this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening, everyone. february was an up month for stocks and oil prices. all of the major stock averages rose about 3%, the third straight month in the black despite the spike we ve seen in oil. tom: susie, investors were relieved that crude prices pulled back today from their recent highs. in fact in new york trading, april crude futures fell about $1 to $96.97. but for the past month, they jumped more than 5%. susie: and now there are new concerns tonight about what those rising oil prices could mean for the stock market. suzanne pratt reports. reporter: without a doubt what happens with prices here has a definite impact on prices here. that s especially true when energy costs spike in a short period of time. take last week for example the worst one for stocks since august. crude oil prices jumped 15% in a matter of days. in that same tim
i said that we wanted to make sure that people who didn t have health insurance could get health insurance. and this bill covers 30 million people who don t have it. paul: the president tells pbs jim lehrer he s satisfied with the health care reforms moving through congress. coming up, what those reforms could mean for your wallet. when people talk about buy and hold, it s not buy and forget. suzanne: but this decade has been one to forget about when it comes to stocks. we ll take a look at the financial decade that wasn t. paul: tonight s street critique guest has three stocks he says are tried and true, high quality growth choices. he s chuck carlson, c.e.o. and portfolio manager at horizon investment services. suzanne: then, if you re shopping for a perfect gift for the c.e.o. who has everything, how about a chauffeured limo. or, perhaps an orange jump suit? coming up, an unusual take on corner office offerings. paul: i m paul kangas. suzanne: and i m su