you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning everyone! i'm angela miles. just ahead on first business...bonuses are back on wall street-- as santa delivers this year! in today's cover story...is an improving housing market hurting american's abilities to buy. plus...what's old is new again. the trend that has collectors going for a spin. and in traders unplugged...investor idols. should you model your portfolio after billionaires? for now we begin with scott shellady of treon. good morning. > >good morning. > >i hope it's been a great trading year for you so far. what are some tricks that have really been working this year? > >you have to differentiate between what you think is gonna happen and what's gonna happen. now, it took me a long time to do that and i wasted a lot of money fighting what was really gonna happen versus what i thought should happen. and i think a lot of folks have started to take some money off the table worrying about the stock market continuing its march. but the fed is data dependent and we d

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning everybody, i'm angela miles,thank you for joining us for this special edition of first business as we share a few of our favorites things that happened during the past year. from the soaring stock market, to wacky ways people are making money, to trends that help america become better than ever. there were many unforgettable moments. get ready -- as we travel back in time for the takeaways of 2013. the market trend was traders friend in 2013.investors have to be thrilled. joining us now is alan knuckman of trading advantage, one of our traders who noted it would be a big year for stocks. alan, what was behind the big move? > >it was just a great year. for those that didn't fight the market i made a contrarian call last december when everybody was really negative just from the fact that everybody was overloaded in one direction. the market obviously goes the other way a lot of times and it was a great big year for a lot of bull participants. > >you also made some calls on i

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning everybody. i'm angela miles. just ahead on first business...how to avoid feeling the stock market chill this winter-- with words of wisdom from our pro traders. in today's cover story...tastemakers hit the road as food trucks steer toward profits. plus, he's one of the world's most successful investors. the life and money lessons warren buffett has passed down to his son and grandson. and will paramount cash in at the box office with the latest film about wall street -- first business starts now. but first...we'll start the day with matt shapiro, president of mws capital. good to have you on the show today. > >thanks angie. > >you are here to talk about the santa claus rally. that is the big rally that tends to happen between christmas and new years. i feel as though this market has just been the gift that keeps on giving all year long. so what do you anticipate this year? > >profits have been booked. it's been a blockbuster year. things are gonna quiet down and it's gonna

and before you buy a new car-- find out which 2014 models have the best re-sale value. first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's monday. december 9th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: strong reaction from the stock market following a jump in jobs. the government reported friday- 203,000 people were hired last month. the unemployment rate fell to 7% from 7.3% the dow rallied nearly 200 points on the news-- closing above 16,000. the nasdaq jumped 30 and the s&p 20. gold and oil had moderate changes. the sec is reviewing barnes and noble's accounting books. the bookseller admited earlier this year to overstating it's finances. shares fell 11% friday. and, the tsa reports a half million dollars in loose change was left behind at aiports last year. chris gersch of altimus capital joins us for a peek at the market this morning. what a reaction to the jobs report on friday. what is the market telling us? > >what a reaction is right. the market is telling us that if you're a seller please stay

for first business news, i'm jackie keenan. something that could hold chocolate prices in check for now-- trading volumes in the cocoa powder and butter markets are dropping as traders take time off for the holidays.coming up...how the affordable care act is spurring a flood of mergers and acquisitions. plus...in chart talk. following the money trail...one trader says he's taking a cue from the big hedge funds stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ factory orders, employment, gdp - these are all measures of the health of our economy. here's another metric, the number of mergers & acquisitions, and 2014 is looking like a banner year. david braun runs capstone strategic in the washington dc area & he wrote the book successful acquisitions. you advise companies on the process - where do you see the big growth in m&a activity next year? >>bill, good to be with you. i think there's probably three main areas that we're seeing some significant expected for 2014. number one is going to be healthcare. we've seen a lot of activity already over this pas

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you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's wednesday, december 18th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: stocks stall ahead of the rate decision and potential taper talk from the fed today.the dow, taper timeline. when the fed might be getting ready to execute a new plan for the economy. in today's cover story...a look ahead at 2014, through the eyes of traders. plus... simple tips to investing in etfs. and... why super bowl tickets are the hottest commodity... on wall street. let's get down to business! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's wednesday, december 18th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: stocks stall ahead of the rate decision and potential taper talk from the fed today.the dow, nasdaq and s&p remained close to unchanged for the day.gold shed 13 dollars and oil 38 cents.amc raises the curtain on its ipo.the stock begins trading today, alternatives after pricing in 17, 18,19, 20,21 the ticker is amc.triple aaa predic

the gadgets that could you help reach your new year's resolution. first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning on this monday december 30th.i'm bill moller in for angela miles.in today's first look: the dow opens the final 2 days of the year barely missing its 51st record close for 2013. the nasdaq and s&p were also slightly down friday though indexes were up for the week. commodities? gold close higher by 2 dollars and oil was up slightly. the fast- selling super- sexy all electric tesla might become a new division of general motors. sales of the chevy volt have paled compared to tesla and there is talk gm is eying the luxury electric car as an acquisition target. the kindle is on fire. on christmas day the number of people activating their new kindle was 24 times higher than on an average december day - way ahead of apple and samsung products. and 1 million 300- thousand americans are waking thius morning to a painful reality. no more extended jobless benefits from the governmnet. those benefi

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first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning!it's wednesday, december 4th.i'm angela miles.in today's first look: stocks lose altitude. the dow is back below 16,000, the nasdaq is nearing 4,000 and the s&p has dropped past 1,800.stocks slipped tuesday as traders took money off the table to pocket profits.gold gained a couple dollars and oil shot up $3. opec members meet in vienna today for their last session of the year.the big deal there is how members will handle civil issues in lybia, iraq and iran. ex-tyco ceo dennis kozlowski will be set free prison january 17th after spending 8 years behind bars for corporate fraud. and, some abercrombie and fitch shareholders are making a pitch for the retailer to consider a ceo change as the store loses popularity. larry shover of sfg alternatives joins us now for a closer look at today's trading action. good morning to you larry. > >good morning. > >the market is now in a steep slide. how are traders reading that? > >differently than they were before. i think it was preroga

first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's friday. december 20th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: the dow does it again.one day after a record run wednesday, the blue chips make it another all time high close on thursday. the nasdaq however, tumbled 12 points, while the s&p gained 1. facebook joins the big leagues of the s&p after the close today.shares trade at $55 dollars that up 100% for the past year.the fiscal crisis threat is not over. secretary jack lew is warning congress not to dilly-dally. he says the debt ceiling needs to be raised by early march.and, a wing and a prayer...the wall street journal reports-- mcdonald's is hoping for a mighty miracle after getting stuck with 10 million pounds of wings-- frozen in storage.the chain overestimated demand. scott bauer of trading advantage joins us on this friday morning. good to have you as always on our show. >>thank you. >>i was watching the volatility index yesterday and it was sinking at one point. is that a telltale sign? >>this was crazy an

first business starts now-- you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's wednesday, december 11th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: a budget deal is reached on capitol hill. lawmakers negotiating the agreement have a two-year budget=- that sets spending levels for the federal government and replaces spending cuts with other savings. there's light market action as traders get set for next week's fed meeting. in trading yesterday-- the dow fell 53 points- closing below 16,000. the nasdaq lost 9 and the s&p pulled away from its all time high ending down 5 points. gold was up 27 dollars.. and oil added another $1.19. mastercard plans a stock split. the stock closed last at $763 dollars. the 10-for-1 split would lower the price to $80 potentially making it more attractive to investors and ending hopes it would become the next 1,000 stock. and hilton hotel's ipo is expected to price in tonight. larry shover of sfg alternatives joins us on the show now for some trader talk from cme group. good morning larry. > >good morning. > >w

first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's tuesday, december 3rd. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: sellers step it up--- investors take some profits-- sending the dow down 77 points monday, the nasdaq 15 and the s&p 5. and gold fell $31 dollars. oil was the winner gaining $1.10 as manufactering data in the u.s. shows signs of growth. the detroit bankrutcy ruling is expected today. a judge will make the call on whether the case can proceed. u.s. regulators approve microsofts deal to buy nokia's mobile phone business. krispy kreme fried on forecast. the stock dropped 10% last night- investors found holes in the donut company's earnings outlook. however, profits were up 34%. lincoln ellis of green square capital is good to go for us this morning to talk about the stock market. a bit of a pullback yesterday lincoln but i'm thinking there's not too much to be concerned about going into december and january here. > >the santa claus rally is a predominant factor in the month of december and if you don't have

news again!let's get down to business! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning!it's thursday, december 19th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: what a relief!stocks let loose wednesday on word the fed is ready to taper. in a whip saw session.the dow rallied 293 points. the nasdaq 46, and the s&p 30.gold dropped $13 dollars oil was up small change.oracle surprised wall street by topping earnings expectations.the stock traded around $35 dollars after the close.and a 2 year compromise budget deal has been passed by congress and will be signed by president obama. there was even a consession on military penesions. daniel stecich of athena advisor services joins us now. daniel, a terrific relief rally yesterday. the market clearly feels better. do traders feel better now that they know that tapering is going to happen? >>that's right. and i think the market likes certainty. what was a surprise was when i was speaking to people yesterday about this, i thought the market might fall off

new investigation is launched into health care dot gov... and.... hollywood sets up to surprise this weekend first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's thursday, december 12th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: stocks struggle ahead of the fed meeting next week...as traders worry it's almost taper time.. the dow took a hit falling 129 points, the nasdaq dropped 56 and the s&p lost 21 points ending the session below 1,800. gold was lower by 8 dollars and oil off by $1.10. a federal judge rules general motors is not required to pay $450 million to cover medical benefits for its retirees. the car company had a contract to make the payment 2 years before gm went bankrupt. it is considered a defeat for the autoworkers union. and, fidelity is allowing investors to place bitcoins in their iras. it's the largest investment firm to go the virtual route-- so far. no one loves a selloff more than todd horwitz of average joe options. good morning dr. doom and gloom. how are you today? > >good morning angie. how are you doing? > >i'm d

first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's friday the 13th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: triple, triple check...concerns are growing the dow may be in for a series of triple digit losses. yesterday the dow plunged 105 the nasdaq 6 and the s&p 6 gold tumbled 31 dollars and oil lost a penney. boeing is expected to respond to union workers latest contract offer that could potentially keeping much of the work on the 777x in the state of washington. freddie mac and fannie mae will give homesowners in foreclosure a break from the threat of eviction during the holidays from december 18th to january 3rd. and, mcdonald's is testing a mobile app for smartphones and tablets in attempt to lure in young diners. deals on meals will e flashed on the app. ben lichtenstein of traders audio joins us on this friday. ben, good to have you back on the show. there was positive news yesterday from the retail sector but a negative response in the stock market. what was going on ben? >>well, it was a bit unusual. i think

first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's friday, december 6th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: the jobs report out this morning could dominate the trading day. it's expected 185,000 jobs were added to payrolls in november. and the unemployment rate ticked down to 7.2% from 7.3% the stock market has been selling off into the report. the dow and s&p dropped for the 5th session, yesterday. the market is having a small anxiety attack that decent job growth could cause the fed to taper its bond buying program. gold lost 22 dollars. and oil edged up 16 cents pension tension in illinois. the governor has signed landmark legislation that includes cutting benefits to cover a $100 billlion deficit. unions are planning a fight. and starbucks is out with a fancy shmancy metal gift card...that costs $450 dollars. it goes on sale at noon est today at gilt.com. only 1,000 are available. tim mulholland of china america capital joins us now from the trading floor he's getting set for the jobs number coming out tod

first business! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's friday, december 27th.i'm chuck coppola. angela miles is off, today.in today's first look:stocks soar on wall street.the dow and s&p hit new highs, pushed higher by postive jobs data and gains in the retail sector. the dow gained 122 points, breaking a new record high. the nasdaq gained 12 and the s&p also pushed its way up to a record at 18-42. gold gained 8 dollars, oil up 40 cents. a sinking feeling among investors of the empire state building...they've filed a lawsuit accusing a real estate team of ignoring cash offers worth billions to enrich themselves in an i-p-o, instead. president obama signs a bipartisan budget deal while vacationing in hawaii. it eases military cuts under the sequester, but pares down pension increases. it also combats sexual assault among troops. and gasbuddy-dot-com predicts gas prices will be temperate in 20-14 but may spike to just below four-dollars a gallon by spring let's get our day started with ben lichtenstein of traders audio g

first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's thursday, december 5th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: jobs up, stocks down! the adp report out yesterday shows 215,000 jobs were added to payrolls in november. better than the 160,000 expected by economists. it could bode well for the government's numbers out friday.. with the market predicting-- 185,000. it also means the fed could move closer to tapering its stimulus program. the dow and s&p fell for the 4th session in a row. the dow dropped 25, the nasdaq flatlined and the s&p dipped 2 points. gold fell $5 and oil inched up 2 cents. amc entertainment is offering moviegoers the chance to buy stock in its upcoming ipo. the theater stock is on track to price next week around $20 per share. bundle up for a brutal blast of artic cold. ice, snow and freeze temps are expected across most of the country. time now to say good morning to tood horwitz of average joe options. he's our man on the trading floor this morning. good morning todd. > >good morning angie.

you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it's tuesday- december 17th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: the big fed wind down. today marks the beginning of a two day meeting at the federal reserve. it ends tomorrow with a news conference by outgoing fed chair ben bernanke.wall street is on edge over whether he will disclose a wind down of bond buying stimulus program. ahead of the meeting stocks went wild monday. the dow pushed up by 130--the nasdaq 29 and s&p by 12. gold edge higher by 5 dollars.and oil by 71 cents. a report says a vote to approve janet yellen as the next fed chair could happen thursday. today, president obama meets with top tech leaders to talk about the healthcare.gov website and nsa spying. also a snow snarl is expected for commuters from the midwest to the east coast ...take care on the roads. glenn schultz of performance trust joins us now. glenn, will it be a terrifying tuesday. everybody's so concerned about this fed meeting. what is the bond market telling you? >>the bond market

the next order of business is item 5, matters of new business, first can consent jed item 5a, approval of minutes, regular meeting of november 5th, 2013. madam chair? >> thank you very much. is there any public comment on the minutes? >> i have no speaker cards, madam chair. >> okay, thank you very much. i believe we have one suggested change. commissioner rosales, you pointed out one of them? >> it's not so much a change. the minutes reflected did arrive at 1:30. it is more of a question perhaps for our council. can i vote on all items -- vote to approve the minutes on all items except for the item that i wasn't present for or should i abstain entirely? >> i think it would make more sense to abstain entirely than to vote partial. >> thank you. >> okay, that's identifiv. fine. >> i move that. >> thank you very much. is there a second? >> second. >> thank you very much, madam secretary, please call the roll. >> commission members please announce your vote when i call the roll. commissioner ellington? >> aye. >> commissioner [speaker not understood] abseptember. commissioner sen? >> aye.

for more oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky says he's not interested in politics or business at his first news conference after a decade behind bars we get live express an opinion from germany shortly. ago islam is rebels in syria legibly massacred dozens of civilians during a battle in the suburbs of the capital damascus. and crowds gather in central kiev planted government protests to brace for over a month as ukraine secures a fifteen billion dollars economic rescue deal from russia. back in the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on. x. oil magnate. says he has no interest in pursuing politics or being involved in business he's been holding his first major news conference since being released from jail after ten years peter one of the reports now from but in. that time while he was speaking to journalists he expressed his gratitude to those who had supported him throughout the years that he was in prison and expressed his gratitude to those so they helped him once he being released he paid specific gratitude to the german off overseas on to form a ger

former oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky says he's not interested in politics or business and his first news conference off to a decade. rebels in syria allegedly thousands of civilians during a battle in the suburbs of the capital damascus. protests have raged for over a month as ukraine secures a fifteen billion dollars economic rescue deal from russia. seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. x. oil magnate. says he has no interest in pursuing politics or being involved in business he's been holding his first major news conference since being released from jail after ten years well now reports from berlin. during that time while he was speaking to journalists he expressed his gratitude to those who it supported him throughout the years that he was in prison and expressed his gratitude to those that it helped him and once he'd been released he paid specific gratitude to the german off to former german german foreign minister. who provided him who helped him to get a private jet out of russia and helped him with a visa that he obtained here and now with regards

. >> so this is new business for the future. >> first of january. >> (laughter). >> just another note we'll be scalding the december 16th meeting so note that commissioners. any new items on the agenda? all right. any public comment seeing none. that wraps up our meeting. thank you our your our meeting is now adjourned. happy

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. >> so this is new business for the future. >> first of january. >> (laughter). >> just another note we'll be scalding the december 16th meeting so note that commissioners. any new items on the agenda? all right. any public comment seeing none. that wraps up our meeting. thank you our your our meeting is now adjourned. happy >> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >> it is philosophy that attracted david linger to mount a show at meridian. >> you want to feel like y

format oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky says he's not interested in politics of business at his first news conference after a decade behind bars. radical islamist rebels a cigarette allegedly months ago dozens of civilians during a battle in the suburbs of the capital damascus. and crowds gather in central kiev where anti-government protests have raged for of a month as ukraine secure as a fifteen billion dollar economic rescue deal from russia. the latest news on the week's top stories you're watching the weekly international with me here national thanks for joining us. ags oil market nate. says he has no interest in pursuing politics are being involved in business has been holding his fast major news conference since being released from jail after ten days i was he is peter one of our reports now from baghdad during that time while he was speaking to journalists he expressed his gratitude to those who it supported him throughout the years that he was in prison and expressed his gratitude to those that it helped him and once he'd been released he paid specific gratitude to the german off

mean how you hold it confiscates that he's not interested in politics all business ahead of his first news conference in a decade the former oil tycoon of course russia's was high profile prisoner has been reunited with his family in berlin for a huge surprise really. also this hour radical islamist rebels in syria allegedly massacred dozens of civilians during a battle in the suburbs of the capital damascus. and crowds gather in central kiev where antigovernment protests have raged for over a month now as ukraine secure was a fifteen billion dollars economic rescue deal from russia. the latest news on the week's top stories you're watching the weekly here on our international with me. and welcome to the program. says he has no interest in pursuing politics or being involved in business he was speaking ahead of his first major public appearance since being released from jail after ten years we're expecting his news conference to begin any minute in berlin and while we're waiting here let's now speaks to us he's a piece of all of us who is there in berlin for us as well that pieces so what

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new year and vote on an unemployment extension. what kind of ledger are we talking about? senate majority leader, harry reid said unemployment will be the senate's first order of business in the new year. >> that would be the first item we bring -- come to when we come back. we have a number of republicans who have stated publicly, including the senator from nevada, other senator from nevada, a republican that will support an extension of unemployment benefits, unpaid for. >> oh. it sounds good. but you know what? there's an old saying in business. you can't eat pr, you've got to show me the money. but it's the first thing they're going to do. and that makes people feel good. except for the 1.3 million people that aren't going to see the money on december 28th. i'm sure john boehner will approve reid's retroactive extension, right after the 48th vote to repeal obamacare. give me a break. there's no ledger to trust this guy right here. he puts the hammer down every time he can. has he helped out on a jobs package? no. has he obstructed time and time again? yes. has he blamed the president for his economic plan? yes. even though we have had, what, be i don't know, 46, 47 mon

30 seconds and we have the other headlines for you, they're all about obamacare, first item watch out small business, new insurance tax is coming january 1st, 8 billion is the take in the first year, and 110-- 101 billion for the next ten years, you lucky people. and next one, the obama administration says 1.1 million people signed up for insurance using the federal exchange. no details who signed up for what type of coverage, remember, please, the financing of obamacare depends on young people signing up to pay for the program. last one, the new health law mandates that calorie information be posted on vending machines. and that will cost the vending machine industry about 24 million dollars each and every year. and two trading days left in the year, the markets have been on a tear. looking higher today as well. we bring you the opening bell in a couple of minutes, but first, the nfl. you're a football fan you had a lot on your plate yesterday. overtime finishes, and peyton manning broke the single season passing record, 5,477 yards. brace yourselves. it will be a big playoff season. >> here comes that

me how you hold of course kay says he's not interested in politics or business at his first news conference up to a decade behind boston russia's most high profile prison is now reunited with his entire family in berlin following a surprise release on friday. also this hour radical islamist rebels in syria allegedly massacred dozens of civilians during a battle in the suburbs of the capital damascus. crowds gather in central kiev where anti-government protests have raged for over a month now as ukraine secures at a fifteen billion dollar economic rescue deal from russia. the latest news on the week's top stories you're watching also internationally with me. and welcome to the program. and magnates and held her casket he says he has no interest in pursuing politics or being involved in business has been holding his fast major news conference since being released from jail after ten days i'll see his piece on of i reports now from baghdad during that time while he was speaking to journalists he expressed his gratitude to those who it supported him throughout the years that he was in prison an