hilary kramer is our "street critique" guest. and later, in tonight's "money file," real world advice for college grads. >> tom: the u.s. treasury said today it plans to sell $72 billion of i.o.u.s next week. that's enough to bring the nation right up to the edge of its $14 trillion debt ceiling. raising that debt limit is the biggest battle in washington these days. a key meeting is set for tomorrow with vice president joe biden. as darren gersh reports, topping the agenda will be finding some way to enforce budget discipline. >> reporter: with less than three months to go before the nation hits the debt ceiling and faces default, policy makers say an agreement may hinge on finding some kind of budgetary trigger mechanism. that trigger would force automatic cuts in the federal budget if deficit reduction goals aren't met. finance committee chairman max baucus says a mechanism like that will be on the agenda for tomorrow's meeting with the vice president. >> whether there will be one, i don't know. what its composition will be, i

she's hilary kramer, editor of gamechangerstocks.com. a couple of defense stocks, beginning with harris, communications and radio gear operator. but shares are well off their recent highs after reporting lower margins and slower sales growth. are you concerned that it could be trying to catch a falling night? >> not when it comes to harris, tom. h. r. s. harris is a defense contractor in this very fast growing secure radio frequency sector. and in it we know that when it cops to defense spending, when it comes to defense focus it's not about big fighter jets any more, but it's about data collection, understanding behind enemy lines and that's where harris comes in. >> tom: what about flish systems, another one of our defense choices, makes infrared sensors and gear, this stock has been rallying nicely at a two and a half year high. what's the catalyst to push it from these prices? >> you have the growth, 30% increase in revenue, in the most recent reporting quarter, so that is $373 million in revenue, and similar to harris, that was radi

she's hilary kramer, editor of gamechangerstocks.com. always nice to see you. so what do you make of the recent stock price weakness over the past week or so? >> it is not worrying me, tom. our market really got frothy and ahead of itself. i'm still a bull looking for s&p 1600 over the next two years. and it was simply the concerns over the european sovereign debt crisis, elections in spain, and of course our housing market is looking weaker than anyone ever expected, with the foreclosure numbers extremely worry some. but the market itself, our economy is healing and qe 2 has kicked in nicely and there's no stopping that. >> susan: to you like megacap multi-national boeing, the dow jones industrial average, b. a. the ticker symbol, it had chopped around through the springtime and finally had tried to rally but recently sold off as energy prices have come off the highs. what's the catalyst? >> boeing has short-term and near-term catalysts, you want to buy it for both reasons, it the 800 pound gorilla in the aviation market, the commercial jet, the 787 dream line

hilary kramer, with game changer stocks.com. >> susie: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: weekly jobless claims, and the april reports on retail sales and producer prices. also tomorrow, the big names in big oil are on capitol hill defending their big tax breaks amid rising energy prices. executives from exxon mobil, chevron, shell and b.p. are expected to attend the hearing. a 24-hour general strike in greece turned violent today, as workers protested the government's austerity plans. riot police used tear gas and stun grenades to break up mobs in central athens. workers are furious over planned wage cuts for public sector workers, and other spending reforms. greece's economy is in bad shape and will probably need a second bailout after burning through $158 billion in loans from the european union last year. an unusual turn today at the annual meeting of phillip morris-- the tobacco giant's c.e.o. said that while cigarettes are addictive and harmful, it's not that hard to quit smoking. louis camilleri's comments then were blasted by the campaign for tobacco free kids as an irres

here's what we're watching for tomorrow: hilary kramer is our "street critique" guest. she's editor of gamechangerstocks.com. we'll also see quarterly results from cisco systems and macy's. also on the earnings calendar tomorrow-- toyota. we'll find out how much its production capacity was hurt by japan's earthquake and tsunami. looking for your favorite music? well, google it! the online firm is rolling out a new service that will let you store 20,000 songs on its servers. you can play them back on a cell phone, tablet, or computer. the service is called music beta by google, and is by invitation only. for now, it's free. this space is getting crowded-- amazon has a similar cloud-based music service, and reports say apple is planning one as well. meanwhile, sony says its online playstation network is going to stay offline for a few more days. the system was the target of hackers who nabbed the personal data of more than 100 million users. it's been shut down since april 19, when sony realized something was wrong. the company doesn't know exactly when the service will b

and hilary kramer is our "street critique" guest. email your questions to streetcritique@nbr.com. it's smaller and less expensive and has a battery life of two months. we're talking about barnes & noble's new nook e-reader. it was unveiled today and does a lot more than just store electronic books. the device has a black and white screen, two-gig internal memory, wifi capability and a memory card slot. in terms of pricing, the nook sells for $139, the same as amazon's kindle. >> tom: jackson hewitt tax service has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. the second largest u.s. tax preparer got in over its head with tax-refund loans and now must restructure its debt. bank regulators say those loans are unsafe. they have moved to stop companies from offering them. while under bankruptcy protection, jackson hewitt says it will operate normally and will handle the 2012 tax season. >> susie: when it comes to the >> susie: when it comes to the economy and the fight over the debt ceiling, tonight's commentator thinks washington lawmakers need a lesson in financial literacy. he's alla