who the heck -- and i have a bridge to sell you lori rothman.hank you, ladies. >> have a great hour. ashley: thank you. tracy: the bah humbug tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. 34 days and counting until that fiscal cliff. white house and congress will appear no closer to reaching a deal or even talking about one for that matter. how long will it take to get some action? tracy: if only. a dire warning on housing. despite new signs of recovery, fiscal risk expert chris whalen will tell us why he says housing is going to drag the economy back into recession next year. ashley: talk about bah humbug? would you like to win half a billion dollars? that is a stupid question. of course you would. just before the holidays as well. the record powerball jock pot is getting bigger. we'll take you, we'll tell you actually your chances of winning the prize and it is not very good but you can't win if you don't play as the lottery says. i know you hate it. tracy: i do. i absolutely clearly opposed to it. ashley: i went hate it when i win but i will reme

lori rothman was there. the boss of all bosses, roger ailes came. so fabulous. so much fun.e. there is the fabulous staff. in cas you're wondering who makes all this happened. the book is amazing. so many child actors blow up, and you didn't. you're oing. [talking over each other] >> depends on how you look at it, but the good thing about the book, great insight. i think melissa as always had this effervescent and disasr quality wrapped around something that is like titanium razor sharp and willing to kill you. lori, the whole reason she showed up today. she's afraid to say no because melissa, and i don't knowf you know about this, but hollywood is already talking. there will be a lifetime movie of this book. i want to look at who is being discussed as playing her as a young child. take a look at her book cover. they're talking about. [laughter] >> that's awesome. melissa: i love it. i would take that any day. >> a package deal. >> there you go. >> the follow-up. >> i told my in-laws. watch out. you beter be nice to me. i'm coming for you next. >> there you go. >> serious qu

we will see what kind of activity we get out of tomorrow but a lot of activity for lori rothman and melissa frances. melissa: how you get 77%? dennis: that is what he said. melissa: it is pretty funny. love to see these devotees dennis. had back. lori: i am lori rothman. melissa: i am melissa frances. will washington play ball or just bore all? president obama kicking up a busy week of meetings for the fiscal collected a. union leaders tomorrow ceos leading up to the meeting with congressional leaders on friday. so many meetings. lori: of the talks fail could we go over the fiscal click? our guest thinks so. they will feel that the most. melissa: a major reshuffle of who is in our out. lou dobbs joins us ahead. lori: are markets reacting that of the fiscal cliff? we head to the floor of the stock exchange with nicole petallides with modest gains. nicole: a green arrow, for all those folks who have seen the market selling off with an exception. we were down over 2%. we lost some of the earlier gains and was up 1/2%. and we look at some names on the move with microsoft, stepping down, the lea

lori: i am lori rothman. investors not really sure where to go after wrapping up the worst week for stocks in nearly five months. the fiscal cliff on everybody's mind. we will parse their earnings report for any kind of hint of what is ahead. melissa: should republicans just give in on president obama's plan that taxes go up on $250,000. the surprising word from a leading conservative commentator coming up. stephen moore joins us on his conversation with tough talking senate majority leader mitch connell. lori: this is kuwait. proving that is chump change. change that you find in the couch. it makes the golden globe. melissa: time for stocks now as we do every 15 minutes. nicole petallides is standing by. nicole: we have gone over that unchanged lines throughout the day. the dow is moving higher as are both the nasdaq composite and s&p 500. do not forget last week we saw heavy selling 300-point down days. it was the worst week in a month. it showed some conviction to the selling after the election was complet

and lori rothman is coming up tonight. lori: they should be listening to you. kicking allowed. we will hear whether both sides can reach a deal. he will join tracy byrnes next. do not miss it. ♪ melissa: the market hanging on. up 160 points. it is not that much, but it has been down so much that we would celebrate anything. lori: we were talking about it for days it seems to come. then i think they are good. melissa: we had a guest on that totally disagreed. tracy: lori and melissa will both be on together tonight. they are all up over 1% today. stop the bleeding from several down weeks. will this rally hold back that is such a key question. is now the time to buy? we will talk with one analyst who just is not sold on this whole recovery. the future for hostess could be decided at any moment. the bakery goes before a bankruptcy judge this hour. we'll be forced to liquidate. we will bring you the very latest as soon as we hear. first, it is top of the hour. it is time for stocks. they are in rally mode. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchan

we are joined weight david asman and lori rothman.ity of san francisco is trying to ban nudity. can you imagine? necessary exemptions, preschoolers can still go diaperless. and san francisco has a run that can do naked that is still eligible. [talking over each other] >> by the way, one of the people against this says the officials want to turn the city back into the dark ages of body shame and ar. [laughter] is by putting something between your rear end and the feet. melissa: that smart. a lot of people that we see in the video this should be ashamed. >> did you see the san francisco official names? this is a big joke in the article. why is it that the people who choose to be nudists are always unattractive? melissa: i just don't know. it's never a good thing. next story. american stowaway $282 million of uneaten turkey at thanksgiving. that is about 204 million pounds of meat. >> not at my house. >> we eat the whole thing. >> how the heck do they know? are they going through my garbage? >> turkey is one of those foods that is delici

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lori: i am lori rothman. wall street facing post-election balloons, stocks plunging in the wake of president obama's reelection as investors shift focus to the fiscal cliff. the dow seeing the biggest intraday drop since june 1st, down 334 points and below 13,000. shares of at&t slipping with the broader market, and to expand wireless broadband. and reducing quarterly dividend by 2.3%. adidas scored a winning a patent dispute with nike. german courts banning sales of the prime running shoe which was introduced in the london olympics. it infringed the patent for the feature launched in february. that is a look at business from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. connell: markets of what is not getting better. obama sell-off, it may, but hard to talk about the market but when you look at particular sections of it, financials, energy stocks are getting hammered today, those could connect to political pressure from the obama administration in a second term. either way down big, across-the-bo

she is so hot that van halen's "hot for teacher" is now called hot for lori rothman. i am here with fox business network anchor lori roth man. i hope it is the bad lori roth man. and he is funnier than a woopie cushion with clown eyes. he is wearing an awesome suit of the and in norway, he is considered a clam. my repulsive sidekick, bill schulz. and she is so sharp that cheese serves her at wine parties. that's a stretch. right next to me is columnist and author jedediah be law. bila. >> thanks for clearing that up. should they trouble with her stubble? well, a judge in massachusetts , is there any other kind, has ruled he won't order more hair removal treatments for a transgender inmate. quite attractive, actually. she sued after her electrolysis regimen was stopped claiming the prison sis stomp was stoping her -- sis stomp was stoping her transition from male to female. she grows a full beard in days and the department of correction showed inference to her serious medical needs. in september, the convicted killer won a court order for a taxpayer-funded sex change. t

melissa francis and lori rothman have a lot to go through in the next hour. melissa: yes, we do.though off on reports showing strong consumer confidence. a drop in jobless claims. all this a warm-up for tomorrow's job report. melissa: getting back to normal after sandy. gas stations running on empty, public transportation system is simply overwhelmed. look at that. lori: president obama, there he is, and governor mitt romney back on the campaign trail. mayb

. >> i am lori rothman. so much for progress on the fiscal cliff talks. at least for today. progress getting a fever pitch as john boehner says white house needs to get serious. senate majority leader harry reid says he is waiting for a serious offer from republicans. so there you can see the stock market slightly higher, reacting to every last word coming out of capitol hill. now the dow was higher, but off of the best levels of the session as we make progress. melissa arizona is the latest state to refuse the exchange. we will bring on judge andrew napolitano to talk about this one. lori: "time" magazine announcing it candidate for person of the year. wait until you hear who the candidates are. we will handicap the list with lou dobbs. melissa stocks as we do every 15 minutes. nicole petallides standing by. stocks are losing sseam as house speaker john boehner took the podium although they have recovered a bit. nicole: is difficult to monitor which way and guess which way the market will go as each headline process crosses, we'reg the market being started around the unchan

lori: i am lori rothman. the u.s. deficit narrowed in september to its smallest since december of 2010. the deficit dropped since august to $41.5 billion and exports rose to a record. jobless claims better than expected last week falling by 8,000 to 355,000 but don't get too excited. labor department cautioned these figures were distorted by superstorm sandy and will continue to be affected in coming weeks. amazon.com uncorking its latest adventure in time for the holidays. the online retailer launching amazon why which will feature 1,000 small across the nation. residents in a dozen states in the district of columbia can order, amazon says more are on the way. that is the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. dagen: less gas which lowered demand, refineries have been shut down by the bad weather so is it demand or supply driving oil prices right now? the presence of live now oil associates joining us over the phone. how much demand has been destroyed by the supply problems in the north

we will be right back. ♪ >> i am lori rothman with their fox business brief.inued their upward trend today. ceo responds to reports that the daily deal site was looking for a new boss. mason did acknowledge there have been bumps in the road, but he remains the right person for the job. groupon stock is down. one of the biggest regulations coming out of sac conference call, the commission is considering filing charges over insider trade violations. last week they arrested matthew mark, for his involvement. that is your latest look at business from the fox business network. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own th unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. tracy: the supreme

lori: i am lori rothman. to pay $4 billion over the next five years in relation to the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill and the british company agreed to a five year probation term and says it will take more action to enhance safety operations. year later $1.6 billion aflac 18 customer funds still unaccounted for. jon corzine was found responsible, choices made by jon corzine during his tenure as chairman sealed mf global's 8. four 29,000 americans filed for first-time benefits last week pushing jobless claims to their highest level in 18 months. hurricane sandwich a factor. the storm added claims to an already weakening job market. that is the latest look at business from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. tracy: just when we thought we were as the worst of the housing crisis the federal housing administration is on the verge of meeting a bailout and liz macdonald called it in 2009 but our next guest says this rescue need to be a top priority in washington to make sure the housing reco

she is joined by lori rothman as well. liz, with your tough love approach as always, being the wicked genius you are, you are saying tough love might be okay? >> i don't want to sound like a heartless, mean person, here. neil: that we know. >> that we know, you're usually acquainted with, the common sense tells you and studies after studies have shown, studies in denmark and universities the longer people are on unemployment the longer they take to look for a job. they wait until the very end to look for a job. three months into unemployment benefits that's when you're job prospects get even worse. the lomger you are in unemployment the worst your chances of finding a job. the other part of this is problem with california is, and a lot of states, california is borrowing from the federal taxpayer to pay for its jobless benefit insists state, something like 10 billion bucks. that is raiding other state fund to pay interest costs on that. raiding transportation funds or disability funds for other taxpayers. that is bad thing

lori: i am lori rothman.s head to the polls to cast ballots in this closely watched presidential election. mortgage giant freddie mac not seeking federal aid after turning a $3 billion profit in the third quarter. an increase in home prices declined more demand for see. and the billion dollar taxpayer rescue and larger siblings fannie mae was the most expensive bailout of the 2008 financial crisis. an end of the road for americans, business. and part of the restructuring plan. the moves are unrelated to the motor corp.. that is the latest on the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. connell: going out west to nevada. dagen: adam shapiro live, what do you know? >> polls will close at 10:00 in new york and 7:00 pacific standard time and they are voting like the rest of the country. and they cast their ballot, and motivated your decision, now have to be careful. i can't tell you how people voted because we are inside the polling place. the decision where medicare, medicaid, immigration and the wa

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i'm lori rothman. tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. i told you we would be with you all day. who will the voters choose to lead the country the next four years? we're live across america including two key battleground states. we'll examine this election how it will shape the future of the economy, taxes and of course your investments. lori: aol shares surging today. more than 13% above 40 bucks a share right now. this is the company's best ad sales growth in seven years. they just reported. we'll be joined by the chairman and ceo tim armstrong to tell us in aol's bright spots and biggest challenges are behind or ahead. tracy: he will be happy to know you still have an aol account. first stocks as we do at the top much every hour. they are surging right now. we head down to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. we got a nice rally, nicole but we still have this election day 2008, is that true? >> that's right. we're going to take a look at a long-term chart. first let's talk about what we're seeing right here and right now with the dow jones industrial

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. >> i'm lori rothman with your fox business brief.vice sector grew pat a slightly slower than expected pace. because of the institute of supply management index of manufacturing activity. down from a six month high in september. brazilian sugar manufacturer will take over u.s. based eco energy, making it the world's largest ethanol maker. and the companies together will produce 10 billion liters a year, having. samsung sold more than 30 million of the galaxy s 3 smart phones, making it one of the fastest selling smart phones in the world. the demand for the smart phones resulted in record profits for samsung. that's the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper. >> all right. another swing state despite unemployment. 11.8%, the highest foreclosure rate in the notion and nevada still is a major swing state this election. >> and who do we find in las vegas? adam shapiro with a look at what local business leaders are saying about tomorrow. adam? >> and it is about employment here in las vegas, clark county, wh

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. >> i am lori rothman. the bears continue to revise even with the jobs numbers.was down. a full flight schedule is released today from laguardia it is close to a full schedule for the carrier thinks sandy cut into profit by $20 million per cup sources tell bloomberg rocked insecurities following a massive trading air telling employees a trader made an unauthorized purchase on apple which eroded in to capital. this is the latest from fox business, giving you the power to prosper. tracy: of busy news day but the dow was losing steam down more than 100 points we are close to slipping into the red. >> we will get to nicole the first media companies riding high posting gains but is the gravy train coming to a halt? >> it has been a party. olympics comment election boosting prices but is it over? media giants report next week some are bracing for a disappointment. news corporation, time warner, disney on thursday. media stocks have rocked for good disney up 50%. discovery 45. cbs, 40. time warner 34%. s&p 500 1/7 10 percent. news corporation reports split into newsprin

lori: i am lori rothman. the selloff on wall street continues for the second straight day.estors are concerned about the looming fiscal cliff. the dow is down 76 points. the trade deficit narrowed in september to the smallest imbalance since december of 2010. the deficit dropped to $45 billion as exports rose to record high. analysts expect the trade gap would widen. they will replace the boeing 777 with the newer models 777 x meeting the airline's needs. the announcement by the airline's president may put pressure on the aircraftmaker to speed up production of the upgrade. the plain has not been offered for sale. that is the latest let's get business from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. ashley: samsung's galaxy s 3 the world's best selling smart phone, sales dethroned apple's on iphone which dominated the market for two years. strategy analyst custom-made samsung sold eighteen million models in the third quarter compared with the i phone 4 x sales of just over sixty million, strong sales of the flagship galaxy x 3 which comes with a large 4.8 suns

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i'm lori rothman.tocks falling across the board because of new fears about the fiscal cliff, the economy rand europe. now of course the presidential election is behind us. it is the dow's worst day in 2012. in fact the worst day in about a year. tracy: as president obama wins another four years in the white house. what will it mean for you and economic recovery struggling to gain traction? lori: economic one-two punch in the northeast. nor'easter bringing out you toerful winds, rain and snow to an area still coping with the aftermath of superstorm sandy. tracy: some people still don't have power in our area. lori: thousands and thousands. tracy: get to the selloff. we go to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. as we do every 15 minutes, nicole we get an election and big european news they will not see any growth for a while, the market taking a beating, right? >> that's right. the dollar is stronger today. markets are coming under pressure. i saw a headline going by about gree

. >> i am lori rothman with your fox business brief. some fiscal cliff negotiations.ner says he had talks on the looming fiscal cliff. right now the dow was down 20 points. and taking to twitter to announce productions will not be affected by the developments in that nation. the global business will not be affected. coca-cola plans to invest $1.2 billion over the next five years to expand operations facilities. including a new bottling plant that coke says will be the most modern system in latin america and serve as a model for the rest of the world. and that is the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. tracy: shares of activision surged more than 4% today. the company said first day sales for the latest call of duty game topped an industry record. what does it mean for video game sales this holiday season. joining us now, analyst of citigroup. the gaming industry has been getting killed lately because they are not coming out with anything that is getting these gamers going. will this do it? the new "call of duty: black ops"? >> there h

good monday, i'm lori rothman. melissa: president obama and governor romney criss-crossing the country with a day left until voters hit the polls. what's the single thing that could tip the scales one way or the other? we'll ask lucina -- lou dobbs. lori: northeast in the dark, no power, no gas. how much longer will the fuel shortage last? we'll head to the source. melissa: bracing for another storm, a nor'easter with winds and rain had haded this way. can't believe it. all of that straight ahead. lori: unreal. going to the new york stock exchange. stocks searching for direction, mostly leaning lower this session. >> that's right. not too far off the end, major averages we saw with the dow, nasdaq, and s&p. dow jones industrial at 13064, down 30 points now, but as we noted, the market is mixed to a certain extent, watched sector to sector, and movers followed closely. let's look at time warner and transocean offshore. first, let's start off with time warner, the numbers tell you that they underdelivered according t

lori: i am lori rothman. president obama giving his pitch for the fiscal cliff. when will the rhetoric give way to a real action on our debt crisis. juan williams on when a deal can happen. melissa: how would you like to pay more at the pump? we have the new talk about raising the gas tax. what a great idea. lori: i love paying over four dollars a gallon. washington not the only one that cannot get a deal done. entering day 76. its small business that is really on then ice. melissa: time now for stocks as we do every 15 minutes. lauren simonetti. washington is playing politics over the fiscal cliff. we are near session lows right now. >> 11 points away from session lows. the dow is clinging onto that level right now. consumer discretionary is your best performing sector this month. it is lower today, as is technology. the s&p 500 trying to hang onto a monthly gain. not sure if we can do it. certainly higher for the week and nasdaq higher for the both of them. a two-day chart of yelled is really interesting. they expect fourth-quarter sales in china to decline. lo

. >> i'm lori rothman with the fox business brief.he dreaded fiscal cliff, speaking in new york, ben to do so could alexander acostas more than the debt debacle of last year. u.s. prosecutors charging the hedge fund manager with insider trading and it's called the most lucrative case ever. it's alleged he made more than $276 million in us liz sit profits. the butter ball hotline is open ready for your holiday catastrophes. entering the 32nd year where a staff the cooking experts field calls from distraught cooks like me during the holidays. that's the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. >> all right, in a rare move today, chevron files an ethics complaint against an official accusing of him of breaching his fiduciary duty. this is like politics gone way bad. >> this is is 5 nasty fight, tracy. acquired texaco, accused of a massive oil spill, bigger than the size of rhode island, 50% bigger than the exxon-valdez spill in ecuador. they invested nearly $800 milliont( in chevron. the chief has been attack

reporter: i am lori rothman with your fox news business brief. the dow was down 110 points. the federal reserve watching a new online program. next month, qe-4. all in effort to increase job growth. the purchases will be intended to lower long-term borrowing costs and curb spending and strengthen the economy. the hope is that more hiring will follow. the hottest item this holiday season might be the gift card. the national retail federation expects gift card sales to hit a record $28 billion. men will be giving out more gift cards, of course. spending an average of $172, compared with the $143 spent by women. we are giving you the power to prosper at fox business network tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. music is a universal language. but when ias in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language a