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contributor to the improving market environment and the fed saying other things and not being very committal. inventories are low, command is picking up, and pricing is improving. it's starting to show consistency. i think that is a very good sign for consumer confidence, spending, and economic growth down the road. >> this is so important. >> do you think this stakt is enough to create jobs? >> i think it is. if you have seen what's going on with home builder profitability, has they hire and people buy houses, the ripple effect of what people consume increases demand and the need for corporations to hire again. >> what does this mean for investing right now? >> i think too many people have too much in fixed income. if we have a volatile environment in the next couple months, it might be a time to reallocate some of their more conservative money sitting in fixed income into the equity markets. >> meaning dividend payers? what areas are most favorable from your standpoint. >> i think dividend payers that can afford to pay dividends are showing positive trends. but i also say focussing on the

the improving market environment as well as the fed saying they will do things but not being very committal. the fact that invours are low, demand is picking up and pricing is improving all are positive and it's starting to show consistency. i think that's a very good sign for consumer confidence and, therefore, spending and economic growth down the road. >> this is so important. this was really the crux of the problem over the last couple years. do you think this stability we're seeing in housing is enough to create jobs? >> i think it is. if you see what's been going on with home builder profitability, my sense is they're going to start hiring and as people start buying houses, the ripple effect of what people start consuming increases demand and, therefore, the need for corporations to start hiring again. >> so what does this mean for investing right now? how do you want to allocate capital? >> i think people have had too much money in fixed income. the equity market in the u.s. is still very inexpensive. if we have a volatile environment for the next couple months, it might be a time fo

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the new gop vice presidential committ candidate. out the video clips, the slar you sound bites given us over time. >>> talking of which, vice presidential candidate in iowa. the heart of corn country and with gas prices on the rise, what impact is the the corn calamity having on prices at the pump? andy is here to explain. how much has high corn prices moved up gasoline prices for us at the pump? >> surprisingly, it's been about six cents a gallon but as far as the ethanol price itself, it's up from $2 a gallon to $2.60 over 3 months. >> would suspending the ethanol mandate slash the prices that much? >> i don't think it has any impact because the gasoline logistics and distri bus system is so entrenched with ethanol we need it and very difficult for the refining system to change. >> it's interesting. i was reading through your notes and you were saying that ironically pretty much the only place that it does have the flexible system to reduce ethanol blending is the midwest which is the heart of ethanol production. right? >> that's

mitt romney's presidential campaign announced yesterday that, along with the republican naonal committ state pay efforts,t raised $101 milln in theonth of july. the republicans had nearly $186 million in the bank as of july 31. president obama's reelection campaign said it raised more than $75 million in july, but did not disclose how much cash it has on hand. that's the third month in a row the romney team has outraised the president's. however, between january and june, mr. obama outspent his g.o.p. rival, $400 million to $131 million. to help sorthrough what all the nuers an, were joid by rick davis, who served as republican john mccain's national campaign manager in 2000 and again in 2008. he is now chief operating officer at pegasus capital advisors. and mo elleithee, a partner at hilltop public solutions, a d.c.-based political consulting firm. he worked on hillary clinton's 2008 presidential bid. we thank you both. good to see both of you. mo, let me start with you, why is t president having a harder time this year raising money? 2008 raidver $750 million. >> well, i don't think

the indicator declined signals and analysts expected german committ economy to cool. the investor sentiment index is minus 25. and slight improvement in the german gdp number this morning. people think that actually it is going to invest. and it will worsen into the course of the year. alec young, global equity strategist at capital iq, joins us for more. the question here, alex, what we have priced -- if you are an investor, what we have priced in in terms of growth. >> well, i think in terms of the european situation, i think today's numbers are pretty much an upside surprise across the board. germany and france came in a bit better than expected. and those are the two biggest economies in the region, and the aggregate numbers in line, but think i people were really bracing for misses today. inline numbers, tantamount to beats. as far as the miss, i think that's completely priced in with the prices in the asian economies for the zew. investors are bracing more from the fallout of what's going on in europe and weaker trade opportunities with eamericaning markets. at

if it could be shown that it actually did help people non- committal and bottom, i think people willave different views on where they stand. it is pretty remarkable the extent to which the debate proceeds. >> let's go to questions. you can say where you work, scott. >> i am with the tax foundation. it seems we are overlooking a lot of demographic trends that are driving perceptions of inequality. in addition to the changes in business income, there have been a lot of other demographic changes i think that are driving some appearances of inequality. one is age. we have the baby boomers going through the pipe on by 7 million people nearing retirement. you have the rise of the tool earner couples-- dual

because it has a positive committeation.minds you of robin hood. he says this is reverse. >> steve: it's not perfect. we're looking for good ones. >> brian: we don't want to do it. we want you to do our job. >> steve: that's all. >> ali: a new pro-obama super pac ad implies mitt romney is responsible for a woman's death from cancer. >> when mitt romney and bain closed the plant, i lost my health care. my family lost their health care and a short time after that, my wife became ill. >> ali: did this ad go too far or is this just politics as usual? >> brian: then how did joan rivers end up next to a shopping cart? please answer to yourself. we'll give you the answer when we come back. is this the aflac trivia question of the day? >> steve: no. >> brian: oh check out the bass pro shops fall hunting classic for amazing doorbuster deals - plus extra savings up to $100 during our scope trade-in sale. >> steve: let's talk politics. the most vicious anti-bain ad yet a pro obama super pac launching a new political ad implying mitt ro

we had earlier spent two weeks marking the bill up in committ committee.so what i'd like to leave folks with is -- is just the reminder that process really does matter. that's how strong bipartisan pieces of legislation are enacted. and when you forego that process and you don't do that hard work in committee and send an ever-changing bill directly to the floor via rule 14 and then fill the amendment tree, the legislation just doesn't work, it's bound to fail. and that's what we saw today. a few months ago, i came to the floor to advocate for cyber legislation and to express my concern that the all-or-nothing approach to cybersecurity could result in nothing. and after today's vote, that's really where we are, that's what we have. i do remain hopeful that we can find a path forward on the cyber issue that will result in a truly bipartisan and effective, effective piece of legislation that will help our nation's critical infrastructure. with that, mr. president, i see my colleague from louisiana and i will yield the floor. ms. landrieu: mr. president? the p