cnbc's jackie deangelis joins us with that and more. the latest breaking headlines coming into the cnbc newsroom. hello again, jackie. >> hey, larry. well, goldman sachs ceo lloyd blankfein got a 14 1/2% raise to a total of $16.2 million, including stock awards from prior years. despite a decline in profits and share price during 2011. blankfein's take-home was dwarfed by cbs's les moonves, who clokcked a 21% increase in his package to 61.9 million. and you're watching speeded up more than 200,000 of your tax dollars at work, moving an 11-ton minzantea shrub, once thought to be extinct away from a highway project next to the golden gate bridge. the trouble is may not be rare since it sells for $16 or so at nurseries. our thanks to brett basel for finding this outrage. >> jackie deangelis, thank you. next up on "kudlow," president obama and vice president biden unveil their income tax returns. if the president is using the same rich man's exemptions that he rails against, i don't get why they're attacking mitt romney about his returns. we

effect on the stock market and let's get a check of them this morning and for that we turn to jackie deangelisgood morning, jackie. >> good morning, john. the futures are a little lower after stocks sold off on monday. investors were reacting to friday's disappointing jobs report using it to pull money off the table. it was the worst day in more than a month. the asian markets were lower overnight and european markets were which off for easter monday were in the red. this morning we'll get data on trade and earnings season kicks off tonight with alcoa reporting after the bell. the dow dropped to 12,029 and the nasdaq was at 347. >>> and homeowners getting a better accounting of their monthly payment. the new regulations would require that lenders give people a standardized statement and warn them of any changes in interest rates or insurance fees. banks would also have to make a good faith effort to contact borrowers who were at risk of foreclosure and give them options to avoid that outcome. >>> americans are paying record average prices for new cars but it's not due to sticker shock at the d

we turn to jackie deangelis. good morning, jackie. >> good morning. that's a good question. right now the futures are lower after yesterday's big rally. that could be due to mixed earning reports from ibm and intel last night. stocks soared tuesday on the back of positive earnings from the likes of coca-cola and goldman sachs. apple jumped more% yesterday. investors were cheered on by a good response to spanish government bond auction. asian markets were higher overnight. european markets in the red today. here in the u.s., there's no data but treasury secretary geithner speaks about the global economy and investors will be listening for that. we saw the dow rise 194 points to close at 13,115 yesterday. the nasdaq adding 54 points to 3,042. >>> warren buffett says he has been diagnosed with stage one prostate cancer in a letter to berkshire hathaway shareholders. his prognosis is very good is and condition is not life threatening. he decided to delay treatment until mid july so he can keep travel commitments. remember, berkshire's annual meeting is next month. buff buffett t

we get the details from jackie deangelis. good morning, jackie. >> yahoo reportedly set to begin a big round of layoffs today, possibly thousands of workers. reports are saying that the cuts will mostly affect its product and marketing units and won't happen all at once. yahoo will announce a new restructuring plan next week. the stocks futures are lower this morning following several pieces of economic data out of europe and asia this morning. activity is shrinking in the eurozone. wall street is coming off the best first quarter in 14 years. we're going to get information on construction spending later this week, of course, there are reports on auto sales. minutes from last month's fed meeting and all topped off by friday's jobs report. we saw the dow rise 66 points on friday to 13,212. the nasdaq slipping three points to 3,091, but it soared 18% for the quarter, as well. >>> and finally, burger king is launching ten new menu items today. the biggest change since the chain was founded in 1954. including smoothies and snack w

before the bell, we turn it over to jackie deangelis. good morning, jackie. >> good morning to you. that's right, the futures are pointing to a lower open at this point. after the market got the second quarter off to a positive start. investors responded very well to better than expected reports on u.s. manufacturing, but easing concerns about a slowdown in activity in europe. we saw the asian and european markets in the red today. and in the u.s., we're going to get data on factory orders and the minutes from last month's fed meeting later this afternoon. we saw the dow rise 52 points on monday to close at 13,264. the nasdaq adding 28 points to 3,119. an auto maker is reporting march sales today is expected to be another strong month for the industry capping off a sizzling first quarter thanks to the improving economy and easier access to finances. people are buying fuel-efficient vehicles. gm saying, in fact, sales of those cars topped 100,000 last month. >>> get ready to fork over extra cash the next time you fly. low-cost carrier aleejt air is charging passengers to store in the

cnbc's jackie deangelis is live with that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. congress returns from the easter recess today with several items on its to-do list. the senate holding a procedural vote this afternoon on the so-called buffett rule named after billionaire investor warren buffett. it would require people who make more than $1 million a year to pay at least 30% in income taxes to raise money to reduce the deficit. republicans of course opposing the bill, saying that it would hurt small businesses and job creators. >>> and residents and businesses in the midwest are cleaning up following this weekend's deadly tornadoes. one of boeing's major suppliers, spirit arrow systems, has shut its plants in wichita, kansas, through tuesday to assess the damage to several of its buildings. spirit's ceo says a majority of the plant is intact. spirit, of course, makes fuselages and other parts for boeing 737 and 787 dreamliner jets. wichita is also home to some of the biggest makers of business jets, hawker beechcrafts and cessna included. back to you. >> jackie dea

i'm jackie deangelis in the united states. coverage of the west. >> coming up, "squawk box" with a countdown. whatever hasp, we hope you have a profitable day. >>> good morning. dispels iphone feefrms empire under attack. news corp.'s rupert murdoch facing a firing of questions today. and the ball is in ben bernanke's court. the fed chairman preparing to make a policy announcement today and then face reporters. it's wednesday, april 25th, 21 1 2012. "squawk box" begins right now.

cnbc's jackie deangelis is here wh with what's moving your money. $17 billion, that's a lot of peeps. easter will spend $145 each, up from $131 last year. the bulk of the purchases are going to be on candy and spring clothes, but we're going to see an increase on money spent on easter meals, flowers, decoration as well. total spending on apparel could rise to $3 billion as consumers are taking advantage of those sales out there. chocolate, jelly beans, and other sweets about $2 billion. and $5 billion on other food. that's a pretty decent amount of money considering the fact that food and gas prices are up and we're still battling high unemployment. >> i've got to say there's something wrong in the world when you're spending more on easter clothes and food than candy. that's just me. >>> let's talk car sales. the big three are out with monthly auto sales today. >> that's correct. it could be a blockbuster month. we're seeing signs, in fact, that sales are very robust, and they are picking up. this is expected to be the best month since august of 2007. chrysler did report a 34% increas

pretty staggering stat there. >> jackie deangelis at cnbc. thank you. ian fleming was in "chitti chitti bang bang." i will be singing that all day now. >> no different than yesterday. >> just another day. >> scooby doo. >>> good morning to you. let's take you outside and show you the forecast. we have a good looking day shaping up. 50 degrees in livermore. 52 in san jose. we are heading towards the 07s today. we are going to get a lot of cloud cover yet again with the jet stream to our north. clouds filling in from an area of low pressure. and we are watching visibility start to drop off in santa rosa. looking good along the peninsula. as of visibilities come down, head throughout the morning hours, expecting the thiks fog to develop between the hours of 8:00 and ten cloak, looks like at this point. so let's talk about what is to come for today. high pressure building in. that means it will be a little warmer today. especially in the south and east bay. gilroy hit about 79 degrees yesterday. so we are going just about as warm this afternoon. and tomorro

cnbc's jackie deangelis is here with more.ot maybe a dozen employees, and this company doesn't even make any money? >> that's right, chris. $1 billion, and it's facebook's largest acquisition before its upcoming ipo. the purchase is a milestone for facebook. according to ceo mark zuckerberg who said it's the first time they've ever acquired a product company with so many users. and that's the key there. maybe not the revenues but the users. it's also significant for instagram because it would be part cash and part stock. and getting that stock ahead of the ipo could make them even richer. a lot of people are asking who are these guys? they're both relatively recent stanford grads who share a passion for technology. >> yeah, obviously. and feeling very passionate right now along with their bankers. okay, lots of people use instagram on their iphones which are popular targets, obviously, for theft. so now i guess wireless companies have looked into this, and they're coming together to see what they can do about it. >> yeah, that

. >>> to the rest of our business news we turn to jackie deangelis live at cnbc headquarters. gooderning. >> good morning. the futures are opening lower on wall street. that could be due to the world's second largest economy, that's china, eased the winter. the gdp rate is the slowest growth in three years. the european markets a little bit lower today, and stocks rallied on thursday in the u.s. with hopes for a good earnings season and renewed expectations for a new economic stimulus from the fed as well as other global banks. we're going to get data. and jpmorgan just reported earnings beating expectations on the bottom line. we saw the dow rising 180 points to 12,986. the nasdaq up 39 points to 3,065. >>> and sales of the video games dropped in march. the fourth decline as sony's handheld device failed to hold much interest. analysts are expecting lackluster sales until may when a few highly anticipated games will hit the market. >>> and prom night is getting more expensive. a new survey by visa finding that families with teens expecting to spend an average of about $1,078

jackie deangelis taking a close up look. hey, jackie. >> hey, tyler. mcdonald's revenue came in line. $1.23 a share on revenue of $6.55 billion. sales grew slightly faster than expected and margins improved despite challenging global economic conditions and price sensitive consumers. the word on the street yesterday was the numbers might fall short of estimates because of -- excuse me, slowness in europe. but that wasn't the case at all. in fact, europe's results boosted mcdonald's profit despite its warnings from earlier this year. mcdonald managing to dodge that bullet once again. mcdonald's operating margin edged up to 30%. and also saw some global same store sales growth. 7.3% growth globally. that includes 8.9% growth in the u.s., 5% in europe and 8.5% in china. sales in the first quarter were the company's best since the second quarter of 2004. that's pretty impressive given the slowdown that we've seen this year. mcdonald's also setting up for a management change. ceo jim skinner retiring in june. coo don thompson he led the call today, he's goi

cnbc's jackie deangelis is here with what's moving your money.he tax deadline. your chances of getting audited, though, this year are lower. that's the good news. >> "usa today" is reporting that even irs has fallen on hard times. they're coping with federal budget cuts, staffing reductions, and a hiring freeze. so the hoodds of an audit only about 1 in 90 this year. retailers are offering some procrastinators discounts as they try to get them and some early filers who got some refund money through the doors. cinnabon will give you two classic cinnabon bites on april 15th. chili's offering an appetizer or dessert with the purchase of a entree. and my favorite, hydro massage will provide free massages for stressed out filers. i'd say it's a pretty creative way to spir some spending in these tough times, chris. >> hydro massage? do you get into a tub? >> i'm not sure about the details. i'm assuming it's a pretty quick process, in and out. but still. >> cnbc's jackie deangelis. i'll tell you, anything for a promotion. thank you so much. >>> the war

that and the rest of your news before the bell let's turn it over to jackie deangelis live at cnbc worldeadquarters. good morning. >> good morning. the futures are higher this morning. as you said it could be due to apple which reported second quarter profits nearly doubled crushing analysts forecasts as apple sold 35 million iphones in every corner of the globe. we saw apple shares jumping 7% in the after showers session last nature. stocks closed mostly higher yesterday on positive earnings from the likes of at&t, mmm and united tech jxactechnologies. the fed wrapping up the two-day policy meeting today as well with the decision expected at 12:30 p.m. eastern time. dow rose 74 points. closed at 13,001. nasdaq eight points to 2961. >>> senate democrats are readying the bill to freeze interest rates on a popular student loan. the rate on is set to double to 7% in july. more than 7 million people currently have or had stafford loans. it is f the freeze is passed it would last a year. the fight is over how to pay for the bill. democrats wanting to boost payroll taxes for some small busines

cnbc's jackie deangelis joins live with this story. >> good morning.ned delta air lines may make a bid for con k conocophilli conocophillips. the plaft was idled last year. delta which is struggling with jet fuel costs could offer as much as $100 million for it. it accounts for a third of the total jet and care seen capacity on the east coast. >>> and from the cham that brought you "the real housewives of orange county" and "top chef," brings you the latest. they're teaming up with mark zucker berg's sister randi. it's going to feature young on tre pre tours. randi zujerbug is a former marketing executive at facebook. eun, back on to you. >>> spring marks efficient start and starting today visitors have a new way of checking out the sites. the tour includes more than two dozen stops like the capital, smithsonian and major memorials. tickets are $32 for adults. >>> today you might be able to see fighter jets flying over the district. this is part of a series of tests to prepare for a the arrival of the space shuttle "discovery." they're working together

jackie deangelis has more on this story.ld would carry crude from canada to the texas gulf coast now, president obama blocked the pipeline earlier this year over kerrs that they would go a an environmentally sensitive ak question finer >>> and american airlines plans to cut 1200 nonunion jobs as it tries to trim costs. remember, american filed for bankruptcy back in november. the carrier is also closing a reservation center in arizona and its admiral club at washington dulles airport. they plan to eliminate 13,000 union jobs. >>> and finally a bottle of two-buck chuck may not look bad. they're predicting wine will go up. that dice the a looming shortage of grapes and higher gas prices. california wines will be the first to go up follow by other western states. not such great news. back over to you. >> we've been warned. >>> space shuttle "discovery" is planning its big day. the smithsonian will host a retirement party like none it ever has. sounds like fun, megan. >> reporter: it's a terrific day out here, and, of course, be

going to keep the doctor away, for that and the rest of the news before the bell, we turn to jackie deangelisgood morning, jackie. >> good morning, john. the futures will start a little bit lower after stocks sold off on monday. investors were mostly reacting to friday's disappointing jobs report and they were using that as an excuse to take some money off the table. it was the worst day in more than a month but on light volume. the asian markets were lower overnight and europe which was off for easter monday in the red today. here in the u.s. we got data on wholesale trade and earnings season officially kicks off tonight when alcoa reports first quarter results. the dow dropped to 12,929 yesterday. the nasdaq losing 33 points to 3 3047. if apple reaches $643, the market value will top $600 billion becomie ing company to so, microsoft hit the mark in 1999. it has only taken them six weeks to go from 500 to $600 billion, and that's amid rumors that a new tv. panel i-panel is coming. >>> aol are on the rise this morning after selling over 800 patents to microsoft. patents are for internet techn

cnbc's jackie deangelis joins us with that story. >> burger king is giving its chickens and pigs a little more room to roam. they pledge that all their eggs and pork will come from a cage-free environmental in the next five years. they use hundreds of millions of eggs, tens of thousands of pork. they're going to change some of their practices as well. aaron, backer of the you. >>> today the redskins are finally expected to pick their quarterback of the future. baylor quarterback robert griffin iii is expected to don the burgundy and gold uniform next season. he made stops at the stock exchange and the "today" show. griffin is practically a lock to come to d.c. after indianapolis announced they would pick luck. the first draft comes tonight. the redskins are hosting a free watch party at the fedex field. this is a great time to get someone who's not only a stellar athlete but a great, great upstanding guy. >> seems like it definitely. and if you want to head out to that watch party, 6:00 until 11:00 tonight you can go out to fedex field. there will be cheerleaders and a huge party for this

cnbc's jackie deangelis now with more on this. jackie? >>> good morning, guys.ericans are deciding, in fact, that their car is more important than their house. a new report by credit bureau transunion finding that consumers were more likely to make payments on their car loans before paying off credit card bills or mortgages last year. transunion says, in fact, that consumers need l cars to get to work or to look for jobs. with the housing market recovering and many homes worth less than the mortgage, there's less motivation for people to pay down a negative asset. >>> get ready to fork over more cash next time you fly. aladies and gentlemenance air is charging passengers a $35 fee to store bags in an overhead bin. you can still stow a brief or purse for free. the airline flies to vacation spots like orlando and las vegas. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the burgundy and gold might not bewa wearing burgundy and gd next season. the envelope s releasing new jerseys for the teams and something the redskins could get -- a makeover. this is one of the sdins floating ar

cnbc's jackie deangelis has the story this morning. jackie? >> reporter: good morning.t showing that apartment vacancies have dropped to the lowest level in more than a decade. and rent's their biggest sglump 40 years this winter. nationwide renting are averaging $1,070 a month. still cheaper to own versus renting due to low mortgage rate and high inventory. many people are still being shut out of the housing market. nearly half of homeowners with a mortgage are either in foreclosure behind on their payments or under water, owing more on their loan than the home is worth. >>> and yahoo! is reportedly expected to begin layoffs today. about 2,000 people will be affected or about 14% of its work force. more cuts are expected and will likely span across the company's various departments including marketing and products. reports also saying that yahoo! may decide to sell assets such as writes media which matches advertisers with web sites. back to you guys. >> all right. thank you. >>> people in d.c. will mark the 44th anniversary of the assassination of dr. martin luther ki

cnbc's jackie deangelis now with more on that story live.ood morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. president obama is going back to school today. he travel the to the university of north carolina and the university of colorado to urge congress not to let interest rates on student loans double in july to nearly 7%. student loan debt has officially topped $1 trillion. the new york fed estimateding about 15% of americans or 37 million people have outstanding student loans. about 2/3 of the debt is held by people under the age of 30. >>> and google will reportedly launch a new service letting consumers store music, photos, and other content on line. the service is called geico drive. >>> and it's going to let people get information back to you any device. they'll charge a larger fee for bigger versions. back to you. >> thank you. >>> and speaking of google check out the home page. a little at today. a zipper runs down the page and opens when you search for something. it's google's ode to gillian sunback's 1 2nd birthday. mr. sunback is the

cnbc's jackie deangelis joins us live to explain why this is seen as a good thing. g, jackie. >> reporter: hey, good morning. yeah, believe it or not, more and more people are saying "take this schwab and shove it. "-- "take this job and shove it." the number of people quitting outnumbers those being laid off for the first time in 3 1/2 years. about 51% have quit, according to the government's job openings and labor turnover survey. that could be a good sign that consumer confidence is much h h higher than economists believe as quitsers think there's a good chance they'll easily find a new job. >>> and barnes and noble has unveiled a new version of the nook e-reader that comes with a glow light embedded in the device. that will allow you to keep reading at night even when your spouse or significant other wants to go to sleep. the new nook costs $139 and hits stores next month. >>> finally, prom night is getting more expensive. a survey by visa finding that families with teens expecting to spend an average of $1079 this year, up from $807 last year. most of the money

cnbc's jackie deangelis is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron.house republicans may vote today to freeze rates on stafford student loans at 3.4% for a one-year period. they're set to double on july 1. where the fight will come now is how the gop wants to pay for the measure, tapping $6 billion that was directed by the health care overhaul to fund investment in illness detection procedures. house democrats want to fund the bill by getting rid of tax breaks for oil and natural gas companies. senate democrats want to end tax breaks for some small business owners. with no cobb send us -- consensus it could go down to the wire. >>> summery fires higher and will continue to go up as airlines try to offset higher fuel costs. travelocity saying domestic fares are 3% higher than last year and 18% higher than in 2010. international fares are up an average of 20% from just two years ago. aaron, back to you. >> all right. thank you for the heads up. >>> now time to look at the forecast once again. we started off blowing winds, you said you could hear it in y

jackie deangelis has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you.ren buffett saying that he's been diagnosed with stage-one prostate cancer. in a letter he says his prognosis is very good and the condition isn't life threatening. the 81-year-old has decided to delay treatment until mid july to keep travel commitments. berkshire's annual meeting is next month. buffett says he feels good and there's no need to change berk her's succession plan. >>> delta is raising fares up to $20 roadtrip on -- roundtrip on most domestic flights. what's different about this increase is that it applies to tickets purchased seven days before the trip. those are fares mainly bought by business traveler. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> and you can have it your way without even stepping foot inside a restaurant. today burger king is rolling out food trucks. trucks will be out in 40 cities today. burger king has not said which cities. the goal is to get people to sample its new menu items and win back customers. burger king lost its fast food spot to wendy's last

cnbc's jackie deangelis joins us now with more on that. jackie? >> reporter: good morning, aaron. house has passed a small business tax cut that republicans characterize as their answer to the so-called buffett rule which was blocked in the senate this week. the measure would cut taxes on companies with fewer than 500 workers by up to 20%. those types of companies account for half of the nation's small businesses. the bill is likely to die in the senate, and democrats, they oppose it saying it doesn't require companies to hire more people. and it will add $46 billion to the deficit at a time when there's a big cry to cut spending. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> it flew 39 missions to space, and at 10:00, space shuttle "discovery" begins a new mission, greeting you as a museum exhibit. nasa turned over "discovery" to the udvar-hazy center in chantilly yesterday. it took just a few minutes for crews to pull the 200,000-pound aircraft to its new home. "discovery" replace the pristine looking shuttle "enterprise" which never left earth's stare. you can tell the di

jackie deangelis with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the senate may vote today on a bill that could save the u.s. postal service from bankruptcy. the measure would give the agency an $11 million cash infusion, but it also makes it harder for the postal service to close thousands of underperforming post offices and end saturday delivery, which it says it needs to do to become profitable again. >>> senate democrats are readying a bill to freeze interest rates on a popular student loan. the rate on the stafford loan is set to double to nearly 7% in july. more than each million people currently have or have had -- seven million people currently have or have had the stafford loan. the fight is over how to pay for the bill. democrats want to boost payroll taxes for some small businesses. a move that republicans are against. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> president obama laid out why it's important to keep student loan rates down last night. and he did it with style. >> the reason it's so important to keep down costs is so we keep c

sfwhoo cnbc's jackie deangelis joins us with more on that and the latest headlines.ood evening. >> good evening, google has filed their compensation report with the s.e.c., and eric schmidt received $56 million in stock awards, $30 million in options. his salary was $937,500, and he also received $6 million in nonequity incentive plan compensation. . >>> it's been a big week to go public. kayla has the numbers. >> high-flying ipos got off the ground this week. they saw so much demand early in the week, they both priced above range and debuted a day early. plunk rising 18.7%. info blocks and mid state petroleum also received well today. a total of 53 companies have gone public so far this year, a rise from last year, but that's just chiselling away at a clogged pipeline, according to renaissance capital. some on wall street fear a slowdown as a decreasing number of companies to join them. back to you, jackie. >> thank you, kayla. >>> larry, your kind of story, a new furnace company in north carolina, ashley furniture announcing a new plant, hire when it's up and runni

cnbc's jackie deangelis with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the u.s.l service's biggest union is critical of the restructuring plans. the national association of letter carriers saying that the postal service will only be profitable if it act like a regular business. the union is urging the agency to raise stamp prices again and expand mail service. the postal service has proposed closing thousands of post offices and stopping saturday delivery to save cash. it faces $5 billion in losses due to a drop in mail volume and high pension and health care costs. >>> and the government says that gas prices fell nearly two cents in the past week to a average in of $3.92 a gallon. that's the biggest drop in four months and combined with a small decline in the previous week, the biggest two-week move since mid-december. still, gas prices up 50 cents or 60% since last january. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> senate republicans voted down the so-called buffett rule. this morning president obama is accusing republicans of "protecting tax breaks for the weal

cnbc's jackie deangelis joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. apple may be using subsidiaries in low-tax countries like ireland to sidestep paying billions of dollars in u.s. taxes. "the new york times" details how apple is legally cutting its tax burden including setting up an office in reno, nevada, to invest its profits. there's no state income tax in nevada. while the corporate rate in apple's home state of california is 8.8%. the "times" says without these moves the company's federal tax bill would have been $2.4 billion higher last year. >>> and prices at the pump continue to fall. that's some good news on this monday morning. aaa saying that regular unleaded fell by a nickel in the past week to an average of $3.82 a gallon. eight cents lower than a month ago. in d.c., gas is averaging $4.02 a gallon. in maryland, it's at $3.82. in virginia, it's a bargain at $3.75. oil prices have been relatively stable, which has helped push gas prices a little bit lower. aaron, back to you. >> all right. keep it coming. thank you. >>> the caps face a cr

cnbc's jackie deangelis is live with more on the story. good morning. >>> good morning, eun. justice department may sue apple today over alleged price fixing in the ebook market, as you said. the government has been investigating apple and several publishers. remember, when the ipad came out, apple reportedly struck deals preventing publishers from selling ebooks at lower prices to rivals like amazon and barnes and noble. >>> and best buy's ceo has resigned amid a probe into his personal conduct. the electronics retailer didn't initially disclose that information when brian dunn stepped down on tuesday. a spokesman says that certain issues were brought to the board's attention but wouldn't elaborate. best buy has struggled under dunn's tenure as consumers armed with smartphones increasingly used the chain as a showroom for items that they end up buying elsewhere on line. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> first lady michelle obama showing she is more than just talk when it comes to her health initiatives. mrs. obama sweated alongside the contestants in "the biggest loo

jackie deangelis is live at cnbc headquarters with reaction. good morning, jackie. >> good morning.he futures are higher this morning. as you mentioned it could be due to apple which recorded that second quarter of profits nearly doubled. crushing the analysts' forecasts and selling the iphones in every corner of the globe. apple shares jumping 7% in after hours last night. overall, waits good day for stocks yesterday. closed mostly higher on positive earnings from the likes of at&t and mmm and united technologies. we saw asian markets, european markets higher today and we are going to get data here in the states on demand for durable goods and earnings. just coming out from boeing, caterpillar, and eli lilly. the fed wrapping up the two-day policy meet thing afternoon with a decision expected at 12:30. the dow rose 74 points yesterday to close at 13,001. nasdaq slipping eight points to 2961. meantime the senate may vote today on a bill that could save the u.s. postal service from bankruptcy. measure would give the agency an $11 billion cash infusion but also makes it harder for the

cnbc's jackie deangelis is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.t, wireless carriers are announcing plans today creates a national data base to prevent the theft and reactivation of smartphones which often contain sensitive information. if you lose your device or it's stolen, you can notify your wireless provider. they'll block to from being used again. verizon, at&t, sprint, and t-mobile are backing the program which should be up and running in six months. >>> americans are paying record average prices for new cars, but it's not due to sticker shock at the dealer. consumers are opting to load up on the bells and whistles. truecar.com says that the average price of a new car is $30,748. up 7% from last year. and buyers are choosing more expensive trim levels. we see the auto makers are combining the right number of options and trim levels to keep people from turning up their noses at the higher car prices. back to you. >> thank you. >>> later this month, you have the rare chance to get access to the white house grounds. the white house announced th

jackie deangelis is here.. >>> the futures are higher right now and this is definitely on the heels of apple's blow-out earnings after the close yesterday. second quarter profit jumping 94% to $12.30 on revenue of $39.2 billion, well above the analyst estimates. apple sold 35 million iphones across the globe. we saw the stock up 7% in the after hours session, adding about $40 billion to apple l's market cap just yesterday. meantime, we're following a walmart story very closely as vice chairman eduardo castro wright resigned from met life's board saying that it was for personal reasons and he needs to focus on what's going on with the company. this after the report over the weekend walmart covered up a huge bribery campaign at its mexican subsidiary. the stock down another 3% yesterday in that session. and today the second day of the latest fomc meeting investors awaiting a decision around 12:30 with economic forecasts due at 2:00 and bernanke's presser at 2:15. not expecting to hear any changes to interest rat

cnbc's jackie deangelis is here. what kind of recovery is it going to be? >> good morning, chuck. looking at the futures right now, pointing to a lower open on wall street. after that sell-off yesterday. of course, the big question today is going to be whether earnings season kicks off to a good start. alcoa reporting after the bell. watch for that. some of the other headlines we're following this morning, the u.s. government proposing new rules today for mortgage lenders and servicers, giving homeowners a better accounting of their monthly payments. the regulations would require lenders to give people a standardized statement and warn them of any changes in interest rates or insurance fees. banks would also have to make a good-faith effort to contract -- excuse me, contact borrowers who are at resk of foreclosure and give them options. >>> also, wireless carriers announcing plans today to create a national databases to help they vent the theft and reactivation of smartphones which often contain sensitive information. so if you lose your device or it's stolen, you can notify your

cnbc's jackie deangelis now-with that and more. good morning. >>> good morning to you. futures hovering around the flat line following several pieces of economic data out of europe and asia. we saw chinese manufacturing rise to the highest level ever in 11 months, but activity is shrinking in the eurozone. meantime, wall street is coming off its best first quarter in 14 years. traders are going to be watching data today manufacturing and construction spending. later this week there are reports on auto sales, minutes from last month's fed meeting, and it's topped off by the monthly jobs report on friday. we saw the dow rise 66 points on friday to 13,-- to 13,212. the dow jumping 8% in the first quarter. the nasdaq slipping to 3,091, but soared 18% for the quarter. >>> and global payments say hackers stole account numbers from up to 1.5 million credit cards. the data breach was first reported on friday. hackers didn't get access to names, addresses, or social security numbers, but the data they stole could be used to make counterfeit cards. visa has removed the company if

and before the bell we turn to jackie deangelis, live at cnb headquart c headquarters. >> the world'second largest economy eased. the 8.8% gdp is the slowest growth we've seen in three years. european markets are in the red today. of course, here on thursday, we saw stocks rally on hopes for a good earning season and renewed expectation for good economic stimulus from the fed and other global central banks. this morning we get some data on consumer prices and consumer sentiment. the dow rose 181 points yesterday to 12,986. the nasdaq up 39 to 3055. >>> and more and more people are surprisingly saying take this job and shove it. it outnumbers those being laid off for the first time in 31s 2 years. about 51% have quit according to the job open eggs and labor turnover survey. that could be a sign that consumer confidence is higher than they believe, that those quitters take a chance that they could easily find a new job. >>> and barnes & nobles seeing the light. they reveal their new ereader. that comes with a glow light embedded in the device. it will allow yo to keep reading when your

cnbc's jackie deangelis is live to explain. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, richard. u.s.p up their hiring plans. the latest survey from the national association for business economics finding that 39% expect hiring to pick up in the next six months. that's up from 27% in january. nearly half expect no change in hiring. and there's higher demand for workers. that may also lead to a bigger paycheck. 44% of companies say that wage are actually rising. >>> and the class of 2012 may have a hard time getting their dream jobs. government data showing that half of young college grads are either unemployed or underemployed. the data shows that there's still strong demand in the science, education, and health fields, but not in arts and humanities. meantime, average wages for bachelor degrees are down in the past decade as new technology has eliminated some mid level jobs like bank tellers. back to you. >> good to see you. thank you very much. >>> today defense secretary leon panetta is traveling to colombia. his trip comes in the midst of a scandal involving the secret service. ag

we are going to check in with jackie deangelis. e joins us live with more on that and the rest of the day's business headlines. hi, jackie. >> hi, barbara. the markets are lower this morning on jitters over europe. first round of presidential elections in france show that sarkozy's time may be up and also he saw talks over austerity mesh nurs the netherlands break down. manufacturing activity in europe slowing down. renewing recession fears. meantime here in the united states, no economic data today but a busy week ahead with reports on housing, consumer confidence, and first quarter gdp expected. also a heavy week for earnings with big names like apple, boeing, 3m and procter & gamble set to report as well. wall mashtd, big story today. under pressure today after "the new york times" reported that the retailer covered up a huge bribery campaign at its mexican subsidiary. this as it tried build stores and market share in mexico. they issued statement saying it takes compliance with foreign corrupt practice act very, very seriously.

i'm jackie deangelis. time for three stock stories in 30 seconds.'s go ahead and start with rimm. some rumblings that some senior level executives are leaving the company of course as it's re-evaluating strategic options. investors looking at this stock on a positive note today up 2.1%. also watching shares of illumina after roesh said it would be considering willing to up the bid. illumina rejected the bid but this one up about 1% today. also taking a look at shares of yahoo!. the company announcing some layoffs last week. about 2,000 positions. there are rumblings we might see more lean and trimming happening at yahoo!. the executives are going to hold a staff meeting tomorrow to discuss that as well. but for right now shareholders think a leaner yahoo! is positive. up about .6%. tyl tyler, back to jou. >> jackie, thank you. ahead of earnings season that kicks off tomorrow, there are concerns the numbers will be disappointing. are earnings a headwind for the market? joining us chief market strategist at first allieied ma and bill zulo. bill, when

i'm jackie deangelis in the united states. >> and i'm ross westgate in in europe. we hope you have a profitable day whenever it starts a really good weekend. >>> european fears. s&p down grades spain and warns of more trouble ahead. the u.s. goes for growth. a first read on first quarter gdp, that's due at 8:30. and the week finishes off with another flurry of quarterly reports. we'll hear from merck, p&g, ford, many others. it's friday, april 27th, 2012. "squawk box" begins right now. >>> welcome to "squawk box" here on a friday morning. i'm andrew ross

i'm jackie deangelis here in the united states. >> and ross west gate here in europe.hanks for watching "worldwide exchange." coming up next, "squawk box," countdown to the opening markets. whatever happen, we hope you have a profitable day. >>> spain's economy slipping back into recession in the first quarter, meantime s&p is downgrading 16 of the country's banks. the focus in the u.s. turns to jobs this week. the april monday farm payroll report as it always is will be released on friday. first friday of the month. and goldman sachs is becoming increasingly bearish on the u.s. economy. it expects the nation to have added only 125,000 new jobs this month. plus among our corporate headlines this morning, a google engineer said to have talked about a promise capable of collecting personal data from people's home networks. it's monday, april 30th, 2012. "squ

i'm jackie deangelis in the united states. >> and i'm beccy meehan in europe.uch for watching. >>> jet begins engines and hamburge hamburgers. key economic barometers. microsoft beat the street as pc sales look to be holding up better than expected. but european questions once again hang over the global markets. finance leaders meeting in washington, hope to change all that. right. it's friday, april 20th, 2012, "squawk box" begins right now.

jackie deangelis joins us from the u.s. e's going to tell us what's on the agenda from across the popped. good morning to you, jackie. >> good morning, ladies. there's nothing in the u.s. we'll be looking for but secretary treasurer will be speak about the global state at 8:00 a.m. meanwhile they're among the companies reporting results before the bell, so of course investors will be watching those. after the close we'll hear from american express, ebay, qualcomm, blackberry and yum! brands. stick with us on "worldwide exchange." we'll give you a preview. [singing] hoveround takes me where i wanna go... where will it send me... one call to hoveround and you'll be singing too! pick up the phone and call hoveround, the premier power chair. hoveround makes it easier than any other power chair. hoveround is more maneuverable to get you through the tightest doors and hallways. more reliable. hoveround employees build your chair, deliver your chair, and will service your chair for as long as you own your chair. most importantly, 9

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jackie deangelis will join us later from the united states. we'll be joined by a strategist who says buying euro is a good way to hedge against another spike in oil. plus jim rogers calls it an astonishing opportunity. so find out just what frontier market he's talking about. we'll talk to a specialist on that at 10:40. and how exactly do you sell a british sandwich to traders in manhattan? the food retail are's new expansion strategy. it's taking them a while to work out exactly how to do it. before all of that, spanish unemployment has risen for the eighth straight month in march. the number of people registered out of work went up 0.8% with 4.75 million unemployed. the official unemployment rate which includes registered and unregistered jobless people is 22.9% in the fourth quarter of last year. the highest rate in the eurozone. more important perhaps the youth unemployment rate is now over 50%. this as spain's budget minister whether shortly outline details of the 2012 budget to parly chlt. the government announced a financial plan that i