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I'm julia boorsten. here's how the stocks are doing today. dow jones industrials up 26 points, the s&p up 7 and the nasdaq higher by 17. a sign the housing market might be slowing after slumping sales in april. pending home sales rose unexpectedly in july by 5.2%. and mortgage rates have fallen once again to new record lows, it's the tenth time in 11 weeks. the average for a 30-year fixed loan dropped this week to a record 4.32%. that's it from cnbc first in business worldwide. nora, back to you. and we're back with the latest on the breaking news out of louisiana on that big explosion on th...

Great depression. so far the current record is 16 months. but as you mentioned before the dow getting across 11,000 today. it's still there now. 11,021. so a little bit higher now. we'll see if we can end the day there. nasdaq higher as well. >> that would be nice. tea party express rolls toward washington. what is the message the protesters want america to hear? they take cnn inside the bus and the movement. hey! increase in 6 months. pete, back it up! ( marker squeaking ) when business travel leaves you drained, re-charge with comfort suites. spacious rooms, free hi-speed internet, and free ...

All right. as for wall street stocks, they started out in negative territory today because of concerns about the health care bill. but stocks have since turned around. take a look. the dow industrials up 33, the nasdaq higher by 13. it looks like health reform has settled in to investors. >> yeah, kind of baked in the cake. that terminology of you guys on the street. goch you. alison, thank you. we'll get to rob marciano. good to see you. what are you following today? >> the storm that brought snow to denver, not a big deal. it also brought snow to oklahoma city. as far south as northern parts...

You know, wall street expected the report to be much worse. they're digging a little deeper, feeling pretty good about it. the dow industrials up 76, the nasdaq higher by 20. the white house economic adviser, christina roamer, is coming out and saying that the report is consistent with what she calls the gradual labor market healing. we're breaking down the numbers to show you a little bit of that healing. we are seeing job gains in leisure and hospitality areas, 7,000 jobs there. we haven't seen a gain like that since last fall. hotel, restaurant and rental car jobs. they make up one of the b...

People who have never applied for it kind of help before. washington, michigan, nevada are also near the top. the unemployment rates in these states are also high. something a little more cheery. stocks rallying. aig selling its asian life insurance business helps to shore up its balance sheet and pay out its bailout. the dow up 73, the nasdaq higher by 29. looks like we're keeping up this positive momentum today. >> alison kosik, thanks. using his sales skills and asking for help, an advertising exec left his job to start teaching scuba diving for people with disabilities. guess what, he's ma...