Duck with a Little Lobster and oysters on the side. And, of course theres champagne. And i havent had any of it even though i said 2013. Some champagne would be nice in one of the cups sniet would be nice. That is our top story, the looming fiscal cliff and what appears to be a new sense of optimism about finding a path around it. There isnt much time. Just three days for the president and Congressional Republicans to find Common Ground on taxes and spending. For the latest lets go to chief correspondent at the white house Major Garrett. Good morning. Good morning, rebecca. President obama met with the four top leaders yesterday. He met for just over an hour. Now, earlier in the fiscal cliff talks, meetings like this had tended to be tense and nonproductive but this meeting gave rise to hopes of a lastminute deal. For the first time in weeks president obama reported genuine progress to averting some part of the socalled fiscal cliff. Im modestly in agreement well achieve. Theyre now ch
Hello. Welcome to countdown. I am mark barton. Caroline hyde, what are you watching today . Apple beating analyst estimates and were seeing an improvement in profit overall. All about china. 28 growth in china, pretty phenomenal taking even tim cook by surprise. Forecasts are not quite matching what anyone had expected building only about 6 to 7 in terms of sales. Meanwhile, microsoft promising big in terms of cost cutting continuing. We saw profits fall for the previous quarter so nadella really trying to redo the company. Its all about sports today or not. The Commonwealth Games getting underway in scotland. The leader of the Scottish National party telling me in an interview yesterday that hes giving us all the signs that he is digging in on the pound. He sticks to that as plan a. Scotland will keep the pound, he says even if there is a yes vote and dependent on september 18. Today, we are looking ahead and we will bring you further details from that interview. He is sticking with t
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