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Viewers can see right now to areas where we have been lower during this session but we will focus on the positive after yesterday's huge sell-off. walmart is a big part of the positivity today exceeding analysts on the top and bottom line. most importantly saying this year is going to be above performance as far as what analysts were expecting. somebody also sang its managing, it is coping with the u.s. china trade war. it's managing its inventory, its buying merchandise in advance so you do have some strength there. it's also showing that u.s. consumers are hanging in there. consumer activity...

The economy falling off a cliff at this point, on the verge of recession. i don't necessarily agree with that but i certainly do see warning signs that the economy is losing momentum. we see it in lower levels of manufacturing, lower activity and housing, consumer activity very uneven. inflation pressure. there's ample evidence the economy is slowing. i just don't know agree with her sentiment that we are teaching teetering on the brink of recession. a lot of the proposals these democratic presidential hopefuls are talking about would simply exacerbate the slow down, as i've already highlighte...

People. that's $200 million you have injected into the economy. whether it goes into a bank or christmas present or knew of her hockey skates or baseball uniform, that's money spurring for consumer economy. companies giving bonuses, that means those people are going to use that money. it's an injection of consumer activity. that's the equation that matters. >> i would rather see a company like at&t give some of their employees $1,000 as a bonus check as opposed to the government subsidizing either health care or just handing out cash willy-nilly because it's very different when the government ...

If they paid extra, faster to them, but harder to get for others. what if a comcast, for instance, under the guise of network management said you weren't allowed to access these other news sites that comcast didn't have as part of nbc? these things on the margins net neutrality, without strong government rules telecom companies might do. they say they don't want to reason. a lot of reason they might not. >> consumer activity here is one of those that may end up being the regulatory check. right? consumer activism, especially when it comes to internet access. >> one of the things the telecom co...

World. >> cnbc's mandy drury, as always, great to see you, mandy. oprah is out with her favorite things for 2013. you know she drives all kinds of consumer activity. about 60 things on her list so i picked my favorites from her favorites and i think you'll be able to figure out a theme here. there's the truffle popcorn kit. a truffle strextravaganza with hulless popcorn. there's a pie corps turkey pie. it is a pie with roasted turkey, sweet potatoes, rosemary. the season's eatings breakfast tin. all you need for a delicious breakfast from nashville's loveless cafe. and last but not least, 28...