of federal affairs for duke energy the largest electric utility company in the country shuler says he won't vote on anything related to his new employer while still in congress he is however trying to pass a bipartisan deficit reduction compromise whatever the deal becomes it will probably affect duke energy some duke energy is business before the government includes tax policies and corporate dividends e.p.a. air pollution rules and resulting nuclear waste issues duke energy assured news outlets that hsu schuler's role heading the federal affairs department while not violate house ethics rules which dictate that former representatives must wait a year before lobbying let's hear so let's see what she will or with his six years of building connections on capitol hill will do for duke when he shuffles through that revolving door. that's made it over now but check out our youtube channel youtube dot com slash r t america you can also follow me on twitter outlives the wall will be right back here at eight pm. a lot of american power continue. things in our. might be time revolution. and i

of federal affairs for duke energy the largest electric utility company in the country shuler says he won't vote on anything related to his new employer while still in congress he is however trying to pass a bipartisan deficit reduction compromise so whatever the deal becomes it is probably will effect duke energy some of duke energy his business before the government includes tax policies on corporate dividends e.p.a. air pollution rules and resolving nuclear waste issues duke energy assured news outlets that schuler's are all heading the federal affairs department will not violate house ethics rules which dictate that former representatives must wait at least a year before lobbying schiller's office did not answer multiple requests for comment from r t so let's see what schuler with his six years of building connections on capitol hill will do for duke when he shuffles through that revolving door that's can do for now but make sure you check out our youtube channel where we post everything there youtube dot com slash r t america you can also check out our website that address is r t

that's the prudent way to approach it. >> duke energy's up 1.66% today. ty, back down to you. >>> zynga, one of the big stocks to watch today, the stock getting crushed. that's one way to put it, down another almost 7% at $2.44. the social gaming site amending its deal with facebook allowing facebook to develop its own games. check out zynga shares this year, down about 75%. julia boorstin with the details now. >> well, tyler, it may not be game over but zynga does have a tough road ahead as it adjusts to a new world without preferential treatment from facebook. here's the issue. now zynga cannot drag gamers from facebook to its own platform, zynga.com, which puts a real damper on their vision to make zynga.com the ultimate destination for social gaming. zynga claims these changes give its own platform much needed freedom. why is that? because zynga no longer needs to use facebook log-ins, show facebook ads or show facebook for payments. that last one is key. zynga.com no longer has to hand over a 30% cut. some analysts agree, jeffries calling the changes

i want to know about duke energy. >> i think that 5% yield is terrific. go to shalandera in ohio. >> i was trying to find out if western union was a buy or sell? >> no, i will tell you why. that was one of the most disturbing conference calls. i had no idea. you can't touch that thing. let's go to art. >> my stock is qihu. reported a terrific quarter again yesterday and i wonder what you thought. >> there are a lot of chinese companies that are doing better. buy the fxi. that is what my trust has been buying. we believe that china has been making a major turn. let's go to jeanette in florida. >> i would like to know what you think of amcc. >> way too at the mercy of the big buyers of its technology. that thing blows in the wind of whether the big guys need equipment or not. let's go to michael in virginia. >> cim, what are your thoughts? >> i regard it as unfathomable. don't buy. let's go to sal in florida. >> thank you. i have stock that goes up and down. csco. >> listen sunshine, that cisco quarter was terrific. i think you should buy buy buy cisco. ben

among the laggers, duke energy, it is an international, public services and northeast utilities.here is the group for you right there. a lot of red arrows. nicole petallides once again standing by at the new york stock exchange keeping an eye on what traders are looking out for next week. nicole: that is right. we had some service benefits go by as well as the staff tax and a lot of action here on the floor. let's talk about a couple things. a couple things you are focusing on. how are you feeling about this? >> we come of of a lackluster week but we have big economic data coming out and the preliminary gdp for the third quarter. that will move the markets one way or another. nicole: a nice gdp would be a nice surprise. let's talk about key levels of the s&p. will be looking at? >> we stalled out which is not surprising as we have a low-lying david 1393 will be the resistance and 1387 somewhere in there, will be near-term support levels, anything below that, we run down 7 or 8 points. >> is it more of a week to support? >> never go in and start buying at that point because you ne

liz: when you talk to ceo rogers at duke energy, yeah, we want to put in scrubbers and do coal sequestrationrward the president has been supportive of thing like nuclear power. this storm taught us a lot it is fair to say. the first thought i could not get to gasoline in the car. if i switch to hybrid, i only have to fill up once every six weeks. this is very serious situation for a lot of people around here and almost felt desfrat. do you think that is the way to go? >> i think we should do things to improve fuel economy. figuring out ways to put more hybrids in the system. if you want a gas tax, a lot of people like or don't like, use the gas tax to bring hybrids in the marketplace. that would be a good thing. liz: do you like a gas tax. >> i would like a gas tax proceeds which are used to bring hybrids in the marketplace. i think you reduce consumption you it would pay for the tax. david: do you put money into coal and natural gas. >> no, we're focused on oil. that's what we need. david: howard newman of fine brook. physical shares you might not see them and they are left swimming in floo

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top ceo are coming here to the white house to meet with the president, anything from walmart to duke energy to ursula burns of xerox and nine others. they will gather up, they will huddle up and exchange ideas to try to find a fix for the fiscal cliff. the question is, how much is the president willing to give on spending cuts, how much is the gop willing to perhaps give on tax increases and revenue enhancements, and what will the ceos say, ask and demand? eamon javers here also at the white house as we have full team coverage and he has got the ceo part of the story. >> brian, i think one of the key questions going into this ceo meeting as we wait their arrival on the north lawn of the white house is how do these ceos react to the more than $1 trillion figure now that's been floated by the white house for new tax revenues, is that something that they find dismaying, that they feel like they can't even start the negotiations with a number that big? remember that the negotiations last year between boehner and obama really focused on $800 billion figure. now the white house is floating a much

. >> we asked jim rogers, the ceo of duke energy, the best advice he ever received. us p. >> the best advice i've ever received is to stay focused, stay in the moment, deliver, but never forget to look up at the horizon and have dreams about how do you get to the horizon? >> that is the best advice from a company executive, that is the way executives think. look at right now, make sure you're delivering right now, but keep your eye longer term on what's changing and -- >> he knew where he was going with that. he knew exactly what the advice was. that's all from "early start" this morning. >> "starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >>> good morning. welcome, everybody. our starting point this morning, powerless in the cold. a nor'easter pummels the northeast communities already struggling to recover from superstorm sandy. now more power outages and freezing temperatures and inches of snow to add to the misery. we've got live team coverage for you this morning. >>> plus, president obama back to work this morning, after winning re-election. but with loom

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