i'm becky quick. is good news finally good news? the road to ruin. the largest city in u.s. history declares bankruptcy. how to protect against credit card fraud and identity theft this holiday season. tips before you shop till to drop. "on the money" starts right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now becky quick. >>> here is a look at what's making news as we head into a new week. some surprising strength in america's economy. the unemployment rate fell to a five-year low to 7%.

i'm becky quick. the fed speaks and boy did the market listen. a record for stocks and what it means for your money. >> fixing america's educational system. my conversation with the biggest teachers union. the big business of holiday window. sparkling lights and scrolling displays and the sounds of cash registers ringing. plus, monday is new health care enrollment deadline. what you need to know before the deadline rolls around. "on the money" starts right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now becky quick. >>> here is oo look at what's making news as we head into a

i'm becky quick. thanks so much for joining me. next week, we go through the looking glass inside some of the retail industry's best-known holiday windows. wait till you see these. each week, keep it right here, we are "on the money." have a great one, and i'll see you next weekend. if every u.s. home replaced one light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, the energy saved could light how many homes? 1 million? 2 million? 3 million? the answer is... 3 million homes. by 2030, investments in energy efficiency could help americans save $300 billion each year. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. [ticking] >> los angeles police department. we got a search warrant. open up the door. >> every month, a special unit of the los angeles police department mounts raids looking for pirates, movie pirates. the business of pirating movies has exploded, and it's costing hollywood billions. virtually every new movie that comes out winds up being pirated on the internet. [ticking] >> i have been asking to see those books. like, this week, okay,

becky was always serious. i love that.sible but jedd was like a -- more like a corn ball, more like me, a goof, always smiling, always wanted to have fun. all he wanted to do was have fun. becky was like my mom or something. more like my mom than my daughter. my mom if my mom was responsible. becky was more responsible than my own mother. what am i going to say? what am i going to say about becky, she was great. it's weird to have a little girl that's so responsible. it's weird. jedd wasn't. he did the smart thing, bail, worry about yourself, take care of number one. becky didn't have that spirit. she didn't have a take care of numero uno mentality. she had a never leave a fallen comrade, even if it costs you your life, which it did. which it did. >> over in the women's wing of the jail, mary kay concepcion has just had her 26th birthday but it also marks the death of her 2-year-old son, fox. concepcion and her boyfriend are both awaiting trial for his murder. >> i'm writing a poem for my son that passed away. for his deat

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>> thank you, becky.st we grabbed is steve schwartzman, the chairman and ceo of the blackstone group. and we can continue that taper talk conversation because you perhaps more than anybody have to have views and it's going to have an impact on your business. are you surprised? >> actually, i'm not very surprised. baa uz the market overreacted when he said what he thought is going to happen with the taper in june. and it ran interest rates over 100 basis points for actually no reason. he gave a series of criteria they were not met and people were surprised in september. this is pretty gradual. it's a good thing to happen. >> we have a bet going on at the table that joe is on one side and becky and i are on the other side about what's going to happen to the ten-year. your expectation in the short-term, you think the nonmove yesterday, if you will is just going to -- we're going to stick around where we are? >> well, over time the ten-year will go up. that's not a bad thing if the economy is going up. and th

i'm becky quick. will santa deliver a big rally to investors or a lump of coal? the company that wants to change the way you watch tv. can you cut the cable cord or throw out that satellite dish? that's all up in the air. a business that's growing like weed. why marijuana could mean high times for state revenue, but does i send the wrong message to kids? how to make sure you get every tax dollar you're owed. "on the money" starts right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now becky quick. >>> here's a look at what's making news as we head into a new week. the markets were as cold as an ice storm in december this week. by thursday the dow suffered the worst losing streak in four months. investors may have been a bit concerned about the federal reserve tapering its bond buying program. the markets rebounded on friday. consumers opened their wallets in november. retail sales rose by .7%. the numbers were boosted by auto sales as well. the strength of consumer is al

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i did some work, becky.igured out if you take 13 basis points -- actually, not 13 is what you got from me, it was about a 4% move in the yield. which i guess it's statistically significant. i went back and said, what if it's 12 basis points on a normalized yield curve, then you're down at like 1% move. i'm not sure i'd be bowing at all at that point. >> we've got to keep agreeing and bowing the whole day. for a week. >> i kind of agree. with you -- >> you don't have to agree with me. >> well, i can't because you said you didn't think there'd be a taper. >> i'm not asking for you to agree with me. that's a club i don't want to be part of. >> i know that. we need to agree to disagree. the enemy of my enemy. >> he's my friend. >> it's not a universal movie? >> it is not. wouldn't it be fantastic? over and over again. let's talk about what's going on in washington. because the budget crisis, government shutdown and the rollout of obamacare of course dominating the headlines in 2013, what will the political lands

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i'm becky quick. the markets end the year with bang, but what will next year bring? what you need to know to invest in 2014 and beyond. we're putting january 1st to the test. making new year's resolutions for the market for congress and for you. how to be wealthier and wiser in the new year and healthier with a profit. businesses try to add to their bottom line. "on the money" starts right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now becky quick. >>> here is a look at what's making news as we head into a new week. santa claus came to town. the dow and s&p extended their record runs hitting fresh highs and by thursday posting the strongest six day winning streak in years. the dow is on pace for biggest percentage gain since 1996. holiday sales were about 2% higher than last year's figures. online sales saw 10% growth. more signs of strength in the all important housing market. new home sales rose more than 16% in november from the same period. that translates into an annual rate of 464,000 home a month. that's the strongest two mont

but becky, i think -- becky's hire -- i think it raises the potential for a lot more engagement.d that is something that has been missing. the discussion in the house, and somebody who is on point. >> and they're trying to just ignore it and it will go away. and one of those little points in congress is that it literally could be the case that john boehner brought this senate bill to the floor tomorrow, as he has done with numerous pieces of legislation, i believe three at last count. he could do it tomorrow, and it could be signed the day after, and the spectre that hangs over millions of fellow americans, could be lifted. john boehner could do this. >> there is no question he has the authority, the potential, the power to bring this bill to the floor tomorrow. his caucus is not that excited about it. it is split. and i think there is a sincere effort by the speaker to try to figure out how he can make that happen and still maintain some support for the bill that would come up. i think that there is a sentiment among some of his caucus that the senate bill is now tantamount, you

andrew, good morning. >> becky, thank you. mastercard has now announced a ten for one stock split and 83% dividend increase and a $3.5 billion stock buyback program. the company says the move reflects mastercard's commitment to delivering shareholder value. that stock, take a look at this, jumping more than 60% this year. wish you had known about this a year ago. also, general motors will stop making cars in australia by the end of 2017. it cites high costs and extremely strong currency. the move has sparked fears that toyota might be following suit. and a gm official says there is no viable way to manufacture car necessary that country over the long-term. i wonder what the folks locally have to say about that. >>> hilton hotels expected to price an initial public offering later today. it would be the largest ever hotel ipo. hilton was acquired by blackstone back at the height of the market and perhaps even the bubble in 2007. a lot of people thought that they were going to lose their shirts and they may not in this case any m

becky? >> i want to tell you.ust talking with targets because there have been so many concerns about the 40 million debit and credit cards that had been unauthorized access had been granted to these things, just talking to them because obviously there have been thousands of people calling into them, trying to figure out what this means for them. if you shopped there any time between november 27th and december 15th, that was the problem times. now, those cards while there was unauthorized access granted to that, they say that does not necessarily equal fraud. and that's what we should be paying attention to. make sure you are monitoring your account looking for things. they say the incidents of fraud, they've been speaking with visa and mastercard. typically it's low instance of fraud. they say in this case, it's been very low. how many transactions of fraud there have been for these things that have gone through. but a lot of times they've been getting calls saying i don't remember making that charge. >> did 40 mi

>> yeah, becky, thanks.ail numbers in the holiday spending plans in the economic attitudes. today, we're continuing what we began in september which is really detailed views of america's views on obama care and the economic effects. and as you said, what's remarkable is, yeah, these numbers are terrible for obama care. but our pollsters, democratic republican team can't believe they're not much worse. so september, 29% had a positive attitude. over the three months, which you'll remember, there has been a drubing in the headlines of this program, fallen to 26%. those who are neutral has fallen down to about 9%. and a slight decline -- slight increase in those who have a negative opinion. but look at this, the don't knows are up quite a bit. you can see right there. that's where we've ended up in terms of people who have gone from positive, more into the don't know. who are these don't knows? an interesting group according to our pollsters. a third of the people don't own a home, don't know. don't have an opi

. >> and i'm becky. >> we're going live the first honeymoon life on bit coin. we'll use bit coin to barter our way across the ocean, to show what works, how it works, what didn't work and why. >> we're joined by austin craig. what inspired you to do this? >> i've been interested in bit coin for a couple of years. but i'm not a technician. my background is in video marketing and production. i wanted to get involved some way and i wanted to learn more about it. this was the best way to learn about it and maybe contribute education to this burgeoning field of obscure difficult to understand area. >> let's try to understand. you get back from your honeymo honeymoon. you marry becky, and you get back and you try to pay for everything with bit coin. first how do you get food. how do you get gas. >> our first task was how to get home from the airport. we had to rely on educating people, persuading people to accept bit coin. when we started there was only one establishment in the entire state of utah where h we live tt used bit coin. we had to approach merchant, have y

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

, becky, becky -- because i went by becky in high school -- you don't understand.u don't understand. somebody was just murdered. you have to have respect for the family. no, you don't understand. i was just trying to do my job. >> stunned by the day's events, john and rebecca leave the scene. and though they have a few bumps and bruises, john is glad no one is seriously injured. >> i think we got out of a very difficult situation without getting ourselves hurt or anybody else hurt. >> after the incident, john says he receives an outpouring of support from the public. but he says there are also some critics. >> does it bother me that there are people who think that we shouldn't have been there and that we didn't handle ourselves well? yeah. it does bother me, but, you know, i've gone through this career of mine trying to do things with integrity. i think that's the reason i've been a success is because people see the way that i do my job every day. >> the sacramento county district attorney decides not to file any charges against anybody in the crowd. and on februar

. >> i am becky, soon to be becky. >> we are going to live first 90 days of our post-honeymoon coyne.> we will use bitcoin to barter. we will tell you what works, doesn't work and why. >> we are joined by austin ? >> i have been interested in bitcoin but i don't have a background in economics or criptograpy. it was in production and marketing. i wouldn't to become involved in some way. this seemed like the best way to not only learn about it but to contribute maybe some education of this burgeoning field of a really obscure, difficult-to-understand area. >> let's try to understand it. honeymoon. you married becky, get back and a day later, you embark on this journey where you were going to try to pay for everything with bit coyne. how do i get food? how do i get gas? >> it started right when we landed in the airport back if our honey moon. how t how to get home from the airport. we had to per sweet payment to accept bitcoin. when we started, there was only one establishment in the entire state of utah. there was one barbecue restaurant outside of provo. outside of that, we had to appr

>> reporter: thank you, becky. american headquarters, the new american headquarters with the new ceo of the new american, doug parker. congratulations, today's the day you guys can finally say it's done, we're ready to trade on nasdaq. >> yes, we can, we're excited about that. >> that's going to be under aal. >> that's correct, american airlines. >> this brings up the question, now this merger is complete. a lot of people are looking at this in the investment community and saying that's it. the consolidation game has played out as far as the airlines are concerned. you've been in this industry long enough to realize it never completely plays out. does it at least take a pause for a while? >> i don't know. it may. the reality -- you're right. you never know in this business what comes next. but for right now, we're happy with this transaction. we've been working on this for a long time as you say. it's great for our investors, customers, employees, and it's a really big day for us. >> when you look at you guys along

first, though, becky has a -- >> over here. >> okay. becky, are you still here, becky? the morning headlines, going to sound better from over there. >> they are, because i'm going to talk really loudly. >> and it says global headquarters. >> a lot of things happening here. let me talk about the numbers, they are starting to come in on the holiday retail. the national retail federation reports the shoppers spent less than they did a year earlier. that almost never happens, but the average shopper spent about $407 over the weekend. that is 3.9% less than the same weekend last year. but the industry group says there was one bright spot. online sales soared and that brings us to today. this is what many people call cyber monday. jon fortt's going to talk to us about expectations in a moment. in the meantime, take a look at the shares of dow chemical. those shares getting a boost after the company announced it plans to sell parts of the commodities chemical businesses. the assets represent up to $5 billion of total annual revenue. the ceo joining us in the last hour. >> as w

i'm becky quick along with steve liesman.utures are up big, up by about 75 points for the dow futures. s&p futures up by over nine points and the nasdaq up by about 15 points. in our headlines this morning, we are about 90 minutes away from the november jobs report. economists are looking for 180,000 new nonfarm jobs to be added. that would be down from 7.3% in october. investors have been reacting negatively on data on concerns that will lead the fed to start tapering its bond buying program sooner rather than later. sears has filed with the sec to spin off the lands' end clothing business. it was considering a spinoff back in october. the transaction is subject to approval. the company's board of directors. and keeping an eye on commodity prices today. below normal temperatures and ice in the midwest and southeast is threatening livestock. agricultural economists say the weather could also lead to transportation problems for those commodities. we'll have more on the cold snap in a few minutes. >>> the world is remembering n

becky anderson has a special look now at the path he took to get here. >> reporter: francis' journeypacy goes back to 1969 when he was ordained as a jesuit priest in argentina where he was born. he became archbishop in 199 and ultimately pope. his service was hallmark and humility. three years later in 2001, pope john paul ii appointed him a cardinal. and after more than a decade on march 13th it, 2013, he was elected to lead the world's estimated 1.2 billion catholics and installed as pope six days later. >> and this is the greatest of the man i think that he is, that he knows who he is. he knows what his responsibility is. >> cardinal theodore mccarrick is the former archbishop of washington, d.c. a church insider who says that francis is handling his job well. >> it doesn't because he's knows he's going to carry it with jesus and he knows the people are out there and his job is to help them. >> becoming pope was only one of many significant firsts for the new pontiff. >> he is the first pope from latin america, the first pope from outside europe in 1300 years. and, of course, he i

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i'm becky quick. is good news finally good news? the road to ruin. the largest city in u.s. history declares bankruptcy. how to protect against credit card fraud and identity theft this holiday season. tips before you shop till to drop. "on the money" starts right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now becky quick. >>> here is a look at what's making news as we head into a new week. some surprising strength in america's economy. the unemployment rate fell to a five-year low to 7%. data for the previous months were revised higher. all of that sent stocks up early after a five-day losing streak for the dow and the s&p 500. the news sent interest rates on the tenure treasury higher. the second reading of the gross domestic product as well. the gdp growing at a whooping 3.6%. new home sales surged in october. up 25%. that was the sharpest increase in over three decades. analysts expect sharp reviegss downward. auto sales were high as well. rising at the best pace in six month pps gm rose 13%. chrysler 16% and toyota 10%. all of those num

i'm becky quick. the markets end the year with bang, but what will next year bring? what you need to know to invest in 2014 and beyond. we're putting january 1st to the test. making new year's resolutions for the market for congress and for you. how to be wealthier and wiser in the new year and healthier with a profit. businesses try to add to their bottom line. "on the money" starts right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now becky quick. >>> here is a look at what's making news as we head into a new week. santa claus came to town. the dow and s&p extended their record runs hitting fresh

, becky, becky -- because i went by becky in high school -- you don't understand.and. somebody was just murdered. you have to have respect for the family. no, you don't understand. i was just trying to do my job. >> stunned by the day's events, john and rebecca leave the scene. and though they have a few bumps and bruises, john is glad no one is seriously injured. >> i think we got out of a very difficult situation without getting ourselves hurt or anybody else hurt. >> after the incident, john says he receives an outpouring of support from the public. but he says there are also some critics. >> does it bother me that there are people who think that we shouldn't have been there and that we didn't handle ourselves well? yeah. it does bother me, but, you know, i've gone through this career of mine trying to do things with integrity. i think that's the reason i've been a success is because people see the way that i do my job every day. >> the sacramento county district attorney decides not to file any charges against anybody in the crowd. and on february 24th, 2011, t

. >> happy new year, becky. >> telling the future in 2014. and new year's resolutions we would like to see across the economy. washington, wall street your bank and maybe your boss. >> how many stick to resolutions to eat better and exercise more? >>>. >> what will you do next year? get in shape again and come up with an awesome family vacation. i like that, that sounds good. >> sara said, resolution for 2014, start my business and be more financially secure. >> from your resolutions to those, we might see or at least would like to see from leadership on both wall street and washington, ben white, politico's chief economic correspondent and mike santoli. thank you for being here. >> ben, you've said that you think washington, d.c. will be less dysfunctional in 2014. high praise, i know. not much of a compliment. >> hopefully they won't crush the economy as in previous years. the big hope is we don't have a debt ceiling blowup in march and april and may. we're not going to have a budget standoff or shutdown, we're probably safe there. on the d

okay. >> becky has been before. becky has been. andrew has been. joe now you're going. >> i'm worried about the stockholm syndrome. >> he's afraid he's going to turn into -- >> you're in switzerland, it's okay. >> ross, we will continue this conversation off air and we'll see you back here again tomorrow morning. in the meantime, with three weeks until christmas, this is historically the season for a bullish view on the markets. can we expect a strong santa claus rally this year? joining us now is lou brien, strategist at wdi trading group. chief johnson from asset management. lou, three days in a row of down days. it is making people start to wonder, have we seem is gains for a year? >> we have had a santa claus rally all this week. the market does have to trade even though the fed is there debting our fact. i do think the interesting factor is the fed and, you know, after we get the unemployment report on friday, depending on where that unemployment rate is, the fed may be able to say to themselves, if not publicly wrb that the cumulative improve

i'm becky quick. will santa deliver a big rally to investors or a lump of coal? the company that wants to change the way you watch tv. can you cut the cable cord or throw out that satellite dish? that's all up in the air. a business that's growing like weed. why marijuana could mean high times for state revenue, but does i send the wrong message to kids? how to make sure you get every tax dollar you're owed. "on the money" starts right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now becky quick. >>> here's a look at what's making news as we head into a new week. the markets were as cold as an ice storm in decem

for "good morning america," becky worley, oakland, california. >> you can get more of becky's tricks do the cold and the snow. you know it's there. but maybe i should go to florida, they don't get that on christmas. they have. in 1989, look what it looks like in florida. that's right. a white christmas, right there before the holiday. tampa and daytona had it. melbourne and sarasota saw a mix of snow and sleet. that's far south. >> not today, everybody. >> not today. that's 1989. >> tha >> don't stand too close to the fireplace, ginger. make sure. stay away. >>> coming up, a look at the must-see movies at the box office right now. from big blockbusters. >>> and so many brave men and women fighting overseas. we were there as the cameras were rolling and they gear up for the first holiday. an intense ache all over. it was hard to do what mattered. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia... thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can significantly relieve fibromyalgia pain. for some, as e

that never came up becky. we're in a fortunate situation.ve problems getting money from banks. i haven't had that four years. we've had a record number of signings in terms of new stores. the economic model is stellar. it's our relationships with our franchises that's important. we talk about issues, agree on things like minimum wage last week. we're focused on getting the best people. that counts at the end of the day. >> how many you got in california now? >> how many more. >> we'll have a lot more in two years. in california it's sold out in terms of franchise agreements. and i'm excited. >> i'm giving you the big kudos when i say what does the ceo do? hey, why don't we open stores in california? that's a good idea. that's not bad nigel. that's why you get paid the big bucks. why were you not in california before this? >> we didn't do hit until you told me. that seems like a good place to do it. is it because it's hot? >> the big secret. we always talk about california. the big change thousand is talking 1,000 scores in texas. >> you're n

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she's a brigadier general, becky halstead, a 27-year army veteran. general hallstead, i have to tell you my brother went to west point. women coming through west point was a myth that maybe that would happen. you were from the first class that graduated from west point, isn't that correct? >> actually, the second class. >> 1981. and your list of credits are so long, i can't begin to count them here. let's just say just about everything in the military, but on a very top level. and you have commanded troops. you have a stellar 27-year history. can you tell us a little bit about why you got into the army and how it happened for you? >> actually, it was my mom. she said, they're letting women go into the academy. this sounds like you, you ought to do this. and i looked around the room and said, me? i wanted to be a physical education teacher and coach. i was very athletic, even though i'm only 5'1 1/2". and i really loved that aspect of life, the competition and physical. it ended up there was a lot of that in the military, so it was a good niche for me

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good morning. >> thank you, becky. as joe was mentioning earlier, hilton worldwide will begin its first day of trading. >> hey, "squawk box." that's hot. >> thank you very much. you're pricing at $20 a share. that's the high end of the expected range. the offering raises more than $2.3 billion and it's trading under the symbol hlt. >>> boeing's machine is proposing a contract to keep future 777x wing production in washington state. boeing is expected to respond to that latest offer later today. >>> and home depot is reportedly offering same day delivery. continuing with amazon in some new odd way. the retail giant planning on spending $300 million on supply chain and technology improvements in california, ohio and atlanta. we're going to be getting a comment on the new strategy from home depot co-founder arthur blank who is joining us tomorrow at 8:40 a.m. eastern time. joe. >>> facebook will be getting more friend requests and likes this morning. the social networking giant is going on to be added to the s&p 500 at th

blanchet might just sway a jury away from the space odyssey becky anderson cnn london beyonce is under for using audio from the challenger disaster in her new song "x-o." >> catherine: all seven crew members on the challenger died when the shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff in 1986. former nasa astronauts and their families called her decision "insensitive." beyonce issued a statement saying her "heart goes" to the families of those who died. >> catherine: she says her intention was to help people "heal." >> catherine: starting early next year, about five million vending machines nationwide will have to display calorie information. the new regulation applies to more than 10-thousand vending machine companies. the result will be similar to the calorie count menus in restaurants. you'll see calorie counts next to the products. >> reporter: these will be the conditions will have tomorrow night for new year's eve. looking at clear skies. if they find a way to bring in the new year. >> reporter: here is your evenings forecast for new year's eve to produce at 49 degrees with clear skies

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we'll find out from becky worley.ashmere add up. >> you do know you're married, right? >> love you, honey. >>> let's get to josh. >> speaking of rising tensions -- between the u.s. and china. this morning, while visiting tokyo, vice president joe biden admitted that the u.s. is, quote, deeply concerned, end quote, about china's new claim to control air space in the south china sea, an important trade route. biden will be meeting with china's president on thursday. >>> and president obama is launching a new campaign today, trying to sell the benefits of his new health care law. it comes just a day after a surge in new visitors to the healthcare.gov website. but problems with the site still remain. and a new poll finds that one-third of younger americans don't even know about the law. >>> and new details about that deadly train derailment here in new york on sunday. sources say it was likely caused by human error. the train was traveling some 82 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone. the engineer's cell phone is now

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