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and harvard. >> susie: why did you want it? >> if someone asks you to be president of harvard, you say yes. >> susie: harvard. it is a place brimming in history and tradition. over almost four centuries, the university has drawn the best and the brightest to spend time inside its ivied walls. ♪ eight u.s. presidents have walked to classes here, including john adams, teddy roosevelt, f.d.r., and john f. kennedy, as well as 19 supreme court justices. when the latest nobel prizes were announced, seven winners had studied in harvard's hallowed halls. ♪ the university recently celebrated its 375th birthday. president faust kept a close eye on the festivities. students, faculty and alumni gathered to commemorate the occasion. being president of harvard has myriad responsibilities. >> thank you to our incredible performers. >> susie: on this night, it was master of ceremonies. what is your job, in a nutshell? >> my job is to represent harvard to the world, to set its strategic directions and to build the kind of consensus and enga
and harvard. >> susie: why did you want it? >> if someone asks you to be president of harvard, you say yes. >> susie: harvard. it is a place brimming in history and tradition. over almost four centuries, the university has drawn the best and the brightest to spend time inside its ivied walls. ♪ eight u.s. presidents have walked to classes here, including john adams, teddy roosevelt, f.d.r., and john f. kennedy, as well as 19 supreme court justices. when the latest nobel...
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have you with us tonight. >> hey, susie. >> susie: are we going to get the santa claus rally? what do you think? >> i think we've seen a lot of it already if you look at how much the market rallyed in the last six or sen trading sessions.zit's rallied substant. whether we get another percent or two heading into the last three days of the year and moves up to where it needed to and bounced over the last week or so. >> susie: what's your outlook. how bullish or bearish are you? >> i think the market probably can start the year off decently, but nlt grand scheme of things, nothing has changed in the big picture. the european debt crisis overhangs the market, and as long as it's a headwind to deal with, it's hard to make a serious case why the market should move higher. a little higher, sure, but a lot higher, hard to make the case. >> susie: do you think the u.s. markets will be hostage to what's going on in europe, or will we be able to decouple from the europe crisis. >> i don't think it's possible to totally decouple. the u.s. has out performed most of the major benchmarks aro
have you with us tonight. >> hey, susie. >> susie: are we going to get the santa claus rally? what do you think? >> i think we've seen a lot of it already if you look at how much the market rallyed in the last six or sen trading sessions.zit's rallied substant. whether we get another percent or two heading into the last three days of the year and moves up to where it needed to and bounced over the last week or so. >> susie: what's your outlook. how bullish or bearish are...
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. >> susie: thank you so much and hope you have a great holiday. >> thank you. >> susie: and you can find kevin a final installment of year end tax tips on our web, just go to nbr.com or on our facebook page. >> the books will end up in the hands of people versus landfills. >> susie: we hear the story >> susie: that's kreece fuchs co-founder of better world books. we'll tell his story next week, as we kick off our series on businesses helping build a better world. it's called "conscious capital," all next week on n.b.r. also on the calendar for next week: our friday market monitor guest will be thomas j. herzfeld of thomas j. herzfeld advisors. he specializes in closed-end funds. and we'll get a look at november's housing market with the latest reports on housing starts and sales as well as the final reading on third quarter g.d.p. also monday, a holiday take on the euro-zone's debt crisis. speaking of europe's debt crisis, it looks like the irish economy is slumping as the crisis drags on. a report out today shows that ireland's economy contracted by an unexpectedly large 1.9% in th
. >> susie: thank you so much and hope you have a great holiday. >> thank you. >> susie: and you can find kevin a final installment of year end tax tips on our web, just go to nbr.com or on our facebook page. >> the books will end up in the hands of people versus landfills. >> susie: we hear the story >> susie: that's kreece fuchs co-founder of better world books. we'll tell his story next week, as we kick off our series on businesses helping build a better...
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i'm susie gharib. good night, everyone, and good night to you, too, tom. >> tom: good night, susie. i'm tom hudson. good night, everyone. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. in the meantime, we leave you with the white house tree lighting. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> be more. test
i'm susie gharib. good night, everyone, and good night to you, too, tom. >> tom: good night, susie. i'm tom hudson. good night, everyone. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night. in the meantime, we leave you with the white house tree lighting. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program was made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh...
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>> you're right, susie, it is a long-term trend. we're talking 2012 to 2020, trends slowing down independent economy no matter what the fed does. one thing the fed can do is help restructure, encourage banks -- they only get assistance if they write down mortgages and business debt. we have $42 trillion in private debt, three times the public debt, which most people aren't aware of. if they write down that debt and get rewarded for that, it would take a trillion, trillion and a half a year lode off consumers and business and free up purchasing power at a time when demographics trends will slow otherwise. >> susie: you're bearish for the outlook for 2012. >> we've been seeing a santa claus rally in late december, maybe early january. we think we're near the end of that and basically stocks are getting ready to crash again, like they did in late 2008, early 2009. remember, last time we had a crash, there was a first downturn, early 2008, a bounce, and then it fell apart. i think between january and the summer, high chances of another
>> you're right, susie, it is a long-term trend. we're talking 2012 to 2020, trends slowing down independent economy no matter what the fed does. one thing the fed can do is help restructure, encourage banks -- they only get assistance if they write down mortgages and business debt. we have $42 trillion in private debt, three times the public debt, which most people aren't aware of. if they write down that debt and get rewarded for that, it would take a trillion, trillion and a half a...
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susie, among the culprits-- a big charge for unsold playbook tablets. >> susie: tom, rimm took a $485 million charge during the quarter related to those unpopular tablets. excluding that charge, rimm earned $1.27 a share in its third quarter, eight cents better than estimates. revenues were down from the year-ago period, coming in at $5.2 billion. >> tom: the company has struggled with a series of missteps this year, from network outages to profit warnings, and the debut of that poor selling playbook tablet. all have left investors clamoring for change. there was a time when a blackberry device was mandatory for any serious business person. but then came the iphone from apple and google's android system. roger entner is an analyst with recon analytics. >> roger how does research in motion compete in this smartphone market? >> well, it's very difficult for are rim to compete in the segment. it's products with the blackberry 7 operating system are not competitive against the iphone and android devices. >> how does it get back in the snar smartphone game? >> it needs to launch the blackb
susie, among the culprits-- a big charge for unsold playbook tablets. >> susie: tom, rimm took a $485 million charge during the quarter related to those unpopular tablets. excluding that charge, rimm earned $1.27 a share in its third quarter, eight cents better than estimates. revenues were down from the year-ago period, coming in at $5.2 billion. >> tom: the company has struggled with a series of missteps this year, from network outages to profit warnings, and the debut of that...
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i'm tom hudson , have a beautiful evening, you too susie. >> susie: the same to you, tom. good night everyone. i'm susie gharib. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night.
i'm tom hudson , have a beautiful evening, you too susie. >> susie: the same to you, tom. good night everyone. i'm susie gharib. we hope to see all of you again tomorrow night.
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my colleague susie gharib will be along in a few moments. a nasty day in the markets, and the culprit once again was europe. stocks tumbled for the third straight day, gold fell sharply and the euro fell below a key benchmark. investors took profits wherever they could. the markets are on pins and needles about the messy situation in europe. let's run down the numbers, starting with the euro. it fell below $1.30 to its lowest level in nearly a year. worries about the future of the euro prompted investors to raise cash. that's why gold dropped nearly 5%, closing below the $1600 level for the first time in three months. on wall street, the dow fell 131 points, the nasdaq lost almost 40 points and the s&p 500 was down 13. >> tom: our guest tonight says what happens in europe will be a "defining characteristic" for the financial markets in 2012. she's liz ann sonders, chief market strategist at charles schwab. when i met with sonders this morning at a schwab investment center, she began by talking about the connection between europe and the u.s.
my colleague susie gharib will be along in a few moments. a nasty day in the markets, and the culprit once again was europe. stocks tumbled for the third straight day, gold fell sharply and the euro fell below a key benchmark. investors took profits wherever they could. the markets are on pins and needles about the messy situation in europe. let's run down the numbers, starting with the euro. it fell below $1.30 to its lowest level in nearly a year. worries about the future of the euro prompted...
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. >> susie: the big worry for many investors is that europe's financial problems are going to cause a recession in the u.s.. what are your thoughts on that? >> there's two transmissions coming out of europe. there's the financial system, so let's say a major problem with one of the big european banks, con teen-age unin the banking -- contagion in the banking system. that i'm worried about. what i'm less word about is that a recession in europe necessarily pulls the rest of the world down with it. net exports from the u.s. to europe only account for 1.3% of u.s. gross domestic product. so in and of itself, europe doesn't crush the u.s. economy. there are other drivers, and i think that will be the case. so i'm less worried about the economic contagion, i'll a little more worried about the financial system contagion. >> susie: so how will american companies and their stocks do
. >> susie: the big worry for many investors is that europe's financial problems are going to cause a recession in the u.s.. what are your thoughts on that? >> there's two transmissions coming out of europe. there's the financial system, so let's say a major problem with one of the big european banks, con teen-age unin the banking -- contagion in the banking system. that i'm worried about. what i'm less word about is that a recession in europe necessarily pulls the rest of the world...
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my co-anchor susie gharib is off tonight. u.s. stocks followed the euro lower today as the currency tumbled to an 11-month low against the dollar. the reason? fresh data show eurozone banks are holding more money on their balance sheets, fueling worries of a liquidity crunch. the dow fell almost 134 points, the nasdaq lost 35 and the s&p 500 was down 15 points, and that was enough to put the s&p back into the red for the year. the losses came on continued light trading volume, just 538 million shares on the nyse and one billion moving on the nasdaq. so where's the much-talked-about santa claus rally? joya dass reports. >> reporter: since 1969, stocks have gained, on average, 1.6% in the last five trading days of the year and the first two days of january. for a number of reasons: there are tax considerations, americans investing their christmas bonuses, or maybe because all the pessimists are on vacation. with the exception of last friday, there's been little evidence here of the guy in the red suit. economist stephen guilfoyle sa
my co-anchor susie gharib is off tonight. u.s. stocks followed the euro lower today as the currency tumbled to an 11-month low against the dollar. the reason? fresh data show eurozone banks are holding more money on their balance sheets, fueling worries of a liquidity crunch. the dow fell almost 134 points, the nasdaq lost 35 and the s&p 500 was down 15 points, and that was enough to put the s&p back into the red for the year. the losses came on continued light trading volume, just 538...
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. >> susie: i'm susie gharib with a "nightly business report" news brief. american consumers are feeling downright cheery this holiday season. the conference board's index of consumer confidence spiked in december to its highest level in eight months. on wall street, the dow fell 2.5 points, the nasdaq added more than six points, and the s&p 500 tacked on a fraction. but home prices continue to fall. the s&p case shiller home price index fell almost 3.5% in october. tomorrow, a look at how the federal reserve plans to communicate better in the new year. for more financial news, tune in to "nightly business report" weeknights on this public television station.
. >> susie: i'm susie gharib with a "nightly business report" news brief. american consumers are feeling downright cheery this holiday season. the conference board's index of consumer confidence spiked in december to its highest level in eight months. on wall street, the dow fell 2.5 points, the nasdaq added more than six points, and the s&p 500 tacked on a fraction. but home prices continue to fall. the s&p case shiller home price index fell almost 3.5% in october....
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yes, susie from des moines? >> rick santorum? >> correct! gwen: the polls this week have shown a new reality, romney out in front, followed closely by ron paul, with rick santorum surging and newt gingrich fading. jeff zeleny and karen tumulty join us from iowa tonight. guys, what's the single most compelling thing you have seen out there on the campaign trail, starting with you, karen? >> well, in a republican primary season that has sometimes felt like speed dating, i think one of the most surreal moments came at a ron paul rally the other night when all of a sudden to everyone's surprise on stage walks michele bachmann state co-chairman, one of her high profile supporters, announces he's switching teams and going to ron paul. the ron paul/michele bachmann overlap vote is something i would not believe could have existed. gwen: how about you, jeff? >> i think that kind of puts the icing on what's been a very volatile campaign season. but i think at the end of the day here, probably what's most surprising is the fact that mitt romney is spen
yes, susie from des moines? >> rick santorum? >> correct! gwen: the polls this week have shown a new reality, romney out in front, followed closely by ron paul, with rick santorum surging and newt gingrich fading. jeff zeleny and karen tumulty join us from iowa tonight. guys, what's the single most compelling thing you have seen out there on the campaign trail, starting with you, karen? >> well, in a republican primary season that has sometimes felt like speed dating, i think...
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susie is off tonight. investors say good-bye to a year of wild market swings and lots of economic worries. but also a year that ends very close to where it began for the major stock averages. with today's fractional losses for those averages, the broad market ended the year virtually unchanged. the blue chip dow jones industrial average managed to end on the upside rising 5.5%. the nasdaq closed down almost 2%. how about the s&p 500, finishing with a loss of 4/100 of a percent, essentially in the same place it was at the end of last year. but for the 11th straight year gold prices rallied, closing at $1,566 an ounce, that marks a 10% gain this year. after this roller-coaster ride for investors, 2012 is set to begin with many of the same concerns and uncertainties. suzanne pratt reports-- reports from new york. >> tomorrow evening new york's famed times square will be filled with thousands of people celebrating the new year. on wall street, however there will be far less partying as stock investors say good
susie is off tonight. investors say good-bye to a year of wild market swings and lots of economic worries. but also a year that ends very close to where it began for the major stock averages. with today's fractional losses for those averages, the broad market ended the year virtually unchanged. the blue chip dow jones industrial average managed to end on the upside rising 5.5%. the nasdaq closed down almost 2%. how about the s&p 500, finishing with a loss of 4/100 of a percent, essentially...