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morningstar analyst keith schoonmaker says those companies are the first to notice changes in demand worldwide. >> both of these firms-- the integrated shippers u.p.s. and fedex-- which we are so familiar with in the us, both of them derive more than a quarter of their revenue from their international operations. so it's certainly fair to call both of them global indicators. >> reporter: today, fedex said it is seeing a "pick-up" in international shipments, particularly its higher-margin priority deliveries. but it's not clear whether the demand is coming from consumers or businesses >> i think a large part of it is going to be businesses at this point. we don't have a full revelation from the firm on what the breakdown is between these two. but, at this point, it seems to us it's going to be the b-to-b clients have been responsible for a big portion of the growth. >> reporter: analysts hope to find out more when fedex officially releases quarterly results september 16. the fedex news comes on the heels of strong earnings from u.p.s. last week. that company also raised its profit out

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you see, this is a morningstar farms® meatless griller. that's right, meatless.and it tastes as good as it looks. so you can still enjoy that grilled-burger taste you love... and everything that comes with it. morningstar farms® grillers® original. [ indistinct conversations ] now that's more like it. >>> a lot of people would like to see summer on steroids i think but we'll take a warmup. >> i'm going to pump you up! [ laughter ] >> just pump up the temperature a little bit. >> i'm going to. but let me go ahead and issue my disclaimer now. i mentioned a warmup. it's not a huge warmup. i don't want you getting all excited. it's not 10 or 15 degrees. it's closer to 5. my photographer said to issue a disclaimer so viewers won't be mad. we are already starting to see some sunshine in there so clouds are slowly pushing back to the coastline. because they are slowly pushing back, temperatures for today will continue to be below average. we have warmer weather coming up. we'll have that in the seven- day forecast. first, let's talk about this afternoon. sunshine and mi

you see, this is a morningstar farms® meatless griller. that's right, meatless.and it tastes as good as it looks. so you can still enjoy that grilled-burger taste you love... and everything that comes with it. morningstar farms® grillers® original. [ indistinct conversations ] now that's more like it. [ ding! ] blocking an extension of >>> the president is demanding republicans stop blocking an extension of unemployment benefits. that would affect more than 2 million people whose checks stopped coming in may. joel brown shows us today the president has harsh words for his opponents in congress. >> reporter: three unemployed workers joined president obama in the rose garden. as he pointed the finger squarely at republicans. saying it was their fault 2 1/2 million americans have lost their unemployment benefits. >> we've got a responsibility to help them make ends meet, and support their families, even as they're looking for another job. >> reporter: for the second time in three days, the president had tough words for the g.o.p. demanding that they act now and rest

you see, this is a morningstar farms® meatless griller. that's right, meatless.d it tastes as good as it looks. so you can still enjoy that grilled-burger taste you love... and everything that comes with it. morningstar farms® grillers® original. [ indistinct conversations ] now that's more like it. [ ding! ] >>> taking a live look at the san francisco marthanas the runners take advantage of beautiful scenery heading over the golden gate bridge. the marathoners have been at it since 5:30 this morning, the half marathoners since 6:30. >>> it used to be a basic rule for young women, as soon as you are 18 or sexually active, you get a pap smear. but new guidelines say for women under age 21, they can do more harm than good. they say women 21 and under have strong enough immune systems to fight off the hpv virus before it becomes cancer. and pap smears at the younger ages often increase anxiety and take away from school and work. >>> there is new hope for millions of asthma sufferers. nbc's meredith lan reports on something that could make inhalers a thing of the pas

you see, this is a morningstar farms® meatless griller. that's right, meatless. good as it looks. so you can still enjoy that grilled-burger taste you love... and everything that comes with it. morningstar farms® grillers® original. [ indistinct conversations ] now that's more like it. >>> good morning. that stall is being cleared as we speak so traffic is fine across the upper deck of the bay bridge into san francisco. marin county everything is quiet. we have a camera right there on southbound 101 before 580 in san rafael. actually those headlights, seeing top speeds all the way to corte madera all the way down through the waldo grade towards the golden gate bridge. still have this one way traffic control though in effect in half moon bay. a stretch of 92 between main street and pilarcitos creek road they are doing paving work in the area until 6 a.m. but that overnight roadwork continues every day this week until august 8 so something to be aware of commuting in and out of half moon bay. across the south bay top speeds 101 pretty quiet through morgan hill and

you see, this is a morningstar farms® meatless griller. that's right, meatless.s as good as it looks. so you can still enjoy that grilled-burger taste you love... and everything that comes with it. morningstar farms® grillers® original. [ indistinct conversations ] now that's more like it. [ ding! ] come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> well, our forecast today, 59 degrees in daly city, with plenty of clouds expected. 60 in san francisco, with a mix of sun and clouds. still cool in alameda with 65 degrees. 83 in san ramon, with sunny skies, and expecting 87 in antioch. we'll take a look at the rest of the bay area's high temperatures coming up. >>> a local vietnamese activist is due in court tomorrow accused of attacking a singer during a concert in santa clara. ♪ [ music ] that was the scene on sunday during a performance by vietnamese pop star dan vin hung. police say that activist lee tong was disguised as an old woman when he pepper sprayed hung in the face. the sing

you see, this is a morningstar farms® meatless griller. that's right, meatless.and it tastes as good as it looks. so you can still enjoy that grilled-burger taste you love... and everything that comes with it. morningstar farms® grillers® original. [ indistinct conversations ] now that's more like it. some of the stories we are >>> they wrap up the construction in hayward. but if you are commuting in the area at 880-92, they have added a lane of traffic on southbound 880 between winton and highway 92. as well as the ramp towards hayward downtown. they have moved the ramp about a quarter mile farther south than it used to be. so again you will see some changes near the interchange. could cause delays later on in the commute. right now traffic is light. if you are commuting towards the san mateo bridge, looks great across the span. westbound 92 towards the peninsula, eastbound looks good as well commuting into hayward. have a one-way traffic control in and out of half moon bay. they are paving. so watch out for that. continues until 6 a.m. east bay show you live tr

you see, this is a morningstar farms® meatless griller. that's right, meatless. tastes as good as it looks. so you can still enjoy that grilled-burger taste you love... and everything that comes with it. morningstar farms® grillers® original. [ indistinct conversations ] now that's more like it. >>> good morning. weller our problem spot right now is in livermore. eastbound 580 approaching el charro a motorcycle accident. the driver hit the center divide. noninjury. now, this crash is also being reported in the westbound direction, in the commute direction, near airway. so right now, we're not seeing any slowing in either direction but we'll continue to watch that hotspot. if you're continuing toward the dublin interchange, that's what it looks like. westbound traffic on 580 is moving well. but volume increasing here as we approach 5:17 a.m. able to eight through oakland, this is near the coliseum. -- 880 through oakland, this is near the coliseum. traffic moving great all the way through downtown 66 miles an hour. i'll step out of the way so you can see that driv

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it has been repositioning its finance operation and morningstar analyst daniel holland thinks its come a long way back. >> you know, when you look at where g.e. was a years ago, it is kind of night and day where g.e. capital is the black mark on the company from a lot of investor's eyes. if only they could get rid of this thing, then everything would be surprisingly better. now you look and see a pretty decently balanced portfolio with g.e.'s capital up side offsetting a little built of disappointment you might have had i materials. >> tom: g.e. shares got hit by its weaker than expected revenues. the stock dropping on heavy volume. a dozen dow components will report earnings next week, including these three. i.b.m. is first up on monday. last to come will be mcdonald's and verizon on friday. what sets these apart is that these are among the best performing dow stocks since the sell off began in april. citi is no longer in the dow, but it remains a very heavily traded stock. earnings dropped a chunk from last year but still beat estimates. similar to others, the quarter was marked by w

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