option that in some way the american taxpayer could back stop europe to prevent that crisis from coming closer to us. is that even a possibility? no, i don t think it s a possibility in an out right way. i do think that what europe is looking at right now more immediately is some kind of burden sharing. basically all of europe kind of pulling its resources and essentially saying, you know, the debt of the least of our neighbors is actually our debt if you re a richer country. between the european central bank which has the ability to print money and purchase debt fit so chooses along with the international monetary fund which by the way is kind of u.s. dominated, yes, all those things together could in fact be part of a package that kind of counter acts in over indebted situation. jenna: let me ask you about what is happening with the dow today. you see a big pop. it s confusing after seeing the session lower, we had the worst day in the market on friday.
reports on the country s economy and also fourth quarter earnings. trading was cautious in advance of president obama s state of the union message before congress. and also, as a federal reserve panel began a two-day policy meeting. so the dow jones closed the session lower. the nasdaq and s&p stayed just within positive territory but just barely. yahoo! shares fell nearly half a percentage point as the company released a weak first-quarter revenue forecast. u.s. markets are still looking set for a higher open when trading begins later on wednesday and this is where the futures stand. futures look up almost by a third of a percent there on the s&p 500. getting the u.s. economy back on firm footing is a top priority