i am trish regan. this is "street smart." betting on a more stimulative your p and central-bank. so we have a focus on the ecb plan. and we are counting down to earnings out of starbucks. "street smart" starts now. but first, here is a look at the top stories we are watching for you.

i am trish regan.fter five straight days of losses as we going to the long weekend. energy shares rally with the price of oil. the largest u.s. retailer foreign-exchange broker said to be in talks for an emergency cash containment and big banks tallying of losses.

"street smart" anchored trish regan joins me.e a column in "usa today" on this very subject. >> yes, i do. it is hard to say how this will play out, but some may will see this -- but some may see this as an opportunity. remember back in 2000. i can remember. no matter where you wanted someone wanted to know what was the next big thing? and one of those was something called cmgi. it was the stock to have. i do not think anybody knew what the heck it actually did. all they knew was it had something to do with the internet. people fundamentally want to understand how a business is going to change. how is it better at a locating --better allocating resources. that is the big difference. >> ok, and we should mention you were talking to lincoln from capitals from venture -- >> coming up, yes. and this is a way to start the new year right? down about 2%. what do you do in this kind of market? we. >> got it all covered. i will see you then. >> trish regan, top of the hour "street smart." thanks. we will talk about the biggest stocks in t

for more on the decision "street smart" anchor trish regan, and also karl rove to donna -- carl riccadonnaset with you. no surprises. >> no surprises, but i do not know how they will do it. in a global economy where u.s. workers are not making any more money adjusted for inflation than they were years ago, you still have a lot of challenges out there. i think they had an opportunity a while ago, and carl, i would be curious to hear your thoughts on this, but i think they had an opportunity to raise rates earlier. they did not take it. now they are in a vicious cycle where we are the only game in town. if they raise, the dollar will go through the roof and that will hurt exports. >> carl riccadonna we see that now because after the ecb stimulus decision and the greek vote, we see a stronger u.s. dollar. >> the fed hinted at this. while there was not a lot of information, two parts are worth noting. they added international risk to their list of concerns, code language for we are watching the strengthen the dollar developments in europe. >> was it always code language that said we are paying

i'm trish regan.s&p 500 trading up about a quarter of a percentage point, investors looking at orderly results from morgan stanley

trish regan joins me now with more.ill be here a year from today. >> sending a bit of a message to the democrats. >> what message did he really just send? does he mean i'm not going to start my campaign for president? or i'm going to be here until -- >> that is a good question. you want to know that your leader is in place. you don't want a lame-duck scenario. he will serve his state of matter what. one of the things he does have going for him is frankly, likability. a lot of americans feel like they can relate to him on -- i liked hearing more ebbs and flows. i heard him speak in tampa a few years ago and it was 110% chris christie yelling at the crowd. he pulled back and had a bit of humor. it's going to be a tough field with the likes of deb bush and mitt romney. -- jeb bush and mitt romney. >> how does the field of shakeout now? it seems former governor bush ann romney are -- governor bush and governor romney. they are prolific fundraisers. >> things might have been different had it not been for the bridge scandal.

i'm trish regan and this is "street smart."nc ending its policy -- we will discuss the motivation behind this move. and we are counting down to earnings at intel. he will speak to intel's cfo and i will jointly -- i will be joined by richard branson. and former senator judd gregg and

i'm trish regan. stocks extending their longest losing streak and 13 months. oil sinking below $49.ff the global sessions. things like government bonds -- people are looking for safe havens, things like government bonds. and we will be speaking to a saudi arabian minister. i will speak to moises naim, the author of

trish regan joins me now. >> new jersey transit is going to shut down at 8:00.nowhere for anyone to go. new jersey, my home state, where governor chris christie is back on the national stage as he was with hurricane stan the -- hurricane sandy two years ago. that catapulted him to the national stage. >> he got the scorn of the republicans because he had president obama. >> he was the american governor after the way he handled sandy. he knows his leadership will be tested. i want to play for you how he handled himself at the press conference earlier today. >> this is my sixth winter as governor. i have had double digit states of emergency imposed for snow. we have had hurricane irene, hurricane sandy. for better or worse, we know how to deal with these situations. i feel completely confident the folks behind me and all of the people that work for them prepared. >> a lot more at stake for governor christie now. he has formed a pac to evaluate whether he will run were president -- for president. he is getting closer to the date where he needs to decide. >> has he b

she will be sitting in for trish regan on "street smart."day of speculation almost 60% slump in the prices over the past seven months. it is going to slow production. is it? >> welcome to the first breaks in back to back rent production since thinks giving. the idea, the more they cut, the less they produce, which trims production. i tend to be a tad skeptical on that, because if you spend millions of dollars to make a new well, are you really going to stop, even though you're making less money? the idea that the back half of the year is when we see supply will come up, not so much yet. >> this on the heels of last year when we saw oil falling into a bear market. >> right, absolutely. when you look at the big guys are they going to be able to keep up with capital plans question mark chevron said, no, they are cutting the buyback. they are slashing it so they can keep some money for expiration, because at the end of the day, you have to sell oil to make money. it is a very tentative position for them to do this in order to have enough to expl

i am trish regan in for betty liu.carlet fu is revealing the name that you need to be watching. >> let's start with apple. it's the most commonly traded spark with 36 million dollars worth of shares being exchanged. the prospect of cash returns and earnings momentum. the shares are gaining it. the most -- second-most actively traded is amazon. gross margins will rise in 2015. let's move on to hewlett-packard. it is a downgraded. rising competitive risks, the market share rose to 18.8% from just over 16%. best buy is getting an upgrade over at goldman sachs. solid sales for holiday numbers. its position as he sold surviving electronics retailer there is a lot of excitement over flatscreen televisions. >> 2014 was an incredible year for investment. funds raised $32 billion last year. it was a 62% jump. it was the highest total since 2007. there was heavy interest. it is fueling fears that some parts of the venture capital industry may be overheated. i want to turn to john medved. he is the founder of the israeli crowdfun

or more on today's selloff, trish regan is with me. if it was about the weather but something else is going on. >> something else is happening clearly. we have a strong u.s. dollar contributing to some of this. it makes it harder for some of these companies to sell their goods overseas. durable goods was lacking. you have to start to call into question exactly the health of the recovery. i have said all along, and i think it is worth considering again, how much of this recovery is real, how much is based on financial engineering and a low interest rates from the fed. companies are incentivized to do things they would not otherwise be incentivized to do, but investors are incentivized to bid up prices because the fed has been there. >> so it begs the question when everyone is talking about when the fed will raise interest rates maybe by the middle of the year, if they take away the third leg of the stool, what happens? >> i don't think they will do that. danny blanchflower will be with us today. he would agree. part of the problem is yo

trish regan joins me now with more. so much for lame-duck. >> the good, the bad and the ugly.ws here because i like to emphasize the positive is that he made an overture towards bipartisanship. it takes a whole lot more than a speech. he did say we have to work together and he put together a good rallying cry for that. you have to take it forward and you have to extend yourself. he needs to extend himself because he has a republican-controlled congress. the bad was that i did not hear enough specifics. we tend to want details. we did not get a lot of details. got big broad proposals but not a whole lot detail. >> they need more meat. they need to know where this will go in terms of how it will help the middle class and cities. >> this is a policy speech. he is setting forward policy he would like to see enacted. you can't put it all out there and see what sticks. it sounded to me a lot like a campaign speech. >> lower the corporate tax rate to 28% lower the rate on manufacturers to 25%. isn't that something that democrats and republicans can get together on? >> corporate tax r

trish regan joins me now with more on this story.ts have been up-and-down on this news. >> we have seen a lot of volatility. we will see more of that as we go forward. ups being a drag on the markets today. a lot of people are looking forward to what will happen next week. what might we see in the way of things moving forward. things trading down slightly. it is a friday. you have greece coming out with news over the weekend. there is a lot to be encouraged with right now. lower oil prices an economy that seems to be on an upswing. we have two seed wages start to grow more. -- we have to see wages start to grow more. >> cut the corporate tax rate. >> you want to incentivize people to start and keep their businesses here and keep the revenue here. you add in state and local taxes, the highest tax rate in the world. i will be talking about taxes. looking at president obama's tax proposals. we will be talking about the 2016 republican field. from grover's perspective someone in favor of tax reform, who would be best for that. >> i inter

"street smart" anchor trish regan joins me now. you will be speaking to peter king? peter king. he has been in outspoken critic. it will be good to get his thoughts on the situation. the reality is this magazine had been attacked before. >> it sure had. >> authorities were on alert. now there is clearly a tragic, tragic situation questions as to what the u.s. could be doing or should have been doing. what should france have been doing to better acknowledge these terror threats? we will be discussing all of this with congressman king. he is a member of the homeland security committee. he is also the chairman of the subcommittee on counterterrorism intelligence. >> and i have just spoken with jane harman, the former california representative. she was a member of several committees, including armed services, and she was lamenting that there are several in congress that could jeopardize funding for homeland security. >> yes, that is clearly a tragic thing because the reality is we need to be secure or and incidents like this call attention to the fact that mornings to be

trish regan joins me now with more.ns say the answers cut the corporate tax rate. >> i think it's pretty simple. i don't know why you don't want to incentivize people to start businesses here and keep them here. right now, you are incentivized to do an inversion deal. if you can get 12% in ireland logically as a business you will be looking to incorporate in ireland. >> what about the pushback they are seeing from the white house? you get the benefits of eating in the u.s. but then you want to cheat the tax base. >> you will have a lot of businesses looking to start up that will say maybe i better starting my company in ireland. why should i start my company in the u.s.? business owners are smart and they are going to think this through. if you are going to be saddled with a significant tax burden just because you started in the u.s., you might think about not starting in the u.s.. how much are you losing in the way of jobs? if you had a lower tax structure, you incentivize customers to be here that should translate int

i am trish regan, this is "street smart."watching as events unfold in paris -- one hostage situation ending with the death of two al qaeda linked brothers. another suspected terrorist was killed at a standoff in paris. president obama says the u.s. stands by france. >> france is our oldest ally. i want the people of france to know that the people of the united states stands with you tomorrow today and our thoughts and prayers are with the families that have been directly impacted.

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i am trish regan in for betty liu. we are 90 minutes from the opening bell.to raise the gas tax. that hasn't happened for two decades. we are going to talk with the former transportation secretary if this is a good thing for the economy right now. audi debuts its latest suv. we will talk with the ceo. first, here's a look at the top stories we are watching for you this morning. oil passed another milestone on the way down. it fell 4%. training is below $45 a barrel. -- trading is below $45 a barrel. opec can withstand the plunge and oil prices. the british inflation rate hasn't been this low in him was 15 years. consumer prices rose one half of 1%. they will write an open letter explaining