Day 14 of the deposit shutdown is ending on an optimistic note. Weeks of finger pointing on capitol hill could be winding down. Democratic and Republican Leaders are confident a deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling will be done by the end of the week. We have more from White House Correspondent mike viqueira. Well, a deal in the senate may be at hand in the nick of time. The gop politics that brought the nation to the brink means theres no n guarantee that a senatepassed plan will pass in the house of representatives. President obama visited a Washington Food Bank where he greeted furloughed workers. If the republicans are not willing to set aside part san concerns to do what is right for the country, we stand a chance of defaulting. There are signs the worse may be avoided. Senate leaders said the right things in the core doors. Im optimistic that well reach an agreement. I share his optimism. I feel good. On the table funding the government until 15 joint enterpri
Neighbors homes toogive himself a little more space. It is all about privacy. Those stories this hour on markets now. Connell there we go. How is it going . It is friday. Dagen why are you being so friendly . Because you do not have to see me for the next two days. That is why. Lets get to the markets. Nicole petallides is at the new york stock exchange. Nicole taking a little bit of a breather after yesterday. It was a great day on wall street yesterday. Today will be a little bit more of a quiet type day. Yesterday we ran up pretty fast. You do not normally see that. We are seeing the dow up. We know that in washington they continue to try with the negotiations. The october 17 date is still something they are keeping in mind. Connell thank you. Dagen president obama will meet with the last of the four congressional caucuses over the debt ceiling. Connell Republican Leaders met with the president last night. They still do not have a deal. We have a Harvard Business School Professor jo
This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show, so tell me whats on your mind by tweeting m me at ai velshi. Optimism grows in may to its highest level in almost seven years, and meaning that Small Businesses are finally starting to recover. Levels of confidence last seen before the recession, and even though Small Business owners are more positive about Business Prospects overall, theyre still cautious about their spinning plans and creating more business. So says the International Pro business, it gages sentiment among Small Business owners every month. This is all important because americas Small Businesses, independent firms with fewer than 500 employees on the payrolls, now account for 60 of new jobs created in the economy every month. Last month, america crossed an important job threshold when it final recovered the 8. 8 million jobs before the recession. But we need to play catch up. The 8. 8 million are what were lost. But lots of people came in, immigrants
This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show, so tell me whats on your mind by tweeting m me at ai velshi. Optimism grows in may to its highest level in almost seven years, and meaning that Small Businesses are finally starting to recover. Levels of confidence last seen before the recession, and even though Small Business owners are more positive about Business Prospects overall, theyre still cautious about their spinning plans and creating more business. So says the International Pro business, it gages sentiment among Small Business owners every month. This is all important because americas Small Businesses, independent firms with fewer than 500 employees on the payrolls, now account for 60 of new jobs created in the economy every month. Last month, america crossed an important job threshold when it final recovered the 8. 8 million jobs before the recession. But we need to play catch up. The 8. 8 million are what were lost. But lots of people came in, immigrants
Of the alshabaab leader in somalia. President obamas efforts to build a coalition in th theagainst the Islamic State. He said it will require more help from the United Nations and others in the middle east. Well support them from the air but ultimately well need a strong ground gain and well need a sunni tribe in these areas so they start taking the fight to isil as well. Reporter phil ittner has more now from london. Speaking at the nato summit in newport, wales, the president said the priority is to degrade and destroy the Islamic State group. That was aentment echoed by other representatives from the 28member alliance. There was a tenmember group. Doing humanitarian admissions anaid missions they say finding a consensus was a very real threat from the Islamic State was not difficult. There was unimity that isil poses a significant threat to nato members. There was a recognition that we have to take action. Now the host nation, the United Nations, has a particular concern about the I