French and russian governments lay out their 2015 budget. Moscow cuts Spending Plans as sanctions take their toll. Were on the ground in moscow and paris. Youre watching worldwide exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. And we just got the final reading of the eurozone september manufacturing pmi. It has come in at 50. 3. The previous month for august, it was 50. 7. It was forecast for september at 50. 5 but came in a at 50. 3, so slightly lower than expected. You can see the euro dollar has moved down. Also, five minutes ago, we got the german reading which came in at 49. 9, below expectations at 50. 3 and below where it came in for august at 50. 4. Again, slightly weaker than expected eurozone data, ahead of the crucial meeting for the ecb. In only a month, weve had two very strong days of positive gains in the stoxx 600 after the last season ended a month ago, yet the stoxx 600 ended the month broadly flat. Obviously, not much confidence there. Growing concerns a
Nicole this is one of those markets with a lot of anticipation. Every focuses on the fiscal cliff. Tomorrow is the allimportant jobs report for a lot of folks have been hearing more Economic News which has been more dismal lately. Talk about more layoffs they have seen in november. Right now the market is not too far off the unchanged line. The acidity holding 1400. The tech of the nasdaq still below 3000. Today apple is now moving into the green and that is one of the reasons why it is holding on to a quarter percent gain. Apple 700, 705 in september traded as low as 518 today. Certainly has been under significant pressure, however people use that as a buying opportunity which is evidenced in the twoday chart. With the fiscal cliff fast approaching, naturally its about time lawmakers took a long recess. Theyre gone today, but will be back tuesday. It meets with Small Businesses in their district, they will highlight what they say i see ae Small Business tax hike president obama is pus
Great day to be in texas and today i have the honor and pleasure to be at the texas book festival serving as a moderator, and im pleased to be here with rachel l. Swams. I will tell you a few things about rachel because you came here to hear her and not me and our time is limited. She has worked for the New York Times since 1995. Reporting on domestic policy, national politics, immigration, the president ial campaign of 2004, and 2008, and first Lady Michele Obama and her role in the obama white house. I met rachel at an event this year where i bought a book, the book she wrote, american tapestry the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama. After hearing her talk, id bought six more copies. I bought them for all my family members and to give out as christmas gifts. Now after having read her book i can tell you it was a good investment. It helps me better understand my own family and many mysteries surrounding my own family. Rachel l. Swamss book is a comp
Jenna i dont think were facebook friends, are we. Jon i dont think so. Jenna is that okay for our relationship . Jon thats a good thing. Jenna i think might be a good thing. Jon there is a cloud of controversy though hanging over the president s choice to lead the cia good wednesday morning to, to you, im jon scott. This is my nonfacebook friend. Jenna were all friends. This is on a bigger level. Im jenna lee. Were glad to have you as we look at this big story. John brennan gears up for his confirmation hearings tomorrow and he could face resistance from republicans democrats and some of the president s really usual supporters. It will come on a number of issues. All of this questioning, potential controversy from the program that authorizes targeted drone strikes on u. S. Terror suspects overseas to what he knew about the Bush Administrations socalled enhanced interrogation techniques. Plus concerns that he, leaked classified information when he briefed reporters about the bin laden r
Ended up running straight into a minivan. Thankfully the driver and rudy were not injured. After more than two hours police were able it get rudy back into his pen. Can you imagine driving a highway in california, seen everything. All of sudden you have a camel looming down on you. Martha it has happened to me. Absolutely. I run into camels all the time on the freeway. They smell really bad. Martha nasty looking up close. Like sitting next to greg gut gutfeld up close. Martha you will hear that on the 5 00. See you tomorrow. Jenna we have brand new stories and breaking news. Jon the woman who admits killing her boyfriend in a brutal stabbing and shooting attack telling her side of the story. The latest as jodi arias takes the agenda. She could face a withering crossexamination. President obama plans a trip to israel. What it could mean for his dicey relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu and our role in this volatile region. How being facebook friends with someone could mean a big change