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>>shepard: what is barron's analysis of jobs right now? it looks like it is getting better. is that accurate? >>reporter: they are. actually, at a similar pace as in the early 1990's after that recession, and in the early 2000. last year produced the same number of jobs as we did at this point in 2004 and before that but we lost so many more jobs that it feels much worse, therefore, the unemployment rate is where it is. we are still looking at a slow and steady improvement but it will not feel satisfying. and each time we have a good economic growth number, oil prices shoot up and get in the w...

Are looking for a deal. "usa today" poll said six of ten americans want compromise. >> bret: patty murray head of the democratic senator call pain. >> on the left. >> bret: thank you. oil hit the lowest mark since september. crude fell $2 to close at $# 9.30 a barrel. gasoline is averaging $3.5 a gallon. five cents less than a week ago. gold hit another record high. closing at $1740 an ounce. up $30 from monday. price tag for president obama's healthcare law may be bigger than anyone anticipate anticipated. $50 billion bigger every year. correspondent shannon bream is here to tell us about new...

Of the futures markets. well, that's yesterday's close as you can see a number of the markets down to the tune of 0.7%, the nasdaq doing slightly better. in terms of futures, oil fordown delivery fell by more than 1.5% while a sell-off in other commodities also continued. let's talk about gold. that's something we've been focusing on throughout the course of the show. it settled at $1,515.30 an ounce. as we were just saying about 20 minutes ago, silver also very much affected by the recent sell-off in commodities. silver futures for july delivery dropping about $3.29 to $39.30 after sinking mo...