ROMANS: Let's get an early start on your money. A bad day for stocks so far. Asian stocks hammered. What's going on here? A few days ago we had a strong jobs report. Well, today, the feeling is the U.S. economy is strong and that gives the Federal Reserve room to raise interest rates sooner than expected. Yesterday, the Dow bid adieu to 18,000 and had the biggest one day loss since October. Back from the 18,000 milestone. Energy stocks leading the decline. Oil prices fell 4 percent to a five-year low. Crude oil is $63 a barrel right now. The gap between the rich and poor is the biggest in 33 years, and that's hurting the global economy. That's according to the OECD, which represents 34 mostly developed countries. The richest 10 percent of the population earned 9.5 times as much as the poorest 10 percent. That's expected to reduce total economic output by 8 1/2 percent in 25 years. The trend of growing income inequality doesn't seem to be slowing down. Customers are losing their appetites for McDonald's, it turns out. Sales at U.S. locations fell 4.6 percent in November. That's the steepest decline in 14 years. Millennials are choosing what are known as fast casual chains, like Chipotle and five guys instead. They are looking for fresher ingredients. They're looking for fresh ingredients. They're looking for a simple customizable menu. McDonald's is working to simplify the lengthy menu. It has everything from salads to lattes, and they're going to offer more maybe build your own burger choices. The stock -- McDonald's stock fell 4 percent yesterday. Millennials have -- their tastes, I predict, are going to really, really shape what we see in the economy and in retail.</s>BERMAN: Fickle millennials. We will bid adieu to the 4:00 hour. EARLY START continues right now.
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