brian shactman joins us with the details. this was about one thing, steroids. >> it was, larry. and it's pretty striking the names that didn't make the list. i want to quickly for viewers run through those that came close to getting into the hall of fame. they mentioned craig biggio, and jeff morris, jeff bagwell, mike piazza tim raines, and lee smith. they need 75% to get into the hall of fame, roger clemens, barry bonds, roger clemens won seven cy young awards, barry bonds won seven awards. mark mcgwire, less than 17%, sammy sosa, 12.5%, rafael palmeiro, almost all of them would be first ballot hall of famers. this is only the third time since 1961, it's pretty shocking and it is kind of an overall indictment on an entire era of our national pass time. >> have any of these stars fessed up to their steroid use? have any of them to this day come clean? >> well, when it comes to barry bonds, he says he never knowingly took steroids. clemens has been steadfast that he is innocent. and i always equate this to the lance armstrong

happy friday. >> i'm with brian shactman on that one. a bunch of bumper cars out there and put on your helmet and strap in and let them go. weatherwise, what do we need to strap on? >> you have never driven with me before. you see this blonde hair coming, you get out of the way. let's take you outside and show you what's to come today. you don't have to worry about scraping that frost off your windshield this morning. maybe a bit in the north bay where temperatures are around freezing but we don't have any cities in the 20s. it's possible in places like gilroy and maybe petaluma but the most part we'll drop out at 32 degrees even in santa rosa. 43 to start in san francisco this morning. 37 degrees up by five to eight degrees from yesterday's highs here in san jose. as you head throughout the day today, temperatures are going to be comfortable. today looks like the warmest day of the week so far. we'll warm up a little bit more for tomorrow. showers ahead. cutoff low will break away from the jet stream. is hard to dictate where this will

brian shactman joins us now with all the details. good evening, brian and good work today. >> you touched on the s&p details having its best streak in terms of winning streaks days in a row in eight years but how about the dow. we're now 105 points shy of 14,000. eight components hit new highs today. beyond the five on your screen, utx, pfizer and p & g also doing it. now, speaking of history, historically life is good, larry, as you well know when the dow transports show leadership, up another 3% for the week. apple used to be leadership but not right now. the stock hitting a 52-week low and has lost the distinction of being the world's most profitable company, exxon back on top. and there's netflix, huge story in the other direction, even before earnings boosted shares on wednesday, the stock has been an absolute monster in 2013, up another 15% today. larry, 83% year to date. we're not even a month in, okay? that's unbelievable. a quick note looking ahead, more than a hundred companies in the s&p report next week, a few of the most

you have heard the clergy, brian shactman.rt with the manti te'o from notre dame which is supposed to teach you good values. >> right. we don't know that he's done anything immoral. i mean, this story has not been completed. but basically it goes that his grandmother died in september. the story goes that his girlfriend died on the same day or within days depends on whose report you have. it turns out, not only did the girlfriend not die but she doesn't exist. there's one side where notre dame and manti te'o, a star linebacker, a runner-up in the heisman trophy, he said that he was duped into thinking that he had this connection with the woman. >> some people think -- that he was the hoax creator. >> that he knew and didn't come clean or that he was involved in it for one reason or another. and so that's where it is. so either he's extremely gullible or he has some -- >> is this going to hurt his career? money, payouts for the draft? >> the nfl is the zero sum gain. if he's good enough, somebody will take him. but he was suppo

brian shactman. who would have thunk it?esearch in motion shares surging almost 70% over the past month ahead of the blackberry 10 launch which by the way is next week. we'll preview the much anticipated event. in just a few minutes' time -- >> up next we'll talk about the war of words happening right here on this network a few hours ago. hope you saw it. millionaire activist investor carl icahn in one corner versus bill ackman in the other. scott wapner officiated and is here next to recap. ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. make it worth watching. introducing the 2013 lexus ls. an entirely new pursuit. that if you pick three people, odds are they'll approach everything in their own unique way -- including investing. so we help clients identify and prioritize their life goals. taking that input and directly matching assets and risk preferences against them. the result? a fully customized plan. we call it goals driven investing. you have unique goals. how about a portfolio specifically desi

brian shactman, one other thing. notre dame is not in a league, right?a massive financial importance. >> yes. they actually have started to affiliate outside of football with the acc now. but because they're an independent, they actually -- notre dame gets status that no other school gets. they'll get $6.2 million they don't have to share, there'll be $20 million plus for alabama, but they have to split it with every school in the sec. their tv ratings broke records this year, many people think their worth the special treatment because people watch them when they play. people either love them, or dislike them. >> dislike them? how can you dislike notre dame? >> because you're either in with them or against them. not religiously based, they're on top, pristine, smart, and good. >> good catholic convert that i am, i'm going to root for notre dame, but i have watched a lot of alabama football games this year and they are good. >> well coached. >> thank you very much. and mary thompson right down there in florida watching it in person. >>> who is going to wi

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cnbc's brian shactman back with us at the table.s is getting a little crazier by the day. >> every time you hear more about it, the more confused you kind of get. >> let's see -- this is the first on-camera interview with manti te'o since this whole story last week broke about his fake girlfriend. manti te'o, the former notre dame star linebacker, lying about that situation in early december. yesterday he told katie couric in an interview he perpetuated the story of his girlfriend's death even after he received a call on december 6th, saying she was alive. >> you stuck to the script. and you knew that something was amiss, manti. >> correct. >> why? >> well, if anybody put yourself in my situation, katie, put yourself in my situation. my whole world told me that she died on september 12th. everybody knew that. this girl who i committed myself to died on september 12th. now i get a phone call on december 6th saying that she's alive. and that i'm going to be put on national tv two days later and to ask me about the same question, what

i'm brian shactman, this is "way too early." i'm glad you're up with us. i hope they're not up yet. i love them very much. it's monday, january 28th. we have a lot of news coming this morning including a bipartisan bill. a state of emergency in egypt where president morsi tries to regain some control after violent protests erupt in three major cities there. we'll have a live report from cairo. first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at "30 rock" in new york city. >>> in a rare joint interview on cbs's "60 minutes," president obama sat alongside his departing secretary of state, hillary clinton, a one-time political rival who he now describes as one of his close advisors. she says she won't have a run in 2016. neither obama nor clinton were eager to look that far ahead. >> what's the -- i have to ask you, what's the date of the expiration on this endorsement. >> steve, i know -- >> i have to ask that question. i mean, come on. you're sitting here together. everybody in town is talking about it already and the interview -- and this is taking place. >> you know, steve, i've

brian shactman? >> up on heavy volume, 11% actually floating at one pointed with a new high.mpany and contribute at least $100 million to its money-losing mortgage unit. positive here, and a huge pop in the stock. back to you, simon. >> thank you very much, brian. still ahead on the program, republican senator johnny isakson, for everything from the debate over the debt ceiling, to gun control, as we await the president's proposal in a live conference. more on "squawk on the street" right after this break. ♪ [ male announcer ] when we built the cadillac ats from the ground up to be the world's best sport sedan... ♪ ...people noticed. ♪ the all-new cadillac ats -- 2013 north american car of the year. ♪ for a limited time, take advantage of this exceptional offer on the all-new cadillac ats. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right

brian shactman. >> brian shactman is beyond funny. brian shactman is hilarious.r louis anderson. >> i've got about 30 seconds of material, guys, a bunch of conservative not-funny business news. maybe i'll flip the switch. you want to hear something funny about facebook? i was going to do this last. they have this graph search, which is a horrible name. some people think that they've jumped the shark, if you will, for the younger set. i talked to a media guy who deals with a lot of this stuff. facebook is the living room for young people. they go in there, they see people, they don't really reveal too much, fine. instagram is the basement. kind of cool, friends use it, and i don't know if you know snap chat, but snap chat is the bedroom, to continue the metaphor, for young people. that's where you can type tough and text stuff and send stuff and it just disappears in the ether, and i think there's no trace, but there is. i don't know if you've heard about it, but your kids are probably using it. >> brian, what is linkedin? the trunk of your car? >> probably. and i

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but brian shactman, you've even got the father talking about when they met in hawaii. was going to be my daughter-in-law. come on, shactman. >> we don't know the truth. i mean, this is where this strange intersection with lance armstrong. if there's one thing we learned, the sooner we come out with the real truth and the sooner manti te'o, whatever the truth is, comes out with the whole truth, the less worse -- i'm not going to say better -- the less worse it is for him, and i think that's the key. don't we learn anything from what we watch? the second thing is honestly as a journalist, it's on us. we did a terrible job here. >> "sports illustrated." >> incredible outlets did not vet the story, and we look terrible. >> so tom, let me ask you. the heavy implication of the story is that manti te'o was involved in this, and it was at least in part a creation of his own. but the proof is that a friend of this guy, tuiasosopo who we believe was behind it said, quote, he was 80% sure that te'o is in on it. is deadspin ready to say that manti te'o was in on this and created th

brian shactman? >> i learned courtesy of david o. russell some of the places that the kennedy family lived back in the day. and i did not know their long island heritage. >> riverdale. >> all right, meacham? >> i learned that secretary clinton is going out strong and i think that everyone is going to be looking at 48 months from now, involving her, for quite a while. >> rattner? >> i learned that morning mika does not like to see men with their shirts off. >> all right. well, that's a good one. that was our "gq" segment. you missed that, david o. russell. what did you learn today? >> i learned that he had his shirt off -- no, i learned that he went to my college, where i went, you went to williams, the competitor, and i went to public high school, public high school, jefferson, and jackson, and i'm the patriarch of the joke, and you have something of a century-long bargain or bet that could be a movie with mr. weinstein. >> i am seeing now why "silver linings playbook" was so good. that's all i'm going to say. >>> all right, if it's

brian shactman is live at cnbc world headquarters with a look at today's trading. morning, brian. >> reporter: scott, good to see you. the dow is slightly lower. s&p is flat. the tech heavy nasdaq is just a little bit positive. everything is really a neutral line. december jobs report is obviously a big deal every single month. we're expecting steady growth. we're not sure if it's going to be one of those big market moving numbers. expectations for growth of about 160,000 jobs created last month and after some preliminary reports earlier in the week there's more optimism. unemployment is expected to be steady at 7.7%. the holiday seasonal effects are tough to read. you have weather and you have temp workers for the holidays. u.p.s. hiring workers. we'll get data on the services sector on factory orders. we'll keep an eye on all that. dow fell 29 points. nasdaq lost 11 points. we'll see you in 15 minutes. back to you. >> all right. thank you mu. >>> here's a question. how much is a stapler worth? "wall street journal" found it depends on where you live. the journal

brian shactman, a win tonight could be a big financial boost to either school. >> just talked to nottakes bets in las vegas -- >> clear that up. >> point spread up to ten. forgive my voice too. and what they've said is that the bigger money is on alabama, but more betters have bet on notre dame. so vegas makes it big if alabama wins the game but doesn't cover. >> boy, notre dame is getting no respect. ten-point line against an undefeated team with one of the hardest schedules in the league? and leprechauns on their side. >> i think there's a sense if they don't keep it early, then roll tide might roll. in terms of what the schools get, notre dame is in a unique situation. they're an independent. they get to keep all of the $6.2 million. whereas alabama there's a pool of $23 million-plus they get to split with the s.e.c. they walk with half the amount of money notre dame does. but we talked with notre dame. fund raising doesn't go up on this. but when it comes to o renegotiating sponsorship, it means millions upon millions dollars nor the school. >> i have no two cents to add here. >>

. >>> lets-go to brian shactman. >> two items on hess, up about 5% on strong volume, number one.take in, and also hess wants to sell off its terminal and refinery business. it's 28 million barrels of storage capacity. not only will they get money from the sale, but they also according to what they have said will get $1 billion in operating capital to put somewhere else. a net positive in both stories. back to you. >>> the stock under pressure, will shareholders start to blame tim cook for the fall. wall street legend stops by to talk about the s&p's winning streak and also thoughts on icahn/ackman. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> the rise of apple shares over the past few years have been meteoric. but they've been on a prolonged slide since it reached $700 in september. does this indicate a crisis in leadership, and is it time for tim cook to go as ceo. joining us now from what we like to call of the two management experts. dean and professor of management practice, at yale. and sidney f

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let's bring in brian shactman.in fact. >> dow is up. a lot of that is ibm and microsoft. interesting you say that, carl, i'm really focused on the s&p. those are specific stock stories driving it. tech is driving whatever rally we have today. talk about ibm driving the dow, good for about 70 points-plus and google powers the nasdaq. microsoft up a percent plus apple. pulled back a little from earlier highs. we'll see if it's a sell on the new situation with matheir earnings numbers. united technology and 3m at heightest levels since 1945 courtesy of our research team. this is a lot of iconic names hitting historical or multidecade highs. you go to heinz dating back to 1946. clorox, 1972. cvs, 1968. sherwin-williams, 1964 and union pacific seeing highs not seen since 1969. facebook, zuckerberg was not born in any of those years. up again today, 1.5%. off the highs of the year. that's a one-month chart. up double digits. now about 17%, 18% below it's ipo price. that is not out of reach. finally on the negative side,

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brian shactman, back at hq. >> there always is is, simon. best performer in the s&p 500 today? u.s. steel. credit swis upgrading to outperform with a $30 price target. they've pretty much raised the target for every stock in the sector saying they're set for a bounce amid this fiscal cliff so-called resolution, back to you. >> thank you very much. let's go to rick santelli in chicago. hey, rick. >> hi, melissa lee. happy new year. happy new year to dan the man and as a floor trader, i look up and see that the dow is still above 200. i think that the euphoria is going to be short lived an there were people a couple of weeks ago think thag the good solution with worth a 10% rally. i guess i don't on either side. >> you just said a good solution might have been worth a 10% rally. we don't have a good solution. we have a solution to the tax end of it. we've got structural spending problems, but they're not addressing them and that's what is going to face this country in two months. rally today, maybe not as high, but it will stay. once you start

good to be with you. >> brian shactman thanks for being here.ming up the s&p rallies to levels not seen since before the financial crisis. so, we've got a team of strategists to ask if the bulls are ready to take the rally to the next level. plus how you can get involved in the action and make money in the process. >>> stocks starting the year off with a surge. s&p posting its highest close since december of two,000 seven. all three averages having their best weekly gains since december of 2011. we'll tell you what's working now and how you should ride this rally. >> plus electric car owners could be in for a shock. a new tax bill that could send all that money that you're saving in gas straight to the government. >> and the national championship's on the line. we're going to get a market game plan from notre dame chief investment officer. find out if the fighting irish can bring home bcs glory as the second hour of "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "squawk box" on cnbc. i'm becky quick along with joe ke

. >>> brian shactman has a quick market flash for us. >> corning down 4%.er christmas they reduced across the board. today, two weeks later, they've downgraded it to neutral from buy. they further reduced the price target to $14. back to you. >> brian, thanks so much for that. >>> it is pay day, although that's usually a reason to be happy, some people's paychecks are putting them in a very bad mood today. we'll tell you why. >>> a little bit later, why one of apple's biggest problems might just be best buy. we're back after a break. mine was earned in djibouti, africa, 2004. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto-insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. i had[ designer ]eeling enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i deci

brian shactman at the markets desk, looking at avon products, up 11.5% for the week. 2.75% today.ormer in the s&p 500 yesterday. deutsche bank, they upgraded to buy from neutral at bank of america, merrill lynch, with a 20% price target. >> we're also watching shares of apple close to the session lows at this point, down almost 2%. there was a note out of deutsche bank's japanese team, they did some checks on their supply chain, which indicate a 30% quarter on quarter drop for the march quarter. seeing the impact there. apple shares down 2% at this point. >> gold is on its worst losing streak since may 2004. ira epstein joins us live now. welcome to the program. what do you think of the price of action on the gold? >> thank you for having me, simon. i'm bearish on the gold market. if you go to the weekly charts, the weekly charts take a little bit more time to develop their formations, and the pattern is one of lower highs, lower lows, it's under what i consider a key moving average on the futures markets, which is the 18-day average of closes, and i can see this market making a p