Inside the economic story of 2016: Trumponomics

Stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are down slightly at the midday mark, but with the Dow still in striking distance of the 20,000 milestone. The energy sector (XLE) is the most in the green, and health care (XLV) is the most in the red. Keith Bliss of Cuttone & Co. joins us live from the New York Stock Exchange.

To discuss the other big stories of the day, Alexis Christoforous is joined by Yahoo Finance’s Dan Roberts and Myles Udland.

Twitter losing chief technology officer Adam Messinger

Another high-level executive is leaving Twitter. He’s Adam Messinger, who’s been the company’s chief technology officer since 2013 and joined Twitter five years ago. Naturally, he tweeted the news and thanked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Messinger’s departure comes after longtime Twitter chief operating officer Adam Bain stepped down in early November.

The economic story of 2016: Trumponomics

The year began with some dark moments in the markets, and who would have thought as we approach year-end that we’d have an economy at near full employment, decent (but not outsized) growth, and nearly two months of new record highs in stocks? As we turn to 2017, all eyes are on Trump, who’s promised infrastructure spending, lower taxes and economic protectionism.

Debating how much credit Kanye West deserves for Adidas’ success in 2016

How much credit does Kanye West deserve for the success of Adidas in America in 2016? That success led Yahoo Finance to name the company our Sports Business of the Year. Some sneaker collectors argue Kanye West is responsible for most of the buzz the company is enjoying.

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