abercrombie & fitch was up today. the worst appears to be over for abercrombie. they're citing help from warm weather and the boosts from the olympics in london. abercrombie up 4%. get a check back on groupon. it raises questions about the viability of some of the high flyers. take a look. since the first day of trading, groupon higher. losing just about 30%. that from day one in terms of the ipo. linkedin hit the ground running. still up 8% from the day. and zynga is making a pretty good comeback. gains of more than 20%. is the risk worth the reward. joining me now her man is an analyst. doug kretz, gentlemen, it's good to have you on the program. doug, thanks for joining us. >> let's start with groupon. you have a neutral rating on groupon. what was it before the most recent downdraft? >> i think there's obviously concerning about the overall daily deal market. we haven't seen this type of growth from a company before, so it's only natural for a lot of investors to be skeptical. the profits have yet to recover at this point. >> doug, you cover zynga. another va

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must be abercrombie & fitch.o have stuff. >> jimmy: it is a lifetime show. that seems fair. >> it balances out. >> jimmy: so does a newt gingrich come in? rub all over this? there is a young lady coming out in a few moments who kills and cooks her food. >> i love to cook. >> jimmy: do you like to kill? >> no, no, i go to the store. i'm a big cart, walk through, pick up the stuff kind of person. >> jimmy: what sort of stuff do you cook? >> i'm really good at risotto. >> jimmy: that is a hard thing to make. >> and baking. i'm really good at cupcakes. i just learned -- this is for the ladieladies. they did a survey, and they did a survey of 100 men and the number one scent that turns them on was cinnamon rolls. and i went out with vanilla extract behind my ears and men are like, you smell amazing. i spend thousands of dollars on perfume. all i have to do is open my pantry. >> jimmy: just what you need, more strange guys chasing after you. >> i know, it's a theme. >> jimmy: the billboard isn't enough. well, it's grea

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you have names like abercrombie & fitch and this story is really starting to clean themselves up and getting to inventories in the right spot. perry ellis, which is a manufacturer and tommy bahama, they came out and raised the expectations in terms of unit growth. i think it's a great time. it's a little beaten down. hasn't performed as well. >> so you're willing to go with some of the laggards? >> when we look at this, the first half of the year is gravy. not a lot of expectations for upside on the first half. what we're going to see in february and march is going to drive the upside. when cotton tries prices come down, all those pieces together really drive a strong back half of the retail segment. >> stacy, who do you like here? where would you invest money in the retail? >> i'm a bit in the other camp. so right now i would look at some of the players that have been a little more consistent, like the limited, like macy's's, certainly the team space, the inventories are cleaner but it's a still a very fickle space and still highly promotional. so i'm not sure i'm ready to look at t

must be abercrombie & fitch. yeah, they are gorgeous. we wanted the ladies to have something.my: yeah. >> the ladies to have stuff. >> jimmy: it's a lifetime show, so -- >> it balances out. >> jimmy: so does a newt gingrich come in? rub all over this. >> that's gross. >> jimmy: there's a young lady coming out in a few moments who kills and then cooks her food. >> that's amazing. >> jimmy: she was cooking it first and then kill it but thought it was inhumane. >> i love to cook. >> jimmy: do you like to kill? >> no. no, i go to gillson's. a big cart, walk through. >> jimmy: you prefer the cart-type hunting. what sort of stuff do you cook? >> i'm really good at risotto. >> jimmy: that is a hard thing to make. >> and baking. i'm really good at cupcakes. i just learned -- this is for the ladies. they did a survey, and they did 100 purr fumes that turn men and and the number one scent that was picked was the smell of cinnamon rolls. so, i was baking and i was like, hmm, i'm going to try it out. i went out for a day with vanilla on me. it was unbelievable how many dudes came up to me

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abercrombie & fitch up 5%. denbury up 4.5%. the best of all s&p large cap energy names.to you. >> thank you very much. >>> treasuries rallying to kick off the second quarter after the worst quarterly decline since 2010. let's check in with rick santelli in chicago with the details. >> thanks. today's weather was weak. the treasury market was, you know, came in with buyers and you can see on the intraday chart. as equities improved,ç solo gas went up. we're at in the range, a little above the halfway mark of the move that started in earnest on the 13th. this explains a lot. it was stronger as the day wore on. it started getting weak. wow, what a surprise. look at the s&ps. exact mirror image. the risks came on as a result of positi positive equities. back to you. >> thanks so much rick. just about 45 minutes before the dow closes for the day. >> however, one leading short expert coming up, why he's calling for an update on the s&p 500. >> plus burger king overhauling its market. the burger wars trade coming next. >>> and then after the bell, is groupon's earnings restate

. >> abercrombie & fitch. >> down 30% in the last six months. quality name. they addressed issues they had. we're long the name. we think it goes a lot higher. >> pop for the gdx. gold miners etf. dr. jay, nice gain today of a couple percentage points. >> james grant was on with maria bartiromo last week talked about the metals and how he thinks they are under valued and in particular the miners. i agree. i went for gdxj after comments last week. that's the junior miners. these are seniors. juniors get more of a boost over time. that's why i am in that one instead. >> do you add to that now that you have confirming data? >> i like it. i like that they were opening down today too. and then as the quarter began and then they turned into positive territory just as crude did. i like movement here. >> pop for ashton kutcher who reportedly landed a role playing steve jobs. the icon apple co-founder in an upcoming film. the news was released on april fool's day. kutcher seems to be the right man for the job. check that out. next on halftime report, is there a monste

. >>> one stock we want to highlight today is abercrombie & fitch. stock is up 4.23%.rade today. and the stock is moving smartly higher. >>> the first quarter is the most important time for advertising due to events like the super bowl and although those awards shows. julia boorstin joins us with the breakdown of the most and least effective ads out there. hi, julia. >> hi, sue. ace metrics poll viewers in terms of likability, purchase intent and relevance. now, the losers in the first quarter were financial services, which are struggling with consumer distrust. goldman sachs had two of the eight worst ranked ads. viewers found these ten-second spots with animated characters both confusing and boring. bad combination needless to say. and a sign that goldman needs to re-evaluate its messaging. the big winner was samsung. an ad for galaxy tablet took the number one spot and won for overall connected tvs, smart tvs, took the fifth spot. ace metric's says the top ten brands almost always see a jump in sales. tv is the biggest single item marketers have. they spend more on

abercrombie & fitch has been sued time and tile again because of that.with doing the job, to look a certain way. the other point is, i said first, probably legal under texas statute but i think it is illegal under federal law. here's my analysis on that. if you're obese that can be considered a disability. americans with disabilities act which is federal statute says you can not discriminate for disabilities. voila, if you're obese that is a disability, you can't discriminate under federal law. bill: is that a legitimate argument. >> that is interesting argument and i understand that the problem under the ada, americans with disabilities ability, you have to have a specific disability that actually impairs daily life activity. just because people have a weight problem doesn't mean they qualify to have an impairment that limits substantially daily life activity. so i agree it is an interesting argument. they could try to argue that but it really doesn't meet that qualification. bill: doesn't look like the hospital will reverse itself. michigan only state

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>> not really, look at abercrombie & fitch and the gab and other stores, that have been sued time andyes. same in a hospital, if you can do though job, you should be -- >> and i agree with that, sort of. the lookism, discrimination but congress has to say so and they haven't, michigan said so and in the state of michigan you can't discriminate, predicated upon weight and look at washington, d.c., the district, they said so, too, certain districts in california, not a state law says so but federally. >> alisyn: let me tell you what the hospital says, i'll let them speak for themselves and you can respond. the chief executive, david brown, the majority of our patients are over 65 and they have expectations that cannot be ignored in terms of personal appearance. we have the ability as an employer to characterize our problems and have a policy that says what is best for our business and our patients. >> yes. they can make their own policy but, the over 65, i'll bet a lot of them, not a majority maybe but many of them are overweight. okay? so wait. i'm in the hospital, and i can only be se