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Were going to the biggest town in the united states where the employment rate is zero. first, though, a quick look at the markets on this halloween. a little spooky right now. the dow is down 159, s&p down, nasdaq also down. well be right back. [ male announcer ] nature valley sweet & salty nut bars... theyre made from whole roasted nuts and dipped in creamy peanut butter,

The dow down significantly 176. s&p down. nasdaq down. joining me with insight is a commodities analyst and president of cameron hanover. thank you, peter, for joining us. >> thank you. >> tell me the scenario in which we would see $5 a gallon here in the states because of this unrest. >> it would have to involve more than libya. libya produces 1.6 million barrels a day, thats about 2% of the worlds use of oil, about 88 million barrels a day. but what concerns so many is, if you look at a map, y...

Hi, everybody. welcome back to msnbc. im thomas roberts. lets talk stocks. prices are falling on the unease in the middle east. lets take like at boards. right now red arrows across the boards with the dow jones down by 210. s&p down by 30. the nasdaq down by 80 points. oil prices have jumped to their highest level in more than 2 1/2 years. traders reacting to the ongoing unrest taking place in libya, the worlds 18th largest oil producer. so far a small portion of libyas oil production has been ...

Unemployment report. senate democrats unveiled their new jobs bill, which includes small business tax credits and money to boost construction projects by state and local governments. >> our motivation is to help americans sleep a little better. our mission is not to delivering that every american can get a job, and our message is this. for senate democrats creating jobs is job number one. >> the new push comes the say day the labor he department reported jobless claimed climbed unexpectedly last...

Extend an invitation to pope francis to visit russia, but of course, the pope and putin are two of our "way too early" favorites for very different reasons, so we thought it would be perfect. we havent done it in like a month. its caption contest time. little handshake, some good ones. im thinking of some good ones already in terms of, i dont know, whether it be -- i dont want to give it away, because people are going to copy it, but there are rings, theres hats, a lot of things we could do this...

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People. were about making sure that we are prudent shepherds of taxpayer dollars by getting disaster relief moneys out. it is only harry reid that is talking about or threatening shutdown, its not us. >> in an e-mail, kantors staff told house members that a weekend session may be needed to pass a different version of the bill that failed. neither the house nor the senate are scheduled to be in session next week. a bill must be passed by friday or the government will shuttle down. turning to th...

And now, here are the numbers off what is happening and the reaction there and as we see the dow jones down by 44 and the s&p down by almost 3.00 and the nasdaq composite almost down by 3.00, so modest losses as well on this monday, and we will continue to watch the indicator there of what may be to come. today, police have significantly lowered the death toll from the shooting in norway. in oslo, there is a ceremony ofç solace, and the original death toll has been dropped from 93 to 76. this...

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Highlighting the economy and job creation. he will attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a plant that will manufacture batteries for chevrolet and ford electric cars. that plant actually got $151 million in stimulus cash. michigan governor jennifer granholm says the project will create 6,000 jobs and the state, by the way, has one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. its 13.2%. the president is due to speak at 1:30 p.m. eastern time. we will bring you his remarks on msnbc. the presieu...