Shoppers take advantage of Black Friday sales at a Target store in Brooklyn, November 25, 2016.
Brendan McDermid | Reuters
A daily morning look at the financial stories you need to know to start the day.
STOCKS/ECONOMY
-Stock futures are solidly lower as investors react to the latest allegations against President Donald Trump.
-But Target is cheering investors with its earnings report this morning. The retailer beat expectations on profits, revenues and same-store sales. Its shares are up 7 percent in the premarket.
COMEY/FLYNN INVESTIGATION
-Anonymous sources are telling many news outlets that President Trump asked then-FBI Director James Comey to end the investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in February. The White House is denying this portrayal of events.
