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duck: aflac! ...then you don't know quack.nd out why more businesses provide aflac, visit getquack.com. >>> look at all the action going on, capitol hill. live picture of the senate floor. >> good lord. >> where they're voting -- i think there are fewer and fewer people. we can count them on one hand at this point. but the fact of the matter is the consensus is dems do not have the votes, they'll go back and have to rehash this whole thing and the saga will continue. >> and the uncertainty will remain around the financials. you talk about morgan stanley being a beneficiary. the other side of that is within the financials who cannot handle some weakness? and that would be the regional banks. if you're long the regional banks to me you move to the sidelines, you have nothing on, maybe you take a small short position. >> let's also take a xhcheck on texas instruments. beating expectations, raising on the q2. that was largely anticipated. we are seeing the stock actually move higher in the after-hours session, which is pretty good

duck: aflac! ...then you don't know quack. to find out why more businesses provide aflac, visit getquack.com. >>> all right. dealmaking continues to grab headlines in this market. one of the many deals that closed before the financial collapse, wireless tech play aeroflex filed an ipo last week, that company was taken back in 2007. gk. ski, why are you watching this one? >> while we're talking about ipos let me give a shout out to a good friend "fast money" who keeps us in this loop, dick biva. this specific deal, this happened right before the world was starting doum to come to an end. you hear a lot of chatter about goldman trading against clients, this is a situation where goldman stood up to the plate, helped this company through the crisis, took a big hit on its own books in terms of the bridge financing and now will be coming back with an equity participation in this ipo. it's a good business. it's an interesting deal we're going to pay attention to. wireless, semiconductor, telecom in the right space at right time. >> n

duck: aflac! ...then you don't know quack. to find out why more businesses provide aflac, visit getquack.com. >>> all right. goldman sachs stock has just turned higher. you know, up just a tad and kind of oscillating around break-even, but nonetheless, it appears the drubbing the stock took on friday will not continue today. so, a lot of questions yet to be answered, obviously. are there more cases coming wall street's way? is this really the only cockroach? does goldman routinely bet against clients or help bigger clients bet against smaller clients or, you know? who knows? there are lots of questions. scott cohen and michelle caruso-cabrera covering those angles for us. scotty, we'll start with you. >> never more than -- or less than one cockroach. there's always more than one cockroach. that's what i'm trying to say. more cases like this. stay tuned, we're told today, which is pretty much what s.e.c. enforcement chief robert khuzami said after unveiling the charges on friday. >> we have a structured product and a new produc

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