i'm ramit sethi. if you're ready to ask for a raise or negotiate for a new job, ramit has a script you can follow. you'll find it on nbr.com. here's what's on tap for tomorrow: we'll see new claims for jobless benefits from the past week-- from kohl's to target to the gap-- a number of retailers report earnings, and apple meets its shareholders. the company sits on a mountain of cash and shareholders are calling for a dividend. >> tom: that's "nightly business report" for wednesday, february 22. i'm tom hudson. good night everyone, and goodnight to you too, susie. >> susie: good night tom. i'm susie gharib. good night everyone. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. "nightly business report" is made possible by: captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org