gallon. a month ago we were paying 43 cents less. call it the bourbon backlash. makers mark is reversing a decision to cut the amount of alcohol in the bottles of famous whiskey after thousands of complaints makers mark had planned to lower the amount from 45 to 42% because of a supply shortage, and in a tweet the company said, though, you spoke, we listened. this president s day the website 24/7 wall street.com analyzed the net worth of every president based on 2010 dollars. here are the five richest presidents. the largest landowner in his virginia county, james madison, number 5, $101 million. andrew jackson married into wealth. he was worth 119 million. at number 3, theodore roosevelt born into a prominent family with a trust fund and thomas jefferson worth 212 million. his father left him 3,000 acres and several dozen slaves. and the richest president ever, george washington, $525 million,
gunned down as his motorcade drove through downtown dallas. despite the holiday, dozens of people fwagathered in jfk s hon in the spot where he was shot. a major commemoration will be held for the next year s 50th anniversary. can you feel the heat? with the jackpot hovering at around $325 million, bucks, powerball fever, spreading like wildfire out there. gamblers across the country are hoping for an early christmas present. when the numbers are drawn tomorrow night. a winner opting for a lump sum cash payout can count on taking home $212 million. now, the downside, the odds of winning this thing, about one in 175 million. not bad. probably better than the odds of probably getting one of the tv screens in the black friday line. i don t usually gamble in the lotsry. when it gets big, it s hard not to buy a couple tickets.
message of simply doing your budget right. fiscal stability that really resonates with average folks, who care that gasoline for goodness sakes, costs $4. the 848 million dollars that translates into 212 million dollars in tanks of gasoline for state and local government. i mean, these are things that people can relate to every day. and folks send their kids to school and understand that their needs to be teachers at the front of classrooms, and band still needs to be practicing down the hall. we have one of the most extraordinary education systems in america here in wisconsin, my two daughters go to public school, we need to make sure that that is fully funded, but also that we re spending within our means here. it is a very contentious issue locally, but it s a very important issue nationally as well. lt. governor rebecca clayfish, we appreciate you for joining us, we appreciate it. thanks for having me.
final hour of trade. the dow jones industrial average up 46 points after falling almost 40 in the final 15 minutes, the s&p 500 adding two and the nasdaq fractionially lower. a pretty quiet day as investors wait on the key euro zone summit at end of the week. then, around 3:00 banks started moving higher and a report from nikkei that the imf was considering a $600 billion lending program for the eu, but the rally fizzled when our own steve liesman shot down that report with firm denials from the imf. meanwhile, investors zeroed in on u.s. airways as the beneficiary. american airlines beneficiary and jc ben is setting a 60% space and talbot s skyrocketed after a private equity firm offered a $212 million buyout. that s the latest. this is cnbc, first in business
line over the weekend up from 212 million last year. and many of those who braved the crazed crowds, weren t even shopping for others. 44% of consumers told us that they have only really bought for themselves so far. reporter: that leaves lots of stockings still to stuff. as the consumer spends and momentum coming out of holiday, very well will likely and usually does create growth the following year as well. reporter: already, more than 1/3 of sales were made on line. and analysts say that s an indication of much more to come. abc news, new york. spend americans, spend. the cost of the gifts in the 12 days of christmas, it hit a record. all 364 items repeated in the carol s verses would cost $101,000, up 4.5% since last year. the price of