eastern, we'll be talking to the man behind this monster company, rob iger will join us for a cnbc interview. >> the dow jones now up 69 points. the nasdaq out performing today as it is up 1% with a little more than 30 minutes to go before the ring the bell here. one of microsoft's biggest partners says the tablet is failure and it's not even out. >>> and the ten most profitable u.s. companies including microsoft payed an average tax rate of just 9% last year. somebody here says don't blame the company, blame the tax code. >>> welcome back, inside the final 30 minutes of trading, and technology continues to lead the way today. >> technology very strong today, and we're seeing the nasdaq up above 3,000 for the first time since may 4th. lead by chips. goldman sachs says they see inventories coming down there, small caps are outperforming. the russell 2,000 up more than the big caps here at the nasdaq today. and amazon's move into zynga space on facebook with new social games not hurting zen ga, but take a look at fb, once again after being is down. >> acer is taking aim at microsoft about laun