implied volatility is on the rise in stocks such as bmc software and lexmark.according to reports, 3 companies are said to be negotaiting to buy ancestery.com, also perking up the rumor mill. the huge amount of cash on the sidelines could be used for corporations to gobble up smaller companies. the potential new chairman of cracker barrel is over a barrel because of possible resume padding. cracker barrel's recently designated chairman james bradford is being questioned by biglari holdings, the company that owns the restaurant chain. bradford claims to have been the head of an "nyse-listed company" for seven years, a fact biglari says is not true. chicago and san antonio will be the first cities where vending machines will display calories on soda. coke, pepsi and dr. pepper are rolling out the new machines. it's a premptive move. proposed regulations could require all restaunrants and vending machines to post calorie information as early as next year. critics have been raising concerns about sugary drinks and fatty foods. still to come, how to be a go- getter

bmc popped and pulled back but this is a name we'll follow for sure on the fox business network.s will be one to watch. back to you. ashley: it will. nicole, thank you very much. tracy: some big money republican donors are beginning to hedge their bets away from republican presidential hopeful to help republicans in key house and senate races instead. charlie gasparino has exclusive details on this. what does this mean, charlie? do they think president obama is going to get reelected? >> yes. or likely. this isn't a new trend. i've been reporting stuff coming out of the romney campaign last couple weeks. in the last week we see this type of trend. it is not money going from republicans to, from romney to president obama. it is more or less, money that was going to, or pledged to mitt romney's presidential campaign being diverted to house and senate seats. you have key republican donors, many in the new york area, that is one of the good things about covering wall street, i know a lot of the big money twice here. that money, from what i understand is starting to be diverted to hoi

>> bmc software. huge activity in january. >> keep an eye on linn energy and keep an eye on tim tebow. it might be this week. >> happy columbus day weekend, you guys. you know who you are. o.i., owens, illinois. >>> "power lunch" now. >> announcer: halftime is over. the second half of the trading day starts right now. >>> 7.8% unemployment. did president obama just win next month's election? jack welch says hold your horses on that 7.8% number. he doesn't really believe it. an influential florida congressman agrees. we'll talk to that congressman live and ask him on what he bases his suspicions. >>> a place in the united states where gasoline has now become hard for drivers to find. you will find out why coming up on "power lunch." >>> meantime, let's go to sue at the new york stock exchange. sue? >> the markets have been up all day long. we're up about 60 points or so on the dow jones industrial average and the big reason of course is the number that we got this morning, falling unemployment. we are

. >> let's take a look at chairs shares of bmc software.huge spike out of a report from the "wall street journal" that it could be exploring a sale tapping bank of america looking at a potentially private equity as a buyer. no guarantee, the "wall street journal" says, that the deal will be reached citing sources. we're off the highs but as you can see, that sharp spike worth noting. >> courtney, thank you very much. >>> it is a major exclusive and it is only here on cnbc. julia boorstin one on one with facebook's chief operating officer cheryl sandberg, live at facebook headquarters. >> facebook stock is down over 40% since its may ipo. cheryl sandberg will tell us coming up how facebook is changing -- after the break. tridion safety cell andy which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be