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andrew has this mornings top u.s. corporate stories. >> and a lot of corporate news this morning. yahoo! ceo scott thompson is out ten days after dan lobe accused him of padding his resume by faking a computer science degree. yahoo!s global media head has been named interim ceo. fred amoroso has been named on the board. hell get one for himself and the others to michael wolf and harry wilson. and in one more odd twist to the story, the "wall street journal" reporting that the before th...

the companys closing price and gives them a new drug to bolster its pipeline. also amlin spurped a takeover bid from bristol-myers and is fending off a lawsuit by carl icahn. >> i like did today. we havent seen this in a while. i dont know if you consider this the pharmaceutical sector when you start thinking about baby infor formula. >> why do they need the cash? >> pfizer has become a bloated big old mess. >> so they get all this money -- >> theyll use it for research and probably se...

far this year, that outpaces the nasdaq 16% gain and the 10% rise. several of these big blue chip stocks have really taken this run hike you wouldnt believe. well check in with greg in just a few minutes. >> im going to start brushing my hair on tv because nobody will know what im it talking about. i want to apologize again because i went for another obama rally and the voice -- >> yes we can is still the -- >> and a couple people chanting no, we cant. >> that was joe. >> that was you....

in spain but there you have it the dax and cacbot down. jpmorgan and wells fargo is beasting estimates. along with a weaker gdp out of china could mean headwinds. the day after the best two day advance for stocks in twot. google in the spotlight this morning after a mixed earnings report and effective two for one stock split that keeps the company firmly in control of r sergey brin. >> lets start off with jpmorgan. looks like a very strong quarter across the board for jpmorgan. there...

>> youre lucky youre not eating one meal a day down on some cuban prison. did you talk to anyone that talked to the pope is in jail? anyone who said id like to talk to the pope is in jail. you had no problem getting back. >> i swam. >> thats why it took all week. >> i think thats kind of cool to make a 56 chevy sea worthy. >> theyve done that multiple times. >> it is is a. a sad thing that people are that desperate. but you saw down there, its a bunch of old clunkers driving on the the...

in the morning in london. plenty coming up on todays program. were going to it a look at asias reaction to north koreas plans to launch its rockets sometime this week and in india, the prime minister says he is penciling an official visit to pakistan soon as he met with the pack is an any leader delhi over the weekend. the so plenty coming up on "worldwide exchange." lets take a look at how the asian session faired on this monday. remember, a couple of our big markets were out of actio...

and launching a review that could include a sale of the company. >> 800 billion euros should be enough for europes firewall as a former board member tells cnbc its not size that matters. >> it is not the size of the firewall. it is more the adjustment the needs in the problem countries, in the crisis countries, that have to adjust. i think this is the key point. >> hello. youre watching "worldwide exchange" with ross westgate in london. happy friday. its also the last trading day of th...

exception. well get february new home sales at 10:00 eastern time. earlier this week, the national association of real stortorreal. >> and ben bernanke will make opening comments at a washington fed conference on central banking in the financial cry as at 1:45. meantime james bullard is arguing the fed should be worried about overcommitting to aen ultra easing monday tar policy. i think they already did this. he said it could be detrimental down the line. he suggests the current policy...

around the time he was scheduled to arrive, an afghan national stole a vehicle and drove it on to the runway. the car crashed into a ditch. the driver later died. nato says panetta was never in danger. myanmar state television broadcast a campaign speech by pro democracy lead yee yeer ann sue chi. she called for reforms and media freedom, but they say some criticisms of the ruling punta were censored. the broadcast marks the first time myanmars government has aired a speech by su chi...

the pentagon says its because there isnt a proper long-term detention facility in afghanistan. about 200 people are taking part in the peaceful protest against the killings in a neighboring province. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta is on his second day of his visit to afghanistan. around the time he was scheduled to arrive, an afghan national stole a vehicle and drove it on to the runway. the car crashed into a ditch. the driver later died. nato says panetta was never in danger. ...