trish? >> thank you, phil below. >>> the obama administration wants to charge higher fees for banks to help pay for financial reform. the banks saying it will put them at at a disadvantage, and they'll end up passing those fees on to consumers. are they right? let's bring in steven moore from "the wall street journal" and democratic strategist liz strattan. we're trying to get all of these banks back on their feet, back to profitsability, some of which we have actually seen good performance results of thus far. but how do we do that if we say, okay, we're going to start charging you higher fees? >> well, you just -- you stole my thunder there, trish, because that's exactly my point. you know, we've got to decide whether we want to be punitive on these banks, or whether we want to guide them back into profitable. and i think the idea of putting new fees on these banks is going to a., going to make it harder for them to gain profitability, and b., i agree with you, trish, ultimately what happe

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trish. >> thanks, melissa. the summer rally one month old today, look at how the gains have stacked up. we have a board we can show you right here. maybe not. there we go. down 107 today. but take a look at that one-month chart up better than 13%. some on wall street are expecting a pullback and others believe this rally still has some legs to it. well, does it? we're going to ask our bull, berry encram and doug de vrut for united wealth management. good to see you. >> thanks, trish. so ernie, you say it is not too late for investors to get into this market. how much more room does it have to go? >> trish, the big question is not can it go farther. i think it can. but clearly, you go up 60% in five months, and we're giving some back, not a big surprise. but i think if you look out to the end of the year, where do you want to be? do you want to be in treasuries, get no return on the short end, or a modest return on the longer end? especially if interest rates might be rising, if there is any inflationary threat

i'm trish regan. take a peek, the dow up triple digits, 123 points right now, ahead of the fed's statement today. the expectation being that the fed is pretty much going to keep the status quo. interest rates will remain lower for some time. and that's leading to this rally. we're seeing it especially in financials and tech. you can see s&p up 1.2 -- 1.25%, nasdaq composite trading up a gain of 1.6. and brian shackman has more from the nasdaq for us. hey, brian. >> trish, about 2000, 3 to 1 advances to decline. let's talk about some of the names. big names up above with the market. 3.3%. materials, loss less than expected. they expect to return to profitability in q4. microsoft, talked about the nokia deal, of course. that is bullish for the stock. could be a bigger deal long-term. we'll see what happens. the competitor doing well, apple up, research in motion, oracle, 2.2%. and i want to point out the power of goldman sachs. the stock is up 9.2%. there are some negatives on the other side of the ledg

trish? >>> google ceo, eric schmitt has resigned from the board of directors. more of apple's core businesses. here's how they're currently trading. both of them moving higher right now. both better than 1%. jim goldman live from san jose with more on this story.y. good morning, jim. >> good morning, trish. yeah, his position has been tenuous for months with analysts calling for his resignation as the two companies competed more directly with one another. but all along schmidt has been dismissing the criticism, telling the mercury news just this past saturday that the pros far outweighed the cons for him to keep his seat. he saw nothing wrong with any of this. apple released a statement quoting steve jobs this morning saying unfortunately as google enters more of the core businesses of apple, eric's effectiveness as a board member will be significantly diminished since he'll have to reaccuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings due to potential conflicts of interest. for some ap

trish? >> okay, thanks, guys. when we come back, fallout from ubs goes global as regulators crackdown on u.s. tax evaders. new details on where americans are allegedly hiding their money, coming up next. >>> and economic recovery or not, u.s. airline industry sees no light at the end of the tunnel. find out why prolonged weakness is expected, how you can capitalize on it, that's ahead, only right here on "the call." but i did. you need to talk to your doctor about aspirin. you need to be your own advocate. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. you take care of your kids, now it's time to take care of yourself. >>> welcome backs, everyone, off 189 right now on the dow. so we are seeing this selloff pressure continue as investors debate and try and figure out whether or not this market has gotten ahead of the overall economy itself. meanwhile, the crackdown on tax evaders at ubs is widening into a global hunt. the government detailing how the swiss bank and outsid

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trish? >> thanks rk, mandy. the swiss and u.s. government have signed an agreement to uncover thousands of americans who are suspected of evading u.s. taxes. mary thompson has the details. >> yes, the swiss government is handing over 4,450 account names, accounts that hold billions of dollars in assets. it's a settlement the irs says gives it unprecedented information about u.s. citizens it believes who are evading taxes by hiding money off shore. irs commissioner douglas schulman saying it also should send a strong warning to anyone squirrelling away assets that should be taxed. >> as this agreement demonstrates, the world of international taxes has dramatically changed, and people hiding assets and income off shore, and from the irs need to get right with their government now. >> now, the settlement marks a big change from the beginning of the negotiations when the swiss government didn't want to hand over any names. of course, now it's handing over more than those 4,400. at one point, the

is. >> i think that's the key, trish.the market has reacted off the bottom based upon earnings moment momentum. and even though the year over year numbers will continue to be negative, the most important thing is the most sequential numbers are continuing to get better. we're going to be about 14 this quarter for the s&p 500 with about 95% of the companies reporting. about 14.5 when we look at the third quarter, and probably 16 in the fourth quarter. and more importantly, probably looking at about 68 for the s&p 500, looking at 2010, which even if we bring the current 17 p/e multiple back to 16, that still gives us about 11.5% in earnings potential when you include dividends over the next 12 months. >> dan, what about the earnings of global companies? really household names like caterpillar and dm, which during the last earning season, basically saying, okay, things are still really slushish at home in the u.s., but seeing good demand out of china, and that's what is going to help drive earnings in future quarters. is the

>> yes, trish. time square today, and it's interesting if you look at the nasdaq, 6/10 of a percent higher, all of the heavy lifting done in the first few minutes and they have been trending sideways. flextronics the best single performer. remember, no financials in the ndx, so h spin i show you because it's one of the strongest financials trading at the nasdaq today. the arp, call from rbc, that's ample, rim and palm, all higher. specifically in r.i.m., they think it's on its way to $150 per share. pack car fighting with joy global to top the industrial leadership here today and the markets in general. 3% higher. it is now neutral rated. luke warm. but it was sell rated at goldman sachs. look at huron. of this is a company worth only $300 million. today it was close to a billion. a couple of weeks ago, the company came out with better than expected earnings, but it's just been smashed. the management -- the whole management team quit a couple of weeks ago. but the amazing static is it's done as m

trish. >> good ideas from those guys. thanks so much. melissa, bailout recipients facing tomorrow's deadline to fit executive compensation plans to pay czar kenneth feinberg. so should guaranteed bonuses be allowed, regardless of a company's performance? today's "call of wild" debate. >> but up next, diana olick with a reality check. no, a realty check. heldly, diana. you did so good with bob toll. >> thanks, larry, and thanks for getting the realty check right. the foreclosure crisis, is it the thorn in the side of a true housing recovery? maybe. maybe not. >>> okay. welcome back. home loans failed at a regard pace in july, despite ongoing federal and stay programs to avoid foreclosure. realty track says 1 in 355 households with a loan got a foreclosure filing. diana olick joins us live from washington on what this all means for the housing sector. diana, there had been some hope we were going to see some recovery in this, and yet today's numbers really showing something different. >> absolutely. so we have to ask the question, can hous

trish? >>> what are two prominent democratic senators saying about their party's in-fighting over health care reform? john harlan spoke with them and he's going to fill new, larry. >> but first up, shares of home shopping network parent hsn surging more than 25% today on pretty good earnings knows. ceo mindy grossman joins us first on cnbc to discuss the numbers and what she's seeing on the consumer spending front only here on "the call."fo unkers pro a great deal gets even better. let us recycle your older vehicle, and you could qualify for an additional $3500 or $4500 cash back... on top of all other offers.. on a new, more fuel efficient chevy. your chevy dealer has more eligible models to choose from - more than ford, toyota, or honda. so save gas... and money... now during the chevy open house. go to chevy.com for details. >>> welcome back, everyone. home shopping network operator hsn inc. flown into a profit that earned 20 cents a share, compared to the loss the year before. take a loo

chris: i got a question from trish rage -- regan. and steve schmitt saw what was coming and he said i realized we were running against a continuation of the kennedy campaign, the good part drove obama to the white house. what do you think? >> i don't think that. i think that obama was able to harness this new generation of people that actually didn't have so many ties to woodstock. so some of the woodstock generation and the issues of that, were were put aside in favor of these. >> >> they were anti-establishment, anti-to the -- to the bush administration represented that mentality that was sort of part of -- >> it is a new version of that because it wasn't harkinning back to a very -- a very new version with the young people that were -- >> had did say, obama said i'm not going to get into the baby boomer battles, where 9 counterculture and main culture. i'm beyond that. the yucker supporters felt that too. those are not my wars or battles. >> that's why he was able to beat hillary. that's what it came down to, he really engaged the

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nbc's trish regan joins us with more on this. hey, trish. >>> hi, ann.e have seen credit card companies raise rates ahead of today's changes. hopefully that will stop. beginning toy ccritedard it companies are going to have to mail your bill out 21 days before it is due. this will give consumers an extra ekoio avy d anlate charges. the other big change, ann, they ivmust gd e you 45 days nostce before they raise your interest ra.s however this only applies to fixed rate cards not to variable rate cards. majority of card out there are actually variable rate. consumers should also know they have the right to reject an increase in their rate and pay off an existing balance at the current rate. additional changes are coming in februa o.f 1020 some tncdeaclu fathet th credit card coar ps inangoe g g credit card companies are going to have a whole lot harder time marketing to college students. because anyone under the age of 21 is going to need a cosigner for a card. finally one of the biggest ent ges thatppilhaexl n year. banks will only be ablseto rai your ra

i'm trish reagan along with melissa francis and larry kudlow.e want to get you caught up on the markets. right now 17 points, just barely crossed into positive territory. meanwhile the s&p, you can see off a quarter of a percent there, 1,007. latest level. ho hormel, mcdonald's, nasdaq off 5 points, 1994 the latest trade. a strong quarter for price line.com. they say its quarterly profit in revenue rose on strong bookings. stock up 100%. right now stock trading up almost 13 points, 16.9 -- almost 17 points. $8 a share. price line.com president and ceo jeff boyd joins us right now for a first on cnbc interview. great to see you. congratulations on your quarter. >> thank you very much. >> jeff, what's really this all about here? we're in the midst of what has been the worst recession since the great depression. how is it that an online travel site can actually be seeing such an increase in bookings at a time like this? >> for some time things helping online travel in our business going forward have tended to overshadow some of the negatives of the

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trish regan joins us from cnbc's global headquarters. trish? >> there are growing numbers of positive signals. the economy grew more last quarter, pace of job loss is slowing, and productivity is increasing. still you can't have a full economic recovery without the consumer. and new data today points to an american consumer who is still struggling. while the cash for clunkers program gave the auto industry a much-needed boost, there are new concerns today for the rest of the economy. >> people are buying >> people are buying automobiles and not buying other items. >> reporter: items like clothes, computers and other back to school staples that retailers count on for an uptick in sales this team of year. according to today's data, auto sales rose 2.4% last month. but the overall retail sector saw .1% decline. all in, retail sales are off 8.3% from this time last year. analysts worry they will grow even weaker in part because those new cars come with new car payments. >> it leveraged up the consumer for future months. they have now got debt they

trish reagan has more on the markdowns and tax breaks that could be a win-win for stores and shoppers>> reporter: in 90 degree morning heat, hundreds of shoppers, some with umbrellas to shield the morning sun wait outside an apple store to save money. >> i'm always about saving a buck, especially in this economy. >> reporter: she'll save 4.2% on her purchase thanks total weekend tax holiday on back-to-school items including commuters. this weekend, ten states from north carolina to new mexico are offering early back-to-school tax breaks on everything from clothing to backpacks to electronics. retailers hope the incentives will create a surge in consumer spending. >> our research shows an uptick in sales affected stores sometimes as high as 40%. >> reporter: but with the economy struggling to emerge from its deepest recession from the 1930s, some analysts say it won't be easy getting americans to loosen their purse strings. july sales numbers, down 5.1% overall. that's weaker than the 4.5% decline since february. department store jcpenney got hit, off 12% and saks saw a 13.3% decline.

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trish reagan joins us from cnbcs global headquarters. trish? >> there are growing numbers of positive signals. the economy grew more last quarter, pace of job loss is slowing, and productivity is increasing. still you can't have a full economic recovery without the consumer. and new data today points to an american consumer who is still struggling. while the cash for clunkers program gave the auto industry a much-needed boost, there are new concerns today for the rest of the economy. >> people are buying automobiles, and notanalysts wo even weaker in part because those new cars come with new car payments. >> it leveraged up the consumer for future months. they have now got debt they didn't have before because these were clunkers they were trading in. >> reporter: home foreclosures shot up 7% last month, a 32% increase from this time last year. as more americans lose their jobs. >> since there is typically, three to six month lag time between when somebody loses a job and goes into foreclosure we can expect to see activity unemployment related g

>>> but first -- oh, trish. >> oh, trish. >> prettier, like that lovely voice. v coming up at the top of the hour, a lot for you including a couple of major cnbc exclusives here. she's going to talking about her take on the economy and the markets. we're also going to talk live with mindy grossman, ceo of the home shopping network. we want to get her take on the american consumer. right now just exactly what is this retail outlook going to be. we have all that, plus the latest market news from right here on the floor of the new york stock exchange. we're tracking it all for you. it's all coming up on "the call" at the top of the hour. when i was told i had diabetes, i felt amazingly boxed in. (announcer) joe uses the contour meter from bayer. (joe) my meter absolutely adapts to me and my lifestyle. i'm joe james, and being outside of the box is my simple win. (announcer) now available in five vibrant colors. >>> many markets crediting the big guys for leaving this rally, not retail investors. let's take a listen to what our own jim cramer had to say on this topi

trish regan this morning. thanks, trish. >>> and finally now, new baby pictures from the san diego zoo, where giant panda bai yun gave birth wednesday to her fifth cub. a very vocal quarter pounder. officials won't know for weeks whether it's a boy or a girl, but aquoting a veterinarian, it was like, whoa, it's got a really good set of lungs. four ounces, and yep, that's right. about the size of a stick of butter. >> i get nervous when you call him a quarter pounder. >> yeah. >> it's so cute. >> very cute. >> so little. >> will get so big. >> giant panda? not now. >> okay, thank you, ann. now let's get a chehe >> it is reining in our neck of the woods. moderate shower activity. heavy on the eastern shore right now. we will remain intermittently in showers at least into the early afternoon hours. 81 today, mostly cloudy, 84 and that's your latest weather. lester? >> all right, al, thanks. now to washington, where congress has approved roughly $200 million for three lavish jets to be used by members of congress

trish, what's going on down there? >> big day. 190 on the dow.ing whether or not the stock market recovery has gotten ahead of the economic

catch me tomorrow on "the call" with melissa and trish at 11:00 a.m. we'll be right back tonight.

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more from cnbc's trish regan. >> in 90-degree morning heat hundreds of shoppers, some with umbrellaswait outside a kansas city apple store for their chance to save money. >> we got out here at 8:30 and it's worth being out here. i'm always about saving a buck especially in this economy. >> she'll save 4.2% on her purchase thanks to the weekend tax holiday on back-to-school items including computers. this weekend, ten states from north carolina to new mexico are offering early back-to-school tax breaks on everything from clothing to backpacks to electronics. retailers hope the incentive also create a surge in consumer spending. >> our research shows an uptick in sales in affected stores sometimes as high as 40%. >> reporter: but with the economy struggling to emerge from its deepest recession since the 1930s, some analysts say it won't be easy getting americans to loosen their purse strings. july sales numbers down 5.1% overall, that's weaker than the 4.5% average decline since february. department store jc penny got hit, off 12.3% and luxury retailer sachs sretail er saks 16.3%. sale

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trish, what's happening down on the floor?e'll break it down with what is happening with home depot and targets results. the headline is earnings beats for both, but when you get to target and home depot and how they did t it's the same story. sales are slumping, costs are contained and that is what is translating to the bottom line. frank blake says he doesn't expect to see same-store sales grow

mandy. >> hi, trish. i'm mandy drury in for larry kudlow and melissa francis. a new nbc poll says americans remain in doubt about obama's health plan. in "call of the wild," can reform ever be passed without the people's support? this is "the call" on cnbc. >> the obama administration is about to announce new federal guidelines to help businesses prepare for the upcoming flu season. the joint press conference led by hs secretary kathleen sebelius and commerce secretary gary locke will address swine flu and vaccination limitations. we will be bringing you all of the details as they develop. and you can also hear directly from kathleen sebelius and gary locke live on "power lunch" beginning at 12:00 p.m. eastern time here on cnbc. before that, let's get to the markets now. it looked like it was going to be a pretty tough day for investors as stocks did open lower, prefaced by the selloff of the shanghai market, and also warn buffett's op-ed in the "times". >> let's look where we're

. >> you know, trish -- >> i don't know if we all got that undercurrent. >> trish, she is having an affair with him and later on calls him a beast. but it must have been a beastly affair, and i want to understand about pillow talk. she is running the money for hadassa, he is getting the returns that are phony. do we not think pillow talk -- >> i guess it would depend on how close they were, right? >> well, i don't know. pillows only -- >> more of an emotional affair? >> the pillow is only so big, trish. >> goodbye, everyone. that's it for "the call." >> they're leaving me, running away from me. but i am still larry kudlow, i'll be on at 7:00 p.m. eastern on "the kudlow report." and up next is "power lunch" and pillow talk. >> this is cnbc.com news now. >> stocks have their worst loss in more than a month after an unexpectedly low reading from the university of michigan. wall street journal says bb&t has reached an agreement to buy the deposits and branches of colonial bank corps. and atlantic city's resort casino will hand over control to its lenders after being unable to make loan payment

trish, what is wall street watching today? >> well, ann, you know, there could be a little bit of profit taking on the heels of yesterday's rally. based on the s&p climb above 1,000 for the first time since last fall. overall, there's suddenly a little bit more optimism on wall street, which is a good thing. investors are anticipating that the economy will recover in the second half of this year. they're pointing to strong corporate profits, and also that gdp figure that we saw last week. now a number of top economists have come out and revised their forecasts going forward, anticipating positive growth in the third quarter, so all of that bodes well. ann? >> all right, trish regan, thanks so much. >>> and facing a $7 billion loss this year, the u.s. postal service is considering closing or combining almost 700 post offices around the country. the postal service is losing money as increasingly people are turning to the internet. >>> man the world is changing. >> all right, ann, thank you very much. weather changing? >> our out

i'm melissa francis. >> i'm trish regan. >> i'm larry kudlow, i don't like fiscal stimulus, but cash for clunkers. i'll be on "the kudlow report" at 7:00 p.m. but the key point is s now comes "power lunch. of". >> this is cnbc.com news now. >> new york stock exchanges and all of its systems are working properly after a server program delayed earlier akts. a southwest airlines pilot official says the group has reached an impasse. they have asked the bankruptcy judge for extra time. >>> and port will louisiana it's escape models to meet growing demand. that's cnbc.com news now. i'm courtney reagan. > >>> welcome to "power lunch," for a thursday. we're styling today, huh? >> absolutely stylin. >> we are stylin. >> let's make the point, we have different ties on. >> we do. they have the same shirt on. >> i never would have thought of a brown tie with this shirt. a fashion statement. i'm bill griffith, a volatile session early on this morning, stocks swinging between gains and losses in the major averages, the financials among the best performers again today. we also have the results of t

and my next guest is one of the opponents on healthcare plan, attorney general assistant pa trish isi think the risks in gathering this information far outweighs the purpose of this idea that this information or whatever it is called, you know, the president is saying that -- or the blog is saying they want fishy information, rumors, chain e-mails, personal conversations. that's not the same as fraudulent information that's coming out from the white house, and there's a big difference. they are looking for information that has to do with people's personal conversations or e-mails that they're passing along about their concern over the healthcare plan. those shouldn't go to the president, and remember -- neil: but this is exclusively on the national democratic committee's site, you have no problem, but when it goes to a government site, then you have a problem, right? >> correct. they said they want to fight the information that's out there. fight the information. neil: just watch t.v. >> well, yeah, read "the new york times," watch neil cavuto. >> could you start with watch neil cavu

. >> thank you, trish.s i want to delve into, but i know he has something. >> to the brain. >> get to the brain before he runs and scurries off on vacation. >> i was talking about citi and aig earlier, but fannie mae and freddie mac also, a lot of moves in these options stocks as i like to call them, stubs, fannie and freddie owned by the u.s. government, largely. they really are options. and yet look at the moves they've had. up well over 100%, a very short amount of time. good time of year to gun these kind of things. and i think we're seeing that happen right now. not sure it's sustainable, but worth mentioning. >> all right. thank you very much, david faber. >> existing home sales, mark, and i don't know if david is still there, but two things stuck out from these numbers. one, you didn't see a change in that inventory number, even though you saw the -- you know, the jump in existing home sales, so you might say why. the reason was, single family homes, you did see an improvement. but it was condos. peo

usually, one of the aunts, trish burrell, she's been the family spokesperson. but chuck has been to every press conference. >> okay. all right. we'll leave it there. patrick, thanks. >> thank you. >> for the insight. we hope the update is better than it appears at least at this point. jennifer, thank you as well. coming up, a touching story, really turns to heartache here as we see the situation right now. 81-year-old man who rediscovered his sweetheart from long ago suddenly vanishes. they have been married less than a month. now bob harrod is missing. >>> welcome back. such a heartbreaking story. an 81-year-old man is missing and he had just married his sweetheart from long ago. robert harrod was last seen a week ago today. he married fontelle heder on june 29th, reunited after 59 years apart. after the wedding, his new bride went to her home in missouri to pack her things and when she returned to california, her husband was gone. left his car, sunglasses, wallet, keys are missing. police say they're not certain he was not abducted. but his wife isn't so sure

trish. >> hey, good morning mark, good morning, erin. we have a lot on "the call." first we'll be talking live with jim lents. toyota is saying it will come out with more artable cars. this is a first on cnbc for you. >>> it looks like the senate will extend that cash for flu clunkers. we'll be talking live with the head of the automobile dealers association. >>> plus back to school is around the corner. coming up, what do you do as an investor? we've got it for you, plus the latest market news, only on "the call" at the top of the hour. >>> now to a controversial form of trading. senator chuck schumer saying the s.e. kre has assured him the practice of flash trading will be banned, but the s.e.c. says we'll look into it, but no decisions have been made. anyway, let's get to our flash trade task force with their insights. capital markets research and advisory firm follow high frequency trading. and, yes, there's a difference between high frequency and flash trading. adam and dave is here. adam, is there any way to explain to a layman what flash trading is? >> essent

trish regan this morning. thanks, trish. >>> and finally now, new baby pictures from the san diego zoo, where giant panda bai yun gave birth wednesday to her fifth cub. a very vocal quarter pounder. officials won't know for weeks whether it's a boy or a girl, but aquoting a veterinarian, it was like, whoa, it's got a really good set of lungs. four ounces, and yep, that's right. about the size of a stick of butter. >> i get nervous when you call him a quarter pounder. >> yeah. >> it's so cute. >> very cute. >> so little. >> will get so big. >> giant panda? not now. >> okay, thank you, ann. now let's get a check of the weather, first check, actually, from mr. roker who is still out in l.a. this morning. hey, al. >> good morning, guys. thanks so much, and as we check out your weather, see what's happening for today, out west e've got a risk of some stos out there from elko, nevada, up to cut bank, to omaha, wichita. these are isolated thunderstorms. possibility of some tornadoes out there. heavier stuff moving th

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