mcshane. connell: a good show and in the interest of questions -- dagen: you remain to tell me -- connell: all right, thank you. dagen: i am dagen mcdowell. connell: i am connell mcshane. tim weiner's call of duty, heading up to capitol hill to broker a debt deal. dagen: u.s. embassy closed in cairo amid protests, of bid muhamed morsi's power grab. connell: can you hear me now syndrome, wireless carriers are ranked on their performance. we will have the worst and the best. dagen: stocks now lend every 15 minutes, nicole petallides at stock exchange with economic news this morning. is that what is giving the market a lift? nicole: we have a lot going on here. we have jobless claims for the second week, that is good news, you saw growth in economy and in the last few moments we moved higher and we are positive for the week. when you check it out and industrials we are up 44 points and most of those names on the dow are in the green, names like hewlett-packard and caterpillar and bank of america

i am connell mcshane. dagen: im dagen mcdowell. warren buffett lays into grover norquist. he is here to respond. connell: $250,000. is there any chance that number will go off? dagen: a company ordering workers to get flu shots or lose their job. connell: the rush to get the gifts for the holidays. it is cyber monday. dagen: just remember connell mcshane, you are getting nothing from me. talking about wider markets. nicole: some of the traders, do not forget, last week we were gaining 3.3% on the dow jones industrials. right at that 1400 mark. hitting some key resistant levels. likely to see a little bit of a pullback. the trend is still to the upside. as far as the major market average, you are seeing the dow and s&p down a half of a percent each. i want to take a look at abercrombie and fitch. , that insiders, they talk about the fact that abercrombie was the clear winner of the weekend stops. connell: grover norquist. here is what he said this morning. >> supposed an investor that you admire and trust comes to you saying this is a good idea i think you should think abou

♪ ♪ >> greg: so last week, mediaite got hold of a letter from fortham university president joseph mcshaneollege republicans for asking ann coulter to speak on his campus. you know, because she is satan. said her rhetoric is needlessly provictive, something you never see on a college campus. apparently he never set foot in his actual classrooms. you want needless rhetoric, try talk to a tenureed marxist on faculty. that's noxious rhetoric. he's not a bad guy. he's just predictable. i am ticked with the republicans who rescended the invitation to ann. in bastion of free expression, the student group cowed to pathetic retreat, show of liberal int intolerance. but a great time for my book. it's those who pretend to be tolerant until they meet a con seventive. it's why coulter is thrown off campus and assorted left wing haters parade in. congrats to the college republicans, fortham and his president is proud of you. me, not so much, so i'm sending my book to you in the spirit of free expression you can burn it. >> bob: can you explain to us this thing you brought out here on the stage? >> greg

dagen: i am connell mcshane. dagen: i am dagen mcdowell. new york congressman on what will actually get done down in d.c. connell: more violence today in the middle east. this time in tel aviv. secretary of state clinton is heading to egypt. dagen: can't we all get along. i am not talking about middle east. i am talking about hostess and its bakers union. no, they cannot agree so the company is shutting down. connell: charlie gasparino will be on to talk about what may be one of the biggest insider trading cases all-time. dagen: top of the hour. stocks now and every 15 minutes. nicole petallides. nicole: the profit numbers missed the analyst expectations. farm equipment maker actually reported weaker than expected numbers. some expenses that cut into their earnings. and a stronger dollar also played a factor. they know that was something of an issue. as far as 2013, where did they expect growth? the company expected south america to show the strongest demand in 2013. let's take a look at the dow jones industrial. up 21 points. so far, we st

connell: i am connell mcshane. dagen: dagen mcdowell. that computer outage grounding united air

mcshane. do not speak. do not say a word. connell: i know what is in that weird mind of yours. nicole petallides at the new york stock exchange now. nicole: the dow jones industrials up 157 points this monday morning. after seven of the last trading weeks, we are down. if we sold off a little bit more, that would be a buying area. we will see whether there is more interest in this market. they are always up aeros. we are also seeing intel. he would retire in may. the board will of both internally and externally. he has been with the company for almost 40 years. it has been hard for a lot of these tech companies. demand has been week. they hit a new 52 week low, but now they have an up arrow. connell: we will shift over to the debt crisis. president obama reached out and spoke to some. name ceos try to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. dagen: why is this a bad idea, monica crowley? this is what the president should be doing, should he not? >> if he didn't have a history of blowing off these ceos and their advice, and we would say, yes. every single time he has asked them to com

connell: i am connell mcshane. dagen: secretary clinton heading to the middle east. connell: then there is the hewlett-packard story. trying to shuffle through a mess. the accounting fraud taking the stock way down as we speak. dagen: the markets are down. take a look at the dow. stocks now and every 15 minutes. nicole: we are seeing a day very different than yesterday. today giving a little bit back. down 32-point on the dow jones industrials. you mentioned hewlett-packard. that is wang had negative down point itself. names like apple for example-virtually flat or leaning to the downside. connell: will get the numbers in the economy. dagen: steve forbes is from forbes media. >> i am always and often missed. europe is raising taxes, driving their economies into recession. japan is doing the same thing. we are about to do the same thing. the best thing that could happen is they kick the can down the road and do nothing. postpone everything. put it off for six months so that they do something sensible. raising taxes on capital. raising taxes on small businesses. that j

i am connell mcshane. patty murray says she is ready to play hardball when it comes to higher taxes on the rich. tim geithner on his way out. the choice to replace him, though, they say a lot about how the president plans to deal with wall street. the petraeus scandal deepening today. what the general knew about the benghazi attacks and when he knew it. we will talk with mike baker about that. bye-bye twinkie. how the unions may kill one of the countries most famous stacks. we will have that from dennis kneale. stocks now as we do every 15 minutes. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole: we are in a moment of silence here on the floor of the new york stock exchange. we have down arrows. i will wait another few seconds before i continue. it is veterans day. that is our second moment of silence. the first was before the opening bell. we are seeing down arrows across the board. the dow jones industrials are down 25 points right now. we did not expect the moment of silence. sorry

connell: and i am connell mcshane. it is not just our problem. there is a threat of a global recession. dagen: one top money man says the president's legacy is on the line. connell: is that a fact worth taking? why jamie dimon is now being floated as a possible treasury secretary. home prices keep climbing. your professor will tell us if that streak can continue. connell: at the top of the hour, stocks now. good morning. it is nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole: good morning, dagen and connell. a big piece of news here. this is obviously a big deal. ninety dollars a share. you can see how the stocks are faring. this will create the second largest package food company. you can see the upside. conagra is up about 4% there. obviously, big news on that. the dow today down 41 points. he regained 3.3%. today we have come under pressure. the s&p and nasdaq also down. there is a loss of about 40 points. yesterday we lost about 42 points. short-term pullback is pulled back. dagen: thank you. if congress is unable to prev

i am connell mcshane. stuart has a point. monica crowley is here. then, the big corporate dump. dividend payouts to avoid taxes. it is like a new stimulus package for the markets. what happens when the calendar turns to 2013. the mba commissioner reddy to find the san antonio spurs were sitting some of their stars. a huge controversy in the basketball world. we will start here with the markets. lauren simonetti on the floor of the new york stock exchange in for nicole petallides. >> let's take a look at yum brands. $74.75. they get about half of its revenue from china. not looking so good. traffic in china stores down about 9%. that is a big deal. the company issuing a negative outlook for china. lowering their guidance for all of next year as well. this is a loser today. as for all stocks, mixed, cautious. we do have markets of except for the dow. connell: you are right about the end of the month. we have 31 days on our countdown. it seems like the fiscal cliff situation will never end. monica crowley want to tell us what will happen here in washington. >> nobody really knows w

dagen: connell mcshane probably looks better with his shirt off. tensions -- you know what i mean.ons heating up in the middle east. take a look at this incredible video from the israeli defense forces showing a precision missiles strike which killed a senior hamas leader in the gaza strip. the israeli attack response to a series of missile attacks into israel. with reaction let's bring in the senior geopolitical strategist. impact on energy supplies. not much but should we worry about this spreading into the middle east? >> does this become a dispute that involved has below or involved iran? iran has given support to hamas before and is it going to become a multi front campaign? dagen: has there been weakening or lessening of their relationship? >> absolutely and syria has driven a wedge between iran and hamas and hezbollah and hamas, back in the outside government in syria and hamas fighting with the -- is not as strong as it was a couple years ago. dagen: why now? is it all about the israeli election? >> 750 rockets fired into israel, there was growing concern in those communiti

i am connell mcshane. dagen: i am dagen mcdowell. people waiting for the bus on the east coast. lines getting longer for gasoline. connell: the ceo saying he hopes normal power will be restored by tomorrow. dagen: the jobs numbers just days before elections. we sort it all out for you. connell: stocks now with the cult of -- nicole petallides. nicole: so far, so good. day two of trading after hurricane sandy hits the eastern seaboard. names like home depot and lowe's have been doing well on the heels of everybody rushing to get things to clean up after the hurricane hit. also, there was separation as well. the immediate impact of sandy is quite significant, trucking volumes and that will take time for a to get back to normal. the more people over the last year or so. hell shire posted solid topline during the latest quarter. connell: it was an absolute commuting nightmare. take a look at the gas lines. this is similar in many areas. miles long. people waiting for hours following hurricane sandy to fill up their car. let's bring in tom kloza. >> this is all about the power. once

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