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"outfront" tonight, iran taking a toll. gas prices overnight jumped 3.3 cents a gallon on fears iranian oil, the world's fourth biggest stash of crude, could be disrupted. if iran made good on its threats to halt oil supplies, which it's promised to do, it would hurt consumers around the world. the strike team says it would send the united states into another recession with gas prices possibly hitting $4.75 a gallon, but it would also devastate iran. 80% of the nation's economy is linked to oil and gas. will it come to this? rudy giuliani was mayor of new york city during 9/11 and he...

The nikkei claimed 146 points, while in hong kong the hang seng gained 214. stocks on fresh highs thursday driven by optimism out of greece. as we mentioned earlier, some of that welcomed economic news here a lot home starting the day out strong. word that greece expects to get approval on monday for a debt swap that would ultimately help the company avoid a disastrous default. signs of strength in manufacturing, home construction and news that weekly jobless claims tumbled to its lowest level since march 2008. general motors shot up 9% after posting a record profit of $7.6 billion. g.m. did...

Before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if, while on enbrel, you experience persistent fever, bruising, bleeding, or paleness. if you've had enough, ask your dermatologist about enbrel. >> juliet: fox business alert. the labor department just released brand-new weekly jobless numbers. 348,000 f...

Tinsel town, including will ferrel. this morning he was in a conservative redoubt of orange county. he is winging his way now on air force one. >> weekly jobless claims are down again this week, the lowest since march 2008. i don't want to jinx anything for the president, but i'm assuming the white house is welcoming the numbers as a further sign of a recovery economy. >> reporter: it's almost as if they don't want to say anything, tiptoeing around this great karma because they don't want to shatter whatever has settled over the economy. it appears to be turning on a dime. nobody wants to get ...

>> one step up. >> and so in march 2008, almost three years to the day after his son was arrested, sutton and his girlfriend kathy were on the cold rain-swept streets of boston, on the way to an appointment. >> okay. so there's a chin rest in front of you. >> first, dr. joseph rizzo, of massachusetts eye and ears institute examined sutton's intact eye. he discovered even though the nerve was destroyed, the rest of the eye theoretically at least could work. >> my son is in jail, charged with first-degree murder. >> they listened to the awful story of the way john lost his eyesight. they explain...