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A scratch proof crystal screen cover, titanium case and ring tones compose bid the london symphony orchestra. it costs ten times more than the iphone 5s. and speaking of the iphone, apple climbed to number one on the best global brands list followed by google in second place. and after 13 years at the top, coca-cola fell to number three. forget just playing candy crush saga, soon you can own it. the uk company behind the wildly popular online game is preparing for an initial public offering ...

That under their watch so you can hopefully think that maybe something will get done on that front, but you know, if you take a look at whats happening offshore in the offshore markets, most stock marketsly i on. as i say, when it comes to the markets here what theyre worried about is the unknown as opposed to the known. >> it is stirring a lot of reaction in the newsroom this morning. a new go-cup from kfc. its the kfc go-cup. a new menu item. if you absolutely have to have your fried chicken w...

Too happy. and finally, 2.49. thats how much kfc is charging for its new eat on the go fried chicken. revolutionary cup is made to fit inside your cars cup holder. thats going to change everything. over to you, elisabeth, and a very special guest. >> elisabeth: october is national breast cancer awareness month. for women. breast cancer is the most deadliest form of cancer. and our next guest has been battling stage four for over a decade and has turned her fight into a leap for the cure. you wer...

A walmart shopper would be quite small. 46 cents per shopping trip or $12.49 per year for the average customer. respond to that logic. >> well, heres the problem with this. look, most of the workers who start at walmart, they are unskilled workers, not very well-trained. what walmart -- in fact, mostly starter jobs. you dont want to get rid of starter job. when i talk to the wall street executives about the issue, one of the things they told me, 3/of their executives who make between $50,000 and...

One argument that walmart uses, is that it would increase costs for customers. but according to the study, quote, even if walmart were to pass 100% of wage increase on to consumers, the average impact on a walmart shopper would be quite small. 46 cents per shopping trip or $12.49 per year for the average customer. respond to that logic. >> well, heres the problem with this. look, most of the workers who start at walmart, they are unskilled workers, not very well-trained. what walmart -- in fact,...

Washington, d.c., area, oftentimes by the way in very undeveloped areas, poor areas that need the jobs that need the economic development. heres the problem with saying pay the people $12.50 an hour. those -- walmart is now saying they may not open up those stores. so its not whether these workers have $12.50 an hour. these workers are going to get nothing because the store may not be there. >> the district residents have to go to virginia or maryland for the good. 2011 study by the all of calif...

Home cooked meal. many americans during the week grab burger king, wendys, mcdonalds. if youre in manhattan expect to pay $4.59 for a big mac or $3.99 for a quarter pounder. add $2.29 for a large order of fries and $2.49 for a large shake, plus tax. those are the low prices you have come to expect. part of the special sauce that keeps the prices so low is under protest. five major cities, new york, chicago, st. louis detroit and last wednesday milwaukee have seen fast food workers walk out on th...

Fear. >> reporter: follow me on twitter @jamesrosenfnc. i will let you know which president delivered his two addresses in different cities, neither of them washington, dc, and which president had the longest sentence in his inaugural address, 737 words. @jamesrosenfnc. ill tell you which one. >> james rosen, something of a wordsmith himself. it seems inflation takes no prisoners. turns out the price of two buck chuck wine at trader joes is no longer two bucks. its now $2.49. the popular wine ...

Basement. mixed in. >> gretchen: what about the fonz. >> "happy days," this is done by mego corporation. fifty dollars in the package. >> steve: these packages are pristine and they still have the price tags for 2.49. each of the members of "the love boat." >> fantastic series during the 1970s. aaron spelling had the whole crew. those are done by mego corporation. if you had a complete set today, youre looking about 75 to $85. >> peter: and gopher is here, too. >> gopher is here. >> steve: how d...

fire. government officials tell the french press agency the blast happened in a compound of warehouses but it was not caused by a bomb. the report says more than 95 people have been injured, many of them firemen. a final tribute to their fallen leader. ♪ north koreans took part in a memorial service for kim jong il who died nearly two weeks ago. they observed three minutes of silence for the former leader and pledged support for the new leader, kim jong-un. whats expected to be a...