The s p 500 shed almost 16 points. And the gridlock in washington could help the Current Congress make history as the most unproductive ever. Its amazing. A review by the Huffington Post shows 219 bills have been passed this session, thats compared to 383 bills passed by the previous congress, and 460 by the group before that. Now, to avoid the distinction, Congress Needs to submit about 100 bills to president obama over the next few days. Something tells me theyre not going to be able to do that. But there is one thing the senate has been able to agree on, getting aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy. By a 6133 vote, the chamber passed the measure offering 60 billion in help. It heads to the house which must approve the bill by thursday or else the process has to start all over again. At least 113 people were killed when Superstorm Sandy hit in late october. The governors of new york and new jersey, the hardest hit states have estimated damages at more than 78 billion with a b,. The sen
[ laughter ] texas chainsaw massacre. [ laughter ] stuart mark, you are okay today. You, too, charles. Dagen the only thing a Haunted House needs is a chainsaw. It smells and it is loud and it is just plain scary. Connell stuart comes out in his white sox and sandals. Dagen i am dagen mcdowell. Connell good morning. I am connell mcshane. A group of bipartisan senators being out ahead. Dagen paul ryan showing some love for president lyndon. Connell the largest to a new alltime high. Turning into a slow grind. In other words, it is taking forever. Dagen top of the hour, everybody. Stocks now and every 15 minutes. Nicole petallides is looking at a pretty lousy day for one retailer. Nicole i am taking a look at barnes noble, dagen and connell. They will close a third of their stores. It is a tough economy. People are moving to digital. This may bode well for amazon. Com. Barnes noble down nearly 2 today. Barnes noble say they will close one third of their stores over the next decade. Lets
I am sure this decision will not haunt you forever. Sttart dagen and connell, it is yours. Dagen what is going on with House Republicans . We are live on capitol hill. Why the gop cannot get it act together. Connell walmart with quite a recruiting all for today. Any returning military veterans who wants a job can have it. Why this is just a great business move how much of the 100 million fortune could he lose. Access to cash may be imperative these days. Connell lets start with nicole petallides. Good morning. Nicole good morning, dagen and connell. The Dow Jones Industrials down right now. The nasdaq and s p also lower. The nasdaq is down about. 5 . We continue to watch apple. That is one of the names that is a laggard. Hewlettpackard, american express, a few of the names coming under the pressure. The debt ceiling remains in focus. It is earning season. Lets take a look at facebook. It is up about three quarters of 1 . It certainly has gained over the last half hour. We are getting c
All that and more is coming up. Keep it here on this hour of markets now. Connell oh, hey, it is just the on camera. Dagen we did not just get enough of you. Connell i handled that awkward moment very well there. I was prepared. Dagen monica is the one who really started that. The first female player with an aggressive grunt. Connell anyway. It is good to see you. You look great. Dagen market up. The dow snapped a four week losing streak. Nicole so much love on the set. The Dow Jones Industrials, one thing worth noting here. Above 15,000. 15,011. All of the major averages are looking good. The Dow Jones Industrials up about 89 points. The dow is a broadbased rally. Just about every name has an up arrow with a couple of exceptions. We have seen verizon and pfizer pulling back a little bit. Right now, we have kicked off this new trading week in an upward fashion. Connell members of the house of representatives, the entire house, getting a classified briefing. Dagen speaking of media blit
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