. >> i am michelle mccoury at the nasdaq market site in times square, new york. despite the fed staying steady on stimulus, u.s. markets drop across the board, and facebook reports phenomenal earnings, but the shares slipped in after- hours trading grid we will tell you why. ♪ >> it is 9:00 in washington. many other cities. we will look at china's banks. they have cash in on a big quarter in the third quarter. we will have the numbers plus in-depth analysis on the health of that sector. plus -- >> anyone who equates the rejection of keystone xl with some kind of body blow to the oilsands is just plain wrong. >> canada remains committed to developing its natural oils fans even as the debate rages in the u.s. over the extension of the keystone pipeline. in our latest special series, oilsands at a crossroads. that will be coming up in just a short bit. the top story is the u.s. federal reserve has decided to continue pumping liquidity into capital markets at a tune of 285 billion dollars a month. our correspondent here in washington is daniel wrenches and has been f