i'm heather boushey. >> tom: you can follow nbr anytime. we're online at nbronpbs.org. there you'll find all the market data from the program. you can also follow us on twitter @bzrrpt or my personal feed @hudsonnbr. if tweeting isn't your thing, friend us on facebook at b-i-z-r-p-t. >> susie: and finally tonight, even though the economy is weak, many companiesre still planning to throw a holiday party in the coming weeks. outplacement firm challenger, gray and christmas says almost 70% of firms plan to hold parties this year. that's still far below pre- recession levels, when 95% of big firms were in the mood to celebrate. and the companies that are doing the party thing say they're budgeting about the same as last year. but there are some differences, tom. more than half say parties will be employees only, and about half will hold their celebrations during the workday. so anything is better than nothing. >> tom: absolutely. a little bit of toast to the year that was and the year that will be susie. that is nightly business report. that's "nightly business report" for