The Dow Jones news today features the beginning of Brexit negotiations in Europe.

Dow Jones futures are up 70 points ahead of the bell despite tensions rising across the globe after a U.S. jet shot down a Syrian warplane.

The UK snap election results surprised the country and the world. Is it enough to make a big difference in the stock market? Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani gives us the inside scoop.

The Dow Jones news today will be dominated by the testimony of the former FBI Director James Comey in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

In other stock market news, the United Kingdom goes to the polls today in an election that will affect the speed and strategy of Brexit.

The Dow Jones is hovering around 21,000 and flirting with a new record high.

The "Trump Rally" has sent the Dow soaring 14% since Election Day, but the market could fall just as quickly, and a market crash in 2017 is a serious possibility.

But with stocks soaring to new highs, a destabilizing event could pull the rug out from under the market.

The best tech stocks to buy this year have been the "Fabulous Five."

Those are Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Apple.

As the Dow begins to flatten, investors are beginning to wonder if we are just one destabilizing event away from another stock market crash.

And the French elections this weekend (April 23) could be just the event to upset the markets and lead to a stock market crash in 2017.

With the elections in France dominating the news right now, many are asking, "What is the date of the French election?"

The question comes amid concerns of a French exit of the EU and abandoning the euro due to two of the top four candidates wanting a "Frexit."

On the campaign trail, President Trump touted massive corporate tax cuts, as well as cuts to individual tax rates.

But now the White House is proposing a slimmed-down version of the tax plan.

Fears of a stock market sell-off have been widely circulating recently.

Geopolitical conflicts in Syria and North Korea have made investors increasingly uncertain.

In Dow Jones news today, the markets fell as investors wonder if President Donald Trump will cut taxes in 2017.

Because there was such resistance to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the markets are worried President Trump may not be able to deliver on his campaign promises.

The 2017 stock market rally has caused the Dow Jones to gain over 6%.

But there's one political tug-of-war that could make the markets nervous.

Once again, 96-year-old RadioShack is about to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Here's a look at what lead up to the company's incredible demise in recent years...

Keith and Shah were on FOX Business' "Varney & Co." Wednesday to give their take on what's happening in the markets. At the exact time they were on, Dow 21K happened.

On Feb. 18, a MarketWatch reporter made the case that earnings growth alone during Trump's first term had every chance to propel the Dow Jones Industrial Average to 30,000 and beyond - should the president's promised tax and regulatory reforms make it through.

The analysis created quite a stir on the cable news circuit. Stuart Varney, host of FOX Business' "Varney & Co.," asked our Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani to explain what he thought of the controversial MarketWatch call.

Of course, Shah being Shah, he did a lot better than that. He made his own surprising case for the Dow topping 30,000.

Even better, he told investors who might (understandably) be nervous about getting in at these highs the very best way to confidently and safely jump right in and ride the long, profitable leg up ahead of us...

With this robust economic growth, and a growth rate of 2.9% in Q3 2016, the U.S. economy is on its way to receiving even more stimulus thanks to the incoming administration.

But still, not everyone is on the same page, and bears are pointing out to some ominous signs.

Trump's cabinet is starting to take shape. And the names of two of the economic team members, for the Treasury and Commerce Departments, were recently announced.

Our central bank is so disconnected from the reality of the economic numbers and its actions are increasingly "politicized."

These three stocks are on death watch in October, so be sure to avoid them.

There's a high likelihood these companies will fail, and any investors caught unaware will get pummeled.

Will Deutsche Bank's downfall cause a crash similar to the 2008 financial crisis?

If it refuses to take a bailout, then yes - it most certainly will.

The FOMC meeting will conclude today (Wednesday), and the question on every investor's mind is, "When will the Fed raise rates?" According to CME Group's FedWatch Tool, investors believe there is an 18% chance the Fed will raise interest rates today. That is up 3% from yesterday, but 82% still believe the Federal Reserve will […]