This is nbr. Captioning sponsored by wpbt tom good evening. Im tom hudson. With the january 1 deadline to avoid the fiscal cliff about two weeks away, neither side appears to be giving any ground. Susie im susie gharb. The u. S. Stock markeis expeed to be the worlds best performer in 2013. Thats the prediction of john rogers of the c. F. A. Institute. He joins us tonight. Tom and new rules for health care also are around the corner. Tonight, we look at how Small Businesses are preparing for the changes. Susie that and more tonight on nbr tom theres no deal, but the two sides are still talking. House Speaker John Boehner and president obama met earlier this evening at the white house in an effort to move forward the stalled fiscal cliff talks. There are now just 18 days before the tax hikes and spending cuts thatake up the clf take efft, and today, there were few signs of progress. As darren gersh reports, the tone of the talks, if anything, is getting worse. Reporter House Democratic l