i'm larry kudlow, "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> first up, the bush family back in the nationalspotlight 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 to her. >>bush, would you like to see your son, jeb run? >> he's by far the best man, no, i really don't. i think it's a great country. there are a lot of great families and it's not just four families or whatever. there are other people out there that are very qualified and we've had enough bushes. >> all right. so, the question is, who's right and why? here s are cnbc contributors. with us also is kelly anne conway, ceo of the polling company prchlt i don't know what president is doing in there. checks. >> teleprompters can be doing very weird things. where is robert costa, i want to go to you f

i'm larry kudlow.n this half hour, when roughly a third of s&p firms are reporting profits beating expectations up a handsome 7%. so far, sure, the pessimistas are wagging on light revenue reports. i say profits in milk and stocks are more important than revenues. we will debate that proposition. >>> also, just as polk numbers are pulling even with president barack obama, get this, the george w. bush presidential library is about to open tomorrow. you will talk to one former bush staffer about the president's economic legacy and whether it's fair to blame the former president for the financial crisis. >>> but first up, we've brought this up to you a few weeks ago, president obama's attack, new limit, karngs taxes, who knows where this is going to end. guess what? the president, himself, doesn't have to abide by his own newly proposed rules, americans are outraged, now, letters coming into the "wall street journal" left and right. i read one before, paul stevens from washington wrote to the "journal," "

it's larry kudlow's hour here as we continue to try to make sense of a tragic day today in boston, larry'm -- i admit it. i'm obsessed about this bleachers area by the finish line. thing were the whole story unfolds. 25 to 50 yards, according to bill bratton, the former police chief. that's where the terrorist acts were done. that's where the bombs were set up. i don't know. you can't -- these were not suicide bombers. they didn't blow themselves up. somehow they got in that area without badges and what not and planted these bombs. >> yep. well, there were two bombs, two explosions, what, 20 seconds apart. >> between one another. >> at the time when most runners would be coming through, the elite runners had gone through a couple hours before. >> and one or two over, am i right about this, one or two others that did not detonate. >> a third explosion in boston was controlled blast by authorities according to nbc news. >> but they're doing the work on the other device to try to figure out what materials were used and what sophisticated elements may have been put into practice at that poin

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

>>> good evening, everyone, i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report" and this is a night filled with dramatic developments on several fronts. first, it sure looks like the red line has been crossed. the u.s. says syria has, indeed, used chemical weapons with the assad war with the rebels. what will the obama regime do? will the president keep his promise not to attack? the whole world is watching. >>> second, we learn a suspected marathon terror bomber told the fbi he and his brother were planning to attack time's square in new york city t. question is, would the new york police department have stopped the terrorists before they have killed anyone? given their track record and math moth operation, i believe the nypd would have stopped it dead in its tracks. >>> and is the pain on the plane about to end? the push continues to overturn the flight delays. we could be getting close to a deal. "the kudlow report" begins right now [ music playing ] [ music playing ] >>> first up, the u.s. government confirming today it now believe

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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

>>> 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

i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." stocks continue to roar. you know what, folks? this is great. americans are making money. they're gettingwetty inting we. now if only the government would just keep its paws off we would all be better off. >> and this also made big news today. we have a bipartisan gun deal. will it pave the way for gun violence legislation in congr s congress? and finally, president obama submits a budget. it is completely anti-growth. i ran the numbers. substitutes a trillion dollars in spends cuts for a trillion dollars in tax hikes? bigger government, more spending, absolutely wrong. this is "the kudlow report." >> the dough and nasdaq all had their best three day winning streak this year. good evening, bob. >> larry, it's been quite a day. let's take a look at the highlights. the s&p 500 and the dough close at hi tore rick highs. what exactly is going on with this market? the traders have put a market friendly spin. until they felt a recovery was sustainable. and that was the signal. traders believed that the feds are going to keep up stimulus

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. ano

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.

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 michelle caruso-cabrera in tonight for larry kudlow. in this half hour stocks closed higher as japan will print a lot more yen but now we're focused on tomorrow's big jobs report from march here in the united states. speaking of jobs, fast food employees going on strike in new york city today. they want 100% raise. double the pay to work at mcdonald's when millions of americans are out of work. first up new evidence suggesting washington insiders are involved in insider trading. stocks of health care companies shot up before a key announcement that they were going to get paid more from medicare. when the news broke the stocks rallied more. those who got in early made a lot of money. eamon javers joins us now with the sordid details. >> reporter: what a coincidence. the timing of this story comes at the same time the government accountability office the gao here in washington released a new report on what's called the political intelligence industry and it's those firms that mine washington agencies, congress, all of the federal governme

>>> 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

report"ment i'm larry kudlow. a quick update on our top stories.he surviving suspects in the terror bombing now faces federal charges that could carry the death penalty, but he is not charged as an enemy combatant. in a few minutes, we will talk with a u.s. senator who is not at all happy about that. >>> the faa goes through furloughs of air traffic controllers as part of the sequester. today we are seeing delays. about a quarter of flights delayed at major east coast airports, delays running maybe an hour. this is all bungling if you ask me. it's all politics by the faa, which is following the white house lead to stop spending cuts and raise taxes ned instead. here now is vaughn cordell, an airline pilot and airline analyst. joining me for the remainder of the program is my great pal mark simone, talk show host. mr. cordell, welcome. why is this necessary? why could there be plans ahead? why couldn't the faa just kept esht people going? >> well, thanks for having me on, larry. well, there is clearly something wrong when the dod and faa knew about

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

>>> good evening, everyone, i'm larry kudlow. kudlow report" and this is a night filled with dramatic developments on several fronts. first, it sure looks like the red line has been crossed. the u.s. says syria has, indeed, used chemical weapons with the assad war with the rebels. what will the obama regime do? will the president keep his promise not to attack? the whole world is watching. >>> second, we learn a suspected marathon terror bomber told the fbi he and his brother were planning to attack time's square in new york city t. question is,

>>> 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

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

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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

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'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 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

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

. >> 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

still, check out "the kudlow report" tonight, is where larry is off, michelle is off, so they're going 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 t

kudlow report." i am brian sullivan once again in for larry tonight. and your top story, the no new bad news market. jobs come in weak. stocks nearly make a total recovery. is this another case of bad news actually being good news because of the fed? we'll debate it. here is the real concern in jobs. more and more people are simply dropping out of the work force. they are vanishing. many are young and discouraged. wait until you also see the scary spike in people now living on disability. are you ready for the budget battle to resume in washington? reports say the president is ready to cut entitlements but only if the republicans give in on even more tax hikes. still, even democrats are outraged. this could be even very nasty fight to come. "the kudlow report" starts right now. >>> all right. so much to do tonight. thank you very much for being with us. before i get to the so-called no bad news market let's goat tet e clear bad news. hampton pearson breaking it down for you in washington. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the march headline numbers wer