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the people in zurich realized it had some historical significance. citizens decided, let's ban together and keep this building in our city. >> looks like the building is just, you know, chugging it ang lo. >> that's a mobile home. >> that is a mobile home. >> thanks, guys. >>> i know you guys have just been dying to see some highlights from the birmingham body power expo 2012. i want to point out, this is not an audition for the second version of the 1987 hit hogan's hauf. looks like these guys are about the same size. th are ofat>> i think you can p venture a guess what that sound was, nick. let's play it again. >> good grief. that's disgusting. >> broken in half. >> i don't want to look at it. >> this was posted on youtube by this guy's wife, diane wilson. she said he broke his humorous, which is not humerus in the least. they will do another x-ray to see if he has to have it pinned. ouch, ouch, ouch. >> if you are the dude on the other side, do you feel like the hulk? >> i don't think he felt like the hulk. >> he steps back. >> he needs to drink s

this shows that -- in zurich. engineers had to lifted from its foundation.hink about the housing market and one of the first things that comes to mind is a huge problem. the u.s. subprime mortgage market cost the 2008 crash. economists have been on the alert for housing bobbles. right now, there are watching canada. home prices in toronto have risen 85% over the last decade. can this last? ♪ >> welcome to the new toronto. >> the finishes are of the highest quality. this week is listed for $2 million. >> it is good living if you can afford it. they are looking for a more modest place in toronto. they are currently living in a small rental with their two- year-old daughter. >> we want a home. >> they have lost out on four offers. the basic competition at open houses is so intense, they have seen things get physical. >> the listing agent is backed into the corner and someone is saying, i'm going to make sure we get this property. what ever it takes. to 100%. -- 200%. >> toronto prices are being driven by a perfect mix. record low interest rates, and a lack of i

they developed an internet because they wanted to talk -- of zurich, the developed internet because they wanted to be able to communicate during a nuclear strike. we need to send these messages. i am here to tell you and talk about gore did not invent the internet. the military invented the internet. the vote -- >> had appointed we stopped referring to ourselves as pennsylvania's and virginians as but to refer to ourselves as americans? >> well, here in the coming off and not sure we ever stopped him. you're talking about handling the vast majority of americans. but the americans began to really think of themselves as american service somewhere between the spanish-american war and the late 1890's in the end of borrow one. by the end of world war one, that national intervention. most americans thought of themselves. what is really powering that, it corresponds to the same time from. the rise of the american economy. the growth of these corporations and nurtured in the 19th century on a domestic national market. there are now expanding overseas. and a more continuous engagement with the wo

our ceo in zurich based in zurich is more on by air's camp. i think what makes s.a.l.t. interesting is that we can expose people in the viewers here and in the ballroom to this diverging opinion of what's going on. most europe means that live in europe are taking pierre and max's view. nouriel who i view as a more of a global traveler is stepping back from the situation saying this thing is going to fracture and break and when it does, okay, it's going to be very damaging to the overall growth of the world. i'm certainly hoping and pray that by air pierre is going to right. >>> much more on today's market action is coming up on the "halftime" show. more from s.a.l.t. live here. talking precious metals and mining from eric sprott. it's also can that da's best known hedge fund manager. he'll reveal his biggs trade for the next decade, as well. >>> welcome back to the "fast money halftime report." we are welcoming inner rick sprott. before we get to your investing strategy, look at what the happening in commodities. take a look at gold today is down below 1600. you've got o

for any of us who spent anytime in bosnia, the trip from zurich to zaghraib that one and a half hour flight seemed like a sudden way to go from europe -- heaven and europe to hell. it certainly gave me the very raw introduction to the front end to never been arrogant about what you have. we should be anxious about these places. eliminating anxiety is preventing disasters. you recognize that. it is not a great feeling. worrying about stuff doesn't make you feel great. it is better to worry about it than see the eventuality. i think that places like greece, we should be alert to. probably for cso, our focus is on three cases. hot spots, too big to fail and long-standing conflicts that don't seem to be breaking loose. you can see what kinds of places fall into each of those. what we do in each of those might be very different. we might have a full-scale operation and really be trying to push the u.s. government to make sure the assistance is in focus and in other places, do advanced strategic planning or advises an embassy. that is the model that we have been building upon. this woman r

for any of us who spent any time in bosnia, the trip zurich to zag rev that one and a half-hour flight seemed like a pretty sudden way to go from europe, heaven and europe to hell. it certainly gave me just that very raw introduction the very front end to never be arrogant about what you have. so we should be anxious about these places because the little bit of anxiety is what prevents disasters. since most of you are in the prevention business, you recognize that, it's not a great feeling. worrying about stuff doesn't make you feel great. it's better to be worried about it so see the eventually. i think that places like greece we should be alert to. probably for cso our focus is going to be in three kinds of cases. hot spots. too big to fail, and long standing conflicts that don't seem to be breaking loose. and you can see what kinds of places fall into each of those. then what we do in each of those might be very different. we might have a fall scale operation in the invitation to really be trying to push the u.s. government to make sure that the assistance there is focused and anoth

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russia head of the european football championship in poland and ukraine the final test takes place in zurich on friday against former world champions it's the head coach dick advocaat is still facing south choices both for the number one position and the attacking alliance has come moscow's eager to convey and they need st petersburg dave proved they are equally match fit in the last two friendlies against uruguay in lithuania however it's the team's scoring abilities that are in dallas with alexander at their call bible plug reading out and remark above the chant call all vying for the sense of forward slots the match versus it takes place on friday and that's exactly one week before russia's it's once its world opener against the czech republic in vaults love poland. and now let's talk about chess because vission van out on an island has defended his world title right here in the russian capital moscow's art gallery provided home to this closely fought match which was a pitched battle all through our eyes as indian grandmaster ananda held off israeli challenger boris gelfand on break the.

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one of your books was the citizens' guide -- of zurich, lost the book goes looking for.l, this is a series that you have. what is this? >> get in the booth is fairly for college students. these are little college but those that are handed out in hundreds of colleges throughout the united states. giving students the fundamentals of the up to election year, letting them catch up. after all, many of them are new voters. the other thing to do. j. hyde and his cool and so on. so they don't have the background. we charge provide them with the background to bring that up to speed on the election issues and candidates of the year. the background to the parties and candid it's said they can vote intelligently in november. >> 2002. mr. madness. you put out a book on the terms. >> every two years. that particular midterm was fascinating because normally they go against the incumbent presidents. because of 9/11, that was a pro republican midterm. but the control, give republicans a few extra seats in the house made it easier for bush to govern

. >> here's zurich. frankfurt. munich. france. that i went to dozens and dozens of times. london, probably 500 or 600 trips in my lifetime. >> reporter: hundred? >> hundreds! >> reporter: in 1987, steve bought an unlimited ticket on america airlines -- yes, there is such a thing -- ♪ that's gold in the air >> reporter: and he used it. >> you really want to know? >> reporter: george clooney's 10 million miles seemed like a lot. >> i'd be the seventh person to do it. more people have walked on the moon. >> reporter: how many miles have you racked up in your life? >> including all airlines, probably around 40 million miles. >> reporter: american started selling the ticket -- called an unlimited airpass -- back in the '80s when the airline desperately needed cash. just 66 people got onboard before they stopped selling them. the pass guaranteed a holder and a guest for unlimited travel for life. mark cuban bought one when he hit it big. >> if there weren't any seats in first class, they had to kick somebody off. one time, i remember be

being easy test them being the two thousand and six will champions and this game will be in zurich on friday michael christian on the on switch world. and let's stay on the subject of the russia's national teams but switch sports now alexander ovechkin was the star attraction as the triumphant national ice hockey team showed off their latest world championship trophy as an open salt boss parade through central moscow the washington capitals front man along with a russia captain in the army colin held the prize the law says the rapturous crowd chanted thank you and well done to their heroes russia thrashed surprise package slovakia six suit in the final area this month to finish the championships on beaten and lay their hands on their third world crown in five years getting multiple as the tournaments most valuable player the big three was also russia's first top accolade under a new coach and it's allowed as the team now it's our gets gold at their home winter olympics in salt jeans wednesday fourteen. for the victory at the world championships show do team score this is the team we i

, then congratulations, that is exactly what's happening to this old factory in the swiss city of zurich. it's been pushed very slowly around 60 meters to the west. engineers have lifted the factory from its foundation on to a track and moving around three to five meters an hour. the journey will take two days. >> this is "bbc world news." i'm geeta guru-murthy. our main headline today -- polls have opened in egypt, the first ever prepresidential elections. >> hello. coming up in half an hour on sport -- spain's all-time leading scorer is out of the euro. he'll miss the tournament through injury. after firing his sides to champions league glory, the outgoing city striker will carry the olympic flame later. and the royal performance from the l.a. kings, as they took their place in the stanley cup finals for the first time in almost 20 years. that's all coming up. >> representatives from six world powers and iran are meeting for talks today. the meeting is being held in bag dat as iran's request. they hope iran will agree to stop enriching uranium any further. the discussions followed inte

will not be easy to test them being the two thousand and six will champions and this game will be in zurich on friday mark or just go on the on switch. in the meantime alexander ovechkin was the star attraction as russia's triumphant national ice hockey team showed off their latest world championship trophy at an eye and top right through central moscow the washington capitals front along with russia captain in the cool and tells the prize aloft as the rapturous crowd chanted thank you and well done to their heroes russia rushed surprise package slovakia six two in the final earlier this month to finish the championship unbeaten and lay their hands on their third world crown in five years have any malkin was the tournament most valuable player and the victory was also russia's first top accolade under a new coach to lobby a living off the team that targets gold at their home winter olympics in sochi in twenty fourteen. the victory at the world championships showed the team's court this is the team we intend to build on with its own character and recognize no one knows what will happen. but

and this game will be in zurich on friday mark approaching the on switch. and staying with football and over in england liverpool are set to get a new manager off the swans the boss brendan rodgers has agreed a deal to fill the vacant hot seat the thirty nine year old is reported to have a great a three year contract doesn't feel the northern irishman replaces kenny dalglish who was such a fortnight ago despite winning the carling cup the reds finished a disappointing pace in the premier me paul rodgers this one zero two eleven to stop the guy in the welsh side for promotion in his first season in charge the year before. now alexander ovechkin was the star attraction as russia's triumphant national ice hockey team showed off their latest world championship trophy as an open top bus parade through central moscow the washington capitals front along the russian capital russian captain i should say i mean they couldn't help the prize aloft as the rapturous crowd chanted thank you and welcome to their heroes russia thrashed surprise package slovakia six two in t

meeting attracted hundreds of protesters and of course no group photo from the attendees last years in zurich switzerland and it is believed that the group discussed how to handle the arab spring at that conference and this year they're meeting and the wealthy city of chantilly for. right next to washington d.c. the group is comprised one hundred thirty or so of the world's top meets in politics banking food oil media and national defense some of the world's most notable attendees have been queen beatrix of the netherlands prince charles tony blair gordon brown john edwards timothy geitner george soros alan greenspan colin powell bill clinton ben bernanke bill gates madeleine albright paul wolfowitz richard holbrooke james wolfensohn of the world bank peter mansbridge of c.d.c. had their recent editor of huffington post canada mortimer zuckerman publisher of and why daily news and admin clarke c.e.o. and president of t.d. bank henry kissinger and david rockefeller are involved as the honorary members of the building steering committee which is responsible for selectively carefully selecting t

. >> zurich, frank forward, munich, france, all places went to london, probably five or six hundred trips. >> hundreds? >> hundreds. >> in 1987 he bought an up limited ticket on mental -- american airlines. there is such a thing. and he used it. >> you really want to know. >> george clooney's ten million miles seemed like a lot. >> the seventh foreign do it. more people have walked on the moon. >> how many miles? >> 40 million miles. >> american started selling the unlimited air pass back in the 80s, looking for quick cash. just 66 people got on board. for as low as $350,000 the past guarantees a holder and guest unlimited first class travel for life. mark cuban bought one. >> there weren't any seats in first class. they had to kick people off. one time they kicked off magic funw for fun with his family. from his chicago home bailyork t flew to new york a thousand times. 500 trips to los angeles, san francisco, and london, 80 tripss to paris, 80 flights to sidney and at least 50 to hong gong but three years ago american cracked down, canceling his air pass, claiming he abused the system b

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last year it was in zurich switzerland is believed that the group discussed how to handle the arab spring at that conference and this year they're meeting in the wealthy city of chantilly virginia right next to washington d.c. the group is comprised of one hundred thirty or so of the world's top of leaks in politics banking food oil media and national defense some of the most notable attendees have been ben bernanke bill clinton timothy geitner bill gates tony blair and colin powell others include queen beatrix of the netherlands prince charles george prince charles george soros and alan greenspan henry kissinger and david rockefeller are integral involved as members of the building burg steering committee which is responsible for carefully crafting who'll be attending the meetings every year some of called the builder group a harmless think tank or just a discussion group but people have been following it for years so there is something much more sinister at the root they claim that the group gets together to plan a world policy for a new world order of global domination at the subjugati

you talk about mark zurich here at the company's headquarters shunning wall street all together in trademark hoody and staying right here on site at one hacker way talking and addressing 2,000 employees, reminding them this is a big day but to stay focused. >> our mission isn't to be a public company. our mission is to make the world more open and connected. in the past 8 years. all of you out there have built the largest community in the history of the world. have you done amazing things that we never would have dreamed of. and i can't wait to see what you guys all do going forward. >> so, still, a lot of work ahead and the jury is still out as to whether or not we can call this a success or a failure. this is just day one, shep. >> shepard: day one. facebook users though for them, this stands to shake things up a bit, doesn't it? >> absolutely. you know, general motors pulling out $10 million out of its advertising budget just this week alone. a reminder that facebook has a lot to do in terms of proving itself as an advertising company. even though it made $3 billion in advertising revenue

. >> here's zurich, frankfurt, munich, france.ll places that i went to dozens and dozens of times. london, probably 500 or 600 trips in my lifetime. >> hundred? >> in 1987 he bought an unlimited ticket on american airlines. yes, there is such a thing. and he used it. >> you really want to know? >> reporter: george clooney's 10 million miles seems like a lot in "up in the air." >> i'd be the seventh person to do it. more people have walked on the moon. >> how many miles? >> around 40 million miles. >> reporter: american started selling the unlimited air pass back in the '80s looking for quick cash. just 66 people got on board before they stopped selling them. for as low as $350,000, the pass guarantees the holder and a guess unlimited first class travel for life. mark cuban bought one when he hit it big. >> if there weren't any seats in first class, they had to kick somebody off. i remember one time they kicked off magic johnson. >> reporter: steven flew around the world for work as an investment banker and with his family. he flew

hence my position a couple weeks ago thin zurich that growth vers austerity is a stale and false debatewe'll continue to bring you her comments ands george osbourne. but meanwhile, we want to bring into the conversation john heness. we're looking at a shift in rhetoric and that rhetoric seems to be from austerity to growth. what is the implication of that? >> it's probably where we should have been in the beginning. if you go back, what's pretty amazing about what we see is how reactionary everybody is. so we heard about austerity for so long and you had so many very smart people saying what austerity does actually causes economic decline. so when you're in the middle of an actual economic decline and you add on top of that spending cuts nowe elections it that have occurred all across europe and a major change in the way that maybe not the way the public looks at it, but at least the way that the politicians are starting to look at it, we're now seeing yees oig may leagree we have to stop that, we have to move away from austerity and we have to start to look at some way to spur growth.

ubs shares jumping to the top of the market in zurich after a strong set of first quarter numbers. we're going to get detailers plus later we're going to speak to the cfo of the bank charter. that's coming up in 15 minutes' time on "worldwide exchange." in the first quarter. that's thanks to more than one billion swiss franc charged. that's down from 1.8 billion in the same period of 2011. ubs announced last year it was scaling back its investment banking business to focus on the banking side of the business. we're going to hear from the ceo sergio emotti. that's coming up later in the show. we'll try to get you some of that in this show as well. now we have carolyn schober. are you suggesting that given the market shares are down, the market has factored in the negative news? >> well, first of all, years to date, shares are up by some 8%. yes, they may have fallen somewhat over the last couple of weeks but still it's been a good performance. also i would point out that it's got to be looking at the underlying performance, ie, the suggested tax profit which was 2.2 billion swiss fr

for any of us who have spent any time in bosnia, the trip from zurich to zagreb, that flight seemed like a sudden way to go from europe, have been in europe, to help. it gave me this introduction to never be arrogant about what you have. we should be anxious about these places because anxiety is what prevent disasters. since most of you are in the prevention business, it is not a great feeling. worrying does not and make you feel great, but it is the worrying about it that sees the events rowdy. places like greece which should be alert to, probably for cso our focus will be in three kinds of cases -- hotspots, too big to fail, and longstanding conflicts that did not seem to be breaking loose. you can see what kinds of places fall into each of those. what we do in each of this might be very different. he might have a full-scale operation and try to push the u.s. government to make sure that the assistance there is focused, and in other places we might be doing advanced strategic planning or advising an embassy. that is the model we are building upon. >> this one right here. >> thank you v