more selection to amazon. they are selling a line of accessories called amazon basics.ude cables, blank dvd's. they already sell kindle along with other products under private label brands. >>> the ravens spoiled the closing of the old cowboys stadium and the new york giants spoiled the party to open the dallas cowboys new $1.1 billion stadium last night. the giants get a 33-31 victory over dallas. a regular season crowd, 105,000 fans attended. there were standing room only areas. >>> who doesn't love the movies? tickets can cost $10, sometimes more. what if you could see the latest flick without breaking the bank? abc2 news cheryl conner shows you how. >> reporter: larry loves the movies. >> i probably go to the movies at least two times a week. >> reporter: a habit that could really cost him if he always had to pay but he doesn't. he knows the inside secrets on getting in for free and doesn't mean sneaking in either. >> if you really try and you really want to you can go see a movie for free every week. >> reporter: want to know how? a simple search on-line can get yo

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shares of amazon on fire today. we'll tell you what's behind the sharp move, and why one analyst thinks there are still loftier levels ahead for the retailer. look at the stock coming up next. we'll be right back. >>> here are some of the other stories we're following on the "closing bell" ticker. andrew cuomo upping his investigation into merrill lynch. cuomo has issued subpoenas to at least five bank of america board members requiring them to testify about their knowledge of mounting losses and bonus payments of merrill lynch prior to the acquisition. bank of america would not comment on the story. bank of america shares up more than 2.5%. amazon.com upgraded to buy from neutral by boosting to $103 from $95. because of the sustainable competitive advantage in e-commerce. including customer loyalty and distribution infrastructure. amazon shares charging higher up on the day, up better than 8%. continental airlines with a $20 price tar guess but argus. what appears to be a bottoming in consumer demand. kond nen tal

finally amazon's kindle is getting failing grades from college students. the electronic book reader is being tested at 7 campuses but many students at princeton are not impressed. one person said it is a poor excuse for an academic tool. complaints are that it is chunky, and difficult to take notes. for information on all stories, log on to abc news.com's technology page. >>> this mornings tech bytes brought to you by ... >>> we will tell you how the off duty police officer is doing after being shot in a robbery last week. >> you are looking at the scene where four or five people were hit by a car. >> ravens and governor and a school in glen bernie will be working out today hoping you will too. we will take you there in a second

. >> reporter: companies le amazon, hoo and google, worry without e new rules their applicions could be blocked or slowed down, espially if ty compete withn internet providers voice or vid business. for example, skype c.e.o. sh silvern says some wireless carriers block hisompany's free calng application. >> that s more to do with competing with carriers current buness model than it does with providing consum choice and we think that wrong. consumers should be able tuse any applicatn they want. consumers fi themselves ying for for the application. internet providers have to support l applications equallt could get exnsive. that meansour cell phone and web acss bill coul get expensiveoo it stephanie dhue, ightly business rort", washington. paul: wall street took its opening cues from lloffs in overse markets. the coodity sector led the early downturn. as the dollar rallied and oi fell over $3 perarrel. after dropping nearly 10points at the oset the dow cut its noontime loss only 27 points wi the tech-heavy nasdaq up 7 points thanks partly to de's buyout of perosystems. while the blue c

you mentioned amazon earlier. is amazon, which is basically a wireless device, a single-purpose device, is that allowed to under new net neutrality rules? these are some of the questions that will come out as the commission considers these new rules. >> you are basically saying, this rule promulgation or proposal has a long kay to go until it's implemented? is that your thought in. >> i certainly hope so and we've got a lot of educating to do. >> chris you're so helpful. >> thank you. >> a technical argument. but it's hugely important. everybody wants access. the question is, what about the profitability to invest in the expansion of those types? gee we're "the kudlow report." catch me tomorrow morning on the call with melissa and trish at 11:00 a.m. see you tomorrow night right here. >>> it's 15 stories tall. 965 feet long. a 93,000-ton money-making machine. >> ready to make some money? huh? >> ready. >> come aboard one of the biggest, most modern cruise ships in the world. the "norwegian pearl." a floating city

. >> jimmy: but then you went to the next level, which you said was on amazon. >> yeah, so amazon hasp above. but you know, we still own the show. and so people could order it from there. and that was a little nicer, but now this is glossy -- >> jimmy: you can definitely be proud of this. this is great. >> somebody photoshopped the weird hairs i had, 'cause we took that in the garage, that picture. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: is that right? that's the way it is. but it's so good. you have an -- i'm so proud of you. this is awesome. >> well, thank you. >> jimmy: because when i saw you, i was -- god, we were, i was working on -- i'm not good at "warcraft." >> oh yeah, how's divarburst? >> jimmy: yeah, divarburst is what i named my character. because -- well -- >> not a good name. >> jimmy: well, it is a good name. >> okay. >> jimmy: and -- [ laughter ] no, what happened is you named your avatar mine was divarnon -- that sounded like a cool, weird, awesome, wizardry type of name. >> okay. >> jimmy: yep. [ laughter ] you were like, "well, you don't have to do that. you can name it after a cand

this gives them a chance to close the, damp -- on-line gap between themselves and companies like amazon. if you could not get on to your google e-mail yesterday, you were not alone. there e-mail service was knocked off line for part of the day, the problem caused by an overload the backup servers when main ones were taken off line for routine upgrades. google says that they're working to stop this from happening again. now there are coaches for parents looking to improve their game. the field helping parents to find peace and joy in a home that is sometimes filled with chaos. >> when suzanne had her son, her first daughter was predictably jealous. >> there was a lot of time out, this connection. >> one day she realized that things were out of hand. >> she was mad and frustrated about something, i am not sure. next she just threw her cup at me. >> she turned to a parenting coach who addressed the very different temperaments. >> suzanne loves peace and harmony. her daughter was very destructive. >> they developed a plan. >> she was missing a structure for the day. parenting coaches -- >>

. >> when will the book be on amazon? of october. >> good luck with it. >> thank you very much. very quickly, i was in a nuclear energy conference in dubai a few years ago. >> did you get there, george? >> i am afraid not. >> i did not stay in a seven- star hotel. it was very serious and went on for three days. i tried to tell a joke. i said this guy walks into a bar and he sees a guy at the end of the bar and says -- and he looked at him and says what is your iq. he says 180. he says, are you a nuclear physicist? he says yes. finally the guy walks in and he sees one guy at the end left alone. he says what is your iq? he says 87. he says, what story are you working on? [laughter] >> michelle? >> even though the u.s. open is over, it was exciting to be a young woman on the u.s. tennis front. at least some washington young people were diverted from the issue of health care. it was a distraction. >> gil? >> we have very complicated Ñilegislation coming out, and i was down in south carolina and a hefty debt loads senators, of

amazon getting upgrade from bernstein. this upgrade very interesting. bernstein citing video game sales the reason why amazon will be a good bet in the future. and i thought that was interesting. given the dim outlook for video game sales for the rest of the year. >> it certainly is a sector i think there's a lot of competition in. competition for the online gamers and the various forms of hard care coming out of china for that matter. as i look to that, i look to even some of the comments out of google which is that people are having trouble finding ways to find growth. it's the companies with the greater cash and the ability to make acquisitions that are going to have to buy growth. that's a little concerning for google, i think, when you get those kind of comments. even though that should be coming in some sense from a sense of strength because that's where their balance sheet is. >> when you look at the technology space you see this pc upgrade cycle driven by strong corporate balance sheet. technology has been an outperformer and it should be in a d

close above 84 in the next two or three days, i wouldn't be holding the stock, i'd ratherhome hold amazon. >> greg troccoli of opalesque. stay tuned. more word on the street coming up next. including where's google headed? we'll bring in a top-ranked internet analyst with his take. stay tuned. >>> this market has investors singing. but can stocks keep taking us higher? we get the pulse from the pits to see if this market can see the good vibes going. >>> and the chairwoman studying the fine print and she pulls no punches with the labor secretary. can this market keep going without the zblojobs? when america's post-market show continues. be. >>> welcome back to "fast money." we're live at the nasdaq marketsite. google closing the week higher by 4% now, sitting at 492. will this internet behemoth finally break 500 bucks next week? let's bring in mark mahaney of citi joining us from san francisco. mark, always good touk that to you. >> hey, melissa. >> what rur why predictions for goog snl how soon will it hit 500 bucks? >> it's hard to know exactly when it's going to hit it but i'd be very

. >>> walmart is looking to close the gap with amazon and other top online stores. the retail giant is now allowing select companies to sell their products on its website, adding items in categories including home, baby and sporting goods. the new section adds about 1 million new items to the site. >>> some of the nation's biggest drugstore chains are getting a jump-start on flu season. cvs and walgreens are making flu shots available today. both chains plan to give away thousands of shots to unemployed and uninsured people. the vaccine is not the same one as the one being used for swine flu. >>> and you can read more about these stories on abcnews.com. >>> coming up on this tuesday morning, blagojevich's bombshell. he claims an obama insider is already looking to leave the west wing. >>> and the physical oddity that has a teen and his mom desperate for a cure. >>> welcome back. these are the latest headlines from abc news. the largest of california's dozen or so wildfires continues to burn out of control. moving towards subdivisions and vital communication equipmen

he ranked number two on the amazon chart monday. that puts him ahead of madonna and the beatles.sneak peak of the album when he was in baltimore for the "american idol" live tour. >> it's going to be a little bit of everything. there will be the song in there that's soft and intimate, like a balad. >> the still untitled album is scheduled for release on november 24th. >>> and a new season of "american idol" is just around the corner, believe it or not. season 9 starts in january right here on fox 45. >>> the ravens put their unbeaten record on the line this sunday against the always-tough new england patriots. how they think they will stack up against them. we have that next in sports. >>> and we saw sun and clo and that's how verizon fios works. any questions? so will the tv in my house look that amazing? yep. fios has 100% fiber optics straight to your home. and i get $150 back when i switch to fios? that's correct. i got a question, i got a question. is anybody here buying this? read it and weep pal. switch to fios now and get $150 back. unlike cable, fios delivers 100% true f

the brazilian government unveiled plans aimed at protecting the amazon and other ecologically sensitive region from a growing biofuels industry. under the plan areas have to be kept free -- free of any new planting of sugarcane. the burmese democracy leader aung san suu kyi will find out if her appeal against their 18- month house arrest has been successful or early next month. the appeal comes a month after she was found guilty of violating the terms of house arrest when an american man stayed at her home. the authorities in pakistan say a bomb had exploded near a market in the northwest that the country, killing at least 25 and injuring more than 30. the explosion is said to be a suicide attack in the town of and then -- town of the northwest frontier. our correspondent dave the latest information. >> they are saying this bomb went off right near a busy marketplace in this district of kohat in the northwestern pakistan and the marketplaces are very busy these days, a few days ahead of the big moslem holiday. what police are saying is that most of the dead are from pakistan's muslim sh

they want to gain ground on slates such as amazon. some drugstore chains will begin offering flu shots several weeks earlier. cbs said they expect greater demand. the vaccine is not the same as the one for the swine flu. avoiding hidden travel fees. don't let them ruin your vacation. and that is your "money scope" report. i'm jeremy hubbard. >>> 6:20. we have 58 degrees. >> we will check some of the stories you'll not find on the front page. >> michael j. fox returns to "oprah ." it is a dr. oz special report. >> thank you for waking up with us. you're watching "good morning washington." >>> the u.s. open tennis tournament is banning twitter. >> aspirin may not be as good for you as your first thought. we have some stories you may not find on the front page. >> healthy people who take aspirin as a precaution for heart disease may actually be causing more harm than good. the daily benefits must be weighed against the risk of internal bleeding. some people given aspirin a day suffered major bleeding. the u.s. open is closed to twitter.

that amazon, barnes & noble and borders, mixed trading. amazon to the plus side. bbbbbbbb >>> did you read di vinci code? >> yes, of course. >> did you love it? >> "angels and demons"? >> yes. >> now we have "the lost symbol" hits bookstores like a tsunami on tuesday, the 15th, with a 6.5 million book printing. >> is that a record? >> i have no idea if that's a record but that is a lot of books. it's not the only book expected to make waves this fall. more now from sarah nelson who writes the book beast column for daily beast.com. she used to be the publisher of publishers weekly. >> hi. >> this has got everybody talking obviously, but the big fear is that it doesn't match "di vinci code," right? >> i would imagine dan brown and his publishers are a little nervous. how do you match a real tsunami? the first book was more successful than anybody could have imagined that it was. after a certain point it doesn't have to do with the quality of the book even. it's just something happens in the culture and people hook onto a book and it becomes a big success. so will al

. >> let me ask the way you are distributing, target, costco, amazon on-line. why not go the grocery route right away? >> we want customers to taste it in our stores. we have a taste challenge this weekend. have a free cup of coffee. if your don't like the coffee we'll give you something else. we want to see the market in our store and then go grocery sometime in 2010. >> where are we on pricing and tell me if this is going to cost me more money? >> every consumer brand has to provide value. for less than $1 you can have a cup of starbucks coffee that proves what coffee should taste like. this should not do anything but provide value for our customers. no machine, no waste. the key is mobility. you can take this anywhere and have a great cup of coffee where you can't get starbucks. >> are you looking to take this international? >> yes. the big opportunity for instant coffee, 80% of the market in england is instant, india, russia. >> what do you think is your biggest opportunity internationally? >> i was in china last week. we have less than 700 stores in greate

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amazon up yesterday. another lagger, philly semiconductor. intel, and a positive report. back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> housing starts and building permits rose to their highest level in nine months. more evidence a recovery is on the way. joining us now to discuss where we are in the housing cycle, real estate agent -- and diana olick with us as well. a surge in permits, that's what happens when a secessirecession ending, right? >> exactly. it's a reflection of the overall economy. good news. >> sherry, you agree with that? >> yes. absolutely. we're starting to see some sustained patterns in the home starts in particular between last month and this month, which of course were at a peak in '05, '06 and tanked in '08. we're starting to see patterns in home sales. also, the home price es and values are going down less rapidly and last month, we saw a decrease in the number of foreclosures, which are down by 1%. >> diana, you've heard optimism. are you ready to join the parade? question mark. >> i always say to you, larry, not much to join the parade. just my job to loo

>> i think this is pretty funny, the book is -- not only number one on amazon's comedy list, but it's but it's not a cookbook. my fans are idiots. they order this thinking there's recipes. are you kidding? that's one. how to make an oreo cookie can me and two of the wayans brothers. are you kidding me? [ laughter ] >> well, if you like that, there's plenty of it in the book. called "chocolate please", in stores right now. and you can see lisa live tomorrow night at the weidner center in green bay and october 2 at saroyan theatre in fresno. thank you, lisa. we'll be right back with pizza throwing. it's not the new lexus. it's not the new bmw. it's not the new audi. what it is... is impossible to resist. the new twenty-ten lacrosse from buick. it's the new class of world class. ♪ >>> let me just say, there's no better way on the first night of the feast of san gennaro than by watching people throw ingredients into the air. please welcome from columbus, ohio, ryan larose. come on out. great to have you here. tell us about yourself. >> i have been making pizzas for seven years. >> this lo

amazon, another strength. want to focus on the chips and i have a vu examples. applied materials, rambus. on the flip side, dell of course made huge news with the ak sigs of perot. deutsche bank reiterated a buy with a price target of 22, but it's more because they raised their pc sales estimate. also, quickly, some big name laggards today. apple down, cisco down 1.2%. i want to touch on gymboree they're up. every day at these levels, you'll see a lot of analysts restate their highs. bull market still in effect. >> right. thank you very much. >>> now, economists are expecting no change in monetary policy as the fed begins their meeting in washington. one concern now, the weakening dollar. it's trading at a one-year low against the euro. gold prices up today to 1016. what does the fed have to do to prop up the greenback? let's ask robert, chief monetary economist for cumberland advisers and our very own in-house genious, steve liesman. >> you're buttering him up. >> i am. i'll go to you right off. the fed doesn't care one whip about the dollar, do they? >> i don'

. -- liverpool were nine of the top and amazon up, liver -- amazon.com spot. probably one of the most anticipated releases is the video game. in the game players can be the group from their early mop top days. paul mccartney said that the game will help the band -- a new audience, a younger one. i am shepard smith, you are on "the fox report." bottom of the hour, top of the news, nancy pelosi is about to call the house to order. this is half of an hour before the sec -- president is scheduled to address the congress on the topic of health care reform. as happens every time a president comes in, some members arrive early to jockey for a spot on the aisle, where they can shake hands with the president on television. however, there is one lawmaker that will be on every network tonight, no matter where he sits. charles boustany is going to deliver the gop response. even though you are not familiar with him, he is very familiar with health care. >> i have seen the sec in america. i have dealt with the heart of the problem. shepard: literally. congressman charles bo

that does not bring into play applications or devices like the amazon cankindle or net books. there has to be a lot of treading lightly on behalf of the commission and the policy makers. >> what about the broadband rollout and investment in broadband question and do you think it could affect that also? >> i would not be doing my job if i did not explain how much investment has occurred to date. if you look at the last three years, i do not think anyone would argue they've been the easiest three years from an economic perspective. our industry has put $100 billion into the economy in the last three years just in infrastructure and capital investment. that does not include salaries or benefits. when you add those into the equation, you're talking about $140 billion. i challenge someone to find another industry that has done so much. we look at this as a virtuous cycle. you need the networks to be upgraded so that even have the smarter handsets and the new applications. consumers then by did handsets with the new applications and push the carriers to invest. in 10 years, we've go

amazon, dan brown's lost symbol sales record is a net positive. palm, nokia rumors in europe. google right now clinging to that 500 level. mr. whopner talked about it. on "street signs" they said google is not making money on their businesses so why not buy some companies. here are some ideas. open text, blackboard and webmd. this is conversational but an interesting conversation nonetheless. down down 1.1%. dell, people are discussing the deal with perot systems. cisco down 1.1%. intel basicallying saying we expect pc sales to be flath to slightly up in 2009. that stock up .4% and the chip sector having strength. if you want to talk about strength you have to talk about oil and gold. bertha coombs has the latest. >> that's right the bump up of the dollar that caused commodities to sell off reversed high. the dollar hit new lows against a number of major currencies. rick santelli will have more. but that lit a fire under commodities. oil rallied back above $71 a barrel. hemmed in a bit. we are getting the october contract closing out just above $71.56. tomorrow we begin tradin

. >> and available on itunes >> available at amazon and go to the website and you can check it out there. >> and we said we first met you in philadelphia for the idol audition. and now you're just in a whole class off to the side. >> it's a developing sound and it develops as i grow and as i get older so this is my second album. my full length album i've released in a couple of months after my e.p. so we've grown together. >> and we wish you continued success and you're going to do a song called kaleidoscope world. this is danny rosner. [ music ] ♪ who am i, white like snow, the air outside is so cold. ♪ [ singing ] it's dark and they can't see, i'm hearing then that's make sense to me. ♪ jet could we be something or could we be insane? ♪ [ singing ] hey, i'm worried about mrs. lowenrg next door. why? i don't know, she's running around the lobby, yammering about fios tv, internet and phone all for $79.99 a month? seems crazy... actually, fios customers get that price for 6 months. it's like getting three services for the price of two. so am i the one that's crazy? no? (announcer) now get

amazon is, yahoo is. there's a lot of talk they are going to make acquisitions. that will impact the price. >> google has been known to do that, right. if they can't invent technology, they buy it. we'll probably see more acquisition m&a with google in the next quarter. >> all right. thanks very much. we close out the best quarter for stocks since 1998. our traders look at best plays for the fourth quarter. portfolio managers for the largest bond firm give us a break down with bonds. and a new drug out of novartis, best trades in biopharma. they are live the at 5:00. >> we have about 20 minutes before the closing bell sounds on wall street. dow industrial down 50 points. got a comeback under way here. >>s that dako >>> are the banking problems in the past or should you be buying? >> after the bell, bob pozen says washington has it wrong for financial reform. >>> welcome back. let's take a look at today's under the radar stocks. iconic brand group cutting its full earnings outlook below wall street estimates because an equity offering in june will dilute the share

don't forget amazon is buying zappos. that's one of the largest purveyors of deckers. think you may just want to step aside. sure, it's moved a lot but that's no reason to short it. valuation's never a good move, and i don't think you'll get a short pull. let's go to mike in ohio. >> caller: a big established in 1804 ohio university bobcat alumni ba-ba-ba-boo-yah! >> the bobcats never get their due here. we thought about the bearcats. we've talked about ohio state. let it be known that this show is dedicated to ohio university. and how can i help mike? >> caller: jim, my question's about american oriental bioengineering, aob. >> whoa. you know what you are, you're a gunslinger. go ahead. >> caller: with news yesterday china is planning a national health care initiative and knowing pharmacies are profit centers. is there a best of breed play elsewhere? >> we know the chinese method. if you can't save the patient, they execute you. but here's the problem with that. i think that chinese market is once again very hard to game, very difficult to understand the accounting. i

amazon was in step with the whole composite. dell computers up 2.2%. yahoo! participating up 2.3%. the retail rally continues. i want to take a quick look at bed, bath & beyond. strong throughout the entire day. up 2.5%. the financials, i talk about the regional banks, how about the discount broker, t. rowe price, ameritrade, schwab, all with strength today. t. rowe up nearly 5%. finally, obviously research in motion did not participate. they have incredible struggles after their earnings late last week. some of the analysts said buy the dips. they came out with notes on this. people didn't buy the dips. lost another 2.5%. now it's closer to 65. we were talking last week about 90 for rimm. >> that's really interesting, buy the dip is certainly the way that people have been going with the broader market, right, brian? every time we see any upset, you've got money coming into this market and that's where we keep seeing this rally resume. >> the endless commodity, when they raise their price target, get to 52-week highs, they think there's room to run. this is the one exception to the

this afternoon her new book called "high on arrival" hit number three on amazon's best seller list. to put that in perspective, it's not far behind number one, the dan brown book," the lost symbol." he's the guy that wrote "the da vinci code." the perfect example of how the mackenzie story is striking a cord with so many people. why do you think that is? >> i think there's a lot of people in this country unfortunately that suffer from this secret. they feel i'm not alone. they feel they can relate to her. they can read through her nightmare and maybe not have to revisit and relive their own. statistically one in four people in america was molested as a child. whether that was an incestual relationship or not, we have very high numbers of people that have been affected by incest in this country, by molestation and these people feel somebody is finally speaking for me. mackenzie has become their -- captions by vitac -- voice. >> not to diminish that at all leslie. that is the sol reason the book climbed to number three. pat, tell me what you think here. she makes claims of her father

not the amazons are the ones that will benefit as you get more and more merger away from old retail and old media on to the news pace. >> if i could see your names. you talk about data and -- you talk about 97% of what they're doing is entertainment. 3% search. so they are moving in the right direction. she's targeting how they can improve that, and by improving that you should see this is a state nant company now. these guys are starting to move. >> is it that open the door for a yahoo microsoft by microsoft? doesn't that essentially say i would have done the deal. maybe if they came back. >> i don't know -- everything they wanted tore essentially the -- even though you're right. >> yahoo still needs to do a deal. i'm not sure what is left if they have this kind of exclusiveivity with microsoft. >> i'm want sure they have to do the deal, want to do the deal. >> let's go to the next thing here. ag names getting crushed. moncanto. >> i know you have been watching like, potash, and -- >> this is a different name in the space because most of those names we talk about are really the fertili

amazon getting close to a 52-week high. up 3%. about another $1 or so to go. what is not working? yahoo!, dell, cisco, carol bartz, the ceo of yahoo! was taking questions. she didn't say no to all the rumors about selling all their smaller businesses. dell, the analyst community not so sure if they overpaid for perot systems. intel, 5%. paul otellini basically saying pc sales could be flat or slightly up for '09. and tell labs down 2% and wynn, 5.3%. you know that from mr. cramer. >> thank you very much, brian shactman. well, lots happened over the past 12 months, but one thing remains the same. every day banks are in the headlines, although you know i'm trying to think of where citigroup was a year ago. remember when it broke the buck. now it's much better than that, but singapore's government today selling part of its stake in citi. bank of america seems to be on a collision course with the fcc over events of the last year. what should investors do with those stocks now that citi is trading at the lofty levels of just shy of $5. let's ask antoine. great to have you. >> pleasure,

amazon.com, got word from amazon today on day one of dan browns' sales for the lost symbols, sales on the kipdle were higher than the actual sales of hard cover versions. that takes out the presell numbers. even that brings that number down a bit, it is significant. the kindle, wave of the future. just take it for what it is. what's working, yahoo!. strong the last week. up about 12%. it stayed that high today. apple, as scott mentioned. and google both touched on 52-week highs. google seeing a little bit of resistance at the high level. the semi conductor index down. oracle, the fall-through from earnings, decent bottom line, light top line, guidance not great. down 2. >> as far as the markets, we all know that they're going to sunset the guarantees of the government on money funds tomorrow. look at the two-day chart of three-month bill rates. what you notice is everybody seemed to pay a lot of attention yesterday. we saw those rates move lower. but they're creeping backs up. maybe this is a non-event. that's what most are hoping for. the next interday ten-year. listen, domestic acco

about tourism, we are actually giving away two package s, tourists, for two couples to go to the amazonit's given by travel for less. and thenackage packagedea in a in granda l,el, te e week for t' ioiso gos t bng two. so it's going to be wonderful. >> you brought some guests with us. they are going to share about the music and dance and that part of brazilian culture. tell us more about that while we listen to them. >> carla quick is the -- she is going to be representing the group several different types of brazilian music. and singing is billy washington. and with three other bands they are going to make our day special. >> what kind of music is this? how would you describe it? >>bossa nova. somba. wel'l havav a different or berddir ff different group playing. >> i see.en so tell us where is it going to be and again, from 12:00 to 6:00. >> bakers park in the heart of frederick. and in our website you can find the address andn everything. >>o reyoweu we saying everyone knows about the music and the dance but there are othertshear of the tourism.ar is there anything else before we go?

. >> when you look at the growth rate, of course, of ebay's revenue, underperformed amazon in e-commerce, do you think you'll still grow in line with e-commerce next year? >> that's our goal. >> where is the growth coming from? >> we're seeing a recovery in the core ebay business. we're seeing sellers be more successful, buyers finding great deals. it's a more trusted marketplace. and that is driving greater transaction volume and over time greater growth. >> the jewel of the business is pay pal right now? >> well, we have two jewels. we're blessed, we had three, now we have two. we're blessed with two very strong businesses and two really important parts of the e-commerce world. >> tell me about payments, how is business going there? >> tremendously. pay pal business is, they're off ebay business, grossed 20% year-to-date in this economy. more and more consumers are finding that pay pal offers a safe and convenient way to pay online. where you don't share your financial information. it's accepted more and more places. and merchants all over the world are now accepting pay pal, and exper

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amazon, even though they discounted it 46%, a beneficiary. i want to point out the solar sector here. first solar and sunpower, barkley's raised the targets on both. both by about 3%. finally, the story for after the close, palm. down 2.7%, erin. they don't give guidance. 24 cents a share of a loss. the ranges are huge. a couple firms have come out in the last couple days saying they think presales will disappoint slightly. back to you. >> thank you very much, brian shackman. >>> housing stocks are among the biggest losers. why in the headlines seem so good on new housing starts and sentiment. let's find out why. diana olick knows. >> reporter: it is about the housing starts. they continue their rise from the abyss in august, largely led by the multifamily sector. single family starts actually fell 3% month to month while multifamily surged 35%. multifamily is still down 48% year-over-year. 45% of lenders say they tightened standards for commercial real estate loans over the last three months, according to the opinion survey. single family pe

brown's "the lost symbol," has sold more electronic kindle editions than the hard cover version on amazonno one is surprised since the critics are calling it "a real page scroller." [ laughter ] scientists at the university of washington have developed a new gene therapy that can cure color blindness in monkeys. finally, we don't have to watch another monkey trying to peel a cucumber. [ laughter ] heartbreaking. this is surprising. brett favre's new minnesota vikings jersey is the number one selling nfl jersey. i think it's because every other day it's a collector's item. [ light laughter ] [ audience ohs ] [ laughter ] he's retiring and not -- that's why. yeah. you feel bad for him? oh, he's fine. [ light laughter ] you guys, i saw that bob dylan is going to exhibit 100 of his paintings at denmark's national gallery next year. and on the bottom of the painting, he signs each painting "bob dylan," then he smudges it so it says, "bodylan." [ laughter ] very interesting. you guys know pink, the singer? pink? [ cheers and applause ] she's great. she separated her shoulder in seattle, and she

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i could have done amazon. but they're all working today. eagle up at 20%, if you will, month-to-date. and an taylor added an 11-month high, up 20% in successions. >> matt, thanks so much. >>> we're going inside the auto industry with the ceo of mercedes-benz usa. hear how his company is trying to jump-start sales in the luxury segment of the auto market when thelosing bell" comes right back. >>> it is a friday on wall street. got about 25 minutes to go before we close it up. here's how the major averages stand right now. six in a row, a little bit of work to do. the dow jones industrial average is right now down about 15 points. so it's cut some of its losses here. retail stocks, though, a bit of a weight today. oil has moved lower. it has weighed on the major averages. down by about three points or so, standing right now at 2080. down by three points. the s&p 500 is off as well today by about less than a point as well. we're possibly moving back to the flatline, maria. maybe we'll close positive. >> i'm telling you, we've come all the way

>> there's going to be a lot of competition over the next couple years between apple and amazon and youtubend netflix through that open internet. and it's going to be a big time to be in business, very creative time for us, and a great time for the consumer. because all of us will be competing for the consumers' attention. >> earlier this month, time warner cfo -- go ahead. julia, you want to get in? >> yes. reid, one question about netflix services. i know one thing that really distinguishes netflix is the streaming service, the ability to go online and watch any movie pretty much from that group that you've designated for streaming on demand. but now that youtube is talking about streaming movies and bulu keeps adding more content, are you going to change your models? right now you only offer older movies for streaming. what's the future of netflix streaming? >> we're continuing to expand with our dvd titles and with your streaming to make the service better and better. but you're absolutely right. there's going to be a lot of competition. really internet video is a huge growth story for

because google is doing well, as is amazon. ebay up nearly 4%. s&p 500 is higher.nching back toward the high of the afternoon. and that has to do with the financials as well as the banking sector. the auto is also doing well today. by the way, ge is down after two days of gains. >> time for the "fast money" "final call." with all this talk about technology, it's been a big mover this day, a big mover this week as well. apple hitting a 52-week high just yesterday. we had the news from texas instruments. today it hit a 52-week high as well. let's zero in on the tech trade with "fast money" contributor, john, co-founder of option monster.com. dr. j, good to see you. >> always great to be with you, judge. another wonderful day in new york city. >> eats's talk about this market. maria just read down some of those stocks. apple, new 52-week high, dell, ibm, and microsoft all to the plus side. and it's had a big run. is there still room to go? >> you bet there is. i mean, i am, like many people, in the sector waiting for a little bit of a pullback here. and i think we wil

amazon up 70. it's one of my favorites. pepsi, doing a good job. big acquisitions.have tech, best of. proctor, is it too much like pepsi? i'm calling it both health care and consumer product. wells fargo, one of the finest banks. i believe that that company is going to be the biggest player in the mortgages in this country other than bank of america. apple, youen i like it. we have a tech, internet play. yes, i do dwesh those. we have a soda company. a consumer products. a bank. i'm blessing it. i think that dan, having a great time out in san mateo, and i don't blame him because i we should i were there too. let's go to peter in florida. peter. >> caller: peter from naples, florida. krimplts first stock is bac, bank of america. >> the bank of america. >> fedex. >> okay. >> caller: line manager. integra energy, teg, and ford. >> let's let her rip. thank you for asking. let's let her rip. ford, that's out of the way. we have a believer in him, but we play it with the preferred. fedex at the bottom. mr. smith a smart guy and an economist by nature and ceo. integra, th

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for a few days the book that kind of put me on the map, losing the race was actually number one on amazon. i think it was today's so i printed out because i wanted to be able to see that so that is sitting there. this is marie dressler and lionel barrymore in the mgm movie of 1933 dinner at eight. one of my favorites. i forget why i have this still but it's been around so long i figured i wou put it into a jeep frame. that is my ph.d. diploma. this is a lamp. this is an autogph from the last surviving participants and the radio show. i have a pretty big old radio collection, and the builders leave shows one of my favorites so i wt to an old radio convention becse i heard that rely mitchell would be there. she played sheeler and sen. the will be one person out there that knows i am talking about. but i got an autographed from a perplexed surely mitchell and it sits here in a frame by the window. >> alongith cartoons and dinosaurs yoare a musician. >> i gue you couldall it that. i like music a lot. i'd like in particular i am a big fan of musical theater music d so is my wife. both sides of