Pete, kick us off. Derivatives of of financials going high. Oracle. Paccar long. Teradnye. On sports biz, brian shackman. Thats new orleans, the show airs at 7 00 p. M. Tonight on nbc sports network. Have a great weekend. Enjoy the game. Good afternoon, everybody. It has been five years plus some coming. Dow breaking through, nipping above 14,000. It is managing to stay right in that range right now. So you keep riding the rally or is it time maybe to book some profits. Take money off the table. We have a big cnbc exclusive this hour. That man with those two gentlemen, john harwood live with cofounders of campaign to fix the debt. Alan simpson and simpsonbowles, we will get the whole thing on spending cuts and more. Now, down where it is all taking place today, down on the stock exchange, sue . The market is hitting a milestone. Dow breaking the 14,000 mark for the First Time Since 07. Er with up to 13,997. 30. Not to be left behind. S p 500 hitting levels it hasnt seen since december
Youre swimming in the water, something glitters, and, oh my, its gold worth 50,000. How do you find it . Good evening. As we come on the air, one of the most dangerous countries in the world today is making a new threat directly aimed at the united states. North korea, the secretive nation, with its mysterious young dictator, announcing they will test their Nuclear Powers and saying they will put america on notice. Lets bring in our chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz right now to tell us how serious this new aggression is. Martha . Reporter diane, the u. S. Is warning north korea not to try another nuclear test, saying it would be a mistake and needlessly provocative. But those warnings seem only to have provoked the new, young leader even more. If there was any hope that kim jongun would be less threatening and dangerous than his late father, those hopes are now dashed. The 20something leader appears to relish his new role, now directly challenging the united states. Th
Cheryl lets forget about the market. Lets talk about the super bowl. All of the ads. Dennis hominy cakes did it take for the nerd to get that shot right . Melissa it ruined my appetite which is what i needed at that point. Lori i love guys like that. That is my type. [ laughter ] melissa i am speechless. I am melissa francis. Lori i am lori rothman. Rbc Wealth Management ceo joins us on whether or not this pullback will last. Melissa is your wallet running on empty . Consumers spend more on gasoline as a percentage on their income in nearly a decade. Lori the white house and action against china. Lets get you updated on the market as we do every 15 minutes. Nicole you have to blame europe. Lets take a look at the major market averages. Youll not see the dow 14,000. 13,887. That is a loss of nearly. 9 . The tech heavy nasdaq is down one quarter of a percent. These were high levels that we have seen since october 2007. A lot of the bulls out there were really celebrating. The dollar is p
Stuart the timing could not be worse. Gas prices going up again overnight. This is indeed a spike. Good morning, everyone. 3. 53 is the average. This is getting everybodys wallet just as taxes go up on every paycheck. Plus, the economy is shrinking, unemployment is rising and the president calls forever higher taxes. A gas spike could not come at a worse time. 2900 per family. This is what happens when bernanke pushes down the value of the dollar. Off goes oil and off goes gas. This is the inflation that everyone sees and everyone feels. Varney company about to begin. Did yoknow not all fiber is the same . Citrucel is different its the only fiber for regularityhat wont cause excess gas. Its gentle and clinically proven to help restore and maintain regularity. Look for citrucel today. Stuart breaking news from dell, as expected. The company is going private. The stock is up 30 this year. It is a done deal. I have a whole raft of tax stories for you. First item, the feds propose to legal
Tell motorists not to honk, are being taken down. Well the official reason is to declutter the streets, but excessive use of the horn will still cost you 350 bucks. Liz the number one thing to watch will be initial jobless claims. Economists expect claims to rise by 20,000. Key number to watch for . 50,000. David friday numbers will be critical. Melissa francis is next. Melissa im Melissa Francis and heres whats money tonight. What did boeings management know and when did they know it . A new report says boeing was aware of the dreamliners battery problems all along. So why wasnt anything done . We have a top former air safety official to weigh in on that one. Plus gdp growth comes to a screeching hot happen. Major reason is because Government Spending plunged 15 . Isnt that a good thing . Trying to bring you a silver lining. The power panel talks about. They are helping to soften the blow for its employees. Maybe something to suggest to your boss tomorrow. The companys ceo joins us ex