he says he wants to pay more taxes but if you talk about berkshire hathaway where both of his incomee taxes on berkshire hathaway he doesn't want any part of that. >> dana: those weren't funny. does anyone have a funny one? >> greg: donald trump is funny michigan bookie is calling again. want to talk to him? >> dana: no. >> kimberly: my guy, everyone will agree. we'll have consensus on him. bill maher for so many reasons. every time his lips are moving, he is being a turkey. right? you disagree? >> now that hosni mubarak released laura logan, he must put her intrepid hotness on a plane immediately. in exchange, we will send elizabeth hasselbeck. tim tebow is cuckoo for christianity he used to write bible verses in the charcoal under his eyes. creepy to some but for some in america they couldn't love him more if he was sculpted out of bacon. >> bob: for those of us on the left that defend your sorry ass shut up. just shut up. >> kimberly: consensus. >> eric: 4-1, since bill maher picked on christian conservative. bill maher is not on tv right now is he? >> bob: yeah, he is. >> dana: n

berkshire hathaway announced today it has also bought a $200 million stake in intel. darren gersh, "nightly business report," washington. here's tonight's "market focus." earnings, the economy and europe all conspired to push up stock prices. borrowing costs back on the rise for italy, american stocsk sank. >> with a 1% loss on its s&p 500. a little perspective stretching out to 30 sessions with that big sharp rally in october and the sell-off on halloween. we've been trading in a narrower and narrower range hitting lower highs and higher lows. all ten of the major stock sectored today sank. financials lead the way lower down 20%, energy and utility sectors falling 1.2% each. now leading financials lower, it was custody bank of new york melon, shares falling 4.5% way firm warning about its profit hit with the restructuring effort coming designed to save $700 million over the next three years. the bank also noted it faces higher regulatory and legal costs leading to the sell-off. big losers on the dow, both banking stocks as well, bank of america and jpmorgan each fall

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in a filing late friday, buffett's berkshire hathaway shows it bought $20 billion in stocks in the three months that ended september 30. the investments disclosed include nearly $7 billion of equities, $5 billion for preferred shares and warrants in bank of america, and the acquisition of lubrizol for about $9 billion. still ahead, the wealth gap between young and old americans stretches to the widest on record. another twist in the drama unfolding around m.f. global, the brokerage firm that collapsed last week. now the top u.s. futures regulator has recused himself from the investigation of m.f. global. gary gensler, chairman of the commodity futures trading commission, stepped down today because of concerns of conflict of interest. gensler and former m.f. global c.e.o. jon corzine held prominent positions at goldman sachs at one time. both left the investment bank in the late 1990s. the nation's top securities regulator, mary shapiro, told n.b.r. today that regulators are not to blame for the collapse of m.f. global. she said the securities and exchange commission and other regulators

. >> susie: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: quarterly results from berkshire hathaway. the october employment report is out, as well. and pimco c.e.o. mohamed el- erian joins us for analysis of those numbers. also tomorrow, our "market monitor" guest likes stocks that pay dividends and he'll tell us about three of them. he's mark skousen, editor of "forecasts and strategies". eastman kodak, the company once synonymous with photography, is exploring its options to stay in business. its survival now depends on a multimillion dollar patent sale or raising new debt. the warning was issued along with dismal third quarter results. kodak posted a loss of 83 cents a share, almost double what analysts expected. despite this latest blow to the century-old corporate icon, kodak denies it's making bankruptcy plans. >> tom: cubans will be able to buy and sell homes for the first time since the early days of the revolution. it's the most significant market reform yet approved by the government of raÚl castro. the new rules affect residential property only, and go into effect next wee

does his own tax and you know if you're only in dollars for berkshire hathaway's there are a few conversations that i hold on i got interrupt you there are two conversations that play if you were in favor of balancing budgets why the world would be fit in favor of obama because he isn't balancing the budget he is spending like a drunken sailor and i knew what your saying is your claiming that reagan exploded by the republicans you really are just waiting like your last good luck because you might lose a year's worth of the nancy pelosi thing yourself and those are a few names. a lot of money. even though you know what's the i don't have time to nothing in terms of how many bells and path and the level of. rasping we need is no i don't it gets you nothing like that without it i think not anywhere near enough to do it i mean nobody wants to criticize something that many people can effect because she did nothing and now you're going to say that it would be better if she did nothing for the economy she did nothing for the fight if you think it's bad because it was a guy who said to stimulate my wa

did as does his own tax and silicon valley in dollars for berkshire hathaway's and there are you conservationist i hold on i got it through there are two conversations that play if we're in favor of balancing budgets why the world would be fair in favor of obama because he isn't balancing the budget he is spending like a drunken sailor and what you're saying is your claiming that rate exploded by republicans there are just waiting like your just looking at you're going to lose a year's worth of the nancy pelosi do your thing yourself and those around you need . a lot of money. that he now but still i don't think in terms of how many people have been path and how the level of. rasping we need is no i don't believe it's you know i think that it was that if you don't anymore and i know that because you're going to know i mean you want to criticize him and nancy perfect because she did nothing and then now you're going to say that it would be better if she did nothing for the economy she did nothing for the by as you say i think. it was a guy who distributed by the way and i doubt lied to the other

warren, you want berkshire hathaway to pay more? not my company. just me personally.t is, hypocritical. >> dana: one thing that -- go ahead. i want to hear what you say about that part. >> bob: you used a swear word and i'll get in trouble for it. here is my point. first of all, that little trap was laid by tucker carlson, the right wing rag, "daily caller" or whatever they call it. >> bob: >> greg: i thought you got along? >> bob: i do. we get along. >> andrea: that was not a trap at all. >> bob: i didn't finish my point. >> andrea: go ahead. >> bob: listen, here is the point. you can't ask them individually to give their money. they want people rich over $1 million to pay more taxes. they are right. you have the biggest free ride. people like eric have been running free for 30 years. >> eric: do you know what taxes i pay? stop it. if you want more taxes, start here. sign it. maybe others will follow you. >> greg: this is the beauty of collective sacrifice. every liberal mantra, when you approach them, their arms get shoulder. >> dana: if it's not about them paying i

warren buffett's berkshire hathaway invested about $24 billion in the third quarter. that is the most money in at least 15 years! meantime, americans have been cutting back on their credit cards for the third month in a row in september but the federal reserve says americans did borrow more to buy cars and attend college. the latest report suggests consumers are being cautious about taking in high interest debt in the weak economy. still though looks like we're ready to shop. u.p.s. says sending packages, deliveries the week before christmas could rise 6% compared with last year as more shoppers wait until the last minute to buy their gifts online. we're getting ready for that big christmas rush. >> i'm going to be done by thanksgiving. >> good for you. >> very good! >> what are you doing for us in the next half hour? >> a plan to hire a vet and get. >> tax credit. we'll talk about that coming up. >> all right. >> he was a champ during the glory days of his sport. >> the boxing world remembers one of is of its heavyweights, smokin' joe frazier. >> millions of muslims

a unit of warren buffet's berkshire hathaway is suing the irs.y the irs fined them for not collect ago ticket tax which only applies to commercial and charter airlines and not personal aircraft. >>> and more big box stores expected to open thanksgiving night this year. but the early openings are prompting a backlash by consumers and store workers who say thanksgiving should be a day reserved for time with the family. >> arthel: well, despite all the doom and gloom we've heard about debt problems in europe and the see saw stock market, there are new signs of life in our nation's economy. according to the commerce department, new housing starts are up by more than 10%. unemployment claims fell to their lowest rate since april this week. a sign that the pace layoffs could be slowing down. and a positive surprise from america's retailers, better than expected retail sales pretty much across the board as consumers head back to the shopping malls. the question is, is the economy truly on the rebound? joining me now, fox news business contributor, gary.

warren, you want berkshire hathaway to pay more? not my company. just me personally.re it is, hypocritical. >> dana: one thing that -- go ahead. i want to hear what you say about that part. >> bob: you used a swear word and i'll get in trouble for it. here is my point. first of all, that little trap was laid by tucker carlson, the right wing rag, "daily caller" or whatever they call it. >> bob: >> greg: i thought you got along? >> bob: i do. we get along. >> andrea: that was not a trap at all. >> bob: i didn't finish my point. >> andrea: go ahead. >> bob: listen, here is the point. you can't ask them individually to give their money. they want people rich over $1 million to pay more taxes. they are right. you have the biggest free ride. people like eric have been running free for 30 years. >> eric: do you know what taxes i pay? stop it. if you want more taxes, start here. sign it. maybe others will follow you. >> greg: this is the beauty of collective sacrifice. every liberal mantra, when you approach them, their arms get shoulder. >> dana: if it's not about them payi

his company, berkshire hathaway, invested in intel and satellite television service directv in the thirdin addition to his previously disclosed purchase of shares of ibm. the stock market's started the week on a losing note. the dow industrials, nasdaq, s&p 500 down 1%, again on worries about europe's debt crisis. our number tonight has nothing to do with wall street. it is 35%. that is the highest -- that is the highest mitt romney has ever fared in one of our national polls. now, 26% is the highest governor romney has been with the texas governor, rick perry in the race. if you check it out, watch this here, this is it. and a lot of republicans talk about this. you see romney, these are national polls of republicans. look at that line. mid 20s. just look at that flat line. pulls out, pulls out. he's at 24 in our latest poll just out today. wow. and a hospital -- you know what i mean, if you see that on the graph in the hospital you know what that means. but romney is still the leader of the pack. here is governor perry, got in the race in august, zoomed to the top, debates didn't help.

ibm finished flat despite warren buffett telling cnbc today that berkshire hathaway has bought more thanr. internet companies had a pretty good day after citigroup updated salesforce.com, citing increased confidence in its long-term earnings potential. and many of the retailers edged higher after lowe's reported better than expected earnings and a good profit outlook. that's it from cnbc, your first in business worldwide. now back to chris and "hardball." >>> i can confirm that once she returned, she was upset. she said that something had happened and that mr. cain had touched her in an inappropriate manner. she said she handled it and didn't want to talk about it any further. >> wow. welcome to "hardball." that was the ex-boyfriend, years ago, of herman cain's accuser, sharon bialek, who's -- she's represented by gloria allred. in an interview aired today on fox, herman cain's wife, who has until now has not been part of the campaign, defends him. will this help keep cain in the running? and the candidates were fierce on foreign policy this week, all hawks, and on iran, mitt romney made

he's decided to put a lot of his company, berkshire hathaway's can be money to work.the volatile markets and even given the situation in europe. you look at the third quarter, that's the most recent quarter. he's invested $20 billion in a number of different companies, including a big chemical here in the united states, he made a big investment in bank of america. even as the market has gotten more shaky he's put more money to work which is very interesting and it is traditional buffett. what's not traditional is investing in a big technology company. >> should we take this as a sign that buffett is more confident in the economy than many other folks out there? >> i think absolutely you should. he spoke about it on cnbc this morning. but he always says be greedy when others are fearful and be fearful when others are greedy. he's also told me numerous times this year that he really does not believe the united states is falling into a second recession. he said the housing market is recovering, albeit slowly. so this is a very, very clear move of confidence, not only in

berkshire hathaway invested more than 20 billion last quarter. that is the most in 15 years.>>> the top 1% may take a hit this bonus season. according to a compensation survey, wall street bonuses are expected to fall 20% to 30% compared to last year. the smaller payout represents the tough times at many big banks. >>> more than 13 million people will get a payout from bank of america. a federal judge approved a $410 million settlement in a lawsuit claiming that the bank charged customers excessive overdraft fees. an attorney said the average customer will likely get back about $27 to compensate for $300 in those overcharges over the years. >>> apparently all we want for christmas is an ipad. according to an electronic trade group tablet computers and clothes top the list this year. shoppers plan to spend one-third of their holiday budget on electronic gadgets. >>> holiday shopping season may have started today with the release of "call of duty modern warfare 3." the multi-player war game expected to blast all sales records. some gaming insiders expected to bring in, get this

berkshire hathaway disclosing it purchased more than $10.7 billion in ibm stock.ke it one of the largest investors in the tech giant. buffett also invested in visa, cbs and intel. >>> for the first time, the government is finding an airline for lengthy delays. american eagle has been ordered to pay $900,000 for leaving passengers on 15 flights stranded on the tarmac for more than three hours. all the incidents happened earlier this year at chicago's o'hare. american eagle blames weather and congestion. >>> it's a new generation of money. canada officially rolls out its new plastic $100 bills. the bill has a security feature, a bunch of security features that will make it tough to kourpt fit. most of canada's cash will be plastic by 2013. >>> up next, gabby giffords finding her voice, again. her first interview since she was shot in tucson last winter inside her remarkable and very difficult recovery. "american morning" back right after this break. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to... get in the way. not anymore. ink, the sm

net jets is a company owned by berkshire hathaways which is under buffet and they are suing the irs forails. i thought he wanted to pay more taxes and his company is saying we don't want to pay more taxes. >> oh, irony. net jets is the largest fractional private jet company in the world. it's owned by warren buffet. warren buffet gave his name to president obama and said yeah, people -- rich people like me should pay more in taxes and president obama goes around saying the millionaires, billionaires, fat cats and corporate jet owners you should be paying more. well, warren buffet owns the largest private jet company in the world and the irs says hey, you owe us $642.7 million. you should have been charging those fat cats ticket taxes. you didn't. there's irony here. >> who is suing here? the irs is suing buffet? >> the irs says to net jets warren buffet you owe us $642 million. net jets says wait a minute, we're going it sue you because you're falsely accusing us of not with holding taxes. >> essentially, they will go under if they pay these taxes. >> yes, they will. if you pay that tax