admittedly, we missed an opportunity here. >> despite the setbacks, siemens reported operating profits of 5.2 billion euros, the second- best in its history. but, still less than expected. now it wants to push ahead with a cost-savings plan by shedding loss-making divisions and cutting its workforce. with its efficiency program, it aims to catch up with its strongest rivals such as u.s. giant general electric. damascenes missed its earnings target by a wide margin and got beaten by rivals in the number of sectors. management now plans a sweeping reform to get the company back on track. it plans to beef up core activities and sell off unprofitable units. the effect of the workforce is uncertain. >> on to the day's market action. after starting off in positive territory, european shares slipped back in afternoon trading. our correspondence sent the summary of the thursday trading session in frankfurt. and investors really liked what siemens had to say, applauding efforts to generate more profits by accelerating the efforts to save costs. it was one of the top gainers of the day, and it a

socgen, siemens, among those in the green. siemens up 4%, swiss re 2. real hear from carolyn on that. and we'll hear from stefane about socgen earnings. not the best signals about the health of the construction industry. forex, we've seen some interesting moves. just what is the u.s. dollar up to? that's what a lot of strategists are trying to figure out. we'll ask hsbc about that. the aussie dollar is one of the lone places we're seeing some positive action again today, 104.16 adding a tenth of a percent there. sterling weaker against the dollar. dollar-yen is below 80. it's 79.93, shed building a tenth of a percent, as japan has reported its first current account deficit post-adjustment to all the figures since statistics began in 1996. and finally the euro-dollar is just barely weaker, 1.2769, this ahead of the ecb's policy meeting and after greece has improved the latest round of austerity measures. what impact is that having across the bond spaes? you can see relatively risk on. spain and italy seeing prices rise, yield falling. spain of course has

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that number again... and discover siemens eclipse hearing aids today.artha: governor romney firing up crowds in the swing state of virginia yesterday. he will go back there later on today. he is taking a shot at president obama's campaign slogan. take a look. >> president obama has tried to convince you that these last four years have been a success. and so his plan for the next four years is to take all of the ideas from the first four years like obamacare and the stimulus, all the borrowing and all the rest and do it all over again. and he calls that plan, he calls it as you know, forward. i call it forewarned. [cheering] martha: kirsten powers, "daily beast" columnist and fox news contributor. tony sayegh, former aide to jack kemp. thanks for both of you joining us this morning. you can sense the excitement as we're 24 hours away. governor romney trying to make his final sale to voters in florida just then. tony, the prognosticators are all over the map. this is as tight as it can get. how does it look to you, right now? >> martha, it is tight. obvio

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the prayer will be offered today by our guest chaplain, reverend kenneth johnson, siemen united methodist church in ohio. the chaplain: most gracious father, we ask you lord for your continued blessings. thank you, lord, for the honorable members of the house of representatives, help each member and their families with their daily struggles in life. provide each member with daily health, prove den rble care, and prosperity. guide and direct the representatives to make legislative decisions that will help our country to prosper economically and that the united states will continue to be a guiding light throughout the world. lord, we ask you to protect our nation and help us to remember with god all things are possible. help us to be one nation under god, forgive us of our sins, and for the times we have not trusted in you. as george washington closed his prayer in april of 1789, grant our supplication, we beseech thee, through jesus christ, our lord, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant