one of the biggest hedge fund managers tom steyer. boss mohammed el-erian. >>> a well-known whistleblower accusing speculators of driving up the price of crude at the expense of ordinary consumers. senator conrad a democratic point man on health care firing back at critics accusing him of getting preferential mortgage treatment. >> i was never told they waived a point on my mortgage. >> breaking economic news. june durable goods on "squawk box" right now. >> welcome back to "squawk box" on cnbc, first in business worldwide. i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and carl quintanilla. we've been watching futures and they have been under pressure. let's take a look where the dow is down. remember yesterday the markets were mixed, dow down, markets up. dow futures down by about 43 points below fair value. we'll keep an eye on what's happening. we've been listening to earnings report as they have been coming in. time-warner among the companies reporting, better than expected earnings. also other corporate news on our radar. after months of