i'm larry kudlow. in this half hour, another good sign for the economy as weekly jobless claims come in much lower than expected. this should tamp down the swoon talk about a sink in the economy. >>> plus, it's the moved loved and hated rifle in america. we already have a chrisically acclaimed documentary about the ar-15. that's coming up in just a few moments. you do not want to miss this. >>> first up, call it the faa furlough fiasco. now the ceo of the largest airline is joining the critics. jim simsek, i am going to quote, we are disappointed that the faa chose this path that maximizes customer disruption and damage to airlines instead of choosing a less disruptive method to comply with the budget obligations. all right. he's an unhappy camper. in walk, there was some sort of compromise that may have changed. chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us now. >> geechlt it's been a crazy day. the administration predicted flight delays would happen and the fallout would be there. congress wen

i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." another record high for the dow and s&p, and yet there's still no love for this market rally. so what's it going to take for america and especially the mainstream media to at least pay attention to this great stock market wealth creation? and guess what? we have some stats on how much the market has soared just since the last time i pointed out that this is the no love rally, and actually it's a big number. i got it right one time in a way. anyway, the kpmg insider trading case gets more interesting by the hour. photo evidence of a shady looking payoff on a california side street. the question is can we trust any of the kpmg's audits of the public companies involved? and is the political chill in washington starting to thaw? well, i think it may on guns and perhaps immigration, but the republicans should stop a $1 trillion tax hike and keep the budget-cutting sequester in place. that is pro-growth. don't fall on that. i'm kudlow. we'll begin right now. another day, another record high

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>>> good evening, everyone, i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." all right, it's free market friday. our distinguished panel will debate whether jeb bush should run for president. his brother says yes, his mother says no. what say you, folks? >>> and have you ever played a $2 million poker game, especially one run by mobsters and russian sordid dealers. we have a story about a guy that lost his ambassadorship to france toened and poker may have been the culprit. >>> is the budget cutting sequester still in place? score one for limitedç government, folks. i'm larry kudlow, "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> first up, the bush family back in the national spotlight this week, leading to the hot political question, will jeb bush run in 2016? all right. take a listen to what his brother thinks. >> i think with he would be great. he would be a marvelous candidate. he doesn't need my counsel, because he knows what it is, which is run. >> on the other hand, it's a different story if you cc their mother, former first lady barbara bush. take a listen

>>> good evening, everybody, i'm larry kudlow. this is t"the kudlow report." big news in washington today, looks like president obama is about to lose his major second term initiative with a failure to generate a gun control bill it. it looks dead in the water. his reelect honeymoon may be over. and now a mass stabbing incident in texas may weaken his hand further. >>> meanwhile, stocks keep melting higher. bill gross finds treasury bonds and blackrock which oversees $670 in bonds want the fed to slow down quantitative easing. and jcpenney may be a buyout candidate. let the games begin. >>> and really big, big news. some kind of pro-growth personal and business tax reform. okay, i would love to see it. and i must admit, i am skeptical. one leaning senator working on a bipartisan deal is about to make the case. "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> first up, at least 14 people hurt in a stabbing spree at a texas community college today. this is president obama brought a planeful of family members of newtown shooting victims to washington to lobby for strict

>>> good evening, everyone, i'm larry kudlow. this is ""the kudlow report." "sequesters outrages capitol hill. if the budget cut results in 40% of flights arriving late? huh, senators and house members are now shouting a little louder that this is a manufactured crisis that could easily be solved with better management. >>> also this evening, earnings reports are dominating the financial news right now. they're coming in better than expected, but the pessimists are obsessed with revenues. they're wrong about get profits are the muck of this entire four-year stock rally. and another green energy taxpayer bailout in the making. the super luxury car maker is heading into bankruptcy, fisker and even worse, president barack obama kept sending fisker money for a year. the "kudlow report" begins right now. ♪ first up tonight is flight delays and passenger pains amount from the faa spending cuts sequester. many on capitol hill are arguing that this is a phony, manufactured crisis that could easily be avoided by better management. republicans blaming the white house f

i'm larry kudlow. this is the kudlow report. cnbc's sue herera joins me tonight on the set for our special coverage of today's events in boston, washington and wall street. let's start -- >> with a live report from scott cohn in boston. he has the latest on the bombing investigation. good evening, scott. >> good evening. a news briefing originally thought to happen this afternoon and then pushed back to 5:00 p.m. still has not happened yet. it has been a day of mixed signals and frustration. and a lot of interruptions. but in the midst of it, some of the most sophisticated detective work in the world is going on on the crime scene a couple of blocks behind me. first of all, the video. they have it from multiple vantage points, the finish of the boston marathon. and including the camera on the lord and taylor department store, surveillance camera, that is really located right across the street from the second bomb blast. and there are images of a bag on the ground that we're seeing, we don't know if that is the bag that exploded

i'm larry kudlow. another special edition of "the kudlow report." joined again this evening by sue he remembera. thank you, sue. >> a pleasure to be with you tonight. so, again, the fbi has just given us those pictures and the videos of those two suspects. so let's get the latest now from wnbc reporter jonathan vigliotti. he joins us now live from boston. jonathan? >> reporter: and good evening to you, and of the thousands that the fbi has been combing through, those were the photos they are now focusing on. it was a rather chilling reveal, and i want to get right into that press conference held by the fbi a short while ago where they formally introduced us to suspect one and suspect two in both photos and surveillance video, and we'll show you those in a second. take a close look. suspect one there with thect tw backwards white baseball cap. according to the fbi they were seen together, walking together with suspicious backpacks, they are saying. they parted ways, and that is when the fbi says suspect two with that white baseball cap was seen dropp

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>>> good evening, everyone, i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." on the six-month i was in of superstorm sandy, chris christie came out all over the media world with both guns blazing that he was right to work with president barack obama on the eve of last fall's election. you know what, he has a 67% approval rating. you know what else, he's a contender. now, a big day in the market. believe it or not, the italians formed a government. that seemed to have wall street cheer. inflation is fallings, consumers are spending, the fed will keep on pumping. bet on get speaking of the feds, early next year my take is bernanke is stepping down. but who should replace him? i will tell you my pick and a few runners up, that is if you stay with us. "the kudlow report" begins right now. ♪ >> when you wake up on tuesday, october 30th, 7 million of your 8.8 million citizens are out of power, there's not a school opened, not a water treatment or waste water treatment is operational. 51 gas stations in the whole state are opened. you are not sitting there worried ab

. >>> good evening, everybody, i'm jim kudlowing, this is ""the kudlow report." "terrorist zoek dzhokhar tsarnaev was formally charged. he has also been mirandized already, which means he could be lawyered up, which means, we may not get the information we need. this is an outrage. he ought to be compared an enemy combatant. we'll have the latest on these late breaking developments. >>> also tonight, the faa says the sequester is starting it to start furloughs. that means major delays at airports. this is all politics. we'll talk to one airline pilot who says the faa action is bologna. >>> and the senate is beginning to vote to improve an -- approve an internet sales tax that will wreck small business, dan consumers and amount to a huge tax grab for state governments across the country. a terrible idea. ""the kudlow report"" begins right now. ♪ all right. charges were filed against terror suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. nbc news' pete williams joins us with all the details. good evening, pete. >> well, the combination of evidence here the government says they have, la

. >> good arry od evening i'm larry islow, this kudlow, this is "kudlow report." one of the greatest champions of free markets died today, margaret thatcher died. tonight, we will look at her great accomplishments and her collaboration with ronald reagan in the fight for freedom, whether britain and the rest of the world have is forgotten all she fought to give us. there's a big dark cloud on the horizon, how dare team obama cap your retirement funds? how dare they tell us how to live? this is america, that means freedom. the "kudlow report" begins right now. >> up first tonight, the sizzle story, let's remember one of britain's greatest ministers, she stopped socialism in england and promoted free market views. she stopped the british labor unions and she attempted to lower government, and privatized state run companies and put the city of london back on the map with big bang pfree markets. had he worked together with reagan to bring down the great soviet system is. frankly we need her now more than ever and mr. reagan too. so let's talk. joining us now from flor

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i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." another day has passed but we have very few solid answers about the boston marathon bombing. we do now know what kind of devices were used. after that, the new information is few and far between. we are going to go to boston for a live update. >>> the stock markets had a very solid bounce back today after yesterday's big selloff. gold also had a positive day. but i believe the plunge in gold is a very good sign for the economy, just as it was in the '80s and '90s. in other words, some optimism. and senator marco rubio unveils the new immigration reform bill today. here's the key point. when we look at the benefits and score them dynamically, immigration reform will be a huge boost to the economy. "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> first up tonight, president obama will travel to boston thursday for an interfaith service with bombing victims. more than 24 hours after two bombs ripped through marathon crowds killing three, wounding 170 others, investigators are still no closer to

i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report. "ann coulter and grover norquist are about to debate the immigration. norquist says immigration will booster the economy, coulter does not agree. >>> and it was also a major sell-off today in gold. gold down almost 90 bucks and still falling. okay, you don't need gold because there's in end to world trade. u.s. energy independence, an end to bury gold. we'll get to that in a few minutes. >>> and new information in the kpmg trading scandal. jane wells diving deeper into the criminal complaint. we'll take a look at what the risks are for kpmg. will the big four strangle hold on the account industry be broken up? "kudlow report" begins right now. first up this evening, the senate's bipartisan group of aid says it plans to reveal the long-awaited immigration reform bill next tuesday. this is a bill that in national review reporter betty woodrow dubbed grover versus the bitter enders. grover norquist believes the immigration reform will boost economic growth and slash our budget deficits.

this is "the kudlow report". shock trend hitting the nation. cancer clinics turning patients away because they can't afford to treat them. we'll talk to one doctor who has had to tell his patients to go elsewhere. north korea continues to make provocative moves today d deploying missiles to the coast. >>> is there a favorite group of insiders in washington who get wind of a major regulatory decision before the rest of us do and then profit from it? of course. and a troubling incident from earlier this week proves once again we'll look what it will take to make the markets more open and fair. "the kudlow report" starts right now. >>> first up tonight cancer clinics across the country have begun turning away thousands of medicare patients. they are blaming the sequester budget cuts. my next guest decided his clinic wouldn't see one-third of its 16,000 medicare patients who need these drugs. here's chief executive of north shore hematology in new york. can you explain really simply how it is that you have to tell one-third of your medicare patient

i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." that was president obama being a little coy at a rare white house news conference today. he took questions about the sequester and obamacare and syria. even gitmo. but did he give any real straight answers? and on wall street, the rally continues. april poses monthly gains for all three indices. now a possibility for stocks to have more gains. could the fed increase its easing policies instead of winding them down. we'll look at the possibilities with a former federal reserve governor. >>> and why shouldn't free market conservative david coke buy the l.a. times? he'll save the papers, improve the newsroom and put in a better editorial policy. we'll debate. "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> first up, marking the first 100 days of the second term, president obama met a much more combative white house press corps at a news conference today. he is tackling everything from the red line for syria, obamacare's rollout train wreck, and even whether his agenda is failing. chief washing

i'm michelle cab rousso cabrera in for larry kudlow. public worker pensions will go untouched in the city of stockton. meanwhile, we're also finding out those new taxes in california aren't really just for schools. nope. big chunk of that money now going to pay for, you guessed it, retired teacher pensions. outside of california, though, things look a lot better. strong economic news, especially from the car companies. that helped push the dow back higher today. the rally has resumed. >>> and a funny, snarky but bitter editorial by a high school senior who didn't get accepted to her dream colleges is all the rage on the internet. we're about to talk to a former dean of admissions at one top school who says the young author has hit the nail right on the head. "the kudlow report" starts right now. >>> first, stockton, california running out of cash. the big question hasn't been answered. can the city get a break on what it owes to the state pension funds. that's the key in the case and matters not just for stockton but every struggling ci

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i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." let's get started right away. the big story today a shocking but fake tweet and from the associated press and set off a steep stock market selloff and then just as suddenly, a stock market rebound. what on earth happened? cnbc's own eamon javers joins us with this incredible story. good evening. >> it was a really bizarre turn of events starting at 1:07:00 p.m. here's the tweet that the a.p. account put out at that minute. it said, "breaking" two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured. that was a fake report as a result of a hack attack against the a.p. twitter account. but it set off this reaction in the dow jones industrial average, as you see from the chart, a huge spike down on that news. down about 143 points at the bottom. and then bouncing right back up, all of that happening within the space of about three minutes. and by sheer coincidence, the white house briefing was set to start, and by tradition, the a.p. reporter gets the first question from the white house. and she had a chance to

i'm here with larry kudlow and bill griffeth.ght now is chris swecker, former assistant director of the fbi. thank you very much for joining us. tell me what you see in light of what we know right now in boston. how do you see this, and who do you think is to blame? >> well, it does indeed have all the haul marks of terrorism. there were multiple explosions. it was timed to go off when there was opportunity to inflict mass casualties. i think the trade craft here is evidence of some sophistication, because my sources tell me that there was indeed shrapnel inside these two bombs. so -- and it was an iconic event, which is what terrorist organizations, people who are sympathizing with terrorist,s want. they want maximum publicity. >> chris, how do they plant these bombs? >> this could have been very simple. in that kind of event, you can carry backpack, strollers, packages, big bags of take-out food. and it wouldn't take a whole lot of high explosives and some shrapnel to create the type of bomb that you saw today. >> isn't there s

>>> good evening, everyone, i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report."day. our distinguished panel will debate whether jeb bush should run for president. his brother says yes, his mother says no. what say you, folks? >>> and have you ever played a $2 million poker game, especially one run by mobsters and russian sordid dealers. we have a story about a guy that lost his ambassadorship to france toened and poker may have been the culprit. >>> is the budget cutting sequester still in place? score one f

>>> good evening, everyone, i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report."the six-month i was in of superstorm sandy, chris christie came out all over the media world with both guns blazing that he was right to work with president barack obama on the eve of last fall's election. you know what, he has a 67% approval rating. you know what else, he's a contender. now, a big day in the market. believe it or not, the italians formed a government. that seemed to have wall street cheer. inflation is fallings, consumers are spending, the fed will keep on pumping. bet on get

>>> good evening, everyone, i'm larry kudlow. this is ""the kudlow report."rs outrages capitol hill. if the budget cut results in 40% of flights arriving late? huh, senators and house members are now shouting a little louder that this is a manufactured crisis that could easily be solved with better management. >>> also this evening, earnings reports are dominating the financial news right now. they're coming in better than expected, but the pessimists are obsessed with revenues. they're wrong about get profits are the muck of this entire four-year stock rally. and another green energy

i'm larry kudlow. this is the kudlow report.ns me tonight on the set for our special coverage of today's events in boston, washington and wall street. let's start -- >> with a live report from scott cohn in boston. he has the latest on the bombing investigation. good evening, scott. >> good evening. a news briefing originally thought to happen this afternoon and then pushed back to 5:00 p.m. still has not happened yet. it has been a day of mixed

i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report."president obama being a little coy at a rare white house news conference today. he took questions about the sequester and obamacare and syria. even gitmo. but did he give any real straight answers? and on wall street, the rally continues. april poses monthly gains for all three indices. now a possibility for stocks to have more gains. could the fed increase its easing policies instead of wi

i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report."as passed but we have very few solid answers about the boston marathon bombing. we do now know what kind of devices were used. after that, the new information is few and far between. we are going to go to boston for a live update. >>> the stock markets had a very solid bounce back today after yesterday's big selloff. gold also had a positive day. but i believe the plunge in gold is a very good sign for the economy, just as it was in the '80s and '90s. in other words, some optimism. and senator marco rubio unveils the new immigration reform bill today. here's the key point. when we look at the benefits and score them dynamicall

with the third stringer, brian sullivan, host of the kudlow report tonight. he's not a bad guy. "closing bell's" next. stay tuned. >>> hi, everybody. we're into the final stretch. welcome to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. tough day for the bulls today. >> i'm bill griffeth. the market taking a hit. some on the floor are wondering if this time, it's something more than just an excuse to sell off. some key drivers that led the rally higher are now wavering in a pretty significant way. and that could mean the much-anticipated pullback may start becoming a reality. >> i'm not believing it until i see it. >> skeptical! >> also rattling the market today, things in the last hour or so getting more serious with north korea. we've got the details. the u.s. deploying missile defense systems to the area as defense secretary chuck hagel admits the rogue nation presents, quote, a real and clear danger to america. we'll have the very latest and the fallout to your investments. >> in the meantime, reaction to all this and more from f

we'll fight about it -- listen, i'm hosting "the kudlow report," actually.rgue about this, not you and i, but we're going to do it more there. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> breaking news for the president. the president saying that he is going to give back 5% of his pay as sort of a tribute to furloughed government workers. the president makes $400,000 a year, so about 20,000 bucks, apparently, the president is going to surrender in tribute to furloughed government workers. also, the president is also a millionaire from his book sales and probably will be a very rich man by the time, maybe 20 years from now. >>> all right, up next. video proof of that pay what you weigh story from air samoa, aka, he ain't heavy, he's my passenger. that's up next if. [ male announcer ] they say that hard work is its own reward. but there's nothing wrong with enjoying a little extra reward. ♪ that's why southwest built a better rapid rewards program with unlimited rewaeatsno bl, and points that don't expire. rewards that actually reward you. we are southwest. welcaboa

look, larry kudlow, i respect very much, a former white house budget officer, said in an op i agree with him and my old boss jack kemp would. and the best way to balance the budget and focus on that. >> jamie: sally, weigh in. what does it take for a balanced budget. is that what we need for economic growth. >> that's not what he we need and i want to note that the goal posts for republicans keep moving. they weren't worried about a balanced budget or a deficit under republican presidents and incidentally, when we had good economic times. you know, there's a sort of one size fits all thing we all hear from republicans, which is in good economic times you should cut taxes and in bad economic times you should cut taxes. it can't always be the solution, we already cut taxes and it didn't work, and here is the other thing, not only does it not work, but there was a thing we called an election in november. in which the majority of the american public endorseded ideas of the president and not the party that wanted to cut taxes, give more money to the rich, and cut entitlements in social spendi

i've been a fan since the kudlow and cramer days. never miss your show. want to thank you for all you do and all the advice you've given me. >> you are very kind. thank you. let's make money together. >> i bought my stock, life technologies, after you had the ceo on a wild back. >> wasn't he a smart fella 2 he impressed me. what should i do now, buy or sell? >> the papers. >> my brother's 70th birthday. happy birthday. >> i think the stock goes higher. i don't want you to sell it. i would pay $70. we've got all these guys wanting to take the company over. i say hold on. it's good. animal spirits, it looks like the bears could be doing a little hibernating. the bulls in charge. a little pamplona thing going. i like it. mad money will be right back. >> coming up, read right. all week cramer is checking on big pharma stocks that are lighting up the tape. tonight from toothpaste to toms, jim is revealing a play that could keep your portfolio from the indigestion. later, natural stunner. some are calling it the largest untapped field of natural gas in the worl

>> caller: i want to let you know, i've watched you since the kudlow-cramer days, and i'm an alerts subscriber, i have your books, do research on the street. >> thank you. >> caller: thank you for all you've taught me through the years. hey, i've held phillips since the spinoff. bulls make money, bears make money and hogs get slaughtered but i think phillips is headed up. i do my research on the street and you guys haven't initiated coverage on phillips yet. last wednesday, they filed for a new ipo coming up the second half of the year, and i wanted to know your thoughts. what should i do? >> okay. look, this stock has come under pressure of late. so many others have, too. you know what? i think you use the pressure that comes purely from profit-taking, and you do some buying. i would not worry one bit. i think it's a good situation. all right. here we go. it's happy hour. ben's not stomping this party mix yet. in fact, he's serving up some industrial-strength growth. dividends, domestic! cheers! "mad money" will be right back. >>> coming up, greed from garbage? waste management is turning tra

david kudlow, tells us why it is time to buy japan. that is david on the right. mark travis, intrepid capital management president says investors need to be a little more cautious. we have kind of a bear-bull split here. mark sebastian is in the pits of the cme. mark, i want to talk to you. we do have earnings coming in today but first of all some notion that the market isp to go out right now. another triple-digit gain on the dow. s&p is close to 1600. is the market topping off or do you think there is room to grow? >> i think we're at a very key level in the s&p 500. if you take 2000 high, the 2007 high and draw a straight line, it connects to 1592. that is right where we are right now. we got up to here one time a couple weeks back. failed to hold. if we hold there this tomorrow, i think that's our precedent to break 1600. regardless of friday's announcement. i actually think no matter what is said on friday we're going through 1600 sometime in the next 8 to 10 days. david: okay. hold on a second, mark. we have the buffalo wild wings earnings coming in. is it

we're going to -- >> it's almost time for larry kudlow. we're going to bring you in my friend to here we go again. >> here we go again is right. you guys are doing a great job. i've been listening to the whole hour. appreciate it. >> i still have some speculations to you because we just don't know anything. >> we don't ef b know how many bombs there were. that's out there. we don't know how those people got near the grand stand. so many unanswered questions. >> right. >> well, we also have questions that are answered. and that is that this was well thought out. so place those bombs in those places. >> this is a terrorist act. there's no doubt about that. the president himself has ratified that. you told this other chap just a moment, you asked about forensics. how long will it take them to come up with some preliminary conclusions? >> that's the question i've been asking. what's the timing on this. they have their specific things that they're looking at. you know, really investigating the bomb as well as the noise as well as the smoke as w

i had the joy last week of guest-hosting on cnbc for the -- co-host can for cud low, -- kudlow and one of the things we talked about this school 0 school who cancelled the horizon -- honors program, and they stopped it because the kids who didn't make it would be upset. the united states has createdmer companies, every year, since world war ii, than europe has created since world war ii in total. there's a lot of reasons for that, it's expensive to create a company in europe, you can't fire people in europe. another is a culture of innovation that exists here. so, there's a myth in american society of the entrepreneur doing it all alone, and the truth is that doesn't happen. thomas edison had hubs of scientist working for him. bill gates had a lot of guys working for him. and steve wozniak is out of the becomes ninja think -- thinker, but every company, there's team of people behind the outside visible person. i have yet to meet an entrepreneur who did it alone. it doesn't exist. one of the other myths -- this is coincidence with what i think is the strength of american society and dar

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