. but stocks in europe are in the black. cnbc will tell us what to watch for today. but first, nbc's carl quintanilla explains how we got here. >> it was by wall street standards an historic drop. the dow falling by more than 1,000 points at the opening bell. titans of american business crashing. home depot down 20%. general electric and jp morgan down 21% before recovering. it left economists, traders -- >> the noise this morning created confusion, it created a little bit of chaos. >> and even cnbc news anchors stunned. >> these are -- >> these are enormous moves. >> by noon there were signs of stability but the concerns that prompted the sell-off remain. some believe stocks have gone too long without a meaningful correction. that's wall street lingo for a 10% decline from the highs. some believe stocks are too expensive. the dow has risen for six straight years, only once in history did it make it to seven. >> we usually get a 10% correction usually once a year and we haven't had one in a long while. >> one big concern --

tokyo's nikkei fell 4.6%. in the words of one analyst, there's no good news. jill wagner's at the new york stock exchange where investors are on edge this morning as they wait for the opening bell. jill, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. last week wall street suffered its steepest drop in four years. for the week the dow lost 1,012 points. the s&p lost nearly 120 points for the week. that's nearly 6% of its value. and the nasdaq finished the week 338 points lower. stocks were in a tailspin. the price of oil has dropped dramatically. this all started with the second largest world market, china. a just released survey by the national association of business economics believe that the interest rates will be higher by the end of the year. it could slow down the economy and lower the price. >>> this morning three americans were awarded france's highest honor for disarming a heavily armed man on a passenger train last week. president francois hollande awarded the legion of honors. brian webb reports. >> reporter: three americans who tackled an armed gunman

so after recording its biggest one-day drop in six weeks, on wednesday the nikkei fell again. today its lowest close since mid-july. that's all for me for now. back to you in the studio. >> thanks for update. that ramin mellegard reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> now lingering concerns about the chinese economy took a toll on most other stock markets in the region. the shanghai composite closed at its lowest level in two weeks. the benchmark index tumbled 3.4% after two volatile sessions. it went below the key 3700 mark. analysts say efforts by chinese authorities to prop up share prices failed to improve investor sentiment. hong kong and sydney both hit their lowest point for the year. the hang seng lost 1.7% conditioning its slide into a fifth straight day. the australian ben mark index was down 1.7% and in seoul the kospi fell 1.32 boston. the people at an e-commerce site rakuten are vowing to get goods to customers faster than ever, making some deliveries in just 20 minutes. rakuten executives say the service applies to more than 400 items, snacks, drinks, even

japan's nikkei fell to a one and a half week low was stocks plunging.did regain some of its losses later that day but still close to near its lowest level since mid-march. sandra: rachel, thank you good lefty to cut above the global market action as we watch trading in europe right now. weakness across-the-board. losses of 1% to 3%. u.s. stock futures even lower. dow futures up 174 points. losses of 1% across the board at home. checking in on key commodities to look at oil moving to the upside. gold is also trending higher. so far in the session bigness of the currency markets as well. the euro up against the u.s. dollar. before you head out the door, your wednesday forecast with fox meteorologist maria molina. the rain leading up for a little bit here. in the northeast or front moves through yesterday bringing in the flooded areas of brain and behind the system we notice quieter weather in the northeast in areas further south. the exception will be across parts of georgia and clearing through the air. more showers and thunderstorms out there not only f

. >>> tokyo's nikkei index fell to a six-month low.investors began selling off shares as soon as the market started trading today. now, the plungeç started yesterday over concerns about the chinese economy and that trend spread to the europe and the u.s. where the dow lost hundreds of points yesterday. we watched it tumble all day. nbc 10's tracy davidson is live in our digital operations center this morning monitoring the markets. tracy, with the asian markets starting down again, should we expect another rough day for the new york stock exchange? >> it sure looks that way. most economists and stock analysts are calling this downward slide a correction, saying things had been overvalued. investors around the world are we haven't seen for a while. shanghai plunged more than 7% in a third straight day of kleins, in japan, the nikkei rebounded but closed down 3.9%. here at home, wall street, again, could be headed for another rough day. the dow plummeted 588 points yesterday to close at 15871. it could have been worse. yesterday, at one

china's main stock market index took another beating and japan's nikkei also fell.the impact be ahead of the opening bell? cnbc's landon dowdy is live. tell us more. >> hey there, tracy. good morning. u.s. stock futures are pointing to a rebound at the opening bed today on the heels of one of the most volatile days in years on wall street that saw the dow plunge nearly 1,100 points in the first few minutes of trading. asia was down again overnight. japan falling 4% amid continued concerns over china's economy. china's main market losing 7%. it's down 15% over the past two days. china's government moving to cut interest rates to make borrowing easier. europe is in positive territory across the board this morning. oil price which is held to their lowest level since february of 2002 on monday are bouncing higher today. investors may look to trade on today, there are economic data out this morning, including reports on home prices, new home sales and consumer confidence. tracy, back over to you? >>> landon dowdy, thank you. >>> a school funding fight continues in delawa

domestic export demand fell as well. the nikkei tumbled below the 20,000 mark to close at a 3.5 year low. let's get a check on the early trading in jurors and again some red arrows here. nothing that's down by more than 1% at this moment but the dax is down by about .5%. cac in france is down by .8% and in italy down by about half a percent. >> other than that, how was the play mrs. lincoln. >> exactly. >> in a flight to safety this morning, gold prices hitting the highest levels in more than a month. i saw a quote there. it's getting the bid from lower interest rates. we're going to talk about that. copper has been dropping on pace for its 7th straight weekly loss. traders point to fear about the chinese economy. copper trading at 22915. one of my guests insists we take it out all the way to the millionth decimal point. let's check on currencies right now. the euro stronger overall. 11272 but right now it's weaker against the dollar. the yen weaker, 12299. as for the all important ten year yield we were at 207. now 2085. we're in

the hang seng fell for it nine week low and japan's nikkei fell to 1.5 week low with stocks sensitive to china plunging the south korean pass because close negative territory as well but did recover losses late in the day there is lowest level since mid-march. maria: thank you very much. rachel ruble in beijing this morning and of course the devaluation in china has sparked a selloff across the board this morning. the major policy is felt across the world. the dow, s&p and nasdaq closed in the red on fears the world's largest economy is falling down in u.s. companies locate hay. names you know getting hit hard on this demand fear out of china, u.s. steel, apple, intel, alibaba among the largest exposure in terms of multinationals to the chinese economy. take a look at futures this morning pointed to a trickle -- a loss for the dow industrial. a 200-point selloff navigated markets right now joining the conversation is the chief investment officer randy david. good to see you. thanks for joining us and turning the conversation. the talk about china and the devaluation here. >> it's a lo

hong kong fell more than 5%. the nikkeist we've seen since 2007. major selloff under major selloff underway. trading for european stocks sharply lower. ftse than 146-point, 2.4%. cac down to 30%. ditto for germany. u.s. stock market futures down 2%. within 1.5% for the s&p and 3% for the nasdaq. it is looking ugly this monday morning. nicole: is surged over 100%. oil or d. 885 and also a keen eye on gold as well. talk about the bloomberg commodity index down a 16 year low. >> copper down big time right now. the u.s. dollar trading against the current pace. strengthen the euro. the u.s. dollar lost 2.5% versus the euro last week. this is yield on the 10 year treasury. i keep waiting for it to go below 2% to wield 2.03% at the moment. nicole: is it shaping up to be a brutal day for u.s. investors this morning. dow futures down another 500 points overnight after friday's 530-point drop. we'll run on the global market action for you. keep your right here. you were watching "fbn:am," your first look at morning market and breakin

japan's nikkei fell almost 1% with commodity related filmmakers and exporters suffering the heaviestosses. the south korean costs be increased reports for the second passion for selling the biggest losers in seoul today were blue-chip and ship elders. maria: thank you very much. it could be the beginning of the end for one of the most important rituals on wall street anonymous quarterly earnings. one law firm calling on the securities and exchange commission to do away say that that's too much focus on short-term goals, not a muslim long-term outlook. mary ann, what do you think about this? we know every three months would get not only earnings that guidance which does have investors up to look at the return. >> we want investors to focus on goals. building on a portfolio that is diversified and balanced and certainly quarterly earnings can add to the volatility. sometimes it's hard to keep clients away from looking at their statement during the volatility. we really want them to look longer term. >> the holdings of stocks -- it is really dropped. i wouldn't disagree that we need to

the nikkei average was down nearly 1.3% closing out at 18,890. it fell ending at 1537. for the month of august, the nikkei index was down 8.2% t. rally over the past three days could not make up for the deep dives we saw recently. here are some of the movers and shakers today. semi conductor shares will lower, especially in carolina. they under performed with as will of 4.51% forred avantist. oki electric iustry was down 6.19%. on the other hand fujitsu went up more than 2.36%. in all, markets are downbeat on profit taking. many investors are bracing for china's official data due out tuesda tuesday. >> thanks. >>> now, many in the markets in the asia pacific region had heavy losses in august following a tumble in chinese stocks. the shanghai composite said 0.82%. a probe wade on sentiment. if august, the index tumbled 12.5%, falling for a third straight month. taiwan landed in the positive. the taiex gained 1.94%. semi conductors boosted the gain. markets in the asia pacific region gave a bit of a mixed picture. ho kong gained nearly 3% but plunged 12% and posted the sha

asian markets fell sharply overnight. nikkei the biggest decline in two years and shanghai fell to the five month low. european markets are in the red by more than 2%. aaron, back over you. >> thank you, landon dowdy. >>> five foods will cost you more at the grocery store. eggs are one of them. the worst outbreak of bird flu hit supplies hard, causes prices to -- causing prices to jump. also, lamb, bacon and pork chops. get ready to pay more. >> bacon. >> butter. >> can't cut back on that. you have to pay. >>> in "news4 your health," a new steady can help predict your child's risk of becoming overweight. researchers at the university of minnesota say parents often encourage kids to eat or hold back food based on how much they the parents weigh. they say doing that can influence your child's behavior around food, including whether they gain or lose weight over time. >>> and if the textbooks don't have to be new, you can consider looking online. an entire industry for students looking for textbooks on the cheap. you can also rent

the shanghai composite fell 4.3%. the nikkei down 3%. what happened here and mainly on disappointing economic numbers in china. preliminary manufacturing gauge fell to the lowest level in six years. stephen engle filed this report from hong kong. china'sengle: manufacturing pmi has not been this low since early in the global financial crisis. the preliminary august pmi coming in at 47.1, indicating a six-month in a row of contraction in manufacturing. this surveys mostly private sector manufacturing. factory employment and new orders are following at a faster pace as the economy grapples with industrial overcapacity, the fallout from the downturn in property investment, and a volatile stock market. janus is no fan of hewlett-packard. you shorting the company is it has toward a split -- he is shorting the company as it goes toward a split. meg whitman says there is a difficult business environment for several quarters to come. cory johnson is with us. say it islarify to possible jim janus is a fan of the company, he just does not like the

the day before and then what we terms off china in economic data, the shanghai composite fell about 4.3%, the nikkeibout 3% and the cost be dropped just over 2%. justr as -- kospi dropped over 2%. as far as those numbers are concerned, manufacturing fell to the lowest level in more than six years. stephen engle followed -- filed this report from hong kong. n: king has not been this low since early in the financial crisis. marketliminary august pmi coming in net 47.1, indicating a six-month in a row of contraction in manufacturing. this gauge surveyed mostly private-sector manufacturers, factory employment, new orders and you export orders are falling at a pastor -- at a faster pace as the economy grapples. the fallout from property investment and a volatile stock market. matt: thank you for that. now i want to get out to berlin where constant nichols has the latest from europe. hans: nothing but negativity over here. it is across the board. on the upside is it is friday in august, so trading volumes are a little down. we saw the cac 40 in france at down 1.47%. composite down 1.74% last i checked. ev

now, most of the southeast asian markets fell wednesday. japan's nikkei rose just over 2%. this morning, investors on wall street hope u.s. stocks will rebound. the dow dropped six days straight, losing 205 points yesterday. back to you, guys. >> kristin, thank you. >>> new this morning, the washington, d.c. area has the worst gridlock in the country. at least that's according to a new study from texas a&m. it says that commuters in the region waste more fuel than any other commuters. how bad is it, meagan fitzgerald keeping a close eye on the commute. meagen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. it's pretty bad. that's why it doesn't come as a shock to a lot of folks, you take that commute every day. usually what it comes down to k carefully crafting what time you hit the roadway. we all know, wait another 30, 45 minutes not going to look like this. but the study said d.c. commuters waste nor time in gas and traffic than commuters elsewhere. the study fount in 2014, daily commuters spend an average of 82 hours in traffic. that means we even beat out los angeles,

cut could not prevent chinese stocks firm fined for fake bake at the shanghai composite fell another 1%. japan's nikkei back to gain more than 3% today. nicole: let's look at where europe stocks are trading right now. the ftse and 84, it lost 1.4%. the cac down 1.3%. lauren: overseas markets affecting you in the u.s. dow futures higher by 197 points. s&p up 25, nasdaq up almost 50 points. nicole: vidal has lost almost 1800 points during this turmoil. lauren: gold trading up $1134. to the downside by almost $4. lauren: the euro weaker against the greenback as the japanese yen. the dollar strong today. lauren: will show you the yield on the 10 year treasury up to 10.08%. nicole: something everybody is talking about. down 200 points. a new warning about high frequency trading as investors deal with global market volatility we have billionaire investor dallas mavericks mark cuban on risk and reward yesterday. he talked about computer-based rapid trading. >> there are multiple algorithms that have decided to sell a modest different aspect which has triggered a brawl perez owns which has triggered other algo

nikkei lost more than 1%. the shanghai composite also fell around 1%. but investors hope it begins like wall street ended. the dow jones ended up gaining. the nasdaq finished the week 121 points higher. >>> d e spite global economic turmoil, the federal reserve vice chairman remains open to the possibility of raising interest rates in september. stanley fischer says there's good reason to believe inflation will move higher. speaking at an annual conference, fisher said pressure holding inflation down has already begun to fade. before the recent market turmoil, the fed was expected the raise rates after its mid-september meeting. >>> at the box office, "straight out of compton" led ticket sales for a third straight week. it took in another $13.2 million and now has made over $134 million total. the faith-based drama "war room" finished second followed by "mission impossible: rogue nation." >>> and one of the classic all-time childhood toys celebrated its toy. back in 1945 after knocking a slinky off his work bench. over 300 million were sold in the first 30 years. >> playstations, ipad, can't beat a slinky

. >>> on the money, asian stocks fell slightly. >> nikkei and hong kong hang seng index both closed down a fraction. wall street stock futures point to a slightly higher open. the dow starts down 47 points at 17,550. nasdaq and s&p 500 slipped slightly tuesday. >>> another american food-maker is vowing to get rid of artificial ingredients. >> reena ninan and t.j. holmes have business headlines. >> topping america's money, kellogg is going natural. >> they hope to stop using artificial colors and flavors within three years. >> the company's sales are declining as americans choose other options for breakfast like yogurt and fast food. >> with back to school costs of $630, many are looking to save money. many states will go tax free. if you lived in arkansas, georgia you missed it. maybe you got out there and took advantage. whole foods admitting this went too far. asparagus water on sale in l.a. it will cost you six bucks. >> the photo drew outrage and eye rolling when whole foods said it wasn't supposed to include the stalks. >> so it was still asparagus water for $6. >> a year of unlimit

over in shanghai composite, it was more than 2.2% and the nikkei dropped and the hang k fell by aboutashboardory out of the big story is currency. there has been little relief for confession -- investors in asia as southeast assets remain under pressure. southeast asian currencies saw another volatile date. in thailand, it held steady after falling to the lowest level since 2009 in the wake of the deadly bombing in bangkok. they say that attack is unlikely to the economic stability. for the decline as china's devaluation. the political crisis and a surprise increase in july consumer prices weighed on the currency. the announcement of banks apprise the market by devaluing the dollar for the third time this year. in a statement, the bank said it acted preemptively to protect exports in light of china's yuan devaluation and upcoming fed interest rate hikes. matt: that was bloomberg in hong kong. time for a check of the top headlines. award is out in thailand for suspected bomber. out inls -- a warrant is thailand for a suspected bomber. there is a reward for his capture but police are no

asian markets fell sharply. nikkei posting the first decline in years. shanghaia five-month low. chipotle is hiring the one -- the goal of adding 4,000 workers. it will open restaurants three hours early to interview candidates. and on social media. there's the possibility of hyperforming recruits could earn a six-figure salary, michael. high labor market, more restaurant openings and fewer applications as the industry tries to attract. >> six figures for working for chipotle. but this is not on the line making the burritos, right? that would be for management? >> this would be the elite management. you're still making $173,000. >> that shows you how the business is going. >> it is 6:10. we've got a consumer alert for anyone who owns an iphone 6-plus. a small number of the phones have problems with the cameras that can cause your pictures to look blurry. a.m. will fix the problem free of charge. your phone is eligible not by photos but by looking at the serial number online. you can go to nbcnewyork.com. >>> answering that question. this is a huge question. will he or won't he? n

nikkei futures pointing to a lower open. at 124.71. u.s. stocks fellor a fourth time in five session, dragged down by biotech and media. su keenan is watching the action in new york. su: very big declines in the session. the thursday session was all about the drop in media. this is the fourth decline in five sessions. we are getting to the tail end of earnings seasons. earnings are driving sentiment. it looks like panic buying and selling. some of the action in these companies, dropping 9% or 10%. that type of action does not give you a warm and fuzzy feeling as an investor. let's look at media, where some of the big declines came in. disney in a second day of declines. a 9% drop for the biggest in six years. 21st century fox, down 7% on top of wednesday's 10% drop. viacom down 13%. cbs, erased a gain of 5% drop. it fell on second-quarter profits lower than forecast. that is really the story for the sector. it is starting to dawn on the investors they are not getting returns on ad revenues they originally got, which had a lot to do with younger viewers

nikkei was down 3%. hong kong hang seng fell more than 1%. >>> laguardia is now the nation's worst among 29 major airport when is it comes to on time arrivals. only 68% of the flights arrived on schedule through june. the airport finished 1 from the bottom for departures. only chicago's o'hare was worse. >> blame that on money and morning. i didn't quite say monday. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic and bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> i'm sorry. you said it was monday. i had to get the defibrillator. to get me off the floor. we have some flooding issues possibly along the l.i.e., and that would be in nassau county and western suffolk county. we are looking at rain still, long island, coastal connecticut, and there's a little leftover rain near county. towards suffolk county. you folks out there be ready for that. we've got warm and humid weather, 85 with the temperature and humidity dropping tonight. we'll talk about that next. commute. >> we have another problem here on route 287 in new jersey as you head to the southbound side just after route 10, which is exit

the nikkei had the biggest decline in two years. shanghai fell to a five month low. the european markets are all in the red by more than 2%. aaron? >> a lot of people with money invested in different things are paying a lot of attention to all this. and wondering if that's anything they should be doing right now as they watch these moves happen. >> well, aaron, i know the markets look scary right now, but individual investors should be taking the long term view and not trying to anticipate what is happening on a day to day basis. they recommend you look at how you divvy up your investments so focusing on the safe havens in ponds and catching in high yield savings accounts. >> thank you. >>> one of the brand-new baby pandas is with its mom at the national zoo. zookeepers are caring for the other run in a special incubator right now. that's one of the little guys right now. if you missed it just in case you're living under a rock, two baby pandas at the national zoo. so zoo folks are trying to make sure they're both healthy. switching them out so that mei xiang can spe

the shanghai composite and the nikkei dropped by more than 1%. the hang seng down over 2%. fellvering its biggest two-day loss against the dollar in two decades. -- suffering its biggest two-day loss against the dollar in two decades. >> the first time beijing used its methodology for setting the yuan daily reference rate from which the currency can trade 2% on either side. that fixing right was set low fell sharply. the biggest two-day loss against the dollar in more than two decades. many regional currencies have fallen as well on for china believe -- will leave the china's central bank says there is no economic basis for a constant evaluation of the yuan. a federal judge told new england patriots cornerback, he hasnd roger goodell not decided who will prevail -- patriots quarterback tom brady and roger goodell. they arrived at the courthouse to discuss the plate gate -- deflategate. the judge is open to suggestions from both sides on resolving the dispute. brady is appealing his four-game suspension. one nfl team is considering .igning ray rice the cleveland browns have repor

fell 17 points. the nasdaq was down 40 points. stocks in asia reacted. tok tokyo's nikkei lost 1%.ong kong's hang seng lost half a percent. >>> the san francisco district attorney said wednesday the background checks failed to uncover criminal records of 25 california dribers. they included several registered sex offenders and a convicted murderer. >>> working longer hours could raise your risk of a stroke. researchers report that people who work 55 hours or more per week have a 33% greater risk of stroke. they also have a 13% greater risk of coronary heart disease than those with standard hours. california is placed the best place to live in america. ventu ve ventura is one. next is humboldt. anne-marie? >> i wonder when that survey was taken. if it was takeen in january, i can understand why california has an edge but the northeast looks good right now. >>> well t hackers who stole information from the ashley madison website say they exposed millions of unfaithful partners. a statement from the hackers says that the website refused to close down, so now everyone gets to see their

. >>> asian stocks fell on week chinese manufacturing. >> nikkei and hong kong hang seng index dropped a fraction. stock futures are pointing to a slightly lower opening. the dow starts at 17,689. dow and nasdaq and s&p finished lower on friday. >>> the lower prices are paying off at the pump. gas prices are on a steady decline. >> t.j. holmes and reena ninan have the business headlines. >> good morning, everybody. topping america's money. could we see $2 a gallon gas by christmas? >> gas buddy.com says that's the way it's trending. the national average 2.69 a gallon, 12 less than a month ago. near a dollar from a year ago. >> if you don't feel like driving, how about flying. airfares could hit a four year low in the next four months. an average domestic fare nearly 4% cheaper than last year. the reason fuel down about 30%. it's not impossible or difficult to guess which movie tops the box office this weekend. mission impossible, rogue nation pulled off that stunt taking in $56 million. vacation took a detour, a distant second with 15 million. ant man third with 13 million bucks. that'

nikkei dropped more than 1%. hang seng down over 2%. the chinese yuan fell after yesterday's surprised devaluation was suffering its biggest two-day loss against the dollar in two decades. stephen engle filed this report from hong kong. >> this was the first time beijing used its revised market-based methodology for setting me yuan's daily reference rate for which the currency can trade 2% on either side. that fixing rate was set lower wednesday in the currency fell sharply. the biggest two-day loss against the dollar in more than two decades. many regional currencies have fallen as well unfair china will lead a new currency war to aid its exporters, vietnam and reaction whiten the trading band on its currency. china central bank says there's no economic basis for a constant evaluation of the yuan. matt: thank you. now let's get to mark in london. i can't help but feeling i'm watching something historical. bart: for shares here in europe, i mean, the biggest a client since october. china very much continuing to cast a shadow over european stocks. the two-day

breaking news from overnight, stocks fell in trading on the asian markets today following last week's plunge on wall street. tokyo stocks tanked overnight. the nikkeiindex dipped to its lowest point in two years. exchanges in shanghai, hong kong and south korea also tumbled. that has american investors bracing or another wild ride after friday's free fall on wall street. the dow jones dropped 531 points, u.s. stocks posted their worst week in four years. nbc 10 spoke last night with financial adviser robert wilson about what all of this means for your money. >> look, the market went down over 500 points. that's about 3%. this is nothing like, let's say, aç blackmon in 1987 which was 22% drop. everyone should take a breath, realize it's not the end of the world but think about calling your adviser, just to say, take a gut check, what's our next plan here? the only thing that can protect you is your discipline. >> and to help you with that discipline, nbc 10 will continue to watch the overseas markets and we'll be watching wall street from the opening bell this morning to the close at 4:00 this afternoon. you can track any breaking developments on t

japanese stocks fell for a sixth consecutive day after a volatile trading session. tokyo's nikkei

japan's nikkei index dipped to its lowest point in two years and china's stock market fell more than 8% and exchanges in south korea also sank. nbc 10 spoke with financial adviser robert wilson spoke about what this downturn means for your money. >> the market went down over 500 points and down 3% and this is nothing like black monday in 1987 which was a 22% drop, so i think everyone should take a breathe and realize it's not the end of the world, but do think about calling your adviser just to take a gut check. what's our next plan here? the only thing that can protect you in times of uncertainty and let's face it, in the market, every day is uncertain. the only day that can protect you is your discipline. >> we'll keep watching the stock market all day for you until the close of trading at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. you can track any breaking developments on the nbc 10 news app, a free download at nbc 10.com. >> checking out our other top stories right now at 11:32. pennsylvania attorney general, kathleen cane will be back in court in montgomery county this afternoon. she's charged

japanese stocks fell for a sixth consecutive day after a volatile trading session. tokyo's nikkei closed lowest since february. china's main index shanghai closed down 7% in a fourth straight day of declines. again, we'll keep you updated on the u.s. stock exchange. >>> this morning, philadelphia police are still looking for the man who gunned down three people in north philadelphia. several neighbors called 911 after hearing gunshots just after 6:00 last night. police got there to find three victims, including a woman shot several times in the stomach. a man was shot in the foot, another man in the leg. nine shots were fired from two dimpktd guns and the shooter was standing up with his upper body out of a mini van sun roof. >> all i was hearing like, gunfire back to back. >> somebody needs to do something about this. this is crazy. >> all the victims are expected to survive. as of now, police are looking for those involved. what witnesses describe as a gold van. police have witnesses and are reviewing surveillance video. >>> take a look at this. this is an intersection still clo

in asia, the nikkei rose as investors weighed company earnings and a weaker yen. 1%.csi 300 declined almost the shanghai composite fellth time in six days. losses were led by telecom and health care. china's government failed to prop up the recent $3.4 trillion stock market route and now goldman sachs analyst have put a price tag on the country's efforts. china's government spends as much as 900 billion yuan, $145 billion, in the past two months to prop up the ailing stock markets, according to goldman sachs analyst, who say it amounts to about half of the allocation is meant for the chinese rescue. say buying likely focused on blue-chip and defensive stocks and that the government still has another one trillion yuan to provide a cushion as deleveraging unfolds. the government is yet to disclose a figure on its intervention. here now are some of our top stories on the bloomberg terminal. former los angeles clippers owner donald sterling has filed for divorce from his estranged wife. they had been married for more than 60 years. sterling is suing his wife and the nba over the sale of the withwhich she negotiated steve

nikkei up almost 1%. stabilized as the u.s. staged a late recovery yesterday. look at the currency market. the chinese yuan fell third day. it was more moderate than what we as seen in the past. stephen engle file this report from hong kong. >> there is no basis they say for the yuan depreciation to persist in it will step in when the market is distorted. the central bank says the current exchange rate level is now consistent with economic fundamentals in the three-day long fx rate adjustment is "basically already completed." after tuesday's changing the with the daily fixing rate is determined, central bank vows to respect the market will also letting the government plates rolled. says it will provide longer term stability and is positive for the internationalization of the yuan . scarlet: that was stephen engle in hong kong. now let's head over to london where mark barton is standing by. >> after the biggest one-day drop since october and a two day fall that white 433 billion euros from the value of european equities, stocks have rebounded today. investors are dwelling on china's devaluation, concerns seem to

on the money this morning, asian stocks fell further today after a survey showed chinese manufacturing weakened this month. >> japan's nikkei took a plunge at nearly 3 percent. china's shanghai composite lost 4%. >>> on wall street futures are membered at this hour -- mixed at this hour after hitting a new lower for the year. >> phil meta and reena ninan have this morning's headlines. >> stocks sliding. >> markets across asia selling off big time overnight. here in the u.s. yesterday wassed worst day for stocks in 18 months. the dow losing 358 points. nasdaq shedding 141. >>> goodwill seeking to distinguish itself from other thrift stores with a growing number of boutiques. >> there are about 50 of them. goodwill says the upscale establishments are meant to take advantage of luxury donations. >>> now that food makers going without artificial dyes. trix admitting it can't get the same vibrant colors so there will no longer be blue and green pieces: coming up, gas explosion at a new york city high school sends several workers to the hospital. this morning work continues to clean up debris at jfk high and marble hill. we'll ha

fell for the month of june. meantime, asian markets are looking like this. we are a little bit higher. the nikkei up by a third of 1%. for the week we're still on track for the third weekly drop. >> that disappointing data out of germany, pressuring the euro right now. take a look at where it's trading. well, flat against the u.s. dollar at 109. at the same time you have a lot of traders going long the u.s. dollar ahead of the july jobs report but consensus is for 223,000 jobs to be added during the month of july. we'll see where it comes at 8:30 a.m. eastern. >> the top leading gop presidential candidates took to the stage for their debate and current front runner donald trump continued to be the center of attention. let's get to tracy pot with the full report from cleveland. trump didn't shy away from more controversial comments. >> no, he digit, carolyn. people were wondering which trump would show up for this debate. would it be a kinder gentler trump or would it be the fiesty trump we have seen on the campaign trail. we found out early in the debate he got into it with a couple of candidates

the shanghai composite index fell for four straight day. 7.6% to the downside follows yesterday's 8.5% plunge the cake plunge the cake this time that japan nikkeiost about 4%. hong kong and south korea in the grade. lauren: take a look at this. the ftse up 164.2 and three quarters%. first rise in 11 sessions. the cac in paris at three and one quarter's 8%. nicole: here is u.s. stock index futures looking like this all a perez. rub your rice, they are green. this is after i visited the big plunge we saw yesterday. lauren: let's flip it to the oil market. crude oil in the u.s. $39.78. a 4% rise over yesterday's close. nicole: all that glitter, not cold. here is how the u.s. dollar is trading against key current peace. you can see a recovering a bit versus the euro. let's take a look at a different story as we see money going into equities. a little out of the bond of field right now 2.@equities. a little out of the bond of field right now 2.05%. it was below the 2% mark. lauren: let's go back to oil because it is trading sharply higher. still under $40 a barrel. phil flynn, senior market analyst at price futures group at fox business contributor

fell 7.6%. that was the fourth straight day of losses. and japan's nikkein 4% but there's some good news to tell you about this morning. china's central bank announced that it's cutting its main interest rate by 1.25%. they were waiting to see if beijing would take any action to boost its economy. [opening bell] >> and there you go. most u.s. investors have been all smiles this morning following the opening bell on wall street. many local tech companies are on the upswing today. apple's stock has been above $108. facebook is up nearly 6% in early trading and san francisco- based sales force has gained almost 4% just in the first two hours of trading. see things on the upswing there. many analysts say they consider this time of year between august and october the most volatile time of the year for the markets, meaning the dust potentially may not have settled on wall street. >> october in particular. i used to work on a trading floor. big sell time often times. >> wait to see what happens in the next month or so. >> thank you. >> sure. >>> 8:31. and we want

fell overnight with the shanghai composite the biggest loser for the details. business reporter tracey chang lab in beijing for chinese state television. good morning. >> good morning. the nikkeite dropped one and 6% and it seems they're all too familiar with the thoughts and stocks over the 10% daily limit for a week or run later. the hong kong market lower for the hang seng down the 1.4%. insurance companies all underwater for the massive claims coming out. moving to tokyo, japanese shares lower by three tenths of 1% as the selloff of commodities risk appetite. back to you, lauren. lauren: thank you so much. dagen: breaking news, new developments in the hillary clinton e-mail scandal. the state department reviewed as many 305 messages could contain classified information. the e-mails are among the more than 1500 documents analyzed so far. the department is reviewing about 30,000 e-mails turned over by clinton. >> i just think he should be a little bit more careful. i remember back in march when she did a press conference at the u.n. she said no classified e-mails were ever on my server. don't think in absolutes when you talk about a federal investigation. anyone who had done

nikkei down just over 3/10 of a percent. new home prices picking up in more cities last month. stephen filed this report from hong kong. >> new-home prices rose in more chinese cities than they fell first time in 16 months. 31y new home prices rose in out of the 70 cities tracked by the government. 29 cities and were unchanged in 10. the numbers are driven by the interest rate cuts and the relaxation of property curves in march such as the mortgage and down payment requirements. beijing also saw a price increase month over month. but the pace of games slowed perhaps due to the stock market correction slightly affecting buying power. olivia: that was stephen engle's reporting from hong kong. for a look at what is happening in europe, elliott gotkine. >> just an hour to go before the markets close. this is the picture across the continent. small gains in spain and austria. many declines. italy, france, germany and the u.k.. we had inflation numbers out today coming in at .1% for the month of july. that was higher than economists had expected. pound increasee by half a percent today. the other big move, the turkish lira hitting another record low after the central bank declined to r

fell by its biggest margin by eight years overnight wiping out the entire year of gains. here are the latest numbers. percent. hong kong's hang seng dropped 5% along with japan's nikkei. u.s. markets were down 3% with the dow suffering its worst week since 2011. buckle up. it is shaping up to be another brutal day of trading. dow futures are more than 350 points down. the nasdaq is more than 150 points down and the s&p is 40 points off. >> wow. thank you michelle. >>> it is 6:06. today president obama gets back to work. the first family arrived back home at the white house last night. the president will not be settling in. he's off to las vegas to speak at the national clean energy summit. then his focus will shift to building support for his nuclear deal with iran. senator harry reid announced he will support the compromise. >>> there are no signs vice president joe biden could be gearing up to make a run for the white house. rival democratic candidate martin o'malley told george stephanopoulos he would welcome biden into the race. over the weekend biden met with massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. it is thought that biden could have made a pitch for her support.