the gun maker smith & wesson, sales got a boost in the stock is up 4% this morning.unt on your phone when you sign-up for long-term contracts? at&t chief says his company cannot afford it. the stock is down a fraction. twittetwitter hit a new high yesterday, now we're up again 53 on twitter. more on that in a moment. today down just $0.31. mastercard above $800 per share moments ago, up 55% this year. dr. keith ablow is next. twitter raids to be more precise. the stock has hit a new high. ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to the best. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the merces-benz you've al wished for, now for an exceptional price. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease e 2014 e350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. stuart: a couple of charles payne sticks in the news. avon cutting jobs to give $45 million charge because of that do you still like avon? charles: i'm still in it, don't know if i like it. stuart: groupon. got an upgrade from a bank.

. >> gun makers like smith & wesson have seen shares soaring since a dip immediately following the shootinge company says it's operating at maximum production capacity. a new cnn poll shows support for stricter gun laws seem to be fading. 49% of americans say they support stricter gun control laws. that's down 5%. "global essence on guns" airs tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. what did you learn about how those countries control gun violence? >> you know, it was interesting because looking at those different countries you see different aspects of what we think are the problem. so you've heard, i've heard, lots of politicians say the real problem is our violent popular culture, particularly violent video games. so we actually went to the country that is more obsessed with violent video games than the united states, and that's japan. we tried to look at whether you could find any connection between violent popular culture, violent video games -- gun violen violence. what turns out japan has a stunningly low rate of gun violence. maybe 25 times lower than ours. and why? they have pretty strict gun c

gun maker smith and wes son reported 28 cents a share.d higher profit margins compared to a year earlier. medical lab operator cut 2013 guidance giving outlook for next year falling below what the street was expecting. down over 7 1/2%. slower demand as well as the uncertain health care environment. that could have been obviously to anybody. >>> will a fed taper derail the market? let's hear from one of our own, the global chief investment strategist. great to have you this morning. >> we're trying to wrap up 2013 and look ahead to 2014. you're in charge of trying to fig you're out why people should be outing their money. is the stock marketplace to go for 2014 or would you look at other areas? >> i think it is the stock market. obviously not the only place. there are other areas we're emphasizes. when you look at equitieequitiet year in 2014. stocks are no long eer cheap. they look to offer returns over the long term. people had a great run in the u.s. u.s. stocks can go higher. for 2014 this is probably a good time to take advantage of

something else that's soaring, smith & wesson's stock. the gun maker'sd for membership and good for business. and here's the thing. what happened at newtown, what happened at virginia tech, what happened at the navy yard, it will happen again. so says matthew, the guy that wrote the researched book on newtown we talked to last hour. he's also covered more mass shootings than he recacares to recall. we can't figure out what to do about those who live amongst us who are mentally ill and many cases obviously disturbed people. here's a thought. next time there's a mass shooting, and there will be one, and our hearts sob for the fallen and we vow to do something, let's actually do it. thanks for watching on this saturday. see you tomorrow. "disrupt" is up next. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so you

and shares of smith & wes son are up almost 6% in after-hours trade. the gun maker says gun sales are up 27% over a year ago. guns, by the way, something i know we're going to be focusing on in this program, because we've seen, despite all the violence in the united states, gun violence i'm talking about, that gun manufacturers have been selling their firearms like crazy, so it hasn't stopped the seasms >> crazy, that may be the disturbing word to use in that sentence. here we are, almost a year from sandy hook, and the gun industry has been very successful at using these terrifying events to propel sales for fear of future crackdown on gun sales. >> exactly. >> so the guns, they sell guns when there isn't violence, and they sell guns when there's more violence, and they continue to sell a lot more guns. >> they do. and later in this program, we're going to be speaking with some researchers who have come out with a new report saying they're going to be making some recommendation it is that they believe will prevent further gun violence. we're going to be talking mor

and shares of smith & wes son are up almost 6% in after-hours trade. the gun makerver a year ago. guns, by the way, something i know we're going to be focusing on in this program, because we've seen, despite all the violence in the united states, gun violence i'm talking about, that gun