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jong-unh korea's kim gave his new year's address. he hailed the recent execution of his uncle. he referred to the man as a "scum element" saying his removal helped cement unity in the country. the first time the north korean leader publicly commented on the concert -- execution. formula one legend michael apparently in stable condition now, three days after the tragic accident in the french alps. he suffered severe brain injuries after he crashed while skiing off the main track with his son. his manager came out with more details earlier today. his condition has been carefully supervised throughout the night. stabledition remained all the night and remain stable also this morning. that is for the the moment good news, but i repeat, it is just a moment. is heavy andury the overall situation is critical. but for the moment -- and i don't want to go into any further medical details -- the situation is stable, which is good news today, for this moment. this january 1 is a big day for u.s. president barack obama and his signature health care law. today the major benefits take effect

but unh said implementing the new health law and private medicare funding cuts will eat into 2014 profits. the stock was the biggest decliner in the dow today, falling nearly 3%. >>> and some other big financial firms reported today with mixed results. profits at citi group rose 21% as expenses declined and it set aside less money for bad loans. net income at pnc shot up 46%, mostly by originating more loans especially in commercial real estate. and black rock the world's largest money manager had higher profits on more money coming into its exchange-traded funds. and it was a mixed finish for all three stocks today. two up, pnc and black rock, one down, citi group by about 4%. >>> still ahead on "nightly business report," last year was the driest on record for california. now farms are being forced to make some tough decisions. and that could mean higher food prices for you. >>> we don't note full extent of what transpired. but what we do know was there was mall wear installed on our point of sale registers. that much we've established. we removed that malware so we could provide a safe

a president under whom the youth and minority unhe will employment rate skyrocketed.ll lecture walmart who should hire, how they should hire? it's a farce on its face. i think the president wants to way stepped outside boundaries of his legitimate function. melissa: may not be a solution. it's a huge problem if you have been out of work for six months or more, it becomes incredibly so much harder to find a job. north even university sent out almost 5,000 fictitious resume's. got almost know response for one that is showed that the fake folks had been out of work for six months or longer. there is a stigma attached to it. it becomes hardtory get a job. say cycles on itself to make a problem worse. >> it's a terrible cycle. it drives me greatly that the companies discriminate against people out of work. melissa: i don't know if they're discriminating. if you have to separate it one way or the other, look at somebody out of work for a long time, you tend to sit there, why, why has nobody else picks them up. if nobody wants them i don't want them either. that's what they'

i'm looking forward to hearing from united health group, unh, which i believe will declare itself a winner when it reports and people will accept it with acclimation. we also get results from ppg. now, ppg is something special around here because it's run by chuck bunch from "get rich carefully," the list of ceos whom you want to invest with and we've stuck with bunch forever and it has been right. he has made us money for ages. and i don't think thursday when this chemical company reports will be any different. for you sports addicts out there, bunch is to ppg as belichick is to the patriots. how's that for literation. finally general electric and morgan stanley, two companies in our news letter that goes with the charitable trust, actionsalertplus.com. these could be terrific quarters for both. i expect outlooks raised. we also hear from schlumberger, the oil service king. and here i'm less certain what the company will have to say. because oil's been coming down. i'm going to listen for the outlook and less for the quarter as this company's the best predictor of all things oil out there

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