Dow on track for another major milestone
The Dow is on the brink of a milestone. It is just shy of opening up above 23,000. This is happening on the eve of the anniversary of the worst stock market crash in U.S. history. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Jared Blikre, Jen Rogers, Ethan Wolff-Mann and Sam Stovall of CFRA discuss the big stories of the day.
Today’s topics:
Dow flirting with 23,000 at the open
Eve of ‘Black Monday’ 1987 stock market crash
IBM soars despite posting 22nd consecutive decline
B. Riley lowers theater earnings on revenue & digital concerns
Amazon studios’ Price resigns after sexual harassment allegations
SEC sues Rio Tinto for fraud
Two senators reach deal on health care subsidies
JPMorgan acquires online payment service WePay
Venmo can be used wherever PayPal is accepted
Companies having tough time bringing VR to masses
Millennials more open to talking salary than older generations
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