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same as dillard's.m line, the natural gas stocks, they have been a virtual apartment house of pain lately because of the commodities that have been obliterated, and then they have a complex. there's something finally happening that's positive about this group. the charts are on your side in chesapeake and encanna. at least as interpreted by the feninazi queen. encanna has a magnificent 4% yield to fall back on if the reinforced floor does fall through. "mad money" is back after the break. >>> big losses on the sexy dot-coms. if i had hair, i would be pulling it out. i clearly failed at my mission to convince you not to buy the red hot ipo's in the aftermarket. yelp flew out of the chute. now it's plummeting, and the buyers in the aftermarket have no idea what they own or why they own it, other than the fact it was hot. it's tragic. you're wausing your money if you buy deals in the aftermarket. something i will keep repeating until it gets through everyone's heads. there's no earnings or even the prospec

dillard and nybo are running for the state senate's newly formed 24-th district. it includes towns like wheaton lombard, elmhurst, oak brook and western springs. election night will be big on wgn. it starts with the wgn news at five, as voters cast their final ballots in the primary. then at six on cltv, politics tonight takes over for an hour. at seven on cltv, micah and i start our decision 2012 coverage when the polls close. our coverage also streams live on wgntv.com. and look for the winners and race results on the wgn news at nine. chicago public schools unveiled its new "student focused" calendar for the 20-12 school year but students probably won't be happy about it. the new calendar adds 10 extra days to the school year. as part of the revisions both columbus day and pulaski day have been removed as holidays.. cps advisers wanted less interruptions to learning and more consistency for parents. the good news, school won't start until after labor day so students can enjoy those last sweet days of summer. rod blagojevich went to prison yesterday. his former

that's what we're watching forred it joining me, state senator dillard.the losing end by 500 votes. it took a week to find out. >> 193, chuck, but who's county? >> but who's counting? >> actually, you still might be counting. fair enough. talk about this issue of where the votes are, where romney -- first of all, have you pick add horse in this? are you with romney? >> i am not. my leanings are certainly towards governor romney. when i was listening to your intro piece it was good and accurate, there was one other candidate that aside from mr. mckenna, our state party chairman, a businessman from chicago and myself that i think factored in and that's the former attorney general of illinois jim ryun. if you combine the votes of all three of us, you know, we clearly would have had many, many, many more votes than bill brady, my colleague, who's a state senator. >> interesting, sort of the following illinois republican primary sometimes the u.s. senate, sometimes for governor. it seems as if unlike other states, that there's more of a hard ceiling for a cons

senior day for shawn moseley and john dillard.aryland taking on virginia in the regular season finale. virginia up five in the second half. a foul by john oslander. the assistant trying to hold the coach back. get out of here. they later hugged it out. later in the half, turps down four. moezly open, knocks down the three. it's a one-point game. 13 seconds to play. turps down three. for the tie, buries it. he had a team high 25 points. we're tied at 61. heck of a game at college park. maryland with a chance to win, off the mark. we're going to overtime. in overtime, cavaliers senior mike scott takes over. hit a career high 35 points. unstoppable. maryland falls 75-72 in overtime. >> it's about being together. this is it. this is our group. we have to be together. i was really proud of them. that was it just a guttie effort by my guys. >> they kept fighting and fighting. i think we played hard in the second half for the whole 20 minutes. as a player and as a coach, i think that's the only thing you can ask for. >> shawn moseley he

we are asking for a five dillard -- $5 donation at the door, that is an entrance fee. >> if you could get on the guest list, commissioner, it is not a private party. >> is there a band playing? i am not saying that you are not doing your job. you are only one person for the whole city, so we cannot blame me. if we get calls from people, we have something to say exactly -- i feel sorry for these people. they go through a lot of time to get their license. people can fall under this, i am having a private party. >> absolutely. i think it is important to mention that when staff and assets pd go out to find these under permitted venues, there is -- there are two things in mind for motivation. public safety is the big one. it is a death trap waiting for a match. the second motivation is exactly what you just stated. people have spent a lot of time and money getting permits. we are out there because if you spend a lot of money on your club, and you've gone through all the legalities, -- it is not fair to our permit he's and all the effort they go through. we are doing it for them. one of the

just a few weeks ago when one night bullets started to flow across the street the clashes claim dillard's of two people and pushed the rest deeper into their ideological trenches residents of these alawite raised money to put out this impromptu memorial to their leader and the countries they consider their protectors . thank you russia there is also no second guessing on whom they consider their enemy america doesn't like freedom is a euphemism for american interests we don't cubit democracy human rights of freedom . serious ruling baath party has its regional office here its chief says meeting bashar al assad in person was the most memorable event in his life while the prospect of a un sanctioned foreign intervention in syria is now minimal he says behind the scenes syria still remains a front here for regional powers syria's from maybe half an hour or. the everything you know we're. going. to syria we're going from going on. here from jordan from there from everywhere across the street in a hospital run. by sunni charity attitudes are strikingly different most of the patients here are y

. >>> college park, senior day for john mosley baron weiss and john dillard.d taking on virginia in their regular season finale. 13 seconds to play, terps down three, stoglund for the tie. buries it. tied at 61. we go to overtime. in o.t. cavs senior mike scott takes over. had a career-high 35 points in the game. maryland falls 75-72. and freshman nick foust had just one word to describe mike scott. >> pro. yeah. he's a pro. not much -- yeah. pro. not much you can do. i mean, you try to double him. still made shots. >> but what it really comes down to is mike scott. i mean, he was the best player on the floor. he made play after play after play. and you know, we tried to double him. so he just stepped out further. he was the best player. and that's why they won. >> maryland starts the acc tournament on thursday. they'll play wake forest. >>> coming up on "sports final," the maryland women go for the acc title as they take on georgia tech. happy strasmas. plus a former redskins defensive coordinator under fire. the latest on the greg williams big hit big money

>> costco, dillards, there's a bunch that are hitting 52-week highs. this is not on that list.i'm staying away from urban outfitters. i haven't seen a reason to go in here yet. maybe karen you have. >> too rich for me. >> not compelling at these levels. >> i haven't been inside an urban outfitters for about 20 years. that's just the facts. >> they don't sell armani there. that's why for you. >> please. meets the volatility of today's world. investors are starving so moving into puerto rican bonds. does it make sense? joining us is president and ceo of labenthal and company. how are you? >> good. >> puerto reagan bonds? >> yeah. >> why? >> they have been a staple for many years. main reason they are exempt in every state. so if you live in a state that has no state tax like florida or if you live in a state where you can't find enough municipal bond paper, then puerto rico has been this great fill in. >> dr. j, right there. i was like who the hell owns puerto rican bonds? he raised his hand right away. >> i do. you didn't take a hit if you didn't sell them. the yields are higher

lowe's, dick's sporting goods, dillard's, ross stores, all trading at 52-week highs today. not all rosy in retail, it cast always be, right? are pull up shares here, we'll see realtime, lowering its estimates and target prices. shares down 10.2%. down as much as stage stores is up. it's not apparel, not accessories, but how about data equipment maker, shares up 15.5%. earnings season might be over but the movers certainly aren't. >> when we come right back with the closing countdown, we'll wrap it all up for you. and after the bell, one of the most agile minds on wall street. james grant will explain why the fed may be doing more harm than good by keeping rates extremely low. but first, here's how the major averages are trading as we head into the close. you're watching cnbc, first in night-vision goggles, >>> let's bring you to the closing countdown with the dow up 87 points. that's roughly half of what was lost yesterday. nasdaq composite up about 26 points. one of the reasons is that there is growing hope, i guess you could call it, that the greek debt deal will actually

if you recall, there was a state senator named kirk dillard who was the establishment republican guyut he got dinged because he appeared in a television ad for a guy named barack obama and that ended up costing him in that primary. but there was a conservative boone, if you will, in the primary there. so that's something to watch for. it is a little more of a conservative electorate than the mark kirks of the world who's a moderate republican u.s. senator today. >> we're going to find out how much rick santorum knows about business. i had a business executive tell me one time, you can't beat pr, you can't eat pr, you have to make the numbers work sooner or later. what -- i want to ask you, chuck, what is going to be mitt romney's strategy when it comes to message in illinois? the numbers that you just put up, undeniable. he's all over the advertising. but what does he have to do in illinois to make sure he wins that state? >> well, i think, and what's interesting, as you see, he's putting up some of his own money now. before they left it all to the super pac. the super pac does the n

if you recall, there was a state senator named kirk dillard who was the establishment republican guyut he got dinged because he appeared in a television ad for a guy named barack obama and that ended up costing him in that primary. but there was a conservative boone, if you will, in the primary there. so that's something to watch for. it is a little more of a conservative electorate than the mark kirks of the world who's a moderate republican u.s. senator today. >> we're going to find out how much rick santorum knows about business. i had a business executive tell me one time, you can't beat pr, you can't eat pr, you have to make the numbers work sooner or later. what -- i want to ask you, chuck, what is going to be mitt romney's strategy when it comes to message in illinois? the numbers that you just put up, undeniable. he's all over the advertising. but what does he have to do in illinois to make sure he wins that state? >> well, i think, and what's interesting, as you see, he's putting up some of his own money now. before they left it all to the super pac. the super pac does the n