jeffrey hirsch is editor-in- chief of the "stock traders almanac." with us tonight. happy new year, welcome to the program. >> happy new year to you too. thanks for having me. >> tom: what kind of predictions can we draw for 2012 due to the visitation of santa claus. >> actually santa showed up at the new year and it's the beginning, the first positive sign of the year. and it's a bit of sigh of relief but some indicators we will be looking at the first five days is the barometer. generally when santa claus shows up on wall street we get that rally over a seven day period. it's a good sign that forces, seasonal sphoarsz ar forces areg allowed to permeate and negatives aren't necessarily as bad as they might have been. >> tom: jeff, what do we expect usually after a flat year and more so after a flat year for the markets into an election year? >> well you know, are this has only happened about 11 times since the s&p started. the following years are more positive than you'd expect. there are two losses, so it doesn't really imply anything negative even during the elect

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market watcher and historian jeff hirsch of the stock trader's almanac will join us for "street critiquehat morning coffee or afternoon caffeine fix could cost you more if you go to some starbucks. the coffee chain is raising prices in some regions, thanks to higher raw material costs. about 1% of starbucks in the northeast and sunbelt will see price hikes, including new york city and washington, d.c. the price of a tall coffee will go up ten cents in those areas, but prices on grandes, the next size up, will stay the same. coffee isn't alone. the new head of the united nation's food agency predicts another year of volatile food prices as europe heads towards recession. jose graziano da silva, director-general of the food and agriculture organization, says his top priority remains eradicating world hunger. he said, "there will be many more people getting hungry, unemployed, and we will need to find new ways to assist those governments." >> tom: if you're watching us on television, thank you. but also know that's so last decade. tablet computers, smart phones, twitter feeds, and facebook

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hirsch's shooting on our. the latest news and the week's top stories fresh clashes in syria claimed dozens of lives as the arab league decides to carry on with its observer mission despite criticism that the organization is not achieving its goal in ending the bloodshed. iran says it will continue war games in the persian gulf threatening to close at key oil route in the region if western nations proceed with sports this comes as a new sanctions from washington began targeting iran's of financial sectors. and the six republican hopefuls are vying to take on president barack obama in november u.s. election this at a time when some core supporters are turning their back on the president better and senator mitt romney is seen as the front runner after building a huge national momentum after his win in the iowa caucuses and i should say veteran governor there now up next on our team is here with all of the latest sports news. hello welcome to the sports and these other top stories battle of manchester wayne rooney