welcome to the "the wall street journal report" i'm maria bartiromo. the dow breaks through a milestone them nasdaq not far behind. it is time to buy, sell or hold? >>> super tuesday approaches. will it be the final chapter to crown a nominee or the beginning of a long drawn out battle. >>> and hiring, hiring and working in the brave new world and how to make employers want to invest in you. the "the wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo. >> here's a look at what's making news as we head to a new week on wall street. america's economy is doing better than first thought. the first revision of the gross domestic product showed group growth at 3%. that is increase from 2.8%. the gdp is the broadest measure of the strength and size of america's economy. well, after toying with it for days the dow jones industrial average closed above 13,000 on tuesday of this the week. for the first time since may of 2008. though it did not hold later in th

i'm maria bartiromo. the bulls are back on wall street. major milestones are passed. is it time to get back in the stock market? the rising price of oil and gas will it throw the economy off track and can the saudis come to the rescue. i will talk to the ceo of one of america's largest energy companies. >>> and a bird's eye view of political history from the documentary film maker who inventnted a new way of making movies. the "the wall street journal report" begins rht now. >> here's what is making news as we head to a new week on wall street. most majormericacan banks passed a big test by the federal reserve this week. the stress test simulates difficult economic conditions such as an unemployment rate of 13%. a decline of stocks of 50% and 21% decline in housing prices. 15 of the nation's largest banks passed the test including jpmorgan chase which raised its def dind. bank of america and wells fargo passed the test. citi and sun trust and met life failed. it was a week of momentous milestones. the dow closed above 13,000. the nasdaq finished above 3,000. the all t

i'm maria bartiromo. >>> predictions and surprises for the rest of the year. some of them may make you pretty happy, especially when it comes to oil and the market. >>> america's new health care law goes before the highest court in the land. will it stand up to constitutional scrut scrutiny? >>> graying the educatoreducato. the man who's writing the rules on evaluating teachers. what really makes a classroom work? "the wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "the wall street journal report." now, maria bartiromo. >>> here's a look at what's making news as we head into a new week on wall street. the pain at the pump is only getting worse. record highs for this time of the year with the average price north of $3.80 a gallon for self-serve regular across the country. now at least ten states belong to the $4 a gallon club. according to aaa's fuel gauge report. prices are only likely to increase as we begin the heavy driving season in may and they are rising because of high oil prices and tensions in the

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i'm maria bartiromo with the new york stock exchange. ending on the positive note, the dow jones industrial market ending a three-day losing streak today. both the blue ship and benchmark indexes are set to close with the biggest weekly decline this year. coming up in the program, we are digesting this move and why they are encouraged. also, moments away, we have breaking news. bats has withdrawn its ipo when a system glitch forced the stock to be halted shortly after it began trading. it never reopened and all previous trades from the ipo will be canceled. more on this developing story and how investors are impacted coming up in the program. take a look at how we're settling down. up 36 point at the close, sitting right at 13,083. it, too, gave up some ground of 4.5 points a fractional percentage move. the s&p 500 up a third of a percent at 1397. bob, over to you. >> what happens if you have an ipo and no one is able to trade it? that's what happened to a competitor of the nasdaq and new york stock exchange. opens at $15.25 and within a

hi, everybody, welcome back to the closing bell, i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the nyse. markets set to close modestly higher on jobless claims and manufacturing. it already closed off of the highs of the afternoon, after a late session spike in the price of oil. we're ending with a double-digit move. wti crude rallying nearly $2 a barrel, settling at $108.84 a barrel. it soared above $110 in electronic trading late today, on reports of a pipeline explosion in saudi arabia. we are looking to confirm that report as we speak. we'll get the analysts of the banking industry today as i speak to ed clark at 4:30 p.m. eastern. >>> it's 4:00 on the street. the dow jones industrial average up about 28 points. about 15 minutes before the close, we saw the market actually go in negative territory. pretty good burst, about ten minutes before the close, ending just under 13,000 at 12,980. volume, just anemic once again, under 800 million shares here. nasdaq strong, technology the winner on the year. up 22 points on the session. three-quarters of 1%. below that 3,000 mark at 2988. the

i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the new york stock exchange. as we're following up the close tonight, stocks capped off the week on shaky ground earlier on better than expected february job numbers. the major averages ended off session highs after the international association of swaps and derivatives declared greece officially in default. the market finishing up about 18 points. the default widely expected. isda saying greece triggered the payment on default insurance contracts by using legislation that forces losses on all private creditors. we'll go live to athens and give you the impact on your money coming up. meanwhile, take a look at the numbers, the dow jones industrial average, as strong as 65 points earlier today. 12,924. nasdaq, the big winner, has been the big winner year-to-date, about 18 points higher at 2988. the s&p 500 tonight up five points, at 1370. bob pisani is on the floor of the nyse right now. >> there's three themes that the market has been laying off of. all three got a little commentary today. let's put up the key poi

your money, your vote hosted by john harwood and maria bartiromo. it begins right now. >> break news this hour. polls in three states have just closed. nbc news projecting that mitt romney will win the massachusetts primary. moving west, oklahoma, nbc news projecting the race is too early to call. and in tennessee, the same thing, too early to call in tennessee, john. >> right now the biggest battle ground state, ohio, is too close to call as well by nbc news. that is the place where mitt romney has to beat rick santorum to preserve his claim as the inevitable nom knee. newt gingrich expected to win his home state of georgia. that might keep him in the race for now. mitt romney row jected as the winner in virginia where only he and ron paul were on the ballot. romney also the projected winner by nbc news now in vermont. >> welcome to our special super tuesday your money your vote coverage. i'm maria bartiromo. >> and we're i'm john harwood. 424 delegates are up for grabs tonight in 11 states across the country. >> all this happening on a day when yo

hi, everybody, welcome back to the closing bell, i'm maria bartiromo at the big board. stocks set to close well off the lows of the afternoon on a day that we saw better-than-expected ex-stans news of the u.s. services sector that helped offset some concerns about china's lowered gdp target this morning but the nasdaq set to post the biggest decline of the year. we will look at whether the recent rally is sustainable or if it is running out of steam, particularly within technology. we will see why the news out of china may be overblown on that lowered target of economic growth. look at how we are finishing on wall street. dow jones industrial average down to 12,961 nasdaq composite down 1% today, decline of 26 points, 2950. both, of course, recently hitting a,000, intra day on the nasdaq, last week, dow industrials recently hit 13,000 as well, closed above that last week one day. s & p 500 down 5.34 points, technology and financials under pressure today. get bob pisani, man at floor. bob? >> on the day we started weak, dow down 85 points, look at the dow jones industria

i'm maria bartiromo. >>> some of the predictions for the year may make you pretty happy especially when it comes to oil and the markets. >>> america's health care law. will it stand up to constitutional scrutiny? >>> grading the educators. man who's writing the rules on ovool waitio vo evaluating teachers. evaluating teachers. >>> here's what's making news as we head into a new week on wall street. pain at the pump is only getting worse. gasoline prices hit a record high for this time of year. north of $3.89 a gallon for self-serve regular across the country. at least ten states belong to the $4 a gallon club according to aaa's fuel gauge report. prices are only likely to increase as we begin the heavy driving season in may, rising because of high oil prices an tensions in the middle east. >>> the markets fell three days in a row midweek tumbling more than 75 points on thursday closing at the lowest level in more than a week, partly on concerns about the economy of china slowing down. >>> missed news on housing but signs things may be getting better. sales of previously owned homes decl

i'm maria bartiromo. a strong jobs report, the greek debt deal gets done and the price of oil. what does it all mean to the markets and this portfolio. >>> if you think space is the place, meet a man that can take you there. >> $200,000, what do you get for that price. >> the ride of a lifetime. >> he played with bruce and was on the sopranos but steven van zandt is not done. the new stage for his talent. the "the wall street journal report" begins right now. . >> take a look at what is making news as we head in to a new week on wall street. another strong jobs report. the economy created 227,000 new jobs in february slightly better than expected and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.3%. that's the third straight month of solid growth in jobs. 61,000 more jobs were created in december and january than first estimated. important news about the greek debt crisis. greece won acceptance of a bond swap where investors will get less than half of the face value of every bond they own. that will lower the debt obligation and clear the way for another installment of a bailout. a

now, maria bartiromo. >>> here's a look at what's making news as we headnto a new week on wall street. the pain at the pump is only getting worse. record highs for this time of the year with the average price north of $3.80 a gallon for self-serve regular across the country. now at least ten states belong to the $4 a gallon club. according to aaa's fuel gauge report. prices are only likely to increase as we begin the heavy driving season in may and they are rising because of high oil prices and tensions in the middle east. the markets fell three days in a row midweek tumbling more than 75 points on thursday closing at the lowest level in more than a week partly because of concerns about the economy of china slowing down. mixed news on housing but signs things may be getting better. sales of previously owned homes declined last month but it was the be winter in five years. meanwhile, housing starts fell in february. but permits for future construction jumped to the highest lel since october of '08. and the hash tag might be happy birthday to us. twitter is celebrating its sixth birthda

follow me on twitter and google plus at maria bartiromo. we have a great so for you. fast money begins right now. >> i'm melissa lee. the portfolio breaking down the unwanted that may be working in the exchange traded options you own. creating obama care with the mandate in court today. we are trading on this news. a hot topic with the "hunger games" the the stock hits three-year highs. live in the market site. get to a part of the market we don't often talk about. hitting a record today. you say no way. >> small cap said you see that was going through the list. you can't believe how much of the stock was up. that said, that's where people go and you saw it come under pressure in the early part of february. that will start to come back to hurt people at the beginning of april. >> and a bull on small caps. they came out with a note today. they have been pullish for sometime and now it's time to get lighter. they have been posting better and small caps are a better price, but bank of america said the second half will be worse than the first half. that may not come to fr

i'm maria bartiromo coming to you live from the rbc trading floor. bill? >> and bill griffeth. llo, maria. we're at the new york stock exchange. markets with fear of a global slow down have been weighing on the equities. the dow posted the fourth loss in the fifth last trading sessions. below the 1400 market for the first time in five days despite the better than expected weekly job claims numbers, the best in four years. oil down again today. that's putting pressure on the energy sector so far. here's a look at the major averages. down 87 points on the dow. almost back to the lows of the session. the nasdaq is down 16 points. it eeked out that small gain yesterday but not today. s&p, as we mentioned back below 1400. down 11 points. maria? >> bill all of those fears about a global slow down has been sending significant money. rbc and the recent wall street selloff, whether or not they see more retail investorses. we're coming to you from the fixed income at the trading floor. as for the market, we are seeing shares of nike on the move today. the sports apparel giant will report

most astute investors on wall street coming up on the second hour of the "closing bell" with maria bartiromo. >> and it is 4:00 on wall street. do you know where your money is? hi, everybody. i'm maria bart bought. we have a lot of green to show you on the screen. we have big developments right now involving the largest company on the planet. the fair labor association just releasing a report on the conditions at plants in china used to manufacture iphone cards. greatest concern is excessive overtime and how that was calculated. health and safety risks are also major on this list and crucial communication gaps. take a look at how the stock is trading with the news coming across the hour. ahead of the report, tim cook visited the plant today in the province, a new you're times article in january detailing conditions at a plant where dorms were packed and employees were made to work excessive hours to the point they could no longer stand up. we go inside with the details. a first on cnbc interview right now. also with us, our technology correspondent jon fortt. good to see you, sir. what was t

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i want you to listen to the ceo of price lin's jeffrey boyd speaking with maria bartiromo earlier in the week, with an interesting comment on that. >> we've done a good job, like asia, we still are subject to those laws of large numbers. >> all right. so the ceo says you have to wore about the law of large numbers. is the law of large numbers is -- from a psychological standpoint, yes, it is more different. >> forge psychological, let's go fundamental. how long will the earnings growth continue at those levels? >> when you looked at apple and they came out with the outcome and the for the 3g. they just did -- so don't tell me that they can't do that, because they continue to do it. >> what it's really about is not necessarily how much of a growth trajectory, but how much of an addressable mark there is there. apple does not have a dominant decision. >> except for i pads. >> except for the i pads. >> when you look at volatility. it's contracted so significantly, the protects you can get did really is cheap. >> let's talk about one of the few high-prized stocks. >> i'd really like to k

i'm maria bartiromo. we're at the new york stock exchange. glad to be joined by my colleague from london, ross westgate. good to see you. >> thank you. it's good to be here. there's a lot of changes since i hosted this show a few years ago. >> the markets are deadly. are you seeing the same inactiviinact tea that we're seeing in the u.s.? >> you know, i would take this, maria, last time i did this show, we had a thousand point decline in two days. this show suggests to me we're giving back some normalcy. and i take that. >> yeah, we'll see that. it's true. we've got sta bill teas in the markets here. gains in technology once again helping the nasdaq in positive territory as we approach the final stretch. are investors in the midst of buying fatigue? we'll talk about that and later in the program we'll take a look at tomorrow and the rest of the year. these are the major averages as we approach the final stretch. a big selloff around noontime. 1130 on the dow. we have come back off of that off of the lows. nasdaq looks like this. technology, m

i'm maria bartiromo. thanks for joining us. we're following up the close tonight, market rallying for a second straight session today following the biggest sell-off of the year. the s&p 500 posting the best two-day move since december. coming up, we'll have the latest details on the participation rate, live coming to you from athens. then a double dose of exclusive interviews. we'll take the pulse of the consumers when i speak with the heads of coach and hyatt hotels. let's see how we finished on wall street. by all accounts, it was a good day. the dow jones industrial average up 70 points. even if volume was somewhat light at the nyse. the nasdaq did well. the winner on the session up better than 1%. t the s&p 500 picking up 13 points. financials, technologies and cyclicals all on the up side today. >> 4-1 advancing to declining stocks, the euro was strong all day, the dollar is weak. that means commodities did really well. let's look at the key headlines today and see what's going on here. the question is, just what was the p

i'm maria bartiromo. >> and i'm bill griffeth. >> you had the slow down and inventory data which showed inventory of oil very much higher than expected in this country. oil's going lower and taking the sfok stock market with it right now. >> and that's all going to have implications around the world. a market off of the lows of the afternoon but nonetheless, stocks down by 90 points. disappointing durable goods report setting the tone and energy stocks are leading the selloff. after the larger than expected increase in weekly inventories. take a look at the final stretch on wall street. two-thirds of 1% and 13,111 and nasdaq weaker bouncing off the lows at 31.01. again, still negative. >> plenty of story stocks to get to national gas prices have plunged, another ten-year low. sending stocks lower. we'll breakdown the stocks to show why the nat gas may be accelerating. as the supreme court wraps up arguments over whether the health care reform law is constitutional. we'll have the latest details coming up. >>> in the meantime, a big pickup in volatility after declining for the past few w

i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. let's take a look at this market that's bouncing back after yesterday's pretty good drop for stock prices on wall street today. we're seeing gains on the back of the positive u.s. jobs data out this morning, as well as optimism that greece's restructuring deal will get done. a quick check on the major averages as we approach the final stretch, near the highs of the day. in fact, right at them with a gain of 90 points on the dow jones industrial average. 88 points higher. nasdaq composite bouncing back today after a steep decline yesterday. 23 points higher on the nasdaq. and the s&p 500 with a gain on the session of 92/3 points. apple, big news today on apple. the lost a bit of steam. they announced details of the new ipad tablet. it features the high-resolution retina display screen, along with a faster processor. it supports 4-g wireless capabilities. it is featuring a new five megapixel eyesight camera. the price range will be the same as the previous ipad 2 model. talk about how i

hi, everybody, welcome back to the "closing bell," i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the new york stock exchange. stocks looking set to close modestly lower on wall street. renewed concerns coming out of europe. along with weakness in energy stocks following a more than $2 sell-off in the price of oil. light sweet crude tonight down at $106.70 a barrel. the big story, of course, was yelp's ipo. the stock soaring better than 60% in its first day of trading, after pricing above the targeted range. we will have more on yelp coming up. take a look how we're finishing the day on wall street. the dow jones industrial average at its worst, down about 55 points. a lot of action, but not too much change for the major averages tonight. nasdaq up about 15% in 2012. and the s&p 500 giving up 4.5 points tonight, about a third of a percent settling out at 1369. let's get to bob pisani right now. >> we're rich! we're all rich! i'm not rich. you're not rich. but yelp people are rich. did you see what was going on? this is really what matters. the stock closed around $24 and change. but here's what's ha

i'm maria bartiromo. >> i'm tyler matheson. super tuesday? slowdown in key markets like brazil, sending markets lower here. the dow at a one-month low. let's take a look at the major market indexes, starting with the dow, now down 1 2/3%. nasdaq off 1 and 3/5%. s&p 500 right now is down about 22 points, or thereabouts. there it is. 23 points at 1341. >> also, we should point out you may be noticing something new on the "closing bell" here on the left of your screen. it is a new effect we're using as we count down to the close. you can also see stocks on the move including citigroup which is down sharply today. one of the big pressures, the entire financials services sector under pressure as once again the focus turns to greece and the european sector. big run-up in 2012, apple for one down sharply, ahead of the tablet event happening tomorrow. investors are waiting new news on the ipad 3. meanwhile, one stock bucking the trend we want to point out today, high volume as well. monster worldwide. the stock is higher after the online recruiting c

i'm maria bartiromo. >> and i'm bill griffeth. >> happy spring. >> you've already played basketball? >> we have a hoop outside of the new york stock exchange. it's for charities. >> she's a success now with basketball. >> i have to be honest, it took me three shots this time to get it in. >> are we going to see the sky hook here? >> i will show you the sky hook another time. >> all you have to do is ask. she'll show it to you. in the markets right now, thank you for asking. we're seeing losses so far but stocks are off the lows of the day. energy continues to weigh on the broader markets. crude oil falling more than $2 a barrel for a time today. we're going to show you the major averages and the impact that energy has been the weakest sectors in the s&p today as a result. leading the market off the dows, down 52 points. nasdaq down 3 well off the lows. nasdaq now at 3,074. s&p at 1406, maria. >> i want to definitely look at the banks today. $2.50 a barrel. take a look at the stocks here as we approach the final printing and pc divisions in a major internal overhaul. current pc chief,

i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the new york stock exchange. market down for a second session in a row. disappointing durable goods numbers, a larger than expected increase in weekly oil inventories, things are settling back and financials are a few bright spots. coming up, we'll take the polls. i sat down exclusively with ed clark. we'll get his ideas of how the rest of the year looks. and then just moments ago, former mf global, assistant treasurer, edith o'brien pled the fifth. we'll find out what happened at that hearing as the details emerge. let's look at how we're settling on wall street. dow jones industrial average finishing down 71 points. off the worst levels. final 15 minutes of trading. still down to 13,126. nasdaq, 15 points at 3104. s&p down 7 points. a half of a percent. finishing at 1405. bob pisani on the floor of the nyse. first, let's talk about this market. what was the issue? >> the concern was slowing global growth. remember something, the s&p 500 has had a remarkable run here. >> and nasdaq at 18%. >> yes. slowing growth

i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. good to see you, scott. >> good to be here, maria. i'm scott walker in for bill griffeth. it appears investors are optimistic that greece will likely clear a key threshold with private investors. with equities near session highs here at the 3:00 p.m. eastern deadline. we'll have the very latest in just a moment. but first take a look at where the major averages stand right now. the dow jones industrials about three-quarters of 1%. the nasdaq and s&p have erased tuesday's decline at this moment. there's the nasdaq, up about 36 1/2 points or so as well. >> scott, here's a look at one of the big movers on the session today as we enter this final stretch for the day. the market is focused on coke. hitting a new high on coach. the shares reporting that the company spoke positively about the current quarter at conference today. that is really boosting the stock today. there's chatter that the stock is helping to lift the stock. take a look at coach right here. up about 5%. ceo lou frankfurt

i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. today the news was that the concern about an economic slowdown in china that story reverb rated around the world. it's been a huge day for hp. and now all eyes turn to oracle. the company reports earnings any moment now. our team is standing by for instant analysis and reaction. a profit of 56 shares on $9.02 billion in revenue. wall street street, the market is trading lower. dow jones is down and volume is light on the new york stock exchange. nasdaq giving up 4 points. close but no cigar. the close actually traded down at 3,074. s&p down and financials is not the problem. financials up between 1 and 4% on the session. you and headline earnings per share, 62 cents a share versus the estimate of 62 cents a share. looks like a beat on the bottom line but the revenue very much in line with the expectations at $9.00 billion in revenue. the earnings did come in better than expected at 62 cents a share and that compares with the estimate at 56 cents a share. the immediate reaction to the

. >>> hi, everybody, welcome to the closing bell, i'm maria bartiromo with the new york stock exchangem bill griffeth. here is the first thing i looked for when i came back. you go on vacation, i don't know about you, you probably have your blackberry in both hands at all times. >> i do >> i don't. i don't pay much attention to the markets. i got back, i wanted to get a

. >> hi, everybody, i'm maria bartiromo. we're coming from post 9 of the floor of the nyse. >> it's a risk on day. you know how i know that? yesterday the leading sector of the s&p 500 sectors was a defensive sector. consumer discretionary, staple discretionaries. you know what the lagging is? the consumer discretionaries. >> we heard from bernanke earlier, a lot of commentary in the bernanke speech earlier today about the volcker rule. we now know that the volcker rule will not be implemented right now in july. we're waiting for more clarity on that. but clearly, not enough information. and not enough distinction between what is proprietary trading versus float trading. that could be one of the boosts for the financials today. >> at least they'll prolong it until we know for sure what regulations will be placed on the banks. >> we approach the final stretch on a thursday afternoon. financials helping to move the market higher despite mixed economic data this morning. we have come off of the highs, just in the last hour or s

i'm maria bartiromo. good rally on wall street today. the markets set to close near the highs of the day as the market rebounds from the worst sell-off of the year yesterday. operate mix today of the greek bond swap deal. and employment data in the united states. all that combining to help stocks post the best gain in good three weeks. the biggest story of the day, apple, a new launch of the new ipad. coming up, we'll tell you about the device, which mobile application makers could ring up big profits from the potential game changer coming out of apple. things settle out for the market today. the dow tonight up 79 points. at the high, the dow was close to a 100-point gain. volume once again anemic, under 700 million shares traded here at the big board. the nasdaq and s&p both up. let's get all the action from mary thompson, our eye on the floor of the nyse right now. what fueled the rally today? >> you know what a difference a day makes. three things i think fueled the rally today. let's think about the expectations for greek debt deal t

hi, everybody, welcome back to the "closing bell," i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the new york stock exchange. a mixed bag for the markets today. a day after the biggest stock market rally of the year. the dow jones industrial average poised to close off of the best levels of the session tonight. and we'll squeeze out the best six-day winning streak since july 2010. as for the nasdaq, looking like a photo finish as the index bounced back into positive territory in just the last few minutes. one guest is offering a bullish outlook on the nasdaq. improving economic data and mostly positive federal reserve stress test data, helping the treasury yields rally to the highest levels since october. we're talking more about the stress tests and what they're really saying about the health of the banking sector when i speak with former fdic chairman sheila bair. and we're also talking to the ceo of chevron coming up. the dow jones industrial average tonight up about 16 1/2 points, off of the best levels. nonetheless, squeezing out another gain today. even if just a fraction, staying above the 1

hi, everybody, welcome back to the closing bell, i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the new york exchange, what we are following at the close. the dow industrials set to set the winning streak to four, four straight gapes of wall street, but the nasdaq closed with modest losses tonight on a day when we saw extremely tight trading ranges for the major of a rams. it was the dow's narrowest range in a year. defensive stocks led move the higher today, while financials weighed down the market ahead of this week's banking stress test results, hear from the federal reserve on the stress test. the dow jones industrial average tonight at 12,959, a gain on the session a quarter of a percent. volume extremely light, under 600 million shares traded today at the nyc. the nasdaq gave up ground, 4.66, today you saw sales 2-1 over buying interest. the nasdaq reversing gains and finishing down four points, s & p 500 up, a fraction, weaker financeals held the standard and poors in check. bob pisani with the details. >> four days in a row we have gained on thesome and p and the dow, yet why doesn't it feel

. >> i'm maria bartiromo. we approach the final stretch. another day, another set of milestones to tell you about. the s&p 500 on track for the best week in three months. the dow industrials close to an eight-day winning streak, if we close higher. it's only an if, because the market is only up by five points. but it would be the best run for the blue chips in better than a year. coming up on the "closing bell," we'll see if there is a real shift in investor sentiment under way. we approach the final hour here. the dow jones industrial average, a lot of action, but not too much change from where it opened up just about four points. we are looking at an expiration friday. volume a little bit better today. nasdaq under pressure here. it's been up and down throughout the session this afternoon. s&p 500 looks like this. with a gain of about 2 1/4 points. >> strength in the oil sector, crude above $107 a barrel. exxon mobil getting a big lift in the home stretch. more on today's movers in just a moment. >> let's get to the "closing bell" exchang

i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. >> i'm bill griffeth. it's a squeaker here, will it be six for six for the dow, posting best gains for the year. the blue chip average is flirting with the best six-day win streak going back to july of 2010. that would be nice to see, wouldn't it. right now, after a midday rally, we're seeing stocks lose some steam heading into the home stretch. that was led by a lower dip in energy stocks. oil prices fell rather precipitously. we'll talk with the market experts and get strategy from them coming up here in a few minutes. but first a look at where we stand at the moment. the dow, a zigzag day as it tries to follow through on yesterday's gains. right now up nine points on the industrial average at 13,187. the nasdaq has been struggling, despite gains again today for apple. nasdaq down five points at 3,034. and the s&p 500 index, at this hour, is down to 1,392. >> the market lost a lot of its momentum. the big movers this hour, financials mixed on the heels of that big rally yesterday. citibank, the big decli

i'm michelle caruso-cabrera in for maria bartiromo. >> i can imagine what the bagpipes are about. but how long are we going to have to deal with this here? do you know? >> you've always wanted to watch the clo"closing bell" anchored h that. >> the greater pleasure is on the whoop whoop days when we get into a three-day weekend here. >> i'm bill griffeth. with musical accompaniment. the doucet to extend the winning streak for a second straight session. the best we've seen to the up side since july of 2010. also the blue chip's average's weekly gain in six weeks. the s&p 500 set to close above 1400 for the first time since june of 2008. i know what you're wondering, how did apple do today. apple is set to close modestly lower, but the stock, which has been responsible for 34% of the nasdaq 100's gain recently did hit $600 on the open this morning, for the first time ever, as investors prepare for tomorrow's release of the new ipad. deutsche bank took it off its list and it came lower. speaking of technology, we're going to give you the name of one tech cash cow that has almost no de

i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. >> i'm bob pisani in for bill griffeth. stocks losing a bit of steam in the past few minutes, after greece defaulted, as expected. that just happened moments ago. we'll talk to an isda official in a few moments here. and we'll look at what's today's notes, what it might mean for investors. stocks on track for their best three-day run since february, tas marks the three-year anniversary of the multi-year lows since 2009. jobs report helped spark an earlier average. the dow jones industrial average just off its highs. as you can see there, we dropped, oh, maybe 30 points or so. as news came out just prior to 3:00 eastern time that there was a credit event in greece. take a look at the s&p 500. lost maybe three points. we were at 1273 or so. nasdaq also dropped there. put up the s&p 500. that's the key one here. we were at roughly 1273. now as you can see, excuse me, 1373, now at 1371. you see the little drop right there. maria? >> yeah, we certainly did see a significant move just in the last ten minutes or so, bob. what do y

. >> simon, good see you, hi, everybody, i'm maria bartiromo a mark that's is flat here that is a victory really isn't it, simon? we had the lows hit earlier today in the morning and financials under pressure and computer stocks among the laggards. >> come back in a straight line, now down about 15 points on the dow. not bad. >> volume still under pressure, talking about very low numbers day in and day out, you have got to take a look at oil, not a big movement in oil today, $106 barrel oil. i wonder what your sources are saying as far as the magic number to actually start having different decisionmaking happening on the part of consumers. >> we are not far off. once you start talking about $4 a gallon gas, obviously then you're in some difficulty what people seem to be focusing on far more at the moment is that employment report on friday. as we heard from goldman sachs today, bill o'neil, if you can get a third positive surprise, maybe people will begin to uprate their view of the u.s. economy and that could row provide the next leg higher. >> the employment numbers key friday, move int