Was down slightly. Down by less than 0. 2 . Stocks in china were higher with the hang seng up wi a thiby a ta percentage point. The early trading in europe at this hour, things are mixed. The dax and ftse are slightly higher. Lets look at crude oil prices. Again, yesterday was a down day for equities. If you see another down day today, thats the first time in the first time in first backtoback losses in a month if you see things close lower today. Energy markets showing wti by 11 cents to 53. 31. Now to the agenda. Some government stuff coming out. Economic reports coming out today. The january trade deficit out at 8 30 a. M. Eastern. Thats followed by january Consumer Credit numbers at 3 00 p. M. As for earnings, brownforman, the maker of jack daniels and corbel sparkling wine that company will report results before the open along with dicks sporting goods, and after the close, h r block. April 15th is coming. It is ive done nothing with my taxes. How about you. Ive received things. I
Million people, gives them a tax credit, it gives greater choice. In one of the issues i have with a lot of the models is they are static. They talk about this prong only. I think when you look at the subsidy and the cost of a current plan right now without looking at prong two and three and how those will additionally drive down costs, that its not a fair analysis where the plans going, but theres no question that right now there is you know, i detailed it to jim. We have a system that mandates that people buy Health Insurance under penalty of law, and its not working, and so the question is what can we do instead and what can we replace that with that gives people greater choice and lower costs. Of course people are going to choose in a free society to not purchase something. We live in a country of 320 Million People. You cant force a product or good down a free society. If you give a quality product that serves their needs that they have at a time at a price they can afford, there
Once they figure it out. Stuart from arizona, is that your reading of what i heard from mr. Trump about the muslim ban . You know, the important thing about any ban or what were doing with our immigration system, hes making sure that our country is safe. Its the number within job of government and something mr. Trump very much wants to do is, as refugees come here, these sirius and everything we need to know who they are. They are going to move into the neighborhoods next to our children we want to make sure who they are and theyre not bad people. Stuart you mentioned bringing in mayor Rudy Guiliani, maybe as an expert to look at the situation. I take it, that gets your approval . Oh, i think rudy would be a fine choice. We know how wonderfully he handled 9 11 as mayor and hes still got his pulse on the public and part of the, you know, part of decision making, he would be great. Stuart jeff, our viewers have been looking at the scene of the meeting, rnc headquarters in d. C. My questi
Might history be repeating itself . This as Democratic Leaders like nancy pelosi insist all is well. President obama himself about to rally his most ardent supporters and ask them to stand by the very troubled Health Care Law. And the dow crosses the 16,000 mark for the first time, but then retreats. And the debate continues over whether this rally is a bubble. Those stories and much more coming up on the kudlow report, beginning right now. Welcome to the kudlow report. Were live at p. M. On the east coast, 4 00 p. M. Pacific. Lets get right to the breaking news that president obama may be turning obama care back to the Insurance Companies. I think where it belongs. Cnbcs eamon javers joins us with the details. Good evening, eamon. Reporter good evening, larry. The white house was on the defensive again today, arguing with reporters over these predictions made by the white house that the website would be up and running by the end of this month, and dividing and conquering exactly how m
Machine, boots on the ground in key races and the Insurance Industry bthe establishment med us. Varney and company is about to begin. We watch retail very closely on this show especially brick and mortar, some of them in decline, some of them not. First office years, down to nearly 3 , big discounts not helping sales. Higher profits but more customers at dollar to 3. A bit dozy . A big beat for best buy and that stock is up 5 so it is a mixed bag for retailer, brick and mortar this morning. Check the big board this thursday morning, were 26 points, 16559. We are waiting for a chinese retailer called j. D. Com going public today, hasnt started trading, you will know when it does. You see that sign . The Treasury Department reveals the irs workers spent more than 500,000 hours on Union Activities last year. That cost taxpayers 23. 5 million. That cost taxpayers 23. 5 million. Monica crowley is here. You call the irs scandal, let me get the quote right, the worst scandal in u. S. History.