Before the Bell 8/11/2008

[0:48] ..." like real numbers were -- a basket of commodities which is that. Dow Jones AIG commodity index slipped two point 3% remember being able to dozen points or those are only 20% although one time was up"...

[1:23] ..." of take another look at different economies to -- Also ordering Wal-Mart Nordstrom -- from the retailers are coming out from my. Pure and applied materials the right now markets are doing okay -- relevant"...

[2:01] ..." also warned about it because I saw that you know President Bush in the stands started with Putin saying -- these guys talking about that the gains and then. He actually had kind of"...

[3:07] ..." down about 8% because. They are financial company and finally looks like Verizon supporting the strike they can do we're going to deal with a couple their unions that. Take things okay for the next"...

[0:05]" Well so pretty I guess that you know last week we get three multi hundred point gate swings. -- but the great note on Friday a 300 points and that's my real sanctions. From last week's. But if you look at a year diablo in descending order the Dow was down about eleven and a half percent so far this year. Yes and these down almost 11%. The Nasdaq is down 9%. Russell 2000 destitute -- small upstart strongly doubt four point 1%. Investing internationally it was not a good place to be the EAFE index is down 18% to debate it. Again that's what happened with the delegates strong which it has been as of late. If your bond -- the -- brought Brothers bond Brothers broad indexes up about one point 1% come under -- and other things like real numbers were -- a basket of commodities which is that. Dow Jones AIG commodity index slipped two point 3% remember being able to dozen points or those are only 20% although one time was up over sixty. Goals only up about three dollars and we're actually seeing the dollar all lead down one point 1% so little bit of reversal of fortune here -- which. Look at that the trade deficit this week we'll see how that goes also this week regular retail sales inventories. Of the big numbers because the CPI consumer number coming up. We got manufacturing industrial productions sentiment is on Fridays so a fair amount of stuff to kind of take another look at different economies to -- Also ordering Wal-Mart Nordstrom -- from the retailers are coming out from my. Pure and applied materials the right now markets are doing okay -- relevant here western powers to -- futures dropped. One point four deaths of nine ethics at two point two got a little -- only open nickel kind of surprising -- of Georgia and we've got -- down about two to 4862."

[1:56]" Well Michael pulled my -- to chirps. Are looking at what's what I -- the -- also warned about it because I saw that you know President Bush in the stands started with Putin saying -- these guys talking about that the gains and then. He actually had kind of a tough interview -- you know that was just too much force that they were using so they usually doesn't help much of the international trade -- in terms of expectations. For the short run but this morning. -- oil is that really built up so force or I think we we certainly have a big pipeline over -- from what I understand it's about 1% of the world's oil flows through here but this was much less than I would have expected. Yesterday afternoon I was watching the Olympics."

[2:38]" A little -- the always on the mergers and acquisition -- waste management looking to -- republics. Services they upped the -- From 34 dollars and 37 dollars so. Apparently Republic Services -- a little bit party cares basically more interest in an Allied Waste -- being their suitor. Also UPS's in the rumor mill this morning what's that -- could have been a potential buyer for. Holland -- the package shall see what happens there. A Warren Buffett was on Friday with his earnings of Berkshire Hathaway in the Mexican all the better than expected the earnings were down about 8% because. They are financial company and finally looks like Verizon supporting the strike they can do we're going to deal with a couple their unions that. Take things okay for the next three years."