increased betting will kill the casinos, something like melco that makes gaming equipment benefits. terry: you like the equipment but it's not into the big-named casinos. >> that's right. terry: jonathan? >> a lot of speculation passed about whether or not israel will shut down iran's capability to manufacture nuclear weapons. i know it sounds counterintuitive to invest in what could be a war zone, but talk about israeli stocks. eis, the share in israel that tracks the israeli stocks, it's doing better than the brick country that so one's so enthusiastic about, brazil, russia, india. israel is a top performer. terry: when i was, people were talking about your picks. they're talking about you in israel. >> love it. terry: wayne? >> i like jonathan's pick. what we need to know is this bump in the prices and the absorption rate of houses will not last long.

melco crown is a macaw casino. the stock is up 2%.let's go to brian shactman at the nymex. >> we have a perfect storm to start the day. weak dollar, strong equities. and then that france and german gdp growth was another factor here. retail sales come in and jobless claims come in. where do we stand? it held up pretty well here. bulls still managing things very well. france and germany number, look at brent catching a bid. brent still tracking above nymex light sweet crude. gold is up. preretail sales and jobless claims says resistance level is 975. copper, a lot of analysts out there still think there is room to run. that is the strongest performer in the metals complex for the day. overall here, there's a lot of energy, a lot of action, but right now in general, the dollar still rules the day. let's go to rick santelli in chicago. >> you're right on, spot on. the dollar taking it on the chin for all of the reasons that you've put forth. whether it was the big disappointment in retail sales or a huge, huge move in a drop in continui