every once in a while you ask i deliver houses for positive financial news a man in china sent a six inch long worm removed from his brain now you might ask how is this good financial news is quite obviously is proof that we can remove the six inch or analysis six foot long tape worm investing the vital organs of our global financial system and all the headaches and migraines that our bank failures and quite.

every once in a while you ask i deliver houses for positive financial news a man in china a son a six inch long worm removed from his brain now you might ask how is this good financial news quite obviously is proof that we can remove the six or analysis six foot long tapeworm investing the vital organs of our global financial system and all the headaches and migraines that our bank failures and quantitative easing would disappear is this correct. indeed max it is actually we'll go over this first headline here it's from china man a six inch worm removed from his brain a man plagued by headaches discovered a six inch long warm had burrowed into his brain is that it was weighing me and he was sixty from chengdu china and doctors removed the worm and here's a photo of it actually and you know to put this into context this is a six inch worm and i want you to take a look at this one now this is sixty five foot long. that goes in the gut and then.

there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow.or instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. jazeera america. >> i'm kim bondy, growing up in news was always important. you have this great product that you are ready to share with the country. i'm a part of a team that is moving in the same direction. content while setting new standards in journalism. >> a new voice of journalism in the u.s., al jazeera america. america. >> we tell the human store ri from around the block, across the country. >> if joe can't find work, his family will go from living in a hotel to living in their car. >> connected, inspired, bold. >> technology is coming on in the next few decades may make nuclear waste obsolete. we should all hope that's the case. but right now the internationa

a six inch long worm removed from his brain now you might ask how is this good financial news is quite obviously is proof that we can remove the six inch or analysis six foot long tape worm investing the vital organs of our global financial system and all the headaches and migraines that are bank failures and quantitative easing would disappear is this correct stacy herbert. indeed max it is actually will go over this first headline here it's from china man a six inch worm removed from his brain a man plagued by headaches discovered a six inch long warm had burrowed into his brain is that he was weighing me and he was sixty from chengdu china and doctors removed the worm and here's a photo of it actually and you know to put this into context this is a six inch worm and i want you to take a look at this one now this is sixty five foot long. that goes in the gut and then the six foot worm that you were referring to infesting our financial markets remind everybody this is jamie diamond the tape or it's an anaconda tape worm of course we're talking about parasites tapeworms they burrow int

now you might ask how is this good financial news quite obviously is proof that we can remove the six or analysis six foot long tape worm investing the vital organs of our global financial system and all the headaches and migraines that are bank failures and quantitative easing would disappear he was suffering from fainting fits kind of like our market flash crashes and the thousand point drop in the dow back in two thousand and eight and then he was also suffering from painful migraines exactly like our financial markets but what is happened here is the so-called doctors of this financial system like the central banks and the treasury department's look at the system and they don't even look for the tapeworms but they just keep on throwing more nutrients at the system imagine having a kidney stone this size and having the past history year or year rethrow ok no chinese doctor in finishing powdering is going to be able to remove a kidney stone out of your reach for the size of this and this is jamie in the recent american economy is a kidney stone the size and measure of passing that t

welcome to the kaiser report max kaiser recently i was asked max what you cover so feel good financial news every once in a while you ask i deliver houses that are financial that is a man in china has had a six inch long worm removed from his brain now you might ask how is this good financial news is quite obviously.

there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow.or instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. >>> welcome back, recapping our top stories, the court has ordered the release of hosni mubarak. if prosecutors do not appeal the ruling, mubarak could be freed in the next couple of days. >>> a military judge has sentenced private bradley manning to 35 years in prison, he leaked classified documents to wikileaks. he was dishonorably discharged and will no longer get pay. >>> to provide some direct incite on bradley manning's trial, we turn to amnesty international's observer at the trial. what is your reaction? >> it is what we were expecting. he was available to as much as 90 years, the prosecution was seeking 60, and the 35 is really just to set an example. >> the e

there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. >> after the tazreen fire, walmart announced that it had dropped success apparel as a supplier. we tried to speak to success' representative in bangladesh, but we found the company had closed down its office here. we also tried to interview the company's ceo, gila goodman, in new york but she refused to speak with us. kevin taxin was success' president at the time of the fire. he also refused to speak to us on camera. he now heads up another supplier called americo group. one of its clients...is walmart. >> if walmart were really so upset about what success apparel did, one assumes they would not be keen to continue to do business with a leading executive from succes

there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. content while setting new standards in journalism. >> a new voice of journalism in the u.s., al jazeera america. america. >> we tell the human store ri from around the block, across the country. >> if joe can't find work, his family will go from living in a hotel to living in their car. >> connected, inspired, bold. [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >> after the tazreen fire, walmart anno

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i'd like to see the financials break to a new high. they've been unable to do that. but nonetheless angie, consolidation after that big run up that we had in july is not a bad thing and considering the fact that we've only given up about 1% you have to say overall the market is hanging in there pretty well. > >dan, great to have you on the show this morning. thank you for your wise words. > >thank you. the time has come for us to wrap up today's show.. coming up tomorrow it's movies and money with 2 major openings happening this weekend. the butler-- heavily promoted by oprah -- and jobs-- the story of apple innovator steve jobs. our critic will be here with a sneak peek on these potential blockbusters films...from all of us at first business.. we wish you a wonderful wednesday.. ♪ >> now a paid presentation for meaningful beauty advanced by cindy crawford. >> with special appearances by debra messing. >> valerie bertinelli. >> christa miller. >> and stars from tv's royal pains and the mentalist. >> hosted by network tv correspondent katrina szish. >> brought to you

. >> this is america's number one financial news program "on the money." >> here is a look at what is making news. a disappointing job's report for the month of july. the economy created 162,000 new jobbing for the month. that was below the expected 183,000. but it fell to 7.4% as fewer people looked for jobs. job growth was revised downward was well. record setting weekend for the marks. kicking off the month of august with a bank hitting new highs on thursday after comments by the fed earlier in the weekend. the s&p 500 closed above 1700 for the first time ever. those commenting after the open market committee wrapped up a two-day meeting and announced it would continue buying bonds and mortgage backed securities to help keep interest rates low. the fed used the afraid modest growth rather than moderate growth. that was a light and subttle downgrade. the first reading was released this week and it came in stronger than expected. expectations had been for an increase of nine tenths of a percent. the biggest drag was government spending. consumer spending was relatively strong. here i

. >>> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now, maria bartiromo. >>> here's what's making news as we head into a new week "on the money." president obama took his economic show on the road this week pitching

. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money" now, maria bartiromo. >> what's making news as we head into a new week. a

this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money," now, maria bartiromo. >> here is the news as we go into a new week maria bartiromo. anhalt to trading because of a software glitch. securities could not be priced and there was no response from the nasdaq officials before or during the cause of the halt. nasdaq defending their handling of the outage. >> we took the proper amount of time, to make sure that the testing was done, and the communication was so strong and we got it done and came back and came back successfully. it's not our job, nor will it be for us to go to the press, the public, while we are focused on the issue. >> nin spite of that, the nasda was up. and the dow broke the longest losing streak of the year. the markets continued to climb on friday. the federal reserves coach market committee released the minutes from july's meeting, and investors were hoping for clarity on when the fed was going to slow down the bond buying program rmp they were disappointed as the fed provided few clues on when that will

. >> on to financial news.echnical glitch froze trading on the nasdaq today this, chart shows it. 12:20 eastern time, 9:20 our time the nasdaq halted training. the index ended up, however, almost 39 points to close at 36-38 now, treasury secretary jack lu kept watch during his visit today in pal yes alto would not speculate about what went wrongdoer haigz peer yens in the common wealth club saying he's going to wait until after the sec finishes its investigation. lu says he's confident in the system and safeguards that are in place. >> we have to be able to deal can w.storms and have to be realistic there are going to be occasions from time to time if the need to respond to intrux troougss. >> now this is not the first time the nasdaq had a problem with its computer systems this year agreeing to pay $10 million to the government and millions more to firms after mishandling orders during facebook's big initial public offering. >> bob billner is prepared to quit his job tomorrow expected to make announcement afte

sibert-- made her mark in the financial industry by becoming the first woman to buy a seat on the new york stock exchange. she went on to make millions and donate much of her money to help other women in the financial industry. seibert was 84. still to come: if gas prices are down, why are consumers hitting the brakes on spending. plus has tesla reached a turning point in the marketplace. and after the break...a start up survival guide. first business continues after this. tesla is racing ahead of the competition in california. drivers there are buying more tesla cars than other luxury brands.such as porsche, jaguar, volvo, land rover and lincoln. it also sold more than fiat, buick and mitsubishi. things aren't so bad for the stock, either. yesterday shares gained nearly 2 dollars, closing at 164 dollars. tesla is proving itself as a star start up. but 44 percent of all new companies failing after the third year.jackie keenan reports from florida on the growing need for business incubators that promote growth. dr. cindy sanberg's company is about to go big time. her product, nutrasyst

. >>> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." w, maria bartiromo. >>> here's what's making news as we head into a new week "on the money." president obama took his economic show on the road this week pitching

there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonight. i grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. >> welcome back. let's recap our top stories. there are new calls for the united nations to take action following an alleged toxic attack b

this is america's number one financial news program. the money," now, maria bartiromo. >> here is the news as we go into a new

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas good morning! it's thursday, august 29th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: the stressed stock market. traders are on edge. as the global tensions rise in syria. yesterday the major indicies all rallied as investors pumped money into oil stocks. gold lost $4 as oil traded above $109 dollars per barrel. the federal reserve offers new rules to avoid another housing market meltdown including lenders holding more money to cover risky loans. and, guess what? shares of the jeans maker guess had a huge breakout. the stock rallied more than 18% on heavy volume in the after hour session after delivering a strong earnings forecast. ben lichtenstein of tradersaudio.com joins us now for trader talk. good morning. will we continue to feel the syria effect in the market today? > >i think so. if you look at yesterday's activity, the market tried to get a bit of a bid going throughout the day session trade. but around the middle of the day, we started to sell off a bit---unable to get into new low prints. d

. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money" now, maria bartiromo. >> what's making news as we head into a new week. a cool-down on wall street. all the major indices took a tumble suffering the worst one and two-day drops in two months on wednesday and thursday. that led to a fall in the price of treasuries. investors are preparing for the fed's eventual winding down of the bond-buying program. also driving up concern on the street, a key earnings disappointment from walmart. the nation's largest retailer, largest employer, citing weaker sales and cutting its outlook for the year letter bellwether cisco warned uncertain demand for technology products, that could to cut as many as 4,000 jobs, 5% of the workforce. it wasn't all bad. fewer u.s. workers are being laid off. the weekly count of initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level since october of 2007. charges have been brought up in the jpmorgan chase london whale investigation. manhattan u.s. attorney has brought conspiracy and w

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas good morning!it's monday, august 19th.i'm angela miles. in today's first look: a new week starts following the worst trading week of the year for the dow. selling persisted friday with the major indicies all giving up ground.gold rallied 12 dollars. oil finishedup 41 cents. violence in egypt caused several major companies to shut down businesses there.among them: gm, royal dutch shell and toyota.and deere and company is recalling 7,000 tractors--due to a faulty rollover system. no injuries have been reported but the company is warning owners to stop using the tractors immediately. the tractors were sold nationwide from february to july. michael gurka of chicago based spectrum asset management is on the show with us this monday morning. happy monday to you michael. > >thank you. > >we have a lot coming from the fed this week. fed minutes and the big jackson hole meeting with the fed heads. will that hold the market in a pattern today? a holding pattern. > >i don't think it will. actually i think tha

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's monday, august 12th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: is the summer rally slipping away? the major indicies all fell friday, ending down for the entire week. it's the first weekly decline since june as traders fret over the fed's next move. gold was a gainer by $4. oil added on $2.63 apple shines in its patent case. the internationl trade commission ruled that samsung infringed on iphone patents owned by apple. samsung is expected to appeal. and aol has turned into a chatter stock. shares rose 2% friday on speculation the internet company is planning drastic cuts or that it may shut down its local news sites, called patch. scott shellady of trean group joins us on this monday morning. happy monday morning to you, scott. - good morning. - how critical will the inflation numbers and retail earnings this week be to traders? - it's going to be very critical with the fed's dual mandate. we have to keep an eye on inflation. i don't think we've got inflation. i thi

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's wednesday, august 7th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: a summer stock slide. stocks fell yesterday, with the dow down 139 points. it recovered, but still closed 93 points lower. ibm was one of the biggest losers. the nasdaq dropped 27 points, the s&p slipped below 1,700, gold pushed back $19, and oil $1.13. bank of america is one to watch today. the department of justice is suing over the firm's mortgage-backed securities. first solar and ge are striking a deal. first solar will buy ge's technolotgy for making thin film panels. in exchange, ge will receive 1.75 million shares of first solar stock. the stock fell 9% last night after the solar company missed on earnings. disney reports profits were up .9% in the lastest quarter on growth from theme parks and espn. the company took a profit hit on "the lone ranger" at the box office. michael gurka of chicago-based spectrum asset management is with us this morning. good morning, michael. i'm wondering what you'

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's thursday, august 1st. i'm angela miles.. in today's first look: market highs and sighs. the dow touched a new record high during trading wednesday, but than pulled back as traders sighed over the fomc announcement offering few clues on how much longer it will continue to stimulate the economy. also in the session, facebook traded above its ipo price of $38, but fell back to $36. for the month, it was a jumpin' july for stocks. the dow rose 4%, the s&p posted a 5% gain, and the nasdaq advanced 6.6%, the best performance since january 2012. meanwhile, penney's stock plunged yesterday. the stock fell more than 10% on a report the retrailer is no longer receiving lending support form cit. mark sebastian of option pit mentoring joins us on this thursday morning. good morning mark. we are now post that fed meeting. did traders get any clues about tapering? - you know, not as much as they would like. in fact, if anything, the fed brought more variables in bringing up inflat

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas good morning! it's thursday, august 15th.i'm angela miles. in today's first look: the dow took a triple digit tumble wednesday.the blue chips fell 113 points, the nasdaq down 15 and s&p lost 9.the market lost ground on concerns over the fed's next move and soft sales numbers from macy's. gold up $15 oil up 12 cents.cisco skids on earnings.the stock fell more than 2 dollars after the close.the tech company topped ananlyst expectations but the ceo says the economy is challenging and inconsistent. cisco is cutting 4,000 jobs. fight for flight.attorneys for american airlines and u.s. airways are gearing up for a courtroom battle to prove the merging of the airlines won't hurt consumers. the government is blocking the deal with a lawsuit. todd horwitz joins us now, he's with average joe options. good morning and there has been some selling in this market my friend. > >good morning angie. yes there has been some selling. very muted. if you take a look at the bigger picture we're really range bound betwee

. >>> this is america's number one financial news program, "on the money." now, maria bartiromo. >> here's a look what's making news as we head into a new week. abrupt halt to trade at the nasdaq on thursday. the entire exchange shut down for about three hours due to an unidentified software glitch. there's no word yet on exactly what caused the problem but securities could not be priced at all. and there was no response from nasdaq officials before and during the halt. on the cause of the problem. the next day, nasdaq omx ceo bob g guy feld defended the problem. >> we took the am of time, the testing was done. the communication was so strong, we got that communication done and we came back and came back successfully. so it's not our job nor will it be for us to go on the press, you know, to the press, to the public while we focus on the issue. >> in spite of that the nasdaq composite was up more than 1% on thursday. the dow had a good day as well, breaking the longest losing streak on the year, six days of losses. the markets continued to climb on friday. th

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's friday, august 9th. in today's first look: stocks snap back! after two sessions of selling, the dow, nasdaq and s&p rallied as investors picked up shares of fallen stocks such as microsoft. gold is back above $1,300 and oil is below $104 per barrel. more questions for jp morgan chase are reportedly coming from the justice deparment. lawyers are asking about bear stearn's mortgage bonds. jp morgan bought bear stearns during the financial crisis. a judge is ordering a stay in the sec cases against sac's billionaire hedge fund manager steve cohen. he's accused of failing to supervise ex- employees allegedly involved in insider trading. and the white house put out late notice president obama will hold a press conference today. on this friday morning, we find chris gersch of altimus capital good to go at cme group. good morning, chris. - good morning, angie. - a lot of interesting things happened in the market yesterday. one of them was gold. gold back above $1,300. is t

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas good morning! it's wednesday, august 28. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: the market in crisis mode over syria. the volitility index raced up 12%.. as fear and anxiety strike stocks. the dow plunged in a triple digit fall. the nasdaq had its worst point drop of the year.. and the s&p broke through technical support. gold futures pushed up $23 and oil spiked close to $109 dollars per barrel. jcp posted a record trading day with near 100million shares changing hands. it follows a report-- activist investor bill ackman sold his entire stake the retailer. the stock closed down 18 cents around $13.00. and walgreen is accused of overcharging customers and using false advertising. the lawsuit was filed yesteray by the attornery general of missouri. walgreen will fight the charges. for more on the market reaction to syria, larry shover of sfg alternatives joins us. good morning larry. what is the market telling us about the situation. > >the market is saying they don't know what's going to happen.

there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow. for instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. >> it is a desperate gamble for millions of immigrants trying to cross the u.s.-mexico border. people will risk their own lives even that of their children for the opportunity. america tonight's rob reynolds traveled to the border areas to hear from the survivors about their challenges. some of the images in the stories they tell may be disturbing. >> reporter: a corner of the cemetery in texas is set aside for th the lost and left behind. these are the graves of unknown migrants from mexico and central america who died lonely deaths in the bad lands of south texas. >> it's horrible. it's senseless death. i don't really understand it. >> reporter: vinnie martinez is

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas good morning!it's wednesday, august 21st.i'm angela miles. in today's first look: the dow drifts down, but hangs on to 15,000 for the 5th session-- the dow ended the day lower.the blue chips lost 8 points..the nasdaq added 25 and the s&p 6 gold edged up 5 dollars. and oil slipped $2.18 in earnings after hours...shares of analog devices fell more than 2%. even tough the chip maker beat forecasts and tax software company intuit earnings met expectations with sales topped estimates. and ready to hit the road.triple a predicts-- 34 million americans will travel this labor day weekend.. the most since the recession. at the sound of the bell it's larry shover of sfg alternatives here to talk about this choppy market. good morning larry. it feels like we have hit very volatile days here. > >we have. it's summertime. we have a lack of liquidity, lack of attendance right now. let's keep in mind---we have three housing numbers coming out. we have pmi's, we have the fed speaking. so really the market's just l

there's more to financial news than the ups and downs of the dow.or instance, can fracking change what you pay for water each month? have you thought about how climate change can affect your grocery bill? can rare minerals in china affect your cell phone bill? or how a hospital in texas could drive up your healthcare premium? i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. >>> what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >> they share it. >> social media isn't an afterthought. america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, latest online at aljazeera.com. ♪ >> it is a desperate gamble for millions of immigrants trying to cross the u.s.-mexico border. people will risk their own lives even that of their children for the opportunity. america tonight's rob reynolds traveled to the border areas to hear from the survivors about their challenges. some of the

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's tuesday, august 6th. i'm chuck coppola. angela miles has the day off. in today's first look: most u.s. stocks fell on word that the fed is closer to curbing quantitative easing. the dollar dipped slightly, but the nasdaq gained. the dow finished the day down 46 points, s&p down 3, and the nasdaq up 3 points. gold dropped slightly, but stayed above $1300. the washington post is being sold to jeff bezos, founder of amazon.com, for $250 million. the deal includes all of the post's newspaper and media assets except slate and foreign policy. american eagle nose dived 16% after the teen clothing retailer cuts its second-quarter outlook in half. abercrombie & fitch also fell. better times in july from 16 non-manufacturing industries in the u.s. - everything from arts and entertainment to retail, transportation and warehousing. glen schultz of performance trust joins us to help sort it all out. hi there, glen. - hi, how are you? - i'm doing all right, and i'd like to know,

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas good morning! it's tuesday, august 13th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: trending now in the market: tech stocks..news out of apple and blackberry motivated buyers.. making the nasdaq the only major indicies to end the session in the green yesterday gold up $23, oil: 18cents. it could turn in to a not so yummy day for yum brands stock. the company that owns kfc continues to see a decline of sales in china due to a chicken scare allegedly caused by suppliers breakng rules. and the latest data shows.. american workers are up to 10 days of vacattion from 8 -- back in 1993. but they are also getting less paid sick time. lincoln ellis of strategic financial group joins us this morning. good morning lincoln. > >good morning. > >the nasdaq notched higher yesterday. will there be follow through today or will it be a selloff? > >it looks like of the three major markets it's the most perky as we've gone through the august doldrums. technology is still a very growth oriented part of this market and i

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas for tuesday august 20th, good morning. i'm bill moller in for angela miles. and in today's first look: after last week's dive, market losses continued yesterday. the markets open this morning lookin' for a little traction. equities were lower for their first 4 days slide of the year. strength in technology trimmed nasdaq's losses. apple was up 1 and a half percent after saying it'll start selling 2 new iphones next month. energy shares were down - oil futures fell ending a penny below 107 dollars a barrel.and gold futures, which were up 4 and a half percent last week dropped yesterday. feels like we're in a holding pattern? well, we are. investors are waiting to see what the fed will do this week. does ben bernanke have plans to pull back on the qe3 stimulus sooner than later? with the school year beginning, the sequester means nearly 60- thousand low income children cannot enroll in pre- school programs - mostly head start. and 18- thousand head start workers have also had their pay cut. bond yields, o

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning!it's thursday, august 22nd. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: the fed head reunion. members of the federal reserve meet today in jacksonhole wyoming.the two topics that might come up: who will be the next fed chair when ben bernanke leaves.when to end the bond buying program and yesterday, the stock market sold off heavily at the end of the session after the fed minutes offered few clues on when the stimulus program would end.gold and oil also fell. hewlett packard had a bumpy night. the stock fell around 4% after meeting earnings expectations.but revenue fell shy and there's a management shake up. and wells fargo reportedly is cutting 23-hundred mortgage production jobs. as federal reserve presidents gather in jackson hole wyoming today, standing by for us is todd horwitz of average joe options. tell me what's going on with the latest fed fretting in the market. > >good morning angie. you know the fed is involved and i think that they're overinvolved. i think yest

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning!it's friday. august 16th.i'm angela miles. in today's first look: selling is stepping up on wall street.the dow fell more than 200 points yesterday followed by heavy losses in the nasdaq and s&p. gold and oil both gained on the day. dell's early earnings.the computer company was supposed to report next week, but instead rolled out results last night. dell's earnings and revenue topped wall street.however, profits dropped 72%.the stock continues to trading around $13. and before you let the good times roll after work today.johns hopkins researchers say 1/3 of people who wind up in the e-r on friday or saturday have been drinking. and most were drinking budweiser. mark sebastian of option pit mentoring joins us now. let's get down to it. what is happening with this selling spree? what's going on? > >the 10 year is the dog that's wagging the entire market's tail. the 10 year beagn to really sell off yesterday morning and that drove all the markets. it drove gold, the s &p 50

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's friday. august 30th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: stocks on edge! the situation in syria will serve a back drop to trading today.. yesterday-- the market staged a modest rally as new data shows the economy is growing faster than thought and the labor market is improving as well.the dow, nasdaq and s&p all gained.. gold fell $12 to 1,407. oil down $2.15 to $107. sales force soars - the stock rallied more than 7% after hours on stronger than expected earnings at the software company. and a jump at the pump-- as we head into the the labor day weekend.. gas prices are up 3 cents from a week ago to $3.56... as oil continues to trade above. $100 because of pressure from syria.. > >scott bauer of trading advantage is with us this morning, and scott, how is the market likely to react to air strikes in seria? > >well, if we unfortunately see that happen, i think the initial shock-- the initial blow to the market-- would be somewhat to the downside. you should see

. >>> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now, maria bartiromo. >>> here's what's making news as we head into a new week "on the money." president obama took his economic show on the road this week pitching housing reform in phoenix. mr. obama called the winding down the fannie mae and freddie mac which hold most of the mortgages are in the united states. he called for a limited government role and increase in private lending in the housing market. >> for too long these companies were allowed to make huge profits buying mortgages knowing that if their best went bad, taxpayers would be left holding the bag. >> meanwhile the markets broke a three-day slide on thursday catching their breath and consolidating a bit. it was the longest losing streak in more than a month. the markets fell on friday. earnings season is winding down. disney beat analysts' expectations though its revenues fell short. 21st century fox had its first earnings report since it split newscorp. the company beat expectations as did aol and time warner. a poor

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's friday, august 2nd. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: a record rally starts off the new month. the dow soared 128 points to its highest level ever. the nasdaq moved up 50, and the s&p broke through was the other big event, topping $107 per barrell in a sign of potential upcoming demand as the economy strengths. will it be a july jobs jubilee today? the market expects 175,000 jobs were added to payrolls last month, and the unemployment rate could tick down to 7.5%. in earnings after-hours, linkedin, aig, and kraft all rallied after posting better- than-expected results even though revenues were shy. and billionaire investor carl ichan reportedly is suing dell to stop michael dell's effort to take over the company. scott shellady of trean group joins us on this friday morning, and of course the jobs number is due out today. scott, what do you think we're in for? - well, if you're a taper tiger, you better hope for a big one, because that will supposedly put som