In the hearing on capitol hill today the Senate Commerce Committee Looked at some of the government functions that have stopped as a result of the ongoing Government Shutdown. Among the witnesses was one of the stars of the popular reality show deadliest catch who spoke on the issue of commercial fishing permits and how its an issue to fisheries in alaska. I was one of the government functions addressed at this hearing. Its about two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] for Debbie Hersman [inaudible] its like coming back on making no jaguar and so they will be here and johnson may or may not come and if he doesnt come i bless him and if he does, i bless him because this is what happens when you are in washington and the new breed about snowfall in the upper midwest. 1 2 of all the cattle in his state were killed. And thats their business. That is their business. They are not in north dakota. They are in south dakota. They have got cattle and farming. 1 2 and so if he comes back
Those costs of you know what it would mean to insure your fulltime employees . Or the im parttime employees you work three dayses a week. Sometimes 10 to 12 hours and push them to the 36 hour limit . Sure, if i can comment on the previous statement of reference. The Affordable Care act as a whole. Our Health Care System is broken. Theres no doubt about it. We need to make a change. I think what were addressing here today is around the 30workweek. Not so much the actual plan. For an individual like myself, its we know i want entrepreneurs to the ability to step out. T justice how its defense attorney and made i dont think anybody is against individuals being to be have Health Coverage i think as americans and people you want everybody to be taken care of. I feel the same exact way. However, it may not be the best system for business entrepreneurs. I think today were talking about the 30hour workweek. When it comes to us, no we want nothing more than to provide the Health Care Coverage n
People worried about washington keeping their spending type. Time for stocks now. Nicole petallides is at the new york Stock Exchange. Nicole the dow is down about ten points. The s p pulling back one quarter of 1 . A lot of the retailers loved like the biggest losers. 500 stocks are comprised and represent oriole to autos to airlines. The sector that was really lagging where the retailers. Oil has been moving to the upside. There is a lot going on with that. And oil spike of two dollars. Now, lets take a look at technology. We do see some of the tech stocks doing pretty well. Hewlettpackard and intel have been among the real losers for the year 2012 on the dow. Today, you continue to see this trend which is a little better. Back to you. Dagen thank you. The senate returning to washington tomorrow. The president , as well. Five days left to revert the fiscal cliff. Now that plan b is that, will there be a plan c or f for failing . Peter president obama expecting to arrive in d. C. Tomo
Palestinians who had fled to that shelter thinking it is safe, that is causing widespread condemnation, an its complicating the efforts to try to achieve a ceasefire. For those on the ground, a ceasefire agreement cant come soon enough. Gunfire in the west bank overnight. A massive protest of thousands of palestinians near a checkpoint between jerusalem and ramallah resulting in clashes with israeli forces. Hundreds wounded, and one palestinian man shot dead. The anger stemming from this, a United Nations school in gaza bombed. 16 killed, more than 100 wounded, including women and children from families who came to the school because it was being used as a shelter. Both sides of the conflict casting blame, with hamas accusing israel, and israel saying the destruction could have been caused by a hamas missile that fell short. Outrage over the attack kicked ceasefire talks into high gear overnight. Secretary of state john kerry, working around the clock in cairo, presenting a deal to bot
“In terms of their vision for Aerojet, it’s not clear what the difference is between the two sides,” said Seth Seifman, an aerospace and defense analyst at J.P. Morgan. But “perhaps there’s some kind of opportunity … to influence shareholders one way or another.”