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eastern here on cnbc. >>> meanwhile, technology stocks really leading today's selloff.here is one name in the group that's bucking the trend. let's get to seema mody with the name. >> that name is blackberry. formally known as research in motion. trading here under the ticker symbol today bbry. rim's name doesn't completely disappear until shareholders approve the change this year. outperforming today thanks to an upgrade to outperform the analysts has drained inventories and most distributors will take on significant initial orders. expands from a user base that's equipped with aging smart phones. he remains skeptical of blackberry's ability to orchestrate a sustainable come back. but we are seeing a comeback in today's trade. if it's sustainable, that's is the question. >> we will see. thank you so much. i'm waiting to replace by cup and string with a blackberry if it's workable. >>> big days for calls. upgraded yahoo to a buy. it's shares of goggles and yahoo both down in this overall market selloff. but which analyst should you listen to? google or yahoo? let's talk

answering the call of cramerica, weekends 6:00 and 11:00 eastern on cnbc. >>> a lot of people going toor @jimcramer on twitter. including today, desean jackson who took his picture with me and you'll notice my avatar and my dad and he's wearing number 10. so we absolutely have two number tens checking in. so we have to do some work. let's do some mad tweets. here's a tweet from @ann her meese 7 who writes i'm curious what's your opinion on hewlett-packard? should i cut my loss or wait for new movement? i think hewlett-packard is one of the most intriguing stocks out there. because it fell down 40%, actually 44% last year. it's the worst performing stock in the dow. yet, the balance sheet is not that bad. they could clean up some debt, "the wall street journal" suggested that today. and the possibility that meg whitman can engender a turn around means i would not sell the stock here. however, just so you know she's going to get about a two-quarter honeymoon and if she doesn't turn it around, people will dump it again. let's own it for two quarters and let's see what happen. i didn't thi

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eastern on cnbc. >>> meanwhile, yum brands the owner of taco bell, kfc, and pizza hut were supposed toearnings tonight. we're still waiting for the numbers. let's get to jane welles now. over to you. >> we've been trying to call investor relations there. no longer picking up the phone. i'm sure they're getting flooded with similar calls to ours. the numbers are usually out by now. the street is very interested in what yum has to say particularly about china where kfc is a huge business there. most of their sales come from china. and where the chinese government has been doing an investigation into antibiotics and chemicals in the poultry there. it really hit kfc in china hard the last two ek wweeks of decem. they're waiting to see the store sales. and we have to see what it will mean for 2013. they are guided to 20% growth. but we don't know yet if there's a change in that. once we do, i'll let you know. >> all right. thanks so much. >>> the hartford out with earnings moments ago. estimates of 30 cents. the company also reported better than expected revenue of $7.74 billion. that's a 3

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eastern only on cnbc. >>> time for the "pops & drops," the biggest movers in midday trading. zynga, pete? >> social gaming when you look at nevada passing the fact that they can be doing online at least in the state of nevada gives it a little bit of a lift. stay away from this name, though, even though right now the downside is very limited. i don't think there's a lot of upside. >> doc, the scoop on abercrombie & fitch? it's been an interesting tape today. the stock was initially up. now it's getting killed. >> that's because of the warning they made about what the next quarter is going to be looking like, the guidance was extremely weak. you've got some people in here defending it. but this one ran an awfully long way. i would be out of it. i would fold them. >> stock was initially up just on the earnings -- >> which were great earnings. but keep in mind, if you look back six months and see where the stock came from, i think a lot of those folks that were in at that level are getting out here today. >> newmont mining popping 1%. >> q4 eps comes in above 97 cents. this is a

eastern time on cnbc. >>> coming up next, linkedin making a monster move. bring you the latest developments, plus, online shop-a-holics beware. we've got a special report on the new way retailers are making money by tracking your every move on the internet. >>> and later on, one auto stock tops the tape today, but should you ride along with this rally? much more "fast" straight ahead. ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and daily live webinars. and trade with papermoney to test-drive the market. ♪ all on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. all on thinkorswim. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer

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we'll see you back here next friday at 5:30 eastern only on cnbc. have a great weekend! to my world. >> you need to get in the game. >> firms are going to go out of business, and he's nuts! they're nuts! they know nothing! >> i always like to say there's a bull market somewhere. >> "mad money." you can't afford to miss it. >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends. just trying to save you a little money. my job is not just to entertain you but to educate you so call me, 1-800-743-cnbc. after today's beautiful rally the dow gaining 120 points, the s&p climbing .88%, nasdaq falling .97%, really knocking the socks off the panicers, worriers, and short sellers everywhere, let's cut right to the chase and go into next week's game plan. it's clear now the most significant reason for the huge decline we experienced over this week the one where people came out of the woodwork to pronounce the bull slaughtered and the bear roaring back to prominence was the release of month-old, emphasis month-old fed meetings. now, next t

cnbc, i was lying. thank you, kathy. enjoy your time on austria, lucky girl. >>> i'm actually doing it friday, 5:30 p.m. easternnbc. >> before you go to the tease, just a quick note. you can do it phil is getting a little traction on twitter. >> you can do it, phil. >> with the tesla test-drive. >>> still ahead, retail newsa palooza coming your way. >> also later on, the drip drop. why your cup of joe just got a whole lot cheaper. music to my ear. ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and daily live webinars. and trade with papermoney to test-drive the market. ♪ all on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. >>> i'm diana olick with your real estate recovery watch. going local today to minneapolis. home sales were up 11% in january from a year ago. prices even high, up 14%, as the pickings are slim. inventories down 32%. that's minneapolis. to find out how your local market is moving, go to our interactive recovery map at reali reali reallycheck.cnbc.com. >> coming up, talks

eastern right here on cnbc. >>> all right.ia bartiromo and thanks to our distinguished panel, blake zeff, heather higgins and phil musser. i don't know about that presidential skeet shooting. i have to do research on that. i'm larry kudlow. thanks for watching. we'll be back tomorrow evening. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers.

eastern and pacific. and cnbc is launching the car"t chasers" at 10 p.m. lower. >> curtis, we are excited about this. we will be watching with the premiere. >> that watch real? >> of course it's real. >> his share real. >>> when we come back, we will check in with jim crimer are. stick around. "squawk" will be right back. w dr car running like new? you ask a ford customer. when they tell you that you need your oil changed you got to bring it in. if your tires need to be rotated, you have to get that done as well. jackie, tell me why somebody should bring they're car here to the ford dealership for service instead of any one of those other places out there. they are going to take care of my car because this is where it came from. price is right no problem, they make you feel like you're a family. get a synthetic blend oil change, tire rotation and much more, $29.95 after $10.00 rebate. if you take care of your car your car will take care of you. with fidelity's new options platform, we've completely integrated every step of the process, making it easier to t

eastern and pacific here on cnbc. sue, as an aside there, the brother after dear friend of mine, was hired in 1995 to be the production or stage manager for the original lion king. and my friend at the time said -- my brother now has greater job security than you or i will ever know, and he was absolutely right about it. >> oh, absolutely right about that. it is a fantastic show, if you come to new york, you have to see it. >> let's check markets for you. ty, down triple digits. down about 124. s&p is down almost 1%, about 14 points. and nasdaq is real laggard to today's trading session. down almost 42 points. profit taking and down day but could have been much worse. ty? >> you have to figure we are due for a little bit after sell off after the runs we had in the month of january. that does it for this edition of today's "power lunch." thanks for watching. >> have a great afternoon. ty and i will be back tomorrow. "street signs" begins right now. >> and week starts with a whimper. stocks selling off, has the rally fi

eastern tonight. that's first on cnbc interview. more immediately, let's get a market flash now with josh lipton. >> new position from well known investors, leon cooperman, filing a 13f. here is what we doesn't like. apple now completely out of that name. apple shares down on that news. although not clawing their way back. here is where he is, finding opportunity. new positions in facebook, some 3 million shares of the social network. that stop popping. three million shares and we don't know fe wears the footware but mr. cooperman does like the stock, crocks some 2 million shares there. tyler? >> josh, thank you very much. apartment rentals are one part of the housing sector that are truly red-hot. diana has more. diana? >> tyler, for a reason you may never guess, hint, there is a reason i'm doing this story around valentine's day. stay tuned to "power lunch." >>> deer reporting better than expected earnings. biggest farm quick maker, farmers are gearing up to plant the biggest corn crop in u.s. history following the worst drought i

eastern time only on cnbc. have a great weekend. >>> i'm jim cramer, and welcome to my world. >> you need to get in the game! >> firms are going to go out of business and he's nuts! they're nuts! they know nothing! >> i always like to say there's a bull market somewhere. and i promise -- >> "mad money." you can't afford to miss it. >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends. i'm just trying to save you a little money. my job is not just to entertain but i'm trying to educate you. call me, 1-800-743-cnbc. in the face of crushing declines and uproarious rallies and even sometimes just plain jane garden variety days in this market there's a "mad money" toolbox to help you through and to help you become a better and wealthier investor. tonight i'm cracking it open. so listen up. if you're going to manage your own money, you have to recognize the value of maybe one of the most important issues out there. the value of humility. so please, repeat after me. somet

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cnbc does have special coverage of the state of the union address tonight from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. eastern. so it could be a late one. joining us now, sara fagan, cnbc strategist. former white house political director george w. bush. sara, good morning. good morning. >> what do you expect to hear from the president tonight? what's the point or what kind of agenda is he going to set out for his second term? >> well, i think you'll see him depart a bit from his inaugural address, which was surprisingly social and surprisingly liberal focus. i think people expected him to talk about entitlement reform and he didn't do that. he won't go that far tonight, but he will focus on the economy. and specifically what we'll see him talk about is making the economy work for everybody. still a huge focus on the middle class. lifting up people in lower incomes and putting them back aggressively in this economy. >> do you think we'll hear specific details on how he hopes to avoid the sequester? we're starting to get into the nitty-gritty as to how the u.s. may avoid the spending cuts. president's man versu

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cnbc's spoke first to ceo bob dudley. we'll let you know what he said about bp's upcoming trial at 5:30 p.m. eastern. first, some results here. greece has been to auction. and afternoon selling about 800 million euros of t-bills at 4.7% coming in decent, 1.68 versus 1.62. we are seeing the greece bores, the greek stock market reversing losses, up about 1.3%. >> see what happens there. meanwhile, let's remind you of what's on the agenda in the united states today. fed governor elizabeth duke speaks at 8:30 eastern. the january ism services index, that's out at 10:00 a.m. some forecasts according to the reading of 55. that would be a move down from 55.7 in december. and on the earnings front, look for results before the open from adm, delphi,s take louder, kellogg. after the close, we'll hear from disney, aflac, chipotle, cme and zynga. and on thursday, don't miss charles evans, kelly's uncle charles, he'll be on "squawk box" at 8:40 eastern. that the, kelly? >> not uncle charlie, but i like to hear what the namesake has to say, nevertheless. a sharp sell-off in equity markets. jitters over europe has

. >> in we were on something -- if we were on a network called cnbc, which is, by the way, fantastic, especially from 2:00 to 3:00 easternlittle extra leg room, that will be another 59 bucks, right? you want a sandwich? seven bucks. >> rev-par. >> before we go, can you talk about the most taxed cities in the united states. this is important, because with taxes going up in washington, this means a lot of small business owners are now going to be paying over 50% of everything they make to governments on all levels. >> that's a great point and there's a study, there's an article on cnbc.com today about this and smaller businesses, even bigger businesses, especially restaurants, trying to figure out how they're going to manage these costs. highest taxed cities in america, surprising, bridgeport, connecticut. >> that's unbelievable. >> bridgeport, connecticut. >> bridgeport? >> bridgeport. >> and newark -- >> they got the economy to show it. >> and the city that sticks out to me, the four of the five, you can kind of figure out. columbus, a bit surprising. ohio state, you would think, would sort of help mitigate some of the t

eastern time. >>> elsewhere, aig swung into the red in the fourth quarter. adjusted results beat forecasts and it was first quarter since the u.s. government sold its remaining stake in the company. the ceo tells cnbc business is gradually improving, but a dividend and buyback will have to wait until aig has sufficient liquidity. >> our loss ratios for eight quarters now is slowly coming down. so the day-to-day results are terrific and we had a couple of headline problems which kaut caused a quarter, but still with the huge loss of sandy of $2 billion pretax, we still made a profit in the quarter. >> aig shares are up 4% after hours. nearly 5% in german trade this morning. >>> now we just want tory cap for you what the european commission has just released in its projections for winter. it's not a pretty picture for the european union. it says the eurozone will be the return to growth until 2014, the recession last ago year longer than initially expected. there's weakness in particular in the deficit targets that we're talking about for countries including spain. the eurozone economy is still expected to grow at 1.4% in 2014. this follows a contraction of 0.6% in 2012. and the contraction of 0.3% n

eastern. the third hour of "squawk box" begins right now. >> wow. just figured that out. welcome back to "squawk box" here on cnbc.. i'm joe kernen. along with becky quick, and -- there she is. >> coming back. >> and andrew ross sorkin. checking the markets this morning, u.s. equity futures after yesterday's late selling are down again this morning. but not down as much as they were when we first started the show. down over 50, they were at release of the fomc minutes yesterday cost a pall on people that were long and they thought oh, my god can we not count on these guys? but then again we've heard it with just the minutes. it wasn't a statement. the s&p and nasdaq turning in their worst sessions of 2013 on the heaviest trading volume of the year. and the vix which is a measure of investor angst and worry was up 20%. it had its biggest daily gain since november of 2011. much more on the markets still ahead. but first becky has your morning headlines from a location where there will be much more interesting. >> i'm over here. i'm over here. check out the stairs. dow component walmart reporting quarterly profit of

cnbc. why does he think the u.s. is on the verge of a bull market? >> stay tuned. >>> a remirnd of what's on the agenda in the united states. inport prices out at 8:30 eastern.10:00 a.m., december business inventories. we hear about the economy and monetary policy at around 11:00 a.m. >>> and in his own state of the union address, goldman sachs' james blankfein talks about washington dealing with the ongoing budget battle. speaking on "street signs," he cited low interest rates and a strong energy situation that can drive jobs and a housing market rebound as reasons to be bullish. >> we have had a lot of problems. we haven't chewed through all of them. we haven't even chewed through all of part of them. we've chewed through a lot of it, and you know, nobody sounds a gun or blows a whistle when things have gotten better. sentiment is lagging. it's still slow. but i think the market as a whole, no one in individual, but the market as a whole is looking ahead and said with these advantages, i think the -- we could be on the threshold of a bull market. >> on that note, we're joined now by founder and ceo. do you agree? >> i do agree. i just have one thing that i

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