indians enjoy watching the sony channel. >> sony the brand is carrying on all the channels and it builds an association in the mind of the consumer as a high flt. >> translator: i'm convinced that making products that meet the needs of indians and promoting our brand are essential to our success. >> reporter: in recent years, japanese electronic makers have been struggling worldwide. the key to regaining market share depends on how they fair in india. nhk world. >>> the obama administration has rewarded president thein sein since he took office last year. it's starting to lift a ban on imports from myanmar following similar steps to ease restrictions on finance and investments. thein sein received the news from hillary clinton during a visit to the united states. >> reporter: to attend the u.n. general semibly. secretary of state hillary clinton told him that the obama administration would begin easing its ban on imports from myanmar. >> in recognition of the continued progress toward reform and in response to requests from both the government and the opposition, united states is taking

samsung is running sicircles around sony. so sony is not that much of a japanese company. it does not reflect very much on what's happening in japan itself. earnings and the well, if you will, of domestic oriented japanese companies are quite okay. it's the exporters that have been suffering from the strong yen and sony is one of the biggest one of those. so that's where the problem lies. >> great. thank you for your time this morning. >> and let's take a quick peek. singapore hosts a week long national energy conference. cnbc will be on the ground for that and talking to some of the world's top experts. japan posts september trade numbers and taiwan will release it september jobs report. china mobile wiwill report thir figures. >>> and still to come, we'll hear from an academy award nominated director about her latest film. >>> 25 years since black monday, so we want to know, what are your memories of that day? a number of people have written in. you can e-mail us worldwide@cnbc.com, tweet @cnbcwex or at kelly underscore evans or @rosswestgate. i'm figuring you weren't do

sony conceived this pc to enhance communication. just by lightly pressing the screen, the device may be used lying flat because it is easy to carry around. >> translator: sony plans a big expansion in entertainment and will polish and provide new products. the launch of windows 8 has laid down an environment that will make it easy for sony to promote its uniqueness. >> reporter: an expert sees the release of windows 8 as an opportunity to change the form of pcs and tablets. >> there might be a chance for business people wanting to use files back and forth on the computer on the business side. that might take up, and then that kind of brings up the momentum of the using windows 8. >> reporter: the launch of windows 8 marks the start of an era in which they have pcs, tablets and smart phones are becoming here. which of the operating system providers will win the race? apple, google, or microsoft? with pc makers also entering the market, competition is certain to head up. daisuke azuma, nhk world, tokyo. >>> japanese carmaker productio

sony conceived this pc to enhance communication. just by lightly pressing the screen, the device may be used lying flat because it is easy to carry around. >> translator: sony plans a big expansion in entertainment and will polish and provide new products. the launch of windows 8 has laid down an environment that will make it easy for sony to promote its uniqueness. >> reporter: an expert sees the release of windows 8 as an opportunity to change the form of pcs and tablets. >> there might be a chance for the business people wanting to use files back and forth on the computer on the business side. that might pick up, and then that kind of brings up the momentum of the using windows 8. >> reporter: the launch of windows 8 marks the start of an era in which pcs, tablets and smartphones are becoming a hit. which of the operating system providers will win the race? apple, google, or microsoft? with pc makers also entering the market, competition is certain to head up. daisuke azuma, nhk world, tokyo. >>> ethnic violence between buddhists

as part of those plans, sony said on friday that it will let 2,000 full-time workers in the country go by the end of this year under an early retirement program. the company will also close a plant at the end of next march. this factory employs. >>> sharp plans to ask workers in japan to take an early retirement. >>> japanese computer makers are rolling out new pc models in time for the release of microsoft's new software windows 8 next week. they plan to sell a new model next friday when windows 8 makes its debut. the pc can be used in tablet form. also an announcement to use a new pc series loaded with the new microsoft operated system. company officials say these pcs with touch panel functions are easy to use and light in weight. the lightest notebook weighs only 875 grams. other makers like sony, panasonic and toshiba plan to come up with new models hoping to cash in on the release of windows 8. here are the latest market figures. >>> how to balance economic growth with environmental protection. conservation experts have been trying to answer that question. >> reporter: the u.n. sp

sony had the one-two punch at the box office.ey had their regular sony division release the "hotel" film, and "looper" was released by their tristar division. and i'm glad people went out and saw that, it really made me happy. > > let's take a look at those weekend numbers - this is incredible: "hotel transylvania" bringing in $42 million, "looper" at $20 million, and then it just drops right down to the sevens with "end of watch," "trouble with the curve," and "house at the end of the street." what's not on here? > > [together"won't back down." > > what happened there? the unions were against this film and it worked. > > apparently. "won't back down" ended up being the worst opening weekend for a film to open on over 2500 screens. it's quite an amazing feat actually. > > and that was heavily marketed. > > it was very heavily marketed. it's a fairly mediocre film, though, so that can always play into it. but there was some talk that unions were telling people not to see it. and the film does have kind of an anti-union stance, but

the sony corporation is taking on a new image. sony, which has been losing money with its television business, is paying $645 million to become the largest investor in olympus. the deal gives sony access to olympus medical imaging and other devices. the partnership also helps olympus, which hid more than a billion dollars in losses in an accounting scandal. macy's is toeing the line with a new shoe strategy. next spring, finish line boutique shops will appear in 450 macy's stores. this could boost annual sales for finish line footware by as much as $350 million. the store-within-a-store trend is growing. jc penney is opening nearly 100 smaller boutiques within its department stores. while admissions to college are up, grad school applications are dropping. the council of graduate schools reports the number of students enrolling in graduate school fell for the second year in a row, declining 1.7% from the fall of 2010 to 2011. grad school applications surged in 2008 and 2009. amazon is uncorking plans to sell wine online. californi

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. >>> sony's stock is up today despite some egg on the face again for sony. some tablets leaking. >> the stock's up. i'm not trying to pick on sony because i know you lived in japan for 17 or 18 years. but this is an embarrassing manufacture for sony. they have a tablet, called the ex experia. supposed to be waterproof. sit in the tub, somebody's scrubbing your back with a loofah and you're searching the web. apparently water goes into the tablet rebderring sa inrin inri tab plet not good anymore. >> the tablet was only launched last month as well. ouch. >>> let's look at technology companies we talk about a moment ago. zynga sitting right now as an all-time low, down about 75% year to date. >> we've got julia boorstin still here. she actually walked from l.a. this morning just to talk to us about this story. the stock's down 16%. cut their guidance last night, said they were going to cut expenses. you've spoken with mark pinkus, you've spoken with mark zuckerberg. facebook also took a hit after the zynga warning because they get so much revenue from zynga. w

ruling elite now that time actually turkey sided with the sony elite and that's a double standard you're now going to try to say that by supporting the opposition to our side you're supporting democracy also you go back a couple of years for turkey support for the regime in sudan in the regime in sudan which was perpetrating a genocide in darfur but i think we see of course turkey is not alone in this other countries have been guilty of double standards but it does raise of a serious questions about the turkish government's motivations if it tries to pretend it's actually supporting democracy and not just people who are with whom it happens to agree sectarian reasons ok. if i go back to you in washington where is what is the role of islam if there if turkey in indeed is pursuing a new autumn in agenda here which the government as you point out denies but i mean it's the region is so there's so much strife when it comes to sectarian differences in religion can islam be that element to unify people apparently not. i mean before this question which is a great question i'm going to have to a

sony has been touting the experia has water resistant. the company hasn't said when it may restart sales. the experia is the latest entrant in the crowded tablet market, dominated by the apple ipad. >>> and mortgages continue to drop to lows just weeks after the fed decided to buy up billions of home loans each month to help boost the economy. freddie mac says the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is now 3.36%. and more rates have sparked a surge in refinancing. the mortgage bankers association says they jumped 20% in the past week alone. >> shartia brantley at cnbc. thank you. >>> take a look at this face. the san diego zoo's cutest new resident now able to hear and see more, apparently. the zoo's 9 week old giant panda cub has had an exam. this was yesterday morning. i guess they're looking for teeth there. veterinarians say his eyes and ears are fully open. the cub was born on july 29th. he now weighs 6.6 pounds. he looks bigger than that to me. the cub has not yet been named. his name will be announced in 100 days after birth a

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sony says it will continue to use the 4 k designation.y says 4 k better reflects the new technology. >>> well we talked earlier about the tornado that hit in yuba city today. in elk grove an hour away a funnel cloud touched down around a quarter to 5 tonight. look at this. odd looking picture. 2 businesses and home apparently were damaged. roof collapsed. trees were just ripped out of the ground. the storm system continues to bring snow to the sierra tonight. several inches have already fallen. and up to 2 feet is expected at the hig highest elevations. chains required tonight on interstate 80 and 50. number of ski resorts even considering opening as soon as this friday. one resort already reporting more than 18 inches of snow. so you know they are happy about that. >> really come down obviously in the sierra and around here as well. you saw the pictures at the end of the baseballrfié8 tonight. spencer back with the forecast. >> interesting weather. storm season has begun. snow rain thunderstorms. live view from the high definition golden

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. >> i love this is the best season i have been a's fan for 20 plus years and best sony can ever be a part of. i'm proud to be a fan still. >> a lot of fans were hoping for a bay bridge series this year but that will not happen. once again there was no magic tonight for the a's who lost in the final game of the division series tonight. this does mean the season is over for the a's and they will be home for the winter. live in oakland tonight, back to you larry. >> thanks lisa. >>> different story for the giants and their fans. champagne flowing after today historic win in cincinnati. giants won the division series after being down 2 games to none. buster the big blow. grand slam as giants move on to the league championship series with 6-4 victory. we'll have more highlights post game reaction coming up later in sports. >> great moment. >> that was fun. >> more scattered showers tonight. spencer is tracking live doppler 7 hd for us. >> okay. there has been a showering day and much evening as wechlt writ now you can see we have clouds but no showers at the moment. there's a batch of sho

major japanese electronics firms such as sony are presenting their latest products at the show which began on tuesday. visitors are interested. this is what walking may look like in the future. just a slight hand pressure of my hand. electronics manufacturer murata has a small company that specializes in devices to assist the elderly and infirm. nearly a quarter of the japanese population is now over 65 years of age. there's a growing market for products for the elderly, and manufacturers are becoming increasingly innovative. >> translator: i think the senior market will expand as the numbers of older people increases. there's also demand in europe, the u.s. and other developed countries. >> reporter: this product supporters the wearer's joints and muscles. this man can easily carry more than 50 kilograms. the suit makers say they developed it to help older people working in manual jobs. many newer blood pressure monitors contain embedded remote communication devices. this allows them to instantly transfer data to smartphones or computers. the idea is to provide up-to-the-minute info

change to afford these, because they are sdirned by likes of es scott ta, valentino, server saatchi, ma sony and ralph and russo, to name few, and look at these gowns. >> wow. that is beautiful. >> they are modeled like the disney princess, but in real life, sould you buy o of their gown s frs from herrod's we just saw, that dress is designed for tiana, from aeb the princess and the frog." >> that obviously, with the pigtail, pocahontas. >> yes. >> i want to dress like belle or cinderella. >> with the glass slippers? >> i did not see any glass slippers. >> that's the little mermaid. >> yes, that is the little mermaid. >> that one, a little hard to walk. >> slz sleeping beauty. going to pick your finger. >> here's the sketches. aurora from sleeping beauty, you guessed right. that's the ellie saab dress. i love her designs. it's like looking at art, looking at the sketches. >> this makes me happy. >> i know. you can still be a princess. you don't even need the prince! you've got the dress. >> yeah. >> true. >> the dress. that's all i care about. >>> we ran into something caught on home surveil

sony has been touting it as water resistant. the company won't say when it may restart those sales. it is just one of the latest entrants into the crowd of tablet markets which is dominated by the apple ipad. >> all right, thank you very much. >>> 5:17. back to some baseball. a's fans just enjoying the moment, reliving their team's incredible run, especially this historic week. >> oakland becomes the first team ever to win a division after trailing by five or more games with nine to go. now they head to detroit to beat -- begin -- i should say beat too. >> i like the positive thinking. >> yeah, begin the alds. casey pratt live in detroit setting the scene for us. good morning. >> reporter: how are you doing, jon and laura. let me tell you, it's drizzling right now in detroit. the tarp is on the field. the a's are in detroit, they are about 30 minutes away at the team hotel. they'll be working out here about 3:30, which is 12:30 your time. we'll have all that coverage on comcast sportsnet bay area of the big bay weekend. the thin

. >> i love this is the best season i have been a's fan for 20 plus years and best sony can ever be a part of. i'm proud to be a fan still. >> a lot of fans were hoping for a bay bridge series this year but that will not happen. once again there was no magic tonight for the a's who lost in the final game of the division series night. this does mean the season is over for the a's and they will be home for the winter. live in oakland tonight, back to you larry. >> thanks lisa. >>> different story for the giants and their fans. champagne flowing after today historic win in cincinnati. giants won the division series after being down 2 games to none. buster the big blow. grand slam as giants move on to the league championship series with 6-4 victory. we'll have more highlights post game reaction coming up later in sports. >> great moment. >> that was fun. >> more scattered showers tonight. spencer is tracking live doppler 7 hd for us. >> okay. there has been a showering day and much evening as wechlt writ now you can see we have clouds but no showers at the moment. there's a batch of showe

sony has a big media business as well. companies are hedging their bets between multiplend bets across these platforms, but also trying to establish a unique meaning, a unique value proposition to consumers. they're really in a very, very tough space, very challenging dynamics ahead of them. >> suarez: charles golvin, thanks a lot. >> my pleasure. >> brown: if there is a "first among equals" for battleground states this campaign season, ohio would likely get the nod. certainly, it feels as though one or both of the candidates is there almost daily. todd zwillich of public radio iernational visited northeast ohio recently to look at how gains in the local economy offer both campaigns a chance to termpet their policies. his story is part of our new collaboration with public media artners across the country as we bring you reports from areas that will likely determine the outcome of the election in a series we call "battleground distches." ">> that's the sound of the economy here in northeast ohio being reborn. at this brand-

major japanese electronics firms such as sony and panasonic are presenting the latest products at the show that began on tuesday. visitors are taking a closeup look at electric vehicles and green energy products. this is what walking sticks may look like in the future. it moves with wheels, and wheels move with a sensor in here. withven slight hand pressure of my hands. major electronic device-maker murata manufacturing co developed this item with a small osaka company that specializes in devices to assist the elderly and the infirm. nearly a quarter of the japanese population is over 65 years of age. there is a growing market for products for the elderly and manufacturers are becoming increasingly innovative. >> translator: i think the senior market will expand as the number of older people increases. there's also demand in europe, the u.s. and other developed countries. >> reporter: this product supports the wearer's joints and muscles. this man can easily carry more than 50 kilograms. the suit-makers say they developed it to help older people working a manual job. many newer blood

sony introduced the compact disk 30 years ago this month. music lovers certainly fell in love. they sounded so much cleaner than vinyl records. but most people download their music to their phones and it pods. do you remember who put out that first cd? >> i do. >> do you? >> billy joel. >> very good. his album was originally recorded on vinyl in 1978. it was reissued on the cd in '82. >> the reason i remember that because i was a big fan of the glass houses album by billy joel and i was hoping that would be it. >> do you remember going to the store? >> exactly. now it's just click, click. >>> the giants and a's refusing to give up. coming back from 2-0 deficits to tie things up and forcing a crucial game five for today. we'll be live in oakland and cincinnati coming up next. >> reporter: a possible break this morning in the case of mikayla garrett, the hayward girl who disappeared in 1988. hayward police now testing a bone fragment. i'm christie smith. i'll tell you where it came from coming up. >>> and you might want to pull out the umbrella and the jacket this morning. a chil

sony introducing the compact disk 30 years ago this month. the sound much cleaner than vinyl although i prefer the old vinyl. cds seem old school because most people download music to iphones and ipods. >> that's the truth. here's more truth for you. giants are up now 2-0 top of the fifth. go g-men and go oakland a's. measures... measure up. money to our schools. "misleading." out here. it. but there's hope. straight to our schools... keeps it there. politicians.

sony reportedly rolls it's new ultra hd next month for $25 grand. more than likely if the products are popular the prices will fall.... eventually. .across the pond.... england's economy improved in the third quarter, with help from the london olympics. the nation was able to climb out of recession due to higher gdp numbers from the summer games. gdp rose 1%. however -- the lift may be temporary. economists say other than the olympics, england's economy remains weak , and susceptible to effects from the euro crisis. still to come which candidate the market favors in the upcoming election - and why the answer could be hidden in the numbers. thats later in traders unplugged. but first....does corporate america need an ethics lesson? that's next with bill moller. o' the insatiable greed, the selfisheness, misconduct that has ruined the balance sheets and reputations of so many banking and finance companies has prompted many to call for more vigilant regulation as well as a fundamental change in how businesses are run. robert maybery is the ceo of maybe

other then sell me the company i worked for ten years you got to certainly buy or did an idea around sony's business for ten years. other then suddenly we're the only real significant studio that doesn't do that doesn't own a network or isn't don't buy and that work. ok well v.v. television division. you're reading is called the cutting edge right out further it's introducing a new principle of television production there's a true was the new principle to do well my goodness i think i hope it's quality television and not so much a new principal but what we are doing is we're expanding beyond what we have done to date. because we look to the future as i hope i think we did rather successfully by identifying cable as the frontier we're looking at the new frontier in the digital space we're looking at. the video on demand we're looking at production for the internet not in favor of traditional television but are. an accessory to a different let's call it a different product line that sits alongside our main brand so so so you are looking at the internet as a potential source to reach more and

coming in up "movies and money" tomorrow, sony gets a one-two punch at the box office.e knock-out films that were big hits for the hollywood studio. thank you for joining us this morning. from all of us at first business, have a wonderful wednesday. . >>> another angry mother, a mother demands mothers about the shooting of her son. >>> and children will be walking to school instead, it is all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, i am pam cook, let's check in with he steve paulson, what is it going to be like today? >> well, temperatures could plunge 18 to 20 degrees near the coast, here is sal. >>> we are talking about a chase on the freeway here and it is going on, on 880 southbound, i was trying to find it on my screens here so we will let you know if this actually gets out of hand, what happens with it and let's go to

also new, sony's psvita. but will these gadgets be hits or the ipad and ipad mini keep demand down. one new thing this year, all of toys "r" us' hottest toys are available for reservation so you don't have to have a slug fest with your fellow shoppers on black friday. just reserve by october 31st with 20% down and there's no need to fight grandmother for a furrbie. i'm john met metairie. >> you can catch this story and all of john's segments on our web site. go to the money tab to find the don't waste your money section. >> grandmother wants a cup of coffee in the morning. she may want to think twice to have drinking that cup. drinking at least 3 cups aday could increase your risk for glaucoma. it goes up 66% if you drink more than 3 cups of caffeinated copy a day. the same result was not found in other caffeinated beverages such as soda and tea. >>> now maryland's most accurate forecast. >> weather in motion today, not the best looking day. this is annapolis and watch how you see the bans and scattered showers and a gloomny afternoon, a struggle to the -- gloomy afternoon, a strugg

result the political of new players were introduced to the fans the american trio of aaron jackson sony wimps and do nicholas get on with their six i've loved america called up to hopefully to sky to new heights. this summer because it's a great organization you know all the way from dorgan ization to the coaching staff to the players. slee just to compete at the highest level every year in their ambitions are always to you know to make the final four and to win the your early so as well as all the other competitions that we play and so you know it's considered a great honor to play for a club like this and hopefully just try to win. the team has already won if you try this for susan silverware but still see. the first leaks cup coming from germany well the most recent one the alexander game risky cup was claimed that the weekend the club's ultimate goal is to conquer europe once again. the new faces in the world it would surely be missing his biggest chimes. search i'm going to start see more school. for a little small but stay change the headlines coming up next followed by short brea

if you still have some compact discs laying around, wish them a happy birthday. 30 years ago today sony started selling the first commercial compact discs and their players in japan. the first cd printed was 52nd street by billy joel and that first player sold for $730 back in 1982. adjust that for inflation that. would be about $1,700 today. >>> the ukelele orchestra will play next month. you've never heard of one? you're about to. ♪[ music ] >> the orchestra plays everything from handel to adel and motor head. >>> still ahead the presidential race is not the only battleground in virginia. we'll look at the senate race up next. too many americans are struggling to find work in today's economy. too many of those who are working are living paycheck to paycheck trying to make falling incomes meet rising prices for food and gas. more americans are living in poverty than when president obama took office and fifteen million more are on food stamps. president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn'

reportedly been prepping a number of phones and tablets which may be manufactured in conjunction with sony an samsung. just what we need, more devices ahead of the holiday season. >> thank you very much, jackie. >>> speaking of shopping, a new survey finds holiday shoppers plan to splurge on themselves this holiday season. according to the national retail federation, the average shopper will spend about $750 on gifts, holiday decor, greeting cards and more. that's almost $9 more than they spent last year. at the same time, six in ten shoppers plan to spend about $140 on gifts for themselves. a little something for you, a little something for me. >> that's right, the greatest love of all. you've got to we and dine yourself once in a while, make you feel good. how's the weather going to feel today? >> we've been good to ourselves this year. you know, it's going to be nice. if you want to hold off on black friday before you buy that umbrella, it might be too late. temperatures are going to be nice. it makes sense, all the best deals of the year come around on black friday. 55 degrees in liver

. >> i love this is the best season i have been a's fan for 20 plus years and best sony can ever be aa fan still. >> a lot of fans were hoping for a bay bridge series this year but that will not happen. once again there was no magic tonight for the a's who lost in the final game of the division series tonight. this does mean the season is over for the a's and they will be home for the winter. live in oakland tonight, back to you larry. >> thanks lisa. >>> different story and theire giants and their fans. champagne flowing after today historic win in cincinnati. giants won the division series after being down 2 games to none. buster the big blow. grand slam as giants move on to the league championship series with 6-4 victory. we'll have more highlights post game reaction coming up later in sports. >> great moment. >> that was fun. >> more scattered showers tonight. spencer is tracking live doppler 7 hd for us. >> okay. there has been a showering day and much evening as wechlt writ now you can see we have clouds but no showers at the moment. there's a batch of shower activity moving int

the next thing i would do is increase the foot print on mos sony center and that brings in a lot of moneyo the general fund and erect a multi-purpose area and bring in more money to the coffers and a green industry. one reason to bring them in is people come and go into the city of san francisco and that is a large footprint. they come and go. the visitors spend approximately $1 million of revenue in san francisco every hour and save us $1,100 in services and that's what i suspect we should be doing. >> thank you. >> if the city needs to generate new revenue for the budget what fees should it institute? >> well, first of all we need to close loop holes. we can't have big office towers sold and pretending they're at the 1978 price so we need to close the loopholes. we need to encourage small business growth. we can't live on facebook alone and make sure a small business owner with an idea city hall makes it easy to grow and start your business because that will drive a dynamic local economy and i think that's the key. >> all right. >> it seems as though we're all avoiding the question, and

. >> reporter: a stolen sony laptop covered in residue from evidence testing. >> they used this laptop to plan their attacks. >> reporter: inside were detailed maps and get-away routes. >> they were very planned. >> reporter: the washington sniper shootings killed 10 people. this exhibit will be designed not to glorify crime, but to educate the public. >> this particular collection tells a really unique story and a really complete story about how american law enforcement investigates crimes. >> reporter: and how that work can lead to a conviction in court. >> the good guys won. >> reporter: in maryland, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> coverage of the d.c. sniper attacks continues on our website www.myfoxdc.com. we have a slide show with pictures of muhammad and malvo, their get-away car and more and a link to an audio interview malvo conducted from a virginia prison. >>> in less than 24 hours there will be the first presidential debate. the two candidates have spent considerable time on tactics and strategy. a new poll shows where the candidates stand with the voters. >> reporter: presiden