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moody's investor services warn today if the current budget negotiations fail moody's would expect toing of u.s. t bills like rival standard & poor's did last year when congress gridlocked. led by mitt romney, the republicans are focused on the defense cut, charging president obama is to blame even though republicans agreed to make them automatic if there's no budget deal. >> the president should be called upon, asked what is his plan? how is he going to lead to make sure that our military is not hollowed out. >> democrats have a plan. agree to tax the rich more, avo avoiding pentagon cuts, the moody's down grade and the fiscal cliff. they say it's republicans giving up and adjourning next week. >> like you're facing a catastrophe and saying, we just don't have time to address that. we have to go home and campaign. >> reporter: democrats will, too. job one is getting re-elected. >> it looks like facing the fiscal cliff will have to wait again. larry, this time until november. back to you. >> many thanks, nbc steve handelsman. my message for washington tonight, why can't you all extend

moody's said entitlement reform is necessary.s the latest ad campaign talking about medicare and done with art. take a listen. >> the new aarp voter guide is out with facts you need on medicare. fact, barack obama will protect your guaranteed benefits and will not allow medicare to become a voucher care program. >> here is what is key, guaranteed benefits. moody's is saying essentially entitlements are not part of the budgetary process. they're mandatory. they're separate. that will make it difficult to do entitlement reform. they're saying this is what is driving the threat to possibly downgrade the united states aaa rating at moody's by the end of next year, david, which could happen. moody's is saying half of mandatory spending comes from entitlement. with know 49% of u.s. households after of 2011 get some kind of government payment, whether social security and medicare and medicaid. it will be really tough to do entitlement reform but moody's is saying look you have to get on the stick to do it because it is a driver of long-

i think moody's is correct.f we don't, we will undermine confidence and undermine credibility of the united states. we need to come to agreement. we need to sit down together and reason together and adopt a balanced plan. that's the trick. >> so what's your vision? when would you expect an agreement? >> i don't expect any agreement before the election. i think frankly the republican posture has been that they're right, that the obama administration has been wrong on growing the economy. i think they're wrong on that, but that's been their position. and i don't think they're going to come to any agreement prior to the election. i think it's not a context for an agreement. what i'm hopeful is that we will not waste the lame duck and that we will very shortly after the election engage in a way that shows patriotism and commitment to country, not to party. >> right. well, we did hear from house majority leader eric cantor earlier. he said the fault lies exactly with the white house and senate for standing in the way

take also credit rating company moody's has issued a warning saying that they may downgrade the u.s. his rating if congress doesn't act to cut our debt republicans work with democrats to avert another economic disaster or is a downgrade in our credit inevitable and this week u.s. officials met with officials from eight pacific nations in the latest round of negotiations for the trans-pacific partnership but who else showed up in the negotiations and is there any way for the american people to stop this deal from going through. you need to know this the arab spring turned ugly in libya and egypt on tuesday is angry crowd stormed u.s. diplomatic buildings the u.s. ambassador to libya christopher stevens was killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi libya along with three other american diplomats when a rocket propelled grenade was shot into the building stevens's the first u.s. ambassador to be killed on duty in more than thirty years tack in libya occurred just hours after angry protesters stormed the u.s. embassy in egypt climbing the walls taking down the american flag a

credit ratings agency moody's said today keeping the u.s.a.'s triple-a credit rating hinges on getting a deal in congress to cut the nation's massive debt load. if budget negotiations lead to specific policies cutting the ratio of federal debt to gross domestic spending, then moody's says it will affirm the country's triple-a credit rating and change its outlook on u.s. debt back to "stable." if there's no deal to avoid the automatic spending cuts and tax increases, moody's said it will be forced to slash ratings. the warning did not hurt demand for government i.o.u.s. the treasury department had record demand for three-year notes auctioned off today. the federal reserve also has talked about the risks to the economy presented by the fiscal cliff. the central bank's policy makers begin a two day meeting tomorrow, not about the fiscal cliff, but rather monetary policy. one change expected to be discussed is whether the fed should promise to keep interest rates low into 2015. here's the interesting thing about that-- ben bernanke is unlikely to b

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comes from moody's the ratings agency has changed the blocks outlook from stable to negative warning it faces being downgraded moody's the decision reflected the issues the key budget contributors are dealing with earlier this year the ratings of germany france britain are in their lives or switched to a negative outlook that's just relentless meetings between leaders which have so far failed to deliver any solutions reports claim that the troika of international leaders want greece one of the most debt stricken countries to work six days a week and longer hours to fulfill their financial obligations investment adviser patrick jiang believes it's the bailouts that are dragging europe down. not withstanding the terrible crisis in the euro zone the truth is that the european union is glorious find. everybody's money together i'm going to. prosperity has been a fiasco because all of the people in the euro are being stopped over to because of the fact that there has been transferred so much money to the profligate incompetent government that are on the southern side of the euro zone ther

maria. >> ratings agency moody's sending a message to washington today.r act together or get ready for a downgrade. all this in the middle of a highly partisan election where many doubt both parties will be able to work together to get anything done. we get reaction right now from eric cantor. good to have you on the program. thanks so much for joining us. >> maria, good to be with you. >> what is the reaction on capitol hill today to what moody's said? >> we continue to want to go and provide solutions and resolve the differences here in washington. all there's been over the last couple years is a one-way street. we're looking for some action by the president and the white house to come to the table with us on all the issues that we're confronting, whether it is the fiscal issue of the deficit, whether it is the sequestration issue, or whether it's the tax issue. we continue to put forward solutions. we have passed bill after bill. the senate has been unwilling to take them up. frankly, the president's been unwilling to meet us to sit down and try to iro

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credit rating agency today moody's issued a warning to the united states that a debt downgrade could be on the horizon if congress doesn't address the coming fiscal cliff and doesn't put into place policies to cut our federal debt the statement reads if those negotiations lead to specific policies that produce a stabilization and then downward trend in the ratio of federal debt to g.d.p. over the medium term the rating will likely be affirmed and the outlook returned to stable if those negotiations if those negotiations fail to produce such policies however moody's would expect to lower the rating probably they want now there are two ways to reduce the debt cut spending raise taxes democrats have shown a willingness to do both actually to cut spending even cut spending to entitlement programs like social security medicare just so long as those spending cuts are accompanied by revenue raisers like tax hikes on the rich or closing tax loopholes for corporations republicans on the other hand won't budge they will only agree to cutting spending in particular spending on social welfare pr

finance poll, moody's is threatening to cut the u.s.t raitt rating if congress gets too close to the fiscal cliff s that the right thing to do? wall street doesn't seem to be paying too much attention to t 66% said yes, it is warranted. 6% said, no the situation isn't dire. and 28% said moody's shouldn't make threats. >>> l let's see what's coming up on "street signs." >> okay. coming up on "street signs," top of this hour, we look at the silver bull that's could solve the u.s. debt crisis and why only a select few are even talking about it. >>> plus, how the jailed whistleblower at the center on of a huge tax evasion case just got as 100 million wind fall. as mark zuckerberg prepares to speak for the first time since the facebook ipo what do you want to hear from him this afternoon? you can tweet us, many of you have already, street signs at cnbc. read your tweets on the air at the top of hour. see you top of the hour. >> thank you very much, mandy. >>> now rejoined by michael lewis to talk about his amazing "vanity fair" piece on pres

comes from moody's the ratings agency has changed the blocks outlook from stable to negative warning it faces being downgraded for more on the subject let's now talk live with morton messerschmitt danish and member of the europe of freedom and democracy group in the european parliament. thank you so much for joining us today mr messerschmitt now moody's said its decision to switch the blocks ratings outlook reflected issues the richest members are dealing with what are those leading countries really doing wrong. well basically the entire euro construction is wrong because it's trying to in copa so many different economies and it's getting increasingly more and more clear that it's not possible to have a common currency with so relatively different kinds of financial policies labor market policies pension policies and therefore one has to unify europe to create a federation basically that's what all this is about a political federation which the europeans predominantly don't wishes and then of course a fiscal. federation where the easy be used buying up the bonds where everybody has t

moody's put the european union on notice. its aaa rating is at risk of downgrade due to the continent's ongoing debt crisis. nevertheless even after moody's downgraded it they held their ground after serious hopes to tackle the crisis is about to emerge. >>> elsewhere valiant pharmaceuticals agreed to buy medicis for $2.6 million. >>> british airways and iag are looking to buy american airlineses. they're already in talked with u.s. airways. >> cabin crews say they're striking today for eight hours in frankfurt and berlin in a dispute over pay and conditions. >>> hyundai has reach and agreement with its union workers to end the costliest strike in the country's history. >>> finally you know it's ban when this happens. inflation is hitting the tooth fairy. they fond on average $3 under their pillow. that's up 15%. >>> coming up, extra innings walk-off, tiger makes bank and players head to the u.s. open tennis quarterfinals. >>> plus a college football matchup goes down to the wire and beyond. your early morning sports headline

comes from moody's or the rating agency has changed the blocks outlook from stable to negative warning it faces being downgraded moody's said the decision reflected the issues the easy budget contributors are dealing with earlier this year the ratings of germany france britain and evelyn's were also switched to a negative out though that's despite relentlessly ting's between the e.u. leaders which have so far failed to deliver any solutions and a leaked emails suggests that the troika of international lenders want greece one of the ways that stricken countries to work six days a week and longer hours to fulfill the financial obligations morton may have said schmidt david every member of the freedom and democracy group in the european parliament believes greeks should exit the euro zone to save themselves. this just proves once again what the euro is about that more political decisions are to be taken by people who are not elected for instance in greece but political decisions being on post in the greeks by people who are not elected they are that's the first political point which is im

it faces being downgraded moody's or said the decision reflected the issues in the e.u. ski budget contributors are dealing with earlier this year the ratings of germany france and britain adding that the lens will also switch to a negative outlook that's despite relentless meetings between the e.u. leaders which have so far failed to deliver any solutions and a lead to email suggested that the troika all of international lenders want greece one of the most debt stricken countries to work six days a week and longer hours to fulfill their financial obligations martin messerschmitt a danish and member of the freedom and democracy group in the european parliament believes the greeks should exit the eurozone to save themselves this just proves once again what the euro is about that more political decisions are to be taken by people who are not elected for instance in greece but political decisions being imposed on the greeks by people who are not elected there that's the first political point which is important the second one and that's the most stark one actually is that it

moody's would expect to lower the u.s. credit rating. we're revisiting it again, moody's and u.s. credit rating, something we dealt with last summer and watched the yield on the ten-year promptly plunge once they worried about. >> and equities too. >> yep. >> literally was one of those moments where everybody -- the vast majority of people had it wrong. and it turned out to be the bottom in the stock market of great opportunity. >> we should point out, however, yet again a great deal of focus will be on the u.s. congress and whoever is in the presidency next year in terms of producing some progress on all of the fiscal issues, including dealing. >> david bianco is looking for 5% to 10% in the near term, over at b of a, looking for her year end target of 14 to 15. limited upslide because of issues just like this. >> yeah. >> we've had such a great year. >> seemed like a great year. it's been a terrific year for the stock market. and my question, those all make sense, but there are mechanics behind all stock markets. and one of the key parts of mechanics, there's so many funds that

moody's warn, if the current budget negotiations fail, moody's expect to lower the rating of the bills like rival standard & poor's did. led by mitt romney, republicans are focused on the defense cuts charging president obama is to blame even though republicans agreed to make them automatic if there's no budget dell. >> the president should be called upon, asked, what is his plan. how is he going to lead to make sure the military is not hollowed out. >> reporter: democrats have a plan. agree to tax the rich more. avoid the pentagon cuts. they say it's republicans giving up and adjourning next week. >> you are facing a catastrophe and don't have time to address it. >> reporter: democrats will, too. job one is getting reelected. i'm steve handelsman, nbc capitol hill. >>> it's finally here. today is the day apple ends the speculation swirled around the media event. they expect the company to debut the new iphone today. a launch that will have a significant impact on the economy. jay gray has more. >> reporter: faster, slimmer, sleeker, more memory and bigger applications. it can feed you

moody's put the european union on notice. its aaa rating is at risk of downgrade due to the continent's ongoing debt crisis. nevertheless even after moody's changed its outlook on the eve to negative the euro held its granges thanks to high hopes that the region's tackling the debt crisis is about to emerge. >>> elsewhere valiant pharmaceuticals agreed to buy medicis for $2.6 billion to expand its products. >>> british airways and iag are looking to buy a stake in american airlines. they're already in talks with u.s. airways. >> cabin crews say they're striking today for eight hours in frankfurt and berlin in a dispute over pay and conditions. >>> hyundai has reached an agreement with its union workers to end the costliest strike in the company's history. >>> and, finally, you know it's bad when this happens. inflation is hitting the tooth fairy. but it's good for the kids. they found the kids found an average of $3 per tooth this year under their pillow. that's up 15% from last year. >>> coming up, extra innings walk-off, ti

according to mark zandy the chief economist at moody's it would create 1.9 million jobs. according to a survey of of 24 economists by bloomberg it would create a quarter of that, 250,000 jobs, actually an 8th of that. that is about 100,000 jobs a month or less which is no where near even keeping up with the population growth. the point is that they are making is that this doesn't really solve the unemployment problem at all and i think you you would be hard pressed to find anybody that would say increasing taxes on the wealthy, it may be a good answer for the deficit but isn't going to jump start the economy. >> will, first of all, that is 100,000 on top of the growth we already have. we are already creating on the average 100,000 jobs a month. so we are talking about on top of that. but in most of those folks -- all of the analysts suggest that it is something that we need to do. we need a short-term plan but also need a long-term plan. the president has a plan that would reduce the deficits by $4 trillion over the next decade according to the congressional budget office

moody's said to we enacted the romney plan it would ratchet down the recovery in the short term and what balloon our deficits in the long term. his plan, according to the brookings institute would raise the tax burden on the middle class by $2,000. this is not a redescription for building a stronger economy. >>chris: david, again, i want to focus on the president's plan, if we can, according to the chief economist at moody's, it would create 1.9 million jobs. according to a survey of 24 economists by bloomberg it would create a quarter of that, 250,000, actually, an eighth of that. that is 100,000 job as month, or less, which is nowhere keeping up with the population growth. the point is, they are making the point that this really does not solve the unemployment problem and you would be hard pressed to find anyone that would say increasing taxes on the wealthy, maybe it is a good answer not deficit but it will not jump start the economy. >>guest: well, first of all, that is 100,000 on top of the growth we already have. we are already creating on the average 100,000 jobs a month so we are

moody's says if congressional negotiations fail to stabilize america's budget, moody's will lower theebt rating. mark zuckerberg maez made his first appearance at a technology conference. he said facebook was focusing on mobile. the stock price was disappointing, he said. facebook has half of the ipo price. >>> apple introduced iphone 5. it is faster, lighter, thinner and has a small ir dock connector called the lightning rod which is not compatible with earlier phones. apple stocks hit highs after the announcement. >>> a major move by the fed but what does it mean for your money? who better to answer these questions than pimco officer bill gross. he runs the total return fund. thank you for your time. >> thank you, marie. >> so much to talk about. let me begin with the fed action. $40,000 billion of securities a month to help boost the economy. could the fed have done more? was this throwing everything at the economy in your view? >> i think this is the most significant step since paul promised to break the back of inflation with a 20% prime. ben bernanke and the fed promised to buy

moody's investment service says it will cut its aaa rating on u.s. debt if president obama and congress cannot come up with a budget deal. the president didn't sound optimistic. >> two months before an election the speaker is obviously supportive of my opponent and his party and he wants to win as many seats as he can and he's not going to go out of his way to try to help me get things done that he thinks i may be able to take credit for. >> reporter: if budget negotiations fail more than a trillion dollars of automatic spending cuts and increases will go into place on january 2nd. >>> overseas markets got a boost. tokyo's nikkei gained 2%, hong kong hang seng added 1%. the federal reserve policymakers meeting begins today and investors are keeping their fingers crossed. ben bernanke will announce new steps to stimulate the economy. on wall street. the dow was up 69 points, the nasdaq stayed flat. the cost of the health care in the united states continues to rise. annual premiums rose 4% for americans who got their insurance through work. the annual

moody's has downgraded the long- term outlook on the european union to-. that is bad news for companies operating in the bloc that could face higher borrowing costs. >> european shares fell sharply tuesday in reaction to weak u.s. data and the ongoing reaction as to whether consensus can be reached on how to solve the eurozone crisis. we got a summary from frankfurt. >> every minute, the suspense is rising on the markets ahead of the meeting of the ecb council this thursday. but with every minute, the potential for disappointment is rising. when question is what if the european central bank will not manage to come up with a consistent plan which it not only will talk about but buying but sustainable solutions for the eurozone. one thing cannot be denied -- crisis has arrived in the german economy. if officials from the german electronic sector and technology sector lower their forecast for 2012. >> we can stay for a closer look on tuesday's number -- finishing at 6932. across the atlantic, in the u.s., the dow jones trading pretty flat at this hour. the eu

. >>> even after moody's changed the outlook on the eu to negative, the euro held its ground, thankso high hopes a serious plan to tackle the region's debt crisis is about to emerge. >>> elsewhere, val yat pharmaceuticals agreed to buy medicis for $2.6 billion. >>> british airways and iberian owner are looking to buy a stake in american airlines. >>> lufthansa passengers beware, cabin crew say they'll be striking in dispute over pay and conditions. >>> hyundai has reached an agreement with its union workers to end the costliest strike in that company's history. >>> and inflation is finally hitting the tooth fairy. a new survey shows kids found an average of $3 per tooth under their pillows this year. that's up 15% from last year. so good news for the kids at least. >>> well extra innings walkoff at tiger makes bank. plus, players head to the u.s. open tennis quarterfinals. >>> and a college football matchup goes down to the wire. and beyond. your "first look" at sports is straight ahead, you're watching "first look" on msnbc. nks hi i hainmybdomen..itwo g. wati ths reneronoinmybdomen

moody's says if congressional negotiations fail to stabilize the budget, moody's will lower the rating. mark zuckerberg made his first public appearance since the the company's botched ipo this year. he said facebook was focusing on mobile. the stock price was disappointing, he said cht. > >>>. facebook trades at about half of the ipo price and apple introduced its long awaited iphone 5. it's lighter, thinner than previous models. has a smaller dock connecter, not compatible with earlier phones. apple tok hitting new highs after the announcement. >>> a major move by the fed, but what impact will it have on the economy? who better to answer than bill gross. running the world's largest mutual fund, pimco's total return fund. thanks for your time today. >> thank you. >> so, so much to talk about this week. let me begin with the fed action. buying $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities a month. to keep interest ralates low. was this throwing everything at the economy? >> i don't think so. i think this was the most significant step taking by the fed since paul volcker promised to b

mark zandi, chief economist at moody's analytics. up next, win the presidency, take back the house, keep the senate? we'll see how we're doing on the senate after the break. ♪ membership. welcome in. american express. we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. >> jennifer: all right you progressive political junksies as mitt keeps being mitt and the president keeping being the president, i'm feeling pretty good. but democrats have a 53-47 advantage in the senate. republicans only need to pick up four seats to win the majority. there are 15 races that are toss ups or leaning toward one party. here is the lay of the land in the 15. the first race -- these are polls that came out today. elizabeth warren and scott brown. today she

moody's investor services warned today, if the current budget negotiations fail, moody's would expectlower the rating of u.s. t-bills like rival standard & poor's did last year when congress gridlocked. led by mitt romney, republicans are focused on the defense cu, charging president obama is to blame, even though republicans agreed to make them automatic if this there's no budget deal. >> the president should be called upon, asked what is his plan, how is he going to lead to make sure that our military is not hollowed out. >> reporter: democrats have a plan. agree to tax the rich more, avoiding pentagon cuts. the moody's downgrade and the fiscal cliff. they say it's republicans giving up and adjourning next week. >> it's like you're face agca it is a fee and saying, well, we just done have time to address that. we've got to go home and campaign. >> reporter: democrats will, too. job one is getting re-elected. looks like facing the fiscal cliff will have to wait until november. i'm steve handelsman, news4, capitol hill. >>> we're just getting started on news4 at 4:00. if you have an i