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Following some weak economic data that came out last week. yellen's going to be appearing on capitol hill tomorrow and thursday. it's going to be the first time that we get to hear from the new fed chief since she took control of the central bank last month. investors, they're going to hang on every darn word that she says. that could give a clue as to how she feels about how the economy's doing. also, you're going to see investors really watch to see if the fed may decide to slow down the taper that's been going on, and that's been part of the reason you've been seeing the markets kind of go ...

Population. another down day on wall street and dow futures now are down about 90 points. it follows a 100-point gain yesterday. so, look, everything you gained yesterday given back in futures this morning, propelled by news the economy growing at a pretty solid pace. still, it will be the dow's seventh drop in nine sessions. let's look at asia right this minute, the nikkei down modestly. europe, stocks down. a big day for ben bernanke and janet yellen. bernanke bids adu to the federal reserve today. >> i love when you -- >> today's his last day on the job after eight years as fed chief. ver...

Nickname helicopter ben. critics say the easy money is fueling risky investments, but unwinding stimulus will not be easy and could upset world markets. >> we have now reared an entire generation of investors that have become dependent on qe to buy stocks. >> reporter: the jury is still out on bernanke's tenure at the fed, but after such an eventful economic journey, he's earned the right to do something a little less stimulating. maggie lake, cnn, new york. >> i love the picture of ben bernanke in swim trunks on the beach. all right, bernanke's last big move likely came last wednesday, taking...

Will be separation, there will be reunion. there will be new life. the history books written about the great recession and recovery will likely include several chapters on fed chief ben bernanke. he's not single-handedly responsible for the recovery, but as cnn international correspondent maggie lake tells us, bernanke's historic decisions are shaping the way our economy moves. >> reporter: it's been a long, perilous eight-year ride for ben bernanke, filled with virtually every economic challenge imaginable.

I want to see the labor force participation rate. in august it fell for 35-year low and we know the federal reserve watches that number closely so you can debt ben bernanke and the fed chief will be watching that one as well so that's important to watch the labor force participation rate. these are the kinds of numbers that are super important for whether the fed will be tapering and pulling back on its stimulus so that is an important number to watch. okay. i want to talk about apple. you have one right there. >> i do. >> you have an ipad. >> yes. >> ipod. apple is going to unveil a batch of ...