Elsewhere, the feds Richard Bishop blames lawmakers for holding back the recovery ahead of what is expected to be a weaker payroll number in the u. S. Economy. Germanys Central Bank Raises its 2014 growth target for europes largest economy as evidence shows demand from within the eurozone is finally picking up. Deutsche bank is to close its commodity business mainly in london and new york. Display youre watching worldwide exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. A former South African president Nelson Mandela passed away last night at the age of 95. World leaders have been sending message messages of mourning for the leader. He is now resting. He is now at peace. Our nation has lost its greatest son our people have lost a father. For now, let us pause and give thanks to the fact that Nelson Mandela lived, a man who took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice. Nelson mandela was not just a hero of our time, but a hero of all time.
It was a tale of two physical markets Wednesday as Thursday gas traded sharply lower at Rockies and California points, but in the Northeast next-day deliveries added about a dime on a firm power market. NGI's National Spot Gas Average fell 13 cents to $2.32 and futures prices weakened as well.
cnbc headquarters. good morning. wall street has been waiting for this day all week. the december jobs report released in just a few hours. any idea what we can expect there? it s going to be a biggie. we had a nasty november report with a reading of 39,000. that was well below expectations. this week we had a great private sector reading. i was telling you about this ye yesterday. we re going into this with a mixed bag. we have a dow jones survey that calls for an increase of 150,000 jobs. we have a reuters survey that calls for an increase of 175,000 jobs. remember, guys, we need 150,000 just to break even. so the rate is supposed to tick down 9.7%. that s so marginal. but more and more people are looking to the underemployment rate. that rate is seen rising to 19% from 17% in november. so there s a lot of question. and i d love to hear the panel s