my co-anchor, bill griffeth, is on the ground right now in watertown, massachusetts. ll, tell us what it has been like, being there all day today. >> a day of ebb and flow, maria, in terms of activity for law enforcement officials, an awful lot of activity early if the day, of course, in the aftermath of the shotout early this morning, between the two brothers and law enforcement officials. and then the manhunt got underway, and they began putting together this staging area, where i am right now, with the rest of the media, and all the other law enforcement officials. a combination of state troopers and local police and national guard and other military officials, fbi officials, and others. they began that process of putting the staging area together, which suggested that maybe there was a confrontation coming, maybe they were going to have the whole process of fiending this suspect in this area, when they began this lockdown. but i will tell you, for the last two hours or so, it's been very quiet. we've had no news briefings, a lot of the motorcades that were through

i'm here with larry kudlow and bill griffeth.ght now is chris swecker, former assistant director of the fbi. thank you very much for joining us. tell me what you see in light of what we know right now in boston. how do you see this, and who do you think is to blame? >> well, it does indeed have all the haul marks of terrorism. there were multiple explosions. it was timed to go off when there was opportunity to inflict mass casualties. i think the trade craft here is evidence of some sophistication, because my sources tell me that there was indeed shrapnel inside these two bombs. so -- and it was an iconic event, which is what terrorist organizations, people who are sympathizing with terrorist,s want. they want maximum publicity. >> chris, how do they plant these bombs? >> this could have been very simple. in that kind of event, you can carry backpack, strollers, packages, big bags of take-out food. and it wouldn't take a whole lot of high explosives and some shrapnel to create the type of bomb that you saw today. >> isn't there s

i'm bill griffeth in this week for tyler mathisen. suzy, it's clear that technology is going to set the tone for tomorrow, don't you think? >> three big tech names in the news tonight, google, microsoft and ibm. three huge technology companies all reporting latest quarterly earnings after the bell tonight with mixed results. the results are important given new concerns about slowing global economic growth. and a sharp decline in the sales of personal computers this year. the report set up a flurry of activity in after-hours trading as the direction of all three companies will impact countless other tech suppliers and component makers on friday. and since ibm is the most heavily weighted stock in the dow, investors will keep close watch on big blue shares tomorrow. microsoft was the first of the big three to report this evening, and that's where we begin with seema mody at the nasdaq. seema? >> suzy, a big day for tech. microsoft first. a lot of concern around weakness and personal computer sales ahead of its earning report, but the nu

. >> bill griffeth, thank you so much. we'll join you in a few minutes. >> joining us, an investigative reporter who has breaking details on the travel patterns of the two suspects. jonathan? >> one of the suspects, tamerlan tsarnaev flew out of the country for six months and they want to know whether that was to visit for family in russia or whether he went for terror training during that time. the documents we obtained show that he departed on january 12th, 2012, for russia and returned to the united states in july of 2012, on july 17th, a six-month gap that he was out of the country and investigators want to try to figure out whether he received any sort of military or terror training while he was overseas. this is the suspect who was killed during the standoff overnight and he was wearing the black hat in the video surveillance tapes. it was only this morning at 6:29 a.m. that he was put on a watch list given the identification and what apparently took law enforcement to put the photos out and get an i.d. so this morni

i'm actually filling in today for bill griffeth. he needed to be in boston for an event that was of course canceled earlier due to this manhunt and bill's been doing a great job all day. bill, what's been the feel there? remember, when i talked to you earlier this morning, i guess it was 8:00 this morning, the lockdown had just occurred, but people were still out and about, you said, on the street? >> yeah, the word was just seeping out at that time, andrew. and i think as the word got out throughout the day, i can tell you that the city of boston was deserted on the streets. when my producer, justin solman and i made our way over here to watertown, we came up the surface streets and they were wide open and clear. the only vehicles you had on the streets were the law enforcement officials doing their job. so you have a community that is very much cooperating with law enforcement in this lockdown. everybody understands the importance and the need to stay out of the way and let the officials do their job, as they go literally door to d

this market is rebounding today, bill. >> i'm bill griffeth. yes, get this.e tuesdays this year, huh? not bad, right. >> you are full of stats. >> i know, like my friend giovanni gives it all to me. the market stabilizing, gold no longer in free fall as well. we'll be examining what's happening with this volatile market with some very special exclusive guests today. we have black rock c

. >> i'm bill griffeth. maria will be along in just a few minutes with the rest of the program. first a look at what is making news as we head into a new week "on the money." the u.s. economy grew at a slightly faster pace for the final quarter of last year than previously thought. the final read on gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the overall size and strength of the economy rose at an annual pace of 0.4%. of course still a weak number, but better than the previous estimate of 0.1%. business investments and exports were better than first reported. the markets flirted with new highs during the holiday-shortened week. on tuesday, the dow was up triple-digits. on thursday, the s&p finally hit a new all-time high. >>> line lines as cyprus reopened its banks on thursday. the tiny island nation with a huge banking system allowed depositors to withdraw cash for the first time in a week, but there was a limit of 300 euros per person per day, all part of a bailout plan to rescue cypriot banks. >>> meanwhile, boeing's dreamliner completed a successful test flight as the co

she's back tomorrow. >> and i'm bill griffeth. stocks coming off their lows of the day. day on wall street. this will be the first day this week, it looks like, that we haven't had a triple-digit move for the dow. but we are finishing lower today, off the lows, down 79 points. the nasdaq, once again, hardest hit, down 1.2%. a dayt apple fell below $400, now at 31.66 on the nasdaq composite, and the s&p down ten-plus points at 1541, and we are just moments away from earnings from the big

i'm bill griffeth. the dow is back, higher after a free fall on the heels of an associated press twitter account being hacked and some hackers sent out an erroneous message about explosions at the white house and injuries to the president. that didn't happen. the ap has shut down its twitter account. the market is back again, but what a wild five or six minutes we had a couple of hours ago. we'll have more on this story, the impact social media can have ton markets. that's coming up in about ten minutes. right now the dow is up 125 points again. >> it shows you how vulnerable and edgy this market really is. we're going to get into that. the other big story, of course, behind this rally in stocks, is apple's earnings. we are awaiting its on deck, after the close tonight. could the numbers be the catalyst for returning things around for this beaten down stock, from coming down from below 700 to below 400. full team coverage on the apple results. >> one stock making a comeback today, following better than

i'm bill griffeth. >> i'm michelle caruso-cabrera at the new york stock exchange, in for maria bartiromo. we are, of course, watching this market very closely, but we are also waiting on a much-anticipated fbi news conference, where it is expected a picture of a person of interest in the boston bombings will be released to the public. we will bring that to you live as it happens. >> watching that very carefully, as you said. also, watching a huge trifecta of earnings. it will be out right after the bell rings.

. >> i'm bill griffeth. happy friday. hour, but the major averages are on track overall. we'll recap that for you, coming up. >> one name bucking the trend today, jcpenney. take a look at this stock, sharply higher todayft

bill griffeth at the new york stock exchange.running wild again today, maria, put the s&p on pace to close at a record high. as mandy was mentioning, one of the leading groups in this sector have been the utilities. they are hitting yet another five-year high today. coming up we'll look atth

i'm bill griffeth. the dow is up for four out of the past five sessions.on pace for a five-day win streak. all of this, despite the fact that dow components exxonmobil and 3m are in the red today after those disappointing earnings results. we have much more of the rally and whether this can last, all coming up. >> do you remember the guest we had on who predicted exxonmobil would raise the vi

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i'm bill griffeth here at the new york stock exchange.losing out the month kind of flat right now. we're waiting for the fed meeting tomorrow. we'll get some more guidance there. earnings this morning from the likes of pfizer, sent

i'm bill griffeth at the new york stock exchange where we've had another interesting day for stocks. another comeback day, mandy drury. welcome back. >> great to be back. i'm mandy drury at the headquarters out here in new jersey in for maria bartiromo who, by the way, will be back tomorrow. on today's show we are watching this market very, very closely. because let's not forget it. it was at this hour on friday when everything really changed for stocks. what an ugly day it was after the bad jobs report. and almost came all the way back, right, bill? anything can happen as we know in these next 60 minutes of trade. >> as it usually does. we'll talk about that and why that happens. the market also bracing for the start of earnings season. which kicks off on this program in an hour when dow component alcoa reports its first quarter numbers. ceo klaus kleinfeld will join us. listen for that and what he has to say coming up in a little bit. >>> let's take a look at what the markets are up to right now. as we speak, the dow is back in the black. clearly see there in the chart it is up jus

. >> i'm tyler mathisen in today for bill griffeth, coming to you from cnbc local headquarters. and on today's show, a busy rundown. it is a market that just wants to seem to go higher. another day in the green for stocks and we are on track now for new records for the dow and the s&p 500. we continue special coverage of this historic rally and give you some investing ideas, if you have new money to put to work in the market, even at these levels. >> yeah, also another first on cnbc interview coming your way. billionaire elon musk will be joining us in a little bit. the tesla founder, embroiled in two battles. one with texas and one with sarah palin. both centering around his high-end electric cars. you do not want to miss this interview. and to see what musk has to say about that business. stay with us for that. >> and maria, former apple ceo, john sculley, giving some advice to apple's archrival, samsung. what's the advice? we, he thinks samsung should hire former jcpenney ceo, ron johnson. sku skulley's here to explain why in an exclusive interview. >> let's get to the market

i'm bill griffeth here at cnbc headquarters. >> and i'm michelle crusoe down here at the new york stock exchange, bill. let's go through what we know at this hour, one hour before the close. the news related to the boston bombings, certainly moving the markets back and forth today. here's what we know definitively. video shows is someone setting down a bag near the bomb location. authorities have told nbc news there are solid leads, but no arrest has been made yet. we've heard that now from numerous sources, including the fbi. no one has been specifically identified. we are waiting, however, for a joint news conference in boston at 5:00 p.m., which we believe will be led by the fbi. just a few minutes ago, the fbi released this statement saying, contrary to widespread reporting, there have been no arrests made in connection with the boston marathon attack. over the past day and a half, there have been a number of press reports from unofficial sources that have been inaccurate. since these stories often have unintentional consequences, we ask the media, particularly at this early stage i

i'm bill griffeth. u. just moments ago the floor of the new york stock exchange joined the city of boston and the whole country in the moment of silence honoring the victims of the boston marathon bombing. plus we have the formal charges in the case. the criminal complaint has been issued and unsealed. we will have full details on all that still ahead on "closing bell." >> a lot to cover. a reversal of fortune for the markets. investors shrugging off disappointing earnings news. caterpillar, which we got out this morning. and a decline in home sales. jonlsen and johnson shares hitting an all-time high. we'll talk to ceo alex gorsky from j & j exclusively laying out his strategy for the health care giant. >>> meantime, shares of netflix, big gains. about 7%. ti is also higher. both will be reporting earnings after the bell tonight. they are due out about an hour from now. we'll have full team coverage of the numbers and the full analysis coming your way. >>> take a look at the markets as we approach all of

i'm david faber in for bill griffeth. coming up, it is the final hour of what's been t another very, very strong week for stocks. they've been in the green the first four days this week, but will we pull it out today and be positive on the dow? >> let's take a look at where we stand right here, with the dow jones industrial average down about 30 points on the session. banks in the news today, big earnings from jpmorgan and wells fargo, as you know, out this morning. we've got the wells fargo cfo here exclusively as well as fdic chairman shelia bair. she still says too big to fail may be over. she's here exclusively to talk to us about that. >> and we'll have more of my exclusive interview with liberty made boss john malone. he tells us how ben bernanke's media policies are helping him build an even bigger empire. >> the dow jones industrial average, down 30 points, 14,835. last trade there pulling back from an all-time record high reached yesterday. nasdaq was down 11 .75 points. and the nasdaq also down. the dow on pace

. >> i'm bill griffeth. the market taking a hit. some on the floor are wondering if this time, it's something more than just an excuse to sell off. some key drivers that led the rally higher are now wavering in a pretty significant way. and that could mean the much-anticipated pullback may start becoming a reality. >> i'm not believing it until i see it. >> skeptical! >> also rattling the market today, things in the last hour or so getting more serious with north korea. we've got the details. the u.s. deploying missile defense systems to the area as defense secretary chuck hagel admits the rogue nation presents, quote, a real and clear danger to america. we'll have the very latest and the fallout to your investments. >> in the meantime, reaction to all this and more from former treasury secretary, paul o'neil, will be joining us, exclusively. you do not want to miss his unique insight into all of these events, coming up a little bit later here on the "closing bell." looking forward to see him. >> let's check where we stand right now

i'm bill griffeth here at the cnbc headquarters in englewood cliffs today. maria is finishing up an interview. she will be joining us from the new york stock exchange in the next few minutes. and here we go again. look at this market today. dow 15,000 is not all that far away. all this on a day when the fed blunders with an accidental release of information that we'll be talking about. and that information hints that it may be taking its foot off the pedal sooner rather than later. so there's a lot to chew on today, as stocks continue their melt up. very special and exclusive market guests to sort it all out for us today. the great mario gabelli is with us. top economist and noted bear, david rosenberg, who, by the way, may be having a change of heart on this market. and he'll explain why. the great billionaire, sam zell, the real estate whiz is also with us. in fact, sam will be maria's special co-host at 4:00 p.m. eastern. so stay tuned next hour for that. also with us, exclusively, imf head, christine lagarde. she's watching what's happening in our stock

. >> i'm bill griffeth. happy friday.stocks are mixed as we enter this final hour, but the major averages are on track overall. we'll recap that for you, coming up. >> one name bucking the trend today, jcpenney. take a look at this stock, sharply higher today after george soros, as reported last night on the "closing bell" took a big stake in the retailer. but is that enough to turn down this beaten down name for good? >> what is george looking at right now? we'll look at that. also, we'll look at the top five so-called dividend sinners. these are companies that refuse to pay dividends even though they probably should, and maria, you won't believe some of the names on this list. >> and why not use some of the cash. >> give the cash to shareholders. >> let's check the markets and where they stand right now. the dow jones industrial average, fractionally moving today, up 21 points on the session. a fractional move at 14,723. nonetheless, it's a gainer again. the market is mixed. nasdaq under selling pressure, down seven poi

. >> and i'm bill griffeth. stocks coming off their lows of the day. here's how we're finishing this day on wall street. this will be the first day this week, it looks like, that we haven't had a triple-digit move for the dow. but we are finishing lower today, off the lows, down 79 points. the nasdaq, once again, hardest hit, down 1.2%. a dayt apple fell below $400, now at 31.66 on the nasdaq composite, and the s&p down ten-plus points at 1541, and we are just moments away from earnings from the big three, ibm, microsoft, and google. we have them all covered for you. david garrity from gba research. >> wow. >> yeah, we're back on "power lunch" days. >> is that an octabox. >> jon fortt, josh lipton. first, heather hughes and rob malcolm, along with greg ip "the economist." everybody's in the water, so we can just jump in. heather, what do you make from the markets this week? what's the message from this very volatile market in your view? >> well, the markets have picked up volatility. before last week, the vix volatility measure was at all-time lows, si

bill griffeth at the new york stock exchange. bums running wild again today, maria, put the s&p on pace to close at a record high. as mandy was mentioning, one of the leading groups in this sector have been the utilities. they are hitting yet another five-year high today. coming up we'll look at whether that red hot sector can continue to move this market higher. we'll look at that coming up, maria. >> and once again, of course, it's a lot of fed induced buying. today we're talking to former federal reserve governor kevin warsh weighing in on whether the stimulus measures are actually keeping inflation too low. his take on whether the fed might dial it back. >> all right. let's get you caught up on the markets. how they're trading today. it has been a gradual rise higher all day. we're sitting near the highs right now. the dow up 120 points. it was 132-point gain. we need to get around 14,865 to get an all-time high. we're not there. we are there -- let's see. for the nasdaq it's a 12-year high. got to keep all these records stra

i'm bill griffeth here at the new york stock exchange. markets are closing out the month kind of flat right now. we're waiting for the fed meeting tomorrow. we'll get some more guidance there. earnings this morning from the likes of pfizer, sent that stock lower. pharmaceuticals lower. but that bond offering from apple was a huge success. that stock is up 3% right now. so a mixed day, but generally, the bias is to the upside right now, maria. >> yeah, big success on apple. lots of buzz around that. we, of course, are on top of these historic markets and we'll be getting into that in a few minutes with a very special guest. we have major asset allocators here at this conference. scott minerd is coming up soon and talk about how he's placing capital. later, i'm speaking with the former british prime minister, tony blair, john calamos, and eric cantor. a hot show coming here, a huge day at this global conference. >> everybody's at the conference. here's where we stand right now. down open this morning, but we have since come back. right now

i'm bill griffeth. it is a stock market that just will not quit. a broad-based rally so far today, although we're well off the highs right now. take it for the naysayers to cry uncle. is it time now? don't look now, but we are not too far from dow 15,000. there, i said it. >> all of this as the north korea situation is escalating, escalating the threats, anyway. restarting a reactor to make nuclear weapons. yet traders don't care. we'll find out why. >> also, are u.s. businesses kowtowing to communist china right now? apple ceo tim cook with that over-the-top apology to china and now movie studios are we working scripts to not offend the chinese government. we have a special report on this rather alarming trend, coming up. >> what gives with this story? check out where we are on the markets, as we approach this final hour on trading. the dow jones industrial average just shy of the highs of the day. up 73 points on the dow jones industrial average at 14,645. about half a percent higher, uncharted territory, obviously. and nasdaq at composite up 14

i'm bill griffeth. the dow is up for four out of the past five sessions. the s&p and the nasdaq are on pace for a five-day win streak. all of this, despite the fact that dow components exxonmobil and 3m are in the red today after those disappointing earnings results. we have much more of the rally and whether this can last, all coming up. >> do you remember the guest we had on who predicted exxonmobil would raise the dividend? that's what we're seeing today, certainly. we heard it here first. we've also got some big exclusives coming your way. we'll hear from the two biggest names in coffee. dunkin brands nigel travis and starbucks' howard schultz will join us. >> we'll also speak to the ceo of u.p.s., one of the biggest economic barometers around. we'll see if he's seeing a pickup in business around the globe. that stock has been up about 2% today. >> let's check where we stand for the broader markets. the dow jones industrial average up at 45 points, as you can see there, but we are well off of the highs, which really were reached about -- in the morning

i'm bill griffeth. on today's program, we're probably going to hit another new all-time high for the dow industrial average. we only need to be up 48 points to do that. that will be a big sell-off to make that happen. >> lack looks like we're on tr do it. >> magic number for the dow, 14,462.1, we're way above that. >> the stock market might not like it if black rock's rick reider gets his way. we'll talk to him. >> also, developing corporate stories, the fallout continues for jcpenney after that stunning ouster of former ceo ron johnson we told you about first last night here on "closing bell." the stock is under pressure right now and now the company's board is feeling the heat. we'll get to that coming up. and plus a scandal at accounting firm kpmg. the feds are now investigating a senior partner for leaking nonpublic information, allegedly. it's an insider trading story that has the potential to get a lot bigger. we'll have the latest on both of those stories, coming up. >> what a story on herbalife.

i'm bill griffeth, the blue chip index really being weighed down by two stocks, at&t and prorkt and gamble following their disappointing earnings reports. boeing, though, is a real bright spot. that's been up 3.2%. coming up, we'll look at whether you should be buying the aerospace giant, now that it's nearly ready to restart deliveries, finally, once and for all, maybe, of the 787 dreamliner jet. >> and then, how about apple? hovering around $400 a share, failing to impress shareholders with t earnings last night. but is wall street just overreacting to what is still a very profitable, strong company? >> tim cook admits, they are a mature technology company. doesn't make them a bad company, though, right? >> but does it make them valued at 700? >> that's the question. >> just how big a threat are the hacks like we saw at that fake ap tweet yesterday to the market's integrity. cfte commissioner bart shulton weighs in on that. he wrote an op-ed piece today and we'll get his comments, coming up. >> the dow jones industrial average down just a fraction. been a negative day all day, but we are

. >> and i'm bill griffeth. i'm back at d.c. headquarters here. stock s selling off, but closin well off the lows of the day. here's how we're finishing, the dow down 140 points, at 14,616. the nasdaq, down about 1.8%, about a 60-point decline on 3,204, on a day where apple broke below $400 a share, and s&p 500 down 1.44% at 1,551, michelle. >> here's what we know about investigation in boston right now. video shows someone setting down a bag. authorities have said, quote, they have solid leads, but no arrest has been made yet. the boston federal courthouse has been evacuated due to an unrelated bomb scare. expecting a joint news conference from boston at 5:00 p.m. you'll see it live here on cnbc, to bring you the very latest. >> in the meantime, as law enforcement officials get set for that news conference at the top of the hour, amid premature reports that an arrest had been made in the marathon bombing, scott cohn is in boston with the very latest details for us. scott? >> good afternoon, bill. let's first get you up to date on the situation at

. >> i'm bill griffeth. yes, get this. the dow has been up 13 consecutive tuesdays this year, huh? not bad, right. >> you are full of stats. >> i know, like my friend giovanni gives it all to me. the market stabilizing, gold no longer in free fall as well. we'll be examining what's happening with this volatile market with some very special exclusive guests today. we have black rock ceo larry fink joining us. he predicted a 5% construction on this program not too long ago. and fedex ceo, fred smith is also with us. he has that unique insight on the global economy, as well as the impact of new security concerns in light of the tragic and deadly bombings in boston. >> yeah, it was of course, at this hour when we first learned yesterday of the horrific events unfolding in boston. that is where our scott cohn is right now with the very latest. scott, one day later, what can you tell us? >> reporter: maria, 24 hours after the horrific attacks, it is still an intense crime scene behind me, as authorities try to search for any clues about who did this and why. u.s. attorney general eric ho

. >> i'm bill griffeth here at cnbc world headquarters. it's not just the stock market. gold down sharply. commodities have been leading this market lower. the dow as we speak, maria, is setting lows for the session. now down 214, 215 points. and we're watching this selloff to see whether it intensifies as we go to the close, if people want to get away from this market and not be long into the night or whether they start to see the buy on dip mentality that has been the hallmark of this market the last few months. that'll be critical to see this final hour. >> at this point it feels like it is worsening. at no doubt there will be a level investors view as a buying opportunity. we're at lows of the afternoon as we approach this final stretch about an hour before the closing bell sounds. we're looking at high quality, dividend payers, global names among the big leadership groups on the downside today. >> dow down 1.4%. nasdaq and s&p down like amounts at this hour. in fact, the nasdaq lately has been the leader to the downside. now down over 2% at this hour. and the s&p is

. >> i'm bill griffeth. that weak employment report is what led to the big sell-off first thing this morning. as maria said, we're off the lows. and as you know, anything is possible this final hour of trade. i'm not going to say anything, but you never know. we're about a hundred points, a little less than a hundred points off the lows of the day. so let's talk about the economic data, its impact on the markets, in today's "closing bell" exchange with dan greenhouse, cnbc contributor, heather hughes from sun american funds, our own steve liesman, and rick santelli. steve liesman, i'll start with you. a gain of only 88,000. and some people are attributing this to the sequester. how does that work? >> well, most of the commentary i read, bill, that does so, it talks about it creating uncertainty, because most of the effects of the sequester haven't really hit yet. there was only a decline of 7,000 in government jobs, although a big decline in postal workers, which i think was related to other problems the fed