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higher today. the dow has done it again, climbing to a record close. rebounding from monday's losses. investors shook off concerns about the debt and banking crisis over in europe and focused instead on higher home prices. in january, in the u.s. which rose at the fastest pace in almost seven years, and on a sizeable jump in factory orders for big-ticket durable goods in february. when all was said and done the dow was higher by 112 points closing at a fresh all-time high of 14,559. the nasdaq was up 17 and the broader s&p 500 added 12 points now just a point and a half away from its...

states. so we don't expect that to happen again, and in fact, in history when we've seen big booms regionally in the united states they've often not repeated for another half century. so i don't expect that, but it does seem possible that it would be substantial and it depends on a lot of things including political factors. >> you know, robert, we've been hearing anecdotally stories that a lot of people investing in real estate is a good way to make some fast money buying properties and then flipping them. does that strategy make sense to you? for people who know what they're doing, ...

>> >> in squawk booze news, george washington's dry whiskey will soon be on sale at the first president's mt. vernon estate. washington's estate reconstructed his distillery and will make more than 1100 bottles of unaged whiskey using his original recipe. the first bottles will be available beginning april 4th and they will sell for $95 each. that would be a cool thing to pick up at the gift shop there. >> never told a lie. >> i think that was a lie. >> and the dentures, right? >> i think so. >> our guest hosts have been david dart and jim keenan. thank you very much for coming in an...

have not had a decline of 1% or more in about three months. some continued news out of europe, as well, continue to read every little tea leave regarding spain and rajoy. we'll talk about that, too. our road map this morning begins in hong kong, paris, now new york city where the iphone 5 goes on sales today. lines are long despite claims about apple's problem maps. >> dow is up eight friday necessary a row. will today make it nine? it's also quadruple witching day. >> earnings in line but revenue is a bit light as hardware sales tumble more than expected. can the company continue ...

indices clocking in six straight weeks of gains, the longest gain since january 2011. apple shares set to open at a record high fueled by buzz on the new iphone and mini ipad. lowe's, meantime, with a disappointing quarter. is it the victim of home depot's success? a multibillion dollar insurance deal, aetna buys coventry. we have the chairman of aetna on cnbc later in this hour. groupon fleeing the stock. fresh lows at the open. of course, we start off with the market slow and steady. dow and s&p posting six week consecutive gains. one money manager quoted assaying it's the most dis...