grain corp. given the treasury left the door open for a larger stake. there were concerns over foreign wheat shipments and infrastructure. the treasurer says he made the decision after the foreign investment review board remains split on whether to allow the deal to go ahead. some traders say the drop could be a good buying opportunity. others are more cautious, bby, cutting its rating to underperform from a buy. >> there's some encouraging insight today that japan may be gaining the edge on its battle with inflation. household spending rose, once the jobless rate held steady and factory output ticked higher. regional economist at barclay's is joining us. rahoul, how encouraged are you by this data? is japan exiting deflation? >> well, we think we are going to see a little bit of an improvement in the inflationary pressures. but overall, still a lot more needs to be done if the bank of japan is going to hit its 2% inflation target based on our current projections, we don't think that's going to h

. >>> archer daniel proposed $3 million bid to take over the grain corp. was blocked by australia, and that's where we begin. the american food giant already owns a 20% stake, but it offered to buy out the whole company last year. australia's treasurer, though, blocked the proposal over concerns the merger would reduce competition and hurt growers. that sent shares of adm tumbling down nearly 3% to $40.30. exxonmobil has agreed to sell a quarter of its stake in an iraqi oil project. the project is expected to rival some of the biggest sources of oil. agreed to help iraq develop in 2010. a lot of chinese oil companies like petro china have been shopping overseas to expand their production. shares of exxon off just a fraction, though, 93.49. >>> shares of e-bay and amazon popped after a show of cyber monday being promising this time around. a poll found 85% of participants plan to skip black friday and nearly half will shop online during the internet's discount offer day, cyber monday. that is a 30% boost from just last year. ebay rose to $50.66, while amazo

a large market share that the grain corp has to sell it off to a foreign industry is a big concern forrowers. they have approved the sale saying it won't hurt the competition. the final say rests with the prime minister. a big part of tony abbott's message is that australia is open for business. the coalition an government andd jr. party are against the sale. they are worried that the costs will rise. they claim that australia's food stuart securitsecurity is at ru. it's a concern at the farmer's interest. >> we are essentially swapping one eye for another. the difference is adm is willing to bring more money to invest in dysfunctional up country facilities in new south wales. if the deal is opposed on political grounds we are sending a signal to investment globally that strah australia is not oper business. >> two huge cattle farms have been sold to indonesia of you block the sale and you scare off a big chunk of the market. >> to refuse this application would be devastating for the message that you en send to forn investors. >> the farmland and assets will remain in australia. the ri

the australian government squashed its purchase of a grain corp. for $2.6 billion, caving in to demands of some farmers, so it's down about 2.5% on that news. back to you. >> all right, mary, thank you very much. let's go to sheila at the nasdaq. you're getting pretty comfortable above that 4,000 level, aren't you? >> very comfortable. i mean, take a look at the nasdaq composite at 4,070. fresh 13-year high for the index. today, we are at session highs right now, so looking for a very strong close. now, a big part of today's gains has to do with large-cap tech. apple, seeing a nice lift. we've seen this uptrend all week, and we're continuing that today. it is beyond the 550 level, which is one we haven't seen since january. take a look at microsoft and yahoo! as well, showing solid gains. biotech, this has been such a big winner on the nasdaq, hitting yet another record today for the nasdaq biotech index. today seeing nice gains in vertex pharmaceuticals after a positive analyst research note, giving a lift to the entire sector. finally, bill, the

>> one individual will not be able to buy the australian grain core as the regulators reject a takeover bid citing national interest, crane corpsvides nearly one third of the wheat of australia. >>> a check of headlines is coming up next on aljazeera. power power of the people until we restore of the people until we restore our freedo >>> welcome back to aljazeera america. here now are today's headlines. many looking for bargains, shopping online, other stores were open since thursday night. >>> china dispatches fighter jets over a group of islands in the east china sea as they said they were investigating military flights by the u.s.a. and japan. >>> 70 people were arrested in egypt as the police fired tear gas and water canons at demonstrators, protesters there were angry about a new law restricting public gatherings to ten people or less. >>> the white house christmas tree arrived this morning, the douglas fir loaded aboard a wagon pulled by clydesdales and the tree this year comes from lehigh pennsylvania and it was grown there on a farm. thank you for watching aljazeera america. spirit child is next. as always, for updates

grains protein blend. >>> welcome back to "hannity." rand paul deliver add major address before the citadel's corps of cadets.werful message for a pos able 2016 presidential contender regarding benghazi. take a look. >> when hillary clinton was asked for more security she turned the ambassador down. under cross-examination i asked her, did you read the cables? she said she never read any of the cables. that's her excuse. she says, don't blame me. somebody beneath me should have been reading the cables. i find it a dereliction of duty. she wants to blame somebody else. it's absolutely her responsibility. her failure to provide our ambassador and his mission with adequate security should preclude hillary clinton from ever holding high office again. [ applause ] >> joining me now to explain is the man himself, kentucky senator rand paul. the coach of the citadel's tennis team was there. your speech was well received. welcome back. >> thank you. >>ics explain in more detail. i agree with you. the buck should stop with the people responsible. all the details we are learning, they knew a lot more and purposely dece