is appears sanofi and novartis are the biggest player in the league with sanofi taking the lead.e smarter play for the h1n1 flu season or could it th all be spoiled by the legislative changes in health care in particular the health care reform plan proposed by senate finance reform committee chairman max baucus? >> i am not concerned. you made a lot of good points. and you've done a lot of homework and your homework's going to reward you i think you're in the best play off health care play. the other ones at risk are cvs and walgreen's. i've been playing it with the higher risk gilead for actionalertsplus.com, my charitable trust. sanofi-aventis has that nice yield, and it's very well run but be aware it's only one point from its 52-week highs. the other stocks have come off a little bit. and the cvs is probably the bluest chip way to do it now that walgreen hit its 52-week high today. let's go to david in ohio. >> caller: boo-yah, jim cramer. >> boo-yah, dave. >> caller: thanks for giving the world the confidence to invest. congratulations to you and your staff. >> my staff is t

sanofi ceo says he will put his arm where his mouth is. >> it may feel sore where you got injected or you may feel a little nauseous afterwards. i'm going to get personally vaccinated as soon as the flu vaccine is available. i've been getting the seasonal flu for ten years. we stand behind the safety of the vaccine ichblt. >> and he says sanofi iv's plan are going through 3,000 eggs a day. i'll be going on "fast money" to talk about whether biopharma can score in the fourth quarter. >> are you going to get a flu shot, mike? >> definitely. both of them. >> even the h1n1. aren't there concerns the vaccine that is out is not fully approved yet? >> they actually are approved. the fda approved four company vaccines. glaxo and baxter are still waiting for approval. the question is when will they be available. there are others at greater risk, we have to wait until the risk population gets vaccinated so we can get the h1n1 vaccine. >> thank you very much. swine flu could be a huge strike to bichlts up next, which four major threats, domestic and international could be bigger concern for econ

sanofi aventis glasmithkline and novart are among the firms king the vaccine. >> paul: the firstiability case involving mer's osteoporosis drug fosamax end in a mistrial today. jurors said deliberaons had grown ly and they couldn't reach a verdic in the new yk trial, a florida won claimed the drug caused dental and jawroblems. noord yet on a retrial. mek faces 900 suits related to fosamax, with patientslaiming it caused jaw tiue to die. susie: here's a look at what's happeng next week. our friday market motor guest is rert morrow, editor of the institutional adviso service. on the economic calendar: tuesday: july business inventories and thaugust reports on retail sales d producerrices. wednesday: the consumer pric dex for august is released with august industal producti. thursday: weekly jless claims and august housing starts. >> paul: mguest market monitor this week is erik riuben, chief investment offer for client investment stragies at russell vestments in tacoma, washington. >> eri, welcome to "nhtly business report". your first visit as a "market monitor." >> delighted to beere,aul

sanofi aventis says the shment was sent out this mornin ahead of schedul the firm under contract to prove about 75 million doses of swine flu vaccine in th united stes. anotr 175 million doses will come froastra zeneca, glaxo smithkline, annovartis. @ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@? . >> susie: here a look at what's happening torrow: capitol hill, the house committee on oveight and govement reform looks at ways to reform credit ratgs agencies. alsothe final reading on second quarter g.d.p in tonht's "of mutual interest,"hy newer i't always better. here's john waggonermutual fund columnistt "u.s.a. today. >> the leaveare turning, the geese are flyingouth, and visions of new mutual fundare dancinin fund companies' heads. mmm, youan almost smell investor money going up in smoke. the mutual fund industryffers nearly 800 funds, which invest in stocks, bondsfutures and money market securities. you can choose from abou5,000 ock funds alone. nertheless, the industry has been merrily creatg new funds. just lasfriday, for example, ishares launched threeew small-company exchangeraded funds. monday, e

sanofi aventis says the shipment was sent out this morning, ahead of schedule. the firm's under contract to provide about 75 million doses of swine flu vaccine in the united states. another 175 million doses will come from astra zeneca, glaxo smithkline, and novartis. @ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@? . >> susie: here's a look at what's happening tomorrow: on capitol hill, the house committee on oversight and government reform looks at ways to reform credit ratings agencies. also, the final reading on second quarter g.d.p. in tonight's "of mutual interest," why newer isn't always better. here's john waggoner, mutual fund columnist at "u.s.a. today." >> the leaves are turning, the geese are flying south, and visions of new mutual funds are dancing in fund companies' heads. mmm, you can almost smell investors' money going up in smoke. the mutual fund industry offers nearly 8,000 funds, which invest in stocks, bonds, futures and money market securities. you can choose from about 5,000 stock funds alone. nevertheless, the industry has been merrily creating new funds.

shipments have begun for the h1n1 flu vaccine from sanofi. an fks cc task force says $350 billion needed to upgrade the broadband infrastructure. >>> princeton's university endowment lost 23% of its value. that is cnbc.com news now. >> a live picture of the floor of the new york stock exchange. the market under selling pressure after consumer confidence data. the final stretch on this tuesday. hi, everybody. welcome to the "closing bell." mi i'm maria bartiromo. i'm with simon haas. how are you? >> just came down a tad for september. that rattled the market. they were up 40 points, 10:00 a.m. when that came out. >> we are looking at a market that is practically lower, oil is down a fraction, $66 and change. gold doing well. >> semi-conductors slightly lower. boeing doing very well. we have news from airbus. they are cutting back. we had cramer saying you should buy. >> that is a dow component. you have a decline in the dow jones industrial average. still a debate on where this economy is in terms of the recovery right now. let's look at the c

. >>> a vaccine for hiv is modestly effective and safe according to sanofi. the drugs were tested on 16,000 volunteers in thailand. it says the trials showed a sth reduction in the risk of hiv infection in those given the vaccine. however, that news didn't boost the company's share price this morning. christine. >> louisa, one ipo to tell you about, mu metallurgical corp. o china dived as much as 15% below its ipo price of 6 hong kong dollars and 35 cents. the tranche ended 5% lower on monday, with you remains above the after price of 5.42 yuan. it's the world's second biggest ipo this year. analysts said investors were concerned about mcc's high price as well as growth prospects. >>> still to come on the show, the u.s. recovery under way also says the federal reserve. we'll find out what our strategy panel has to say about that. ahead on the program. before we get their opinions, what is yours? is the recovery a done deal or are we headed for a double dip? meal us. welcome to progressive. how may i help you? i'm looking for a deal on car insurance. i think i

csl, based in australia, novartis based in switzerland and the french company sanofi which makes itscine here in the united states. the u.s. company makes the flu vaccine in a nasal spray. that spray is largely manufactured in the uk and production is finished here. that nasal spray is the only vaccine with a firm delivery date confirmed by the cdc. 3.4 million doses in the first week of october. but that is not the injectable vaccine and that is not approved for people over the age of 49, children under 2, or pregnant women. meanwhile, in the u.s. each state priority lists are being drawn up to decide who should get the vaccine first. some states are already planning on putting aside supplies of the vaccine for pregnant women and other high risk groups such as people with heart and lung conditions, lou. it'll be up to the states to set up those lists. >> i'm listening to ambassador rice saying, as supplies emerge we'll be providing the vaccine to other countries on a rolling basis. who comes up with this language? it means nothing. it's absurdity. what in the world is going on here?