what is the roadmap for alan mulally? in sports, new york's losers face off. it is a hard sell. alan greenspan says bitcoin has bubble written all over it. and two kings of rock -- their stuff is on the block. ford is unveiling its 50th anniversary of the mustang. that is happening today, all over the world. this is the first time that they will sell outside of north america since 1964. over one million people on a mustang in the first two years. new features on this year's version -- lower roof, wider wheelbase, and a more efficient engine. that is a first since 1986. what people really want to know will ford's ceo alan mulally become the next ceo of microsoft? we get a chance to hear from the horse's mouth, along with some breaking news. >> you told the board of ford that you will stay at the company. are they asking you again to renew your commitment? >> i love serving ford. i have no changes planned. >> let's try again. >> if i get it next fall, alan, can you tell me that you will still be in the ceo seat? >> i love serving. >> you have always told me in the past, you will st

in the next hour, we'll have a live interview with the ford ceo alan mulally. we'll talk about the car, talk about ford global, the things he's done to change this company, jim. and by the way, six simultaneous events rolling out this car around the world today. >> and look, ford dramatically cut the number of name plates, they cut the number of editions, so to speak, and made it so if you worked at a ford plant in europe, kind of like the same as a ford plant in america. this company was a despairit jumble of brands and one of the things that was most important was he just kind of -- alan mulally said enough of that, one ford, one ford, one ford. and his other phrase is a terrific one, which is profitable growth for all. workers, shareholders, okay, obviously this is a company that people don't understand is most technologically oriented. when you look at ford, they have done the most with the web. they a big sales force.com platform. so alan mulally is critical to the stock. mark fields, the number two, is terrific. but i think the stock goes up every day bec

please welcome alan mulally! [ cheers and applause ] hey! >> thanks for coming out. >> stephen: all right. fantastic. great to have you on. you are the presidency of the ford motor company, just like you are an icon of american capitalism:congratulations! congratulations. >> thank you. >> did you dream of running a car company when you were a kid. >> what did you do before then? >> i started out as a bag checker. >> stephen: a bag checker? >> yes. ththe at the grocery store. >> stephen: really? did you want to be the ceo of bag checkers? >> no. i didn't. but i loved serving people. >> stephen: now, you are here because we are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the original muscle car. >> the mustang. >> stephen: the mustang. let's show what we are talking about here. when i was a kid this was a dream car. [ cheers and applause ] >> stephen: you hear that? and that is the mustang. that sound right there. that's enough. i will get an erection. all right. now, this is one of the coolest cars ever made. and not only was it sort of cool to see

reported the meeting today without alan mulally.rd wants to pin him down on his future even though he won't be there. i want to ask you a question, not about technology. alan mulally, background in industrial america, boeing and ford. could he do the job of turning around a technology like microsoft? >> he would do a fine job. he is known for doing a good job, stabilizing the company in deep trouble a few years back. microsoft's problems are not the way they are organized. and in the x box side, windows 8, is he the guy, and technology problems. stuart: a lot of speculation, it is done not as much as it was earlier but it is down on the possibility that alan mulally leaves. instagram holding an event in new york city today, unveiling a new feature, some say could be a snap chat killer, lost. take a picture, send it to somebody, disappears off their screen. now we have somebody coming out with a competitor. >> it will add features to their popular program. stuart: it disappears. my kids use it. you send pictures all over the place an

and that's not to rip alan mulally. i love him. he's done a fabulous job at ford. he's an unknown -- >> this isn't about mulally. it's about microsoft. does it matter if he runs that company or not? >> -- what he would do at microsoft. some of the fluff coming out of the stock here, judge, it holding, in the midst of the biggest dip ever that they've seen in p.c. sales, this stock is growing. it's not shrinking, it's growing and revenue going up 16% year over year. i think it's just a monster. i don't think you fade it. >> well, i'm going to say this. this is not a one-man show. it's not about allan mulally. it's a big, big company. >> it's funny, the problem as the the company, they try to make it about steve ballmer. >> and it isn't. that's oversimplifying a very, very complex situation. the then i worry about with alan mulally is here's a guy with a phenomenal track record, right? what he did at boeing commercial airplanes was terrific. what he's done with ford is heroic. i worry he might try to go for the trifecta and get himself into a mix he can't fix. it's no

. >> alan mulally. >> there is really only one name, right? i cover cars closely, and alan mulally is someone with whom i spend a lot of time because of that, and he has been touted as the number one pick for microsoft. >> culturally, it is a good fit. >> he is from seattle. steve ballmer actually wrote a piece about him in "time magazine" in 2009 saying that he could run any company. alan molly is a turnaround came, and that is what -- alan mulally king,urnaround came, -- and that is what they need right now. say, it is really hard for big companies to be innovative. ibm.ok at this with ge and gm names and in-house superstar to take over the position. named. there has been she is a superstar. a science and engineering major. >> and she started there when she was 18, right? -- as anarted in intern when she was 18. she knows what she is doing in the world of business, the world of engineering, and she has been pick.kerson's favorite this is different than microsoft . here is a guy that came into a company and did everything right. they released

real quick as we look at shares of ford, we want to talk about what's going on with alan mulally.ard is meeting today. and they are expected to, if not today, over the course of the next week, press ceo alan mulally about his plans for the future. again, he has said in the past that he plans to stay through 2014. the problem is this. he has never publicly denied an interest in perhaps becoming the next ceo at microsoft. and as we know, that search is continuing. no indication when microsoft will make a decision. finally, look at shares of ford. you know, over the last year, and in particular, these last three months, they've been under pressure and increasingly you hear people on wall street saying that investors, tyler and sue, they're a little bit worried about what they're hearing when investors say what's going on with alan mulally. they want that question to go away. >> and he was pretty clear with you last week, i thought, phil. >> he was clear, but he wouldn't answer the basic question. does he deny any interest in microsoft? if he's not interested in that job, they want hi

us andelds will join alan mulally in the 10:00 hour.lan mulally on -- do you think you have to ask? are you heading west? may be a distraction. -- yes, he can take a mustang out to microsoft. >> we've got a lot to cover this morning. i'm scarlet fu along with tom keene and alix steel. dreamworks is behind a lot of hollywood hits including best picture winners like "gladiator" and "a beautiful mind." to jeffrey katzenberg last my. he was asked about the opportunities in the east, and china. >> five years from now, china can be the number one movie market in the world. we are 10 billion in america today, and in five years they will surpass us. they will surpass us in many of these ways, just on the numbers. >> the numbers are certainly playing a decision into what movies they rollout. otherst dreamworks but hollywood studios. all the movies tend to look alike after a while. workan mulally and his tebowing -- we got aircraft, agriculture, and now creative content. -- tim adams with us. you dealt with this as undersecretary for internationa

alan mulally, although now there is talk that he does not have the experience in technology.has dropped down the list. >> i think it really shows that within microsoft there are differing views of the future of the company. should they bring in a tested guy like alan mulally who has turned around ford and is a seattle-based guy? should he fix the culture there? or, you go to a guy who has been running the crowd services business and could be the future of competing. or do they focus on mobile with someone from qualcomm. you can see the different focuses of the board. >> but they can't make a decision. >> while qualcomm made a decision overnight. >> qualcomm moved fast. does this mean microsoft moved too slowly in its ceo search while trying to replace that guy? >> we are really deciding what business we want to be when we business, cash transitional into mobile or a growth business? i think that takes a different kind of leader, and my believe is it is going to come from inside still. be waiting toay roll out the red carpet for a new leader, but in silicon valley, scientists

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board seat e l alan mulally's future plans?me word, not good word for the folks at ford, the cfo telling analysts and reporters he expects there will not be an announcement any time soon on alan mulally and the succession plan at ford. look what happened at the unveiling of mustang in new york, people are concerned interest in alan mulally and potential microsoft ceo, that is overshadowing these product unveilings. 16 new ones coming this year. look at the headlines. here is what ford said today, 2013 profits, $8 billion, one of the best years in history, 2014 forecasts for reduced profits although still about $8 billion which isn't bad. real trouble in venezuela, can't get the money out and is devalued and the long-range forecast for operating margins, quote, at risk. look at where the rubber meets the road in terms of the money. this is what will cost in different operations, restructuring costs, severance to the european auto workers letting go another half billion, devaluation, $700 million worth of venezuelan currency they

alan mulally ask the people what is wrong with the way we do business? they said gm just converted to global product development that is obviously what we should do. reordering duplicate cars all over the world. he said why don't we do it? they said bucks there is resistance but he was there three weeks when he went to global product development. i have similar examples from aker said to just use a judgment and common sense. why do they do that better than this season and automotive professional? because they had 30 years of trading of running the business the wrong way. by the numbers, a product plan, laid out with cost targets and investment targets in a grid of return and only those with the highest rates of return and basically the encounters excellence and product suffered but actors and comes in and says all i know general motors used to make not very appealing cars and we were losing money. right? now they are highly desirable they cost more but we make money? right. why would we change? let's keep doing great cars the best we know how with conten

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speculation over whether ford's ceo alan mulally may jump ship.s board is anxious to know what his plans are. just last week liz claman asked mulally whether he had any idea why his name keeps coming up in question to microsoft. the question seemed to catch him off guard. take a listen. >> i think that people are looking for leadership, and i can understand that, but i love serving ford. lori: okay. elizabeth macdonald has the latest on the story, she joins us with e. mac's bottom line. >> reporter: yeah. that's a classic non-answer from an executive, right, lori? [laughter] so we talked to people at microsoft, and here's what's going on. here's the bottom line. alan mulally has a lot of question marks over his name. yes, he's got a great reputation. he's charismatic, he's a visionary, he's a team builder, he's a leader. but what we're hearing from insiders is this is what they're looking for with this ceo and, by the way, microsoft really is pushing, the board is pushing to name a ceo by the end of this year, so they'rlooking for a person that ha

this is the 13-year high, up 45% in 2013, as i think a lot of people hope, bet, that alan mulally takes that job. >> that will be one to follow. >> let's back to the halftime. >> inside information, what names are the bosses buys and selling and what does it mean to your money? jemaah godfrey opens her playbook in how to invest across the uponed in 2014. we start with stocks hoping to avoid that four-day losing streak since september. once again, you know where the focus is, it's on the ten-year yield, rising beyond 2.8% today as the adp report came in stronger than expected. will rising rates eventually kill this rally? it's halftime, let's play the action. simon baker, that's the question to you. >> no. >> i'll take it from here, simon. >> enough said. listen, was a quick answer to a quick question. seriously, the rates aren't going to -- this is what normalization will look like, interest rates will creep up, we have a strong adp number this morning. look, you have to remain solid, going to be along this market. we're taking more of a neutral stance here currently. the market doesn't

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and ford, alan mulally is an engineer but from boeing. there are no car guys but there is going to be a car gal. he was basically saying she is it. >> half the cars in the united states archer than by women, so they do have some insight. -- half the cars inc. of the united states are driven by women. you were there during the bailout. this happened right after the government finally sold its shares in general motors. >> what a great way for gm to celebrate that it is free at last from government ownership. it is a bold move regardless of her qualifications. what a great shattering of the glass ceiling in this industry. i think it is good for gm. >> it is a big global company. as much as it is an american company, it has a lot of cells overseas. this is the biggest u.s. car manufacturer by the big international car manufacturer as well. sksand one of mary barra's ta will be to try to the gm on the same footing as international competitors. companies like toy yoda, volkswagen, hyundai have better profit margins than general motors. part of

we're told they're down to two or three finalists and alan mulally is one of them. onveyed that to mulally and has he conveyed that to the ford board? you have to look at the ford board and the fiduciary responsibility they have to their shareholders and investors of who is going to run the company and for how long. >> it's interesting, mary barra on the cover of "business week" this week. if gm and ford both had new ceos, what a horse race that would set up, right? >> think about this. as much as these two companies like to say they operate independently and they don't worry about what the other guys are doing, they have almost always moved in tandem. i know talking with ford executives this week, they noticed what gm did in terms of a decisive plan with the succession plan and you know that's going to likely come up in conversations at ford. >> phil, top of mind for most shareholders in the industry. thank you for that today. >> reporter: you bet. >> are consumers getting into the holiday spirit this year? our next guest hopes so. we'll ask ceo of constellation bra

fox business reports ford's board is pressing alan mulally for clarification about his career plans. mulally -- seen here with president obama, has been rumored to be in the running for the ceo job at microsoft. ford officials predict--- 2014 will be its busiest year ever with 11,000 jobs being added to build 23 new vehicles at factories around the globe. still to come: traders get a lesson in why you should never underestimate the buying power of football fans. plus....find out which company ranked as the best place to work in america. here's a hint... its not facebook anymore... and -- how to "live the dream" even if your dream job doesn't pay big money bill moller steps in next! here's the challenge so many young careerists are facing. you're outta college - your dream job is something with your passion - it's outside the mainstream - you wanna be an actor or work with horses. how do you pursue what you really want to do "while" being fiscally responsible & have income to pay your bills. kathleen brady is a long time executive & career coach with her company brady & associates car

fordis embracing this one strategy that alan mulally has been pushing. he came on after the current generation of mustang had been produced. you are looking at pictures of the 2015 mustang. it should go on sale at the end of next year, late-2014. the key difference is it will go on sale around the world. it will be on sale in china. it will be on sale in europe. a lot of those countries, for the first time ever. there are a lot of things and make this a revolutionary car as far as the mustang is concerned. i was talking about this earlier, and it is the in the weeds for a lot of people, but fans, it hasang been the last sports car in the told to use a rear axle connect both wheels in the back. it is not heard of now. this car finally changes over. it will anger the purest. liter ego boost four-cylinder engine, with twice the fuel efficiency. it will have more power than the v6. it looks more like a pony car than the big muscle cars that come out of gm and chrysler. i will go see this car in a few minutes, and i have been reading about improvements to the

alan mulally is an engineer that comes from boeing.he really is the only car guy in town and it just so happens that she is a woman. >> matt, thank you very much. our own auto expert, matt miller. you have spoken to her? >> a number of times. one of the things that she said to me that stuck with me ever since, when the new corvette was launched, it was the most important car of 2013 and i thought it was amazing that you could get the car were such relatively little money and i thought about getting it myself but she said to wait until the camaro comes out, that it was a better track car. she said that they had designed it to be a weapon on the track. >> anyone who doubts her credentials can think of that conversation? >> the 1928, she is responsible for that. >> at 10:30 this morning, an exclusive interview with the person who put her in charge of , at whitaker, they helped to lead the company out of bankruptcy. >> we will be returning to this story shortly, but the other top story today, washington, a snowstorm shut down the governmen

alan mulally will stay through 2014 according o a bort director. mulally is considered one of the leading candidates to take the top job at microsoft when steve ballmer steps down. back with peter oppenheimer. peter, thank you very much for staying around. we talked about your global view and view for 2014. talk to me a little bit about the industry groups you want to be particularly aggressive in 2014. >> i think if we concentrate on europe, first of all, generally speaking werks prefer cyclically exposed sectors. we think they will benefit from a recovery in growth over the next year. we like to get into a sector where we see decent growth. it has generally been undervalued through the crisis. there are some exceptions, though. we remain cautious. very often, they are the same sectors. companies that have been big beneficiaries of a booming commodity investment and infrastructure investment over the last few years. this is why we have been underweight machinery, basic resources, oil, downgraded in industrial good and services as well. >> you're u

some people are not ruling out alan mulally entirely. star has faded a little bit as a candidate. >> come on. >> they point out there is one option which would play a role. he takes the job for a couple of years and helps groom an internal candidate. we know the head of the cloud services division of microsoft has said he would stay regardless of who gets -- >> i would say this has become fascinating. this is interesting, but now this is really, really interesting about how a company goes about this. >> it talks about the direction the company would go. but there's a huge difference between a 68-year-old and 44- year-old, i would argue that. 68 is the new 44. look at martha stewart. >> really. >> look at you, tom keene. >> i am talking to van buren later in the hour. and you say 68 is the new 44? i love you. david, this comes down to the plethora of great managers. >> plethora? >> yes, it is like efficacy. if you're to say, come to the white house and work. how do you get someone to change their life and go to a company? think there's fi

>> selling the same products to all the markets around the world has been the centerpiece of alan mulally'sd strategy at fort. ford. the things he -- at one of the things he has done is this a technology. he has boosted performance as far as horsepower and fuel efficiency. something that many mustang fans of the past would consider sacrilegious in giving the car independent rear suspension. to his explanation. >> not only do we have independent rear suspension, but also new front end suspension. you can select the ride and performance that you want to have and you can change that to me your desire for that day. >> speaking of ride and performance, ferrari is revamping its car as well. it is a family van with lots of space. v 12.monstrous six liter i got to take one for a spin. >> this is the biggest engine for ari makes. it puts out over 650 horsepower and is the only four-wheel-drive car that for ari makes. build its brand around the speed and excitement of its two cylinder, but now is trying to market to a -- an audience rarely, if ever, associated with the track, the family man. >> a ver

fourth quarter directors will press the eo alan mulally on his future plans.idate to replace steve ballmer as microsoft's ceo reporting the board is looking for clarity and plans to discuss the matter at a meeting today. 368,000 people filed for first-time jobless benefits, worse than the expected 320,000 plus a two month hire. that is the latest on the fox business network giving it the power to prosper. >> we have seen the dog your catalogs and the seat back pockets on commercial flights. sky mall. with the new ceo at the helm and the merger sky mall is focusing a digital and the web. have been wise, ceo of sky mall. >> i see these dog years catalogs and look through those things and this is no sharper image. what do we want to do? start by saying who is this guy? you have bull and bears, and 10,000 of these are purchased in the last few years. >> that sets you back? >> $129. dennis: we don't know if he exists and people are buying it. >> 10,000 of them exist already. dennis: what about this move to the web. do your purchases happen by phone? >> 30% of our b

what is the roadmap for alan mulally? in sports, new york's losers face off. it is a hard sell. enspan says bitcoin has bubble written all over it. and two kings of rock -- their stuff is on the block. ford is unveiling its 50th anniversary of the mustang.

. >> there are a lot of high hopes for, obviously alan mulally to go right over to microsoft.cialist. has done so well and without him, now they will have to look to some other, other great candidates. david: we can't avoid the market downturn, particularly significant. banks are taking it on the chin. jpmorgan is down about 2% right now. >> finance ashave been under pressure as of late, right? fifth day in a row selling major averages. volcker rule and that will be on tuesday for that vote. that is obviously more regulation, put pressure on banks over all anyway. liz: not just xbox, but electronic arts related here. leading the s&p 500 lower. battlefield four, been a very popular game. there are problems with it hammering the stock. >> that's right, battlefield 4, which had some glitches and the like, problems, basically, since it launched back on october 29th. now this is supposed to be one of the great ones for the holidays. with this, analysts are looking in there, you know, this may affect the bottom line, numbers they had anticipated for the holiday season. they make oth

because the principal reason we like ford is because of alan mulally.on to it. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. the stock i have a question on today is nxpi. your thoughts, please. >> that's a red hot semiconductor. i want to be careful. it's so hot, and yet, you know, we had an ovti, jim, that's nothing to do with each other, but it's the same cohort. let's take a little off the table. that's the hottest semiconductor there is. let's go to john in florida. john? >> caller: happy holidays to you, your family and your staff. >> same to all of you and yours. >> caller: thank you. my stock is superior industries, sut. >> yeah. automotive products, road wheels. we have had mixed success with this company. i am not going to recommend it. i would rather see you in general motors. let's go to brian in washington, please. brian? >> caller: jim, this is brian d in lakewood, washington. how you doing? >> i'm doing well. how about you? >> caller: hey, cramer, thanks for asking, i have to give you a big old russell wilson seattle seahawks, not to be denied

it's not going to be alan mulally. it's focused on the consumer. cnbc, i'm bob pisani. >> that's interesting because you never think that stimulus can go the other way. tapering and reaccelerating, i guess is the best way to put it. let's bring back abigail, and welcome in jim and don. guys, i've got a theory. things are not so great out there so you can call me dom-humbug. i don't believe that things can go as well as they've gone without at least some kind of correction in the marketplace. maybe we'll start with abigail right now. there has to be the nay saying point of view. they can't all be sunshine and roses all the time. >> i absolutely agree with you, dom. we were talking about this rally. over the last five years, it's been unbelievable. the s&p up nearly 170%. i would say among an anemic economic recovery. at some oint, the disconnect between the money that the federal reserve has pumped into the financial markets, not main street, not the economy, could connect. >> but the fundamentals are there to fuel this rally. we have growth increas

it's not going to be alan mulally. this will satisfy investors. the company needs somebody to change microsoft culture and that is focused on the consumer. >> talk about some gutsy predictions. >> that is a bold prediction is all i've got to say. >> you don't want to come out with wish-washy predictions saying there's going to be ceo changes next year. >> not at all. now bob, he's joining us right now. also joining us with their own prediction for the markets in 2014, paul hickey and hugh johnson. so maybe bob, the floor is yours for right now, very bold picks. talk to us about why? >> you know, we all have to do this all of us, including you guys, every year, and the problem is, it's very easy to sort of fall into what mandy said, wish-washy commentary where you make predictions you know will probably happen and then look good because you sound really smart. i've been doing this a long time, heck with it, throw caution to the winds and think outside the box. i don't have a high degree of conviction on all three of these but at least want to get p

. >> you go back and look at the taurus before alan mulally, he said, let's bring that back.g. it wasn't just a dog. it was a dog with fleas. they have a refreshed lineup. that's why sales are up. jomo and fomo are great for talking about marketing. they are trying to use technology to reach younger buyers. at the end effort day, if you don't have a decent car or truck, you won't do well. that's why ford is doing well. they have better cars and trucks now. >> thank you very much. i still remain -- reply my call to bring back the amc hornet. 17 feet tall, could drive over a truck, indestructible. >>> the number one christmas gift for the super rich. find out why also the rich, some of them, have zero shame this holiday season. open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something that creates more jobs, and grows more businesses... we're open to it. start a tax-free business at startup-ny.com. at bny mell

alan mulally has straps down the list.ithin microsoft, there are differing views about the future of the company. is the future of the company to fix microsoft and bring in someone who has turned around a troubled part of boeing? look for someone who could fix the culture? or do you go with someone who is running the cloud services business and could be the future of computing? or do they go to focus on mobile? you can see the different focuses of the board as they try to sort through the potential candidates. >> they cannot make a decision. -- that ise korean true. and now to a company that is trying to get 20-year-old. we're talking about mcdonald's. >> not so much a big mac. >> if you are in the mood for some hash browns right now an app or that. it is the latest attempt to revive sales in the united date. alix steel has been looking into this. i tried to download it. >> you can download it, but you cannot use it. it is only available in certain cities. here is what it is. it is basically like a giant coupon. you get a

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. >> alan mulally will stay at the carmaker through 2014.ording to one of the members of the company. be one of theto leading candidates for microsoft's ceo. >> we have an exclusive interview in the next section. ireland's finance minister michael noonan will join us. he thinksnd out what about the story moving forward. ♪ >> welcome back. >> i am guy johnson, that is francine lacqua. ireland is set to exit its 85 billion euro bailout program next week. three years ago, ireland was rescued. it was the first of the eurozone bailouts to not need outside help. >> thank you so much for joining us. how are you feeling about december 15? it must've been a very difficult three years. you are out of the woods. it is going to be ireland on its own. >> i feel very good about it. we struggled. three years is a long time in charge of a project. we had our ups and downs. it has been positive for the last six months or so. you're confident that we will have success. we have significant cash buffers. we are fully funded. we will refresh are borrowing with t

. >> steve ballmer loves alan mulally. he is already actively advising microsoft.is one microsoft plan taking dearborn's plan. the most interesting thing is that he is neither denied it or confirmed it. very cagey about it. i have asked him about 50 million times. he has the biggest brand, i would call it with a grin. he says he will stay through 2014. you have mary berra which is one of the most interesting ceo's stories although there is nothing sort of weird about it. dan ackerson has done a great job, although he is almost completely absent from the media and a great job of running this company. they have one every quality award you could think of. incredibleone an job with their products. this guy is not a car guy. this is behind the development of the new silverado sierra. he is been a huge fan of mary for a long time. she went to stanford business school, she becomes the first woman. >> do you have a favorite carmaker in terms of investment shouted g? do you have shares of any of these guys? >> tesla is one that i've done a lot of trading around. i do think

alan mulally could be driving off to microsoft. ♪ >> this is "in the loop come go with betty liu. >>k. inflation is still running below where the fed put cost-of-living last month. obama meets stay effective scrubs of the biggest tech companies. and at&t has sold its connecticut wire lined and a statewide fiber networks to cd wireline. 2000 14 a huge year for ford, they plan to introduce wendy three new vehicles. that might be overshadowed by the ceo stephen mullally. candidacy hasy's made big headlines in our technology coverage. what is it meant for the people afford? -- at ford? >> what it meant was a huge distraction. we had a big year of model launches coming up, it is the exist in the company's history. all the questions about the country are about alan mullally, will he stay, or will he go? >> what is your take? is an excellent question, we do not know. his candidacy seems to go up and down. what that overshadowing ford is about to do? be lineup they will introducing, 24 new cars? >> the detroit auto shows coming up next month, and they will unveil their ford f1 50 which there

sales will surpass 2.4 million vehicles this year, proving alan mulally's new strategy is a suggest -cess. he sold off when rover and aston martin so the company could narrowly focused, and wants to sell one product around the world. it has pretty much been his strategy for a decade now. extract or beryl is down almost therejecting the proposal restaurant put itself up for sale. cracker barrel plans to stick with the current plan. favorite five, your shoemaker, crocs, up 21%, rising after blackstone announced it will invest $200 million in the company. the ceo, john mccarville, announced plans to attire. >> am i the only one of here who has a pair? >> i do. >> i do not have the clogs, but i have slip ons. >> i would get the clogs. go with a classic. in fact, i think i am going to go out today after this and buy a pair of classic crocs. >> it is crocs weather right now. >> the ceo retires and the stock goes up. >> $200 million does not hurt. >> i am sure the investment was contingent on -- >> they agreed to invest if the ceo leaves. i thought it was a great story when i heard tom keene

microsoft expect one sale but action believe this is the news that alan mulally may not be coming overare on news offering testimony for batteries with the commercial solar system and a great day today. back to you. tracy: adding to fears of fed capering, joining me is a chief u.s. economist and giggled big financial service president oliver porche. you think the good news we got today was better, does that mean this is bad news for investors and the fed caper will be sooner than we thing? >> it suggests all of what we have seen in terms of the good and the equity market is because of tapering. i have not been a particularly strong equity market born, a lot of what is happening in the equity market is in part because of fundamentals. in 2014, better economic activity in 2014, make sure everyone on the system, i have not been a strong bull either. 2.4% growth, what we are experiencing. these are separate conversations, make no mistake. we have been clear about this. economic activity in the united states, 1/2% increase activity, what we just came out of. cheryl: what do you say? a stron

later, to alan mulally as ford relaunches that classic car. >> i have seen the bullet, tom.ang. i feel it i am a part of american auto industry. when ias a big deal cannot. you have the camaro from gm, it has been a big challenge. the show. forward to up next, we are back with economic historian and u.k. house of lords member robert skidelsky. we will get his take on the state of the euro zone and u.s. job summers out tomorrow. ♪ welcome back to "the pulse," live from london on bloomberg tv and bloomberg radio. it is a big day for central banks. the bank of england releases its rate decision and so does the european central bank. mario draghi expected to keep rates unchanged. investors will be a paying attention to inflation forecasts. i am joined by british economic historian and member of the house of lords robert skidelsky. let me ask you about the eurozone. how concerned are you about deflation? is it overhyped at the moment jacob -- at the moment? withflation is connected the lack of growth. there is little growth in the eurozone in the next year. of course, that means

in this case, alan mulally announced i'm a lake duck, i'll be leaving in 2014. it will be sometime this spring. i don't think there's any drama about that. bill ford will be the chairman. so there's not a lot of uncertainty. >> thank you. congratulation necessary advance on what is going to be a long day for you, but a great day. i'm going to send it back to becky right new. >> andrew, thank you. jeff, we are looking forward to everything today. when we come back, we have two of the features executives from today's yale ceo summit. rick goings and this isn't your mother's tupperware. you have to see how his company is expanding overseas and reinventing the storage business. >>> then at 6:50 eastern time, the chairman and ceo of on home builder giant lennar, and guess who is on set with me now, too. >> i'm here. surviving. low profile tire. . >> yeah, i am here. the american dream is of a better future, a confident retirement. those dreams, there's just no way we're going to let them die. ♪ like they helped millions of others. by listening. planning. working one

alan mulally, he wants to leave with the major legacy. rollout in the 110 year history of ford so talk about 23 new models, 11,000 workers to be hired, 5,000 in new york, 6,000 in asia. stuart: ford stock only at $0.13 on that. back to you shortly. bring back mike robinson. looks like a modest bounce today up 21 points as we speak. i want to know when we will go back to those winning ways. tell me. when will we hit 17,000 on the dow? >> next year for sure. looking for a big year. the economy underlying has a lot of strength. look at the real economy, lumber sales up, prices up in lumber, cars selling like crazy, looking at 16.5 million run rate in automobiles, the underlying economy wants to get healthy. the average car is 11 years old, people got to buy new cars and that will help the tech ecosystem and the market. stuart: you save the economy is strong enough to withstand less money printing by janet yellen and the market will go on as a reflection of the economy, not printing money? >> absolutely. there could be short-term a slight cor

. >>> and ford motors reportedly plans to press alan mulally for a decision on his furp plans as speculation announces he may be offered the position at microsoft. the issue will be discussed when the board meets in detroit today. he's reportedly amongst a handful of candidates still in contention with microsoft and hasn't tried to dismiss talks that he is interested in the job. ford motor company down around 0.8% in frankfurt. >>> and a recap of the headlines, hilton worldwide is raising $2.34 billion in its ipo as it makes a return to the market. just a year after its stock market debut, social networking site facebook is joining the s&p 500. and in exchange for a payment of a $366 million tax bill, india agreed to unfreeze nokia's assets. >>> still to come, it seems investors are turning more attention to u.s. and japanese equities. we'll look at the trends and the money flow in a moment. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the conne

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