after the close, microsoft stock saw some fractional losses.amazon shares saw heavier volume and buying ahead of its earnings. but, after the close, the stock fell as much as 15%. if that weakness holds through until tomorrow, shares will be at nine-month lows. it was an earnings miss for amazon. margins were essentially flat even as net sales jumped 41%. and dow component american express illustrates just how far it has come in a year with earnings tripling compared to last year. it set aside less money to cover bad consumer loans and spending by card members was up. a-x-p was the second-best percentage gainer of the dow today, up 4%. shares were fractionally lower after hours. investors had no shortage of earnings to consider, but the leading dow component today doesn't report earnings until next week. boeing is at a three and a half week high after today's 5% jump. it added 103 new plane orders from the farnborough international air show in the u.k. this week. competitor airbus raised its new-order target for the year. bringing up the rear f

ceo steve ballmer from microsoft got on the phone with analysts last night and said, nope, microsoft beat apple one more time. it made a ton of money, in fact, people buying lots of new computers, nearly $6 billion, profit, brent and laura, on $16 billion revenue, but microsoft stock continues to just sit still. la languish. and apple's stock is taking off. there's some question about how long steve balmer will stay at microsoft, gates left and balmer came in and not a whole lot happened. we'll watch it. >>> saving more than 100 police officers is behind the push to change rules surrounding how many officers have to be on the force. this is in oakland where the oakland city council got an earful on the $19 million city fund generated through taxes. it was passed six years ago. in order to use the funds police staffing has to be at a certain level. the move to lay off 80 cops last week disqualified the city from using some of that money. >> if we don't pass this, we lose another 122 beyond the 80. if we do pass the change with measure "y" that allows us to keep collecting it, we'll on

microsoft still selling to businesses, selling operating systems. ibm services solutions. different markets, different problems. >> susie: and since it is selling, since apple is selling to consumers, can we draw any conclusions about consumer spending, or is apple a special case, people will pay the money because it is from apple. >> people will pay the money because it is apple. it is the cool product to have right now. no question about it. i'm sure everybody else in the consumer electronics sphere of things would love to emulate that brand success. >> susie: thanks a lot, scott. and that's scott gurvey reporting. >> thanks. >> susie: well, it's an interesting view turn on wall street today, tom, with the dow coming back on the positive. it will be very interesting to see what happens. we were just talking about apple, if that sets the tone for trading tomorrow. >> tom: absolutely. lots of positivey. and negative around yahoo. among those things we'll get to in tonight's "market focus." it is the peak weak for earnings, giving the markets plenty to digest. a weak start

microsoft takes the remote of your hands. and new video shows the power of nature. those stories still ahead on kron 4 news. we will be back with more news, weather and traffic in a few moments. >> oakland police are investigating to shootings that happens saturday the first friday afternoon on melrose avenue. the police arrived to find one man shot who later died in hospital. on saturday one man in stable condition the other in critical condition. >> oakland police arrived with some moments to searching year- old victims were transported stood hospitals one wasn't critical condition. the destructive up as another shooting in oakland. >> after the incident the police officer chased the grow away and told him to leave the area. as they're leaving the area they heard the screaming, out of the house and of the street zairian as soon as they ran inside and they ran screaming he has a knife. and i guess the ambulance came and took her away as well. and so of line taken up in whenever transfer >> people and cities to they were rallying in against violence. this is somethi

the promise the blackberry a research and morning against acquired by microsoft nokia he never know.ow company clops the one company to launch its good for the company to continue to do well verses try to but against a company. in america we bought pet rocks in the 1970's i don't have any faith even if you're right it's a bad investment i still have stocks that someone might buy it. >> i my invisible dog collar. >> thank you rob a all will be right back will be back with rob monday he could said robin e- mail to rob@robblack.com. will monday he could said robin e- mail to rob@robblack.com. will be right back. "summer's best" sales event. monday he could said robin e- mail to rob@robblack.com. will be right back. a fantastic opportunity to get a great offer on an all new cadillac srx luxury collection crossover... ..with a bose premium sound system. and an ultra-view sunroof designed to let more summer time in. summer brings out the best in all of us, so now's the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a new cadillac. hurry in for great lease or purchase offers on an all new srx duri

microsoft after the bell seeing strong sales of its window's seven software. the software giant says its customers are starting to replace inventory, that's good news for the tech economy, and the overall economy. at least when companies like microsoft start to sell again, that means lots of smaller companies are starting to buy. >>> i'm sorry an apology today from the president to shirley sherrod. she's the woman at the center of a video clip controversy that sparked heated debate over race and the media. it remains unclear what will happen next. >> from president obama a phone call, and an apology to shirley sherrod. her ouster has sparked a political firestorm. >> talked about experiences he had and written in his book, that in some ways were similar to the experiences she has written, talked about. >> reporter: hours earlier, sherrod laid out what she would like to discuss with the president. >> i would like to talk to him about the experiences of people like me, people at the grassroots level. people who live out there in rural america, who live in the so

they showed it off at the microsoft global exchange. here it is. microsoft. control-atl-delete.is is -- someone sent this to me. this is from a soccer game in iceland. it happened on sunday. one of the teams scored in extra time and then did what i believe could very well be the greatest celebration in the history of sports. [ cheers and applause ] isn't that great? and then they gutted him and ate him and he was delicious. here's another one from a foreign land. there's a new station in taiwan that over the course of the last year, they've been animating american news stories. they did it with tiger woods. i think that was the first one i saw. since then, they've done it with stories, include what's been going on with sarah palin lately. i'm going to narrate this, because it's in chinese. as you can see, sarah palin was flying in a helicopter with john mccain and began shooting bears out of the helicopter. and then, an obama helicopter got too close and sideswiped her so she parachuted out of it, directly onto the stage at what they call a tea bagger rally. then she sent a twee

microsoft has posted record revenue of sixteen billion dollars for the second quarter that's a twenty two percent jump year one year and three hundred million dollars more than apple posted just a few days ago microsoft credited continued success of operating system windows seven as well as the recent launch of office twenty ten however the russian government chose free rival lloyd as its main operating system this week. there are further signs russia's beleaguered car industry has turned the corner g.m. after plans to hire three hundred new employees at the plant by september at the height of the economic crisis the joint venture laid off four hundred employees the companies that are introducing a second production shift thanks to a rebound in demand state programs including cash for clunkers have helped to stabilize the plant. the world's top aluminum producer roussel has restarted operations and its aluminum plant in jamaica the facility was put on hold in two thousand and nine due to the economic crisis and fooling demand the plant is reopening six months earlier than expected in

and microsoft, up 49%, nearly $6 billion in earnings. and between the three, they're sitting on more than $40 billion in cash. will they use it to hire? we called them. >> thank you for calling dupont. >> thank you for calling microsoft. >> reporter: only caterpillar today offered hard numbers. do you plan to hire any time soon? >> yes, we've hired about 3,000 employees to date. >> reporter: a number they say could reach 9,000 this year. of those 9,000, how many are right here in the u.s.? >> about 3,000. >> reporter: and why so many jobs overseas? >> that's where the need -- excuse me, that's where the customer is. >> reporter: that's where the customer is. a third of the new jobs here in the u.s. economists told me there's only so far you can push the work force, making their work harder, longer hours, to make the companies leaner and meaner. they said eventually, to keep these profits up over the long haul, they're going to have to spend all the billions in profits on the sidelines in hiring new workers. >> right now, productivity is

he says that answering the threat from apple was "job one for microsoft." the irony here is that microsoft was very early with tablet computers, five, six years ago, they had them, nobody wanted them, then apple came out with the ipad, all of a sudden, tablet computers are hot again. >> interesting how that works. thanks, scott j discount vacation deals are hitting the markets as the summer vacation season begins to wrap up. the travel industry is offering some pretty good bargains now. rates in myrtle beach, south carolina, are 10% lower. the beaches in the gulf state offer a refund if the vacation is canceled. the only folks not offering a deal are the airlines. >>> police departments across the bay area are slashing budgets and some cases jobs but one group is coming forward, trying to help smallest members of the force, police dogs. the oakland police department is testing out brand new k-9 vet he is it protects dogs from bills and stabbings and even come with skydiving buckles for rappelling. the vests cost $1400 each. may seem like a lot but the offic

microsoft has been under a lot of pressure lately.ord had its best quarter in years and oracle in redwood city says it plans to spend $70 billion, with a "b," on acquisitions. walmart meanwhile saying it will start adding radio chips to jeans and underwear sold at the store. you may know them by their technical name. the chain said the little chips will make the product easier to track as they go from factory to shipping container to store shelves. "the wall street journal" points out walmart's handy chips on pallets measuring the trucks for years, but these are actually going to be, brent, in your pants. >> which a lot of people are worried, they'll know -- >> what does that mean? >> what am i doing? it's kind of crazy. thanks a lot. >>> three top leaders in a small town are under fire and out of jobs this morning after their stunning salaries. three city employees resigned shortly after midnight last night after outrage because they made $1.6 million combined. it happened in bell, south of los angeles. the chief administrator earned

microsoft has posted record revenues of sixteen billion dollars for the second quarter the software joins revenues just to put twenty two percent year on year excuse me it was three hundred million dollars more than apple posted just a few days ago microsoft credited continued success of its operating system windows seven as well as the recent launch of office twenty ten. goes from gas extraction has fallen to a record low level the first post of the year of proved fairly good but that trend has steadily been reversing whereas in two thousand and nine the company hit a year low point june and then rose this year has seen a continued drop in extraction. the world's top aluminum producer roussel has restarted operations at illumina products in jamaica the facility was put on hold last year due to the economic crisis and falling demand the plant's reopening six months earlier than expected in a further sign of recovery in the global metals market result revenues rose by about thirty percent in the first quarter to reach more than two point three billion dollars. staying with the sec the russ

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to let the public get a sneak peek at microsoft connect its the motion control video game that couldutionize video games. it's like the we without needing a controller used in front of the tv and control the game with your body. this motion sensor picks up your motions and translate it to the next box 360. you watch the character met their body movements. jumping up and down kicking this is the first, experienced and it's a blast the motion control is accurate my own complaint >> it's not a good one but it was worked out much different than working with the controller because you're working nobody. i was sweating after a few minutes. it is on display at macy's two of them are in the bay area. you might be wondering why is this happening and the season on the video game stores are big electronic retailers like best buy the answer macy's gets a lot of traffic from a diverse clientele you concede that pleasanton as stone ridge mall and santa clara. it's on display now thursday through sunday. it goes on sale november 4th costing $150 appeared game slate kron 4 news. >> back with more he

microsoft has teamed up with macy's to let the public this week to get microsoft connect. connect his emotion controlled video game system that many and in the industry could revolutionize the new games. it said the we without needing a controller he stand in front of the tv and control the game with your body to this motion sensor picks up your movement and translate the information to the next box 360. you watch your character on this dream miniature body movement moving side to side with in your hands jumping up and down and kicking. this is the first time i experienced that and it was a blast to the motion intros very accurate my only complaint if it's not a good one and it was a workout much different than playing with the controller because you're moving your whole body. i was sweating after a few minutes to connect is on display at only 13 majors and the country and to those macy's are in the bay area. might be wondering why is this happening in macy's and that video games stores are big electronic retailers like best buy? the answer is macy's gets a lot of traffic

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microsoft has teamed up with macy's so the public can get a sneak peek at microsoft connect.nize video games. it's like a week without using the controller is stand in front of them and use your body to control it the sensor the sensor picks up your body and make sure movements. waiting from side to side jumping up and down kicking this is the first on my experience it and it was a blast. the motion control was very accurate my only complaint was that it was a very difficult work out because removing your whole body. i was sweating after a few minutes. dick and the connector is only at 13 macy's in the cat in the entire country. and me wondering why it's at macy's and not a video stores like best buy. the answer looking at for reversed track traffic. you can see this at the fairfield valley mall is on display thursday through sundays from september to thursday through sundays from tulsa timbre. a low-cost $150. >> and take a look at the numbers on wall swaths read the numbers keep been better and better. the dow was up over 90 percent this is a mixed earnings. by attempting t

microsoft.hose are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do. >> you imagine all the various elements of a city including parcels and the critical infrastructure where the storm drains are. the city access like the traffic lights and fire hydrants. anything you is represent in a geo graphic space with be stored for retrieval and analysis. >> the department of public works they maintain what goes on in the right-of-way, looking to dig up the streets to put in a pipe. with the permit. with mapping you click on the map, click on the street and up will come up the nchgz that will help them make a decision. currently available is sf parcel the assessor's application. you can go to the assessor's website and bring up a map of san francisco you can search by address and get information about any place in san francisco

microsoft off earned him $15 billion for facebook. he would have taken home personally about $5 billion as a 23-year-old and he didn't even consider accepting that deal. that says a lot about this guy and i honestly challenge anyone to think of a 23-year-old that would turn down $5 billion for any principle or idea. >> transparency. it says if you're going to use this web site, you better be honest which sounds a little almost naive in a kind of refreshing way. yet he also says the work dominate you say is very important to him. he wants to dominate the internet. now, -- well, he wants to dominate his competitors. they like to use certain words because they like to do word games. he is a word guy. he doesn't mean dominate the internet but he wants facebook to dominate the business. we were on stage this week for the computer museum and he said how important and valuable he thinks it is for the world for facebook to basically consolidate its position as the identity and friend network repos tore for the world so we have one system that

rehabilitation other than more rehabilitation i can teach you to read i can teach you to write i just microsoft martyr criminal if i don't have morales in your heart this is harder than anything else she would have to do in the prison so this is not some hope to get out they've told us many times we're not trying to get you out of here we're trying to put you to be the leaders god has called you the right way to all. the energy be. in approach. the pro the wife amal the ballots to the bible the koran. that really shined a culture because we had so many people that would reading to be and moral that it was the rails and so it was just like a disease he just thought oh and so the rest i'm so i'd say they started going to charge together they started love one another more they started they stopped didn't from one another they started being more people. if we were to have the roofline bill in the mirror. and bully it was stored. in her prison. this particular prison has a own going on alone going. it's the graft is always going there but it has draw since the outset of the school forty percent. and

as well, microsoft already up 3% in regular trade reported a rise in quarterly profit after hours. also late, american express beat street expectations, tripling its second quarter profit, helping amex bring its business back to pre-recession levels. >>> one big after-hours loser, amazon.com's earnings fell way short of wall street's estimates, sending its shares plummeting. >>> elsewhere, general motors getting back into the credit business, agreeing to buy subprime auto lender americredit for $3.5 billion. reports say later today kenneth feinberg, the obama administration's executive compensation czar, will name 17 financial companies that doled out excessive bonuses to the tune of $1.6 billion after accepting billions of dollars of taxpayer aid. >>> consumers union charges over the past decade, blue cross and blue shield stockpiled a surplus of billions of dollars and yet continue to hit consumers with double-digit premium increases. >>> and, finally, after earning $730 million and selling more than 30 million dvds, the "guinness book of world records" is recognizing "the saw" m

and a busy day, including 3m, at&t, catepillar, microsoft, and u.p.s., to name a few. and will this charging station be a way to fill up in the future? it is one way the government is urging consumers to buy electric cars. we'll explain. >> suzanne: conrad black is now a free man. he walked out of a florida prison, released a day after the judge set bond at $2 million. $are, however, some restrictions: he can't leave the u.s., and must return to chicago for a bail hearing on friday. in 2007, black and three other former executives of hollinger international were convicted of defrauding shareholders of $6 million. he has been behind bars for two years while he appeals that conviction. >> tom: a lawsuit against capitol one is charging forward. a lower court dismissed the case, but today an appeals court reinstated it, saying that capital one could not prove it made the required rate hikes to that consumer. neither side has commented about today's decision. >> suzanne: long-term employment is a growing problem. especially for older workers, for people looking for a job, 5

as did 3m, caterpillar, at&t, american express, microsoft, all dow components, by the way. meanwhile, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke spooked the marks with the semiannual testimony before the senate banking committee. bernanke said we are seeing, quote, an unusually uncertain economy. he did say though, that he did expect a moderate economy. about bernanke said the federal reserve was prepared to take steps, any steps needed, if the economy did take another leg down. he did not say what those steps would be. chairman bernanke may be concerned about an unusually uncertain economic outlook, but nigh next guest says he feels like the last optimist standing. he isser is me segal, professor of finance at the wharton school and uthor of "stocks for the long run." always great to have you on the program. welcome back. >> thank you very much, maria. >> so the markets have been so mixed these last few weeks, but you think it's a great time for investors. what makes youo so optimistic? >> they're allowed shrm uncertainties, but i look at valuation. i look at earnings and i loo

. >> as for trading, ford and microsoft, good quarter results. amazon is disappointing. silicon valley is slightly higher. burger king trying to bike a bite out of mcdonald's. >> and may be easier to get your hands on this, but models wouldn't be available until later this year. white ones are more different than expected. >>> yeah, jane, it's okay to use the white town four after labor day? >> i don't know. it could be a winter white. >> totally inadequate in this conversation. we're going to let you go. >> okay. >> and we need a white cover on it. >> i think you can get away with white purses, don't you think? [ laughter ] >> all right. eric, look at him. >> i was thinking about the white purse the other day. you're right. >> a few clouds out there this morning and sun above it all, and bridge down below looks like we're going to see clearing. not as cold as it has been. yesterday afternoon, we saw inland areas in the san ramon area and napa valley from 10 to 20 degrees higher. no fog in san jose and no fog in fairfield, no fog at concord or walnut creek. also in oakla

another challenge to rival microsoft. >> scott, thank you. >>> iphone users who want to use software not approved by apple can now do it without fearing legal repercussions. the library of congress copyrite office ruled that it is legal to bypass the phone's controls to allow so called, jail breaking of phones and other devices. apple said it had the right to control the system but the library of congress says users can customize their phones as they see fit. a bay area company is issuing a recall of its hummus this evening. south san francisco manufacturer is voluntarily wrauling its hummus products because he could containly steer yeah. all of the products were sold under the rock hill name. affected hummus products have an expiration date of september 23rd and higher. >>> bratz dolls, the dolls with an attitude that hit a decade ago are back on the store shelves soon. bratz dolls have been scarce since they were battling over who owned the rights. last year, a appeals court overturned a lower courts ruling up holding mattel's claim that bratz's creator worked for mattel. the new d

tom: jack, 45 minutes, and i want to get to your multi-nationals, boeing, general electric lec and microsoft and others. why do you like these big mega cap multi-nationals? >> it is mostly high-quality companies that didn't fully participate in the rally of last year. the fact is there will be growth around the world, and these are companies positioned to at least take advantage of that growth. they can move production. they've got costumers all over the place. they can have a lot of flexibility to move around and adjust for changing conditions worldwide. overall, i would say the multi-nationals, if you're going to play the u.s.-based stocks is the place to be. >> tom: any disclosures for these ideas? >> our clients own all of the ideas, as well as i do. >> tom: our market monitor tonight is jack ablin. i'm susie gharib. we hope to see all of you again next week. "nightly business report" is made possible by: rozat k. sabich. and they're gonna charge me. don't be seen with me, man. they' your own autopsy notes? you dictate them you may stop answering questions at any timnt? any feeling that

microsoft, honeywell, mcdonald's and ford in particular proving that it's really doing well for u.s. carmaker. it's revenue was at $31.3 billion, profit of $2.6 billion. these numbers easily beat expectations and more importantly, ford's ceo saying they are seeing increasing demand going forward. invests are reacting to that. -- investors are reacting that. ford's shares up 4 points. the market is mixed. that's expected before the results of the stress tests. dow up 13. a lot of people apparently want the white iphone 4 that's supposed to be out. it was supposed to be out about now. butapple says they might have to wait until later this year. apparently making white iphones or any sort of white device is just a little tougher to manufacture. they don't have the exact reasons behind it but there you have it. >> thank you, jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >> it was practically an institution and now a long- standing oakland bakery has closed its doors. neldams has been struggling to keep up with its $10,000 a month rent. it first opened in 1929 even surviving the great dep

working for moscow has been deported by washington aleksei caret make off a twenty three year old microsoft employee was linked to the spy case but he pleaded guilty to violating immigration laws also this week the glamorous russian agent chapman was stripped of her british citizenship meanwhile igor sutyagin a scientist who was part of a spy swap deal has been given a u.k. residency and harvard university revoked a degree the award it andriy of who went by the name of dollars has failed. and the indian government has admitted it was wrong to secretly dump toxic waste to deal with the world's worst industrial catastrophe over twenty five years ago and nine hundred eighty four gas leaks from a pesticides factory in bhopal in a chemical disaster that killed thousands of people and the fallout is still being felt as current seeing reports. b.b. jon lives opposite the old union carbide plant granddaughter mozzie like many other children in the neighborhood was born with birth defects she may look four years old but she's actually seven you'd be a diety if. she was born this way she can talk and

person working for moscow has been deported by washington caret make up a twenty three year old microsoft employee was linked to the spy case but he pleaded guilty to violating the gratian laws also this week the glamorous russian agent and chapman was stripped of her british citizenship meanwhile igor sutyagin a scientist who was part of a spy swap deal has been given u.k. residency and harvard university revoked a degree the award of who went by the name of dol taste felt. still to come on the program here in r.t. scarred for life victims of the dow chemical weapon agent orange are calling in washington to admit the toxic legacy of the vietnam war. now the trigger for the arms race which was pulled by the americans sixty five years ago our team looks back at the history of nuclear bomb development on both sides of the atlantic. a severe drought us forces state of emergency in central russia the unusually dry spell is turning normally fertile farmland into a desert the republic of just one of many areas which are suffering as our correspondent sean thomas reports. a natural disaster is t

right and the embargo really is a myth you know if you go to cuba you'll find coca-cola you'll find microsoft products you'll you'll find many american brands in cuba right now where one of their biggest export exporters we give them i think we supply them with the majority of their food their imported food so it actually is a myth it's almost like a show so castro is able to say well the united states really hasn't helped us and we don't need that and we're suffering actually because of the united states which is not true they're suffering because they failed castro regime he doesn't know how to run a country he's never known how to run a country but he's able to blame us because of an embargo that actually doesn't truly exist when you really look at it it's all for show it's not a true embargo anymore franco hand out and yeah i know you're going to jump in there go right ahead. yeah i think that i like when the in the beginning kathy talk about not being emotional about it let me just get all of those back to the facts the idea that. they cubans as their mother writer said they're not liste

whole slew of people whether it's tobacco companies such as some of the technology companies such as microsoft people like honeywell. some of the drug companies if they continue to be better than expected numbers for the second quarter that we were originally expecting. a modest gains if they. points in any vein together with a slew of further discouraging economic data in the united states suggesting that we may return to a double dip because what is worrying was the comments made by chairman greenspan of the federal reserve yesterday that the economy has taken a softer no chance of interest rates going up and more stimulation required this was not the kind of rhetoric or language that the market wanted to hear because it doesn't mean that the economy is really as robust and buoyant as perhaps the president of the united states and his advisors would like his two thoughts thank you very much david thank you for this r.v. that was daily value of b g c partners in london taken talking in our program. and that will keep you updated this hour do log on to our website r.t. dot com slash business a

and forget loans, microsoft co- founder paul allen is in the giving mood. today he said most of his $13 billion fortune will go to charity after he dies. he is the latest billionaire to take bill gates and warren buffett up on their challenge to give half their wealth to good causes. and we'll be right back. mike rowe: today's story from the ford model year end sales event... roger's workday. 9 to 5? try 5 to 9... everyday. that's why roger needs the ford f-150. it's the only truck that can keep up with him. best-in-class towing and payload, and now, best-in-class residual value. course, roger would never sell his f-150, even if he had the time. anncr: hurry in now and get a built-ford-tough f-150 with 0% financing for sixty months. mike rowe: remember roger and that f-150? yeah, they're gone. no pain medicine is proven to last longer than advil. not tylenol. not aleve. nothing lasts longer than advil. pain relief that lasts. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. ...into a free year's supply? be one of thousands to win free honey nut cheerios for an