And a difficult decision to make about her health care insurance. All that and more on nightly Business Report. Good evening, everyone, attention walmart shoppers. There is a big Management Change at the Worlds Largest retailer. Walmarts ceo, mike duke, will step down in november, replacing him, Doug Mcmillon, currently the head of the chains national division, he will be only the fifth executive at the Company Since the company was founded by sam walton. It looks like investors approved of the changes, walmart shares rose, even touching alltime high before settling at nearly 80, a 1 higher, as many prepare to meet the new boss many wonder what changes will be in store with the new ceo. Courtney reagan has more. Reporter mike duke will retire after five years of walmarts ceo and 18 years with the company. During his time at the helm, duke has dealt with slow sales amid the recession, in addition to slow sales and benefits. Walmart shares have gained 66 during dukes tenure as ceo. While impressive, it has vastly approved with the broader index, increasing 42 over the same time period. Duke is largely regarded as somebody with knowledge running the Worlds Largest retailer. While incoming Ceo Doug Mcmillon has that experience, he has Key International expertise, international is where the growth is. My initial take is that doug was certainly the heir apparent, and another one with the ceo. He has been groomed for the ceo for sometime. But why announce the ceo transition now during the compa companys selfproclaimed busiest week of the year, because they announced it at the board meeting, when mcmillon was voted on at the successor. Doug mcmillon. Mcmillon has spent his career at walmart and is expected to continue to work on polishing the companys public image, while working with shoppers and their dollars, at a time when the core consumer spends with caution and the competition heats up with the Online Stores and the behemoth, amazon, nipping at its tail. And with more on how it affects the consumer, professor, welcome back. Why now and what does Doug Mcmillon signal for walmart . Well, i will admit the exact timing is a little curious being the week of black friday. But i think in general theyre looking for a transition after the Holiday Season which means you need to announce it enough in advance that everybody is ready for the transition. As far as what mcmillon will bring, this is doubling down on the vision, he has broad experience in merchandising, as you discussed, as well, and snaushl, kind of saying look, the existing stores, brick and mortar store business and the International Business is kind of where theyre seeing growth and the need to push towards the future. But you hear about the bribery, the scandal in mexico. What do you think is the most important thing that Doug Mcmillon will have to deal with, and can he fix all of these things. Well, to answer the second question, he has the right portfolio skills. He has been being groomed for a long period of time, they have had him in international, in sams club, he is very operational with store operations, what they need to really do is manage the growth effectively, because they can very easily figure out how to do this in the stores in the u. S. , but to figure out the systems, and build up new spots in other countries is the plan going forward. Is he at all tainted by that mexican bribery scandal that broke about a year or so ago . And how big a problem is that for him and for walmart . So i cant see any real reason why he would be tainted by that. He was running sams club at that point in time in the u. S. And anybody looking at that couldnt say he had any real knowledge. As for the overall effect, it could be a hurdle where bribery is seen as a way of not doing business. But there are Many Companies around the world where this is not a surprise to see it coming to light. And while there are Big Questions and certainly potentially monetary finds, it would be something that walmart could handle going forward. And what about competition . This Retail Industry is so competitive. There are a lot of newcomers coming in like the amazons of the world, Big Companies trying things. And then you have the discounters and all of that. Who do you see as walmarts biggest competition . And what do they have to do to get ahead of it . Well, certainly in the u. S. , target, potentially these Dollar Stores coming from underneath, but then target and amazon in the u. S. Would be by far the two biggest competitors. We have the interesting situation that in many of the foreign countries, there are different competitors in foreign locations, so there is not one clear big one. So in competition, theyre looking at the brick and mortar sales, going in that direction, looking at target, the amazon chains, saying that they will have to be put off as they continue to grow their online presence. Very quickly, he may be walmarts old guard, but he is a young guy, he could be there 15 years. No question, a very young guy coming into a senior role. As i said, they have been grooming him for a while. I think the hope would be it is a longterm solution. Walmart has looked for longterm as opposed to shortterm solutions at the top. So i would assume they are looking at this in this case. Thank you. Turning to wall street, now the nasdaqs turn to boast a milestone, for the First Time Since the heavy days of the point com bubble, just points below the level. Also today, the blue chip dow stocks rise 7, the nasdaq up 3, but the s p lost two points. Meanwhile, crude prices settling, at a low number. The Nations Nuclear ambition, in exchange for suspending some tough economic sanctions. Oil was modestly lower all session long with traders still concerned how much iranian oil reserves could hit the American Market and win. Sharon epperson has more on what it could mean to prices at the pump. Reporter as part of a preliminary deal, the United States has said sanctions against iran will not be tightened but will remain in effect over the next six months. Sanctions have significantly reduced irans oil exports from two and a half Million Barrels a day in 2011, to one and a half million in 2012, and less than a Million Barrels a day in october. The white house says it will be limited to two Million Barrels a someday as part of the day as part of the session. What were talking about is the cap at a Million Barrels a day, which is a part of irans diminished amount. Youre talking about 285,000. That is not an insignificant amount. The prices plunged on the news, down about 3 but recovered the losses by the end of the day. The International Energy agency contends that even if some Oil Sanctions are lifted it is not likely that iran would be able to jump back to presanctions levels immediately. So what is next for oil prices . If growth and out strip demand and other prices continue to pressure the market, crude oil and u. S. Oil prices could fall sharply. I think we could see 85 and 86 crude oil next year. With the fed, the bomb program slowing it down i think well even see a lower level for commodities, especially crude oil. That should bring relief to drivers, if the numbers continue to fall, the numbers could be below 3 a gallon next year. And prices wont get below 3 a gallon not just let. The latest survey shows that gasoline prices rose for the First Time Since september, up 3 cents a gallon over the past two weeks, averaging 3. 20 nationwide for a gallon of regular. And boeing submitting bids from at least a dozen locations before it decides where to build its newest jet, the 777 x. At the same time, the aircraft maker is warning airlines not to fly a pair of its jets too close to thunderstorms. Saying the ice could form on the General Electric made engines, creating the loss of thrust. Phil lebeau joins us from chicago, phil, lets talk about the icing problems, which planes are affected and will it be easy to fix it. Well, they pretty much believe they can fix it with software, they believe they know what causes the ice to form, only in selecti cases where the ice forms, they say listen, we think we could have ice on particular routes. As a result, we wont fly the dreamliner on those routes, well put another plane on it. The engine facility engineers will figure out a fix. And any response from the Airline Companies how they feel about all of this . Well, theyre never happy, susie, theyre never happy when they have to take a new plane out of service and substitute a different plane into that route. But having said that were not looking at a widespread drop in service for the dreamliner. Some of the airlines, the japanese airliners had had a few select routes where they have had to change out the plane. But it is nothing that will have a huge impact on the plane. Tell me im wrong, phil, but is the dreamliner starcrossed . No, i dont think so. I know everybody hates teething problems, but that is what you see here, happening with all new pla plane. All right, lets head to the 777 x, which states are in the running . There are at least 15 different sites around the country, probably about seven to ten states in considering, tyler, and well probably hear some kind of answer from boeing, it says in the First Quarter of next year, definitely the second half of next year. And still ahead on the program, what does an online retailer, a toy store and airline have in common . The answer is hidden in the fine print coming up. Chrysler says it wont have its initial public Stock Offering until next year at the earliest. The general manager says that an ipo this year is not practical. The ceo of both automakers has been arguing with the United Auto Workers union over just what the companys real market value is. And Holiday Shoppers looking for a value may want to check out the latest Consumer Reports magazine out with this annual holiday report card for 2013, telling us which retailers are being naughty and which ones are being nice this season. Reporter whether theyre shopping in stores or on line this Holiday Season, one thing is for sure. Consumers have choices. So where will they spend their hardearned dollars, and which companies will benefit from that purchasing power . With its Fourth Annual naughty and nice list, Consumer Reports says the companies who have the best practices and policies will rake it in. Because things like customer service, return policies, shipping and fees, they matter. On the nice list, megamerchant walmart, praised for implementing the administrative fee, buy now, pay later, layaway account. High end marketer Neiman Marcus in the top. Plans could be changed for the simple difference in fare value. But good things dont necessarily have to come in packages. City bank made our list this year for their policy basically for forgiveness for late fees, we all look at markets for their practices, and theyre not consumer friendly. But what city bank has done this year is basically give you late fees forgiveness. On the naughty list, the latest, amazon, raising the eligibility from 10 to 35. And toys r us, suspending their week after black friday and cyber monday, travellers be warned. United airlines no longer allowing families with infants or kids under four to priority board. But it is not just about discounts and savings, it is also about best practices. They announced with great glee that they would be open for 41 hours straight beginning thanksgiving morning at 6 a. M. , going through 11 00 black friday night. That is a long time, feel kind of sorry for the employees putting in that time. And the markets and restrictions will be far and wide. It will be interesting to see if the nice beat out the naughty this year when it comes to the bottom line. Goldman sachs outgraded alcoa, sending shares, the analysts at Goldman Sachs says that alcoas business is underappreciated, and noticing the stock getting a bump up, to buy from neutral. Shares up almost 4 today to 9. 50. And bank of America Merrill lynch, the analyst says the cats power system business will support earnings in 2014 despite the weakness in mining and construction, sending the shares up to almost 2 of 84. 44, and microsoft sold almost a million x box 1 consoles first day on the market. That first day sales figure matched sonys first day sales, hitting shelves a week earlier and 100 cheaper. Shares of microsoft slightly higher, 37. 64. And kate couric, shares of yahoo initially popping, ending 36. 29. And blackberry announcing shakeup to its management team, the chief Financial Officers are leaving. The news comes just weeks after the ceo was replaced and the company took itself off the market, the stock rose slightly to 6. 25. And shares of the drug maker orexigen and reports about weight loss treatment. The company says that its drug performed well in its latest study and did not increase a patients heart attack risk, they plan to submit for approval in the coming weeks, the stock was at 6. 21. News that the u. S. Government wont cut medicaid and medicare as much this year, both companies covering kidney dialysis, and davita shares were up. And the fda has done a uturn regarding a diabetes drug that once had sales of 3 billion a year. The fda has removed some restrictions on the smithklein medication, saying it no longer has serious concerns on the drugs heart task risk, this means more doctors can prescribe the avandia. And more concerns about the Affordable Care act, this time it is just how affordable coverage can be, when it comes to paying taxes, the socalled marriage penalty means some companies can pay higher rates if they filed singly. Some Companies Find that new insurance rules come with their own version of the marriage penalty. Reporter eileen murckowski is finding that being married and working is forcing tougher problems. The company my husband works for as implemented spousal care. So im offered parttime care, im no longer covered under my husbands plan. Reporter her husbands firm is not alone, according to mercer, 7 of companies are denying spouses coverage if they can get insurance elsewhere, in part, to keep the costs down of the Affordable Care act. The problem for eileen, it will cost more than her takehome pay. If i were not working at this small parttime job then i would be covered through my husbands health care. However, because of the opportunities for advancement where im working, i dont want to quit. She is working with a broker to explore options on new yorks health exchange, just one plan would let her keep her doctor but it is costly. So most likely well go with the entire plan yes. Lower premium plans have high out of pocket costs. This first one here, you will have a deductible of 4,000. Which would double her insurance companies. And that is 400 less than i pay for joe and i. And we have great coverage. Eileens coverage would be less if she were single, but they can only apply for subsi subsidies with their combined income, but the family has combined insurance, there is also a marriage penalty of sorts when it comes to small shs plans which is impacting her broker insurance options. I have a Company Owned by myself and my wife. And according to the Affordable Care act, we are no longer considered eligible for group coverage. So we are being forced into the individual exchange. President obamas often repeated pledge about keeping your coverage. If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. Is ringing hallow for eileen, she is now thinking of giving up her job in order to keep her doctor and her plan. I love what i do and i love working for that company. And i can see the potential and there are people there working with me to to get promote promoted. To get with a better position, and now were hit with this. Coming up, millions of americans may be hitting the road this thanksgiving weekend. But that number is down sharply since the great recession, leaving some private toll road investors paying the price. As millions of americans get ready to hit the road for the thanksgiving holiday the number is far fewer than just a few years ago. And that big drop means profits have proved elusive for private investors who put money into the private bridges and toll roads used by the public. Reporter 43 million americans will hit the road over the upcoming holiday weekend, according to triple a, down from last year and continues the dramatic drop in driving overall since the recession. For thank you for joining us in 2007, more than 50 Million People traveled. By 2008, when the recession had taken hold firmly, that number dropped down to 38 million. 12 Million People said skip it, im not traveling for probably the most important holiday of the year. And it really comes down to the money. Nationwide, total miles driven peaked at around 3 trillion back in 2007, dropping at least 5 since then. It is a direct hit on the bottom line revenue tied to the estimated 27 billion that Global Investors poured into private toll road deals all over the u. S. In the last ten years. 42 states and the District Of Columbia have the authority to charge tolls, and 43 states have authorized Public Private partnerships, according to the National Conference of state legislators. Any private investor in a toll road will first look to make sure there is sufficient demand on that road. So crucial there is getting accurate revenue and usage projections. And if they see they can make a profit then they by all means will engage with that state and set up a toll road or bridge. Two Success Stories in the washington, d. C. Area, the privately owned dulles greenway is making payments on the billion dollar debt. And there are now hot lanes on the capitol beltway, where drivers pay more to drive at a quicker pace with the tolls collected electronically. Out in oregon, they are experimenting with miles traveled using the gps and an electronic odometer. The idea is to closely match the use of the roadway system with what users are paying for it. Right now we dont do that very well. The bottom line, Traffic Congestion and the need to pay for improved roads will pave the way for innovative public and private solutions. No nightly Business Report. And thank you for joining us. Thank you from me, as well. Im tyler mat mathisen, have a great evening, well see you tomorrow. Nightly Business Report brought to you by street. 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