i'm bill griffeth. sue is off. ibm leading. the vol a tiks index, that fear indicator that we often talk about is close to crossing below 20 for the first time since august of last year. something we'll look at. and the dollar is also cracking a big psychological level against the euro, around 1.50. company's chief financial officer is going to join us first on cnbc with his outlook on the bank and also the financial industry. >> and i'll dennis kneale, profiting from pooches, poodles, puppies. we'll see home making goddess martha stewart and her pet industry and here's what else is on the menu. >> i'm jane wells from los angeles. we're going to hear from the 8 million pound gorilla. how low will prices go? inquiring minds want to know. we hope to find out later today. >> i'm scott cohn. if you want to understand the real world effects of a weak u.s. dollar, make a run for the border. that's where we are. that's detroit, michigan, behind me. this is windsor, ontario. we're serving of cents on the dollar. >> while business might

i'm bill griffeth.he dow down more than 140 points.coa and travelers the on blue chips not seeing minus signs. >>> in testimony before a house panel, bernanke has been advocating a slightly less aggressive approach to regulatory reform than the obama administration has been pushing. >>> ford reporting september sales declined almost 9%. what can we expect from general motors? that automaker due out with sales figures later this hour. >>> buzz continues to build over the story our charlie gasparino broke yesterday, ken lewis stepping down as ceo. who might be in line to succeed him. bertha coombs has a special first on cnbc interview. bertha? >> we're at the time to play holiday kickoff event. we're 85 shopping days before christmas. folks are focusing on toys here. joining me is jerry scorch, the ceo of toys "r" us. what are you looking at for this holiday season? >> well, i can tell you a few things. first i want to assure you, christmas will come. secondly, hot toys will sell. and we have some very ho

i'm bill griffeth. jobs report this morning initially spooked investors. that loss of more than 260,000 jobs in september pushed the unemployment rate to 9.8%. but the major averages have been fighting back at this hour. coca-cola, ibm, travellers among the leaders in the dow jones industrials. >> i'm sue herera. $500 billion of investment advice for you with jpmorgan fund david kelly joining us on the best places to put your money right now. >> i'm michelle caruso-cabrera. david letterman's late night confession is the talk of the nation. the cbs employee accused of blackmail has been retired. what does it mean? >> dennis kneale, i celebrate heroes of capitalism. today we talk about heroes of do gooders. here's what sells on the menu. >> i'm in chicago where we have an olympic shocker. chicago eliminated in the first-round of the 2016 olympic voting moments ago. rio de janeiro is probably the favorite. they are going to go up against madrid. we'll discuss more this was. how did this happen? we'll discuss it more on power lunch. >> we have the line on madr

i'm bill griffeth. stocks have been in rally mode. in the s&p 500 are at new 52-week highs. ibm, cisco, disney are among them. we're almost moments away from a potentially -- it says we're almost moments away. we are actually are moments away from a potentially market moving 30-year treasury auction. we'll have those results in just a moment. >> i'm sue her hara. is the diving dollar a threat to the american way of life? one well-regarded economist seems to think so. we'll take a look at what it means for investors and for business. >> i'm michelle caruso-cabrera. dell trying to expand beyond its core business recently made a deal to buy pirot systems. is dell on the smart track or getting off track? >> i'm dennis kneale. coca-cola's ceo out with an extraordinary op-ed saying don't blame us for rising obesity rates. so are soda companies to blame or lazy americans who just aren't getting out there and working out? "power lunch" takes a bite at this hot button issue. >> we have had pretty good auctions this week. the three-year got a b

i'm bill griffeth. stocks beginning the week in the green, helped in part by a couple economic reports, especially that ism number on the services sector showing expansion last month and bargain hunters have been jumping in after last week's sell-off. jpmorgan chase, alcoa, caterpillar, our parent company, general electric among the biggest winners at this hour in the dow. >> i'm sue herera. bank of america also among the dow winners today. it's new president of global wealth and investment management is a household name on wall street. sallie krawcheck joins us live for her first television interview. >> and i'm michelle caruso-cabrera, shares of las vegas casino operators have been on fire in the past three months. this comes at the same time that the companies are scaling back their expansion plans. vegas casino stocks, still a good bet? we'll find out what to two analysts think. >> i'm dennis kneale. new revelations surface regarding the david letterman scandal. is cbs handling this and how can it s