tactics that we're talking about here are committed by really big corporations wal-mart monsanto dow chemical chevron are you surprised that any you know you have no right ok with wal-mart right and they're targeting mainly progressive groups and g.m.o. activists animal rights groups. form groups across your state people who are threatening their profit margin and like you're saying that some of the things that they're doing breaking into offices wiretapping phones these are very legal but there is no congressional oversight in the united states so when other countries like france or england when this is when this is found out these people are made of mockery of in the media that prosecuted these do jail time for these things but here in the united states this is the way it is it's the court as i call it but doctors say many you know collecting information that's not too shocking to me talk a little bit about really briefly on how they collect information generally right. we wanted to kind of a top five list of tactics and i think that probably dumpster diving is the most common but it's also

pieces involved in a in a lawsuit right now related to you know people going through the trash dow chemicals involved in a lawsuit regarding the tapping of phone calls kraft was involved in in another series of allegations related to them. snooping on on organizers and activists who oppose g m o's so these are these are just a few the tactics and like i said like the dumpster diving it's. seems more innocuous because it's not illegal but it's you know one of those like superficial things the dirty trick and yeah i'm sorry but hacking into computers and reforming that's the same they agree just then and here's another really crazy one hire cops i mean we're talk about corporations actually outsourcing now back to taxpayer funded police to do what exactly right i mean this is the report actually puts this in a really good way just like very clear way and what you can do when you have a law enforcement understand it kind of adds that extra layer of the community right so there's nothing that keeps a corporation from being able to hire an active duty cop versus just a retired marine or retired c

dow chemical is taking the next step to revamp its business. the company plans to sell or spin off 40 of its manufacturing plants as it moves away from its commodity chemicals business. dow has already said it wants to raise one and a half billion dollars by selling off some of its business. 2,000 workers would be affected by the changes. the stock was up more than 2% on wall street yesterday. as we reported earlier in the show-- manuafacturing is picking up the pace in america. the manufacturing index compiled by the institute for supply management --- climbed to 57.3% in november, well above economists forecasts of 55. and last months reading of 56.4% in october. it is strongest data in 2 years. the ism employment index also rose to its highest level in 2 years--jumping to 56.5 from 53.2 last month. production is back in gear to build saab sedans...for the first first time in more than 2 years a saab 9-3 aero rolled off the factory line in sweden this week. reports say 200 cars will be delivered this spring with a price tag around $42- grand.

dow chemical announced the intentions to sell part of the commodities chemical business. omprised of about $5 billion in annual sales. dow says this continues its move to emphasize higher margin businesses, the stock moving higher following the news. it's chlorine they're getting rid of. a molecule they've been creating. >> they invented it. invented chlorine. it's weird. who invented the other elements? >> dupont the other half. >> dupont did? >> dow did one-half and -- yeah. >>> tough segue. a commuter train derailed on sunday. the ntsb has recovered the data recorder. it's going to continue the investigation today. mary thompson joins us from the bronx, new york, with the latest. and immediately we heard the guy was, i don't know, trying to hit the brakes, mary and, you know, it's like a 90-degree turn. you're going 70, got to get down to 30. that seems like they'll focus on that, i guess. >> that's certainly one of the things they'll be addressing, the ntsb. i want to give you a sense of what we're seeing. we're couple hundred feet above the accident site. and there ar

. >>> dow chemical to sell off part of its commodities. the move would mean unloading about 30 manufacturing plants. the changes will affect almost 2,000 workers. dow says it expects the re-vamp to go through in the next two years, dow stock jumped to almost $40 a share. >>> and company's rating dropped from equal weight to under weight. morgan stanley likes it, but not as much as the peers. shares went to $127.68. comcast testing technology that puts more commercials into on-demand tv shows. they help to generate revenue off the old shows that viewers watch. comcast is the parent of cnbc. the share's were down one and a half percent to 12.41%. >>> and inflight go-go receiving go-go ahead, installing the technology on boeing 747 aircraft. they plan to have internet access on the plane by the first quarter of next year. the news sent shares flying up to $31.31. and investors soured on shares of krispy kreme ahead of the company's earnings reports. then when the report came out they sold even more, the company's forecast for the upcoming fisc

. >>> dow chemical is weighing options to sell most of its chlorine operations its oldest business asplan to sell assets worth 3 to $4 billion. dow is moving away from chemical production, to focus on electronics, packaging and agriculture. that is the latest from "fox biz." adam: bill ackman may be disengaging from the media but is he actually going away? charlie gasparino joins us looking like spock from the alternate universe in that episode from "star trek" with the pointy ears. what is with the beard real quick? >> i just didn't feel like shaving for couple days. i looked in the mirror, doesn't look that bad. i tried it a few times. and, i'm seeing what happens. lori: new mirror. adam: there you go. you're speechless. what about ackman? >> i put this guy, i believe it when i don't see it department. this is with we hear from people that have spoken with bill ackman, that he feels he is essentially lost the pr war. i actually think he is has a lot of merit to some of the stuff he says about herbalife. about the fact that it's a pyramid scheme. that maybe, maybe, there is more dist

>>reporter: the solution operates out of the dow chemical plant you see in the distance. now the shelter in place has been lifted but the plant is still closed. they have been closed since tuesday because of other issues. potential for soaring gas leak at k 2 pure solution forced the health service to issue a warning to residents nearing the plant. this is video from sky 7 hk after the warning was put in place. but the need to keep doors and windows closed was short lived. all clear given once the chlorine tank contaminated with water was empty. in high concentration county health officials say chlorine gas can cause severe injury to the lung. k 2 already closed because of series of chlorine gas that happened tuesday. the rae lease were unrelited to today's threat. >> we shut our plant down proactively and have been working with dow and the county and keeping everybody safe and making sure we don't have a problem. >>reporter: he says the top priority is to take care of k 2 employee and surrounding community. this is abc 7 news. >> the world lost a visionary leader today.

>>reporter: the solution operates out of the dow chemical plant you see in the distance. now the shelter in place has been lifted but the plant is still closed. they have been closed since tuesday because of other issues. potential for soaring gas leak at k 2 pure solution forced the health service to issue a warning to residents nearing the plant. this is video from sky 7 hk after the warning was put in place. but the need to keep doors and windows closed was short lived. all clear given once the chlorine tank contaminated with water was empty. in high concentration county health officials say chlorine gas can cause severe injury to the lung. k 2 already closed because of series of chlorine gas that happened tuesday. the rae lease were unrelited to today's threat. >> we shut our plant down proactively and have been working with dow and the county and keeping everybody safe and making sure we don't have a problem. >>reporter: he says the top priority is to take care of k 2 employee and surrounding community. this is abc 7 news. >> the world lost a visionary leader today.

>>reporter: the solution operates out of the dow chemical plant you see in the distance.he shelter in place has been lifted but the plant is still closed. they have beenince tuesday since tuey because of other issues. potential for soaring leak leak at k 2 pure solution forced the health service to issue a warning to residents nearing the plant. this is video from sky 7 hk after the warning was put in place. but the need to keep doors and windows was short lived. all clear given once the chlorine tank contaminated with water was empty. in high concentration county health officials say chlorine gas can cause severe injury to the lung. k 2 already closed because of series of chlorine gas that happened tuesday. the rae lease were unrelited to today's threat. >> we shut our plant down proactively and have been working with dow and the county and keeping everybody safe and making sure we don't have a problem. >>reporter: he says the top priority is to take care of k 2 employee and surrounding community. this is abc 7 news. >> the world lost a visionary leader today. former sou

chemical companies, dow chemical, ppg. these companies are all hostage to the economy. when it heats up, they all earn more money. investors pay less for the shares. so you've got consumer stap.els, drug stocks like pfizer or america. why is this the first pierce of wall street jargon i'm translating for you? because it helps you determine how much institutions are going to earn. the whole hedge fund play book is about when to buy and when to sell cyclical stocks or secular ones based on how the economies are doing. about 50% of the performance of my individual stock comes from its sector, which is a fancy word for a segment of the economy the stock falls into. tech, energy, health care, finance. much of the moves are determined by whether they fall into the secular or cyclical camps. cyclical means it's going to be a camp that in this particular market is going to get hammered when growth slows. secular, won't really impact you. their earnings could and often do fall apart. they can't make the estimates. as they have during every slowdown in the last decade and there's

dow chemical will sell most of its chlorine operations, its old business, as part of a plan to sell assetsillion. dow is moving away from chemical production to focus on electronics, packaging and agricultural products. hilton worldwide has raised the size of its planned ipo. the hotel operator is expected to rice between $18 and $23 a share and raise $2.3 billion valuing the company at about $20.7 billion. they went private in 2007. that's the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. connell: all right. this'll be fun. it was a busy and pivotal weekend for football, pro and college. in the nfl, peyton manning sweeping the chiefs, the giants/redskins game which was kind of interesting -- dagen: and by the way, the guy on twitter who said the redskins suck? you know what? you can bite. connell: that's not in the script here. [laughter] dagen: you know what? well, peter's here, senior nfl writer at fox sports.com. he joins us now starting with -- connell: an uncomfortable laugh but be then going to -- dagen: auburn's miracle. >> they had two in a row, they won tw

has good upside potential after restructure during the great recession or go with big guys bike dow chemicalhave good dividend and stability. if we see a cyclical recovery, if we continue to see the uptrend, chemical stocks are unsexy and make dice for the automotive industry. they will have more customers, bigger sales, bigger dividends. think this is the best of both worlds. it is a bit defensive but gives you upside which the economy hums along which i think it should next three to six months. david: you think tech stocks are overbought. you're not alone there. we put up the spdr fund. are there any solid bets in tech or has everything been bought? >> i think broadly as market continues to rally there is opportunity to slip jabs on buyback. i'm not buying hp now but i'm looking at one of these companies eclipsed by red hot runs we've seen in facebook which is pulling back and twitter after its ipo you can look at big tech. enterprise spending has been soft but if you want to look were the money is going to go, maybe company like oracle and ibm will have a good 2014. let's be realistic, i

david: shares of dow chemical jumping after the company will sell the bulk of its coring operations, its oldest business, part of a plan to shed assets worth up to $4 billion. liz: managed care giant, unitedhealth group forecast estimates that fall short of analyst expectations following changes in medicare and other bought health programs. david: commuters heading home from new york this even being will face more disruption after the crash of the metro-north train in the bronx yesterday. four people were killed and dozens were injured. workers are still working to clear some of the weakage. "after the bell" starts right now. liz: on this first trading day of december let's break down today's action. we have david lutz, still nicholas managing director. he will tell us the top places to put your money right now, and lincoln ellis in the pits of the cme. lincoln, start with you. a little bit of retrenchment to the downside at the last second of the markets. tell us what the real feel in the pits today as we look at the last month ever trade. >> david hit it on the head and it is risk

dow chemical to exxon mobil to google and facebook. think there would be very different insights in terms of why people stay and leave. there was a remarkable similarity. the most important one in terms of why people stay and what makes people successful is the notion of cultural fit. what more and more companies are recruiting for today and making sure they spend a lot of time to know the horns of it is -- the importance of is cultural fit. do they believe in the vision of the company? it is not just does the person fit with the company, does the company fit with the person. >> there is a talk about the rise of the millennial's. they are coming into the workforce. what is your oppression of the generation -- what is your impression of this generation and how have they influenced how companies operate? onthe first point millennial's -- it is broader than a demographic. it is a mindset. a lot of attitudes that millennials have, wanting constant feedback, wanting to take on more, fueling the workplace as a meritocracy than ch tenure is v

that was very surprised for me was the range of sopanies we interviewed was fast, everything from dow chemicalgle, facebook, you think they would be very independent and there were remarkable similarities. the most important one in terms of why people stay and what makes people successful is the net -- the notion of cultural fit. companies aremore recruiting for today, making ise they spend a lot of time the notion of cultural fit, do they live and believe in me -- in the culture of the company. and it's a two-way street. it's not just if a person fits with a person fits with the company, but whether the company fits with the person. >> there's a lot of talk of the rise of the millennial's. they've been in the workforce for couple of years. what's your impression of this generation based on the conversations you had with executives of different companies, and how do they influence the way companies operate now? >> the first point on millennial s is it's broader than a demographic. it's a mindset. a lot of the attitudes they have, wanting to have more feedback, viewing the work lace as needing

also a close eye on dow chemical which jumped to little bit yesterday on this news, pulling back now, trying to spin off part of their business so we have seen this moving back and forth, gains going back today. connell: breaking news in a detroit courtroom where a federal judge is ruling whether or not the city can continue with its bankruptcy filing. dagen: a win for the city? jeff flock live from detroit with the latest. jeff: it is accused ruling. for the first time ever a federal judge has ruled in detroit std may cut, diminish the pensions of municipal workers in bankruptcy, first time there has ever been a ruling like this and it may have huge implications across the country. we are seeing out here on the street protests against this. i heard the crowd back here saying judge rose can go to hell. judge stephen rhodes went farther than people thought he would go. many speculated he would approve a bankruptcy filing but the city hasn't met its obligation. it is insolvent, $18 million in debt and negotiated in good faith with its creditors prior to the filing but went farther than

it this simply says you can deduct your health insurance expenses just like a huge company like dow chemical can do. it treats you the same. that was a mistake made 60 years ago in the tax law that we correct. we massively expand health savings accounts. we use health savings account. what is that? you put pretax dollars away in your account, and if you don't spend them on health care, you ketoget to keep them. i use myself as an example again. we had a health savings account for two years, we started seven years ago, i still have $6,000 in that account i can use for preventive services, buying prescription drugs, lots of thing thinks insurance opportunity cover. if it's above a $5,000 deductible mitigating circumstance insurance is 100%, covers all the costs. guess who would have had that $6,000 if i didn't have it? the insurance company would have had it as a profit this allows you and your doctor to make those decisions. we expand those to veterans, seniors. we do medical liability reform. dr. gingrey has a wonderful bill we do that for. we also allow you to buy across state lines. it's t

dow ever look at those planes up there, they have contrails behind them. maybe all those planes with the cron trails are spraying chemicals into the atmosphere right now and uncle sam sam isn't telling us. >> seems extremely unlikely. >> stephen: the fact that the united states isn't telling something to its citizens seems extremly unlikely. i think they might have your idea already. thank you so much. david keith, a case for climate engineering. we'll be right back. ad

dow ever look at those planes up there, they have contrails behind them. maybe all those planes with the cron trails are spraying chemicalmates into the atmosphere right now and uncle sam sam isn't telling us. >> seems extremely unlikely. >> stephen: the fact that the united states isn't telling something to its citizens seems extremly unlikely. i think they might have your idea already. thank you so much. david keith, a case for climate engineering. we'll be right back. >> that's it for the report, everybody. captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. ["daily show" theme song playing] [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome. [cheers and applause] welcome to "the daily show." jon stewart. my guest tonight former pakistani ambassador to the united states husain haqqani is on the program. let us begin tonight with the national security administration which is the subject of the new ongoing series "that thing they said they are not doing, they are totally doing." [laughte

. >>> stocks were down today, the dow lost 9, the s&p 500 and the nasdaq both drops around 6. >>> up next, new questions about who is using chemical weapons on whom in syria. >>> but first here is what fox affiliates across the county auto covering -- are covering tonight. breaking news in reno, fox 11 with the breaking news on a shooting at a hospital in that nevada city. reno police say a gunman wounded four people and then took his own life. wjbk in detroit with the $636 million megamillions lottery jacket. the payout shapes up as the second richest in history. drawing tonight, 43 states take park. >>> and a live look at denver from fox 31, the big story is a suspension for the university of colorado professor whose lesson plan called for teacher assistance to dress up as prostituted and other sex workers. that is a look outside of the beltway for special report. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] campbell's homestyle. mmm! this is delicious katie. it's not bad for canned soup, right? pfft! [ laughs ] you nearly had us there. canned soup. [ male announcer ] they just might think it's homemade. try campbell's homestyle soup

chemicals related. down over 50 percent this week. gold corp down 43%. randall's down 38% with, on the same year, the markets have taken off. the dow, s&p, nasdaq of between 25 and 37%. when you have a stock that goes down 50% on one-year with the averages were gaining almost 30 percent, that is a tough go of it. liz: year to date just the total opposite of what it has done oo the past couple of years. so we always try and get our viewers to look at things in a different light. those of you who wanted to buy gold but thought it was too expensive, it is cheaper now. closing bell ringing in 49 minutes. the world -- check this. the world's largest asset manager is ready to talk to you right now. he is here to tell us and you what we need to know about investing in 2014, what to do with your cash, if you have been waiting. a fox business exclusive interview with black rock global chief investment strategist as you work on those piecrusts or wrap presents, come hang with us and it is the energizer company that just won't quit. yet another reason pershing square billionaire chief l. ackerman is cringing over the stock that he bet against