jen rogers is in for ali velshi. you later. >>> volatility is back with a vengeance, and ebola threatens not only lives, it puts livelihoods at risk too. >>> plus why the spending and saving habits of the rich have been hurting the rest of america. i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi, and this is "real money." ♪

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi. thanks for joining us. ♪ i am richard gizberg.ith the news story as beg as, as devisive, battles are fought not just on the ground but in the news media for hearts, minds and political support. is's attacks on the gaza strip began is july 8th. in all, more than 2,200 palestiniansians were killed. most civilians compared to 70 israelis, the vast majority soldiers.

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi.hanks for joining us. ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour, i'm marteen dennis and live in the headquarters and coming up, in 60 minutes scuffles in hong kong as hundreds of unidentified people move in to break down protest barriers. [gunfire] the u.n. chief calls for the end of provocations at jerusalem holly site as police clash with palestinian

i'll jen rogers in for ali velshi. thanks for joining us. >>> i'm thomas drayton, coming up in the top of the our, in ukraine people have voted. a ground swell of support has been shown for petro porashenko's pro-western policies. >>> samantha power, u.s. ambassador travels to west africa, criticizing the lack. of international support in the fight for ebola. with talk to two victims of domestic abuse - how they escaped domestic abuse all that next on al jazeera america >>> hello. you are watching a special edition of "the listening post" on the snowden effect. change is occurring in journalism in the age of the state. when he hadwin snowden took the classified u.s. intelligence documents and make them public, he knew his e-mails could be intercepted by the same people that the story was about. the national security agency, his employer. so, he secured

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi, that's for joining us. >> hi, everyone. this is aljazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. the battle for kobati. a key city going into isil handsant and a fighter who speaks english. u.s. troops helping to contain the killer virus. and another virus now in dozens of states. what you need to know about interovirus. and america votes. 2014,

jen rogers in tonight, top of the hour here on al jazeera america.or the second time in a month, a person was arrested for climbing over a wall at the white house. now t.v. news crews caught this incident last night. secret service agents promptly arrested 23-year-old dominic but not before he kicked two police dogs. the dogs are fine. he faced felony charges for assaulting the dogs. >> lawmakers want a limited recall of cars with with faulty air backs to be expanded. the problem seems to been worse ever when the humidity is high. have high humidity levels, but two senators wanted to been a nationwide idea. for 37 years in argentina, a group of grandmothers have been searching for their grandchildren. now earlier this month, the president of the grandmother's of the plaza demayo was reunited with with her granderson leaving others to help h their grandmothers will be found. >> enteredless names of those that were with killed under military rule. those were ever given up nor acing dos sympathetic to the authorities. the mothers were with killed. here

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi.s for joining us. ♪ > >>> syria's refugee crisis back in focus. top diplomats meet in berlin after an urgent call for action by the u.n. >>> hello, welcome to al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead - calls for perspective in the u.s. over the ebola outbreak. the media accused of whipping up hysteria. >> americans are far more likely to get the flu this year than ebola >>> the case aga

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi.s for joining us. ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour and i'm in doha and coming up, in the next 60 minutes, refugee crisis urgent action to tackle what is being called the worst humanitarian disaster of modern times. on the front line, how the fight against isil is deeping ethnic divisions in northern iraq, gh

jen rogers joins us now with the explanation. , jen. >> hi, tony. >> what is the oil and gas connection. >> i know, prices go up really fast, but not down as much. let's talk about what is happening with oil, crude oil dips below $80 a barrel before recovering today. goldman sachs cut its price. and opec can't agree on how to control prices right now. but despite the 25% drop in oil prices, the average price of gasoline is down only about 15%. so there's a little bit of a lag, because crude only makes up around two-thirds of the cost of retail gas. they have got to get the gas to your gas station, there's the competitiveness of your local market, the rent that the operators pay. there's a lot of stuff into why we're seeing wide differences across the country. overall, the average price is right around $3. if you are in south carolina, $2.78, or if you are in hawaii, $4 a gallon, but you would be in hawaii. >> yeah. is it a lag or are prices being supported artificially. but that's another conversation. >> that is a good conversati

jen rogers is in for ali velshi. we'll see you later. >>> volatility is back with a vengeance, and ebola threatens not only lives, it puts livelihoods at risk too. >>> plus why the spending and saving habits of the rich have been hurting the rest of america. i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi, and this is "real money." ♪ >>> this is "real money." and you are the most important part of the show. tell us what is on your mind by tweeting and facebook. october is turning out to be a very scary month for stocks and we are still three weeks away from halloween. investors can't seem to stop worrying about a global economic slowdown and the anxiety triggered a selloff today. the index lost 335 points, that's almost 2%. this follows a 1.5% decline on monday, and a 1.7% gain yesterday. the dow hasn't this many big swings since august of 2011 when the u.s. government lost its aaa credit rating. selling was heaviest in the energy sector. that in response to a sharp drop in oil sectors. but that's just one reason for the selling. t

and then jen rogers in for ali velshi on real money. >> coming up on "real money."the global economy gets a down grade and the stock market sinks in response. we'll look at why investors and economists are starting to worry. should you? plus the nobel committee looks at the light that is responsible for energy-saving technology. all that and more on "real money." >> russia's president turns 62 years old in classic vladimir putin style some of the celebrations are a little bizarre. there were all sorts of tributes to putin. >> reporter: a lot of tributes. there was an art museum in mow so you that paints putin as hercules, but hundre human rights activists are speaking out about what they call the creep of repression in russia. [music] >> reporter: these happy russian children are wrapping gifts, baking a cake and holding hands to form a heart all to wish their president a happy birthday. thousands of russians in chechnya marked the day with a march in putin's honor. and in moscow fans or so an art museum portraying putin as a modern day hercules with 12 feats. here

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi. thanks for joining us. ♪ >> hi everyone.l jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler in new york. the ebola dilemma. tougher guidelines from the cdc. questions about quarantines. what is the best way to contain the disease? nigerian school girls new kidnappings, conversions and assaults. and afghanistan attack right after the u.s. military turns over. plus america votes

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i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >> hi, everyone, this is al jazeera america. in new york. isil, 30 days of coalition air strikes, what did it accomplish? home grown threats, the attack on parliament and isil's influence in canada. new ebola concerns in new york, a doctor ever tested for the disease. cholera in haiti, the united nations sued did peace keepers start the epidemic. and the new whereabout technology tracking almost every aspect of your life.

jen rogers is sitting in.l see you over the weekend. >> stuck in a downward spiral all of the do you gains gone just like that in fear that the global economy is slowing down. whether the american economy might get dragged down with it. i'll talk to a man who's ready to cackle ebola in person. >> plus a foot in the mouth moment for a big tech c.e.o. setting off a furor among women, forcing an

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi, and this is "real money". >>> in just nine days voters in six states will decide whether to raise the minimum wage. the federal minimum wage is $7.25. states and cities have passed higher minimums, this year the united states senate voted down a pill proposed by obama, to raise the minimum for $10.10. republican lawmakers never liked to raise the minimum wage, arguing that it hurts businesses and jobs. in key senate recesses a negative stance on raising could cost them. ali takes a look. >> reporter: democrats are bracing for a republican takeover in the united states senate. in some traditional red states the gop may be vulnerable on a key economic issue - boosting the minimum wage. >> there's minimum wages on the ballot in a number of states. one is arkansas, where the democrats are looking for anything they can to drive turn out for senator mark pryor who sw pretty embattled there, and there's hope that increasing the out. >> traditional red states have ballot measures to raise the minimum wage. arkansas, alat ka, nebraska. according to a law projec

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i'm jen rogers, and this is "real money". >>> this is "real money", and you are the most important part of the show. tell me what's on your mind. >> well, economic growth around the world is slowing down. the global economy is expected to grow by 3.3%, and then pick up the pace slightly with 3.8% growth in 2015, according to the new revised world economic outlook put out periodically by the international mon tri fund. both figures were revised downwards from previous estimates, in relation to a concern about the worst confidence in command and growth today. words like that is enough to send markets sliding. stocks did that the world over. the s&p, a broad measure of u.s. market, mimicking 401ks and ira fell. the dachl fell. japan's neca shaved two-thirds of a per cent. markets related badly to the inf's projected mediocre growth due to slow downs in brazil, ukraine, the middle east and europe. germany is the economic engine, which uses industrial might to ent. the i.m.f. cut the growth to 1.4%, and 2015 to 1.5%. all the lows, falling prices and mass debt are finally taking a toll on ger

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i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi, and this is real money. [music] >> this is real money, and you're the most important part of the show. tell me what is on your mind. well, fear spreads in america one day after health officials announce the first diagnosed case of ebola in the united states. they're now busy trying to figure out who may have been exposed to a liberian citizen who landed in dallas on september 20th. 1800 people have died because of the ebolaout outbreak in liberia, and more have died in neighboring african countries. ebola is deadly, but it's not easily transmitted. nevertheless medical authorities say they need to monitor everyone who may have come in contact with the patient to be sure. for more on the latest in dallas receipts go to heidi zhou castro. bring us to up speed. >> we learned as many 18 people in the dallas, texas, community may have been exposed to this patient, and five of those individuals are children. this man went back to his apartment complex after he was turned away initially from this emergency room wit

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi. thanks for joining us. ♪ >> hi everyone.his is al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler in new york. the ebola dilemma. tougher guidelines from the cdc. questions about quarantines. what is the best way to contain the disease? nigerian school girls new kidnappings, conversions and assaults. and afghanistan attack right after the u.s. military turns over. plus america votes 2014, the rays for governor in wisconsin, why jobs could be the deciding issue. >> we begin with the effort to contain the ebola virus, both in the u.s. and overseas. the cdc updated its guidelines today on how to monitor health care workers coming back from eask. africa, the change comes after new york and new jersey update their policies. unintended consequences. libby casey is at the white house with more. libby. >> john, the cdc has created guidelines ranking risk and they have recommendations on what should be done. they range if high risk to no risk. high risk is for people who have had direct contact with bodily fluids of people with ebola. being p

jen rogers has the story. >> reporter: many of american's largest companies have been on a binge.n track to spend $914 billion this year alone to issue dividends and buy back shares of their own companies. the companies include apple, ibm, exxon mobil, fie or and cisco systems. the companies with the biggest buyback programs have outperformed the broader market by 20% since mid-2008. and it's a trend that has been on the incline for the most part since the end of the financial crisis. >> companies are doing more buybacks now, partially because they can, but more importantly because they are being pushed to by outside investors. when they do the buyback, they reduce the number of shares that they use in calculating their earnings per share, so their earnings per share goes up, the price to earnings per share goes down, stock looks more attractive, and investors like that. >> reporter: but critics say some of the money should have been used for capitol improvements and hiring more employees. companies now spending around 40% of their cash for capital expenditures, but that was 50% b

. >> "real money"'s jen rogers reporting >>> california's health injure xe change is facing questions over how it as has awarded countries. cover california has not awarded contracts over $180,000. some contracts went to those with ties to their director mr lee. the industry will rely less on private contractors in the future >>> international leaders agreed to donate $5.5 billion to rebuild gaza, nearly a billion more than hoped for. half the money will go toward reconstruction, and the other for human tare can needs, including -- humanitarian needs. the pledge, $202 million from the united states. secretary of state john kerry spoke. >> more than 50 countries and organizations came from near and far, united in our determine flayings not only to rebuild gaza, but to chart a different course for the future. >> kerry noted the international community needs to help palestinians and israel in relation to the underlying conflict. in israel one decision is made for them. they say it's compulsory military service. we have a report on two israeli teenagers that have taken different paths. >>

. >> that was "real money"'s jen rogers reporting. >>> california's health exchange is called for oversight. an investigation found california has awarded no big contract word more than $180,000. some deals going to companies with ties to the agency, peter lee. cover california was able to use contracts to meet affordable health deadlines. the agency sis it will rely less on contractors in the future >>> palestinians asked for $4 billion following a conflict with israel. secretary of state john kerry spoke after they reached the agreement. >> more than 50 countries and organizations came from near and far, united in our determination not only to rebuild gaza, but to chart a different course for the future. >> kerry noted that the international community needs to help resolve the underlying conflict that led to the war. for american teens, age 18 is when they make decisions. in israel one is made for hem. they face compulsory military service. we speak to two teenagers that have taken different paths. >> reporter: this girl packs her bags. >> this is the uniform outside of because. >> to the

jen rogers has the story. >> reporter: it's thursday at the online education tech company tree houseoregon. for most companies this doesn't mean anything special. but here thrusts are really fridays. tree house has a four-day workweek. >> wednesday comes around and you start to panic a little bit. like tomorrow is the end of the week. i have got to get stuff done. we have found a huge correlation between working less and being more efficient. if i constrain myself to what i need to get done, there is a huge increase in productivity. >> we know that a work force that is on shorter hours and with flexible arrangements tend to be happier, more loyal, more stable, and all of those things tend to be good for the business bottom line, if you would like. >> worldwide countries that work shorter hours tend to have higher productivity. take the g-7 countries. germans work way less than other countries, and yet they are one of the most productive. useful. >> reporter: carson says there has been some unexpected benefits. for one people take fewer sick days, leaving doctor's .a points for friday

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >> hi, everyone, this is al jazeera america. in new york. isil, 30 days of coalition air strikes, what did it accomplish? home grown threats, the attack on parliament and isil's influence in canada. new ebola concerns in new york, a doctor ever tested for the disease. cholera in haiti, the united nations sued did peace keepers start the epidemic. and the new whereabout technology tracking almost every aspect of your life. one important ago, the u.s. led coalition started striking starts in sib yeah. the big lesson so far, those strikes might not be enough. the pent gone says they are having an impact, and in a report released today, human rights activists say the strikes have killed more than 500 fighters. and they have also killed 32 civilians. the u.s. has not confirmed that count. so far, the strikes have targeted syrian cities like aleppo, and oil fields captured by isil. plus, 135 air strikes near c oban but after a month, isil is still threatening to ta

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi. thank you for joining us. ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the al jazeera news hour and i'm robin in doha and coming up, in the next 60 minutes the syrian town of kobani as kurdish troops continue to battle isil. bomb squads clearing the way for an army offensive to get their territory controlled by isil. also caught on camera, more details emerge on the gunman who attacked

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi, that's for joining us. >> hi, everyone. this is aljazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. the battle for kobati. a key city going into isil handsant and a fighter who speaks english. u.s. troops helping to contain the killer virus. and another virus now in dozens of states. what you need to know about interovirus. and america votes. 2014, obamacare, voting, what matters to americans? our special report. tonight, a town on the sirra/turkey border is fighting against isil. kobane is about to fall to isil, despite several u.s. airstrikes today. this would be a victory for isil fighters. we're in southern turkey. >> from across the border in turkey, it's clear that the battle for kobane is more intense. fighters from the islamic state of iraq and lavant, reached defenses from the town on monday. and since then, kurdish fighters have been going street by street, building by building. the kurds are determined. and isil is more determined sweeping through soldiers with little appetite to fight. and kobane is different.

i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >>> the canadian killer caught on camera as he storms parliament with a rifle. >>> welcome to al jazerra live from our headquarters here in dougdoha. coming up in the next third minutes, ebola reaches new york for the first time. america's most crowded city is well prepared says the mayor. >>> a grim milestone for press freedom, three al jazerra journalists have now been jailed in egypt for 300 days. >>> more cracks appear in the

jen rogers is sitting in. we'll see you over the weekend. >> stuck in a downward spiral all of the do you gains gone just like that in fear that the global economy is slowing down. whether the american economy might get dragged down with it. i'll talk to a man who's ready to cackle ebola in person. >> plus a foot in the mouth moment for a big tech c.e.o. setting off a furor among women, forcing an apology. this is "real money." >> you're the most important part of the show. tell us what's on your mind by tweeting object at facebook. americans who forget the meaning of the words volatility and correction are getting a refresher course big time. today, the dow jones industrial average fell .7 of 1% wiping out owl its gains for one year and the tech heavy nasdaq falling 2% while the s&p 500 fell 1.2%. it's rooted in questions about the health of the global economy, and that has the potential to affect all of pups we'll talk more about that in a moment, but first, let's talk volatility. the s&p 500 holding retirem