i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. and we do have a big show ahead with a crazy lineup of guests. we have the executive chairman of consumer products giant darden. martin frankel, irwin simon, tom naratir and michael dell. plus, we have the latest addition to our lineup. paul ryan will be our special guest at 7:40 a.m. eastern time. his budget deal drawing a lot of fire from fellow republicans. we'll get his answer to all of the critics out there. right now, let's get to our top stories. the markets are about to get another read on the strength of the markets. we've got a weekly jobless claims coming up at 8:30 eastern time. economists are looking for 320,000 claims. plus, the number that could over-shadow jobs. retail sales for november. expectations are for an increase of 0.6%. this gueives us a very good ide of what's happening in the early shopping season. ahead of those numbers, the futures right now are indicated lower. you can see right now those dow futures down by 16.5 points. s&p futures off just over 2 point

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. we've got three trading days left in the year so we're going to start things off with the markets this morning. as joe was just mentioning, the dow is now on its strongest six-day winning streak since 2010. it's up 4% during the last session. that's amazing. but the blue chips index is up nearly 20%. it is on pace to have its best year since 1996. the dow is on track for five years of consecutive gains up 87% during that period. that would make it the best increase since 2000. and the transports, the s&p and the russell 2000 closing at another set of record highs. the nasdaq ended at its highest level in 13 years. as you might expect, the volume was light. by the way, if you are worried about the nay sayers calling for correction, listen to these statistics. since 1950, there have been 17 other instances when the s&p is up nearly 20% on the year. the index finished positive the following year 82% of the time. positive the following year, the s&p finished with a gain of at least 7%, 86

i'm andrew ross sorkin along with -- there it is. beautiful. i actually was there years and years and years ago on the top of that tower there. but, anyway, happy new year, everybody. our top story this morning, a massive oil fire in north dakota, as many as 20 train cars carrying crude exploded and caught fire after a 1112 car train carrying soybeans derailed. that's about 45 miles west of fargo. smoke can be seen up to 20 miles away. residents within five miles of the fire have been evacuated and urged to evacuate, rather, and residents within ten miles have been told to stay indoors. both trains are owned by berkshire hathaway's bnsf. no injuries so far have been reported. we should say the fire will likely raise some concerns, though, about the increasing volumes of crude that are shipped by rail. right now, more than two-thirds of the state's oil production is shipped by rail. we're going to go to michelle with more of the top news stories. happy new year. >> it's nice to ring it in with you, andrew. >> it's very nice to be here. >> warren

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. dignitary celebrities and world leaders are gathering in johannesburg at this hour for a nelson mandela memorial. nearly 100,000 mourners are expected to flood the stadium. president obama is among those speaking at the service. we'll bring you updates throughout the morning. >>> meantime, on wall street, a number of speeches in recent days from policymakers before officials go into their blackout period before next week's two-die fomc meeting. that has been what the market has been digesting. yesterday, jim bullard said positive trends in the labor market make cuts to the fed's $85 billion bond buying program more likely. that is huge news because, remember, when bullard came on with us not too long ago, you talked about the how the fed could be doing this for a long period of time and he'd feel comfortable with that because we haven't seen inflation. because investors have spent so much time tapering, investors are interested in bond yield. if you've been watching the ten-year, righ

i'm andrew ross sorkin along with joe kernen and michelle caruso cabrera is here. becky will be back tomorrow. traders returning from the holiday. weekly jobless claims are set to hit the tape at 8:30 eastern time. economist expect first time filing to decline. many international markets are closing to do boxing day holiday. it's boxing like the presence of boxing. anyway, just in case you didn't know. u.s. equity futures taking a look, setting itself up on this post christmas day. nasdaq, up about 5 points, the s&p 500 up 3 points. also, a lot of obviously great news for investors to be happy about this holiday season. data showing it's been the best year for stocks since 2009. the average u.s. equity mutual fund gained nearly 32% through december 20th. that edges oat the s&p's 30% gains during the same period. also, small company stocks eating their larger counterparts growth top value and returns of u.s. funds. >> the day after christmas has become a huge opportunity for the neigh's retailers. some began sales online yesterday. stores are looking to capitalize o

i'm joe kernan along with andrew ross sorkin. becky quick is off today.ow, the vacation thing at the beginning of the year. >> the minute you're allowed to ask, she does it within -- >> within a minute. got it all printed out. you know girls, they're very good at that. >>> chief investment strategist at strategus partners. >>> let's start with the check on u.s. equity futures. remember, it is a shortened trading day today. right now the dow woeld open higher by 19 points, the nasdaq higher by 2 1/2. the nyc and the nasdaq close at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. nymex gold floor trading ends at 12:30 eastern time. oil finishing an hour later. electronic trading concludes at 5:15 eastern. first, though, before that, we'll get economic data. november durable goods, we'll hit the tape at 8:30 a.m. eastern time. headline numbers expected to rise by 2%. some ugly numbers for retailers to tell you about. shopper track is reporting a third straight week of double digit declines for brick and mortar stores. traffic for the week that ended december 22nd was down 21.2% yea

andrew ross sorkin continues off today. he's off this week for vacation. let's get right to this morning's agenda. on the economic front, we have weekly jobless claims. they are expected to rise slightly to 318,000. in the meantime, a revision to gdp is seen showing the economy grew if a pate of 3.2%. both of those reports will be out at 8:30 eastern time. at 10:00, look for october factory orders. in europe we'll get an interest rate decision from the bank of england at about 7:00 eastern time and one from the ecb at about 7:45. the european central bank is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged at its final policy meeting of the year. last month, though, policymakers surprised the markets with a cut in the interest rate to a record low of 0.25%. we'll check in with ross westgate in just a few minutes. >>> the dow and the s&p are now on a four-day losing streak. this morning, futures are around the flat line. down by about 2.5 points for the dow, down by 0.5 for the s&p and the nasdaq is up by 4 points. november same-store sales will be coming

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. we start things out this morning with the fed and the markets. the policymakers are going to be gathering this morning for the start of a two-day fomc meeting. there is an interest rate decision and an announcement set for tomorrow afternoon. and then chairman ben bernanke is going to hold a news conference. ahead of the meeting, there have been no shortage of taper speculation. aig's ceo on "squawk box" yesterday. >> well, we've been calling around and nobody will tell us over at the fed. no, i'm kidding. our very is very simple. that we see that the economy continues to be stronger than people think. we're not expanding as much as we should. that doesn't mean there's a weakness in it. i think there's a fear. i go around, my fellow ceos, people frightened about how much you want to invest in the united states at this time based upon regulatory requirements and so on. the other is banks are concerned about lending. you get anywhere near a risky loan and they get in trouble, so why bot

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. our lineup today hits on several hot button topics, including health care with jonathan bush of athena health, oil billionaire harrell hamm will be joining us and we have the world of real estate with re/max ceo kelly. plus, jane wells and courtney reagan, we'll see who gets the best deals. in the meantime, check out the morning's top stories. another record for the dow. tin decks gabing just over 11 points while the s&p and the nasdaq both lost ground. right now, dow futures are up by 25 points. s&p up by 2 points and the nasdaq by 6.5 points. we have seen an increase in the yield, joseph. they shut off his microphone so as much as he's trying to talk back right now, he can't. but the betts are whether the ten-year yield would rise or fall. i hear him yelling from across the room. fortunately, viewers, you can't. that bet was for something we would we looking at, something like 2.87%. where is it, joe? go ahead. turn on his microphone on. >> noumber one, it watts the en of the sessio

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. less than two weeks of christmas shopping left. how will this impact the retail sales? we have a lineup ready to answer that question. we have steve tanger, brendan hoffman, mipdy grossman. they're going to tell us if golf equipment sales are making the cut this season. >>> our top story this morning is instead of embracing the taper, the markets are showing signs of fear. investors are locking in profits before the end of the year, as well. the dow falling another 100 points to close at a one-month low yesterday. right now, the index is on pace for its worst week since august. the s&p 500 had its worst three-day losing streak in nearly four months. that index is down nearly 2% in the last three sessions, closing yesterday at 1775. the s&p 500 is up about 27% year-to-date. we are going to talk more about the fed markets. that's coming up at 8:30 eastern time. the producer price index for november will be released at 8:30 a.m. eastern time. congress are expecting a reading that shows a

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. three trading days left in the year so we're going to start things off with the markets this morning. as joe was just mentioning, the dow is now on its strongest six-day winning streak since 2010. it's up 4% during the last session. that's amazing. but the blue chips index is up nearly 20%. it is on pace to have its best year since 1996. the dow is on track for five years of consecutive gains up 87% during that period. that would make it the best increase since 2000. and the transports, the s&p and the russell 2000 closing at another set of record highs. the nasdaq ended at its highest level in 13 years. as you might expect, the volume was light. by the way, if you are worried about the nay sayers calling for correction, listen to these

i'm andrew ross sorkin along with joe kernen and michelle caruso cabrera is

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. our big story this morning is the budget compromise. patty murray and paul ryan reaching a deal that will avoid a government shutdown. >> i think this is a clear improvement on the status quo. this agreement makes sure that we don't have a government shutdown scenario in january. it makes sure that we don't lurch from crisis to crisis. >> this deal builds on the deficit reduction that we have done in 2011 and sets the precedent that sequestration shouldn't be replaced with spending cuts alone. this deal will help millions of americans wondering if they were going to keep paying the price for d.c. disfunction. >> in a statement, the president called the deal balanced saying it increased target fee increases and spending cuts designed in a way that doesn't hurt our economy or break the ironclad promises we've made to our seniors. it's the first budget that leaders of both parties have agreed to in a few years. the american people should not have to endure the pain of another government

andrew ross sorkin will be back on monday.ost this morning, gary stern and aei president arthur brooks. we have a full panel of strategists and economists ready to join the jobs conversation. in a minute, if you're playing along at home, set your watches to the countdown clock at the bottom of the screen. the consensus for today, 180,000 nonfarm payrolls. did that go up after adp, liesman? >> that did not because they didn't survey again. >> oh. >> there were some guys who raised it. but that actual consensus remain the same. >> and we now know that adp actually -- >> went up a little bit. >> moved the dial by 5,000. >> thought adp might be better because they do the work involved. >> as opposed to the government. can you check that post again? what is the guy doing? >> rainy morning and he looks up, i don't think so. yeah, they're working. he talks to his supervisor. you sure? yeah. like the cable guy. pictures of cable guys asleep in the home where, anyway. but before we talk jobs, we have a round-up, not for comcast, we hav

i'm joe kernan along with andrew ross sorkin. and kayla touche, i think should be your name.ve tried to get the better of you, you always get the better of me. >> i like that. >> it's like touche. because you're young and very with it. you are. >> a lot of my friends thought that was how my name was pronounced when they first met me. and i let them think that. >> it's like -- when you say touche, that means someone got you much better than you just got them. and you're a social media expert and use it very well. >> i thought you were going to say junkie, addict. >> no, the way you use it is the way it'll be properly used by business people trying to -- >> wow, joe. >> the synergies involved. >> a compliment. is it happy hour yet? can i hang it up, drop the mike and walk off? >> look how important it is to media assets right now. and if you don't know, like a dinosaur, i'm not going to mention any names, but you're actually at a disadvantage with your younger peers in terms of the media world. >> but you have a good -- you have a good way to interact with your viewer on twitte

i'm andrew ross sorkin and joe concern than and steve weise man who's in for becky quick today. investors preparing to wrap up 2013. there are only six trading days left in the year. we'll see how it goes. it looks like it will be ending strong for the bulls. the dow and s&p closing at record levels on friday. there are four government economic reports slated for release this holiday shortened week. today you should look for personal income and spending. that comes at 8:30 eastern time. incomes seen rising .4%. we're keeping the consumer in focus with only two shopping days left before christmas. mixed reviews on the holiday shopping system. analytics reporting bargain hungry shoppers bought less. sales fell by mid single digit percentage at brick and mortar stores on friday and saturday. that compares to the same days last year. but, here's the important part, it does not include online sales which of course have been the story of the season. well-known industry analyst dana telsey will join us with her thoughts later this morning. in the meantime, steve weissman has the headli

i'm andrew ross sorkin along with becky quick and joe kernan.rican airlines group begins trading today under the the tickle -- ticker -- >> tickle? >> tickle me elmo. the merger between american airlines -- >> that's freudian. i'm going to come over and tickle you. >> closes this morning after a last-ditch appeal by consumer groups to delay the deal was denied by the supreme court. i'm sorry about that one. and the ceo of the combined airline, doug parker's going to join us next hour right here on "squawk box." and we're going to talk to him all about this tickling deal. >>> dow component mcdonald's will be a stock to watch. reporting november sales in about an hour from now. analysts surveyed by the street account think that comparable same-store sales rose by .3% both globally and for the u.s. that's the number to beat. and jpmorgan chase reportedly gave hiring preferences to candidates from high-profile china families to win investment banking business. that's according to "new york times" citing documents that apparently were being examined

he is in for andrew ross sorkin. mary is going to be joining us from the deadly derailment in the bronx. before we get to all of that, let's talk about the markets. the dow has been negative only five months out of the last 26 months beginning with october of 2011. that means that the index has been positive more than 80% of the time. here's a look at the major market returns just this year. the dow was up nearly 23%. the s&p up 27%. the nasdaq up more than 34%. if you're following money flows, investors poured $31.6 billion into all equity mutual funds. equities were favored over bonds but the flows into equities moderated into october. as for december, it historically has been the best month on the average for the dow and the second best month for the s&p. this morning the futures, when we get into the trading month for december, you can see they have barely budged. dow futures by 4 points, s&p down by 1 and nasdaq up by 1.5. among the eye lights, we have the european central bank's last meeting of the year. in the

i'm joe kernan along with becky quick and andrew ross sorkin. of the show. bob benmosche. chairman and ceo. and among corporate stories, aig is selling its aircraft leasing business to air cap holding of the netherlands. the deal is worth about 5 billion in cash and stock. and we will get mr. benmosche's thoughts on that deal in a minute. first, though, andrew is going to bring us this morning's other top stories. better be good. >> i'm going to try. we've got a couple stories this morning. >>> policy makers, they're going to be gathering for the first time to start that two-day meeting tomorrow an announcement due wednesday afternoon and chairman ben bernanke will hold a news conference. some economists -- looking for the fed to announce the start of a taper. others are not. i want to get bob's view on that one, as well. in washington news, the senate will convene this afternoon on the agenda, the budget deal. the chamber's number two democrat says the legislation is still short of the votes needed to pass. also, a hot ipo that promises to keep

andrew ross sorkin is still on vacation. he's off for the week. a busy day on the economic front. joe just mentioned the adp report due out at 8:15 eastern time. full forecasters say the economy probably added around 173,000 barrels last month alone. we will preview friday's government report. we have international trade coming along with productivity and cost. at 10:00 a.m., we get new home sales and ism nonmanufacturing. finally this afternoon we have the fed's beige book. 21 of the 30 dow components actually declined yesterday. the blue chip index dropped for a third straight day. this was a little bit of a drop because, again, three days in a row we haven't seen anything like that in several months. if you're wording about

andrew ross sorkin is off today.terday's cyber monday online sales are expected to have hit $2 billion. that would be up 20% from last year. and it would be the best level since the firm began tracking information like this. ibm digital analytics benchmark reports online sales were up by 18.8% as of 9:00 p.m. last night. we're going to talk to one of the men behind the numbers in the next hour. it is a steadily growing number and something that has to be eating away at some of the real bricks and mortar stores, too. the fed has approved new capital plans by jpmorgan and

i'm andrew ross sorkin along with -- there it is. beautiful.there years and years and years ago on the top of that tower there. but, anyway, happy new year, everybody. our top story this morning, a massive oil fire in north dakota, as many as 20 train cars carrying crude exploded and caught fire after a 1112 car train carrying

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin.e do have a big show ahead with a crazy lineup of guests. we have the executive chairman of consumer products giant darden. martin frankel, irwin simon, tom naratir and michael dell. plus, we have the latest addition to our lineup. paul ryan will be our special guest at 7:40 a.m. eastern time. his budget deal drawing a lot of fire from fellow republicans. we'll get his answer to all of the critics out there. right now, let's get to our top stories. the markets are about to get another read on the strength of the markets. we've got a weekly jobless claims coming up at 8:30 eastern time. economists are looking for 320,000 claims

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin.ties and world leaders are gathering in johannesburg at this hour for a nelson mandela memorial. nearly 100,000 mourners are expected to flood the stadium. president obama is among those speaking at the service. we'll bring you updates throughout the morning. >>> meantime, on wall street, a number of speeches in recent days from policymakers before officials go into their blackout period before next week's two-die fomc meeting. that has been what the market has been digesting. yesterday, jim bullard said positive trends in the labor market make cuts to the fed's $85 billion bond buying program more likely. that is huge news because, remember, when bullard came on with us not too long ago, you talked about the how the fed could be doing this for a long period of time and h

andrew ross sorkin continues off today. he's off this week for vacation.ht to this morning's agenda. on the economic front, we have weekly jobless claims. they are expected to rise slightly to 318,000. in the meantime, a revision to gdp is seen showing the economy grew if a pate of 3.2%. both of those reports will be out at 8:30 eastern time. at 10:00, look for october factory orders. in europe we'll get an interest rate decision from the bank of england at about 7:00 eastern time and one from the ecb at about 7:45. the european central bank is

i'm andrew ross sorkin along with joe kernen, who is laughing already. michelle caruso cabrera. is enjoying a day off on this christmas eve day. nymex trading ends at 4:30 eastern with gold trading finishing an hour later and electronic nymex trading connects at 5:15 eastern time. there is a lot to get in before the data front. november november durable goods is hitting the tape at 8:30 eastern time. the headline number there expected to rise by 2%. coming at 10:00 a.m., last month's new home sales and the richmond fed survey. the dow transports the s&p 500 and the russell 2,000 closing at record highs yesterday. the nasdaq ending the day at its

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin.than two weeks of christmas shopping left. how will this impact the retail sales? we have a lineup ready to answer that question. we have steve tanger, brendan hoffman, mipdy grossman. they're going to tell us if golf equipment sales are making the cut this season. >>> our top story this morning is instead of embracing the taper, the markets are showing signs of fear. investors are locking in profits before the end of the year, as well. the dow falling another 100 points to close at a one-month low yesterday. right now, the index is on pace for its worst week since august. the s&p 500 hadts

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin.tory this morning is the budget compromise. patty murray and paul ryan reaching a deal that will avoid a government shutdown. >> i think this is a clear improvement on the status quo. this agreement makes sure that we don't have a government shutdown scenario in january. it makes sure that we don't lurch from crisis to crisis. >> this deal builds on the deficit reduction that we have done in 2011 and sets the precedent that sequestration shouldn't be replaced with spending cuts alone. this deal will help millions of americans wondering if they were going to keep paying t

i'm becky quick with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. let's get right to today's agenda.n the economic front, the story we've been talking about for weeks -- actually, make that months at this point. the fed is going to be making a policy@announcement at 2:00 eastern time. now, some economists expect the fed to announce plans to curtail bond purchases. but most think that the central bank will wait until early 2014. we have complete coverage of the announcement on cnbc this afternoon. also on the economic calendar today, we have housing starts and building permits. at 8:30 eastern time, we'll get housing ts

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and steve liesman, in for andrew ross sorkin.bs report out at 8:30 eastern time. a dow jones survey finds that the economy probably added 180,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate is seen slipping 7.2%. we'll talk more about market expectations in just a few minutes, but we begin this morning with our top story. nelson mandela spent 27 years in prison, led his country to democracy and became its first black president. he died at home yesterday at the age of 95. chris takes a look at mandela's life and legacy. >> history books will remember nelson mandela as one of the world' most prominent crusaders for black rights, the son of an african tribal chief, nelson mandela gave up a comfortable life and his hereditary lights to be a tribal leader to become a political

he is in for andrew ross sorkin.ilment in the bronx. before we get to all of that, let's talk about the markets. the dow has been negative only five months out of the last 26 months beginning with october of 2011. that means that the index has been positive more than 80% of the time. here's a look at the major market returns just this year. the dow was up nearly 23%. the s&p up 27%. the nasdaq up more than 34%. if you're following money flows, investors poured $31.6 billion into all

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. lineup today hits on several hot button topics, including health care with jonathan bush of athena health, oil billionaire harrell hamm will be joining us and we have the world of real estate with re/max ceo kelly. plus, jane wells and courtney reagan, we'll see who gets the best deals. in the meantime, check out the morning's top stories. another record for the dow. tin decks gabing just over 11 points while the s&p and the nasdaq both lost ground. right now, dow futures are up by 25 points. s&p up by 2 points and the nasdaq by 6.5 points. we have seen an increase in the yield, joseph. they shut off his microphone so as much as he's trying to talk back right now, he can't.

i'm becky quick along with a version of joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin who is reporting from the yaleeo summit in new york. we have a stellar lineup this morning. erskin bowles will be joining us on set at 7:00 a.m. we have the ceos of pvh, pulitzer prize winning columnist tom freedman and steve swartzman. and yes, we are packaging all of this into the next three hours. it's hard to imagine. joe is going to be here very soon. a little bit of trouble with the tires today. yeah. pothole tied him up. right around new york. >> are you trying to generate some mail? >> andrew, you're standing by, correct? >> i am standing by and i hav

i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin.art things out this morning with the fed and the markets. the policymakers are going to be gathering this morning for the start of a two-day fomc meeting. there is an interest rate decision and an announcement set for tomorrow afternoon. and then chairman ben bernanke is going to hold a news conference. ahead of the meeting, there have been no shortage of taper speculation. aig's ceo on "squawk box" yesterday. >> well, we've been calling around and nobody will tell us over at the fed. no, i'm kidding. our very is very simple. that we see that the economy continues to be stronger than people think. we're not expanding as much as we should. that doesn't mean there's a weakness in it. i think there's a fear. i go ar

i'm andrew ross sorkin and joe concern than and steve weise man who's in for becky quick today.tors preparing to wrap up 2013. there are only six trading days left in the year. we'll see how it goes. it looks like it will be ending strong for the bulls. the dow and s&p closing at record levels on friday. there are four government economic reports slated for release this holiday shortened week. today you should look for personal income and spending. that comes at 8:30 eastern time. incomes seen rising .4%. we're keeping the consumer in focus with only two shopping days left before christmas. mixed reviews on the holiday shopping

this morning he was sitting down with andrew ross sorkin talking about the disconnect perhaps betweenental econo fundamental economy. take a listen. >> it seems low probability markets continue going up at 27%. when you actually, andrew, have an economy that grows at 2.5%, 2.75% and a stock market that grows up 27% seems to somewhat disconnect it. >> what do you make of that? >> all due respect, a thing people say when they want to aggressively disagree politely, the reason stocks are up is in part companies are not tethered to national economies. i have been pounding the table on this. i'll keep saying it. it's clearly not sunken in. if you are a global company, even if you are a large u.s. multinational you bear very few of the costs that a nation which has to calculate its gdp does. you don't pay for roads. hardly pay for health care. you're no longer paying for benefits. you don't pay for education. there's a lot of things you don't have to be tethered and weighed down by. if you want to explain some of this gap, and it's not just the u.s., it's global, i think you got to look the

i'm becky quick with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. let's get right to today's agenda. on the economic front, the story we've been talking about for weeks -- actually, make that months at this point. the fed is going to be making a policy@announcement at 2:00 eastern time. now, some economists expect the fed to announce plans to curtail bond purchases. but most think that the central bank will wait until early 2014. we have complete coverage of the announcement on cnbc this afternoon. also on the economic calendar today, we have housing starts and building permits. at 8:30 eastern time, we'll get housing starts for september, october and november. because of all the issues we had after the government shutdown. we get the unusual dump of data. that's been something we've been waiting to see because the housing market is one the fed watches closely. there are a few corporate reports of note today, as well. before the bell, we get quarterly results from fedex, general mills and menards. this afternoon, we have oracle to report, too. this morning, you're going to see right

andrew ross sorkin is still on vacation. he's off for the week. we have a busy day on the economic front. joe just mentioned the adp report due out at 8:15 eastern time. full forecasters say the economy probably added around 173,000 barrels last month alone. we will preview friday's government report. we have international trade coming along with productivity and cost. at 10:00 a.m., we get new home sales and ism nonmanufacturing. finally this afternoon we have the fed's beige book. 21 of the 30 dow components actually declined yesterday. the blue chip index dropped for a third straight day. this was a little bit of a drop because, again, three days in a row we haven't seen anything like that in several months. if you're wording about investor securities, the gauge rode to a six-week high. this morning, u.s. equity futures are indicated up slightly, up by about seven points. s&p futures down by over a point. nasdaq up about a point. and the ten-year note, this is what we've been watching so closely. the ten-year note at some point is yielding 2.8%

i'm becky quick along with a version of joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin who is reporting from the yale ceo summit in new york. we have a stellar lineup this morning. erskin bowles will be joining us on set at 7:00 a.m. we have the ceos of pvh, pulitzer prize winning columnist tom freedman and steve swartzman. and yes, we are packaging all of this into the next three hours. it's hard to imagine. joe is going to be here very soon. a little bit of trouble with the tires today. yeah. pothole tied him up. right around new york. >> are you trying to generate some mail? >> andrew, you're standing by, correct? >> i am standing by and i have to admit that i am loving this moment. >> payback, right? >> as somebody who has had trouble once or twice on the george washington bridge getting close to arriving. but arriving on time, i'm now -- well, now we're one for one, i guess, because i had my one incident a couple years ago, and then i got close a couple of times. >> joe looks good. very dapper and he's so quiet. >> what was that, joe? >> keep the camera on me, please. >> that's the joe we know a

andrew ross sorkin is off today. in our headlines, yesterday's cyber monday online sales are expected to have hit $2 billion. that would be up 20% from last year. and it would be the best level since the firm began tracking information like this. ibm digital analytics benchmark reports online sales were up by 18.8% as of 9:00 p.m. last night. we're going to talk to one of the men behind the numbers in the next hour. it is a steadily growing number and something that has to be eating away at some of the real bricks and mortar stores, too. the fed has approved new capital plans by jpmorgan and goldman sachs. >>> in start-up news, apple has acquired topsy. the price was not disclosed, but the journal pegs that number at more than $200 million. joe, this is particularly interesting because apple hasn't gotten into the social media stuff at this point. >> i have seen stuff lately about they analyze -- like we saw the walking dead the other day. >> we were just talking about this. >> in addition to reporting the nielsons,