i'm maria bartiromo. here comes the bond king. how you can position your portfolio to profit from it. find out what a man who manages $2 trillion thinks now. what rudy giuliani says we should do about syria and are we any safer 12 years after 9/11. then the big business of fashion week. i'll talk with to designer about how social media is bringing an elite event to millions. while making money is still in style. "on the money" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now maria bartiromo. >>> here is a look at what's making news as we head into a new week "on the money." one of the anticipated ipos is a step closer to reality. twitter tweeted out its intention on thursday and said we confidently submitted an s1 for a planned ipo. the company did not revealfully additional details including information on timing other than to confirm the tweet is authentic. twitter is valued at around $10 billion. go goldman sachs will be on that deal. alcoa, bank of america and hewlett-packard are ou

now maria bartiromo. >> here is a look at what's making news. for months the markets had been watching and waiting for the week's fed meeting. the fed did what few expected, nothing. the fed chose not to slow down the bond buying program of $85 billion a month. the market soared. the dough went w went to an all high. the markets fell on friday. jpmorgan chase may be hitting its own atm. it's paying $921 million fine to regulators for the london well trade. the company did admit wrong doing but no top executives were blamed. fedex beat expectations. oracle had a disappointing out look. the federal reserve opted to keep its foot on is letter and continue the monthly bond buying program saying there's not sufficient evidence. the economy has recovered to back off just yet. a man who was in the room for the fed's two-day meeting, voting for the no tape. james bullard. it's great to have you on the program. >> thanks for having me. i appreciate it. >> everybody was waiting and watching for the fed to announce they were beginning to taper. you wrote i

i'm maria bartiromo. this month has been the toughest for stocks historically since 1950. news of syria, giving up a triple-digit gain on the dow when key republican leaders said they would support a military strike in syria. the latest from the hearing. when it wraps up, we'll take you live to washington. let's look at how we're settling out on wall street. volume on the light side. no surprise. holiday-shortened week and the jewish holidays this week. nasdaq up 22.74. the s&p 500 up 6.69, about half a percent at 1,639.

among our guests, former treasury secretary hank paulson and cnbc's maria bartiromo along with formerongresswoman barney frank on where we are five years later. >>> first our political director chuck todd will be along with his "first read sunday." what to look for in the week ahead in politics. back here in just a moment. [ male announcer ] when it comes to doing what you love, more is better. that's why we designed the all-new nissan versa note, with more technology, to get you into, and out of, tight spots. and more space so that you always have your favorite stuff. and just for good measure, an incredibly efficient 40 mpg highway. so that when you're doing more, you're spending less. the all-new nissan versa note. your door to more. ♪ >>> we're back with more >>> we're back with more politics. chuck todd with his "first read sunday." we talked about the debt ceiling business. you're looking at it this week. >> we did. we have a poll and showed the initial gauge of the public, the default position is, don't raise it. look at this, 44% say no, 22% say yes. the white house pushing ba

i'm maria bartiromo. this week, my conversation with wall street legend, byron wien. we'll talk jobs, the fed and where he thinks the markets go next. >>> the eyes of the world focus on syria, meanwhile, and the potential of u.s. air-strikes there. former defense secretary william cohen with me on what may be a lose-lose situation. >>> she went from hooters girl to the top job at cinnabon, building a brand and a career and the remarkable story of one woman's unusual ride in the corporate world. "on the money" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now, maria bartiromo. >> here's a look at what's making news heading into a new week. a mixed report

look for@maria bartiromo. >>> tuesday is a busy day. we'll hear from automakers on their new car sales. also budget cuts for fiscal year 2015 will take effect if congress doesn't extend the continuing resolution. tuesday marks the roll out of obama care. the bureau of labor statistics will release the jobs report for the month of september. that's typically a market mover. >>> finally, diamonds are forever or you hope when they are worth a million dollars a carat. on november 13th, a rare 59.6 carat diamond will be auctioned dubbed the pink star for $60 million in geneva, switzerland. the grass pink sold for 46.2 million back in 2010. the owner is not being disclosed. that will do it for today. thank you for joining me. my guest next week is eric shmitz. have great week. see you next weekend. >>> good morning. breaking overnight, one step closer to a government shoutdown. fireworks on the house floor. >>> in a late-night vote, the republican majority passes a bill that will never get through the democraticsenate, nor pass president obam

i'm maria bartiromo, this week, we'll talk jobs and where he thinks the markets go next. and the potential of u.s. air strikes, former defense secretary william cohen with me. >>> and the remarkable story of one woman's unusual rise in the corporate world. "on the money" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "on the money," now, maria bartiromo. >>> here is a look at what is making news as we head into a new week on the money, a mixed report card when it comes to america's unemployment. the labor department reports that the economy created 106,000 new jobs, the unemployment rate fell, 6.3%, but the decline came because fewer americans are actually looking for work. the holiday shortened week saw light volume this week, the dow up 90 points on wednesday on strong auto sales, the s&p 500, and the nasdaq having their best day in almost two weeks, general motors, saw sales up 15%, toyota up 23%, both above analysts expectations. ford and chrysler, each up 12%, big news, telecom and tech, microsoft, the giant, acquiring nokia's hand set busi

i'm maria bartiromo. here comes the bond king. bill gross on what the fed will do at this upcoming meeting and how you can position your portfolio to profit from it. >>> find out what a man who manages nearly $2 trillion thinks now. >>> what rudy giuliani thinks we should do about syria. >>> i will talk to a top designerer about how social media is bringing an elite event to millions. "on the money" begins right now. >>> this is america's number one financial news program, "on the money." now maria bartiromo. >> here is a look at what is making news as we head into a new week on "on the money." one of the most widely anticipated ipos. twitter tweeted out its intention on thursday and said we have con fidenchally submitted an s-1. the company did not reveal additional details including any information on timing other than to can confirm the tweet is authentic. >>> big changes in the dow jones industrial average this week. the three lowest price stocks will be removed from the dow. goldman sachs, nike and visa are in. the changes ta

among our guests former treasury secretary hank paulson and cnbc's maria bartiromo along with formeresswoman barney frank on where we are five years later. first our political collector chuck todd will be along with his >>> we're back with more politics. chuck todd with his "first read sunday." we talked about the debt ceiling business. you're looking at it this week. >> we did. we have a poll and showed the initial gauge of the public, the default position is don't raise it. look at this, 44% say no, 22% say yes. the white house pushing back saying you have to explain it to the people this. is the exact same place the debt ceiling was in april 2011. now, by the time if hit a crisis point, more of the public moved into in favor of raising the debt ceiling but what this shows the president has to use political capital and time to flip these numbers. >> we'll talk to hank paulson in just a minute. five years after the financial collapse and the next fed chair would be a bigger story if not for syria. is larry summers losing steam. >> politically it looks like he is. four now democratic

among our guests former treasury secretary hank paulson and cnbc's maria bartiromo along with formery frank on where we are five years later. first our political collector chuck todd will be along with first our political collector chuck todd will be along with his "sunday nascar is ab.out excitement but tracking all the action and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social media can be a challenge. that's why we partnered with hp to build the new nascar fan and media engagement center. hp's technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win with our fans. >>> we're back with more politics. chuck todd with his "first read sunday." we talked about the debt ceiling business. you're looking at it this week. >> we did. we have a poll and showed the initial gauge of the public, the default position is don't raise it. look at this, 44% say no, 22% say yes. the white house pushing back saying you have to explain it to the people this. is the exact same place the debt ceiling was i

i'm maria bartiromo. this week, my conversation with wall street legend, byron wien. we'll talk jobs, the fed and where he thinks the markets go next. >>> the eyes of the world focus on syria, meanwhile, and the potential of u.s. air-strikes there. former defense secretary william cohen with me on what may be a lose-lose situation. >>> she went from hooters girl to the top job at cinnabon, building a brand and a career and the remarkable story of one woman's unusual ride in the corporate world. "on the money" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "on the money." now, maria bartiromo. >> here's a look at what's making news heading into a new week. a mixed report card. the labor department reportling the economy created 160,000 new jobs in the month of august, slightly below expectations. the unemployment rate still fell to 3.7%, the lowest since december of 2008. but the decline came mostly because fewer americans are actually looking for work. the number of jobs created for the few previous months revised downward as well. the holid

>>> hi, everybody, welcome to "on the money," i'm maria bartiromo, wall street on edge, the battle over the debt ceiling and what it could mean to your money. my conversation ahead with bill clinton, what the former president says about dealing with washington, and iran, whether he would do anything differently than president obama. >>> and doing well and doing good, the young entrepreneurs who walked away with a million dollar prize, how they're trying to solve world hunger. >>> tastes just like chicken, "on the money" begins right now. >>> this is america's number one financial news program, "on the money." now, maria bartiromo. >>> here is a look at what is making news as we head into a new week on, "on the money," we know now exactly when the united states will run out of money, treasury secretary jack lew sent a letter saying the treasury will have $30 billion less by october 17th, unless the debt ceiling is extended the government won't be able to b e borrow anymore money and pay its bills, that has congress cautious. >> we see some opportunities, but also some challenges, you kno

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i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange. it is the day after. the enthusiasm from yesterday not following through. >> there is a lot of shock going on on wall street. i'm bill griffith. dow and s&p started the morning at all time highs due to the fed continuing the party yesterday to the shock of most people. but not all people. >> not us. >> whether they finish -- whether we finish at these levels an hour from now is very much in question. some now wondering what exactly the fed sees in the economy that had them keeping their foot firmly on the gas pedal as far as easing monetary policy. >> is it housing? is it unemployment? is it just a sentiment that is just a slow pace in terms of economic growth? >> i think it's job growth not strong enough yet. and the inflation expectations are not high enough yet. i think those two are very key for the economy right now. >> ditto, it tditto. throw in there the idea that rates have already moved up. that has put a bit of a crimp in the mortgage market. they don't want that to persist. since this is the on

maria bartiromo is at blackrock to talk with larry fink himself. number two of the "closing bell." i'll see you tomorrow. >> 4:00 on wall street. do you know where your money is? hi, welcome back to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo coming to you from the headquarters of blackrock in new york. historic day on wall street, dow and s&p 500 close at all-time new record highs. after the federal reserve said they would keep their foot on the gas pedal and did not slow down the bond buying at all. take a look at where we stand as question close out another day. the dow jones industrial average up 145 points. we had been up better than 170.

i'm maria bartiromo. it is 4:00 on wall street.ied despite deadly shootings in washington, d.c. we've got all of those stories covered for you. take a look at how we're finishing today on wall street as we await a new briefing from the d.c. mayor and the d.c. police chief. we'll take you there live as soon as they get in front of the podium to give us the details on what is behind these deadly shootings where we know 12 people are dead. the dow tonight up 117 points on the session, triple-digit gain.

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maria bartiromo is at blackrock to talk with larry fink himself. stay tuned for hour number two of the "closing bell." i'll see you tomorrow. >> 4:00 on wall street. do you know where your money is? hi, welcome back to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo coming to you from the headquarters of blackrock in new york. historic day on wall street, dow and s&p 500 close at all-time new record highs. after the federal reserve said they would keep their foot on the gas pedal and did not slow down the bond buying at all. take a look at where we stand as question close out another day. the dow jones industrial average up 145 points. we had been up better than 170. 15,676 is closing high for blue chip average and composite up 38 points, at 3783. and standard & poor's at 1725. dow and s&p at all-time highs. the stocks surging after the federal reserve holds off on tapping the brakes on the $85 billion a month bond-buying program. no taper when all is said and done. b bob pisani, reaction on the floor, all status quo, significant? >> a significant disbelie

i'm maria bartiromo at new york stock exchange. investors are worried about fed taking away the punch bowl -- >> do you think they're worried? >> no, i don't think so. i don't think we'll see tapering tomorrow. you and i agree on that. >> i don't think we would expect it given what the fed said they were going to wait for, but they haven't gotten that yet. >> they are expecting something. i think it's the credibility of the fed. maybe they do something. peel it back $10 billion, i don't know. >> the dow is about 120 points away from all- high. the s&p about four or five points away from an all-time high. both of those were set on august 7th. only nine days left in this third quarter. it's the best third quarter -- first three quarters we've had since 1997. >> nine days left. earnings, that's the catalyst for this market. we're talking about fed meeting, and special interview coming up with byron wien. he says loosening up will have the same effect as interest rate hike. we'll ask him about that and a lot more. >> is there a fight b

i'm maria bartiromo. >> i'm bill griffeth. more on the markets in a moment. what a very big day we're having here on the "closing bell." first of all, japanese prime minister shinzo abe is ringing the closing bell. but look at heavy littehitters have coming up in an exclusive interview. >> also ahead, then standard charter peter sands is in the house, the state of the global economy and how they view what's going on in europe, the nonsense in d.c. over the budget and debt ceiling. >> we're not finished. the hits keep coming. cisco ceo john chambers here exclusively. a lot of tech news. we'll get to that coming up in the next hour. >> google's eric schmidt, our special guest host in one hour. he'll be with me on set. we'll talk with john chambers along with eric schmidt. that will be interesting getting them to talk together. so much to talk about google and a lot more. we'll get into technology and innovation. >> wow, tech titan talk, huh? >> yeah. >> next hour. let's get to the markets right now. as maria said, four down days. this could be the fifth. the do

welcome to the "closing bell," i'm maria bartiromo with the new york stock exchange. make peace not war is the clear message. >> certainly ahead of the president's speech tonight, possibly the russian's suggestion getting more traction. yesterday was 140 to the plus side, today we're up triple digits one again. >> we approach the final hour, plus, big interviews coming up, rudy giuliani is with us. henry mcveigh, legendary economist marty feltstein and hank greenberg all in the house. so much to speak about with each of them. don't misa moment. join us, coming up. >> that's it, that's all we could find? >> we have more, actually. >> what a great lineup it is. >>> apple's big day, big news as well. what are investors saying? that's going to be key. the stock is acting true to form on a delivery day if you will. the stock runs up, goes to the big unveil. >> we've seen this before. sell on the news? >> yes. >> let's check the markets right here. they are buying on the news today. the dow jones industrial average, strong here at the highs of the day a gain of 110 points,

i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the new york stock exchange. market struggling today, a day after closing at record highs on the fed news. take a look at how we're settling. dow jones industrial average pulling back, down about 40.5 points. .25%. nasdaq was higher. adding on to yesterday's gains. sitting at about a 13-year high in the nasdaq. 3789 last trade there. standard & poors down today three points at 1722. stocks pulling back a bit from the all time highs one day after the federal reserve surprised the markets by holding the stimulus steady. bob pisani? >> some were disappointed. after people started sorting it out, stocks slid all throughout the day as interest rates rose. that is far and away the most important story. we did see cyclicals gain a little bit, but not much. interest rate sensitive sectors were weak today as rates moved up. banks were weak, too. the volume today, i'm going to call it above average. it's not heavy. but it's above avrmg. the favorite quote i saw today, maria, if the economy was strong the fed would have tap

i'm maria bartiromo coming to you today from the clinton global initiative in new york city where in a while we'll have my interview with former president clinton. scotty? >> we look forward to that interview. scott wapner in today for bill griffeth. on today's show, the stock market is trying to break its longest losing streak of the year. so will today make it six in a row in the red for the dow and s&p? maria, we only have two days left. two trading sessions left in this quarter. a little bit of work to do today. hanging on to a slight gain. nike, verizon, visa leading the charge. keeping the dow above water today. >> spoke to a few money managers early. they said, look, we think the u.s. market is fully valued at this level. what are the alternatives? we continue looking at the u.s. as the best house in a tough neighborhood. that's why we're seeing this market continue to streak higher even if we are seeing fractional losses today. my interview coming up with former president bill clinton. he t tells me how he would hand the debt ceiling with republicans. would he negotiate? what

i'm maria bartiromo at the new york stock exchange, where the market is trading on what may not happen half a world away, in syria, major reversal for the market as we approach the close. >> welcome back. i'm in today for scott wapner -- i mean, for bill griffeth. i am scott wapner. [ laughter ] >> you are scott wapner! >> that's right. see, i'm still on vacation. >> i know. >> it seems to have started to head south when speaker boehner and others came out in support of president's call for military action against syria. so the market seemed to be able to handle this better than expected ism news. can it handle higher interest rates, 2.09%, cannot handle syria. >> you know, it's the unknown. and now that john boehner says he's agreeing with the presid t president, that ups the ante in terms of a real military action on the horizon. and that's a complete unknown. syria also on the mind of former home depot and chrysler ceo bob nar deli. he said it's a looming issue over the economy. he has a lot to say about that and the impact of new healthcare law. he'll also be here to tell us who he

follow me on twitter and google plus at maria bartiromo.use "fast money" begins right now. >> live from the nasdaq market site in new york city's times square i'm melissa lee. your traders are grasso, kelly, adami, finerman and mike khouw. let's get straight to the big story. one crazy september. it's historically the worst month for stocks and uncertainty looms for this market. first we have the vote on syria. will congress go along with the president. then f

i'm maria bartiromo. it is 4:00 on wall street. this market rallied despite deadly shootings in washington, d.c. we've got all of those stories covered for you. take a look at how we're finishing today on wall street as we await a new briefing from the d.c. mayor and the d.c. police chief. we'll take you there live as soon as they get in front of the podium to give us the details on what is behind these deadly shootings where we know 12 people are dead. the dow tonight up 117 points on the session, triple-digit gain. it had been up 174 points earlier so we are closing off of the best levels of the session. the market rallying on the news that larry summers has withdrawn his name from the chairman of the federal reserve contest. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 mixed. the nasdaq was down four points and that was largely due to apple and the s&p up about 9 points on the session as you can see there. the other major story we've been following, the horrific shooting spree at the washington navy yard. eamon has been covering this story and we

." >> i'm kelly evans in today for maria bartiromo. the shutdown showdown center stage down here at the new york stock exchange. we've been equities all day down triple digits. we're down about 114 points right now on the dow jones industrial average. same thing, about half a percent on the s&p, a level of 1682. the nasdaq weakening as well, although holding up a little better. the focus as well will be on the last hour of trade. this is the day where washington, wall street and main street all intersect. john harwood is in washington with the latest on this fight. we're now less than nine hours to go until the deadline. recap where things stand for us right now. >> reporter: where things stand, kelly, is that the senate has now defeated on a partisan vote, the democratic majority has turned down the house proposal to condition the extension of government funding through november on a delay or defunding of obama care and a repeal of the medical devices tax, which is part of it. house members are now meeting on the house side of the cap

i'm maria bartiromo.und for the fourth time in the last five trading sessions. investors are keeping a close eye today on syria once again. take a look at how we're settling out on wall street. the dow jones industrials average is shy of the high of the afternoon with a gain on the day of 98 points, 14,931. last trade there. nasdaq composite picks up 36.5 at 3,649. and the s&p 500 tonight up 13.3 points, about 1%, at 1,653.

i'm maria bartiromo, and we're not the new york stock exchange, where no one saw it coming, but once> i'm scott wapner in for bill griffeth. i got that right today. signs the economy is showing strength with big auto sales taking center stage. that was really one of the big bright spots today. almost across the board, the numbers astounding for the automakers. >> i think as we approach the close, things quiet down a bit, given the jewish holiday, volume probably lightens up, light volume already. but nonetheless, look at this market. up in the triple digits, 110 points higher on the dow. also on the show, very special "closing bel e

i'm maria bartiromo. fade of the rally as we approach the close. >> scott wapner in today for bill griffith. on today's big show, dow on a three day run of triple digit gains. it is the final. the most important. the most unpredictable hour of the trading day. >> that i agree with. >> you really never know. we're going to talk about where this market is heading and what regular investors should be focusing on with the legendary jack bogle from vanguard. >> another legend, advertising icon jerry della femina joining us. an interesting take on apple's announcement on the iphones. did the company botch it up? plus he actively campaigned against eliot spitzer who narrowly lost the new york city comptroller pot yesterdspot yes >>> putin on the hits. house speaker john boehner calss it, quote, insulting. nothing compared to what donald trump has to say. here's here to respond to that. >> where we stand as we approach the final hour for the markets. dow jones industrial average off of the lows. that's not saying

i'm maria bartiromo at new york stock exchange. capping off a down week with this market with an 85-point selloff. >> i'm scott wapner in for bill griffeth today. we'll get what's behind today's market action in a few seconds. on today's big show, two companies in big trouble. the problems are not going away. jcpenney shares falling again in a big way. it's ceo mike issuing new stock. i'll have new reporting on this in just a little while. also blackberry raising eyebrows. the company on the brink of failing, giving its ceo thorsten hines, a golden parachute. a lot of outrage on that. waiting on the statement. >> a statement from the president at 3:30 p.m. eastern. got to assume it's the debt deal, debt showdown or chairman of the fed announcement. one of those. >> what's interesting, they haven't said. they normally tell you he'll make a statement on the budget, a statement on this. this is up in the air. the big question mark. we'll find out in 29 minutes. assuming he's on time. >> we'll take you there live. also ahead in the pro

i'm maria bartiromo. happy labor day, everybody. we'll talk jobs and the state of the american worker, with the top labor official in the obama administration. will we have a bumpy september for the markets? taper talk, the new head of the fed, and the return of congress. what does it mean for your money? and buckle up. we'll find out what's fuelling ferrari. how is this luxury brand doing? we'll go for a spin. you won't want to miss it. "on the money" begins right now. >>> all right. coming up ahead, a look at the news for the week. here's bill griffeth. bill, over to you. >> thanks, maria. here's a look at what's making news. america's economy expanded as a much faster pace than first thought a huge revision in the second quarter gross domestic product showed the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5%, revised up from 1.7%. better readings in export and better business investment were responsible for much of the revision. markets got off to a nervous start this week, having the worst day in more than two months. on tuesday, hittin

look for me, maria bartiromo. >>> first, on monday, goldman sachs, nike, and visa will be joined to the average. the bank is kicking out others. on tuesday, we'll see if home prices continue to rise when the index comes out. >>> on wednesday, the report on new home sales for the month of august out. >>> on thursday, the third estimate for the second quarter gdp will be released, that's typically a market mover. >>> that will do it for us today, thank you so much for joining me. next week, former president bill clinton. keep it right here, "on the money." have a great weekend, everybody, i'll see you next weekend. the jersey mob does business the way the mob has always done business -- whatever it takes. >> if you have to kill somebody, you have to kill them. >> narrator: because in this world, where salesmen carry guns and the marketing strategy is cooperate or die, there's millions to be made. >> the basic principle is fear. "if you don't cooperate with us, well, things can happen." >> narrator: new jersey's decavalcante family knows how to make big money. and for better or worse, no o

being lied to propagandize and they know what's happening in their own town why do they believe maria bartiromo instead of blaming their own eyes i think it's two things it's cognitive dissonance first of all that it's a basic normalcy bias that people have they want to believe that everything is fine it's like the people in the in the towers down down twelve years ago they were told to stay in their offices even when they could look across and see a building on fire i heard at the time that there was a morgan stanley broker in the south tower who stayed behind to trade airline put options and as a result didn't escape and died there that sorry it wouldn't surprise me a match got its fate i guess that was come into play died with as well this play. some money i guess cruiser's perhaps now finally let's talk about this lehman collapse reflation era because after the lehmann collapse the central banks got together they printed trillions of dollars of the balance sheet of the bank of america as you know the federal reserve bank expanded by trillions of dollars same thing bank of england around the

being lied to propagandize and they know what's happening in their own town why do they believe maria bartiromo instead of blaming their own eyes i think it's two things it's cognitive dissonance first of all that it's a basic normalcy bias that people have they want to believe that everything is fine it's like the people in the in the towers down down twelve years ago they were told to stay in their offices even when they could look across and see a building on fire i heard at the time that there was a morgan stanley broker in the south tower who stayed behind a straight airline put options and as a result didn't escape and died there that sorry it wouldn't surprise me a match got its fate i guess that was coming to him why he died with it as well this puts on he made some money i guess cruisers perhaps now finally let's talk about this collapse reflation era because after the lehmann collapse the central banks got together they prayed to trillions of dollars in a balance sheet of the bank of america you know the federal reserve bank expanded by trillions of dollars same thing bank of england

follow me on twitter and google plus at maria bartiromo. stay right there because "fast money" begins right now. >> live from the nasdaq market site in new york city's times square i'm melissa lee. your traders are grasso kelly, adami, finerman and mike khouw. let's get straight to the big story. one crazy september. it's historically the worst month for stocks and uncertainty looms for this market. first we have the vote on syria. will congress go along with the president. then the fed meeting on the 17th and 18th. of course don't forget about the gridlock in washington on the debt ceiling. congress also needs to vote by october 1st to keep the government funded through year's end. which of these september events syria, the fed, or the budget should you be watching most closely. how are you trading it? >> for me it's syria. the other events we know about or at least we had a chance to price in. we know there may or may not be tapering. that game has already been played. the budget is a little too far. the reason why syria is important is n

i'm maria bartiromo coming to you from san fran. stocks in the red as investors express concern about the strength of the economy. see how would he finishing the day on wall street. dow jones under pressure down to 15,402. nasdaq gives up 9 1/2 points, 3,765. and standard & poor's staying above 1700, down about 8 points. i'm coming to you from oracle world conference in san francisco. we'll bring you an exclusive interview with president mark hurd coming up next. but the s&p 500 and dow on a three-day losing streak. let's get to bob pisani. >> it's the worst kind of week. i hate it when washington dictates the agenda for the stock market because invariably nothing good happens. that's kind of what happened today. nothing very good happened. take a look at key headline. maria hit it on the head. the important thing is, we have a lack of leadership from the fed. we heard from some important people today. mr. dudley, mr. fisher, they essentially said opposite things. key players, ms. yellen and ben bernanke on sidelines. janet yellen c