officially under way. online shopping is expected to be bigger than ever before. more than 87% of shoppers plan to buy gifts online this season. 84% will be hitting stores looking to get the best bang for their buck. so where are the best ways to save money and avoid the stress? finance expert lynette cox, askthemoneycoach.com. that s my first tip, stay home. best way to save money. you don t have to be one of the 137 million people out. literally, that s when the national retail federation said. more people than voted. which is crazy, right? if you hop online, you ll save yourself time, stress, aggravation and often, money. a lot of those same 40% deals you can get online, if you check out a site like dealnews.com, they round up all the black friday as well as the cybermonday ads that are out there and show you the leaked
market is on a rebound. something like this, the ripple effect would be huge. it s a huge disincentive to home ownership and, frankly, again we came through a period in 2007, 02008, 2009 and 10, prices dropped dramatically and people wondering if home ownership is worth it. the percentage has gone down into the low 70s and people say, if i don t have a tax break, no way. i d be much better off, i d rather rent. thanks so much. for more, check her website out, askthemoneycoach.com. thank you. mitt romney finally gets a gig. it s time now for the poly sidebar. he reclaims his seat on the international marriott board of directors. fashions leading lady could
not as rich as bloomberg himself or bill gates. but there will be any number of already rich people, like u2 s bono, who invested in facebook back in 2009, who will just get so rich. after facebook shares begin trading, bono will become the world s richest rocker, overtaking sir paul mccartney by $500,000. joining me from askthemoneycoach.com. should i be crying because i didn t get in on this? we didn t get in. what happened? no, i don t think you should be crying. obviously, there s a lot of speculation built into this stock to the extend that none of us knows what s going to happen. obviously, the big expectation is we ll see a pop at the open when it starts trading but in many ways, this ipo was really richly priced. if you look i wonder, where do these numbers even come from? they have a series of underwriters. they go out and meet investor demand. they sort of think about where the company is likely to
let s get straight to the news. we have a busy hour ahead. captions by vitac www.vitac.com the government says another 227,000 jobs were added to the u.s. economy in february and the unemployment rate held steady at 8.3%. that s largely due to almost half a million discouraged job seekers returning to the search. is the third straight month of job growth, above 200,000. chief business correspondent ali velshi is taking notice, of course. he s in austin, texas, at the music oh, boy. he s at the music, movie, festival, technology, all that stuff, south by southwest, kind of threw me off with the cowboy hat, but i should have expected that because he s in austin. do you have your rope and boots on and your wranglers also? could you please give me a full shot? kyra, i want you to think back to g-8, and i don t remember when it was when i was in the south of france. and i put on a i had blue speedos on tv for you so don t ask me what i m wearing below here. it s not view
sunday mr. obama vowed to prevent it. here s part of santorum s address this morning. as i sat and watch this play out on the world stage, i ve seen the president who has been reticent. he says he has israel s back. from everything i ve seen from the conduct of this administration, he has turned his back on the people of israel. israel prime minister told the group time is running out for a peaceful resolution to the threat of a nuclear iran. benjamin netanyahu s remarkses came after his meeting with president obama and before his visit the leaders of congress. netanyahu met with top senators and next hour he will meet with house leaders. now in the 1:00 hour, president obama will hold a news conference. if that shifts the spotlight, at least momentarily from republican presidential politics, well, it s the perk of being president. he s expected to announce more help for homeowners at the risk of foreclosure. one step is tailored for service members and veterans who can