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Well, may has been somewhat of a seesaw month for the stock market. there are steps you can take to invest if you want to do so cautiously. jim awod is of zephyr management. economic uncertainties like the slow recovery and europes debt problems and the end of the feds bond-buying spree are heading up fears about where the market is heading. the dow is down by about 3%, 4%. are you worried about that? >> you have to say theres a lot that can go wrong. cyclicly you have tail winds the emerging ma...

lot of individual reasons for individual candidates who decided not to run. but i have to tell you, you look at those figures and you say, whoa, the president is in for a rough reelection ride. should he get it simply because if that many people think the economy is poor, that certainly is not going to help him at the voting booth. but heres the rub. they dont actually blame president obama for the economy. 55% of americans blame george bush. just 30% blame president obama. so he is ru...

Those cuts would come from and insisted taxes will be part of any package, something republicans have opposed. >> weve been having serious meetings about the most critical issue facing the country economically, and everybodys been talking to one another, and theyre not talking much to you. and that is absolutely serious. >> will the republicans accept that revenues need to be raised? >> the republicans love revenues. former wyoming senator alan simpson was co-chair of the presidents fiscal com...

thanks so much for being with us on this wednesday. good to see everybody this morning. you know the pictures are coming in, new pictures, and the devastation, continues for the midwest. >> thats right. ali velshi in joplin, missouri, where they had a harrowing night. hi, ali. >> good morning, christine, kiran, it is a better morning here. people counting their blessings. a near miss last night in joplin, missouri. everyone taking shelter and bracing for another twister that thanchgful...

Started erupting saturday after a seven-year lull. iceland closed its air face over the weekend. wnbc in new york is reporting a dna sample from former imf chief dominique strauss-khan has been matched to the material of the hotel maid hes accused of sexually assaulting. hes under house arrest in new york. his lawyers have denied the charges and they say theres no evidence of a forced encounter. worries over europes debt problems drove stocks down today. the dow plunged 13 points. the s&p 50...

Could reach brit air space tomorrow. icelands most active volcano started erupting saturday after nearly a seven-year lull. iceland closed its air space over the weekend. wnbc in new york is reporting a dna sample from former imf chief dominique strauss-khan has been matched to material found on the shirt of the hotel maid hes accused of sexually assaulting. strauss-khan is under house arrest in new york. his lawyers have denied the charges and they say theres no evidence of a forced encounter...

Well. as for japan, a slightly different story. we do see the march 11th plunge over here because of the quake and tsunami but since then the nikkei has only been able to weave up and down this 10,000 mark over the past few months. news that the countrys back in lee session, too, because of the quake and tsunami is only adding to the worries. that comes on top of todays news that the annual growth is slowing down. overall its not been a happy picture for the asia pacific. europe does need to get...

Gadhafis compound. the "new york times" reporting this morning the strikes seem to be a signal that nato is looking to break the possible stalemate in this lemont old conflict. there are also reports that british and french attack helicopters are headed to libya. 9 bombings come just a day after an agreement to limit the united states roll in the nato campaign. some domestic politics. tim because lpawlenty officiall off his bid for president yesterday. he said its time for truth. stressing a n...

Turned its attention overseas and so far the news hasnt been good. u.s. markets tumbled yesterday after a string of negative reports about europes debt problems. the dollar rose against the euro creating a domino effect which sent stocks and commodities tumbling. u.s. shares of sony closed lower after news its losses from japans recent disasters could total a staggering $3.2 billion. a panel created by toyota in the wake of its recent recall crisis found a company culture that dismissed consumer...

good evening. its a very difficult night and dangerous night here in joplin, missouri. the death toll, as you know, is 116 but that number, frankly, is likely to rise. the number of missing at this hour is simply not known. its impossible at this point to know. were going to try to talk to the mayor of joplin in a few moments to get the latest information we can. theres a lot to tell you about. now, the affected areas have been declared a disaster area by president obama. there are c...