. >>> and reports of strong december traffic helped lift shares of american airlines and united continental. both airline operators benefitted from a late thanksgiving which meant more passengers traveling for the holiday were flying in december when the weekend ended on december 1. united was surprisingly helped by canceled flights in december. that's because they squeezed the same number of passengers on fewer aircraft. united also said they expect fourth quarter traffic and capacity to increase. shares of american airlines up 6.5%. $29.42 to close there. shares of united continental rose more than 6.5% to $43.80. >>> now that the holidays are over, some credit card customers are getting their bills and they're seeing something new on those monthly statements. something that could help them better manage their spending and saving. sharon eppersen explains. >> consumers often resolve at the start of the new year to do a better job managing their finances. some credit card companies say they're aiming to help by including a key piece of information on their customer's monthly bill. their cr

united continental said first quarter revenue would be light. but overall the group has done very well. back to you. ashley: they have. nicole, thank you so much. tracy: all right. remember that infamous lufthansa heist that response inspired the movie "goodfellas"? ahead in fox news minute we'll tell but an arrest 35 years later. ashley: are you looking at me? there is app for that. yes, i said ice first quartering app. jeff flock is hooking us up. jeff? >> i sure am. you see we're augerring right through the ice here. i will show you something that augers well for the app economy. are you through there yet? whoa! stay tuneds we'll be back in a second. [ male announcer ] here's a question for you: is your tv powered by coal? natural gas? nuclear? or renewables like solar... and wind? let's find out. this is where america's electricity comes from. a diversity of energy sources helps ensure the electricity we need is reliable. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. the hour. i'm jamie colby. this is your fox news minute. violence continues to s

. >>> united continental will furlough about 685 of its junior flight ated ants as part of a plan to cut costs. the fur lows are a new addition to the a money-saving plan united announced last year which aimed to save $2 billion annually because the original cuts failed to attract enough workers for voluntary fur lows and job sharing. despite that shares there were up 1.5% today to 47.21. >>> cec entertainment, this is the parent of chucky cheese, will be bought by apollo global. the fund will pay about $1.3 billion for the restaurant chain. both stocks up after the buyout news broke. apollo rose slightly and kec popped 13% to 54.7 56r78g9 her she is and 3d systems have a sweet deal in the works. they're coming together to develop a 3d printer that cranks out chocolate. there's no news as to when this magical device will be on the market or how much it will cost, but just the idea of it sent shares of hersehy up. >>> i helped present the morning star mutual fund manager of the year awards. you can read about the winners at morning star.com. as part of the proceedings i sat down with s

. >>> united continental also out today with earnings. they topped consensus the airline got helped last quarter from an increase in travel, higher ticket prices, cheaper fuel. but a weak view for the current quarter did overshadow those results today. they expect unit revenue to be flat because of the recent winter storms. shares there fell 1.5% today to $48.43. >>> shares of johnson controls took a nice hit today. well, not so nice 23 you were one of the owners of it after the company reported profit that is matched forecasts in an outlook that trailed estimates. sales at the auto partsmaker were better than expected helped by higher sales in china, but investors couldn't get past the outlook and weakness in some of the company's main units. the stock fell more than 4% today. it finished at $49.30. >>> and shares of lockheed martin tumbled 4% today. profits at the nation's biggest defense contractor fell 14% from a year ago. that was because of budget cuts and job reductions at the pentagon. dominic chu takes a look at howed sequester c

let's start off with united continental.se as they are trading lower here after releasing weak 2014 guidance. dom, following this one. a monster last year. >> it's a huge run over the past year. these stocks have been soaring. they're one of the reasons why dow transport hit a record high again today. it's not just -- delta was great. that was a stand alone report. but today you had them, southwest airlines,al lasz a airlines, all beating on profits coming -- matching or beating on sales. but the outlooks are what have investors concerned. delta is a stand alone right now. a positive performer with all of these names here. three words. lower fuel cost are going to help them still though cost overall. they have to be a concern for some of these airlines. >> would you continue to be long here? >> i would. >> you would? >> yeah. it's one of pete's picks, united, continental, i would add to it the dips, the integration costs that dom mentioned are going to continue to go down because now they're starting to see the benefit of th

, delta, southwest airlines, american airlines, all moving to new highs, a lot of apparels, united continental, southwest airlines up 2%, delta gaining. jpmorgan and deutsche bank speaking positively about the group talking about consolidation in mergers, they will reap the benefits of that even more so here in the new year. coupled with a better economy not only here at home, but also globally. that brings me over to goodyear tire. the price target now $29 up from $26, they believe the guidance will surprise to the upside, the stock hit a new high, and right now a gain of about 3%. showing you the gains we have seen. cheryl: with the s&p 500 on a course for losses with five out of six trading days an so far ts year, how long is this slump going to last? traders standing by the new york stock exchange, cme group and the nymex. boy thing i see winning are the dow transports. many investors get a spooked. >> if you look at the daily chart today, down close to 100 points, the market seems to rally and get back to the flat level, but there is a cloud on top of this market. economic data has helped

. >> whether on wall studer main street anybody who owns united continental the stock hits a five-yearfor december despite cancelling over with thousand flights. a close-up nearly 7%. the chief executive goes forth into 45,000 shares and made 1.2 million dollars today. 177 year-old in wyoming was just build a $6 billion he was burning twigs and it was burning five square miles. but decades later the every brothers their catalog cassini huge surge in sales. it is up 72% from last year. this follows the news that they had passed away. i hope you made money today to hear a car your face could become the new password as a new facial recognition system could make password's a relic. we will be here to demonstrate tomorrow at 5:00 p.m.. when. ♪ gerri: hello. tonight:the "willis report." the new trend to check your credit. facebook ian and twitter and other social media we tell you what they're looking for. obamacare orphans those who thought they had covered by insurance companies have no record. we have the lowdown on popular foods the not what they say they are with. >> they call them i di

big names, kansas city southern, united continental and the airlines delta air lines, kirby.g transport names leading to the downside. worth noting as we head towards the close, the real weakness in those transportation stocks. back over to you guys. >> i think it also bears repeating that natural gas prices are up what 9% 10% today. >> absolutely. >> nat gas up 24% just this year. a lot of the cold weather, of course, but we've got demand -- >> it's going to be a higher cost for consumers and producers that benefit from generally much lower natural gas prices. >> that's it up 10.3%, almost 10.4% just today. >>> while most predicted this would be a tough year for bonds, turns out it was too soon to tell. just take a look at the chart. the muni bond etf, exchange traded fund, other bonds, they've outperformed the stock market, and for a while both stocks and bonds were a good bet. now they're sort of going in opposite directions which is more historically normal. so what's the better investment in 2014? stocks or bonds? >> let's ask john stolfus and michael gied. both here as

what we'll do is those units that are assigned to our forces command which are most of the commands in the continental united states, they will then be aligned to centcom. they will be aligned with africom and be aligned with other areas in order for them to be used in order to support those combatant -- we have about 28,000 soldiers in africa based on the concept. we have 45 soldiers who's been there now for several weeks at the embassy in sudan, providing security for the embassy. those are the kind of missions that we'll use that we have from the soldiers in the continental united states, using them in an expeditionary manner, to build security capabilities around the world. an example i'd like to use is about three or four weeks ago we deployed a 15-man platoon commanded by a female soldier to ethiopia to conduct training and humanitarian assistance in ethiopia. those are the kind of things that we'll do to continue to support combatant commanders as we come out of -- we have rotational forces currently in the middle east. in various places in the middle east. we'll continue to support that as lon

if you take a look at just an image of united, continental, southwest, delta, they beat analyst expectations for profit and revenue in all three cases and the same expectation applies here. people are looking for color, u.s. and american, first time reporting today. some people are super bullish on this stock. i was just reading to the effect this is one of the stocks that could make you rich in 2014. because fuel costs are going down a bit, the seat capacity better managed. >> and the stock has already gone way up. i know people just waiting for this thing to really take a hit because this is one airline they want to own. if it can do a delta -- >> it was bankrupt and left for dead and there has been so much room for recovery. the question is how much more room. herb, you bring your greenberg magic touch to world acceptance year. third quarter earnings to be released. this caught your eye why? >> this was the stock we talked about, the company is an installment lender, consumer installment lender, has a 204% interest rate it charges its customers, sort of one step removed from payday lender

jet blue, united, continental. >> they were upgraded to neutral from underweight.laska airlines is upgraded to overweight from neutral, more of a bullish call. target goes from 97 to 70.50 which is about 20 bucks of upside for alk. >> the under the radar name for today is computer programs and systems, cpsi is the ticker. >> worst named company in america but they are an alabama based health care i.t. firm that's been around since 1979. never heard of them before today. upgraded to a buy from a neutral, target to 68 from 60. this was a $24 stock five years ago, now at $67.58. >>> now it's time for our daily talking numbers segment where we hit one stock from both the fundamental and technical basis. today, that stock is mastercard, ma. j.c. o'hara is on the technicals and on the fundamentals, mark liktenfeld. with the exception of a dip for a few months in early 2010, mastercard has been in an uptrend since really late 2008, really 2006. any sign of that changing longer term because of this little pop down we have seen? >> you are absolutely right. take a look at t

. >> airlines flying high led by united continental after the airline announced passenger raef knew perseat mile increased 11 1/2 and 12 1/2% in december. that gain was due to the 1200 flights it canceled because of winter storms that month. fewer flights reduced the airline's capacity and increased unit revenues. same announcement, it expects fourth quarter capacity and traffic to increase by 2 1/2%. other airlines up as well. delta reported better than expected desz revenue last week. american south werks all to the upsi upside. and this. check out the action in crude oil today. the chart of west texas falling all day long on increasing supplies and announced near session lows. $92 a barrel below. sharon epperson says a lot of concerns about supplies on this side and in europe is helping put the prices to a downside. >> we can take airlines first and then oil. airlines? >> listen to what he said. he said airlines are more profitable despite the storms. used to be they take big write-offs, big losses but yet the numbers keep going up. with crude going down which i think goes to the mid

. $22 a share on southwest. 3 c1 more money coming in helps united -- it used to be united continentalhey've made a profit, but the stock is down about a buck right now. all right. the sports world may be focused on the upcoming super bowl, oh, yes, it is, but today we're talking golf and the money behind it. joining us now from the pga merchandise show in orlando, florida, is golf hall-of-famer and newly crowned first lady of golf annika sorenstam, and pj. and annika, do you see the day when men and women compete on same tournament, on the same course, at the same time? >> i'd love to see it, of course. being a female golfer, i'd like to see the women play, but the u.s. open will be paid played on the same course, back-to-back, the same time women and men chose to the same. not the same time, but the same venue. the girls are looking forward to that. stuart: forgive me for asking the question, but this is a financial program and i'm going to ask the question. tiger woods is probably going to make a billion dollar in his lifetime. could any female golfer, could you make 100 million in

united continental holdings reported fourth-quarter earnings that topped estimates.re passengers and higher than average -- it's new more passengers at higher than average fares, turning around $300 million. warren buffett has a full plate these days. 25 -- he has always had a close circle of advisers around him. enter this 29-year-old harvard business school grad from kansas who has become one of his most trusted advisers. many people do not know who she is, they've not even heard her name until they read your story. tell us a little bit more about her. >> it is a really interesting story. she has been at berkshire since -- full-time since 2009 page is going on for years. that free us really have is a credible story at the company. in 2012 she was named -- she has really had this incredible story of the company. in 2012 she was named chairman of businesses and i spoke with buffett about her and she has adopted this role where she is buffett's eyes and ears at the far-flung and small businesses he has bought over the years. in many cases he has not visited them ever.

number seven, united-continental, a benchmark revenue measure may show little growth amid a slowdowncted quarterly growth as much as 4%. >> number six is microsoft trading flat. the company is due to report its second-quarter results after the closing bell, hence, being in the top 10, investors are looking for an update on the company's c.e.o. search and info on mobile strategy and new windows 8 products. stay tuned for microsoft results just moments away. >> number five, mickey d.'s up a fraction, fourth-quarter profits that are little changed from a year earlier. fewer customers are visiting mcdonald's losing shares to dunkin donuts and wendy's. the company has new items including mighty wings that didn't work. mcdonald's has about 10 million pounds of wings on their hands. >> that's a lot. >> 20% of what they bought for that limited time promotion in september. >> 10 million wings, earlier, one of our producers told me it's the same as 666 elephants? >> what? that's interesting. >> that's the weight of 10 million chickens. our director pointed out why don't they go to burgers, fri

sector overall, delta, names like fedex will be affected by the storm, southwest airlines, united continentalalf of the country dealing with this deepfreeze. stocks every 15 minutes, back to nicole petallides on the floor of the stock exchange. >> one of the reasons they are doing that is not because they don't michael course is a great company, it is evaluation costs. they say it is brought up 50% or so, if you'd growth trend, they have obviously been -- with that what is the upside potential? maybe it is time, some of that was on news from other retailers, slower traffic, and as a result they basically cut into neutral from buy, lowering the price target $93 from 95, macy's and coach, the other 2 pulling back. cheryl: see you at the bottom of the hour. dennis: what is bugging me is the bitter cold and wet fear mongering global warming fanatics will do with it. the deep freeze is chilling millions of the sand in some ways it is the release similar to the greenie loving fox film from a decade ago the day after tomorrow. the move the map and today's weather map are strikingly alike if you look

united and continental say they are hiring about a hundred to help out.s there a chance that they will mitigate that dlays and we will all be on time and savor? >> no matter how you look at it, there will be a cost. it will be increased for fares. and it is, all of this is based upon a false premise says. and quite itdoesn't mean that we have no regulations, but let's put this in perspective. air travel is safe and it's safer than was before. melissa: in fact, that is what the hell head of the delta operations that as well. the we will have to take pilots and others off duty. so does that mean i should try not to book the flights that started late in the day and travel in the morning instead from a practical perspective? >> there really is no escaping it. and you may be waiting in small towns where there are no crews available. melissa: -underscore and to stay home and have a nice meal and watch a movie. [laughter] melissa: james, think you for coming on. have a great weekend. coming up next, facebook users who are suing. our legal experts weigh in on you

earnings, reports coming from mcdonald's, union pacific, lockheed martin, southwest airlines and united continental report before the open, after the enclose's we'll hear from microsoft and starbucks. >>> there's plenty of cautious optimism here in davos but it only really feels like the imf are raising the red flag over the disinflation trends, the ogre, as christine lagarde called it. my next guest believes this will be the big challenge for 2014, joined by stephen king chief economist at hsbc. why? what are your thoughts in. >> the first reason is over the last 12 months inflation is surprisingly on the downside to a considerable degree well below the targets central banks have set. of course you can see the area much lower than expected and lower than target. central banks mostly assume it will go straight back up to target over the next year or two. that's a complacent view. >> because there's a belief if activity picks up ultimately inflation will follow. that's not always automatic. >> that's the cyclical story. japan in the 1990s, the economy recovered, moving toward a more stable story but

half of continental united states experienced cold weather of the like not seen in decades. combined with wind chill it's recorded and forecast leading to rapid frostbite and hypothermia. >> areas that are even accustomed to cold temperatures have not seen this degree of cold air in at least 20 years. in some cases we'll see record lows or highs set. and some of those records date back into the late 1800s, 1900s. >> officials caused a city accustomed to freezing temperatures, not to be complacent about what is to come. >> cold temperatures expected are more than an inconvenience. they are serious, dangerous and pose a health risk of the the nudging of it south wards is a reminder of interconnectedness on the planet. >> you have to take the totality of the cold and how the outbreak in the united states counteracted by an intrusion into northern lat tuds. it is forecast to linger over the u.s. until tuesday. >> many venezuelan women are risking their lives in the pursuit of beauty. we have this report from caracas on the growing number of licensed clinics, and the young ladies

what we will do is those units assigned to our forces command which is mostly unit in the continentalunited states they will be aligned with such calm. it will be aligned with africom. they will be aligned with other areas in order for them to be used in order to support those combatant commanders. for example today we have about 2500 soldiers in africa based on the regional concept. we have 45 soldiers would have been there for several weeks in southern sudan providing security for the embassy. those are the kinds of missions we will use with the soldiers we have from the continental united united states using them in an expeditionary manner in order for us to move forward in building security capabilities around the world. the example i like to use is through four weeks ago we had a 15 man platoon manned by a female to ethiopia to conduct training in military assistance activities. those are the kinds of things we will do to continue to support combatant commanders as we come out of, we have rotation of forces currently in the middle east in varying places in the middle east. we wil

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what we'll do is those units that are assigned to our forces command which are most of the commands in the continental united states, they will then be aligned to centcom. they will be aligned with africom and be aligned with other areas in order for them to be used in order to support those combatant -- we have about 28,000 soldiers in africa based on the concept. we have 45 soldiers who's been there now for several weeks at the embassy in sudan, providing security for the embassy. those are the kind of missions that we'll use that we have from the soldiers in the continental united states, using them in an expeditionary manner, to build security capabilities around the world. an example i'd like to use is about three or four weeks ago we deployed a 15-man platoon commanded by a female soldier to conduct training and humanitarian assistance in ethiopia. those are the kind of things that we'll do to continue to support combatant commanders as we come out of -- we have rotational forces currently in the middle east. various places in the middle east. we'll continue to support that long as there's requi

it will apply to the most junior workers that worked at united before the merger with continental airlinesttendants are based in the sfo hub, united said they need to cut $2 billion in annual expenses. >> google is working on a device that could be huge for diabetics. it's a contact lens that monitors glucose levels in your tears. it has a sensor, easier than drawing blood from your finger. it's still five years away being available to the public. >> it has to say live doppler 7 hd, right here. you see here, clear skies across the bay area, here is what is missing. we need the clouds, rain, it is not in the forecast. i'm sorry to say. we do have a red flag warning. it's a rare one montrae counties and the southern salinas valley. it's in effect until noon. it's in effect now and runs to noon tomorrow. look at how much of the state is in a red flag warning. sierra nevada until 4:00 p.m. friday, fire danger mains high. it's been so dry, here is the view from the lake tahoe cam. you can see why. there's hardly anything on the ground and if they do have it, it's because it's man made. mid 50s

in some places in the continental united states they are colder than the north pole. other parts of the country it's a whiteout, drivers urged off the roads, 100 million americans hunkering down tonight. our extreme weather team is out in force. right there in the snow drift we begin with abc's gio benitez in chicago where it is piling up. gio. >> reporter: it sure is, diane. good evening to you from a snowy chicagoland. it's getting colder and colder. 12 degrees right now. it feels like two below zero. this stuff isn't just fluffy. it's downright relentless. from blaring sirens in evanston, illinois, alerting residents to a snow emergency, to a chicago whiteout, up to 18 inches of fresh snow in places. the midwest is a blowing, snowing, deep freeze. officials too, sounding a warning. >> we ask that residents check on the well-being of residents, friends and neighbors. >> reporter: the city's full fleet of 287 snow plows and salt spreaders dominate the streets. snow plows in nearby rosemont out in force, too, looking like a choreographed ballet. drivers operating on l

in addition, united continental said passenger revenue per available seat increased in december. it also expects fourth quarter traffic to increase by nearly 3%. ford gaining ground after increasing its quarter cannily dividend by 25%. on the downside, there's family dollar, the discount retailer, reporting a weaker than expected quarterly profit and pretty much gave a lukewarm outlook for its current quarter. we're going to ends with another big name we talk about all the time. it's twitter. continues its fall. began coverage of the stock with an underperformed rating and a $32 price target. this over concerns about spending requirements. the stock is down some 60% this week alone. it is, again, about 20% off the highs that we saw earlier this past couple of months, bill. >> it's a mirror image of what we saw going into the end of the year. thanks very much. those 5%, 7% gaps up. now we're giving them all back. >> something of a bell weather suddenly. dare we call twitter a bell weather of this market. this market is a little lower today. still kind of a wait-and-see feel. maybe

it will apply to the most junior workers that worked at united before the merger with continental airlines2010. some of the flight attendants are based in the sfo hub, united said they need to cut $2 billion in annual expenses. >> google is working on a device that could be huge for diabetics. it's a contact lens that monitors glucose levels in your tears. it has a sensor, easier than drawing blood from your finger. it's still five years away being available to the public. >> it has to say live doppler 7 hd, right here. you see here, clear skies across the bay area, here is what is missing. we need the clouds, rain, it is not in the forecast. i'm sorry to say. we do have a red flag warning. it's a rare one montrae counties and the southern salinas valley. it's in effect until noon. it's in effect now and runs to noon tomorrow. look at how much of the state is in a red flag warning. sierra nevada until 4:00 p.m. friday, fire danger mains high. it's been so dry, here is the view from the lake tahoe cam. you can see why. there's hardly anything on the ground and if they do have it, it's becau

it will apply to the most junior workers that worked at united before the merger with continental airlines flight attendants are based in the sfo hub, united said they need to cut $2 billion in annual expenses. >> google is working on a device that could be huge for diabetics. it's a contact lens that monitors glucose levels in your tears. it has a sensor, easier than drawing blood from your finger. it's still five years away being available to the public. >> it has to say live doppler 7 hd, right here. you see here, clear skies across the bay area, here is what is missing. we need the clouds, rain, it is not in the forecast. i'm sorry to say. we do have a red flag warning. it's a rare one montrae counties and the southern salinas valley. it's in effect until noon. it's in effect now and runs to noon tomorrow. look at how much of the state is in a red flag warning. sierra nevada until 4:00 p.m. friday, fire danger mains high. it's been so dry, here is the view from the lake tahoe cam. you can see why. there's hardly anything on the ground and if they do have it, it's because it's man made.

nearly 90 percent of the continental united states below freezing at this hour.ome regio of the midwest, incredibly colder than the south pole. i'm lou dobbs. ♪ lou: screening. that snowstorms and frigid air known now as the polar vertex has turned deadly and expensive. a series of traffic accidents and help the premiere criminalize of at least 20 people across the northeast and midwest. power outages across five states . in some cases people are without heat and power. stretching as far south as louisiana and georgia. dropping temperaturein southern cities into the single digits. the deep freeze arriving just as winter heating costs are respected to rise, and rise dramatically. the national energy assistance directors association project the cost of heating an avege housold to just over 1percent this winter. tens of thousands of travelers also feeling the consequences. more than 22,000 flights canceled and delayed since sunday. jet blue closed down completely in new york, new jersey, and boston. the trade group measuring the cost of the delays and cancellations

nearly 90 percent of the continental united states below freezing at this hour.ibly colder than the south pole. i'm lou dobbs. ♪ lou: screening. that snowstorms and f known now as the polar vertex has turned deadly and expensive. a series of

this is bitter bone chilling freezing air sweeping across the continental united states and arctic blast plunging temperatures not felt in decades. >> 7 below. >> wind chill warnings and advise advisoryies from montana to alabama. in chicago they are businessing for the big chill and call the city chibera. in minneapolis it is so cold frost bite can tour in five minutes. all of minnesota has canceled classes. the blinding snow, ice, and freezing rain may the roads trenchous. airport runways are a slick hazard. at chicago o'hare spirit airlines slid off the runway and this delta flight at john f. kennedy was zig out. inside the airport, stranded passengers are frustrated and airlines wanting it could take days to get to the final destination. we have been cooped up for two days. >> the packers fans turned blue on sunday braving five degree weather after a sold out game against the 49ers. i had four layers of long johns and two societies of snow pants and a sweatshirt and a coat. >> this bitter blast is on the move. the east coast will feel the wrath of the wallop this afternoon. >>> at 6:

continental air our friend herb greenberg wrote the ceo of united continental is the worst ceo what'sdible is the stock went up anyway. how powerful is that. he said ambercrombie is the worst to be fair. maybe they sell coats or do they just sell six packs. >> i saw your warrior north face. it's a gorgeous coat. >> thank you. it's eric wiseman's latest and the ceo of vf corp and it's the warm one and i bet you it's being blown out. someone @jimcramer, take a longer term view. look at this stock. look what wiseman has down. a four for one split. wiseman is -- >> that's not all winter coats. what's going on there? >> vf is -- they've got timberland, they have tremendous socks. you probably don't care. one politician cares about socks on about the cover of the "new york post." >> what about socks i don't know what that's all about. >> go back and remember the sock reference. >> i remember the sock analogy. no and i was referencing the toes because apparently it's all about feet for him. >> that's true. but they call them the coalitions seven for mankind i know when you shop it you like i

i like delta, i like united continental but american is really the best i think because of the merger airways. again, the airlines have been very strong. that's a natural place to go. there's nothing in the news that makes me feel the airlines should be weaker. the futures pull everything down and then people look around and say what works here. >> yeah. >> we had the big futures down earlier this week and i thought that the kelloggs and general million mills would get money but they didn't. watch those two. but it's really important for people to recognize the futures take everything down but someone will come in and buy american air today. you want to be that person. >> and pull up jetblue or southwest which are getting a lot of slots out of reagan national. >> southwest. i know. american airlines skipped everybody. southwest is a very good situation. remember, all these of good. delta is flush with cash. the futures do not control these guys. union pacific and norfolk southern doing so much better than people expected. another place those stocks are elevated. but just beware the tr

united, continental not that well run, but like norfolk southern, they could materialize.ey to the shareholders and employees, delta, it's a joyous call. we've got comedies and tragedies, okay? this is king henry v. >> the idea of returning capital in the airline industry is something that would have been completely foreign for virtually every single year of its existence since deregulation. >> right. >> until now. >> but all's well that ends well. >> thank you, shakespeare. >> and history to a comedy. hey, alas poor europe, ibm's really bad. >> yes. >> walgreens getting a little bit of love as isi upgrades it to neutral, doing a mea culpa on their previous negative view, but that's one of the big gainers and cvs gets an upgrade to buy. >> i had mr. wasser on from walgreens and they are just doing remarkably. standing right over there i questioned the game plan and i mentioned in the book, in "get rich carefully" how wrong i was. and wasn't hson has pulled it o. and cvs is very good, too. the first retailers and, remember, the front of the store is retail, that have perked

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bitter, bone chilling, freezing air sweeping across half of the continental united states with arctic blast plunging temperatures to lows not felt in decades with advisories from montana to alabama and 8 below in cleveland and 12 below in pittsburg. it is so cold in chicago that residents businessing for the big chill now calling the city chi-beria. in minneapolis, frostbite can occur in five minutes. chicago and all the minnesota have canceled classes. the blinding snow, ice and freezing rain may the roads treacherous. airport runways are a slick hazard. at o'hare this spirit airline slid off the airline and at john f. kennedy they dug the airliner out. inside the airport, stranded passengers are frustrated and it could take days to get people to their final destination. >> i want to go home and get settled in. we have been cooped up for two days. >> the cold isn't stopping everyone, the packers' fans turned blue on sunday braving five-degree weather for sold out game against the san francisco 49ers. >> i had four layers of long johns, two sets of snow pants, four shirts, wet shirt a