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ashley morrison has more. >> good morning.verseas markets were mostly flat this morning, hong kong hang seng added a fraction while shanghai's composite index lost 2%. several economic reports due out this week could chart wall street's course, among them trade deficit, housing starts and weekly jobless claims. corporate earnings reports will include fedex, general mills and bautista and beyond. on friday the dow jones industrial reached its highest close since december of 2007 ending the week up 286 points while the nasdaq finished 47 points higher. gasoline prices may be coming down. the price of regular is $3.87. prices are expected to decline now that refineries have switched from the higher priced summer blend to a less costly wintry mix. resident evil was top at the weekend box office. the zombie horror sequel took in more than $21 million in ticket sales. "finding nemo" finished second with $17.5 million. "the possession" fell to third place with just $5.5 million. telemarketing companies don't understand or refuse to u

ashley morrison here in new york with more of that. good morning. >> good morning to you. germany's business confidence slowed down the markets. tokyo's nikkei gained a quarter percent while the hang seng was unchanged. wall street stocks declined on growing concerns about a stalling global economy. the dow lost 20 points on monday. the nasdaq was down 19 points, dragged down by apple. investors are concerned that the company cannot meet the demand for its new iphone. >>> sales of the new iphone 5 were solid. apple says it sold more than five million since their debut on friday. but that fell short of analysts' expectations. apple shares lost more than 1% on monday, closing at $690.70 per share. shares hit an all-time high of $705 on friday. >>> workers at a plant in china where apple's iphones are assembled went back to work this morning. the factory was closed for one day after 2,000 employees rioted over working conditions. 40 people were injured. apple has come under intense criticism following reports of poor working conditions at the factory. >>> facebook stock took

ashley morrison here in new york. good to see you.ank you so much. >>> coming up, your thursday morning weather. >>> in sports, old rivals go head to head in the opener. as a new study comes out linking football to head injuries. football to head injuries. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. cloud and sun in new york, 85 degrees. afternoon thunderstorms in miami, 89. mostly sunny in chicago, 79 degrees. partly sunny and hot in dallas, 102. thunderstorms in los angeles, 84 degrees. >>> let's check your national forecast. showers and thunderstorms will pop up from the gulf coast to north carolina and from pennsylvania to new york. it will be dry over much of the midwest. very hot from the mississippi valley into texas and oklahoma with the mercury reaching as high as 106 degrees. >>> in sports this morning, the nfl season kicks off with a grudge match between the cowboys and giants. lots of smoke as the super bowl champs came out of the tunnel. it was all dallas during the game. the cowboys dominated new

ashley morrison knows all about that. she's back. ashley, good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell. weakening economic activity in asia and worldwide sent stocks lower. tokyo's nikkei shed a fraction, hitting a four-week closing low for a third straight session while hong kong's hang seng dropped .5%. >>> after the labor day holiday, automakers are expected to announce strong new car sales for the month of august. for the week, the dow jones industrial average was down 61 points, while the nasdaq lost almost 3. >>> the new york state attorney general is investigating at least a dozen major private equity firms into whether they abused a strategy to avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes. bain capital, the company once headed by mitt romney, is among the firms under investigation. the practice involves converting the so-called management fee waiver into fund investments, resulting in a lower tax rate. >>> well, toys "r" us is trying to get an edge over the tough competition from online retailers. starting today and

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ashley morrison here in new york. have a good weekend.ke care. >>> coming up next, your friday morning weather. >>> and in sports, football fans welcome back the nfl referees but how long will the love affair last? ♪that special something that will carry you through...♪ ♪that little reward for all the things you do.♪ luscious, creamy filling - combined with our slow melting chocolate - the one and only ghirardelli squares chocolate. for all the things you do. ghirardelli. moments of timeless pleasure. try our caramel, now with sea salt. till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8... >>> here's a look at the weather. in some cities around the country, rain with a chance of thunderstorms in new york. 70 degrees. thunderstorms in miami, 88. mostly sunny in chicago, 67. mostly sunny in dallas, 88 and partly sunny skies in los angeles, 83 degrees. >>> showers, some of them heavy across southern new york and sou

ashley morrison in new york with that and more.ood morning, ash. >>> good morning terrell. >>> overseas markets were jittery. ahead of the meeting with the european central bank. tokyo's nikkei fell 1% to a near five-week low and the hang seng lost 1.5%. >>> wall street ended on a mixed note. following the labor day holiday. the dow jones industrial average fell nearly 55 points but the nasdaq finished the day up 8 points. >>> facebook's mark zuckerberg is friending his shares of the company, keeping them for at least another year easing fears of investors who worried a flood of new shares on the market could depress the price even further. the stock is valued at less than the ipo offering price of $38 in may. >>> walmart slashes layaway fee after reviving the service for the holiday season. the retailer says customer feedback led it to reduce the charge to $5 from $15. customers will get the 5 bucks back in a gift card after their final payment. it comes a day after toys-r-us announced it's waiving its layaway service fee through

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ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. may have heard apple's much anticipated iphone 5 is on sale today. the new phone went on sale first in sydney, australia where 600 people waited in line some for as long as three days. among those was apple co-founder. apple will ship 10 million iphones by the end of the month. it comes with the new map feature but being criticized for having geographical misinformation, misplaced landmarks. apple said the map service will get better as more people use it. markets overseas rallied thanks to gains by technology and oil shares. tokyo's nikkei gained a quarter percent while hang seng added half of a percent. wall street stocks ended weaker. the dow jones industrials average gained about 19 points thursday while the nasdaq lost six points. a senate investigation found major u.s. companies such as microsoft and hewlett packard have shifted profits offshore to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. microsoft shifted assets to puerto rico and abroad, saving more than $4 billion in taxes.

ashley morrison is here. >> reporter: asian markets rallied on the fed's news. tokyo nikkei added 2% to hit a three week high while the hang seng gained 3%. wall street liked the news. the dow was up 206 points while the nasdaq added 41. the fed announcement also sent the price of gold soaring. gold rose 2% to just over $1772 per ounce. fed action carries the risk of inflation, making gold safe-haven for investors. a federal judge mass temporarily blocked a new law aimed at preventing members of congress and others from making inside stock trades. it requires 30,000 government employees to disclose details about their financial transactions. the judge ruled that the law could not immediately be enforced on executive branch employees because it infringes on their right to privacy but the injunction done affect enforcement of law to members of congress or their staff. new look for u.s. today the nation's second largest newspaper has changed its logo for the first time in its 30 year history. the paper's print edition will feature more color graphics and photo and

ashley morrison has more. >> reporter: workers in greece went on a general strike today for the first time since the coalition government was formed three months ago. they are protesting $16 billion worth of upcoming spending cuts that will slash wages, pentecost and welfare benefits but with the country on the brink of bankruptcy the greek government is expected to approve those unpopular cuts. and more austerity protests in madrid. thousands of demonstrators clashed with police. they are demanding constitutional reform as the government prepares a new round of austerity measures. concerns over recoveryawayed down overseas recovery. nikkei sank 2% while hang sang lost 1%. stocks on wall street plunged after a federal reserve official raised doubts on whether the bank's effort to boost economic growth would work. the dow lost 101 points while the nasdaq fell 43 point in the worse selloff in three months. investors may be uneasy in america but americans say they are feeling more confident. the consumer confidence board leaped up to 90 pushed by brighter outlook for hiring. still 20 poi

ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. may have heard apple's much anticipated iphone 5 is on sale today. the new phone went on sale first in sydney, australia where 600 people waited in line some for as long as three days. among those was apple co-founder. apple will ship 10 million iphones by the end of the month. it comes with a new feature. the apple map is being criticized for having geographical misinformation. the map service will get better. markets overseas rallied thanks to gains by technology and oil shares. tokyo's nikkei gained a quarter a%. wall street stocks ended weaker. the dow jones industrials average gained about 19 points thursday while the nasdaq lost six points. a senate investigation found major u.s. companies such as microsoft and hewlett packard have shifted profits offshore to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. microsoft shifted assets to puerto rico and abroad, saving more than $4 billion in taxes. both companies say they are complying with u.s. tax law. democrats and republicans have be

ashley morrison has more. >> reporter: workers in greece went on a general strike today for the first time since the coalition government was formed three months ago. they are protesting $16 billion worth of upcoming spending cuts that will slash wages, pensions and welfare benefits but with the country on the brink of bankruptcy the greek government is expected to approve those unpopular cuts. and more austerity protests in madrid. thousands of demonstrators clashed with police. they are demanding constitutional reform as the government prepares a new round of austerity measures. protesters say it's depriving them of their rights and jobs. concerns over recovery weighed down overseas markets. nikkei sank 2% while hang sang lost 1%. stocks on wall street plunged after a federal reserve official raised doubts on whether the bank's effort to boost economic growth would work. the dow lost 101 points while the nasdaq fell 43 points in the worse selloff in three months. investors may be uneasy in the market but americans say they are feeling more confident. the consumer confidence score le

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ashley morrison with more on that. >> overseas stocks mostly dipped ahead of a ruling by a german courtone bailout fund. tokyo's nikkei fell more than a half a percent. investors are waiting to hear from ben bernanke this week. he could announce new steps to stimulate the economy when the central bank's policymakers meet wednesday and thursday. on monday, the fed reported that americans cut back on their credit card use in august for a second straight month. on wall street, the dow lost 52 points while the nasdaq was down 32. >>> general motors is disputing a report that it is losing as much as $49,000 on each chevy volt it builds. according to estimates provided to reuters by industry analysts and manufacturing experts, it costs as much as $89 to build a single volt. the base price for the plug-in hybrid vehicle is just under $40,000. year-to-date sales for the volt are far below expectations and the plant that makes the car will halt production for four weeks. gm admits it is losing money on the volt, but it calls the reuters estimate "grossly wrong." >>> more and more americans are p