and many actors have played the part of a u.s. serviceman in the movies, but for veterans like james crosby and so many other brave men and women, his service and his sacrifice for our country are real. outside baghdad, a rocket attack blew up my humvee, killing one of my marines and leaving me paralyzed. [ben affleck] when james returned home, he, like many others, was in no condition to cope and advocate for the services he needed. fortunately, paralyzed veterans of america's trained experts were there to help him so he could concentrate on getting well. for over sixty years, paralyzed veterans of america has worked to ensure that our injured veterans get the medical, housing and auto benefits they have earned. i'm so thankful paralyzed veterans of america was there for me. surely those who sacrificed so much deserve no less. join me in supporting our paralyzed veterans. visit p-v-a dot org. as the economy improves, so is the rate of divorce. joining us on set this morning to talk about money matters behind break ups--gemma allen divorce attorney with ladden and allen. welcome back to our

, and many actors have played the part of u.s. servicemen in the movies, but for veterans like james crosbyvice and their sacrifice are real. and too often when they come home, their struggle continues. for over sixty years, paralyzed veterans of america has been fighting to help our injured veterans get the benefits they need, and have earned. paralyzed veterans of america was there for me when i came home. join me in supporting our paralyzed veterans. visit p-v-a dot org. matt shapiro, president of mws capital, joins us now for chart talk. good morning matt. > >good morning angie. i really want to talk about the overall health of the economy as we see it through some of these stock performances. let's start with home depot. earnings are coming out today. it shows that people have been building homes and improving their homes. but what do you anticipate is likely to happen for this stock? > >you never know what any partiular earnings release is going to happen. however, there's a lot of construction going on and despite the slowdown because of the weather over the last couple of months, lo

, and many actors have played the part of u.s. servicemen in the movies, but for veterans like james crosbyand their sacrifice are real. and too often when they come home, their struggle continues. for over sixty years, paralyzed veterans of america has been fighting to help our injured veterans get the benefits they need, and have earned. paralyzed veterans of america was there for me when i came home. join me in supporting our paralyzed veterans. visit p-v-a dot org. that's it for now-- coming up tomorrow -- it's a traders unplugged friday. the guys share their feelings from the trading floor about stocks to buy and stocks to sell. from all of us at first business, have a great thursday! toppy stocks? signs the market has reached its peak. in today's cover story...why a short work week is a new wrinkle in an ongoing labor battle. plus...is a jobs gap to blame for cyber attacks? and...we get oscar ready! a countdown to the biggest awards ceremony of the year!! first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning! it

, and many actors have played the part of u.s. servicemen in the movies, but for veterans like james crosbyvice and their sacrifice are real. and too often when they come home, their struggle continues. for over sixty years, paralyzed veterans of america has been fighting to help our injured veterans get the benefits they need, and have earned. paralyzed veterans of america was there for me when i came home. join me in supporting our paralyzed veterans. visit p-v-a dot org. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, taking you live to the big board. better than futured indicated as far as the opening goes, dow jones down but only about 13 points right now. the s&p 500 and the nasdaq actually managing a bit of a game for each of one of those. but economists really talking about not a lot to feel optimistic about in terms of consumers and job seekers. >>> right now, mcdonnell's stock is down this morning, that is after reporting disappointing numbers, mcdonald's says worldwide sales up 1.2%. that includes 2% increase in europe, but u.s. sales dropped more than. percent. mcdonald's s