Dow set to open in the green, Trump to reveal infrastructure plan

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Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Jared Blikre, Rick Newman, and Ethan Wolff-Mann discuss the big stories of the day. Alan Valdes of Silverbear Capital joins us live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to talk markets.

Today’s Topics

President Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan
Facebook vs. Snapchat
Valentine’s Day love bots
Trump wants funding for border wall, opioid crisis
More talks set between U.S., North Korea & South Korea
Comcast debates making new bid for Fox: WSJ
Alibaba and Disney sign streaming deal
Ford boosts SUV production targets by 25%
Instagram tests screenshotting feature
Mirai Nagasu is the first American woman to land triple axel at the Olympics
New York sues Weinstein Co.
Trump may privatize the International Space Station

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