this is the major catalyst. after the company announces this major restructuring, it s not only divesting this business it will return $90 billion to investors through dividends and stock buybacks by 2018 bill. the dow component soaring trying to close at its highest level in nearly seven years after the company announced that restructuring. we went over all that. juke see you can see what the major story of. the other big story, apple s watch. it s ready for preorder but it s already sole out. it s backordered until june. will consumers make this the next big blockbuster. so far so good. we ll hear what the experts have to say and whether it moves the needle needle. apple s stock. also japan bringing aboard a legendary film icon to scare up tourism and you won t believe who or what it is. you won t want to miss this story. it s all ahead on closing bell. here is how we trade going into the final hour of trade for the week. the dow up 98 points now. that s the bet
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening, everybody, and thanks for watching. the number of americans making new claims for unemployment benefits fell for the first time in a month, down by 31,000. but susie, the overall number of claims is still way too high to describe the report as good news. susie: tom, that comes on top of some dismal reports on the state of the housing market, and a day ahead of what s expected to be a major speech by fed chairman ben bernanke in wyoming tomorrow. everyone s looking to the fed chief for answers on the economy, the stalling recovery, and the labor market. tom: we have two reports tonight looking at jobs, and what bernanke can actually do about the economy. we begin with scott gurvey in new york, who spoke with the head of one of the country s biggest staffing firms. this one is different. it has components of the late 90s a
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening, everybody, and thanks for watching. the number of americans making new claims for unemployment benefits fell for the first time in a month, down by 31,000. but susie, the overall number of claims is still way too high to describe the report as good news. susie: tom, that comes on top of some dismal reports on the state of the housing market, and a day ahead of what s expected to be a major speech by fed chairman ben bernanke in wyoming tomorrow. everyone s looking to the fed chief for answers on the economy, the stalling recovery, and the labor market. tom: we have two reports tonight looking at jobs, and what bernanke can actually do about the economy. we begin with scott gurvey in new york, who spoke with the head of one of the country s biggest staffing firms. this one is different. it has components of the late 90s a
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