palestinian leaders if you are going to have an agreement ever on this issue it has to be between parties that actually, actually legitimately represent the steak hold in other words this issue. and that is not going to be served by keeping palestinians divided. obama on obama and palestinians on hamas when we continue. funding for charlie rose is provided by the following. there s a saying around here: you stand behind what you say. around here, we don t make excuses, we make commitments. and when you can t live up to them, you own up and make it right. some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where it s needed most. but i know you ll still find it, when you know where to look. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. we begin with president obama, it is a testing time for him, and he contends with one foreign policy after ano
today s tone was set by this morning s adp labor report. the private sector added 212,000 jobs in february. not bad but fewer than expected. service sector activity edged up last month but wasn t enough to get investors excited about stocks. by the close, the dow jones industrials sank 106 to 18,096. nasdaq fell nearly 13 and the s&p off 9 points. steve liesman has more on today s reports and the state of the american economy. reporter: neither severe winter weather nor west coast port shutdowns or layoffs from lower oil prices kept from the rounds of moderate and steady growth. the federal reserve s so-called beige book the collection of economic anecdotes from the district was full of troubles plaguing the u.s. economy but concluded the growth keeps chugging along. consumer spending continues to rise and retailers are optimistic about the months ahead. job gains reported across a broad range of industries. there are certainly going to be weather in all of this but as we
today s tone was set by this morning s adp labor report. the private sector added 212,000 jobs in february. not bad but fewer than expected. service sector activity edged up last month but wasn t enough to get investors excited about stocks. by the close, the dow jones industrials sank 106 to 18,096. nasdaq fell nearly 13 and the s&p off 9 points. steve liesman has more on today s reports and the state of the american economy. reporter: neither severe winter weather nor west coast port shutdowns or layoffs from lower oil prices kept from the rounds of moderate and steady growth. the federal reserve s so-called beige book the collection of economic anecdotes from the district was full of troubles plaguing the u.s. economy but concluded the growth keeps chugging along. consumer spending continues to rise and retailers are optimistic about the months ahead. job gains reported across a broad range of industries. there are certainly going to be weather in all of this but as we
summit to see how we can handle it. so this program could not be better timed. because as you pointed out we re going to discuss what we know about the biology or aggression so we pite actually be helpful to society in this way. rose: the charlie rose brain series three is underwritten by the alfred p shown foundation episode one coming up now. funding for charlie rose is provided by the following: rose: funding for charlie rose has been provided by: rose: additional funding provided by: and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. tonight we continue our ongoing exploration of the remarkable human brant with our third brain series. our focus will be on brain science and society. each program will cover a critical social issue with an examination of its neurobiological basis its developmental process and its broader social log
families find new ways to pick up the tab, turning to crowd sourcing to pay your way through school. all that and more for this thursday evening, august the 29th. good evening everyone i m susie gharib here with my colleague bill griffeth. tyler is off tonight. good news was really good news again for investors today with stocks edging higher and new signs of strength in the economy. investors brushed off fears about a possible military strike against syria and focused on a positive development right here at home. the nation s gross domestic product or gdp grew at a stronger rate of 2.5% during the spring quarter and that prompted investors to put more money into stocks. hampton pearson takes a closer look at the encouraging trends behind that surprisingly robust number. reporter: it now appears that a big jump in exports helped the economy grow at a bigger rate in the spring than reported. when you go inside the numbers, the news is even better and could cushion the mark