adam johnson is killing me this morning. with me isene and scarlet fu and adam johnson.s a michael fertik, ceo of reputation.com. >> we have a lot of news. factory orders and germany are bouncing back. that is after a drop back in december. the gain also tops estimates. economists had been looking for .09% gain. in u.k., gold prices are accelerating. they jumped to an average of $301,000. this is according to lloyds bank. the rise is the largest monthly gain since may 2009. it is also a 10% jump over one year ago. and the israeli prime minister says that he can help california with the drought. they signed a deal to ease the state water shortage. desert and has used irrigation techniques to provide water to its population. that is coming together. fascinating. >> new research out. about who stereotypes telework and works from home. or from a local starbucks. according to a new study, three out of four are men. they are not working mothers or millenials. kelly is the ceo of a flex strategy group. she joins us. why are these remote workers so overwhelmingly men? >> the mos

i'm adam johnson. here's what we have today. the ceo sees only one way out of this battle of broadcasters -- winning. gm's road bump is getting bigger. the carmaker slammed with some lawsuits following that massive recall. a wage war in nation. two sides of the wage debate. we will duke it out right here. one of the world's toughest sailing races. virtual reality. is it finally here? we will take a look at the oculus rift. we're kicking off with what everyone is talking about. it looks like someone is not invited to the party. >> the big industrial nations essentially kick russia out of the g8. it is the g7. they won't be attending the g-8 meeting in sochi. >> so the group of seven industrialized nations, the u.s., canada, france, germany, italy, japan and britain are all coming together. they came together in the netherlands. they said in a statement, they won't go to russia's g8 gathering in sochi. instead, they will throw a party of their own in brussels. they look so happy around the table. >> we are very much in favor of di

joining me as always, scarlet fu and adam johnson. st for the hour is the cofounder and managing partner of first market capital, with a nodding interest in rest as well.inte adam, get us started. >> india wholesale price inflation eased to a nine-month low in february. economic aid in the u.s., admittedly not a lot but important. producer prices, which measures inflation at the wholesale level, it comes out at 8:30 a.m. , university of5 michigan confidence number. earnings before the bell, just carnival. , an item of note, secretary of state john kerry arrived in london and he will be meeting later with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, trying to be escalate what is happening in the crimea. >> we will start with bp, it can once again compete for oil in the gulf of mexico. ban put inted a 2012 place following the deepwater horizon explosion and oil spill. abide by ethics, corporate governance and safety procedures outlined by the epa. barclays is set to shake up its investment bank. "the financial times" reports the overhaul coul

i am adam johnson.lackberry's john chen faces a tough road as he tries to turn around the phone maker. he spoke with jon erlichman yesterday. starting with blackberry's mobile device management. >> is very commoditized. the real competition is to offer the enterprise customers a lot more than mdm. the enterprise mobile platform, whether you build and manage applications, identity management. our bbm as a messaging layer. this is important stuff. the competition is on. there is a huge amount of market potential. >> this company changed its name from research in motion to blackberry last year. looking back, do you think that is the right name. to have the corporate name blackberry. >> hard for me to comment on whether that is a good or bad thing. not being there to see the pros and cons. i like research and motion better. maybe because i grew up with a pager with a keyword. the name is interesting. this is a joke. i will share a joke. i always tell people if my kid is not doing well in school, i will name

i am adam johnson. the 106tharch international women's day.interviewed women like kristin gillibrand, on a mission to get more women intto run for office. exception to washington being broken -- the women work very well together, both democrats and republicans find common ground and compromise and get things done. my goal long-term is to change the players. make sure we have more women winning these elections. off the sidelines. a nationwide call to action asking women to be heard on the issues they care about. this cycle, we are going to women$2 million for candidates. last cycle we raised $1 million. it goes straight into campaigns so their voice can be heard. they can tell people what they care about and why they are running. >> anyway to make the senate more bipartisan? should be welcomed to us all. congress cannot do business and must republicans and democrats agree. people wonder is there common ground between you and, say, senator deb fisher from nebraska? do you find common ground because you share certain points of view? >> i think de

i'm adam johnson. take a look at the many. here's what we've got. the president walks in to the gap. forget the euro crisis. the euro has bigger problems. with politics, marco rubio a new course after regrets on immigration reform. a 20 billion neighborhood. -- a $20 billion neighborhood. take ae man who wants to bat wing suit for a ride off mount everest. we will kickoff with a special happy birthday to the world wide web. www turns 25 today. search,o a google you'll find there are several dates to celebrate our eternal love of the internet. aday marks the 25 years since proposal to improve the flow of information. "a web of notes with links between them." the international governing body wwer the internet declared w technology free and open to everyone. >> everyone in the world can have access to some basic service for an affordable price or for free. a waynk we can do this in that gets people access to some basic services. while increasing the overall number of subscribers. and profits so people can invest more. zuckerberg talking last month abou

joining me adam johnson. scarlet fu is off today. here that an johnson. -- here is adam johnson. >> overnight, asking prices for homes searched -- surged to a new price. the south korean prime minister said that people need to be aware about increased prices. earnings before the bell. happy st. patrick's day. >> some welsh. >> green beer later on this hour. i am a quarter irish. >> here is a headline. inflation and little but lower than expected. sir .7% -- 0.7%. let's do a did a check. and optimistic bounce off a tough week. 10 year yield goes nowhere. euro essentially goes nowhere. nymex crude is still under. vix, 14 to 18. yan is a little bit lower. the rubel goes nowhere. that is a headline. part of it back stories on commodities. here is copper, the ascension of china. there is the financial crisis. we have rolled over again in copper. why have we rolled over again? >> all of the volatility in china. financial trades really have nothing to do with actual supply and demand. copper, you secure it, are you unwinding that and have t

with me, scarlet fu and adam johnson.dent and chief executive officer at the consumer --ctronics administration gary shapiro, president and chief executive officer of the consumer electronics association. upstart streaming service that uses tiny antennas to stream television programs is taking on top broadcasters. aereo is expected to submit a brief to the supreme court tomorrow. ahead of that, we asked david bank to join us to the best. thanks for coming back. >> thank you for having me. >> is the white house siding with the network mean aereo is losing momentum heading into the case? >> is there such a thing of legal momentum in a supreme court case? i don't think there is. but i do think the amicus brief filed on behalf of the department of justice for the broadcasters was a very that-cut powerful argument the aereo technology was essentially a was violation of the spirit of the law. meaningful.s if you are trying to read the tea leaves, sure, you would argue that maybe some of the momentum is going the broadcaster's w

with me, scarlet fu and adam johnson.ere's adam johnson with the top headlines. >> in ukraine, russian troops are solidifying their hold over crimea. the u.s. estimates there are about 20,000 troops there. russia ignoring demands to stop the takeover. votes in crimea will whether to leave ukraine and become part of russia. the last surviving grandchild of ford motor founder henry ford has died. william clay ford was 88. he spent 57 years but the automaker and was vice chairman when he retired. he was better known as the owner of the detroit lions football team and was the father of current for chairman bill ford. bitcoin enthusiasts are showing california the physicist who denies a report that he created the digital currency. they have donated about $28,000 to him in the last few days. according to reports, nakamoto has bitcoins worth over a billion dollars when the price peaked in december. >> anyone interested in the story, listen to the interview trish regan and i did friday afternoon with a reporter for newsweek magaz

i am adam johnson. moving pictures, the video is the story.ils on the woman who drove a van with her three children into the atlantic ocean in florida. police had stopped the vehicle. of driver showed signs mental illness, not enough to take her into custody. the children were rescued. she is undergoing evaluation. no charges have been filed. in north korea, state run television showing kim jong-un with the military official considered to be second in command. the first time the man has been seen in weeks. some believe he is the target of a purge by kim. no word on when this was recorded. harbaughisco jim sinking a half-court shot. he was giving a pep talk to the university of kansas jayhawks. their game. won that is the exact outfit harbaugh always wears on the sidelines. khaki, black shirt. that's a swish. who says you cannot change and 88 euro tradition? not the college board. they have announced an overhaul for the sats. here are some of the changes -- optional.is vocabulary will focus on words commonly used in college. no more penalties f

with me, scarlet fu and adam johnson.t has been an ugly quarter for general motors. >> it has not been a very generous quarter for the company, as well. investigation for the decade-long delay in recalling vehicles with faulty ignition switches. there links to 12 fatal accidents. a were entry-level cars marketed to first-time drivers. they were entry-level cars marketed to first-time drivers. you guys went through all the lawsuits and looked through all the data and you found that a lot of the deaths were linked to young kids, 16-year-old, 17 are old. it was not quite clear what prompted the accident. now that there is this the nation switch debacle to people are connecting the dots. >> that is right. .t is a very traumatic incident you are jotting down the road and your car were to suddenly shut off. there was testimony. one of the engineers tried this himself. he did it in his neighborhood and was able to pull it over safely. that is someone who had been driving longer than someone who had been driving longer than some

i'm tom keene with scarlet fu and adam johnson.carlet, you will get a started on a stressful morning. for citigroup. shares are down 58% in premarket after they fill the fed stress test for second time in three inrs -- shares are down 5% premarket after they failed the stress test for second time in three years. faceows how banks obstacles. bankswheeler covers the and joins us on the phone this morning from london. there are so many directions we can take this in, but the overarching picture is more than five years after the financial crisis, these stress tests are supposed to be perfunctory yet five big banks other capital plans rejected, couple of them are submitted and were proved later on. is the federal bidding the goal post? >> yes, i think they probably are. what we said all along, and we see this in europe as well, banks are being pushed to build up their capital to much higher levels of leverage to lower levels than we sell precrisis. i think once the relators got them to those levels, saying anything above what happens to

i'm adam johnson. the search for malaysia flight 370 get bigger and there are still no answers. and ali baba gets ready to come right here, going public in the u.s. in sports, time to rack it up. the madness behind the march madness tournament starts this week. and we'll show you the high-tech eco-friendly plan for new york's low lines. and in pixar movies, a canceled tv series hits the big screen with some technical difficulties. we are kicking it off with what everyone is talking about, grimy crimea voting to separate from ukraine. according to elections officials, they voted yesterday, paving the way for annexation by russia. despite the ukraine leaders calling the vote a legal officials said it fully met international norms. on the other side, ukraine's acting foreign minister spoke exclusively about the motives behind this referendum. >> it is a part of a bigger scenario to make chaos, not only in crimea, but in the eastern ukraine. and it might be part of a bigger plan to connect russia through t

i'm adam johnson. in company, target. theretail giant had one of largest data breaches in history. this a bloomberg businessweek investigation. wall street and washington. a lovely relationship. plowing through retail cells -- sales. is the white house strategy working echo time to get your last run in for the ski season. one mountain for experts only. we're kicking it off with what everybody's talking about. the malaysian airlines flight. disappeared on saturday and no one has a clue as to where the plane actually is. there are a lot of conflicting reports. according to people familiar with data gathered in the and or fly, the plane continued to for hours after losing contact. the communication minister says otherwise. the chinese government released the satellite image which showed a suspected crash area at sea. surveillance released this morning show nine chinese -- we deployed our efforts but found nothing. the images were released by mistake. it did not show any debris. >> amazing. we still don't

i am adam johnson. today's moving pictures -- the video is the story.nezuela, protest against nicolas maduro in caracas. students face off with security officials. 21 people have died since february 12. in china, battling bird flu. a city in the southwestern part of the country killed and disposed of nearly one million chickens in a matter of days after symptoms of avian flu were reported. 72 people in china have died from bird flu this year. in chile, a british yachtsmen was rescued after his boat failed. he was attempting his second nonstop around the world. he quit his first attempt after feeling stomach pains in 2010. he says he is healthy and thanks the chilean navy. in nation, the $5 billion freight spat. warren buffett is pushing for oil transportation safety. hess says it is too expensive. buffett is backing new standards requiring older cars to be modified or junked. >> why are trains carrying crude blowing up? there is a lot more oil. the bakken shale formation was producing one million barrels of oil a day in 2013. in 2010, it was producing 1

adam johnson.aking a look at the menu, here is what we have got today. a rough first day. and when will it end? this is a bloomberg exclusive. says it will not tap our phonorecords, but it still has a way to find them. we will show you how ford builds its best selling truck. it is awesome. and around the world dining for breakfast. in the far east, we have got it all. lunch money. all right, we are kicking it off, another deal for the world social network. >> facebook making another multimillion dollar acquisition, is done by a virtual reality company for $2 billion. >> yes, you heard her right. facebook, where millions of people log on every day, like chris martin and gwyneth paltrow's breakup. yes, it is true. i say, they are trying to bring virtual reality to the mass market, trying because it does not actually sell anything yet. >> there is a lot to get it out there. it is one thing to make a prototype in a room that can be moved. it is another thing to make it a few hundred dollars in a mass m

scarlet fu and adam johnson are joining me. let's get to the morning read. 2.5%,ch inflation slows slightly weaker than forecast. unexpectedlyion drops. the steepest in eight months. economic news in u.s., we will purchasing'sago index. an activity index at 10:30. .ribune company in case you don't know, the deadline to sign up for the affordable care act. also opening day for major league baseball. >> turbine four opening days because you're the dodgers play the diamondbacks in australia. >> april 10 is opening-day. they, by train and car. >> back in the day. >> from florida. >> is that like pennsylvania 65000? we're going back a few. >> what if we got here? data check. boring first quarter, but sometimes i can be good. futures up 7. hydrocarbons elevated. they just won't go down. ruble, foreign-exchange, the dow not bad. gold under $1300. the ruble after the festivities over the weekend with secretary john kerry and foreign minister lavrov, this is the putin vote. there is a stronger russian ruble for vladimir putin this morni

with me, scarlet fu and adam johnson. it's jobs day. or from nebraska, bob kerrey is with us and ezekiel emanuel. speaking of the tensions in europe. we will look at that through the morning on bloomberg television. adam has top headlines this morning. >> we will start in venezuela ande h a soldier civilian are killed in protests. the violence brings the death toll to 19 in just three weeks of protests in that country. turkey may banned facebook as well as youtube. the prime minister tries to stop damaging audio and video clips. he saidterview, the mov the move could come as early as march. here we go. johnny football makes a deal with nike. the former texas and am order quarterbacks and am signed a contract with the company. nike beats out adidas, under armour and new balance which made bids for his marketing rights. he's projected to be one of the topics in the nfl draft in may. those are your top headlines. we have a former senator and .overnor from nebraska what do you think? >> it exciting. -- it exciting. it's exciting. he is a rea

i am adam johnson. here is what we've got today. in tech, forget 4g. facebook wants to bring you the internet with drones, satellites, and lasers. is john chen blackberry's savior? we will hear from the ceo himself. there are winners and losers in health-care enrollment. finally, meet the luxury veteran who made a winning bet on a designer few people had ever heard of. we're kicking it off with what everyone is talking about good one word, credibility. jersey governor chris christie is facing a test of credibility after a report he clear him of the scandal with the bridge. we will have those stories in just a minute, but we want to begin with president obama. thecrisis in ukraine and ensuing international standoff with russia has been his main topic of conversation lately. it is also hurt his image. surveyed by the ap disapprove of his handling of the ukraine situation come pushing his approval rating down to 41%. while he has had worse numbers in the polls, the president is sticking to his message. he

i'm adam johnson.oving pictures now where the video is the story. hundreds of students stormed taiwan's legislature protesting a trade deal with china. they say gives china to much influence over its economy. they are staying put and plan to occupy until they agree to review the agreement. to the coast of sicily where the italian navy rescued more than 2000 north african migrants and 48 hours. the groups were jammed into a wooden boat, including refugees from syria and palestine. italy has rescued 10,000 migrants since late october. george osborne tweets that the uk's current one-pound coin is out. the chancellor says it will be replaced with a 12 sided version. why the change echo they hope to deter counterfeiters. the current pound coin has spawned fakes. many theories and a lot of speculation -- the latest piece of evidence is from a flight simulator belonging to one of the pilots. data was deleted in early february. there could be a number of reasons why. they also say the plane sighting was not tr

. ♪ >> this is "lunch money" and i am adam johnson. of thrones" held a premier event for its fourth season. tom keene was right there on the red carpet talking with the stars. christ we are here at the premiere. moneyches guy, the more than the gods. qwest rose is wicked and a nice man. >> what is the skill set, the best practice you have, that you have brought? a workout? >> i am very lucky. >> it is amazing and feels like we are making a 10 hour movie every year. the way we should it and the scale of it all. it will one day be over and i will kick myself really hard. >> what is your advice? are watching worldwide. they have kids who want to do action and screenwriting. what is your advice on doing it right? gut instinctur 100%. you have an instinctual reaction, go with it here chances are, it is right. have the beginning, i never acted before and it was this huge and surreal experience where you just went up in a and you went to a cool location and hung out with actors. he just got cooler and cooler over the years. >> what was it lik

i'm tom keene and with me are scarlet fu and adam johnson. morning brief. >> china's industrial output, investment, and retail group less than estimated in january and february. signaling an economic slowdown. on a better note, australia boosting full-time payrolls in february by the most in 20 two years. also in the region, new zealand raised its key interest rate, the first developed nation to exit record low borrowing costs this year. in the u.k., home prices growing in february but not quite as much as people had expect it. demand obviously easing. economic data, 8:30 a.m., retail sales, initial jobless claims and import price index. bloomberg consumer comfort index 10:00, business inventories, 2:00, and the budget. earnings before the bell, power weeral -- and at 2:30 p.m. will hear president obama deliver remarks on potentially increasing over time. over tominimum wage overtime pay. >> he certainly has a mission right now. >> and the little bit of electioneering moving to the first tuesday in november of this midterm election you. let m

with me, scarlet fu and adam johnson. cass sunstein. of bloomberg view and harvard law. his book is "conspiracy theories." >> that is exactly what i want to talk about. i want to bring up an editorial that we saw yesterday in "the guardian." you wrote the book "conspiracy theories. ."\ we are talking about it? what is it about them that are so convenient for people to latch onto? >> when there is a terrible event, a tragedy, an economic downturn, people want to have some narrative that explains it. the human mind does not like uncertainty and confusion. especially under circumstances of fear or outrage, the mind gravitates to conspiracy theories. >> in the case of malaysia airlines flight 370, do we avoid connect and legitimate facts and such a way that they lead us to completely invalid conclusions? a there is logic and there is sense that if you are stringing together a bunch of apparent clues, you may come up with something that is pretty bogus. the result so a sense of agnosticism and patience. that is sometimes justi

i am adam johnson. in motors, gm hits another speed bump. congress is investigating the recall that has been years in the making. in mobile, forget the family plan. softbank wants to get at&t and verizon on a weight-loss plan. nation, snowden's new message. the nsa whistleblower wants tech giants to keep people safe. combs wantsl sean his music television. in sports, global knockout. .fc takes over the world 170 countries and counting. we are kicking it off with what everybody is talking about. the twist in the search for the malaysian airlines flight 370. >> one of two passengers who traveled on stolen passports was from iran. they say the man had no links to terror groups and was trying to emigrate to germany. >> that is right. and purple and malaysia authorities say the other passenger with a stolen passport was also iranian. they said the two were probably not linked to terror groups. the fact that they had been traveling with stolen passports led to speculation that the disappearance was linked to terrorism. investigators still don't kn

i am adam johnson.estor george soros was known for a legendary bet against the british pound in the 1990's. he made over $1 billion. that was in just one week. it happened as europe was trying to unify and bring about the euro which has been hemorrhaging from any number of crises over the last couple of decades. francine the class sat down with mr. soros today and asked for an update on europe's economic situation. >> the financial crisis as such is over. now you are facing political crisis. crisis has transformed voluntaryeant to be a association of equal sovereign states that sacrifice part of their sovereignty for the common good. into something radically different. it is now a relationship of creditors and debtors where the debtors have difficulty in paying and servicing their debt. that puts the creditors in charge. it divides the eurozone into two classes. the debtors and the creditors are in charge. unfortunately, the policy that germany is imposing on europe is counterproductive. it is making th

i am adam johnson. message.a's the new ceo of gm apologizes and gets critical over the massive recall. theng rules for bitcoin, treasury's point man on money laundering lays out his game. a bloomberg exclusive. 28 attorneys general go after retailers and the cigarettes they sell. and in cancer engineering. college basketball's winners and losers on and off the court. kicking it off with what everyone is talking about. just a day after the u.s. and the eu imposed sanctions over crimea's vote to leave ukraine. wagner. a vladimir putin launches counterattack. [speaking russian. >> crimea needs to be under solitary --le sovereignty. i can only be russian sovereignty. >> the defiant putin marching through golden doors and opulent setting. he spoke before russia's political elite and some politicians who had been sanctioned. reminds me of czarist russia. >> many of the world work under the rule that right is right, not international law. they think it is their privilege to decide the fate of the world. and th

and adam johnson.ing digital is the company behind the popular mobile game kenny crush made it trading debut today. it was priced at $22 $.50. that was the midpoint of the range. stocks fell 10% right out of the gate. >> by focusing on the long-term, we create shareholder value. i think we are in an incredibly strong position. is the place where you need to be because games are the number one category in terms of apps and mobile. with more than 70% of time spent oftablets on games and 90% revenue generated through games. we have been around for 11 years. we found out in april, 2011 when we launched our first game on social networks that if you take one of the games we have developed before as a one level only game, and we proposed this game with many more levels, then it becomes a very broad deal. -- wee been in profit in have been profiting from 11 years of work. these games cover a very wide range of different genres. when you talk about the long-term and you talk about the the portfolio, as we know,

joining me, scarlet fu and the sinful adam johnson.ost is an angel, troy, partner at sky bridge capital. brief us. that bank of japan maintaining record easing, keeping monetary easing at a pace of 670 7 billion a year. no tapering in japan. :30, small business optimism report. at 10:00 a.m., the jewels job openings. before the bell, american eagle and dick's sporting goods earnings. one item of note, today is the third anniversary of the japanese earthquake answered on a. >> -- japanese earthquake and tsunami. congress looking into why general motors took so long to recall cars with faulty ignition switches. the problem affected one point 6 million vehicles. consumer complaints they back to 2004. this is the first major test for gm's new ceo mary barbara. bill ackman launching another volley at herbalife. presentationb today focusing on herbalife in china. he says he will show how herbalife violated chinese laws. blackstone may bid for an auto parts maker. .ates global owners of gates have been working on a sale of the company or in i

i am adam johnson.n world, it has been almost a week since malaysian air flight 370 disappeared with 230 nine people aboard. few clues and fewer answers. >> the cabin crew or the pilot may have been involved in this? >> we are looking at that possibility. [indiscernible] >> malaysian authorities looking into the possibility the pilot or crew were involved, even intentionally. >> can you explain whether you have any evidence to confirm and if so -- the system was shut down systematically. can you tell us whether or not -- >> there are four or five possibilities we are exploring. it could have been done intentionally, it could be done under duress. it could be done because of an explosion. i do not want to go into speculation. >> two systems -- >> we are looking at all possibilities. >> and the pilot? >> the malaysian transport minister saying the police will search the pilot's home if necessary. the search for plane is ongoing. even by crowd sourcing images. with 13 countries involved, it is like looking

i am matt miller in for adam johnson. russia gets bigger. president putin formalizes the annexation of crimea. talk to the hand. how barclays midst is chance to get in on the alibaba ipo. and one issue that gets mark zuckerberg really fired up. he is going to have to talk to the president about it today. robots in motion. find out how these machines help to film the amazing movie "gravity." and inside fendi, the family growing the 90-year-old fashion brand. we are going to kick off with what everyone is talking about today, a special day for the wonderful world of microblogging. >> we want to help celebrate the birthday of twitter. the site first launched eight years ago today. >> i am sure you have seen it all over, the company turns eight today after going public in november last year, they now have a $28 billion market cap and over 240 million viewers. not bad. hundreds of millions of viewers continue to flock to twitter every month to experience moments in their lives and moments in the world. >> if only somebody could come up with a mea

i'm adam johnson. moving pictures now, where the video is the story. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says russia has to pull its troops back from the ukraine border if progress is to be made. he met with his russian counterpart yesterday who stressed the u.s. session on ukraine. >> in a frank conversation this evening with the prime minister, i made clear the united states russiannsiders the actions to be illegal and illegitimate and russians actions over the past several weeks have placed it at odds, obviously, with the rule of law in the international community and we still believe, on the wrong side of history. >> those men agreed apical medic solution was essential to de-escalate the crisis in ukraine. additional meetings between the two have been planned. antigovernment protesters battled police in the streets of venezuela. andss raiders set fires through molotov cocktails at security forces who responded with tear grass -- with tear gas. violence has been raging in the country for more than a

i'm adam johnson. again she aiding is a very important skill to have.nd stars as quote gave bloomberg for tips on how to be the master negotiator. rex i would like to sell you this watch. >> ok. i'm rick harrison from "pond stars." i probably have the busiest pond stop in the united states. my shop buys three or 4000 things a month. i engage in 5, 10, 15 negotiations a day. a nerd, be a a be nerd. read, read, read. there are a million things out there. ocean.right link super why guys buy these things i have no idea. you have a watch that will go down 3000 meters. never give a price because it might be less than your opening offer. how much are you looking to get out of it? >>, trailing to pay for it. >> at your watch. >> i'd like $3000. >> be willing to walk away. if you are not willing to walk away, you're not negotiating. >> i can do less than $2500. >> not going to happen. i will give you $2000. the day you start taking advantage of people, the next day someone is going to find out about it and they will tell their friends and they will tell their fr

joining me adam johnson. scarlet fu is off today. johnson. -- here is adam johnson. >> overnight, asking prices for homes searched -- surged to a new price. the south korean prime minister said that people need to be aware about increased prices.

i am matt miller, in for adam johnson.e are focusing on one of the world's hottest startups, pinterest, putting the company's value at nearly $4 billion. ceo and cofounder ben silverman had his doubts on whether the company would ever become a success. emily chang sat down with silverman in a rare and exclusive interview. >> it has been a long road. but i think that most things in life that are worthwhile take a while. both of my sisters are doctors. parents are doctors. that is a minimum 12 year commitment just to be the most junior doctor out there. that has always been in the back of my mind. when i think of how long things should take. yes, i think it is a long road for a lot of folks. if you are having fun and learning, if that is what you want, now is a great time to try it. >> was there a moment where you said -- now i need to make sure i do not give up? i know that in the early days it took a while for things to catch on, right? >> there were a lot of times you can get a little bit discouraged. but i think the thin

i'm adam johnson. again she aiding is a very important skill to have. how much people are loving taco bell's new breakfast, we asked the special people. >> my name is ronald mcdonald. this is ronald mcdonald the third. >> i was surprised how good it is. >> ronald mcdonald. >> ronald mcdonald. i love taco bell's new breakfast. >> delicious new breakfast everyone can love, even ronald ronald. -- ronald mcdonald. >> you've got to admit that is pretty clever. taco bell's president joined alix steel this morning talking about strategy. >> breakfast is one of the fastest-growing parts and quick service restaurants and it's a part taco bell has never had the opportunity to compete and. we have been looking at a category and a lot of our customers already eat request at other quick service restaurants. we realized it was ripe for innovation, really terrific value, and what we have heard from our customers is if we can give them a better reward for their breakfast routine, they will keep coming to taco bell. >> talk about the pricing here. mcdonald's does a doll

i am matt miller in for adam johnson. it is showtime in geneva -- europe's biggest carmakers park their high-tech wheels in the alps. and in the east, breakfast at starbucks -- the world largest chain adds a vegetable and egg sandwich. some light reading on capitol hill -- we will help you cut through president obama's budget plan. and today's luxury -- is richard branson's pet project -- we will take you to his many madagascar are in the caribbean. is canada's professional basketball league coming-of-age? have you ever heard of it? we will kick it off with something everyone is talking about -- russian president vladimir putin going before television cameras. likes the main take away was for the time being, he has no intention to escalate things. >> the markets gave a sigh of release -- sigh of relief after his comments. but this conflict is far from over. >> he never at any point suggested russian troops would be leaving crimea anytime soon. but at least we did learn from the russian president that he has no plans to mo

adam johnson as well. mr. johnson will get us started with our morning brief. >> good morning, tom. bank of japan could decide as soon as the middle of may as whether more inflation is needed -- more stimulus is needed to keep inflation on track. the federal reserve bank of st. louis said that policymakers have not submitted to a specific month. he spoke with betty liu in hong kong earlier today. as far as economic data in the u.s., any moment we will get mortgage application data. wax just out. week..5% last >> after having been down 1.2% the week before. >> it actually rose up. >> all right. we have the durable goods orders. in other words, what people are buying, but businesses are buying. we have the pmi purchasing manager index coming up, who is buying what? earnings, nothing to speak of today, but the king visual starts trading this morning. make sure to tune into market makers this morning when they interview the maker of candy crushed, the ever popular game. >> mr. toffee? >> could not get past it. murdoch, laying out a succession plan. the billionaire has put his sons at th

joining me is scarlet fu and adam johnson. good morning. >> i am a little bit worse for the wear but here we are. in the u.s., we have a slew of housing data coming out at a dirty a.m. and consumer rises which the fed will be watching closely as its two-day meeting begins. porsche get hertz and out for earnings today. zew survey is a little subpar. >> it's all the data points we are trying to connect. >> let's do a data check. futures are -26 and the euro was over $1.39. crude oil was under $100. stillble, 36.56, elevated. this is the equity market in russia. go, 2008 and a slow down and you can see the roll over and the latest drop as we see equity markets in russia. >> their version of the dow industrial average is trading at ints bookat about .6 po which is cheap but there is a good reason why it is cheap. >> we scour the papers. >> our first front-page story has to do with russia. vladimir putin is putting a request for crimea for them to join russia. also, he will be making an address to lawmakers at 3 p.m. moscow time. t

joining me, scarlet fu and adam johnson. at a great weekend.ent weather. >> i only had to wear one cult instead -- one coat instead of two. in overnight news, asian stocks and global metals fell as china posted its biggest drop in japan, since 2009 and the economy expanding less than forecast in the fourth quarter. about 0.7%. economic news in the u.s., admittedly, nothing.