joining us now with more on this is sharon epperson. a lot of people don't create wills, sharon, because they think it's -- they don't want to think about it, but they also think it's expensive. is it? >> it doesn't have to be. you need to really just lay out what you have and talk to someone about it, or go to a website that can help you figure it out. talk to a financial adviser, talk to an estate planning attorney. determine what your situation is. and that will determine how much you may have to spend. you can go to some legal websites though that offer fixed fee services for relittle money, create document on this your own for $70. the wills can be fine. you may want to have someone look it over and that will cost more. for a couple hundred dollars that kind of peace of mind is well worth it. >> at least you've got something on paper. a lot of the people think, it's going to be too complicated. in if you cover the basics it doesn't have to be. >> first start out laying out what you have. including your debts as well as the property

i'm sharon epperson. becky is back next week. thank you for joining us.ek, how to stop the robo calls from invading your phone. each week, keep it here. we are "on the money." have a great one and we'll see you next weekend. morning noon or night there's always a moment to discover visit annapolis and create your moment >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight -- deadly bus crash. the tragedy in texas. the driver losing control in a highway rollover. >> people become projectiles. they're hitting hard metal at high speeds. >> eight people killed, dozens more injured. no other vehicles involved. so, what caused this fatal accident? >>> hillary's new line of attack. team clinton taking aim at donald trump this morning for refusing to release his tax returns. the new negative ad. >> maybe if i decide to run for office, i'll produce my tax returns. absolutely. i can't do it until the audit is finished . >> as trump takes more heat over claims he pretended to be his own publicist, what the woman who was on the other end of the call -- >> you think it shows

i'm sharon epperson. becky is back next week. thank you for joining us.ek, how to stop the robo calls from invading your phone. each week, keep it here. we are "on the money." have a great one and we'll see you next weekend. >>> a breaking news in bucks county. lye on the scene of a deadly fire at ben salem and investigators tell us it is considered suspicious. >> the commander and chief and commence met. the president will speak at rutgers graduation today. the rain has come and gone, but left with some cooler weather today. good morning this is nbc 10 today. thank you for being with us. let's get to karen

sharon epperson takes a look at why o whether all degrees are created equal. >> reporter: 32-year-oldathan paul dropped out nine years ago. >> i kind of was in limbo here for a while and i was looking for a way to complete my degree. >> reporter: but he didn't go back to a physical campus to get it. he recently earned a bachelor's degree in finance from penn state university after completing all of his coursework online. >> i kind of approached it from more of a learning point of view instead of the end result of just, you know, getting a grade. >> reporter: nearly 3 million college students are taking courses exclusively online. bypassing the traditional campus experience. while they may not have the same opportunities to socialize and network as students on campus, they are gaining valuable skills. our students tell us that they come away learning more than perhaps they learned in a residential class and as an added benefit they got more comfortable with using technology which is a great skill to have in the marketplace today. >> reporter: online degrees are becoming more accepted b

i'm sharon epperson in for becky quick. >>> the first daughter takes a gap year before college. more and more people getting online degrees, do these alternative routes pay off when it's time to enter the workforce? >>> why are some companies using gaming as a way to evaluate potential employees. >>> hidden treasures, an extraordinary collection of valuable art that no one can see, but we have a sneak peek. >>> and the best way to buy a used car. how to make sure you don't drive off with someone else's lemon. "on the money" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "on the money" your money, your life, your future. >>> this week we begin with an ending, the end of the school year, that is. what's next for graduating high school seniors? first daughter ma lae obama is taking a gap year before starting at harvard. for others it's work or clj or both, either on campus on onl e online. there are plenty of options and more students are taking a different path and that's our cover story this week. 32-year-old jonathan paul took a swing at another route to a college degree after dropping

and more tonight on "nightly business report" for tuesday, >>> good evening and welcome, i'm sharon epperson in for sue herera. >> i'm tyler mathisen. >>> global growth fears found their way back into the market today and some of the reasons for today's triple-digit decline are all too familiar. a fall in oil prices. a drop in chinese manufacturing activity. and signs that growth in the eurozone may be weaker than previously thought. that pressured stocks. the dow jones industrial average dropped 140 points to 17,750. nasdaq fell 54. the s&p 500 was off 18. as bob pisani points out, the very things that had been driving the market higher for nearly three months seem to be starting to shift. >> reporter: stocks were down today as three key parts of the recent rally reversed a bit. first the china problem. china's been stable recently but the economic data has been choppy, kind of hard to read. overnight the manufacturing numbers were weaker than expected. and that is predictably causing commodities and commodity stocks to weaken around the world. second dlem is the dollar, notably weak this q

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i'm sharon epperson in for sue herera. >> i'm tyler mathisen. welcome, everybody. signs of strength to tell you about from the factory floor to housing data to the labor market. new numbers out today show the world's largest economy is rebounding in the second quarter from that slow start to the year. and you can be sure that the federal reserve, which says data drives decision-making is paying very close attention. let's start with jobs. the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, more than expected. according to the labor department, jobless claims were down 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 268,000. that is the second straight week of declines following a choppy spring. >> to the factories, where orders for long lasting manufactured goods surged in april, according to the commerce department. strong demand for transportation equipment helped lift durable goods orders nearly 3.5%. and that was well above that expectations. however, a key proxy for business investments continued to show signs of weakness. >> and the housing market cont

if you're sitting at home without one, sharon epperson is here to talk about why you should get one today. >> sometimes you think oh, i'm too young to worry about that but it's something you should concerned about. >>> last night on "the voice" it happened. we've been waiting for this moment to happen. gwen stefani and blake shelton performed together. their new single -- >> first time? >> they co-wrote it and it's called "go ahead, break my heart." you tell us if they have chemistry or not. take a look ♪ i'll never ever give in to you, you know ♪ i'm using you just to get me through, you know ♪ i'm broken and i don't trust anyone ♪ but i think what i needed was to fallen love ♪ why don't you go ahead and break my heart ♪ why are you waiting for two hearts, it's what you want to ♪ do, why don't you do it, why don't you do it, baby ♪ >> it's like there's no one else in the room. there was no one else in the room but those two. >> but the lyrics are not matching the emotion on their -- >> why don't you go ahead and break my heart. >> yeah, their eyes were saying something different. >> but

senior personal finance correspondent sharon epperson joins us now and i know there was a new surveyt looked at the best places to work for moms. who came up on top and how did they do the survey? >> well, there are one in six people in the workforce today that's a mom with kids under 18. so a lot of folks like us out there and a lot of moms want to know where should i be working. what's going to have the best policy? what's going to have the best gender equality and what's the best job satisfaction and as the web site calland some of the companies that did the best are like sales force, senture, price water house cooper. when you look at other surveys about diversity or employee benefits somewhat unique paying down student loan debt. some of the same companies are on those surveys as well. they're kind of on the forefront looking at holistically and gender equality as well. >> maternity leave has gotten so much attention lately and some are talking about how they give more maternity leave and parental leave. who comes out on top for that? >> what's interesting is there's still 88% o

it will be auctioned on june 9th. >>> thank you, sharon epperson.o governor john kasich has cancelled a planned media appearance in virginia and planned to make a statement on the campaign at 5:00 in ohio, so as trump won indiana last night, we will see what this adds to the development of that race. >> yes, indeed, and lots of moving parts to that story, and walt mossberg is sounding off in this week's column about the apple's e-mail service to significantly up the game, and before we get to that, apple's own ceo sounding off to jim kram e on "mad money" and take a listen. >> they asked us to create a product that we don't have, and we believed in doing so, it would put millions of peoplet at risk, and so that is a bridge that we thought that we shouldn't cross ta was not good for america, and so we stood up. we said, we are not going to do this, and so they decided that they would sue. and so subsequently right before the hearing dropped pursuit of that. so, i think that when you, when you are approached like this, you have to stand up for what yo

thank you, sharon. >> sharon epperson.l discuss whether a high priced earnings multiple is a sign of a growing prospect or a major bubble warning sign. first, how carree tail brands be to walmart and procter & gamble. that's when we come right back. >>> welcome back. here's how we finished the dow. the dow was up 175 points. gains of about 1% or more. the nasdaq was the outperformer and the s&p added 20 points. oil, gold, too, still a lot of talk around here. amazon may be gunning for a supermarket sweep. rolling out new private label brands in the coming weeks with products from snack foods and teas to baby products and laundry detergent. they'll hold a share meeting tomorrow. for more let's bring in jonathan feeney. jonathan, look, they tried this with diapers. it didn't go so well. sounds like that didn't stop them here. >> well, food is something everybody bice and it's something everybody needs and they think it's going to be gateway to other products. they're not the first ones to give it a try. they've gotten a lot

those stories and more tonight on nightly business report for i'm sharon epperson i f sue herera. >> i'mylmathisen. >>> a powerful rally on the street and it wasn'tt ors.g but a combination of housing data was strong. ri went up. new highs for the year. and thereeems to be an increase in confidence tha higher interest rates likely won't hurt stock prices very much, if at all. the dow jones industrial average climbed 213 points to close at 17,706. nasdaq added 95. and the s&p 500 rose 28. ariho hore on today's big gain. >> reporter: stocks finished strong on the back of a big gain in april's new home sales and the back of strength in the european markets. the u.s. markets rallying from the opening bell. this after a new poll showed that britons are less likely to vote to leave the eu in a brexit. me f the month of april rose to their highest levels in eight at data along with the news that price for new homes were very high levels and the news that the luxury home builder toll brothers came in f to the market's tednings rally. pacing the gains today, strength in health care. in financ

joining us with tips on how teens can score a great summer gig is financial correspondent sharon eppersony don't we start off with some of the basics, things like, are there limits on what teens can can't take? >> i'm learning about this firsthand because i have a 14-year-old so he now has his working permit so he's able to look for a summer job. >> he's starting young. that's great. >> that's how young you can start. between 14 and 15 years old, you can get a job at any kind of nonhazardous job. nonmanufacturing, not in construction, you can only work eight hours a day, 40 days a week but you can get a decent summer job. 16 to 17-year-olds, they have to work in nonhazardous conditions but they can work at any job that is there for you. >> what does the market look like, if you're looking for a summer job, is this a good time to be looking for a job or not? >> it's a great time to be looking. a lot of companies say they will have their employees set by the end of the month. >> and the job market? >> it's doing very well and you're getting paid more. that's what is really significant for a

senior personal finance correspondent sharon epperson joins us now. there was a new survey that looked at the best places to work for moms. who came out on top and how did they do the survey. >> well, there are one in six people in the work force today that's a mom with kids under 18. a lot of folks like us out there. a lot of moms want to know where should i be working, what's going to have the best parental leave policy, the best gender equality, the best job satisfaction and there's a website called fairy god boss.com that ranks companies based on that and what they found was some of the companies that did the best, are like salesforce, acen tour, price waterhouse coopers. when you look at other surveys about diversity or employee benefits unique, paying down student loan debt, some of the same companies are on those surveys as well. they're at the forefront of looking at employer benefits wholistically and gender quality and parental leave. >> maternity leave has gotten so much attention lately. some companies talked about how they're give morgue

joining us right now, how you can be your own buffett, correspondent share rob sharon epperson. when you're looking to buy stock, there's so many different strategies and stocks you can buy from. what's one way that he narrows down his list? >> one of the things -- and you've talked to warren buffett more than any journalist. he believes you should never buy what you don't understand. buy companies that you really know something about or that you want to learn a lot about. and then research specifically the history of the company and its leadership. how long that leadership is going to be there, the management is going to be there. and then stick with that company. buy something that you want to stick with for a while. >> kind of like the peter lynch strategy, things that you can see and buy yourself. >> absolutely. >> one of his well-known principles is buy and hold. how does buy and hold really work? what does that mean? >> he believes in finding fairly price stocks, stocks that you believe based on their profits, based on their dividends which is a portion of the profits that

joining me with when to buy and when to wait is sharon epperson. >> good to see you. >> when you getmemorial day weekend, just about everything goes on sale. let's run through the big categories and see where things add up and where they don't. >> there are tons of ads for refrigerators and dryers and ranges. home appliances are really what is on sale and you're seeing really big sales. this is the time -- this memorial day weekend is definitely the time to buy major appliances. you may see sales of 50% or more and you're probably not going to get a better day to buy than maybe at the end of the year but right now it's a great time to buy. >> what about people thinking about their yards, trying to get things ready, trying to get things taken care of. maybe they have issues around the house to get worked on with tools. what about that kind of thing? >> power tools, if you're being looking to buy power tools, a lot of folks may be thinking this is a great time to buy but actually this is the time to wait because father's day is actually the time when you really want to get those cleara

i'm sharon epperson and here's your cnbc news update for this hour.ecretary of state john kerry says the situation in syria is deeply disturbing. he made the comment in vienna where world and regional powers have been meeting to find a solution to the country's five-year civil war. >> none of us, no one, can be remotely satisfied with the situation in syria. it's deeply disturbing, and we are all concerned about the levels of violence that broke out in recent days challenging the cessation. >> the senate passing a bill to allow the victims of 9/11 to sue saudi arabia for its possible involvement in the terror attacks. the white house is opposed to the bill. currently there are no plans in the house to take up the measure. >>> truckers blocking highways around france this morning to protest longer working hours required in a new labor bit. despite growing unrest in the country. french president hollande says he won't abandon the contested measure, and want a tiny house in new york city? task rabbit, the sharing economy company that offers on demand hel

time now for a cnbc news update with sharon epperson. sharon?kelly, here's what's hanning this hour. public health officials say there are thousands of people who likely contracted the zika virus while traveling abroad. >>> hundreds of mourners packed a church in houston for an 11-year-old boy. he was stabbed to death by an apparent stranger while walking home last week. his father said he was a beautiful caring and compassi compassionate boy. >>> police checked out a plane. this after a threat was called in to the tsa. the jet was kept in a remote section of the airport as passengers were escorted off the plane. the threat was later deemed noncredible. >>> for the first time on record, living with parents is the most common arrangement for people between the ages of 18 and 34. it's the first time that living at home has outpaced living with a spouse in this age group since the record keeping began in 1880. that's the cnbc news update at this hour. >> i have to say when i was in spain a decade ago, it was pretty common. guys in their 30s were li

which is better with a game of stock or stuff is the cnbc senior personal finance correspondence sharon eppersonng to talk about has gone up in the last 12 months, you'll raise your bell and say stock. if it's gone down you'll say stuff. and a lot of women are afraid to invest but it's a good way to get in charge of your financial life. this is why we're talking about it for moms. we'll start down here with these flowers. one of the biggest purchases people make giving mom flowers. ftd is the company. what do you think? >> kathie lee. >> questionable. >> stock. >> noti, actually that stock ha gone down about 2%. >> wow. >> the flower delivery business, there's a lot of competition out there. but also another company a lot of people like for gift giving. what about taking mom out for brunch. pancakes for breakfast? ihop and applebees are the restaurants. do you think stock or sell? >> definitely stock. >> definitely stock. you say you're some customers not so happy, although these look so delicious. >> i'm surprised. >> next, starbucks. busy moms need a boost. >> starbucks. >> last 12 months, up

. >> i'm sharon epperson and this is the cnbc update at this hour.ng a career diplomat as the foreign minis r minister. he represented the north korea talks in the nuclear program. and some analysts say that his appointment could be a bid to improve ties with the outside world. >>> and army sergeant bowe bergdahl arriving at the preliminary hearing at fort bragg, he is charged with desertion before the enemy, and he was captured by the taliban before walking away from his post in 2009. he was released in a prisoner explain five years later. >> a federal appeals court is going to release the list of the unindictmented co-conspirators of the 2005 new jersey lane closure. they are determining whether to rele release the list. >>> and a washington monument is back up, and it had been closed because of a faulty elevator. the monument has been shutdown for several months. it is said to be a computer chip issue. for now, back to the quall on the alley. >> and europe is going to be closing with mixed results. >> yes, we have moved farther to the downside. au

. >>> time for a cnbc news update with sharon epperson. >> kelly, here's what's happening at this hourme 200 soldiers arriving in moldova. moldova is located between romania and ukraine. >>> a group of 97 syrian refugees and iraqi refugees arriving in rome as part of a safe corridor to europe. that were part of a larger group who will fly legally to italy. >>> police in washington, d.c. say a man attacked a metrobus driver this morning and then hijacked the bus before killing a pedestrian at a nearby gas station. the suspect was taken into custody. >>> and how about this story. jetblue telling a passenger that whenever a baby cried they would each get 25% off a fuehrer price. this is true. after four babies cried each passenger was given a free round trip ticket. jetblue says it's aulg in honor of mother's day. i'm wondering if i buy a ticket from jetblue today from new york to california, can i get 25% off? i'm a mom. >> and take a baby with you and don't pack a bottle. >> 22-year-old babies don't work. >> all passengers, not just the mom dealing with the baby. >> not just the mom. ev

sharon epperson. >> here is what's happening at this hour.he roman hacker known as guccifer will serve at least two years in prison. and 40-year-old michelle lazar pled guilty in virginia. he claimed to have also hacked into the hillary clinton's e-mail server. and downtown seattle has experienced a large power outage. this has happened after an equipment failure at the street substation. officials are hoping to have the power up within the hour. a florida judge denied the motion for a new trial in the hulk hogan case. hogan sued gawker after it posted a video of him having sex with his then best friend's wife. >> race officials announcing that the 100th running of the indianapolis 500 race on sunday is sold out. the first time in at least 20 years that's happened. the local television station blackout will be lifted for the first time since 1950. attendance is expected to reach 350,000. that is the cnbc news update at this hour. >>> we had marco an dret on the show yesterday and asked what would it take to get interest in the sport back to l

. >>> i'm sharon epperson and here is the cnbc news update at this hour. 29 oil tank ers blocked at seaf the coast of france as the union strikes are continuing to target the fuel supply. the unions have blocked the oil depots and refin eries around france as a dispute of a new labor reform bill weakening the wo worker protections. >>> iraqi troops and paramilitary troops are targeting isis out sooside of fallujah. they are looking to take back the city west of baghdad. groo back home, the citibank is agreeing to pay $425 million over benchmark manipulation. the commodities and trading commission releasing the figures. >>> and today, it is national wine day, and so according to a survey, by the wine council, millennials consumed 42% of the wine consumed in this country last year. and carl, who knew? >> well, thank you, sharon. more signs of the rebounding as steve liesman is going to join with us a cnbc wrap it update. >> yes, it is second quarter tracking of the cnbc rapid update, and we have seven estimates up 0.02, because the deficit came in lower than expectations of 40 billion ver

. >>> i'm sharon epperson. here is your update for this hour.tude earthquake struck north of tokyo today. officials saying there was no immediate worry of a tsunami. bullet trains conducted emergency stops near the capital but service was restored. >>> the mayor of london described donald trump's views on islam as ignorant. after the presidential hopeful challenged him to take an iq test and said he would make an exception to his ban on muslims entering the u.s. for him. >> i'm afraid donald trump and his advisors, your views on islam are ignorant. we have shown in london that there is noggin compatible with being a mainstream muslim and western liberal values. >> the washington monument was close the once again because of elevator issues. in early april the elevator broke down twice in one week. tourist wloz were visiting the site had to walk down hundreds of stairs. >>> police in suburban chicago have put out a well-being check for iris singer s. ni aechlt d o'connor. she reportedly left the area for a bicycle ride 6:00 a.m. sunday and hasn't

. >> so we brought in cnbc's senior person finance correspondent sharon epperson to explain the importance or don't have and which documentocument you need y stage of life. >> so important. >> still surprising to think he didn't have a will. >> it's such an important legacy to leave, a legacy of financial strength and letting your loved ones know where you want your assets to go. >> a lot of times when you're a kid you think i don't need to worry about this, what difference does it make? so when you're young -- >> well, everyone needs a will but the thing someone needs when they're 18, as soon as they turn 18, you think your parents will be there to take care of everything for you and legally they may not be able to unless you have a couple of very important documents that they they can. one is a financial power of attorney that lets someone handle your financial affairs if you're incapacitated, unable to do so. another is a medical power of attorney, for medical decisions that need to be made for you if you're incapacitated someone can do that for you and a living will allows everyone to

hi, welcome back to "halftime report" live from the 21st an yum sohn conference and we go to sharon epperson with the headlines. >> and this is what is happening this hour. nbc news report ing thing that governor john kasich is going to suspend the presidential campaign clearing the way for donald trump to snare the nomination. and he was sto cal pain in virginia, but inste, he is making a statement in columbus at 5:00 p.m. today. >>> officials say a gunman opened up fire in katy, texas, killing one employee and injuring another before fatally killing himself. they say that the alleged shooter had been fired from the company today. >>> and homeland security is announcing steps that it plans to reduce wait times at america's busiest airports and they will increase the number of security officers and work to increase the number of eligible trav travelers in the prescreening program, and later today, grammy award winning artist are will debut her album at starbucks, and coreen bailey rae will debut this a month before the official release. back to you. >>> and carl icahn was listen org watching

. >>> welcome back to the "halftime report" and over to sharon epperson with the headlines. >> hey, scott is what is happening at this hour. drivers stood outside of a paris gas station after union strikes caused a gasoline shortage across the country. france is using the fuel reserves to deal with the shortages, and local authorities in southern france imposed a $20 limit on the amount of fuel that drivers can buy. >> the italian navy said that a boat of immigrants capsized and a ship approached the migrant boat and started to distribute the life jacket, but the boat turned offdue to the sudden movement of those on board. >>> rioting broke out following the eviction of squatters from a local bank. and a group of sympathizers organized in the bank, and they tried to open up the bank that had been sealed up following the eviction. >>> and ford is recalling 271 f-150 pickup trucks to fix a leaking brakeline that can reduce fuel power, and they have v-6 ingins. that is the cnbc news update, and back to you, and at a time when a lot of people are buying the cars and trucks on memorial day wee

and more tonight on "nightly business report" for tuesday, >>> good evening and welcome, i'm sharon eppersonfor sue herera. >> i'm tyler mathisen. >>> global growth fears found their way back into the market today and some of the reasons for today's triple-digit decline are all too familiar. a fall in oil prices. a drop in chinese manufacturing activity.

and more tonight on "nightly business report" for tuesday, >>> good evening and welcome, i'm sharon epperson> global growth fears found their way back into the market today and some of the reasons for today's triple-digit decline are all too familiar. a fall in oil prices. a drop in chinese manufacturing activity.

sharon epperson has the latest headlines. >>> here's what's happening this hour.resident obama honoring 13 law enforcement officers who risked their lives to protect others. he presented the medal of valor at a ceremony in the east room of the white house. including three santa monica officers who are being honored for their response to a 2013 rampage on a community college campus that left five people dead. >>> secretary of state john kerry in vienna to host talks aimed at easing the crisis in libya, saying it makes sense to provide the new libyan government with weapons to fight isis. but it needs to be carefully sculpted. he ruled out military intervention in the country. >>> brazilians came out in droves on sunday to march in support of dilma rousseff as she awaits her impeachment trial. demonstrators carried banners and chanted slogans in support. >>> disney's newly constructed theme park opening in shanghai for its trial operation period. the park officially opens on june 16th. visitors called donald duck practicing his tai chi moves. that's the cnbc update

those stories and more tonight on nightly business report for i'm sharon epperson i f sue herera. >>'mylmathisen. >>> a powerful rally on the street and it wasn'

i'm sharon epperson in for sue herera. >> i'm tyler mathisen. >>> a powerful rally on the street andwasn't