brinker was up 10% plus behind its earnings release yesterday.ent is impacting the business in a meaningful way both top line where they're gaining share again and really driving sales with a lot of menu innovation. bottom line where they're doing some very innovative things to take labor costs out of their business model. so there are stocks we continue to like in the group. you just highlighted their characteristics are valuation, low valuation coupled with management activity that seems to be generating some traction. >> we're a bit tight on time. we've had breaking news. forgive us. we'll have you back soon, okay? >> very good. >> darden restaurants reported. you and i talked about it months ago. nice recovery in olive garden. >> j.b.? >> brinker is not done going up. there was a huge short position here. i would buy any pullbacks in the name so long as it stays above 30. >>> coming up, how should you play the political uncertainty over in europe? we've got your money in motion trade next. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come

. >> the lawsuit brought on by employ yeses of brinker. they said missed breaks were a violation of california labor law. labor unions are concerned people giving up rest periods are risking their health, sometimes safety and may create a situation pitting worker against worker. >> one going work without break asks one needs that time to rest from physical labor or other jobs which worker is is going to be promoted? get a raise? >> so companies say this this will provide a better business climate in this state. >> we're hoping this will put an end to frivolous lawsuits plaguing california employers. >> this sofsher feels bad about leaving customers but has to take a mandatory rest period. >> it's impossible to have to walk a from a table. you feel like you've abandoned them and did a poor job. >> worker attorneys believe abuses will be wide spread if companies are not mandated to issue direct orders to take breaks. >> and still ahead a woman forced to pay alimony to her husband after he was accused of assaulting her. >> and avoiding big cr

. >> it was no accident that he visited karen brinker and connecticut. >> this president has failed america's women. >> he was almost certain to be the gop. according to the latest abc news washington poll, romney trails the president by seven points among registered voters. but by 19 votes among women. this explains why romney is now slamming the president about how womehave been losing jobs. >> most of the jobs have been lost by women. >> the watchdog website claims that is false. 92% of the jobs lost by the president were held by women but they say it is actually 40 percent since the start of the recession. that is because men were generally laid off first, the agency notes. women were second. the president's reelection team fired back asking whether romney supports the law that says women should be paid the same in the workplace. romney responded saying that their candidate would not change the law. i need it done was quoted calling the white house a hostile workplace. she later denied saying that. >> i was a severely conservative republican governor -- governor. >> consider this video. >

later on in the show we're going to be looking closer at brinker international. what do they do?ares of apple. that stock has been bouncing between positive and negative territory ahead of its earnings report. those are coming out tomorrow. apple, by the way folks, the stock apparently that could do no wrong is down about 10% since hitting an intraday high earlier on this month. so, what is a trader to do on a day like today? let's bring in holly liss. great to have you with us. i was speaking with bob pisani earlier on today and he was saying, okay, yeah, so we're down. but it's not aggressive selling. it's not on a huge amount of volume. and we are not down in the broader context of things as much as many other markets overseas. is that how you're reading it as well? >> i am. we have seen low volumes in general in stocks. but we're not necessarily seeing the same thing in the futures market. but in general volume has been low over this pullback, which tends to be lacking of a confirmation indicator. there's a lot of people that i talk with that are thinking that this pullback i

europe for the brinker of europe for trade europe for. business oh is it europe of cities of europe of social rights and the rest of the continents watching too knowing that whoever its next partner is a honeymoon phase is out of the question to answer celia r t brussels well the i.m.f. the eurozone plan however still needs eighty billion dollars more the hope is that the fast growing countries known as the brics group will be able to make up that shortfall russia has already pledged ten billion dollars but along with the rest of the emerging economies it wants a greater say you know how it's spent meeting today in washington ministers from the group of twenty industrialized nations will focus on that funding brazil russia china india and south africa are all expected to come up with the eight hundred billion mark but they do ask for a bigger sway over the international bank the i.m.f. spread and christine lagarde was optimistic that a compromise could perhaps be reached but commenting on the plan investment advisor patrick young doesn't

. >>> brinker also attended the show.r $9,000. >> good stuff. >>> yeah, good stuff too with the weather. despite the clouds it has been a busy weekend. >> you will not get rained off if you have sg to do late this ♪ >>> that is a guy from maryland, everybody. the battles are over and it's time for the live shows on the season of "the voice." i will be chatting live on nbcwashington.com all the time. a lot of local talent here that we are rooting for. on the 4:00 p.m. show i will have a live report from "the voice." we will check in to preview the show. >> and that's on at 8:00 p.m. get on wroyour computers. now that the battle is over, maybe the record that she has been wearing on her head -- >> oh, my gosh. >> maybe there will be a change now. >> just making a fashion statement. >> the statement was made. >>> looking fun and damper -- >> dressing in the dark helps. >> a gray start today. don't be scared away by the gray skies this morning. i think it will be a nice afternoon around here. the thin spots in the overcast ar

>> you captured my attention with this defense brinker brought me back to the braces days. so could you tell us -- i can't picture them to set this area. so who made these false teeth and what were they made out of about five clicks did you learn all that? >> yeah, absolutely. i do go to bed but because there's fascinating parts to it. the ones that i showed today, the ones from mount vernon that have been not alone been, the upper teeth or cow and horse teeth. the bottom where human teeth, but probably not george's. the others were carved out of hippopotamus ivory with human teeth and some of those. it was common in the 18th century for poor people to sell their teeth. and the retentive soon made false teeth and washington had several pairs of dentures throughout his lifetime and he was probably. with one that periods of those three i showed are not the only dentures he ever had. but they are the three that there is no question about. but there is quite a bit dentistry going on, far more than i ever would've dreamed before doing this book. but those teeth than the fact tha

. >> reporter: it was no accident mitt romney visited karen brinker, a small business woman who owns printing shop in connecticut. >> this president has failed america's women. >> reporter: the man who is almost certain to be the gop nominee is on a charm offensive to attract women voters. according to the abc news/washington post poll romney trails by seven points among registered voters and 19 points among women why romney has slammed the president on how women have fared during the obama economy. >> 92.3% of all of the jobs lost during the obama years have been lost by women. his failures have hurt women. >> reporter: the watchdog wen site politifact lists that as mostly false. while 92% of the jobs lost were held by women, the bureau of labor statistics show the number is much less 40% since the start of the recession in 2007. that's because men were laid off first, the agency notes, women second as with other recessions. the president's re-election team fired back asking whether romney supports the lilly ledbetter act. romney aides responded saying their candidate would not chan

brinker international up 8%. >> against the australian dollar. oil is down. gold is down. dow are lower. materials, tech, energy and financials are taking it on the chin so far. we are now one hour into trade. you can guess it will be pretty much one sided. here we go. as you can see decline is massively outpacing the advances. at the nasdaq composite let's look. a similar picture. >> one hour into trading. let's head to chicago. cnbc contributor, director of tgm institutional services. the bigger stretch may be whether or not it chases out some shorts? >> i don't know that it can now but what i'm looking at apple for is how it relates to the bigger picture now. remember that before earnings season started we were kind of in the throws of a correction and earnings season started to knock us off from that. now it seems that the negative news has ganged up on positive earnings. we have europe, china, soft economic data and now it seems like we are back into a correction. >> we are at 1,360 and i guess something happens to your mindset below 1,358? >> the technicals to me are