Trump wants border wall funding; markets continue surge

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Markets are looking to continue their historic rally this Monday morning. Meanwhile, investors have their eyes on Washington as President Donald Trump lays out a new immigration proposal and try to get insight from the Fed on the next rate hike. Yahoo Finance’s Dan Roberts, Nicole Sinclair, Ethan Wolff-Mann, Myles Udland, Melody Hahm, and Oliver Pursche of Bruderman Brothers discuss the big stories of the day.

Today’s topics:

  • Trump’s new immigration proposals

  • Trump demands wall funds for DACA

  • Oil prices are steadying

  • Fed meeting breakdown

  • Disney: RBC upgrades to Top pick, sees possible ESPN sale

  • Newly IPO’d Switch down after opening day surge

  • Walmart launches ‘Mobile Express Returns’

  • Qualcomm offers EU concessions

  • FTC testifies before Senate on illegal Robocalls

  • Harvey Weinstein out at The Weinstein Company

  • VP Pence leaves NFL game after some players kneel for anthem

  • Airbnb using AI to simplify trip booking

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