" This is Money Markets & More for Wednesday -- the -- August 12 2009. From the newsroom of the MarketWatch radio network I'm Steve Potisk coming up. Will the Fed signal things are getting better."

" And I'm John -- coming up in a moment sheet is back on Julius hello. Julia Child her cookbooks are best sellers now consumer race and -- tonight will be in the kitchen whipping something up and we'll talk about that. In a moment but first."

" What are Wall Street's biggest names say -- about stocks and the economy listen to Morning Stock Talk weekday mornings only here at marketwatch.com."

" On the -- a look at the trade gap may make for some interest in reading about the Fed will be the real star of the day now that anyone expects the monetary policy makers to touch interest rates yet. They are expected to leave those rates at historic lows once again but the question is where we go from here. Now the official statement from the Fed will probably include a clear nod to the improved economic outlook when it is released at 2:15 eastern time. Earnings to watch for Macy's Liz Claiborne Sara Lee home builder Toll Brothers and home improvement products maker US home systems. Welcome those of course for. With the housing. On this day in business history 1833. The founding of the queen city of Chicago."

" 1851 Isaac singer granted a patent for is sewing machine 1898. The Hawaiian flag was lowered from Mililani palace where Steve -- artwork by the way. In an annexation ceremony replaced with the American flag signifying the transfer of sovereignty from the republic of Hawaii. To the United States 190 wait Ford built first model T 1960. Ecko won the first communication satellite was launched. 1977. Was the first free flight of the space shuttle. Enterprise."

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" These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. 1981 the IBM personal computer was released. The very first computers passengers' feet yeah. But the idea was thinking how to make the computer more news and this one good argument yeah. Small. Less expensive and easier to news. Today a new IBM computer has reached a person's -- person can afford. First concluded and oh yeah. Person who else can learn to use it with -- but -- IBM made its personal. -- person be more productive. Personally I'm okay. And those are good reasons. Yeah. We IBM personal computer. Stores across the country."

" 1992. Canada Mexico and the US announced completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement 1994. Major league baseball players go on strike. The work stoppage forces the cancellation of the 1994 World Series Charlie Rose was talking about that."

" They played baseball during the Great Depression they played it through two world wars they played it despite the earthquake of 1989. But this year acting commissioner -- announced today will be the first since 1904. That there will be no World Series."

" Wall Street took a bite out of Wendy's Arby's group on Tuesday after a TV stock market pundit and said that the stock could be poised to move higher -- into its low price. And saying the change real status worth more than the market thinks Wendy's -- shares were higher by 6%. After the closing bell Tuesday Bob Evans Farms says its quarterly profit rose 17%. But that was due to cost cutting. As restaurant sales were down 3% then below expectations. So Julia Child is hit again. Initiatives that John Wordock the man came to explain what's going on with the late friendship."

" Julia Child has not been what -- for a few years now but she continues to be a big hit in the marketplace. Books that. Hot movie right now what does that you. Each and we'll show good yeah it now and yeah. Let's bring in our consumer race and Cates who's our own chat here at MarketWatch. So and I guess that she is still very much a player in the marketplace despite being dead a few years."

" She died about 45 years ago but yes cookbooks by Julia Child are becoming a big sellers these days in part because of the new movie that's out about. Julia Child in the southern woman named Julie who have wrote a blog about. Cooking all the recipes and mastering are -- French cooking over a one year period. So the net that book -- our French cooking which came on just about a fifteen years ago. Has now become a top seller on places like Amazon and local bookstores. Tell the Los Angeles Times that they are selling out of that. At some of her other cookbooks -- number of them and also her autobiography upon which the movie is based talk about staying power button. She's selling books beyond the grave amazing. She has ruled that the master the art of French cooking is is considered a classic equipped for number of reasons because at that time in the US. People were just starting to get interested in so called gourmet cooking but they did not how to do it really so she provided sort of day. I -- a dice basic approach to how to do it that Peterson cookbook it's got lots of illustrations that explains. The techniques used in French cooking so that's I think that's one reason why it's just been a big seller all these years. And of course there and the backdrop. Is the economy with more people cooking at home yes absolutely is that they figure forty dollar cookbook is a good investment especially if they wanna learn. The different techniques for French cuisine in fact. People because of this movie because of the interests of renewed interest in Julia Child people are even calling local cooking schools because they want to learn how to do it properly so they can. Duplicate these -- at home for their friends and family did you ever watch your show on TV sure absolutely. Jetta Jetta budget shed that that that show back for the first on the issue is on she had. One with her and I -- the past she's had a number of them over the years and I've tried to watch them off."

" Yeah Jacques. He mumbled too much for me I have tried watching his show. I I love. The cook's illustrated stuff that they've put on PB SE death let's continue you know but I'd never. Really was that interested in her I always found her to be an imposing figure on on camera."

" it was imposing just like six to sound has literally imposing but a lot of I always felt as though she's gonna beat me up personal now lol yeah totally it was nine days she wouldn't do that and an a lot of access to credit her with with making. That cooking basically. Fun and accessible that that it's okayed occasionally drop things or burn your food -- words would be a bitter laugh -- yourself player cooking."

" Coordinate but that sharing one more to shoreline. -- US. She was truly the cooking show pioneer she was and it's nice to see that she is. Still very successful and very appealing out there despite everything going on yep absolutely plain to see the moving."

" Paying them and maybe."

" When it comes the day or maybe when someone gives it to you for free as a present -- eyes crying out."

" Content outlet and I've I've seen clips of Merrill's street atlas as she does -- a fantastic job. Portraying Julia child's and I'd like to see that part."

" Okay well. It'll go to YouTube and watch the snippets of those -- thank you very much -- if you have a recipe. Here -- If you wanna talk about cooking at home or even Julie child let us know act. MarketWatch radio newsroom at Yahoo.com. And you can also follow Willis on Twitter and W radio right up. Look for the new posting featuring and then all those photographs from high school wrong."

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" All that's where all those photos from high school -- on FaceBook and -- thanks consumer base and yet implant this in itself. And that's it for a lot of markets and more I'm Steve Potisk season."

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