adidas does that as well.r teams come out on top in the world cup, which is a big spotlight. >> it does generate revenue, and it was proven by the last world cup in south africa four years ago. it has incurred significant market expenses up the same time. >> it does. they spend a huge amount with individual teams across the world. it's a huge expenditure, but they know their business, and they get a massive return on it. are geared players to sales. they know exactly what they are doing. they know who to target. >> in the days of social media is there an argument for not doing any of this activity and just trying to create some sort around an event that costs a lot less and promoting it that way, just launching something and hoping it is going to take off in social media? >> at the risk of sounding old-fashioned, no. there will be millions of eyes watching the world cup on television and all over the world. it's such a big event. big global event for branding. they will really be focusing on that opportunity.

a drop in the ruble slowing adidas down. forecasting full-year profit as much as 17% below analysts estimates. they blamed weakness in the ruble and argentineover the shortfall. apple it's a new cfo. your oppenheimer retiring from the post at the end of september. oppenheimer has been with the company for 18 years and oversaw the surgeon apple's cash flow 2004 to $158on in billion today. that is today's companies news. >> how legendary was mr. oppenheimer? >> what he did it apple was fairly amazing. you could look at the $158 billion in cash that he is in managing and say, this is the biggest money manager in the world. >> he just hasn't done a lot with the money. >> tim cook is a lot of credit for what he did as steve jobs side, managing inventory and these amazing products as they grew like the products have an history of technology, without big hiccups in inventory or the problems does or other big problems. but oppenheimer should get credit as well. >> busy morning. >> you know who else is sitting on a big pile of cash?

adidas is an official sponsor, nike is not. nike has more teams sponsored. germany, argentina. and it's been suffering in europe. western europe was a bright spot for nike in terms of earnings. interesting to see those two battle it out for the soccer market in europe. >> thanks for coming by. sara eisen, her exclusive with the nike ceo. >>> dr. j. will give us unusual market activity. >>> and mike mayo joins us live to talk the five-year anniversary of the big bank rally. is he sticking by his long-time favorite? .. with all the opinions about stocks out there, how do you know which ones to follow? the equity summary score consolidates the ratings of up to 10 independent research providers into a single score that's weighted based on how accurate they've been in the past. i'm howard spielberg of fidelity investments. the equity summary score is one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. call or click to open your fidelity account today. honestly? i wanted a smartphone that shoots great video. so i got the new nokia lumia icon. it's

as a leader in sports shoe and apparel nation. >> reporter: jp morgan analysts say both nike and adidas should see a sales boom from the upcoming world cup in what's been an uncertain global economic environment or as parker calls it macroeconomic volatility. -escalate a more competitive one with under armour getting in on high profile sponsorships. >>> still ahead, what are your chances that your employer will offer health benefits a decade from now? we'll take that one apart next. -escalate . >>> the latest now on the crisis in ukraine in the white house press room today, president obama set a referendum by voters in ukraine's crimea region to become part of russia scheduled to take place on march 16th would violate international law and ukraine's constitution. >> any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the legitimate government of ukraine. in 2014, we are well beyond the days when borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic leaders. >> meantime, the house of representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would fast track loan guarantees for ukraine. that me

we believe that this guy here in the white in the red pants with the adidas shoes he's probably the owner, he's the only one trying to wrangle the dog. eventually this group shows up with other dogs and that doesn't do anything. and the leashes kind of start to tie up the people's legs but right here watch the guy in white it looks like he yells the dog's name maybe and the dog runs away and that's sort of the

now we are looking at what adidas is saying. fun a mentally, it is managing to increase sales and it is 2015 targetts route to have sales of 17 billion euros in 2015. >> the ceos contract has been extended two years. >> that is right. his contract is going to last until 2017. interesting to see that because he has been there since 2001. he is 59 years old. adidas is talking about a generational change. i also want to give enough time to find the right ceo. they are going through a critical period. have a look at the market share. adidas is number two, trailing just behind nike. his job is to try to close that gap and he is really hoping that they can do that with the world cup. they are still aiming for 2 billion euros worth of sales associated with the world cup. they like to see mr. hanner hanging around to make sure they follow through. it up there.ap we will be talking to him a little bit later. we are going to have a conversation with the adidas ceo and that will be in the next hour of "the pulse." so many questions to ask

hans, you're watching adidas. >> we are looking at adidas, nike. about shoes. it is also an excuse to talk about currency. both companies have had explosive growth outside their home markets. the euro is strong, the dollar is strong, that is hurting profits. that is what we are going to talk about. >> thank you so much. something that a lot of people do have. jon, if you look at the overall on thesea lot of folks new russia sanctions.

can it capitalize on adidas weakness on the back of its exposure to russia? >> correct. they did indicate that they're not seeing any fallout from the turmoil in that region. so, you know, we're optimistic that they can stay the course there. they do expect that that market should be about $1 billion for them. so yeah, that -- and their western european numbers are very strong, which does indicate that they are taking some share in the primary market donor there would be adidas. >> corina, what's your rating on the stock? >> yes, well, it is in the stock, i believe. >> no, what is your rating for the stock. >> oh, my rating of the stock is neutral. i'm sorry, i couldn't hear you. we're maintaining of $78 price target. >> thank you so much for your time this morning. footwear and apparel analyst at wedbush's securities. >>> still to come on the show, gm is set to face tough questions about the company's recall. details, straight ahead. we'll be back. we'll be back. i dunno, i just ah woke up today and i said i need something sportier. annnd done. ok maxwell, just need to

hans, you're watching adidas. >> we are looking at adidas, nike. it is an excuse to talk about shoes. it is also an excuse to talk about currency. both companies have had explosive growth outside their home markets. the euro is strong, the dollar is strong, that is hurting profits. that is what we are going to talk about. >> thank you so much. something that a lot of people do have. jon, if you look at the overall on thesea lot of folks new russia sanctions. what else are we watching? >> a little bit eight-like today. we had some substantial moves in fx. janet yellen, she has moved markets. it is still a big focus for equity markets as well. let's get a first look. futures shrugging off those geopolitical concerns. they are isolated on russia at the moment. the ftse 100 up about 0.1%. the dax pretty much dead flat. boring on the equity benchmarks in europe. china confirms what we already knew. a slowdown in china. the currency having its worst week in 20 years. that is what everybody is talking about. euro/dollar, 1.3768. look at this. euro is havi

that works well so we have a middle market place. >> you were mentioned foreign adrs, adidas, yam haw, if you wd advise somebody to take $10 into a certain penny stock, what is your advice there? >> my advice is, i would say read benjamin graham's security analysis and look around for the stocks that are quiet. they're trading a discount to the fundamental assets because just as other markets, where the best stocks are the ones where you do your own digging around and your own research, the worst stocks are where you get an email saying you should buy it. >> forget it. that's the "the wolf of wall street" stuff. >> good to see you, cromwell, thank you for joining us, cromwell coulson, check it out. closing bell ringing in 17 minutes. the markets close at 4:00 p.m. eastern but i'm always on call for you. head to foxbusiness.com/on call and sign up, does that do? it gives you everything you need to know, especially late breaking stuff delivered right to your smart phone. and speaking of smart phones, you've done it, admit it, i don't walk while i text. we're all guilty, texting while wa

with nike for an undisclosed amount bringing him on board is a big win for the company that beat out adidas, underarmour and others for his signature. >>> our friday morning sports highlights. >> we get those from our guys at espn. >>> good morning, jonathan coachman, john buccigross. two big nba games. two biggest stars in the league, lebron james, latin night for the nba. and lebron does not like wearing these tight t-:30s when he's playing basketball. maybe after the game, also doesn't like to wear that mask after tony parker got two of his 17. lebron takes the mask off. nice pass here to chris bosh. heat kept trying to scrap back into it but the spurs just pull away. tim duncan, 23 points, 11 rebounds and san antonio beat the heat by 24. >>> johnny, you mentioned the other big star. kevin durant. >> there he is. >> he met with muhammad ali before the game. fast forward to the fourth. green, had himself a career night. 41, suns go up by 5. a high scoring affair. russell westbrook, 36-9-8. ties the game at 116. later, durant, serge ibaka and thunder take the lead but down the stretch, too

>> adidas in germany. they have to make 2 billion euros in revenue this year.. tom is an obsessive fan. i will talk about how they will do it. soccer is so important to adidas. >> they did well last year with the final four. >> the general dynamic is they want into soccer. adidas wants into basketball. s one intodida china. >> my agenda is the future of television. there are continuations of talks that apple had with time warner cable. it may not be the apple tv that everyone was waiting for that will reshape the television industry. >> i think that what we will see at the end of this is that comcast will win like it always does. >> let's get to the twitter question. what would it take for you to cut the cord and get rid of that $180 cable bill? our first answer we will do as soon as the world cup is finished -- how about this? like everything, i cut the cord for money. the ability to choose content is what i really like about streaming. jeff, you said this is the future. >> it will be happening and we will pay for subscriptions for individual strokes. -- shows

to 2008, when she had to rule on a dispute between a business tycoon in the resale of his company adidashe claims he was sold short on the deal and at the end of a lengthy judicial procedure was awarded close to 400 million euros. the judges are trying to determine whether the private arbitration which awarded tapie the money was a sham organized inclusion with the government. have helpedations provide answers to the questions that have been raised about the decisions taken at the time. my status as a witness is not a surprise to me, because i have always acted in the interest of the state and in conformity with the law. >> the current head of the imf reshot who wass in favor of arbitration. her former chief of staff says he was never in a position to take any such decision. three sharp tends to use the west a court appearance to confront his former boss with what he has called contradictions in her statements of the past. >> for the more on this story, we go to the courthouse in paris. this is a very, giddy case. -- very topicmore aided case to tell us about the details that will be pre

this company is selling nike and adidas, they have been doing very well.s going higher. >> drop for natural resources, down 12%, tim. >> tough space in commodities. >> down 2% verifone. >> i bought it actually today for myself based on the rollout of more technology, united states, global, wherever i'm long. >> we got a pop here for springing forward. it has been very cold, dark winter. there's finally light at the end of the tunnel. this weekend it's day light saving time. make sure you set your clocks ahead one hour. >>> all right, let's move on. the grand finale, confessions of a teenage traders week. time to reveal my picture unfortunately. so, here's my photo. this is my high school yearbook photo. >> are you 9 years old? >> i was 16 years old in that photo. >> very angelic in that photo. >> i was angelic. i still am, tim. >> you're still angelic. >> thanks, pete. >> oh, this is another photo that lisa our executive producer insisted that i showed you guys. a photo they sent to a local news anchor. she invited me on set. i had a perm. i had a perm. >>

will bring to all dissolves to the woods of ukraine's new adidas as it cools off old mitre reservists in the face of a tense standoff with brush up on the crimean peninsula. incredible acts of aggression the lead to the us at that stage on kerry is warning russia of serious repercussions for the cut in ukraine. promising severe punishments the chinese authorities blamed separatist the size of a stabbing attack in a railway station in the city of corn maze which claimed twenty nine bucks what's the fuss by cutting his room i'm told but this was supposed to join us. mr ukraine has the sum they begin mobilizing for war costs up to the russian president died in a tree to the candy he had the right to debate the country. russian forces have already seized the crimean peninsula which is into its black sea fleet it's estimated there are some one hundred and fifty thousand russian troops along the border with ukraine ukraine's prime minister asked me yesterday who took power when the two yanukovich but last week called russia's actions of declaration of war what will strike at saddam sent eia

we believe that this guy here in the white in the red pants with the adidas shoes he's probably the owner, he's the only one trying to wrangle the dog. eventually this group shows up with other dogs and that doesn't do anything. and the leashes kind of start to tie up the people's legs but right here watch the guy in white it looks like he yells the dog's name maybe and the dog runs away and that's sort of the end of the scene. a lot of people upset who's to blame here is sort of the conversation. >> the owner of the dog is to blame if the dog hasn't been trained the dog doesn't know how to do this. your dog needs to be well trained enough to be off leash and not attack other dogs and people. >> probably the worst situation for the dog situations like this where the dog gets out of control it's usually the animal that pays the price. >> oh, absolutely. >> and this looks like a pit bull mix and that automatically puts fear in people's heart because of the reputation they have. i have a pit bull and i don't like to take him off leash unless he's at a dog park and people get scared look at h

first time adidas collaborated with a designer that owns a textile company.r to the fashion world. he announced a deal with uni glow with a deal to debut the collection in the summer. sandra: a couple spent a record high average of $30,000 on their weddings last year, 5% increase from the year before. according to a survey by not.com -- knot.com, only 20% said economy affected their wedding budget. david: speaking of the economy that is the number one thing we'll watch next thing of the marchs jobs report released at 8:30 a.m. eastern. economists have estimate. they expect non-farm payrolls to rise by 200,000, up from 175,000 in february. they expect the unemployment rate to tick down .1 of a percent. sandra: "the willis report" with gerri willis is next ♪ ...work with equity experts... ♪ ...who work with regional experts... ♪ ...who work with portfolio management experts, that's when expertise happens. mfs. because there is no expertise without collaboration. mfs. when folks in the lower 48 think athey think salmon and energy.a, but the energy bp produces up

will bring to all dissolves to the woods of ukraine's new adidas as it cools off old mitre reservists in the face of a tense standoff with brush up on the crimean peninsula. incredible acts of aggression the lead to the us at that stage on kerry is warning russia of serious repercussions for the cut in ukraine. promising severe punishments the chinese authorities blamed separatist the size of a stabbing attack in a railway station in the city of corn maze which claimed

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i was looking at adidas forecasted profit.hree quarters of its revenue from outside western europe. i want to ask about the carmakers. they have put a lot of money into russia. >> they look at russia as a growth center. the problem they have had is that the russian auto sales have been slumping anyway along with the country's economy. this crisis does not help. long shadow isa what is going on in ukraine? if it deteriorates, it will have ramifications in terms of economic activity. companies have that reaction. we want this resolved peacefully. mike, thanks for putting it into perspective for us. about something that caught my eye yesterday afternoon. .he ipo filing some of you may not be familiar with this boutique investment that does business exclusively with companies it has hired, mostly for mergers and acquisitions. 470 people. right now pretax is the right way to look at it because it's not yet public. most of the money flows through the partners. there's some interesting things about moelis. wall street ipo's do not co

. >> you have nike as the leader and adidas trying to be number two.ere do reebok and under armour fit in? >> they pick their spots. adidas is big on a soccer. they have reebok in hockey. they are a value investor. nike just -- >> goes all and? -- all in? >> nine out of every $10 goes to demand creation. >> louisville one last year. isn't there more upside to sponsoring an underdog? >> they have louisville this year and they have kansas. >> i want to talk about all of the money. i am sure there is money involved. who gets money for wearing nike? >> it goes to the schools. a lot of it is gear. some of these deals are not huge. >> they get free gear? >> they get some of the bigger schools in the show every year. >> the athletes get nothing. our guest host, formerly of the georgetown -- were you outfitted in nike? >> we are in the nit now. a little different. we're trying to get excited about it. georgetown did not make it this year. >> is nike and apparel company or a technology company? >> i think it is both. it is really the class of the field. much ab

revenues were strong as vendors such as nike and adidas develop products popular with customers. same store sales also increased, continuing a growth trend that has lasted now for a few years. shares sprinted almost 9% today to $46.49. >> bed, bath and beyond is lowering its earnings guidance. that retailer is blaming the harsh winter weather which forced some of its stores to close. the company reports final fourth quarter results in early april. the shares finished the regular session up 1% to $69.16. and late today, boeing said it will inspect the wings of its dream liners for cracks. the company says that the planes to be inspected have not yet been delivered to customers and that inspection will not impact the deliveries scheduled for 2014. shares of boeing initially dropped on the news but they finished the regular session at 128.54. >> a recall from the generic drugmaker rambaxi laboratories, it has to do with a potential dosage mixup. we are recalling more than 64,000 bottles of generic lipitor with 10 milligram tablets distributed in the u.s. the company says the bottles

cause sales in february to fall from a year earlier for the second month in a row researchers at on adidas a firm sold less than one point two million vehicles down about two hundred and ninety units. they attribute the decline to a record cold snap and heavy snow. they say the weather kept customers away from dealerships in the eastern and midwest regions. sales for general miners were down one percent force figures fell six percent. japanese maker toyota sales were down more than four percent and honda's numbers declined by seven percent. most analysts agree the sliding sales are only temporary. but some are concerned about the impact of the situation in ukraine. oil prices they're worried it will affect the outlook for the us economy and car sales as often on business ms ali with another attack on the markets. the china's yuan to one news agency says police have captured the three remaining south bank said in a knife attack the gang burst into railway station on saturday and killed twenty nine people the wankers officials in the security ministry as saying eight attack is splash people

get with russia the announcer then referendum has been condemned by at as a vehicle by a european adidas including angela merkel member of the british parliament and joins told us the eu may be a good scream use a section at the meeting ultimately made up such a move possible the news gently against the nation's going independent twenty c because it's consumed with the two issues the basque country we've come to an espn hassle to get into the eu does that relate to that spot is the ukraine positions can sound. it's quite clear that the eu in college to fully support the team because that's the way to stabilize the cream into henry kissinger has an excellent piece in today's washington post a pic if they think it's completely cool. they especially need to go with the cream as a state can be the positions be fun to dress a day giving contentions and so forth is simply silly and has been so helpful that way the enormous economic interests of gemini fronts quickly the precludes economic sanctions. on the crisis in ukraine and the way its cover issues affecting the situation right after the b

the top four teams, brazil, argentina, spain, you have adidas teams, germany, that are not nike sponsoredar we actually have 10 teams that are in the world cup. we are really excited. we have got brazil, the u.s., england, france, holland. we have great teams that are out there playing. we have incredible players from reynoldo to neymar. >> but of -- >> we are excited. >> of the top four teams, you only have one. how big of a risk is that? >> only one team can win. football is a round ball, you never know what is going to happen. every team has the opportunity to win. we are excited about the opportunity you get to showcase great products on the greatest athletes. playing when the entire world is watching. >> the whole world will be watching brazil when the world cup starts in june. we estimated the charges of tourism in brazil. how ready is brazil? >> 8. >> we will reach 10 very fast. >> what about the stadiums that have not been finished? there is infrastructure and transport that has not been finished, these are things brazil promised. how will that affect tourists? >> this is common i

--adidas shoes wearers, for example. people--i mean, now communities--the term community is used in marketing all the time--the--you know, the buick community or something, being--is very different from a community of interaction, in which you actually do connect with other people in it. and so i don't want to be dismissive of communities of identity, pure--pure identity. but i don't think it solves the same--serves the same kind of functions, either the functions for our own physical health or the--or the social functions in our community. your--you know, the--i don't know of any evidence at all that--where people are more likely to watch rush limbaugh, their schools work better. i know of a lot of evidence that where people are involved in community organizations, the schools work better. so the kind of social capital that i'm talking about i think does require more than you merely--more than you merely be in an audience. it requires really connecting. c-span: would the country be better off with a strong, active feder

you have a lot of adidas teams, germany, not nike sponsored. we have 10 teams in the world cup. we are really excited. we have got brazil, the u.s.,, england, france, holland. great teams that are playing. we have got incredible players from run out up -- from reynaldo to neymar. we are excited about the opportunity. teams youtop four only have one. how much of a risk is that? team can win. you never know what is going to happen. every team has got an incredible opportunity to win. we are just really excited about the opportunity you get to show great products on the greatest athletes. the entire world is watching, that is what we are excited about. we allow ourselves to win with consumers through that. we are confident about going into the world cup. >> we just saw the team usa home jersey. we know how successful you have been in the nfl, the buccaneers jersey just came out is all about technology. there has been criticism that this team usa jersey is not decorative and us and is too boring. what should we expect which were away -- with your a

people seem to be caught up on the fact that he does not live in the palaces, he wears black adidas, he pays his own hotel bills. he is saying, i wonder why they are fast and with this. i hope they pay as much attention to what i am saying as they do to some of the superficialities. he has to do itg philosophically. what he is reminding, this is not a career. we are not ambition, we are not about power. we are about service. he is also have to change it structurally. is the appointment of the cardinal of secretary of state, who is widely respected as a man with immense pastoral skills, a sense of humility and service. the second was the appointment of cardinal george pell, the australian rugby player. money underet this control. this is giving the church a bad name. has appointed a no-nonsense streetfighter, rugby player. you will ask the right questions and clean it up. those are two indications that reform is important. >> we talk a lot about crisis in the church. it had to do with predator -- where is he and what does he intend to do? >> it would not surprise you that the american

nike beats out adidas, under armour and new balance which made bids for his marketing rights.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 real player. >> people worry that he is too small. i'm small, too. i hope he does well. job futures up 11. a let's go to washington. the republicans and their growing number of democrats suggest the affordable care act is a failure. there was another delay coming. all of that with ezekiel emanuel. is only damage control. is the university of we are honored to have you here today. you here, delay, delay. those are small issues. the delay here affects 500,000 people. you have to look at the big structure. the structural changes that the affordable care act button to place for the health-care system. it gave us a platform. it will increasingly be used to get people entrance whether they go when -- individuals decide which coverage they want, not their employers or someone else. that will

off on the doubtful success in europe we see a lot outside the home of no importance what did with adidas intensity just icing on the left end of that strength which is an important part of our girls and just wanted to jump. we do have ample opportunities to grow the brand in europe. we don't need to go beyond. ironically two percent to the sales the day that they are in europe are you looking to diversify your position away from the continent. we actually focusing on both sides that we do have read them but you need to grow within europe that sell focus a care in on the one that obviously we have some very strong at first was held outside europe we have a strong position also africa now we have one of a major base of the players get jerry and not get their young grandmother five percent said that the casino industry off that north africa. looking now at six found that stand the whole every generally have strong base is set for us in the history of the psyche i very strongly the stuff growing markets with the potential for this huge of an embassy we are playing overseas and then mexico wh

he is been said nike beat adidas, under armour, and new balance which all submitted its.raftof the picks. a major setback for government regulators when it comes to policing commercial drones. a big win for people already using the unmanned vehicles. a judge overturned the first ever attempt from the faa to find an operator. operator. >> this is a huge deal. the judge saying there are no rules to enforce. the faa has contended that commercial drones use is forbidden. it is banned while they are in the process of writing these rules. they were supposed to be out in 2011 and now they're supposed to be out in november. you and i both know a lot of people have not been listening to the faa. drones have been used for real estate videos and movies, and documentaries and to shoot sporting events. there is one out there, a beer company offering delivery. they did receive a warning letter. this case was the only incidents of a fine. now there could be a lot of commercial use. >> what is this case about? the pilot faced a $10,000 fine. it was a promotional video shot at the univers

dispute between business tycoon get knocked up the pen could be the innate in the resale of his company adidas. he claimed he was sold short on the deal or not the end of the linked the judicial procedure was awarded close to four hundred million euro is now the judges are trying to determine whether the private arbitration which awarded copy the money was in front which i'm organized in collusion with the government to sixty guests don't get me to update my explanations and helps provide on to the questions that have been raised to benefit this was taken at that time is a good book. most touching my face in the week ms is not a surprise to me because i've only found three d in the interest of the states and in conformity with the colonel a call from a mom i let off the current head of the imf said it was delish out who was in favor of arbitration. and she accused him of using her signature in a letter authorizing the decision to go to arbitration to settle the dispute with her former chief of staff says he was never in a position to take any such decision. we shot intends to use wednesday's c

why the nike knit over the adidas knit?h as the work that we put into this boot. the years of testing. this has been four years in the making. the intricacies of the design, the level of performance with the nike fly-knit technology in this new shoe. we call the magesta is above and beyond anything that we've ever done certainly and i think the players have actually voted with tremendous feedback. very excited to see this on the pitch in june and july at world cup. >> i know basketball shoes, running shoes you see them all over new york city. huge consumer markets. what about soccer shoes you don't necessarily see those on the street. what's the potential there for the soccer shoe market. >> well, the football or soccer as we call it in the states is a huge market. now obviously it's a different market because you can't wear football cleats on the street. that said, the cleated football market is actually quite significant. football is the largest, most popular sport in the world. so, what we see with football is a market t

new balance sneakers are priced the same as adidas or nike.are made in massachusetts. >> the fact that they are taking the best interest in this country, we can get behind that and feel like my money when i spend it and know that it benefits our country -- i am not trying to be protectionist. we have to be realistic. apple cannot make everything here and get rid of everything in china. but the fact that they are taking a vested interest in the country to make something here, and if investors take stock of that, i think we can change america. >> you have the fair trade lobby that says let it end. but the consumer decide. did you find in the steel business and the welding business it is not necessarily fair are the time? >> it does not seem to be an even playing field. i believe in 50/50 fair trade. it is definitely out of balance in this country. whether it is labor or different incentives for the company to stay here. the movie shows where we were, where we are, trying to get products that are 100% made in our country. it really shows where we

as well.ve danone adidas and banks. keep an eye on those names. really, we are seeing red across the board when you have any kind of marginal exposure to russia. that will be a key concern, risk aversion. interest rate hikes means the russian population will be less likely to spend, particularly expensive foreign goods, if the ruble is weak. >> this is a potential economic problem. isevery stock on the nymex is tradingnex lower. >> ryan chilcote is following the latest developments in the ukraine. he joins us now on the phone. >> the russians are in control of the crimea. most experts think they have 6000 troops on the ground working together with russian- speaking militias on the peninsula. yesterday, the military forces surrounded ukrainian military bases. the day before that, president putin got permission from russia's parliament to deploy troops. these forces appeared before he got the permission to deploy them, which has led a lot of people to believe that perhaps this is a tactical pause. real deployment has yet to begin. we may see even mo

and adidas down 0.5% this morning. investors reacting negatively to the fourth quarter numbers, despite posting a 3.3% rise in sales at the top end of expectations. the company warned its 2014 results would be hit by weakening emerging market currencies such as the ruble and the ukrainian crisis adds considerable risk to the numbers this year. >>> now, the biggest property developer in beijing's central bybusiness distinct, soho china, said earnings rose a third as more properties were booked during the year. the soho ceo was asked about performance by cnbc's bernie lowe. >> property has been a big question mark for on many years and it continues to be. you grab the headline news and any policy that comes out, it's affect affecting the people. so we do commercial real estate and selling homes and residenti residential, so on that's slightly different. >> i was surprised to find you here in hong kong. i thought you were going to be up in beijing. but one of the things that susan just highlighted as they came out is they

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court was a three on three gain -- again of -- a three on three gain of members all wearing nike and adidas, probably made in china, of course. it was great as we were going to go to one of the treasured places in china to see this sport that, perhaps started as an american sport, but really is a global sport. it is the highlight of the limbic. olympics. the final basketball game is played almost always on the last closing weekend. and it is considered perhaps the great team sport of the olympics every year. see it in just beijing. we sought in shanghai, where at the court near us there will be pickup basketball games at 7:00 in the morning and the players were all wearing lebron james and kobe bryant jerseys of one kind or another. on the street where people are wearing hats or t-shirts or other things of nba branded products. and today we are honored to have two of the great with us. it goes without saying that yao ming is a giant, but he is a giant in more important ways. he was able to bridge cultures that were deeply divided for many years. it also beyond that, his other activities in

people seem to be caught up he's in a ford escort, doesn't live in the palace, wears black adidas, pays his own hotel bills and gets in and out of the jeep, where he's saying i wonder why they're fascinated with this, and i hope they pay as much attention to what i'm saying as they do to some of the superficialities. >> charlie: is he changing the roman curimu? >> he is. he has to do it two ways. he has to do it philosophically. he's reminding the roman coria, this is not a career, we're not about ambition or clout or power, we're about service, right? number two -- so that's philosophically. but he's also got to change it structurally and practically. i think two appointments that would show he is the appointment of cardinal secretary of state who is widely respected as a man with immense pastoral skills, a sense of humility and service but very savvy when it comes to the church universal. and the second biggie the appointment of the australian rug by player. what everybody seems to be saying is we've got to get this money under control. this is giving the church a bad name that we can