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sheila? >> nasdaq down more than 2.2% for the day. we are off session lows but keep in mind the selloff we are seeing today is amongst the top three worst days for the nasdaq in 2014. really, the weakness is everywhere. keep in mind about 95% of the nasdaq 100 is in the red right now so a lot of pockets of weakness to talk about. got to talk about the biotech
sheila? >> nasdaq down more than 2.2% for the day. we are off session lows but keep in mind the selloff we are seeing today is amongst the top three worst days for the nasdaq in 2014. really, the weakness is everywhere. keep in mind about 95% of the nasdaq 100 is in the red right now so a lot of pockets of weakness to talk about. got to talk about the biotech
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let's get straight to sheila at the nasdaq.s going on. >> the good news is that we do seem to be finding some sort of a bottom. we are now down
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for better understanding of the taliban then and now, here is sheila macvicar. [ gunfire ] >> retreat reporter: taliban. for nearly 13 years u.s. and nato soldiers have done battle with them with deadly consequences. a war that began in 2001 after osama bin laden and al-qaeda launched their attack on the united states. >> this is a different type of enemy than we're used to. their network is extensive. >> reporter: to understand the fundamentalists taliban it is important to look at what was happening before the taliban began. muslim war lords armed by the west, including the u.s. who fought against the soviet union in 1979. ten years later the soviets withdrew leaving a weak government in place. the war lords and the government were corrupt and violent, the rule-bound taliban seemed to offer a safer option to many afghans. >> what afghans will say, the taliban were, you know, not great people but they provided safety. our women weren't being kidnapped our boys weren't being kidnapped and held for ransom and extortion, but there was a basic safety. >> reporter: professor christine fai
for better understanding of the taliban then and now, here is sheila macvicar. [ gunfire ] >> retreat reporter: taliban. for nearly 13 years u.s. and nato soldiers have done battle with them with deadly consequences. a war that began in 2001 after osama bin laden and al-qaeda launched their attack on the united states. >> this is a different type of enemy than we're used to. their network is extensive. >> reporter: to understand the fundamentalists taliban it is important to...
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welcome, sheila.i know you're going to have more on "america tonight" but how did it get this bad in hampton, florida? >> well, good question john. one of the senators who were looking into it referred to it as a southern gothic novel. how did it get this bad? well intentioned people in the beginning who got busy and drifted off and people left to their own devices and perhaps temptation got too much. in case of what was happening with the police force, in the town of 477 people they had 19 police officers. they set out to run a very efficient speed trap out on highway 301. i have to say it is not the only speed trap on highway 301 but it was a pretty good one and brought in more than a quarter of a million dollars every year. question, where is all that money, next question, where are all the police cars. >> i would assume if the corruption runs that deep it's difficult for investigators. what do we know about the investigation? >> the investigation is being led by bradford county sheriff smith. and
welcome, sheila.i know you're going to have more on "america tonight" but how did it get this bad in hampton, florida? >> well, good question john. one of the senators who were looking into it referred to it as a southern gothic novel. how did it get this bad? well intentioned people in the beginning who got busy and drifted off and people left to their own devices and perhaps temptation got too much. in case of what was happening with the police force, in the town of 477 people...
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good to be here. >> woodruff: sheila, we just reported a lot of money is being spent by these outside groups in this cycle. we have a graphic that i want to show that break down some of the totals, liberals, 29.5 million in this pie chart you see conservative groups 24.3. who are some of these groups, examples of liberals and conservative groups? >> well, on the liberal side in the prior cycle most active group was priorities usa and priorities usa action. others are pay tree @majority. citizens for strength and security. on the conservative side one of the most prominent and strongest at this point in the cycle is americans for prosperity. along with freedom partners, american encore, 60 plus association and on and on. >> woodruff: they all have very patriot i can sounding names. always known who is bank rolling these groups? >> it is usually not known who is bank rolling the tax-except 501c4 and c6. which can be active following citizens united in raising and spending money purportedly independently of the campaign. to affect the outcome of those elections. >> woodruff: sheila, how
good to be here. >> woodruff: sheila, we just reported a lot of money is being spent by these outside groups in this cycle. we have a graphic that i want to show that break down some of the totals, liberals, 29.5 million in this pie chart you see conservative groups 24.3. who are some of these groups, examples of liberals and conservative groups? >> well, on the liberal side in the prior cycle most active group was priorities usa and priorities usa action. others are pay tree...
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before we get to sheila, we have breaking news from the bond market. rick santelli is live in chicago with that. there's the seven year note option in today's trading. >> last auction, 29 billion, seven-year notes. 3.127 yield. offered at 2.315. we wput it in the middle nicely on pricing. securities available. $2.60. or $2.60. very close to the ten auction average. as was the indirects. whisker under 50. the directs also. a little light but close to their ten auction average at 19.1%. 31 is % goes to the dealers. that might be the best news of all, investors ended up with the seven year. c-plus is the grade. we move on and see how the digestion phase turns out for today and tomorrow. sue, back to you. >> we'll check in later for that part of the story, ricky. thank you. back to sheila on splitsville as we're calling it and historical perspective on how stocks that split do. >> let's start off with that history. seven for one stock split is pretty rare, hasn't been seen in 34 years. general you're seeing the splits really are not in vogue these days. 12
before we get to sheila, we have breaking news from the bond market. rick santelli is live in chicago with that. there's the seven year note option in today's trading. >> last auction, 29 billion, seven-year notes. 3.127 yield. offered at 2.315. we wput it in the middle nicely on pricing. securities available. $2.60. or $2.60. very close to the ten auction average. as was the indirects. whisker under 50. the directs also. a little light but close to their ten auction average at 19.1%. 31...
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sheila, the numbers were okay, i guess. but you hear from the ceo of amazon a new deal a week, right? so are we supposed to pay attention to the new deals or to these quarterly numbers? >> yeah, it really boils down to whether or not you believe in his strategy or not. because let me tell you he is sticking to his guns, pouring money and cash into amazon's business, all coming at the expense of profits. in fact, the analyst says they're spending money like drunken sailors, now look, the idea is in growth, it is working, sales grew more than 20%, and all the deals he is doing, like streaming videos, tripled the number of views, now, we'll see how long they can keep going with it. because remember, amazon did project a negative operating income for the upcoming quarter. that is a little disappointing. >> all right, sheila, thank you very much. >>> and choppy day of trading on wall street, with the markets ending the session and little changed following a mixed bag of earnings and a mixed bag on the economy. orders for long-la
sheila, the numbers were okay, i guess. but you hear from the ceo of amazon a new deal a week, right? so are we supposed to pay attention to the new deals or to these quarterly numbers? >> yeah, it really boils down to whether or not you believe in his strategy or not. because let me tell you he is sticking to his guns, pouring money and cash into amazon's business, all coming at the expense of profits. in fact, the analyst says they're spending money like drunken sailors, now look, the...
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you know, yeah. >> rose: the next final one is sheila hix. >> sheila, yes. >> rose: tell me about that>> well sheila, we're telling stories here. sheila was at yale, a student at yale working with albert in the 50's as a painter. and she moved from painting, the language with authority to fiber, something having to do with woman's work. we can see this work being brought into bigger conversation in terms of maybe we can call the contemporary avant-garde or contemporary art. >> rose: and then there's donna nelson. >> donna, yes. so off the fall. there's a reference to the backside of the paintings being the back of the bra strap. so kind of a beautiful play in terms of front and back, in paint stains through both sides. someone is working on the back while she's working on the front. very performative. >> rose: were you in london for 10 years. >> 13 years. >> rose: does that change the way you see contemporary art. >> absolutely. it changes the way i think about histories in new york, the history of whitney. the whitney is one of the museums i grew up going to and formed my ideas about
you know, yeah. >> rose: the next final one is sheila hix. >> sheila, yes. >> rose: tell me about that>> well sheila, we're telling stories here. sheila was at yale, a student at yale working with albert in the 50's as a painter. and she moved from painting, the language with authority to fiber, something having to do with woman's work. we can see this work being brought into bigger conversation in terms of maybe we can call the contemporary avant-garde or contemporary...
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a southern gothic tape from sin and redemption from sheila mick havinger. over the tracks, past the swamp, this is hampton florida, population 477 incorporated in 1925. a town dripping in moss, way off the beaten path, a town where everyone knows everyone and their business, too. it's like mayberry, u.s.a. here, you know, like a one-horse town. >> about this mayberry is deeply mired in allegations of corruption and cronyism. the people are hampton now trying to save the town from years long neglect and a web of scandal that promises politicians upstate in the capital, tallahassee, to threaten to wipe hampton off of the map former hampton mayor, jim mitsell that ran city hall the way they want to run city hall. it was ran their way or it was a highway. and nobody -- there you go again -- i will phrase it again. nobody rocked the boat. nobody paid any attention. it was so real. it was almost make believe because you say that really can't be happening. but you can't get make that kind of stuff up >> gordon smith is the county sheriff now investigating the goin
a southern gothic tape from sin and redemption from sheila mick havinger. over the tracks, past the swamp, this is hampton florida, population 477 incorporated in 1925. a town dripping in moss, way off the beaten path, a town where everyone knows everyone and their business, too. it's like mayberry, u.s.a. here, you know, like a one-horse town. >> about this mayberry is deeply mired in allegations of corruption and cronyism. the people are hampton now trying to save the town from years...
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the iranians have no monopoly on something like this. 20 years after the coup sheila that you referred to who did we send as ambassador to iran, a move of great sensitivity. we sent the former head of the cia as ambassador. that's -- that's a very strange message. that you want to send. >> so today going forward the message from both sides at least will be even if we accept that this was some sort of error in judgment, a misstep, a slip, still both sides want to progress. >> i think they made it very clear that they do. and i think we have told the iranians, we've announced this, we didn't say how but we've told the iranians that this was a disappointment, creates great problems for us. >> we used the words, "not viable." >> that's diplo-speak isn't it for he's never going to get here. >> never going to get leer. will they think about the next person sort of positioned for that role? >> it will take time. it will be a matter of always saving face. so i suspect the iranians are not going to withdraw this immediately or as i -- according to some sources i saw, they said we never nominate
the iranians have no monopoly on something like this. 20 years after the coup sheila that you referred to who did we send as ambassador to iran, a move of great sensitivity. we sent the former head of the cia as ambassador. that's -- that's a very strange message. that you want to send. >> so today going forward the message from both sides at least will be even if we accept that this was some sort of error in judgment, a misstep, a slip, still both sides want to progress. >> i think...
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sheila, what about you?> health and wellness is such a big part of our society. my biggest issue was the taste if you're finally going forget a meat eater to try the products, i have to say i was impressed. >> unfortunately for me, when i tasted the product, i don't think it does taste like 345e9. there's a couple of them that do a big better job, a couple fell really short in my humble opinion. >> i'm a natural skeptic. i like tofu separately and like hot dogs, but when you put them together in tofu dogs, i haven't found one i like. let's get into the first questions. >> who is your target? when you talk about people with meat substitutes there are sort of two sides, people who are already vegans or vegetarians or people you try to convert. who are you going after? >> about 70 million americans today are actively reducing their meat consumption, so they're not cutting out meat entirely, but once or twice a week they're deciding this meal i'm going tore a plant-based, it's the broader 70 million folks we are
sheila, what about you?> health and wellness is such a big part of our society. my biggest issue was the taste if you're finally going forget a meat eater to try the products, i have to say i was impressed. >> unfortunately for me, when i tasted the product, i don't think it does taste like 345e9. there's a couple of them that do a big better job, a couple fell really short in my humble opinion. >> i'm a natural skeptic. i like tofu separately and like hot dogs, but when you put...
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>> sheila, thank you very much.r is behind a gold controversial plan to split california into six separate states, a move he claims will help lift the state out of its financial troubles, create more jobs and resolve the housing traffic and water problems. here's what the split would look like, jefferson, north carolina, silicon valley, central california, west california and south california. in a first on "power lunch" interview, he joins the program. >> thanks for having me, simon. >> it's interesting. you seem to be arguing not only at present you have a kind of monopoly government in california, across the state, but you're suggesting the problems are both real and extreme. what do you mean by that? >> well, actually here in the northeast, you want -- you have a lot of choices to which state you want to be a part of, but in the west coast, we're all stuck with the same choice. we have just california, and according to wall street, 24/7 wall street, california is the worst place in the country to do business. so
>> sheila, thank you very much.r is behind a gold controversial plan to split california into six separate states, a move he claims will help lift the state out of its financial troubles, create more jobs and resolve the housing traffic and water problems. here's what the split would look like, jefferson, north carolina, silicon valley, central california, west california and south california. in a first on "power lunch" interview, he joins the program. >> thanks for...
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people like sheila deserve a fair shot. republicans in congress disagree. >> i mean, do republicans try to act like people like sheila don't exist, mr. mayor? >> but that's why we're here to remind them. you know, we took action in atlanta. right now, every full-time employee in our city makes more than $10.10 an hour, because we listened to president obama and listened to people like sheila. if she was working two full-time jobs, that's still only $29,000 a year, and that's why we got to win elections as we come up in the midterms, reverend al, and why we got to hold the united states senate. >> ryan, the economic policy institute has a report on who would benefit from a minimum wage hike. the average worker is 35 years old. 56% of them are women, and 28% have children. now republicans always say that these are all young people. it's just not true, is it? >> no. the idea of the kind of pimple-faced teenager taking your order at mcdonald's or working at the beach in the summer for minimum wage is very outdated. people who s
people like sheila deserve a fair shot. republicans in congress disagree. >> i mean, do republicans try to act like people like sheila don't exist, mr. mayor? >> but that's why we're here to remind them. you know, we took action in atlanta. right now, every full-time employee in our city makes more than $10.10 an hour, because we listened to president obama and listened to people like sheila. if she was working two full-time jobs, that's still only $29,000 a year, and that's why we...
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sheila dharmarajan is at the nasdaq and is down -- the composite is down 3.2%. sheila? >> ugly day here at the nasdaq. the composite and the 100 down by more than 2%. we just bounced off the session lows but keep in mind we are on track for one of the worst days we have seen at the nasdaq in two months. here's what's amazing. this is a really broad-based selloff, not just biotechs or momentum names. it is weakness across the board here. if you take a look at the nasdaq 100, more than 90% of its members are in the red right now. so everyone is pushing the sell button on seemingly everything. some particular pockets of weakness, though, got to talk about the biotech names. this is one of the groups that led the nasdaq up. now today, the nasdaq biotech index is down by more than 4%. even large cap bioteches which a lot of people said had strong valuations are down like gilead, amgen. take a look at all of them. they are all getting hit hard. momentum names, you were talking about that. remember, these are stocks that really move consistently in one direction or the other,
sheila dharmarajan is at the nasdaq and is down -- the composite is down 3.2%. sheila? >> ugly day here at the nasdaq. the composite and the 100 down by more than 2%. we just bounced off the session lows but keep in mind we are on track for one of the worst days we have seen at the nasdaq in two months. here's what's amazing. this is a really broad-based selloff, not just biotechs or momentum names. it is weakness across the board here. if you take a look at the nasdaq 100, more than 90%...
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pete, josh, murph are on the desk as is sheila damrajan. we begin with the stocks today. ending the six-day run and making a reversal today. what looked like an apple-driven rally turned, and turned quickly. now turning again. we're positive. what do you make of this move, josh? >> the intraday moves are interesting. i've heard people blaming the sell-off and then the recovery on a sell program. i wouldn't know. i'm not on the floor of the exchange and not overly focused on that. i do think, scott, there's something to be said for the concept that wall street doesn't really care about good or bad. it cares about better or worse than what was already expected. in the case of apple, no one was expecting the news. even though the company is not doing anything really exciting, you have a nice pop. in the case -- in the case of caterpillar, same thing. expectations were for yet another terrible quarter. instead, the company comes out, raises full-year guidance, tells you, other than mining, almost every single segment of the company is firing on all cylinders and that's good e
pete, josh, murph are on the desk as is sheila damrajan. we begin with the stocks today. ending the six-day run and making a reversal today. what looked like an apple-driven rally turned, and turned quickly. now turning again. we're positive. what do you make of this move, josh? >> the intraday moves are interesting. i've heard people blaming the sell-off and then the recovery on a sell program. i wouldn't know. i'm not on the floor of the exchange and not overly focused on that. i do...
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and sheila smith, a senior fellow for japan studies at the council on foreign relations.rst time. as president. but this times there's been a lot happening in japan since then. there's been the 2011 disas ters, the political change. and of course now as your piece pointed out the tension with china. so this is a tremendous moment for the japanese people and for the japanese government. >> a tremendous moment, mike. >> yes, a tremendous moment for the japanese people but also very important moment for prime minister abe. last year the prime minister vilsitied the shrine despite repeated warnings by the united states not to advice nature war memorial which the shrine's class a war criminals. and as a result of that, i think mr. abe took a big withdrawal from the trust account that he had with the u.s. president. and so this visit by president obama was a way to restore that trust and i think he was partially successful. >> so how much of an impediment is, we called it his nationalistic stance, the prime minister. he's made statements in effect changing what seems to be chan
and sheila smith, a senior fellow for japan studies at the council on foreign relations.rst time. as president. but this times there's been a lot happening in japan since then. there's been the 2011 disas ters, the political change. and of course now as your piece pointed out the tension with china. so this is a tremendous moment for the japanese people and for the japanese government. >> a tremendous moment, mike. >> yes, a tremendous moment for the japanese people but also very...
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let's get straight to sheila at the nasdaq. sheila, tell us what's going on. >> the good news is that we do seem to be finding some sort of a bottom. we are now down 2.5%. nonetheless, what a bloodbath here today. it's the same culprits, the biotechs, gillian, amgen, all really dragging down the nasdaq the most right now. also take a look at the ibb. this is the etf that actually tracks these biotech stocks. we're talking nearly bear market territory, if you take a look at how far that etf has fallen since its high this year. also, momentum stocks. brian, i know you hate the name momentum, but no names. netfl netflix, tesla, all down. having a huge impact on the nasdaq. i want to point out beyond the biotech and beyond the momentum names, this selloff we're seeing is fairly widespread. in fact, about 65% of the nasdaq 100 is down 10% since those highs this year. so we're talking about a really big widespread selloff, guys. >> all right, sheila. and you're right, nomenum. we'll get to bob in a second. breaking news for you from
let's get straight to sheila at the nasdaq. sheila, tell us what's going on. >> the good news is that we do seem to be finding some sort of a bottom. we are now down 2.5%. nonetheless, what a bloodbath here today. it's the same culprits, the biotechs, gillian, amgen, all really dragging down the nasdaq the most right now. also take a look at the ibb. this is the etf that actually tracks these biotech stocks. we're talking nearly bear market territory, if you take a look at how far that...
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it is quite a tale, sheila macvicar for "america tonight," thanks. >> thanks, joie. >> coming up next. hate in the heart land. a vicious attack on kansas city's jewish community and the killer who broadcast his hatred long before he fired. >>> also ahead, what makes boston strong, a year after terror struck the marathon. also how this city prepared for the unimaginable. entrepreneurs driving growth communities fighting back... >> we're fighting for you and we're taking these neighborhoods back, for you. >> a special look at the moves adding fuel to the motor city five days in detroit only on al jazeera america. is. >> now, snapshot of stories making headlines on "america tonight." there hasn't been any sounds detected from the black box of missing malaysia flight 370 a subis on the search for the wreckage, could take seven days. >>> leaking 300,000 pages of state department are to wikileaks, manning was giving prison time for his crime. >>> 16-year-old alex reibel stabbed 22 people, classes at the school outside pittsburgh are set to resume on wednesday. >>> hate crimes, this attack h
it is quite a tale, sheila macvicar for "america tonight," thanks. >> thanks, joie. >> coming up next. hate in the heart land. a vicious attack on kansas city's jewish community and the killer who broadcast his hatred long before he fired. >>> also ahead, what makes boston strong, a year after terror struck the marathon. also how this city prepared for the unimaginable. entrepreneurs driving growth communities fighting back... >> we're fighting for you and...
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more on google from the nasdaq, sheila, beyond the up-front numbers is there anything else underneath the surface that the investors need to focus on, with this report? >> yeah, bottom line, the devices like tablet or smartphone just are are not as profitable for google. here is the issue, google can't charge as much for mobile ads as they do for ads on pcs, even if the ads are growing they just don't make as much money on top of that. on top of that you have to add to the fact that google gets charged any time they want to add to the market, so the trends are going up. google's company did acknowledge some of these issues on the conference call and said they would give more transparency on the numbers, interestingly they also said in the long-term they said they believe mobile pricing will be better than pc pricing but of course we'll have to wait to see if that actually happens. >> all right, sheila, thank you very much. >>> janet yellen delivered a strong message for investors today. in so many words she said stop panicking about interest rates. the fed chief's reassuring speech bo
more on google from the nasdaq, sheila, beyond the up-front numbers is there anything else underneath the surface that the investors need to focus on, with this report? >> yeah, bottom line, the devices like tablet or smartphone just are are not as profitable for google. here is the issue, google can't charge as much for mobile ads as they do for ads on pcs, even if the ads are growing they just don't make as much money on top of that. on top of that you have to add to the fact that...
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sheila macvicar reports. >> president bashar al-assad made a rare appearance. if he wins the june election, a likely outcome, he will gain another seven year term, using the legitimacy of the ballot box to validate his own are rule. continue to try to retake rebel held territory. they are gaining ground. and facing accusations of once again using chemical weapons against their own people. everyone shown in this hospital in kafar zita in the strategic city of homs, have the same symptoms. shortness of breath, rebel fighters say the cause is chlorine gas . >> many, many killed . >> reporter: both sides are blaming each other and while it is impossible for al jazeera to independently verify these pictures they appear to show barrel bombs dropped from these helicopters. evidence of chlorine gas and only government forces fly helicopters. last august syria and assad, those attacks killed more than 1,000 citizens. international outrage led to a deal where syria agreed to surrender its chemical weapons and delivery systems. government officials are now examining these
sheila macvicar reports. >> president bashar al-assad made a rare appearance. if he wins the june election, a likely outcome, he will gain another seven year term, using the legitimacy of the ballot box to validate his own are rule. continue to try to retake rebel held territory. they are gaining ground. and facing accusations of once again using chemical weapons against their own people. everyone shown in this hospital in kafar zita in the strategic city of homs, have the same symptoms....
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for "nightly business report," i'm sheila daughtharmarajan. >>> despite today's selloff, more evidence the economy is gathering steam. pretty solid jobs report for march with 192,000 jobs added to the economy and sharply higher revisions in job gains for the previous two months of this year. and even though half a million more americans began looking for work last month, many of them found jobs, keeping the unemployment rate unchanged at at 6.7%. hampton pearson has a look at some workers who are benefitting from the growing economy. >> reporter: the march jobs report shows the economy withstood harsh winter weather, adding more jobs than previously thought in january and february. up 37,000 for the two months with a revised february headline number topping 197,000, which also topped today's report. half a million americans got back in the labor force last month, and most of them found work. >> that's a sign that people think they can find work. and we know because the unemployment rate stayed steady that they actually were able to find work. so we're getting into those people now, we'
for "nightly business report," i'm sheila daughtharmarajan. >>> despite today's selloff, more evidence the economy is gathering steam. pretty solid jobs report for march with 192,000 jobs added to the economy and sharply higher revisions in job gains for the previous two months of this year. and even though half a million more americans began looking for work last month, many of them found jobs, keeping the unemployment rate unchanged at at 6.7%. hampton pearson has a look at...
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thank you veech sheila macvicar.fter the break - short-changed again. >> being falsely incarcerated for something i didn't do, i didn't put the city in the situation they are in now. i think it's a little unfair. >> a bankrupt detroit faces creditors big and small. j some waited -- why some who waited years for the city to pay up may find itself holding the bag. a note as to what is on the next programme - the faces and fears behind the shirts on our back. >> i want my co-worker, the children who lost their mothers and fathers to receive compensation. if i receive compensation, if my co-worker receive compensation, i want it for all of us, that we should be able to get by a little better. >> a year after the garment industry's worst disaster, a survivor relives the tragedy in bangladesh, and campaigns to save others. on the next programme, thursday on "america tonight". . >>> and a programming note for our viewers. tune in to al jazeera presents "borderland." a new original series about average americans seeing the r
thank you veech sheila macvicar.fter the break - short-changed again. >> being falsely incarcerated for something i didn't do, i didn't put the city in the situation they are in now. i think it's a little unfair. >> a bankrupt detroit faces creditors big and small. j some waited -- why some who waited years for the city to pay up may find itself holding the bag. a note as to what is on the next programme - the faces and fears behind the shirts on our back. >> i want my...
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congresswoman sheila jackson. >> wow, we are so happy to be here. >> i am so excited. let me just say this, go, tsu. dr. rudley and the basketball championship and the girls did great. we didn't want you to leave without your own tsu scarf. may give that to you? >> i need this congresswoman, let me ask you, we're in texas where immigration is a subject of much debate. we played the video of speaker boehner making fun of people in his own caucus and kind of being mean to them. my question is, where is that guy in the halls of congress? why doesn't he ever make an appearance? >> why don't we have a handful of leaders? that's what a speaker is. a leader. you are right now at a university that has educated more hispanic lawyers than probably any other law school in the nation. it's a university. it was born out of segregation but opens the doors to all people. speaker boehner doesn't get it. he has to leave. right now in the city of houston we have done a poll that shows 75% of the individuals here believe that immigration is not a problem. in fact, it's a good thing becau
congresswoman sheila jackson. >> wow, we are so happy to be here. >> i am so excited. let me just say this, go, tsu. dr. rudley and the basketball championship and the girls did great. we didn't want you to leave without your own tsu scarf. may give that to you? >> i need this congresswoman, let me ask you, we're in texas where immigration is a subject of much debate. we played the video of speaker boehner making fun of people in his own caucus and kind of being mean to them....
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>> thank you very much, sheila. let's bring in bob pisani. that might be where you bounce. >> 3942 is only six points away. i guess the question is how far from a bottom? it depends on whether you're talking about biotech or the overall market. it's a hot topic. let me show you the sector, leadership groups. consumer discretionary, are technologies week weak but energy is basically flat today. the question is, how far from the bottom? there's been notes and comments out recently, david koston said we are 70% through this correction, but others have disagreed. we're only 3.35% off the highs. a lot of people are saying that's not enough. we're going to see several more weeks. a lot of people are saying at least 5%, so this is a dispute on that. let me move on and show you some of the outlying market leaders that concern me. this is some of the old leadership groups. i'm not concerned with biotech or gold miners. these we know are already under attack. i'm more concerned with things like airline stocks. big market leader this year, take a look a
>> thank you very much, sheila. let's bring in bob pisani. that might be where you bounce. >> 3942 is only six points away. i guess the question is how far from a bottom? it depends on whether you're talking about biotech or the overall market. it's a hot topic. let me show you the sector, leadership groups. consumer discretionary, are technologies week weak but energy is basically flat today. the question is, how far from the bottom? there's been notes and comments out recently,...
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sheila dharmarajan, what's behind this move lower here? >> well, look, it's been a very ugly day at the nasdaq. both the nasdaq 100 and composite down more than 2.5%, very near session lows. we are setting up for the biggest intraday drop since 2012. as for why we're dropping, a lot of the culprits we have been talking about, biotech is down more than 4% today. you do have a lot of those high flying momentum names like tesla, priceline, netflix, also taking it on the chin, but i want to point out the sell-off we're seeing today is broad. 97% of the nasdaq 100 is in the red. large cap tech is having a big role in this. amazon, google, apple, all of those stocks are down big today. they have a big influence on the nasdaq 100. amazon, in fact, we're talking about a name that's in bear market territory for the year. a lot of traders telling me they don't like the fact we're seeing a lot of these leading groups, a lot of these leading names now pulling back. never a good sign for the market. i think scott roller put it best. he said we hit new
sheila dharmarajan, what's behind this move lower here? >> well, look, it's been a very ugly day at the nasdaq. both the nasdaq 100 and composite down more than 2.5%, very near session lows. we are setting up for the biggest intraday drop since 2012. as for why we're dropping, a lot of the culprits we have been talking about, biotech is down more than 4% today. you do have a lot of those high flying momentum names like tesla, priceline, netflix, also taking it on the chin, but i want to...
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sheila? >> nasdaq down more than 2.2% for the day. we are off session lows but keep in mind the selloff we are seeing today is amongst the top three worst days for the nasdaq in 2014. really, the weakness is everywhere. keep in mind about 95% of the nasdaq 100 is in the red right now so a lot of pockets of weakness to talk about. got to talk about the biotech names. this really rallied the nasdaq back in 2013. today, it is down about 3.5%. it's really that lack of momentum that traders are concerned about. speaking of momentum, got to talk about the momo names, the names that consistently go higher or lower with the market. despite whatever news might be out there. those names are getting beat up pretty hard today. facebook, tesla, priceline, all these names we talked about. if you look at how some of these names have done since hitting their yearly highs in early march, they are down big. tesla, for example, down about 20% since hitting that 52-week high in early march. illumina down 25%. facebook down about 20%. finally, got to talk
sheila? >> nasdaq down more than 2.2% for the day. we are off session lows but keep in mind the selloff we are seeing today is amongst the top three worst days for the nasdaq in 2014. really, the weakness is everywhere. keep in mind about 95% of the nasdaq 100 is in the red right now so a lot of pockets of weakness to talk about. got to talk about the biotech names. this really rallied the nasdaq back in 2013. today, it is down about 3.5%. it's really that lack of momentum that traders...
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cnbc's sheila is back at our headquarters with your sector check. hey, sheila. >> hey there, scott. so sexy, but look, they are up today. one of the few groups in the green. they've been a winning trade all year. in fact, utilities are the top-performing s&p sector so far, up nearly 10% for the year. if you compare that to the overall loss for s&p, all of a sudden, utilities are looking a little sexy. in fact, just this week, the sector had the highest sector -- so who are some of the top utility performers year to date? number one is exelon, up nearly 30%. more all up in the double digits. not surprising we are seeing these gains in utilities. these stocks are pretty much the opposite of high-flying momentum stocks. utilities underperformed last year, and if you think the rates are going to continue to be low, maybe avoid some of the volatility, analysts, of course, say utilities could be a solid trade. also don't forget one of the best parts about utilities, the juicy cash flow. in fact more than 80% of utilities offer dividends of more than 3%, so something to consider, scott. >>
cnbc's sheila is back at our headquarters with your sector check. hey, sheila. >> hey there, scott. so sexy, but look, they are up today. one of the few groups in the green. they've been a winning trade all year. in fact, utilities are the top-performing s&p sector so far, up nearly 10% for the year. if you compare that to the overall loss for s&p, all of a sudden, utilities are looking a little sexy. in fact, just this week, the sector had the highest sector -- so who are some of...
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sheila is at the nasdaq. steve grasso on the store of the new york stock exchange, and mike is here on set. we begin with stocks going for seven straight up days, something they haven't done since september. even as the markets push towards new highs, investors are getting a stern warning today from billionaire investor david einhorn, who says the second tech bubble in 15 years has formed. the only question now is how long it will last, and what will pop it. josh brown, answer those questions. is there a bubble? what do you think pops it? and when? >> i actually agree with david einhorn that there are bubbles. but it's not the entire market that he's referring to, nor is it the entire tech sector. he's talking about specific momentum stocks that were deified during the course of 2013, overbought, overloved. but that's not most of the market. it's not even more than half of technology. if we take a quick look at what a real bubble looks like, at the peak of the market in 2000, scott, the nasdaq was trading at
sheila is at the nasdaq. steve grasso on the store of the new york stock exchange, and mike is here on set. we begin with stocks going for seven straight up days, something they haven't done since september. even as the markets push towards new highs, investors are getting a stern warning today from billionaire investor david einhorn, who says the second tech bubble in 15 years has formed. the only question now is how long it will last, and what will pop it. josh brown, answer those questions....
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what we know from "america tonight"'s sheila macvicar. is. >> reporter: with hundreds of passengers trapped below. this is the time the captain decided to abandon ship. that order previously given to passengers to wait where they were. for families of the missing it was another long day. filled with grief and frustration. there has been so little news from divers inside the ship. families hold out hope that their missing, most of them high school students could still be alive in pockets of trapped air. they have to hurry to rescue survivors says this father. the number of survivors will reach its limit today. and all families and rescuers know the water is cold, and if there are survivors, they will not last much longer. the keel of the ferry fell below the sea. it is still unstable, posing risks for rescuers. divers did manage to find a way into the ship and reached the submerged cafeteria where so many were believed trapped. they did find several bodies huddled together. night. it is difficult and dangerous. >> the current is too strong
what we know from "america tonight"'s sheila macvicar. is. >> reporter: with hundreds of passengers trapped below. this is the time the captain decided to abandon ship. that order previously given to passengers to wait where they were. for families of the missing it was another long day. filled with grief and frustration. there has been so little news from divers inside the ship. families hold out hope that their missing, most of them high school students could still be alive in...
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"america tonight" sheila macvicar reporting. that's it for us here. have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. ... >>> this is al jazeera america. i am jonathan betz live in new york. the growing firestorm over an nba owner's remarks. reaction from his players, the league and even the president. >> the owner is reported to have said some incredibly offensive, racist statements that were published. >> put on display in ukraine, separatists as the u.s. p
"america tonight" sheila macvicar reporting. that's it for us here. have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. ... >>> this is al jazeera america. i am jonathan betz live in new york. the growing firestorm over an nba owner's remarks. reaction from his players, the league and even the president. >> the owner is reported to have said some incredibly offensive, racist statements that were published. >> put on display in ukraine, separatists as the u.s. p
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the iranians have no - have no monopoly on something like this. 20 years after the coup, sheila, that you refer to, who do we send as ambassador to iran, in a move of great sensitivity. as ambassador. that's - that's a very strange message that you want to send. >> going forward, the message from the top is if we accept that this was an error in judgment, a misstep, a flip, both sides want to progress. >> i think they have made it clear that they do. we have told that we have told the iranians that we have announced, we didn't say now. this was a - this appointment creates great problems for us. >> we use the words no viable. >> it's diplo speak for saying he's never going to get here. >> don't worry about this guy, he's never going to get here. >> will they talk about the next person positioned for the role. >> it will take time. >> there's a question of saving face. so i suspect the iranians will not withdraw immediately, or, as - according to some source, they said they "we never nominated him anyway." >> it didn't happen. >> that's another way of doing it. they have good people, a
the iranians have no - have no monopoly on something like this. 20 years after the coup, sheila, that you refer to, who do we send as ambassador to iran, in a move of great sensitivity. as ambassador. that's - that's a very strange message that you want to send. >> going forward, the message from the top is if we accept that this was an error in judgment, a misstep, a flip, both sides want to progress. >> i think they have made it clear that they do. we have told that we have told...
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sheila loves, i love your humor. he is so stinkin' cute.husband gets so edgy you are so old you could be my younger brother by only eight years. so you may be stinkin' cute and sharp but my husband is over the top cute, funny and really, really smart. you inform and entertain for an hour a day. thisfy does it 45 years and counting. you can convince yourself all you want, sheila, he is the better guy but seems you're a bit too smitten trying to justify the marriage. all i'm saying. but keep convincing yourself in your email. as for the hubby -- have a great weekend. lou: good evening everybody. the republican party appears to be a victim of multiple personality disorder. and as you might expect, mixed and contradictory messages are among the symptoms. many of which are originate with house speaker john boehner. over the past year, speaker boehner has changed his mind about illegal immigration at least nine times. at least nine times. and whether to pursue immigration legislation in the house. "the wall street journal" today reported, mr. boe
sheila loves, i love your humor. he is so stinkin' cute.husband gets so edgy you are so old you could be my younger brother by only eight years. so you may be stinkin' cute and sharp but my husband is over the top cute, funny and really, really smart. you inform and entertain for an hour a day. thisfy does it 45 years and counting. you can convince yourself all you want, sheila, he is the better guy but seems you're a bit too smitten trying to justify the marriage. all i'm saying. but keep...
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sheila mcviccer, al jazeera. >>> to shed more light, we are joined by dr.ash, infectious disease clinica in rochester, m minnesota. a 90% fatality rate, how alarming is this? city? >> any time you have an outbreak of ebola or any other hemorrhagic fever, it is concerning. >> what about for healthcare workers out there that may be trying to get a handle on this? do they face a major risk? >> that's a lot of the problem, when people are coming to hospitals with sometimes non-specific kinds of symptoms, it's difficult for the healthcare workers to think about ebola because that's not something people see every day. there is only later on that they find out that these patients are dying rapidly that will they have been exposed and we get these healthcare workers who are secondarily exposed succumbing to the illness. >> we are living in a different cape and age. mass transit is expanding. people have more mobility. how is this changing the major, major diseases like this? >> yeah. when you are think being some of these earlier outbreaks of ebola, they are often
sheila mcviccer, al jazeera. >>> to shed more light, we are joined by dr.ash, infectious disease clinica in rochester, m minnesota. a 90% fatality rate, how alarming is this? city? >> any time you have an outbreak of ebola or any other hemorrhagic fever, it is concerning. >> what about for healthcare workers out there that may be trying to get a handle on this? do they face a major risk? >> that's a lot of the problem, when people are coming to hospitals with...
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sheila macvicar, thank you very much. >> up next - digging deep. "america tonight" correspondent adam may continues his look at the coast a paradise. the coastal everglades. neighbours fear what a gusher here might bring. >> these oil wells inject water into the ground. where does it go. >> in florida, we are at risk. >> the fears that it may be a paradise >> the florida everglades have become, of all things, the latest battle ground over oil. industry and government officials say drilling is safe, local residents don't buy it, fearing it may poison the area and ruin the landscape. adam may took us to this place last year, and tonight he continues the story. >> air is dying, water is dying. people are getting sick. >> so it went for more than four hours at a recent hearing of state and federal officials in south-west florida. >> what do we want? >> this is about clean water. >> among those in the cloud, pamela and jaime duran. they live next to one of the proposed oil wells. as part of the drilling, millions of gallons of lace water laced with chem
sheila macvicar, thank you very much. >> up next - digging deep. "america tonight" correspondent adam may continues his look at the coast a paradise. the coastal everglades. neighbours fear what a gusher here might bring. >> these oil wells inject water into the ground. where does it go. >> in florida, we are at risk. >> the fears that it may be a paradise >> the florida everglades have become, of all things, the latest battle ground over oil. industry...