u.s. economy is in great shape. they said the economy is improving. but not enough to meet our dual mandate. they made a specific point to do a nod to those who are hawkish. we understand oil prices have gone up, but we see it as a transitory event. in a economy with so many con traints on the u.s. consumer, it could be damaging in itself. it was a unanimous vote. i'm not sure it would have been unanimous if maybe the events in japan and what was going on in the middle east hadn't occurred. we saw a lot of hawks disconcerned. but for now, this sidelined them, and they said we'll talk about it, but we're going to vote unanimously. >> susie: we just have about 30 seconds left, mike. certainly this is a bad situation from the human tragedy, as well as the economic tragedy. any good going to come out of this? >> yeah. i think it is possible -- history is a guide to countries be how they react to things. japan's history is a very positive one when it comes to a national agenda to do something. i think in this case, rebuilding will be something a couple of

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u.s. economy is at a stage in the business cycle where it is actually accelerating to the upside. events in japan will not derail that acceleration, and therefore with the u.s. economy demanding more the rest of the world will be lifted by that. >> reporter: in 2010 japan's total output of goods and service ran at $5.7 trillion. a hefty number by world standards, but still only a third of u.s. g.d.p. for other experts, it's simply too early to say how much of an impact friday's disaster will have on economies around the world. the devastation struck the northeast region of japan, which by some estimates accounts for 7% to 8% of the nation's g.d.p. experts say it's likely to take years to rebuild that area. what worries economist bob brusca is what we don't yet know about what comes out of the area's plants or factories. >> the question is beyond that whether there is anything made in this region that is specific or unique to industries that the world now is going to be without. there are semiconductor plants in this area, and we don't really know if there are any plants or supplie

economy adding more jobs and revenue. a 2009 global insight study showed venture backed companies accounted for 12 million jobs and 21% of the u.s. g.d.p. no one knows how much the recent up tick in venture capital funding will help today's recovering economy, but some see it as a sign that the venture capital industry itself is on the road to recovery. robin mcelhatton, "nightly business report," silicon valley. >> tom: here's what we're watching for next week. gary motyl is back as our market monitor. he's chief investment officer at templeton global equity. we'll also see the latest jobs numbers in the march employment report. monday, beyond the scoreboard tackles the differences in labor issues between major league baseball and the national football league. >> susie: a cleveland browns fan is suing the nfl and its teams over the current lockout. ken lanci says the move violated his contract to buy game tickets. the lawsuit asks for damages of more than $25,000 from both the browns and the league. the nfl responded by saying it has already announced a refund policy to protect fans and the best solution is for the union to ret

u.s. economy. economist joe davis says historically oil prices have been a leading catalyst for economic downturns. >> i'm actually very concerned about it. if we had to rank the risks in terms of the u.s. and, more broadly, the global economic landscape, oil is by far in my opinion the number one risk that bears monitoring. >> reporter: davis says $120 a barrel for crude oil is the tipping point for the u.s. economy. if the price remains at or above that level for months, we'll see economic growth slip and hiring slide. suzanne pratt, "nightly business report," new york. >> tom: in japan, the operator of a damaged nuclear power plant reports new setbacks in the effort to bring the facility under control. the plant's operator, tokyo electric power company, today reported that high levels of radiation are being found in the ocean about 100 yards offshore from the nuclear plant. and as lucy craft reports, contamination has dispersed well beyond the evacuated zone. >> reporter: for the beleaguered peop

u.s. economy already suffering from soaring prices of the pump. we are in an information war and we are losing that war hillary clinton asked for extra funds to spread u.s. media broad as a growing number of people turn to other countries' news outlets to get a fresh view on world events. u.k. citizens wary of the upcoming nationwide census and its protection to a foreign army manufacturer sparking calls for a boycott to avoid personal data falling into the wrong hands. four pm in moscow i'm not sure as i bring you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news here on r t we start out in libya where there are reports that british soldiers have been seized by anti could often forces as more western warships and planes move closer to the country the special air force officers were said to be involved said to be involved with the eastern part of the country escorting a diplomat who was supposed to negotiate with the rebels the protesters say they were outraged by the incident seeing it as foreign intervention in libya's internal affairs this c

u.s. economy already suffering from soaring prices at the pump. we are in an information war and we are losing out on. every clinton offer extra funds to spread the us media message it brought is a growing number of people turn to other countries news outlets to get a fresh view on world events. and russia's going to sure is consigned to history major overhaul of the country's more important stuff for rebranding the question how about whether the much trumpeted force will go beyond paper work and cosmetics . but a look back at the week's main stories in the latest developments this is r.t. here in moscow first to libya weather reports that british soldiers have been seized by and see gadhafi forces as more western warships and planes move closer to the country the eight special air service offices said to be involved in the eastern part of the country escorting a diplomat who was supposed to negotiate with the rebels the protests and said they were outraged by the incident saying it as a foreign intervention into libya's internal affairs this come

u.s. economy as a protest and fuel prices soaring also. we are in an information war and we are losing that war hillary clinton throws down the gauntlet to the u.s. media to game against other countries international media outlets including our team. and many britons are prepared to boycott the approaching nationwide census outsourced to economy her sole u.s. firm over the years all their personal info might end up overseas. this is r t coming to you live from moscow ten pm here on c.n.n. today we take a look at the top stories of the week to leave you now where heavy gunfire has been heard in tripoli it is unclear whether it has come from rebels trying to gain power or a celebratory gunfire from the supporters of the regime around two thousand procrit obvious supporters have gathered in the capital square to show they are commitments to the ruling new york city kilometers outside for a police clashes between pro and anti-government groups reached the strategic city of zawiya and seventy people were killed and around three hundred one that

u.s. economy was starting a very slow recovery. but what does this situation in japan mean for the u.s. economy? >> is the second biggest debt holder of the u.s. second to china. >> they own $880 billion of u.s. treasuries and there is fear that they will need a lot to rebuild. if they take those treasuries out of the u.s., that's going to make it harder for the u.s. to pay down the deficit as the yield goes higher. treasury secretary tim geithner addressed that today saying he believes japan has enough money with a high savings rate to pay for their rebuilding efforts without compromising u.s. debt. >> the trickle down of that earthquake going deeper and deeper. thank you, jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> questions loom now about possible fallout here in california from the crisis in japan. christin ayers is in san francisco, where we are starting to see a run on a certain kind of pill. christin. >> reporter: that's right, the fear is that our ocean air could soon be filled with radiation particles. so to protect themselves, some consumers are rushing stores looking for

u.s. economy here, john. what do you -- we're seeing some better signs in the jobs market, manufacturing. housing still a problem. but what do you make of what is going on in the economy right now? >> i think we came into this event with good momentum. i think jim's right. underlying growth somewhere between 3 and 4%. we're at 3.5% this year. so i think the risk of getting back into those double-dip anxieties like last year are relatively small at this point. which that in mind, jim, what do you like here if you are looking for bargains in the stock market. where do you look these days? >> i mention two things, bill. my favorite right now is emerging markets. they have underperformed really since last november fairly significant to the broader domestic marketplace here. and they've kind of lost their following as a result. in this country, i really like the manufacturing sector here. it is the clear leader of this economic recovery. manufacturing is leading. it's not only healthy, it's robust. and it's probabl

u.s. economy already suffering from soaring prices at the pump. we are in an information war and we are losing that war hillary clinton asked for extra funds to spread the us media message abroad as a growing number of people turn to other countries' news outlets to get a fresh view on world events. and also to sell russia's miniature is consigned to history it's a major overhaul of the country's law enforcement stance with the grounding many questions however one of the much trumpeted reform will go beyond the paperwork and cosmetics. of a look back at the week's main stories and the latest developments this is r.t. in moscow but first to libya where british soldiers were released health of being seized by and secret i think forces as more western more ships and planes move closer to the country and eight special air service officers said to be involved were in the eastern part of the country escorting a diplomat who was supposed to negotiate with the rebels the protesters said they were outraged by the incident seeing it as a foreign interventio

u.s. economy already suffering from soaring prices and the pond. for extra funds to spread the u.s. media message abroad is a growing number of people to other countries news outlets to get a fresh view on world events. and russia's law enforcement is about to get a major overhaul and starting with a dramatic rebranding the service fries to improve interpretation and question however one of the much trumpeted reform will go beyond paperwork and cars and. i'll be back with another recap for you in less than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime we talk to middle east expert and head of russia's foreign affairs committee. who says it's a crucial time for the arab world as it searches for a new identity that exclusive interview next on articles. now how about a gallup thank you very much for being with us today from a pleasure now from the latest would you describe the vents in libya as a revolution or has it turned into a civil war already well my feeling is that it's more and more like it's like a civil war. and a revolution can turn into a civil war if it does not solve all the p

u.s. economy i think will have relatively little effect on recovery because there is no recovery in the u.s. and how it's going into a deep depression and it's deepening by the hour. of the year in europe it can have an impact in so far as it has an impact on growth in china. because the locomotive of the marvelous german recovery over the last eighteen months has been exports of machine goods and industrial products to china primarily so that could have an effect i don't think it would have an effect unless there's a sustained prize at least above one hundred fifty or thereabouts and we're not there we're not there yet but by a long shot i think the hedge funds and the big players like goldman sachs and morgan stanley j.p. morgan chase are having a field day with what they see as a perfect storm a beautiful excuse to manipulate the i.c. futures in london in fact this thing up for all is worth as long as it lasts ok so the typical people are going to the bank michael if i can go to you do you have a magic number that where you think you are would really do real the global economy you know i

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u.s. economy as the protests see fuel prices soaring. because. hillary clinton throwing down the gauntlet to the u.s. media to up its game against other countries international out what it seems leaving our t.v. . and as many britons prepared to boycott the approaching nationwide said as i was outsourced to a controversial u.s. firm over fears all their personal info might end up over seems. i was catching up on all the latest sports news with michel you so stay with us. thank you matthew no watching the sports news in our teen years i have lines says kinds and he travels across the dot com desk the russian football super cop today will look at had to be speaking of the new season. russia down and out of the davis cup brawl spain progress into the borders with these at the expanse of lowly ranked belgium. in the cage shellac a mighty breach western conference i mean on saturday while on guard very big to do the same on the east as we speak. russian football fans. watching the start of the prolonged football seasons and even says carr better each o

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u.s. economy already suffering over soaring prices at the park. hillary clinton asked for extra funds to spread u.s. media propaganda abroad it's a growing number of people going to other countries news outlets to get a fresh view on world events. and u.k. citizens wary of upcoming nationwide census its connection to a foreign arms manufacturers sparking calls for a boycott worldwide percival's out of poland for the long. up next we talk to middle east expert and head of russia's foreign affairs committee mccallum arguello who says it's a crucial time for the arab world as it searches for a new identity. come out of jail thank you very much for being with us today and for a pleasure. would you describe the events in libya as a revolution or has it turned into a civil war and we have a war my feeling is that it's more and more. look like looks like a civil war. and a revolution can turn into a civil war if it does not solve all the problems of the regime change overnight it happened in russia up to one thousand nine hundred seventeen revolution it w

u.s. economy as a protest and fuel prices soaring. we're going throws down the gauntlet to the u.s. media to off its game against other crimes these international media outlets including our team. and many britons prepared to boycott the approaching nationwide census outsourced to. u.s. firms over fears all your personal info and our overseas. follows events continue to unfold in the air world r.t. so be sure and spoke to middle east aspart and head of russia's foreign affairs committee we held our galaxy a lawmaker says it's a crucial time for the arab world as it searches for a new identity. it's all about a goal of thank you very much for being with us today sharply now from the latest news would you describe the events in libya as a revolution or has it turned into a civil war already well my feeling is that it's more and more. look like looks like a civil war. any revolution can turn into civil war if it does not solve all the problems of the regime change overnight it happened in russia after the one nine hundred seventeen revolution it was happening in several countries so th

u.s. economy already suffering from soaring prices at the pump. we are in an information war and we are losing that war hillary clinton asked for extra funds to spread u.s. media propaganda broad but as a growing number of people turning to other countries news outlets to get a fresh new one world events. that russia's militia consigned to history as a major overhaul of the country's law enforcement starts with rebranding many question however whether the much trumpeted reform will go beyond paperwork and cosmetics. seven pm in moscow i'm not trying to bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t we begin in libya where there are reports that british soldiers have been seized by anti coffee forces as more western warships and planes move closer to the country the eight special air service officers said to be involved were in the eastern part of the country as quoting a diplomat who was supposed to negotiate with the rebels the protesters said they were outraged by the incident seeing it as a foreign intervention into

u.s. economy as a protest and fuel prices soaring. and hillary clinton throws down the gauntlet to the u.s. media to offer its game against other countries international media outlets including our team. and many britons prepare to boycott the approaching from white census outsourced to a controversial u.s. firm over fears all their personal info by it and our overseas. those who are the top stories of the week time now to take a look what's happening in sports with natasha. thanks mario this is the sports news live r.t. the headlines passed it says kinds and he traveled across the dots a contrast the russian trouble super cowboy a bit later on today we'll look ahead to the big game of the new season. russia down and out of the davis cup well spain progress into the quarters with these at the expense of louis ranked belgium. and like a mighty demolished in a men's game seven of the western conference called finals moving on to the second round of occasional playoffs. and to hockey first where western leaders like mit of destroyed in th

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u.s. economy as a protest and fuel prices soaring also. we are in an information war and we are losing that war. hillary clinton throws down the gauntlet to the u.s. media to up its game against other countries international media including our team . and many britons prepared to boycott the approaching nationwide census outsourced to a controversial u.s. drone over fears all their personal info i could end up over some. russian r.t. coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program to our top story this week maybe you know where pro and i get out the forces have been flying over the strategic city of zawiya close to the capital tripoli reports say at least seventy people have been killed and around three hundred one that in a government attempt to regain control of the rebel stronghold. filed this report. on saturday the libyan leader moammar gadhafi launched a fresh military offensive he's trying to retake some of the towns he's lost in the past eighteen days of fighting there were some seventy people killed those ar

u.s. economy these. anybody who robs a bank to buy to steal dollars is just using it to fund their debt habits and it's no fun anyway so i'm not guilty of anything right and the point is that if the judge finds this guy guilty then he should find ben bernanke guilty what is the difference between zenga and ben bernanke bernanke those and any collateral in which to float trillions of dollars worth of worthless figure out if you only think backing up the us dollar as has been pointed out on this show by many guests is the us military that is to say there's no intrinsic value to the us dollar the only value is if you recognize this as a medium of exchange if you don't recognize it won't bomb you will kill you happiness about was saying sampling too in iran that if you don't use the dollar to trade oil and other commodities will kill you there's still i think that backs up the us dollar that's the only thing that makes it of any value whatsoever it as a unit of currency is completely worthless is less than w

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u.s. economy as the protests see fuel prices soaring. are in an information war and we are losing that war hillary clinton throws down the gauntlet to us media to up its game against other countries international media outlets including our. many brits prepared a boycott of the approaching nationwide census outsourced to a controversial u.s. defense for over fears their personal info might end up overseas. three pm in moscow i now treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t our top story this week begins in libya where there are reports of warplanes launching airstrikes on rebel forces government forces are reportedly shelling the third largest city misrata which is under rebel control well fifty kilometers outside tripoli clashes between pro and anti-government groups of the strategic city of zawiya have claimed at least seventy rockets by two thousand program obviously borders and gather the capitals and even swear to show their commitment to the ruling leader still unclear who's in control of

u.s. economy? host: talk to us about the effect on the u.s. some radiological material floating in the atmosphere has reached the west coast. guest: right, but negligible levels. a red and interesting report to remind people that there is region around us every day. -- i read an interesting report to remind people that there is radiation around us every day. there is radiation traced from japan, but it is not at a level that will harm the united states. the effect on other countries goes back to concerns about the future of nuclear power. the white house has been quick to say they believe nuclear energy needs to be part of a clean energy package. it may be solar geothermal, wind energy. we have already seen and germany shut down 17 of their plants. germany has said it is moving away from nuclear power. we're seeing the discussion among energy consumers in the world and producers in the world as to whether this is the direction they need to go. germany has decided it is not the direction they need to go. president obama is in agreement with som

u.s. economy is the political price too high for the obama administration. and the middle class movement trying to make its way in america so divided along political and class lines so as the fight for union rights opened up wounds that are on likely to feel. bad as the united states deals with problems from labor unrest the skyrocketing oil prices what about america's spending and revenue everyone's talking about it including the infamous bertie made off this is the whole government is on the stage. rolling back support as wal-mart looks to take a bite out of the big apple not everyone is buying into capitalism we're going to take a look at the high cost of cheese. good evening it's monday february twenty eighth seven pm here in washington d.c. i'm dana saucier watching our team if you're driving these days and most americans are a trip to the gas station is probably pretty painful right now allows for your pocket that's because protests in the middle east have had more repercussions than just getting rid of some leaders the uncertainty that's fueling more

u.s. economy was the damage that it did by causing oil prices to go through the roof and if you look at places like afghanistan where there's not significant oil reserves even being in that country is costing four hundred dollars per tank of gas for the u.s. military so it increases the demand for oil was drives up you know the price for it but it was this broader concern with the united states trying to find what it amounts to a military solution to every part problem around the world and we just can't sustain that on the budget that they're telling us we have to live in the united states now what do you make of this sort of let i guess in the obama administration because i'm sure if they were president bush going into libya the left would be up in arms and yet you have you know a lot of folks that sort of cut their teeth on the bosnian crisis where they suddenly discovered that there's such a thing as so-called humanitarian award is right so you don't have as much of the criticism from the left at this conflict because obama really is selling it under these humanitarian auspices what do you

u.s. economy, frankly. we export about $60 billion a year to japan or about 5% of our total merchandise exports" >> reporter: one of the biggest u.s. exports to japan is the construction equipment. so that sector might actually benefit as japan rebuilds. erika miller, "nightly business report," new york. >> tom: here are the stories in tonight's n.b.r. newswheel: retail sales rose at their fastest pace in four months in february up 1% to $387 billion. but analysts say rising commodities prices helped boost wisconsin governor scott walker signed into law a bill taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights for the state's public workers. walker said the law will create enough budget savings to rescind layoff notices sent to 1,500 workers. talks between the n.f.l. and its players union collapsed this afternoon. the players are moving to de- certify their union that would allow them to file an anti-trust suit against the league. nfl owners are expected to lock the players out. >> tom: still ahead, preside

u.s. economy this idea that japan or china or someone is going to dump u.s. treasuries it's been like the longest running myth forever people been calling for the japan to go bankrupt forever of the like oh this is the year that they finally can't service their debt anymore and you know actually i think the problem is that people think about us day in jeopardy is that they're thinking about it as though we're on a gold standard and they think about as though the there's this finite amount of currency in place and that's why they keep making the error that we're all going to go bankrupt when in fact because we're not you have to think about the debt fundamentally differently and it's not going to be an issue five a donut shop and i'm selling down. for a dollar and they cost me a dollar five cents to produce and i'm losing five cents on every down it is not a good business to be in no ok so the u.s. fed in the bank of japan and the bank of england their currencies are collapsing their economies are collapsing because you know there are all these are normal abse

u.s. economy is doing great. inflation is not there, job creation should come on line.diverted our attention for what's happening in japan. i like the sell-off, because january was up, said yuri was shot. in two years rock 90%. it got boring. we need steam led off before we have a meltdown of our stock market. a little steam in the month of march due to tokyo, that's ok. >>catherine: it affects everything things from car, nuclear stocks and insurance. the ripple effect goes on and on. >>rob: nuclear power is the big loser here. even though nuclear-powered plant still need the uranium rods to be replaced. that is a stock that will come bouncing back. so the companies they obviously don't have the radioactive problems, insurers get hit in scenarios like this where big losses are called reinsures. they tend to raise their prices and come right back after year. oil spill, the same thing we saw short-term debt and we said why we have to rebuild all this. the disasters and mores they don't sell like it, but there plus two economies because you ought to spend money. a >>cather

u.s. domestic economy more it's been the military industrial complex so we're at the point now where the benefits of the u.s. military far outweigh the. costs in terms of money for instance the united states spends as much money on its military as the entire world combined that's a huge drag on the u.s. economy in terms of alternative uses of that money in terms of infrastructure rebuilding education things of that nature but that's been true for decades right there has been a cost benefit analysis for america's military for a is going back thirty years and versus the unemployment the infrastructure collapse the educational falloff the health stayner collapsing the falling of america's competitive nesa around the world the decrease in america's infant increase in infant terrill not tally versus the other industrialized nations has been a cost benefit analysis to spending trillions on war for decades right exactly so you know we're a long haul toward yo. keeping the status quo going without the benefits accruing from that status quo and you're seeing the same thing with other powers eventual some

u.s. economy as a protest the fuel prices soaring. hillary clinton throws down the gauntlet to the u.s. media to its game against other countries international media outlets including our team. many britons prepared to boycott the approaching nationwide census outsourced to a controversial u.s. firm over fears all their personal info by overseas. yes we have a special report for you about demand and supply of the world's food find out why millions of people die from hunger each year where there is more than enough to feed the entire planet. was was . i had to describe chicago's food market for theater play up was i thought it would be easy to get the necessary information by asking a few specialist stockbrokers it. was us who was was. but it wasn't like that up none of the people i asked were able to spin the norms that rule the stock market. was was was. i began to believe it was something that couldn't be explained or conceived by the human mind therefore it was something absurd the way in which the global grain production was being allocated was simply in comprehensible situations un