does this cause any pain for bank of america? well, the overall penalty, we are talking billions of dollars. it is a significant chunk of change as far as they are concerned. the particular provision actually reduces that, so, is a fair the penalty thing for the government to have forced banks to do. they did illegally -- acquire these other companies that were responsible for a lot of what went out. they acquired the liabilities as well as the asset. that is recently got the way. no one is arguing they should not have paid out these, or at least i am not, for the loans that went out. this questioning some of the details involved in the deals. new jersey, independent line. caller: i would like to know why we're fun doing faith based charity initiatives since 2004 and also funding this through the bank slush funds. what is the real answer? well, a lot of the nonprofit groups that received funds, the way they are done is they may be affiliated with religious groups, but they are nevertheless independent nonprofits. catholic charitie

sports director rick henry is live -- braving the cold at bank of america stadium with all the hype ahead of the big game. the heat and energy coming from bank of america stadium tonight...should be hot enough to melt the remaining snow left on the ground here in the queen city. when we arrived at the stadium today more than three and a half hours before kickoffff.fans were milling around and showing us their dabbing technique....you know...dab on em...just like cam newton. rick: even when you're not at games do you dab? fans: yes! all the time. when i'm at school. when i brush my teeth. fan: dabbing. the dance? no. no. no. you do the dab and i'll do the peanut butter and jelly like john brown. rick: how many times do you think you'll dab ok you got it. you ready? my son bryan has been living up here in charlotte now and he's and you know what this championship belt. is it the same championship game this is the nfc official championship belt. to play the man you got to beat the man. a coastal carolina university natural causes after being found yesterday. the horry county deputy coroner s

bank of america would still grow book value. simply trading 20% below tangible book and even at a recession that's a comforting thought. by the way we estimate $20 billion of share buy backs over the next three years. when you buy back stock this far below tangible book value that's a book value. >> you say it could become an event driven stock. >> how. >> the lower stock price isn't just a better entry point. it's not just a better point to buy back stock. it's also a potential catalyst to motivate management to go ahead and take some tougher actions. bank of america has the worst efficiency among the largest banks. >> are you talking shrink? >> i don't care how they do it. asset sales, restructure they have a new cfo that can push the expense level a little bit more. if that doesn't happen shareholders can exert pressure and if they don't get the job done they can consider new management too. >> like an activist getting involved? >> a lot of the large shareholders are activists behind the scenes. many of those shareholders vote

bank of america is hiring people. bank of america no longer looks like the old bank of america. could argue it's cheap. i'm saying that cheap is not a catalyst. looking at csx this weekend and norfolk southern. norfolk southern, there was a bid, maybe it was -- it was at 93. have you seen where norfolk southern is, it's 71. >> have you seen where canadian pacific is? the proposed bidder. >> we'll get unp this week. >> that's not pretty. the rails have been in a recession. >> this has been bear market. delta reported a number today that was a good quarter. they do say that revenue, the average seat mile will be down. huge windfall in oil. i like delta. delta will earn -- it's selling at 8, 9 times earnings. buying back stock, cleaning its balance sheet. i feel like i'm alone when i say this. futures come down, and people say why did he tell us to buy delta? delta's another 43 what kind of joker is he? i'm reading these quarters, i'm saying delta good, bank of america good. morgan stanley good united health good. they won't go down as much. after the futures finish their activity,

it is not about brian moynihan and bank of america. allenges that we see, and i would hearken back to henry kaufman, who predicted all of this eight or even nine years ago. you wonder if bank of america will become a utility bank. vonnie: yes, you do. a couple more headlines from the earnings release. bank of america is saying that the value per share increased 6% to 22.54. we are seeing the stock move around slightly, 1.5% higher right now on pretty low volume. --: what we have seen here and paul miller alluded to it as well -- there are a number of ways they could play. you wonder about the energy debt, the increases we are beginning to see in credit and accounting. but what i am really looking at is the expense side and particularly what brian monahan andjames dimon at jpmorgan, the regional banks as well that we do not talk enough about -- what are they going to do about the retail banking in a digital world? seminarr at davos, my at davos for the economic forum was the -- was on the future of digital banking. that is where we are g

and this bank of america stadium crowd could play a pivotal going to the super bowl. with the panthers in bank of america stadium, aaron cheslock, fox carolina sports. 3 be sure to tune into fox-carolina next sunday for the n-f-c championship.the carolina panthers will take on the arizononcardinals in hopes of scoring a super bowl spot. and of course we'll have full highlights after the game. 3 3 bitter cold temperatures are on the way. find out how cold we get with your forecast coming up in just a bit! 3 still to come-five american are free-anddeven iranians are back home after a nuclear deal with iran. see what the president has to say about the swap-coming up 3 and some wild video to show you tonight of a crash into a gas station.what led to to this?we'll tell you---sarah? 3 i'm live in charleston with 33 in you decide 20-16 3 the first democratic debate of the new year has kicked off in charleston.it's the final democratic debate before the iowa caucuses and new 3 front runner hilliary clinton- bernie sanders and martin o' malley will be facing off in hopes of win

brendan: let's take a look at bank of america. otten all of its systems fixed and is now one national bank? >> bank of america is in a norm is bank. it has literally a coast to coast franchise. i think it has done most of the systems work and most of the integration work that it needs to do because it such a large enterprise. there will always be other things to do and i think the executives there would acknowledge that. quarter, they the reported $.28 versus a consensus of $.27 but on an operating basis, it's $.33. i think bank of america is showing that it can produce an from that return nationwide franchise and from its various large businesses. in the midste also of a massive technological change. banking andobile how much of their customer base is moving to mobile as they reengineer their systems to respond to that. i think all of the bank ceos and their i.t. and marketing people have recognized that mobile banking has one of the fastest adoption curves of any new project in a very long time in retail banking. can look at vari

it will be the first time that bank of america stadium has ever hosted the nfc blessed, man. i don't know about you, but i'm blessed man. to be in this position. to play with a group of guys that's unselfish. and the vets, because you never know when your next time is going to be, man." "to go out there, it was a great feeling to get the victory. to play as well do better 2nd half. we have room for improvement. but to jump on them, first half, 31-0. can't ask for a better half." "it's definitely a great feeling to play in this game. two, we get to play right here at home in front our home fans. it's going to be a great game. we're excited about it." "so all that stands in the way of a trip to the super bowl is carson palmer and the arizona cardinals. those two teams will square off right here in charlotte next sunday at 6:40pm. reporting from bank of america stadium, i'm luke notestine for news 13 sports.that's our sports this morning. i'm stan 3 here is a look at current conditions.. in our next half hour we'll talk more about what to expect in the next 7- days. 3 3 3 a coupl

much more coverage ahead from bank of america stadium. or cam newton to get to the podium. live in charlotte, brad fralick, wyff news 4. mike fans at home are good -- glued to the tv. panthers fans cheered on the team. corey: fans here at hickory tavern say, they never doubted the panthers squad. they absolutely filled this place tonight, and now they will he able to put on the jerseys again and route on their favorite team as it heads to the super bowl. >> cam newton, my favo go panthers! we want to see them make the superbowl. woohoo! let me go dab on. corey: rinicka glenn, showing off f r dance moves, cheering on her favorite player, on her birthday. hickory tavern, the panthers' bar, filled with die-hard fans just like glenn. >> oh my goodness, this is a great time. corey: susan hill is also a huge fan of the qb. >> cam newton, he has really made this team a team to look up to. corey: but you can't forget about the defense. >> kuechly, he's the quarterback on the defense. he's the fastest guy in the nfl on defense, a young. corey: panthers fans weren't only in the front

game... 3 before we head to break-we want to take a live look out in charlotte -- at the bank of america stadium...you can see fans amped up about going to the super bowl he was rated a+ by the nra. not for his promises, but for defending the second amendment... he's a man of deep faith, who fought time and again for the right to life. he laid out a plan to destroy isis months before paris. he'll strengthen our border and use conservative principles to put washington's broken fiscal house back in order. jeb bush. he's the conservative you can trust, to fight for our beliefs. right to rise usa is responsible 3 after being 3 after being doubted by experts and vegas oddsmakers all season long...the panthers had a pretty emphatic response ....a 49-15 win over arizona gives them an n-f-c title...but more importantly now...super cam is going to the super bowl.... here's how it all went down tonight in charlotte... charlotte...panthers owner jerry richardson- wofford alum- banging the "keep pounding" drum before the game...bank of america stadium is electric tonight...its the first ever meeting

the proof all these years and never thought much about it until the irs took a >> he went to bank of america and show them the proof he already paid off the debt years ago. >> >> once he got me involved frederick heard from bank of america and got his money. >> you made that one phone call and everything was handled. reporter: bank of america work directly with him to resolve the issue. what helped frederick in this case, he kept his records. it is key to save your documentation to prove your case when this happens. some just want to throw it away. keep proof. anna: you always remind us of that. that is so key. heather: if you have a consumer complaint or need the troubleshooter to get involved abc 11.com. reach out on twitter or on facebook at troubleshooter diane wilson wtvd. eyewitness news continues. anchor: complaints and security concerns blue cross, blue shield dealing with it all. tisha: the i-team is learned what happened leading up to the moments when a mother was shot by her own son in a hair salon. tisha: and the member of governor pat mccrory's cabinet calls out a program. walma

a raucous crowd at bank of america stadium. that crowd had plenty to cheer for early. jonathan stewart rips off a 59-yard run on the first play of the game. carolina quickly turns it into points. stewart scored the first of his two touchdowns just three plays later. first seattle possession, and disaster for the defending nfc champs. luke kuechly with the pick. it goes for 6. seattle is barely off the bus, and they are down 14-0. carolina built a 31-0 halftime lead. russell wilson would rally his troops in the second half. a pair of touchdowns to tyler lockett helps seattle climb back in this ballgame. carolina, clinging to a 7 point lead when the seahawks go for the onside kick. the veteran, on the ball to secure the panthers win. a few nervous moments in charlotte, but the panthers take care of the seahawks, 31-24. carolina advances to the nfc championship game for the first time in more than a decade. wyff news 4 sports director brad fralick is live at bank of america stadium with more. brad? brad: marc, what a game. talk about a tale of two halves. 831-zero halftime

shares of bank of america and morgan stanley are up, this morning. bank supported their first-quarter earnings this morning. it was amid a wave of cost-cutting. to break this down, i want to bring in dakin campbell. they're back income trading, so disappointing. dakin: we knew that was going to be the case. they had a severance charge, they told us they were going to cut 1200 people. they are making big cuts to income business and that showed through in fourth-quarter results. betty: did we learn anything new from this earnings report? dakin: not just that, but they put out a strategic update, which they do this time every year and in there, they tell us how many assets they will contribute to the fixed income business. those assets are down about 30%. assets, analysts look at that to determine sort of how much capital they will contribute or put toward bond trading businesses. down a lot sort of supported this thesis and this narrative that we knew that they were getting out or getting smaller and that was the case. betty: jane foreman was speaking o

look at bank of america shares this morning. up 1.5% in premarket trading. nings hitting the tape, and bank for the fourth quarter reported earnings of 28 cents a share, compared with an estimate 26 cents a share. revenues light at 19.53 billion, and estimate was just shy of 19 preponderate 8 billion. we'll make our way through the release, of course, there's heavy focus on exactly what the bank's energy exposure is, how they did in trading, and how margins did in a quarter where we saw the fed rate hike, but we saw yields overall, scott, come in. we'll get the release and more headline. >> they are trying to put a positive spin tennessee o. saying the highest earnings in nearly a decade, and we heard that from so many of the banks this time around, but the stocks did not respond so well. >> citi filed that on friday. best profits in nearly a decade for krrciti, down 17% for the month. investors see the stocks trade close to book value, but given the outlook -- >> most well under. >> some are. >> still can't get any love. >> equity still sinks. >> the way the

goldman sachs became a commercial bank for the money. >> but citibank and bank of america, they have a lot of accounts at those places. there is no reason to put them at risk. there is no point. >> there are 1200 banks in the country. they can't grow because the large banks stay large by government feiat. >> what's the point in punishing them? >> if they take a risk and fail, they fail. i don't understand why they have to save them. >> the rich guy at the new york yacht club isn't the one who's punished. it's the ordinary investor. >> i'm not trying to say that. the ordinary american has been punished. americaned had $1.3 trillion in savings. it's down to $700 thousand. >> thousand? >> $700 billion: millions lost their homes. their wages are down. >> that's not the bank'sle fault. >> we saved the banks and it did nothing for main street. >> that's not true. there would be a great depression. >> a lot of people in this country are in a great depression. >> if i could step back. >> the banks have failed. >> we'll never know. it is an argument. >> of course we know . >> one of the things

>> i agree with what brian just said but with what david said in terms of bank of america. if you look since the beginning of 2014, $17 is the midpoint on of this stock and vacillated on the other side on numerous occasions, on the lower end of the range, he just discussed for a trade, it is interesting. >> a controversial call made right here on this desk last night. brian kelly garnered quite a lot of attention in the twitters-fear when he said this on "fast." >> so, what do investors at home do? you stay in cash. there is nothing wrong with being in cash. if you have ridden this market up from 2008 and the 2009 -- >> what happens if you are 9 cash. >> go to cash tomorrow. >> and then later on that evening, on cnbc special report markets in turmoil, he reiterated this cash call. >> to me, i'm looking at a global slowdown if not a global recession. in that environment, stocks, very few assets will do well. and if you are in your 401(k) and you rode out the 2008, 2009 crisis, and now you're up, let's say 100% and maybe even in the fang stocks and made 100% last year what, is

banks. i think there's a lot of concern about their energy book and their exposure, and you listen to bank of americathat was a real call-out, though, for bank of america relative to the others. i think it's very cheap. the second thing with the bank is rates. if you don't think that the fed will go much more than one or two times this year, it's hard for the yield kufsh curve from steep -- >> literally coming up moments ago. morgan brennan has those headlines. >> hey, scott. the america association and reading of tonnage showing demand for freight increased 1% from november. that's seasonally adjusted. it's up 1.1% from a year earlier. it's an index reading that is just a hair below last january's all-time high. much stronger than november, and that's good news for the holiday season and all the trucking companies exposed to that. ata chief economist bob costello still noting that it wasn't a great year overall with high inventory levels overriding any strength for consumer spend and housing. he expects more pressure on truck freight volumes over the next few months, and here's why this matters so m

. >> reporter: they put skimmers on this atm and this grocery store. access a bank of america kiosk. >> if this happens to bank of america, what other banks will they end up doing this to? >> reporter: crooks put a device called a skimmer right on the atm. it looks like a card reader so most customers can't tell the difference. it scans your card. they get your info and then drain your bank account. the best way to protect yourself is to jiggle the card reader to make sure there's no skimmer. investigators think there are two separate gangs of thieves behind these latest crimes. police say these two withdrew cash over and over again for six weeks. by the end they got away with $7,800. and this man and a partner who wasn't photographed are accused of making eight withdrawals in a week. police say they've already made off with at least $8,800. but they were never supposed to be photographed. they avoided the cameras when police say their one mistake was getting caught on camera when they withdrew the stolen money. >> hopefully they catch the person. it's not right they're using the atm,

we'll ask bank of america's head of global commodity on how low it can really go? here's how we look at this hour, and you are looking at that picture as we speak. crude is about to hit $30 a barrel. it is getting a gain of nearly 6% today, and that, joe, is helping the overall market. certainly some are asking have we put in a near term tradeable bottom in both stocks and oil? >> my answer to that would absolutely be where he. i think it happened yesterday. it was expiration in oil. a lot of this is off just 25 years in the business watching the oil futures market. watching the market itself. i think there were a lot of shorts yesterday that really after 12:30, 1:00 pushed it on oil futures and the s&p itself. i think there's stuff short down there. i think the next 500 points for the dow is up. i think oil will rally above 30. there is a tradeable rebound about to occur in the marketplace. by the way, same thing happened late january to energy last year. >> something to believe in, steve? >> no. here's how i look at it. i don't know if it's the bottom or if it's

live at bank of america stadium, brad fralick, wyff news 4 sports. marc: let's go back to chris for chris: the system that gave the northeast a blizzard, nearly two feet in washington dc, has moved out to sea. area. in charrtte, clear but cold at downtown. gametime temperature, 36. 30 degrees by the end. clear skies with light winds. tomorrow at home, 31 to start the day. warming into the 50's once more, partly cloudy across the area. in spartanburg, 30 to start the day, 50 two and it. blue skies in anderson, 44 by 11:00, 52 by 2:00. in asheville, warming up, 46 the high. should melt the feet of snow in some locations. mount mitchell had 66 inches of snowfall in two days. can you believe it? 41 inches in one day, yesterday. six inches per hour on mount mitchell. unbelievable. highs tomorrow across the area, 51 in greenville, 50 two in spartanburg, 53 in abbeville, low 40's across the mountains. the future plus shows we will see their skies all night tonight, a few high clouds tomorrow. the next system takes shape to the west around monday. it will he

we'll have more coverage all week on fox carolina from bank of america stadium and then from california. aaron cheslock will be live in santa clara. but for right now from bank of america stadium fox carolina sports. 3 3 to the hardwood... all the talk's about the gamecocks and tigers... both building up impressive resume's with the ncaa tournament just weeks away... but the paladins come into tonight's home game winning five of their last eight... sitting just two games back in the socon... socon...-niko medved and from w-c-u tonight at timmons arena...-second half action... paladins down five... stephen croone to kris acox for the and-one... 12 on the night for the big man..-western battling back all night... but devin sibley caught fire in the second... first the three... then to the rack... rack...paladins fans pumped.. for good reason... furman gets the *w* in a thriller...62-60 3 mike young's terriers taking on east tennessee state, who's tied atop the socon...-early going... eric garcia finds easley's spencer collins... trey's true... collins a game-high 24... made 10-13 from the

we are about 20 minutes from kickoff here at bank of america stadium. joel: that will do it for us tonight."

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first ken smith is at bank of america stadium where the fans i'm betting, ken, are fired up. >> absolutely. >> reporter: new york is considered the city that never sleeps. probably tonight charlotte will be the city that won't sleep. fans waiting for this opportunity for the team to go back to the super bowl in modern a decade. >> reporter: the panthers block party around bank of america stadium had fans where i amming with confidence. >> when the sun goes down and chill in the air. panthers will make that place rock. down and the game started. those who didn't have tickets were glued to the near restest television set. some fans said this feels better than the last time the panthers made a super bowl run in 2004. >> it' more confidence now. we had jake and smiddy it was like cardiac cats. this is more of a definite gnat knit time. >> we love them. they keep pounding and we love them. >> reporter: fans are crazy about this team. one name tends to stand out. >> cam newton. sums it up. cam. >> yes. >> reporter: what do you like about the panthers sm>> i cam newton is funny. i like his dance.

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the first ever championship game at bank of america. a lot of the talk before the game was the field conditions. as you can see, these guys worked hard. the field is in great shape. it's going to be ready to go. the players will be ready to play and as we found out moments ago the fans are ready for the action. panther fans of all ages doing their pregame routines. hot food on the grill, creative head ware and homemade signs. all part of the experience. >> what do you think the atmosphere is going to be like inside the stadium? >> very electric and high key and the fans were in it so much last week. atmosphere is going to be like in that stadium? >> it's going to be loud and exciting. people are fired up for this. they are going to hope the panthers kick butt. >> we're going to scream our hardest and lose our voice. it's going to be great. >>>reporter: the fans have a few more minutes to finish off their meals before the championship game gets started. the panthers and the cardinals are scheduled to kick off at 6:40. we'll bring you high

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and a blanket of snow is covering bank of america stadium. video today earlier, showing them working out despite the cold and snow, and they say do not worry, the field will be ready for the championship game against the arizona cardinals. the storm system is expected to be out of the area by sunday. gabrielle: the weather is making some history at the hartwell dam. they are opening the floodgates to release the water levels, only the third time this has happened. the last time was back in 2013, and before that, you have to go back to the year 1960 four. the army court made that announcement. this will allow 13,400 cubic feet of water per second to pass through. the water level is five feet above where the engineers wanted, but it is not reaching the dam. it is to prevent levels from ever getting high enough to do that, the goal. announcer: now, your super john: this storm is winding down a little bit, but not all of it, because we still have some more rounds coming in. chris: in haywood, looking ok. john cole at the traffic is slowing down.

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now as he looks to travel to bank of america stadium to take on the carolina panthers... his former teammates weigh in. kwwls olivia mancino joins us live david johnson has had quite the impressive career here at home anan with his first season in the n-f-l he's an iowa boy through and through and his teammmates from back home in clinton iowa and from u-n-i are all so excited for him it was this game--the cards against the packers-- that solidified his trip to the bank of america stadium johnson was a pivotal part of this ame with two minutes left he makes a sick catch keeping the scoring drive alive-- he's been a key player for the cardinals throughout the setting the rookie franchise record with thirteen touchdowns. i talked to him and his fiance ""its been a true blessing to be able to have opportunities that ive had and been able to help out the cardinals" johnson has been a stand-out for years now-- setting many records during his time at u-n-i he holds the record for career rushing yard and touchdowns i talked this past season's panther quarterback sawyer kollmorgen

brad fralick has more from bank of america stadiumbrad: there was a lot of talk today about linebacker thomas davis, who was injured and broke his arm and had surgery monday to try to repair that broken arm, and davis vowed that he would play in super bowl 50. it has been a decade since davis played in a super bowl, and he does not want to let that opportunity pass bybyand cam was noticed by the entire team. >> it means so much. hey, we have got a guy who broke his arm who is try to find any way to play in the game, but, you know, i feel sorry for not only him but his wife and for the people who support him, his kids, and yet, he is trying to find a way, and that is the type to be on this team and see that, why should i care what people say about me personally?playing with a broken arm? brad: another with the same sentiments, saying seeing a veteran player doing everything can do to play, including playing with a plate and screws in his arm, it shows just howspecial a trip to the super bowl can be. brad fralick, news 4 sports. marc: thank you, brad. up at the break, avery holmes spends

does not think the panthers will win the super bowl but if they do he will stand out in front of bank of america stadium in a tutu. >>> many people want to hear who president obama is rooting for in the super bowl. we asked him in a sit down interview. >> what's your super bowl pick broncos and panthers. >> i got to see more information but i think it's a great story for peyton manning to be towards the end of his career in the super bowl again and the defense the broncos have is unbelievable but carolina looks tough. this is going to be a close one. we have a team headed to the super bowl. jeff, mandy, jared will all be in santa clara bringing you unique stories of the panthers the big game and festivities starting monday. >>> a photograph of a potato was clearly in high demand selling for more than 1 $1 million. it was taken by kevin and it was sold for 1 million euros the equivalent of $1,008,000. if the sale price is verified it will be the 15th most expensive picture ever sold. >> i admire art but it-- >> it looks like the moon. an asteroid perhaps. but yup up close and personal. >> art is

carolina panthers and arizona cardinals squimarc: coast, stadium to stadium, it is 2681 miles from bank of america stadium in charlotte to a clara, california, the site of super bowl 50. it's a trip the panthers will gladly make if they can get past the cardinals. 2681 miles is a short distance brad: we will be traveling those 2681 miles if they go. we google mapped the trip. a little over 40 hours by car. marc: road brad: we suggest jumping on the airplane. marc: sunday's match up his historical between heisman : this is fascinating. for the first time in nfl will square ercarson palmer won the heisman trophy in 2002 after his senior season at southern cal, the fifth trojan to win college football's top individual honor. marc: cam newton won the heisman in 2010, guiding the auburn tigers to the nanaonal championnew was unstoppable during his onlyeason, accounting for more than 50 touchdowns and one of in college fooorcardinals-panthers, newton-palmer, heisman-heisman, sunday evening when ariz meet in the champion ship game. brad: neither wanted to talk about that. coming up, the final word from t

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everybody happy at bank of america, especially the those footballs when the panthers scored a td. this little lady is excited. luke keekly. russell wilson hit as he throws. it was a free football frenzy. especially when cam newton hits greg olson. what a catch. you figure this game was over. not exactly. hawks aren't nfc champs for nothing. touchdown, 31-21. now it's time to sweat. steven hashka drills the field goal. one possession game. 1:14 to go. you just hope the panthers recover. and thomas davis, the veteran does just that. saves the ball game. panthers win 31-24. luke notestine in charlotte says they are a relieved and happy bunch this evening. >> luke: thanks, stan. the panthers have won 12 straight home games. the panthers beat the seahawks to advance. it will be the first time that bank of america stadium here in charlotte has ever hosted an nfc game. >> i'm blessed to be in this position. to play with a group of guys that's unselfish. i want this more so for the bench than me. because like they say, you never to be. >> to jump on a team like that, first half 31-0, you

bank. we are getting reports today of bank of america and jpmorgan. defensive sectors are kind of what i'm looking at right now. >> lauren: what do you make of the banks reporting there, rob? >> i think so, we saw jpmorgan chase last week with a good report but it was mainly from cost cutting. it wasn't a huge amount of revenue growth. we also saw some writeoffs related to the commodity space. i think we are going -- and so i would suspect to see more of the same today. i think we will see some good reports but more from cost cutting and some commodity-related writeoffs. >> tell me about the fed, rob. >> i think the fed is going to keep raising rates. the debate is whether it would be two hikes this year or four. >> i think it's going to be four. >> nicole: did you say it's going to be four? is that what you said? >> i think so. we will see one a quarter and, yes, i do believe you. they were betting in one or two. >> right, well, sure, sure. but you do have some fed governors and they're certainly in the hawkish end of the committee. >> nicole: all rig

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