tracy: good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. >> and i'm ashley webster. twitter treat time. twitter execs are out selling their most-anticipated ipo of the year. while you probably can't get in on the initial offering will you buy twitter shares after they start trading? that a big question. tweet us. we'll have a tech insider ahead to help you decide. tracy: janet yellen's nomination to the fed held hostage by senator rand paul. we're live inside the beltway with this latest. ashley: giving cars the power they need to succeed? eight cities are teaming up to push the technology. tracy: hope that means they will install plugs somewhere. ashley: that is exactly what they are going to do. tracy: good. our newest friday feature. we begin with the family awarded wine spectator's wine of the year in 2012. that and more. you can't miss this hour of "markets now." that is all ahead. ashley: wine, twitter, you name it. electricity. we got it all. tracy: we got a green dow, up 24 points. top of the hour. time for stocks, nicole petallides on floor of the exchange. nicole what is going

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. happy halloween. call it the hilsenrath effect. markets took a plunge 24 hours ago when "the wall street journal"'s jon hilsenrath that the fed still has tapering on the table for december. we happen to be joined by that very man, jon hilsenrath, the man that can apparently move markets. we'll go and find out what is next for the fed. elizabeth macdonald will be here to go one-on-one with him. you don't want to miss that. ashley: faa says yes to using some electronic devices on planes. you still can't make a cell phone call. our twitter question, should be able to? tweet us. tracy: what is the point? are you using electronics anyway? ashley: you're supposed to turn them off when they take off and land. tracy: everybody does that, sure. ashley: well, now we know you don't. tracy: exactly. turning gamblers into traders. cantor fitzgerald tries it and may face charges for money laundering. we'll talk to a former federal prosecutor ahead. ashley: in tech minute, what the heck is google up to. mysterious barges in california. like plot

tracy: good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. government shutdown, the president's view. president obama about to give us his view on all of this d.c. stalemate and showdown. we'll bring it to you live of course and fill you in on house speaker boehner's latest version. plus, how is it all playing with small business? we'll go one-on-one with nfib chief economist bill dunkelberg. tracy: you don't want to miss this. peter barnes with an exclusive interview with one of the so-called hawks at the fed, philadelphia fed president charles plosser. so when will they begin to taper? that is an interview you can not afford to miss. our twitter question of the day, the fed or d.c. politicians, which poses the greatest risk to the markets and your portfolio right now? tweet us at fox business #mkn. that is something you can't afford to miss. ashley: do we get the option of both on that question? tracy: all of the above. ashley: all of the above. top of the hour. time for stocks. let's get straightstraight to lauren simonetti on the floor of

tracy: happy friday, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. battle in the beltway. house speaker john boehner and president obama trading jabs over the shutdown showdown. we'll have the latest from capitol hill straight ahead. tracy: stocks climbing near the highs of the day but the dow and s&p are on track for a losing week. despite concerns over the shutdown mike crofton says the longer it lasts the more opportunity there is for investors. he is going to explain all that straight ahead. ashley: hashtag, finally. a look at twitter's financials. it is one of the most anticipated stock offerings of the year and we will have an expert panel for to you break down all of the numbers. that's coming up. tracy: pretty exciting. it is top of the hour. time for stocks. we go to nicole petallides on the floor of the exchanges like we do every 15 minutes. stocks are at the highs but still a good friday, nicole. >> the dow is about 25 points off the highs of the day at 58 to the upside. so you can see it up almost half of 1%. the nasdaq has been the benbest of the bunch. that i

tracy: good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. you heard about the budget deal but did you know washington slipped a healthy helping of pork into it as well? outrageous. we have team coverage ahead. tracy: our twitter question -- ashley: oink, oink. tracy: are you even more fed up with congress after learning that the spending bill is stuffed with, well, questionable stuff? tweet us at fox business. your responses are coming up. ashley: billionaire mark cuban calling the government a bully after being cleared of insider trading charges. judge andrew napolitano is here. you doesn't want to miss what he has to say about all of this. tracy: and look, this can not be a good idea. ahead in your tech minute, we'll tell you about a motorcycle helmet with a computer display projecting maps on the visor. come on, now. how about two hand on the wheel? let's focus. ashley: oh, my gosh, accident is written all over it. time for stocks. let's get down to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. as we do every 15 minutes,

tracy: and i'm tracy byrnes. billionaire activist investor carl icahn cores apple with a new tactic to stir things up. the website pushing the company to buy back more shares. liz macdonald is here whether it is working or not. ashley: new promises that the obama website will be fixed allowing people to actually enroll on time but our twitter question to you, whose head should roll for these problems? give us a tweet. your responses are ahead. tracy: everybody knows that girl's face now, right. new battle on the government war on banks. there are rules that require them to hold more assets. we have the former chairman of wells fargo here to react. ashley: in tech minute, let there be light. sidewalks that store solar energy during the day to light your way home at night. if you had a little too much to drink it is going to help. that and zoo much more ahead on this bright hour of "markets now." tracy: i think it is brilliant. ashley: show me the way home. tracy: dow almost at session highs. up almost 90 points. n

tracy: tgif, i'm tracy byrnes. adam: i'm ashley webster. tech stocks soaring led by google, facebook, netflix and intuit also setting new highs. great day for tech stocks. all of this while china's lenovo eyes blackberry. tracy: that brings us of course to our twitter question of the day. so if you had an extra $5,000 to invest, would you buy shares of google or blackberry? that is actually an interesting question. adam: it is. tracy: tweet us your answers. we'll put your responses up ahead. and all you. adam: u.s. feature, tech minute. makers of "grand theft auto", they're making out like bandits appropriately. how you can make money on it straight ahead. tracy: jeff flock is kind of living on the edge today. he is live overlooking o'hare's cemetery runway. you will be shocked to learn why it actually has that name. we'll have that much and much more ahead on markets now. big news news of the day we're n sirius xm 113. adam: did you listen? tracy: i listened on the way in. i'm not sure if you need in the morning is varney yelling at you bu

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes. markets in middle, huh? solution to budget and debt mess in d.c. now seem farther and farther away. gop house members throwing a new plan in the ring and dems calling it, well, sabotage. investors don't know what to make of it all. the dow is down 56 points. ashley: neither can any of us. the best is congress kicks the can on the debt and deficit. is that good enough? tweet us and your answers are straight ahead. tracy: a big earnings miss at citi. but we have an analyst ahead to still likes the stock and we'll find out why. ashley: our newest feature, tech minute, why supermarket shelves may soon be watching you. tracy: a little freaky. depend where the camera is, what exactly are they watching? ashley: hopefully just, first stop of the hour, time for stocks. let's go to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole. >> the people who taste the grapes will be in big trouble. take a look here. the dow jones industrials down 52 points right now. what is interesting to note we actually moved into positive territory shortly aft

tracy: i'm tracy byrnes did the government's war on banks. what is going on? jpmorgan chase right to pay $13 billion to settle bad mortgages. elizabeth macdonald has been working this story and you will not believe how much government prosecution is costing banks and shareholders. ashley: twitter question with that in mind, prosecution or persecution. the crackdown on jpm and jamie dimon. coming up. tracy: you know what is back? home flipping. figure out how you can profit from all of that i had to. ashley: and the new gold iphone. why apple employees from the very start refer to it as "the kardashian phone." that and so much more ahead on "markets now." tracy: that train wreck that you cannot stop watching. i had to admit. ashley: top of the hour, let's go to nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. on the s&p, looking to add to friday's gains. nicole: we had two straight games for the dow in particular. the dow going back and forth. s&p 500 up against some resistance. we should say it has moved back into negative territory. all three ma

tracy: hey, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. cyber security summit. president obama meeting with ceos at the white house. our twitter question, do you trust the same people who brought you the obamacare website to tighten up cyber security? tweet us. your responses coming up. tracy: is a rhetorical question, right? ashley: may be. tracy: apology for the problems with the obamacare website. we're live on capitol hill as congress grills the head of the agency responsible for the site but is saying i'm sorry enough? ashley: consumers putting the brakes on car sales. that is taking down the whole retail sector. we'll have an analyst what it means for the all-important holiday shopping season ahead. tracy: in our tech minute, the suck mark zuckerberg files. we have files for every word that the every word that the facebook ceo has spoken. that is little maniacal, right? that is ahead on "markets now." ashley: zuckerberg rocking. tracy: nicole petallides on floor of the exchange. nicole you have breaking news on jpmorgan, don't you? >> right. as the market

tracy: good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. well the dow recovering with president obama set to meet with congressional leaders in just about an hour now on late word that washington may, we heard it before, may be close to a framework on at least a short-term solution to the debt crisis. tracy: that is our big twitter question of the day. can d.c. get its act together tweet us at fox business #mkn.k? ashley: joining us with their take, charles payne, greg valliere and fox business's david asman weighing in on what happens next. tracy: and in our newest feature, tech minute, why facebook's mark zuckerberg is buying up homes. ashley: because he can afford it. tracy: exactly. ashley: first, top of the hour, time for stocks now on this columbus day. let's get straight to nicole petallides down at nyse. nicole, stocks certainly reversing earlier 100 point loss on the sniff of a potential deal in washington. >> it is pretty unbelievable as the watch the market action pertaining to each headline. we started off with negative action.

tracy: good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. >> i'm ashley webster. mo town to grow town? first day of detroit's bankruptcy trial, we have the president of a company ho wants to turn the motor city's urban blight into tree farms. tracy: speaking of growing things, marijuana happens to be high on our agenda with the first "gallup poll" ever showing majority of americans favor legalizing it. should pot be legal and heavily taxed? tweet us your response and we'll post them. ashley: we're live at the white house where the obama administration just gave in and said they will hold briefings every day on this health care mess. with reaction to late reports that the german chancellor's cell phone may have been monitored. we'll have the very latest. tracy: it is high time. >>> in your tech minute is it free it's for me? that is the standard saying. apple's newest strategy of giving away software we'll see if it works to fend off competition with later in "markets now." dow is off0 points. we have to go down to the floor of the new york stock exchange. what is happened, nicole? >> a

tracy: hey, happy monday, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. markets rattled by the government shutdown and fears that the u.s. could actually default if congress fails to get its act together but don't fear. we have a power panel here ahead to help you make money on the shutdown. nicole, elizabeth and charles. tracy: serious mug shots. now we go one-on-one with cme chief terry duffy, an exclusive interview how the government shutdown is stopping the flow of information to the commodities markets. ashley: puting a face on that government shutdown. while the defense department calls back most of its employees we're joined by a ceo forced to furlough 25% of his workers and they will probably never get any back pay. tracy: plus our newest feature, we have a tech minute. so why do they need car dealers after all. gm pushing to sell more cars online, allowing buyers to skip the showroom. that and much more ahead on markets now. ashley: point, click and drive. tracy: i'm so into that. if i never have to go to a car showroom i'm a happy girl. >> not e

tracy: and i'm tracy byrnes. no help wanted at all. anemic jobs number, bad for main street. wall street on the other hand is higher as traders again see no fed tapering ahead. we are all over the story. ashley: keep the cheap money coming. the robots by the way, they're coming for your job as well. oh, boy. we'll talk to the ceo of a firm that wants to replace your favorite starbucks barista with a machine. >> i want to buy one for my house. brings us to the twitter question of the day, are you worried your job will be replaced by a robot? tweet us @foxbusiness#mkn m. ashley: much more ahead on tablet wars. what is new from apple with its ipad. we hope to find out literally in minutes, on the same day by the way, that nokia and microsoft launch theirs. we'll have that and so much more ahead on this hour of "markets now." tracy: it is top of the hour and time for stocks. we head to nicole petallides on floor of the new york stock exchange. up 65 and new apple products, i could potentially buy myself a robot, what could be bad today, nicole. >> the dow is up 65 points. that is

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tracy: good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. ben bernanke and the fed moments away from the latest decision and proannouncements. no one expects a big change in monetary policy, we'll sift through the language for any hints of future changes. tracy: we're all over it. peter barnes standing by at the fed with the first word. peter will interrupt us immediately when the gets the decision. zane brown of lord abbett fixed income and our lauren simonetti down on the floor of the nyse. phil flynn at cme in the trading pits. ashley: all right, let's start with bob first. what are you looking for in this statement, bob? >> very little. you are not going to see much of any change in the statement, you will hear about some worries of impact of the government shutdown. they will continue the asset purchases. really not much. don't expect very much. you will not see much of a reaction by the stock market. you will have the fed keeping quantitative easing at least until april i think. tracy: zane, how about you, what are you waiting for? let

tracy: and i'm tracy byrnes. weak jobs numbers and government shutdown realities are tag-teaming to pull down stocks. the dow is tumbling, down about 72 points right now. third loss in four-days on the markets right now. we have got a money manager that will tell us why he is not buying stocks anytime soon. ashley: wall street ceos speak out after a white house meeting on all this fiscal mess. why they are urging action on the debt ceiling deadline now of course just two weeks away. tracy: stopping the government shutdown, president obama calling congressional leaders to a meeting just over three hours from now. congressman sean duffy will tell us what must happen to break the stalemate. he has his magic eight-ball. ashley: at this stage, anything. first off the top of the show, let's get to the stocks slipping lower. let's get get to nicole petallides on floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole, stocks are off session lows. >> they're off session lows. interesting how they make their way back to the unchange

tracy: and i'm tracy byrnes. stocks come back a little after a morning selloff as the drama in decease continues to heat up -- d.c. the dow was down 190 points at its low. now just down about 100. ashley: coming back. the question is, could a deal be coming? in a speech this morning president obama showing no signs of compromise, putting more pressure on house speaker john boehner to allow a vote on a clean spending bill. we'll have the very latest from capitol hill straight ahead. tracy: it is not even halloween yet. oh god, another holiday, but a new report shows that holiday sales are expected to rise. lazard capital's jennifer davis disagrees. she actually thinks we're in for a weak year. ashley: halloween in d.c. is very scary. i mean, come on. tracy: oh, i'm with you. ashley: not pretty, put it that way. but first climbing off the lows of the day as tracy just said, let's go down to the new york stock exchange. nicole petallides, nicole. >> we've seen some improvement, ashley and tracy, that is absolutely r

. ♪ >> i am tracy byrnes with your fox business brief. possible break issues of honda cars. they have opened an investigation into the cars. it follows 23 consumer complaints. gasoline prices at the pump are falling. the average price for a gallon of regular gas has dropped two cents. shares of previously owned homes have dropped. the national association of realtors said 5.29 million homes sold last month. that is down from august. that is the latest from the fox business network. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ cheryl: the u.s. dollar is hovering near and eight month low. you have the fat, you have the budget battle. is it time to close the books? what do you think? where are the best opportunities these days? >> with the dow and the s&p 500 reaching record highs, people are asking me where the players are in the stock market. i think of emerging markets and especially china. if you look at the china spider etf, it is up 20 odd percent said june. about every ten years, we see china dipped when they have a management change in their government. right now they are imple

tracy: i am tracy byrnes, the labor department's is due to the government shutdown there will be no monthly jobs report, earlier jobless claims since the data is largely collected by fees and initial jobless claims increased by 1,000 to 308,000. growth in the u.s. service sector cools by the non manufacturing survey index dropped to 54.4 in september down from 58.6 in august. report found the pace of new orders and higher rain slowed and fiat and chrysler ceo sergio marchionne hopes the process will give clear evaluation of chrysler shares to pave the way for a merger. it wants to buy the 31.5% that is owned by the health-care trust. that is the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. dennis: the government shutdown entering the third day many americans wonder how it will affect their travel plans and joining me with more is the senior editor of travel. reading for your notes looks like almost no effect at all. >> that is the good news. if you're flying today, flying tomorrow is business as usual, a lot of international influx into the united states so it is on

i am dennis kneale here with tracy byrnes. good job. no laughing matter, though. we have the shocking details. one upside to the shutdown is that the fed may wait until next year to club back on a loose money policy. papa john's pizza feeling the heat. this is all on the next hour of "markets now." ♪ dennis: tracy, it looks like wall street is read to focus back on business. the dow is down a little bit, but not terrible. tracy: today i got fbi and -- fbn on sirius radio. dennis: stocks now and every 15 minutes. the s&p extending its record run. nicole: indeed. the nasdaq in the s&p have up arrows. the dow jones industrial average is pulling 27 points. we have seen technology doing so well. s&p 500, record all time. with that being said, we have an unbelievable run for stocks as well. google. it crossed the one that dollar mark. that was a really big deal. it happened right after the opening bell. dennis: thank you. tracy: may i add, nicole looks stunning. any sign of when the tapering will begin. some saying it could march or way later. peter barnes in d.c. wit

tracy: tracy byrnes with your fox business brief. home entertainment changing its ticker symbol, confusion with the upcoming twitter ipo expected to trade calling the stock of bankrupt retailer which trades as tw t r q up 1400%, they will change this to t h g q. the government shutdown could delay health service payments, the company provides administrative services for the health agency, and could be liable for $170 million of claims in government payments still coming through and also banned from samsung products, the trade representative office said it would allow bent to go into effect on some older mobile devices made by samsung and infringe on apple. that is the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. let twins. i didn't see them cing. i need a new investment pn. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. ishares core etfs are low-cost funds. so you can keep more of what you earn. get started with the new ishares core builder. design a personalized plan that can help you achieve your investment go

tracy: i am tracy byrnes, night capital agreed to take million % dollars to fcc charges in connection with the trading glitch on august 1st, 2012. new trading software sent wrong quarters to 140 on the stock exchange disrupting the markets. more jpmorgan chase has agreed to take $100 million to settle regulatory charges to the bank's london whale trading scandal last year. the settlement with the commodity futures trading commission jpmorgan admitted its traders act aggressively. mortgage applications moved by 0.3% last week according to the mortgage bankers association. 1.3% the previous week. that is the latest on the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. cmgroup can help you navigate risks and capture opportunities. we enable you to reach global markets and drive forward with broader . cme group: how the world advances. >> dirt deals struck in the senate, peter baring that the white house with latest. >> we are awaiting white house comment on the deal brokered in the senate between harry reid and republican end -- mitch mcconnell. the briefing at the bottom of the h

. ♪ ♪ tracy: i am tracy byrnes with your fox business brief. many could see a cost-of-living increase next year. for the average monthly benefit, that would mean a $17 raise. three americans have been awarded the nobel prize in economics. they are being honored for the research that improved long-term asset pricing forecast. older workers say they will delay retirement lands. workers over 50 expect to retire three years later than they thought when they were asked ten years ago. that is the latest from the fox business network. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ metamucil. 3 amazing benefits in 1 super fiber. cheryl: real estate reality. home prices making it hard for anyone to even purchase a home. especially the middle class. the number is pretty eye-opening. greg, i want to start with you. do you think that you are the issue here? >> we are the issue peaks we are driving pricessup? >> we have not been focused on some of those cities where the prices have spiked. there is definitely competition for first-time buyers out there. i will remind

tracy: good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. we are moments away from the release of the latest fed minutes as markets hit session highs. we have an all-star panel for you ready to dissect all of the oct-tape every nuggets. janelle yet len expected to be nominated by the president as the next chair of the fed. what does the market think about that? i think they like it. our twitter question of the day, what should janet yellen's first priority be? give as you tweet at fox business #mkn. tracy: marcia blackburn will talk as the government shutdown and debt ceiling looms. right now we go to peter barnes in washington. >> hey, tracy. the fomc minutes for the september meeting show the fed members support staying on track with their plan for tapering, depending on how the economic data comes in. if it comes in as they want and expect, more job growth, continued decent economic growth, they say they would start tapering. they say once again, start tapering by the end of this year and winding the program down by the middle of 2014. bu

. ♪ tracy: i am tracy byrnes with your fox business brief. richard fisher says he sees no tapering this month. he is a critic of the qe program. it is not imply. next fed meeting is scheduled for october 29. walmart president and ceo says that the government shutdown is on the minds of u.s. customers. we are in a tough and unpredictable environment. fedex is adding its huge buyback program. buying up an additional 32 shares. that is the latest from the fox business network. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ cheryl: we are keeping you up to the minute on the debt fight in washington. harry reid said he was blindsided by the new proposal that republicans brought up this morning. harry reid says they are making progress. what is good for the goose is good for the gander. the house plan would also delay the tax on medical devices for two years. that was something that was taken off of the table. the house speaker does not have the support to get this measure through the house. we are awaiting at the white house a briefing from jay carney. we w

metacil. 3 amazing benefits in 1 super fib tracy: good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. markets rallying as washington plays, let's make a deal. house democrats meeting as the senate reach as compromise to reopen the government but can speaker boehner keep republicans from ruining this one? team coverage ahead. tracy: good luck. our twitter question of the day, what is your message to congress? and good luck trying to keep it clean and within 150 characters. tweet us and we'll flash your answers during the hour. that is my little ad-lib, by the way..3 of the go outside of fox business headquarters for live responses as well. ashley: a lot of asterisks and things like that in there. plus in our newest feature, tech minute, facebook's founder didn't graduate college but soon may become professor zuckerberg anyway. how about that for a teacher? we'll tell you why. tracy: are you jonessing for oreos? maybe because researchers say you could be addicted to these cookies with cream inside. you don't want to miss this. -@ashley: from oreos to beige bo

tracy: tracy byrnes with your fox business brief, lowest level since march, index fell 712 in october from a revised 80.2 in september. confidence they peer e. rated considerably as a result of the government shutdown and the debt ceiling crisis. the federal securities the topic of a closed-door meeting between ceos and president obama, from bank of america among those in attendance along with lockheed martin, intel and northrop grumman. all those e e os are there today. the average ticket price for the world series game 6 in boston, more than $1,800. the red sox try to win the world series in fenway park for the first time since 1918. since 2004-2007 both times on the road. the latest on the fox news network. cheryl: from crude to home heating oil energy -- the head of the trading pits of the cme and phil flynn to give us some, phil: thank you, mother nature. the earlier weather report of a much colder than normal november, that has changed. in new york city where they were predicting colder than normal we are going to be above normal to start november by one degree, the change in th

tracy: hey, good afternoon, i'm tracy byrnes. ashley: i'm ashley webster. the obamacare website went down today after suffering yet another glitch this weekend. all of this days before the health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is set to testify on capitol hill. coming up gerri willis will be weighing in and i think she will have a lot to say. we want to hear from you as well. our twitter question of the day, are the computer glitches just the tip of the iceberg for the obamacare website? tracy: this has been a disaster. talk about two for the price of one, well, sort of, not exactly, but this is the first quarter where apple will have sold two new iphones instead of one. with nine million new iphone 5ss and 5 ss and 5c, only sold not nearly as much we'll talk more about that. expectations are high for apple's earnings. we have a preview of that coming up. ashley: samsung hitting the hardwood. a new partnership with the nba has the south korean tech company sitting pretty courtside. details of the $100 million deal in our tech minute. that is