Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110130:15:55:00
>> how does this impact the u.s. stock market? is there a direct cause and effect? >> no, not at all. it is getting stronger, even though the gdp for the fourth quarter was lighter than expect, growing 3.2% as reported friday morning. the interconnectedness of let's say, the middle eastern markets and the u.s. is somewhat limited. again, oil prices are the real, you know, factor that may drive u.s. stock prices up or down. i think we worry more about oil than whether or not the dubai market goes up or down or the saudi market goes up and down. >> whether it's the oil situation, the political u...