today, n-vidia fell 4%. advanced micro devices sparked some of the sector selling earlier in the week when it had a disappointing outlook. a.m.d. fell another 4% today. and intel dropped almost 4%. we mentioned earlier how the materials sector was the worst stock sector this quarter. it was also the worst today. heavy equipment maker ingersoll rand fell more than 12%. volume quadrupled with the stock falling to a new 52 week low. the stock is down 40% from its july prices and down more than 45% from its high in may, its third quarter outlook today came in well below estimates leading to the selling. materials, grain prices took a hit. wheat and corn each fell more than 6% thanks to higher than expected supplies. corn is back below $6 a bushel. and soybeans fell more than 4%. and eastman kodak. the company has been fighting market worries about its business. shares lost more than half their value during the regular session, only to pop up more than 30% after the close. late today kodak said it has no intentio

the nasdaq lost almost 80 and the s&p fell 32. trading volume starts the week on the heavy side. 1.4 billion shares moving on the big board, 2.5 billion on the nasdaq. >> susie: investors are nervous that this quarter will be just as bad as the last one. as suzanne pratt reports, investors have good reason to be worried. >> reporter: it was not a good start to a month known for stock market crashes and halloween. and, after the carnage to stocks in september, it's no wonder investors are really spooked. so, will this october be a scary one? big board trader jonathan corpina says the change in calendar pages has not improved the outlook for the market.. >> the same mentality that was there last week is now here this week. so, yes, there continues to be pressure on our markets. the markets are very fragile. investors are still very confused as to what the outlook is going to be moving forward. >> reporter: market pros say companies are likely to report reasssuring third-quarter earnings, and those results could give stocks a boost o

the historic admirals fells inn in fells point has made the top 10 list. it's that scary.she checked in. let's see if she checked out. >> it sits on a corner in historic fells point. it dates back to the 1770s and is made up of different buildings and today it's a hotel, cute and cozy but there's one mystery. many believe this is haunted. >> the neighborhood itself is haunted. the neighborhood has a lot of stories. >> the hotel has long twisted hallways. >> did a grate story three weeks ago where a guy was staying in his room. in the middle of the night his dog started barking at the window. he gets up, looks out and sees an old weathered sailor. the next day the dog starts acting up again. the dog runs down shakespeare street in front of the fells family grave and sits and wouldn't move. >> a guest was staying in this room a few weeks ago. he said he heard a strange knock at the door. he locked out the peep hole and saw a butler wearing white gloves. when he opened the door there was no one in the hallway. the hotel doesn't provide butlers. years ago the hotel provided bu

they fell 2.3% in frankfurt. 1.9% in paris. and 1% in london. in new york, the dow jones industrial average fell 258 points, or 2.4%, to 10,655. market players say growing concerns over the european credit problems are dampening investors' appetite for risk. >>> the first images taken by the world's largest telescope were unveiled on monday. the radio telescope observatory was built on a chilean desert 5,000 meters above sea level at a cost of more than $1.5 billion. it's a multinational project involving japan, the united states and european countries. eventually 66 antenna dishes will be linked to make up the radio telescope. each dish measures about ten meters in diameter. alma began operating after 19 of its an ten as were completed this week. it captured images of a universe some 70 million light years away from earth. the pictures show gas and dust which cannot easily be observed by optical telescopes. alma can also detect organic compounds in outerspace, including amino acids. >> translator: i hope the alma telescope will help us solve th

this tree fell one cluster landed on this family's car boat and house. a tough night here. >> reminded me what it would be like if it was a tornado. >> washington county, trying to recover from a storm that some people are calling snowtober. >> i do not remember this before halloween. >> believes are holding this in the trees and they cannot handle the weight. >> it brought down this cluster of 100-year-old oak trees. >> one of them was hauling the other way and it got each one of them. >> the family found the roof damage and even this shed was hit. >> power crews are scrambling to restore service. >> this was very scary. >> the roof in front porch were hammered by the falling tree. finally, the snow on saturday is slowly melting away. and the cleanup will begin. >> this is an act of nature and this is how it goes. and you have to cope with this. >> this is the other end of that cluster of trees and you can see that ted insult to injury, there is no power tonight and they're hoping to meet with their insurance people tomorrow. >> it may take awhile. this

legg mason fell almost 5%. affiliated dropped 3.5%. in the commodity markets, the softs had it, while silver did not. coffee and sugar prices rallied more than 3% each; silver fell below $32 dollars an ounce. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: the world's biggest auto maker hopes the oprah effect will help it pick up speed in america. today, volkswagen delivered hundreds of its iconic beetles to audience members who attended an oprah show. as diane eastabrook reports, the marketing ploy is part of an overhaul vw hopes will bring in more buyers. >> reporter: one by one, jonathan browning, volkswagen america president and c.e.o., handed over the keys to new beetles to former guests of the oprah winfrey show. the talk show queen gave away the cars to nearly 300 audience members during a program taped last year. joan burns was among 22 in the chicago area picking up her bug today. >> i love it, i love it, i love it. >> reporter: volkswagen hopes the boost it gets from oprah will bump up sales of the iconic beetle. the car came

volume more than tripled as shares fell almost 13%. disappointing earnings and outlook last night sent the stock below $200 per share for the first time since mid-august. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: arrogance has led to debt crisis in europe and the occupy wall street movement here in the u.s. that's the contention of tonight's "street critique" guest. he's michael farr, president of investment firm farr, miller and washington and author of "the arrogance cycle." it's great to see you, welcome back to "nightly business report". >> thank you tom, always nice to be here. >> tom: if arrogance led us here, humility gets it out. does that mean a more modest investment strategy? >> i think a tempered investment strategy is always adviseable. but if you start feel, if you get a little too far out over your skis and feel like you can't lose, you're in a very dangerous position. so a little bit of humility when you're making an investment decision or any big decision will leave you in better stead. >> tom: what do you make of t

the admiral fell in. >> maybe you can go with them. >> it would be fun. >> head out to the admiral fell in. >> there was one funny thing that happened. the mades were cleaning up some of the rooms, and we walked by and my photographer said we should have gotten a shot of the made, and me and the ja gentlemen that were with us both turned and said, "what made?" >> that is good. i bet his back went up real straight. >> he said "what? shut up!" >> stay with us. lowell will have another look with your weekend forecast. first here's amy with another look at the -- >> president obama announces an etched to war in iraq. then a disturbing new development in the search for baby lisa. three weeks after the 10-month-old disappeared, a cadaver dog picks up a scent inside her bedroom. and we'll talk to the private investigator hired by the family. >> and news out of australia as an american diver is killed by a great white shark. it is the second fatal attack in less than two weeks. >> and on a much lighter note, has prince harry found his american princess? the british royal has been spotted with a

and i saw him as he fell and he fell right into the officer's arm right there. >> the firefighters gave xavier a new boston fire department hat and t-shirt. now he says he wants to be a firefighter when he grows up. >> check in with eyewitness news. >> vic, no longer in power. libyan dictator, moammar gadhafi is killed. his last minutes alive. and what his death means. >>> and a political showdown in maryland. how redistricting affects you. we'll have all of the breaking news coming up at 6:00. now, back to mary and vic. >> thank you, denise. and still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. it's worse than your worst

. >> one fell one way and one fell the other way and the other fell the other way. >> large trees falling like that is unreal. >> we got off easy compared to the northeast. trees and power lines are down everywhere. watch this tree come down right on the new jersey home. our outages stretch from maryland to maine, with connecticut and getting hit harder than when i read with through. >> these are and extensive and long term power outages. some people could be out of power for as much as a week. >> ucf/in the sky and a whole neighborhood would go out -- you see a flash in the sky and the whole neighborhood would go out >> . >> at least 50 people were stranded in this amtrak train headed for boston. and passengers on a diverted jetblue flight sat on the tarmac for seven hours. >> people were quite upset. >> a trick on the eve of halloween that is far from a treat. they are investigating the jetblue flight and three others that were kept on the tarmac for several hours. we're talking about tens of thousands of dollars for passengers. >>> things were much calmer tonight. let's go to steve sta

financial stocks fell in sympathy. the sector just came off its biggest weekly gain in more than a year. bank of america, j.p. morgan and citi all lost significant ground today. all of the dow components ended the day in negative territory. aluminum giant alcoa was one of the dow's biggest losers, dropping 7%. the stock is down 30% this year as falling aluminum prices continue to take the shine off of profits. speaking of shiny metals, gold fell sharply. the precious metal lost $22 to settle at $1,725 as the dollar sold off following word that the bank of japan intervened in currency markets. still, the yellow metal is up 6% for the month. oil prices also rose sharply in october. crude oil futures gained 18% in october but fell modestly today. energy stocks were the weakest group in the s&p 500. one energy issue caught in the downdraft was u.s. refiner valero. its shares, which have run up on takeover speculation, tumbled nearly 8% after reliance industries, an india-based firm, denied it had any interest in buying val

. >> one fell one way and the other fell another way and each of them hit something. >> like many other areas in the northeast, residents in washington and maryland are picking up the pieces after snow and leaves sentries tumbling onto cars and homes. >> it is unreal. >> millions remain in the dark. >> i'm still shocked. everybody is. >> in the northeast mother nature is unseasonable extrtrick was no at a treat for passengers. people on one airplanes stacked on the tarmac seven hours. >> a nightmare. carson and anna an amtrak train -- and on an amtrak train some passengers were stranded. a number of cities in the northeast now are deciding whether or not to hold halloween celebrations to night. >>> pepco is helping other utilities restore power after the weekend's storm. 350 over deadlinehead line personnel and many tree trimmers are going to be working. could be the middle of the week before power is back on for everyone. wjla.com has the latest weather information. uconn always check out the forecast on our website. >>> now to developing story from d.c. a new report on the d.c. fire r

stock averages fell by 2% or more. the dow tumbled 248 points, with all 30 dow components in the red. the nasdaq lost 53 and the s&p fell 23. >> susie: also weighing on the markets? more concerns about the financial sector. some mixed earnings news from two of the nation's biggest banks. citi said it earned 84 cents a share in the third quarter, three cents better than analyst estimates. but revenues came in below expectations, down 8% to about $19 billion. the quarterly numbers from wells fargo disappointed. it earned 72 cents. analysts were looking for 73 cents. wells revenue also came in lower than expected, down 6% to $19.6 billion. >> susie: joining us now to talk more about outlook for banks? fred cannon, director of research and chief equity strategist at k.b.w. fred, great to you have you back. >> great to be here, susie. >> susie: so you know, earnings of the ones that have been coming out so far, citish and wells fargo as i just reported, jpmorgan reported better-than-expected numbers last week. what's your t

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but existing home sales fell last month. in earnings, video conferencer polycom dragged the nasdaq, dragging over 25% on low revenue. ingersol rand fell on forecast. union pacific surged on better than expected earnings. southwest airlines rose on slightly better income than anticipated. "the new york times" soared on higher than expected profits. watch microsoft today, it fell after the bell on weak quarterly window sales. elsewhere, a fed official wants the central bank to purchase mortgage bonds to stimulate economic growth. after years of debate and despite strong teamster opposition, today the first mexican free trade truck rolls into the nation through laredo, texas, rather than transporting goods at the border to a u.s. hauler. finally, a new barbie is drawing criticism for her neck and shoulder tattoos as well as her pet, bastardino. it's a limited edition adult collector, $50 barbie. the tats are nothing new. it's actually the third barbie with a little ink. >>> coming up, the great eight comes up big for the caps.

one fell one way. other fell another way. each one hit something. >> it is unreal. >> we got off easy. trees and power lines downed everywhere. watch this come down right on jersey home. >> it was like armageddon. conn got hit harder. i am advised that set it looks like some people be without power for as as a week. >> it was a flash in the sky. neighborhood would go out. >> a man died after being a but downed power line. he was napping in his recliner collapse on his house, killing him. 1000 flights were canceled. passengers sat on the tarmac for seven hours. the power is going in and out. people are upset. >> it was on the eve of halloween. that was far from a cheat. >> we're learning the department of transportation is looking that flight as will as three others that were reportedly step on the tarmac hours during the storm. >> pepco is helping others restore power. 200 tree trimmers are working restorationve efforts. than 3the power to more customers of the rug the northeast. effort is expected to continue through the mid

enger sol rands sank on low earnings and its forecast. >>> at&t fell on a steep drop on the number ofactivated last quarter. southwest airlines rose on slightly better income than anticipated. "the new york times" soared on higher-than-expected profit. and watch microsoft today. it fell after the bell on weak quarterly window sales. >>> elsewhere, a fed official wants the bank to purchase mortgage bonds to stimulate economic growth. after years of debate and despite strong teamster opposition, today the first mexican free trade truck rolls into the nation through laredo texas. >>> here she is. the new barbie, drawing lots of criticism for neck and shoulder tattoos as well as her pet named bastardino. this is a limited edition, adult collector barbie. it's the third barbie with a little ink. >>> the grape ape comes up big for the caps. a pen going swings and scores, plus truly bizarre episodes in college football. and with their glove work keeping them in the game early, the texas rangers' bats won them the world series game too late. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're

several ktvu viewers are telling us bottles fell down and shattered and some items also fell off their dressers. >> just started shaking a little bit. it probably lasted two or three seconds and it was alarming. >> reporter: are you ready for the big one? >> no. i'm from new york originally. so not yet. >> it was really a short shake. it was not the big kaboom like last week. >> this morning's quake is in the same area as last week's quake along the hayward fault. on the ktvu "mornings on 2" facebook site viewers from san francisco to castro valley felt the shaker. wendy said her daughters woke up screaming "earthquake! "we'll have a live report on that quake coming up at 7:15. and a reminder, our special report, the next great quake will run tonight at 9:on ktvu. the special will look at earthquake preparedness, updates in technology prediction and just how prepared we are for the big one. the program airs tonight at 9:00 on channel 2. >>> police backed up on their plans to occupy protests. claudine wong has more. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning. it's still unclear i

in tokyo the nikkei fell 73 while the hang seng plunged 571. >>> and another wild ride on wall street after spending most of the day in bear market territory, stocks bounced back at the end of the day and reports european officials will sure up their banks. however, asian markets fell after the late day downgrade of italy's credit rating and those worries could linger today. >>> yesterday ben bernanke warned congress the recovery is close to faltering. some were relieved to hear the secentral bank may take more steps. >> the latest iphone upgrade, the 4 s model is a better camera, faster proses or and voice activation. still fell short of what many hoped would be a radically redesigned iphone 5. >>> ford has made a deal with united auto workers that promises thousands of new jobs and bonuses for active workers. >>> and bank of new york is being sued for defrauding in currency exchange. >>> the first round of checks are being mailed today of investors with madoff. >>> yum brands delivered earnings that narrowly missed estimates. >>> wall street journal has requested to see warren buffe

. >> reporter: it shook from the two trees that fell on this home. a branch pierced through the ceiling of their home office. >> scary. >> the house went like this. >> reporter: in many neighborhoods in new jersey, the first snowfall of the season caused more damage than hurricane irene. this brand-new home will require major repairs after a 100-foot tree fell on top of it. we have trees down all across the northern part of the state that have taken wires down both supply wires, transmission lines and lines directly to homes. >> reporter: it's the same situation in parts of massachusetts and connecticut where crews are trying to repair sagging or severed power lines. >> it looks kind of like what i think a war zone would look like. >> hundreds of thousands of residents may not get their power back until the end of the week. >> reporter: tree removal services say they have customers backed up for weeks. it will take time before the damage from the october snowstorm is all cleared away. in upper saddle river, new jersey, randall pinkston, back to you,

steel fell about 10%. the company said it will post a loss in q4. and, the nation's largest steel maker, nucor, fell 3%. its c.e.o. blames china's unfair trade policies, in part, for the steel industry's troubles. a quick update on former wall street darling netflix. the shares plunged 35% today. as we reported last night, the company said it lost nearly a million subscribers in the third quarter. netflix says more defections are likely as customers continue to protest recent price increases. it was the biggest loser in the s&p 500 today. back in july, this stock briefly traded above $300 per share. first solar shares got blindsided today on word that c.e.o. rob gilette is stepping down. the company confirmed his resignation but had no further comment. the stock sank 25% today and are down 67% in the last few months due to competition from china and worries about the solyndra scandal. one stock getting pumped up was under armour. thanks to some tax benefits, the sportswear maker's third quarter profits jumped 32%, and management is forecasting 25% r

dollar thrifty stock fell to just above $59 per share. hertz has offered about $66 per share for the company. hertz was up more than 1%. meantime, 99 cents only stores will go private in a buyout. two buyers are teaming up, offering $22 per share, trumping a previous private equity bid that came in at just over $19 per share. the stock hit a new 52-week on the higher offer. in commodities, the grains saw the buying action today. wheat, corn and soybeans all jumped. the u.s. ag department updates its corn and soybean harvest forecasts tomorrow. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: the first two weeks of the nba season will not tip off as contract talks continue between players and owners. 100 games have been scrapped, costing more than $83 million in lost tickets sales. oklahoma city has been a nba hometown for only three seasons, but the effort to bring pro basketball there began in 1993. rick horrow served as a consultant on that effort. in tonight's beyond the scoreboard, horrow talks with former oklahoma city mayor ron norick

bank of america fell back below $6 per share. j.p. morgan dropped more than 5% and insurance giant travelers was off almost 2.5%. the best dow stock was wal-mart, highlighting investors appetite for consumer stocks helped out by that september jobs report. walmart stock was up almost 2%. today's gain breaks w.m.t. out of its range since august, up to its highest price since july. the company holds an annual investor meeting next week. leading the broader consumer staples sector, dean foods jumped more than 3%. bernstein research increased its rating of the dairy company to out-perform as commodity prices fall helping out its business. make-up company estee lauder and cigarette maker reynolds each added about 2% today. reynolds is less than $1 away from a new 52-week high. sprint nextel continues to have a rough trade. shares sank 10% on heavy volume. sprint said it needs to raise money to upgrade its network and help pay for the expenses coming as it begins to offer the iphone. sprint's strategy to build its own fourth generation wire