for first business news, i'm jackie keenan. the house could vote this week on the homeowner flood insurance affordaility act. singapore is now the world's most expensive place to live topping paris, france ..oslo, norway... zurich, switzerland ...and sydney, australia. last year's "number one" was tokyo, which fell to 6th place. singapore surged to the top of the list due to a strong currency, along with skyrocketing real estate, utilities and car costs. thanks chuck! coming up....a record setting day for the russell-- why small cap stocks on the rise.. and-- why you might want to do some digging into your tax preparers past! bill moller steps in, after this break! filling out your taxes isn't easy. that's why we pay somebody else to do it. turns out, not all tax preparers know what they're doing and you might be surprised this is a very lightly regulated industry. jackie lynn coleman is president and ceo of the national community tax coalition. what is the truth about the integrity & competency of some tax preparers? >>the tru

for first business news, i'm jackie keenan. jackie tells us... florida tourism is a 72 billion dollar business and responsible for more than 1 million jobs. still ahead...find out why groupon stock may be bucking toward a bull run. chart talk is next. talking to veterans about the real issues they're dealing with can be awkward and uncomfortable. we think to ourselves, "i never served. how could i understand? they'll talk about it when they're ready." and then we wonder why they don't want to talk. but when their behavior changes, when they withdraw to themselves, increase substance use, or even talk about hurting themselves, it's time to act. because if we don't, our families and relationships will suffer. ask the hard questions. listen to the veterans in your life and show you care. make the call. it matters. when you recognize a veteran is in crisis, call the veterans crisis line at 1-800-273-8255 and press "1". let's talk now to alan knuckman - who is checking the charts on groupon-- alan why is this on your radar? "well, it really hasn't par