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>> absolutely, we have a lot of problems that we need to figure out how to deal with. in terms of what we have to do right now, reducing the annual deficit is not really -- ought to be on the top of the list. >> okay, host of marketplace, a great radio show, we always listen to it at our house, 6:30 eastern, we appreciate you guys. >> good to talk to you. all right, let's take a look at how markets are reacting. we told you about the asian markets just moments ago, how they're reacting positively, although the uptick is mild. take a look at the numbers here, as we see here, hong kong down fr...

Senate. but first, josh lipton has the cnbc market wrap. and look there, the market is closed up this afternoon, josh. >> that's right, martin. stocks and near session highs in choppy trading monday. the dow and the s&p 500 closed in positive territory for the fourth straight session, encouraged by signs of progress in the budget deal. the dow tax on 60 form led by pfizer and boeing. the s&p 500 climbed 6 points, led by tech and energy. and the tech-heavy nasdaq climbed 23 points. i'm josh lipton, cnbc, first in business worldwide. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. a...

I'm jackie deangelis with your cnbc market wrap. stocks closing well off session highs. up across the board. dow gaining 106 points. the s&p adding 10. the nasdaq rising 29. meantime one big winner today, that's tiffany's. shares jumping nearly 4% after it reported stronger than expected quarterly results. as for the economy, home prices rising 1.1% in march. that's according to s&p/case-shiller. consumer confidence rising in may to its best level since february of 2008. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball."

we're standing here with cops and firefighters whose jobs are threatened because states an communities are cutting back. this bill will keep cops on the beat and firefighters on call. so let's pass this bill so that these men and women with continue protecting our neighborhoods like they do every single day. i'm standing with construction workers. we've got roads that need work all over the country. our highways are backed up with traffic. our airports are clogged. and there are millions of unemployed construction workers who can rebuild them so let's pass this bill so road crews and...

at the same time that message whennet out on seirius tv on wednesday. he and his father were open to talks. libya's national transitional council is in for tough questions today. he goes for the libya contact brief in paris to discuss his plans for the future. international support for the ntc is reporting. russia tv is now recognizing the group as libya's new authority. amnesty international has release add disturbing report describing the deaths of detainees. they cite at least 88 victims and say that more than half the bodies show signs of torture. india's most famous corrup...