Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20111209:16:21:00
Budgets are all in alignment. >> can we pull up the markets now. i want to show ron what's going on. if this deal does work out, ron, as we see green arrows across the board right now. the dow jones up 160 points. we're above the boon mark of 12,000 psychologically. what is it going to mean for the u.s. economy? >> well, you know, what's eironc in a certain sense with the u.s. economy looks just fine. jobless claims fell yesterday to 381,000. consumer confidence is up to a higher reading than expected. and a variety of different numbers have been quite strong irrespective of what's happening o...