down to eight. ford ceo and nokia ceo are still contenders. microsoft among the top gainers on the dow. more than 2% on the day. climbing 3.5% about the highest level for the company since 2000, in fact. adam: arose biggest coffee chains that it'll hire at least 10,000 veterans and spouse of active military people over the next five years ahead of the holiday. five new existing u.s. starbucks honored near military bases will share a portion of each sale with nonprofit organizations reenter the workforce. lori: so political. adam: nothing wrong with what he will do on that. lori: u.s. postal service trying its best to get into the holiday spirit. the financial situation threatens to burn down the house. the postmaster general patrick donahoe will be here.