. >>> avon products soaring today. product up 14% on reports that it is exploring strategic alternatives. this comes after news last night that avon products is postponing its analyst day until the fall. team, if i recall, this was a stock that made you fear fast and furious. >> i was fast, but i was really furious. i was hacked off. i'll save the profane comments. here's the point. i was angry because avon has abandoned their core markets. latin america, brazil, especially in favor of north america which has been causing the company to lose its focus. the news they postpone and there is rumors and talk and they themselves have acknowledged discussions that they might be untalks to sell part of their business. which i'm hearing is north america. what did it bring in last year, $2.2 billion. not a lot of people good fit for that. anway has a huge brand in china. largely irrelevant. avon to partner with these guys. if this happens, very good news for the stocks. stock, obviously, reacted to that today. and i'd like to se

avon is try to go stay above water. totally legitimate and didn't get a chance to evaluate the business. >> cody was a private accompany at that point and buffet was in there with some backing. i'm sure he was going to get some sort of preferred that would pay him well. >> where did you get where the accompany may not be for sell? >> the timing does not seem good. what now if you're avon? >> you're up against ulta salon, loreal codc and ulta. forget about it. no one wants that north american business. you buy the business your euro would kill. >> so the value is outside. >> it's deteriorated dramatically. avon, david, if they call. >> i got that one. i did i want understand the other one. >> you're killing me with the outcast. i like the way you move. >> i don't know what that is. is it a song? >> thank you. >> can we go to another one, david? i mention this because entail has the problem. internet things and digital cloud. ibm has a legacy consulting business and trying to get in the hot things and trying to do all the

>> well i think the avon foundation for women funded this survey because we were very interested in theattitudes and experiences regarding domestic violence and sexual assault, and what i think we have learned is that we know that victims often suffer in silence and we have the opportunity to speak out and let them know that there are resources, not only for this community, but across the country that are there to offer support and the resources to help them get what they need to protect themselves to protect their families and to be able to move on to lives free from violence. >> juan carlos the other part of this study is something we focus on a lot on this program, talking about immigration and the fear factor. over 40% fear deportation, and when you fear deportation, juan carlos, as you know you're going to be much less prone to call for help. >> absolutely. even though domestic violence and sexual assault do not happen in greater numbers in the latino community than the general population, the latino community and victims face different barriers, and this is one of the biggest barr

avon products staging its biggest rally since january.is now at a one-month high after reports come including one from bloomberg, that it may sell its north american operations along with exploring other strategic options for the struggling business. one analyst estimates avon could be worth $6 billion in a takeover. right now, it is just shy of $3.9 billion. matt: i wonder if they will have an investment banker race that sale or if they will just go door-to-door and offer it. . [laughter] scarlet: or do what warren buffett did and go to jpmorgan. matt: door-to-door, that is how avon does it. thanks very much for that. the imf lowering its outlook for canada's economic growth today. the country has been heard by the drop in oil prices. one of its largest exports obviously. earlier today, erik schatzker set down with canada's minister of natural resources, greg redford. erik: what would the government use for its next budget? rickford: the federal government takes the responsible approach in assessing its revenues. we are more interested i

avon has posted three straight years of losses. and google has been told it will face charges by the eu for violations. people's knowledge of the matter say a decision will likely be announced this week, after more than four years of regulatory scrutiny on how google delivers internet search. google -- school gets about a third of its revenue from the region. aol takes aim at google and facebook with new advertising technology. today aol unveiled an open programmatic ad platform designed to help advertisers figure out how to spend their dollars best. the technology takes all of the various ad tech and puts it into a one-stop shopping at platform. it allows brands to measure the effectiveness of their at. cory johnson is with me here now. you spoke with it aol ceo tim armstrong. should google and facebook be worried? cory: they are all going after this market, providing ads not just for their own network but for the web on all devices. and even for television, a very interesting development. i talked to tim armstrong about that very

avon products. cosmetic and beauty products is exploring the sale of its north american operations. what is going on here? >> avon is looking at strategic options for its north american unit. they have been struggling for a while. they get most of their business from brazil. betty: why has north america been struggling? >> it is the door-to-door sales model. one was the last time you opened your door to a woman who wanted to sell makeup -- when was the last time you open your door to a woman who wanted to sell you make up? betty: that's true. >> they pride themselves on their reps. betty: does that model work well overseas? >> it does. betty: avon ladies in china? >> yes, they are in china. in other markets, it is trying to get them to wear makeup in different ways. here it is trying to get them to buy the product. you can walk into said for a mix and match brands, people are not as brand loyal -- intoa a sephora, mix and match brands, people are not as brand-loyal. betty: i want to get back to scar

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we have a news alert on shares of avon. they are unchanged right now in the after market. however, the company did just release a press release saying they have postponed their investor day that was originally scheduled on may 13th of this year to sometime in the fall. the company says the decision was to postpone the meeting follows the recent appointment of james scully as the chief financial officer of the company earlier this year. it's going to allow the company adequate time, they say, to prepare for a more robust discussion at the meeting. you may really james scully is the newly minted cfo at avon. he came recently. he was the coo of j. crew before this particular tour of duty, so, again, they're postponing their investor day. we'll watch for any reaction but none so far in the stock after hours. back over to you. >> that company has been having a hard time lately. thank you very much. let's trade it. >> $8 has been really good support for this name. you don't like to hear that they're postponing investor day. what do they have to prepare ? you would think they had

avon considering a sale and exploring strategic alternatives. the beauty products company canceled the analyst meeting because they are looking at their structure. today at 9.$15. an executive at jcpenney accidentally e-mailed information to an analyst and exposed before it was supposed to be and it was good news. they have seen same-store sales rise. but today investors hit sell. they were off at 9.$15. >>> proctor and gamble chief is preparing to step down according to the "wall street journal. the consumer products giant could see a change at the top this summer. fractions were higher today. and zillow saw shares sell after offering investors weak guidance. saying profit and sales for the year would be well below wall street estimates. shares fell more than 1% to 95.$65. and larry fink has a message for other chief executives stop worrying about the short-term. as first reported by the new york times he sent a letter to the nation's 500 largest s saying too many firms are paying dividends and buying back in stock to keep shareholders plaque a

. >>> i'm erika avon tiehl. also a security scare in washington when a postal worker land a small aircraft outside the capitol message she was trying to deliver and pennsylvania connection to this stunt, katie. >>> today will be another pretty nice spring day for us, we are tracking some showers and then eventually some very soaking rain so we will break down pattern of what is yet to come full details straight ahead, vittoria. >>> good morning everyone. good news is that earlier vine street expressway construction in regard to the overpass and bridges has been cleared out. the eastbound side has opened up however, erika mentioned an earlier accident in knew hope we will provide those detours, so stay with us, ukee. >>> in the news this morning, a two-year old boy critically injured in the hit and run in kensington has died. >> jan carabao joins us at the police headquarters with the very latest information, jan. >> reporter: erika and ukee, sources tell "eyewitness news" that this two-year old boy was pronounce

lookit avon. remember then? your mom's generation.ring a sale of some or all of their operations. maybe that is a sign of the times. below $9 a share. the price of oil has gone straight up today, we're $2.31 at $50 a barrel, have not seen that level in a while and the price of gasoline heading back up again. there goes my prediction of a plunge. $2.39 is the national average. where is the cheapest gas in the land? $1.75 in south carolina. let's talk hillary. every day we cover how to the media is fawning over here. today this video. reporters running, dozens of them running after the van. as it arrives in iowa. what is the rush? don't know. look at what in bc.' chk oddtweteout, so hard in this new media age to do anything that looks spontaneous in the political world. this hillary road trip by the has done just that. he was serious. kennedy is with us. you can crack a smile can't you? >> when i look at chuck todd's facial hair i just -- i have given up on men. stuart: i don't think this campaign the bus for has got not too good start.

different story for avon however. beauty products maker falling short on quarterly profits with revenue below expectations thanks in part to a strong dollar and weaker demand in latin america. those shares of avon down 6%. lastly, imax. shares of the big-screen technology company in a holding pattern today, currently down just 1%. this despite imax beating on first quarter profits. >>> one point in the imax earnings report highlights china as one of its top growth regions. for the first time ever in this last quarter, imax's chinese box office exceeded the u.s. box office office, $62.9 million versus $59.1 million here in the u.s. >> joining us here at post nine in an exclusive interview, imax ceo richard gelfant. how much time are you spending in china these days? >> not so much. for the first dozen, 15 years, i was there about 50 times. now we have people on the ground in china, a chinese ceo. maybe now only two or three times a year. a lot better. >> you figured out the strategy for klein now. how important is this

. >> i'm furious and long, which makes me doubly long, avon, avp. it always was a secular, e.m. consumer plays, roughly 70% of their business, 41% latin america. yet they've been too focused on the u.s. business the last year and a half, two years. it's distracted the company and cost the company cash flow. they need to get back to business. they need to not worry about righting the ship as they need to go to latin america. we node whknow what the head wi. brazil will be better. they need to reinvest in sales and stabilize what have been some of their distribution channels that they're starting to lose competition. it trades at 50% to its peer group. i think the worst is over but i'm furious right now! >> and long. and staying long. dan, what are you not furious about? >> yeah. >> this company, ali baba, this is a company that contemplated going public in china, it is a chinese-based company, they were listed at one point before the financial crisis in china and then delisted. they brought more than 2 billion shares to sell to america of a company that really no one knew about o

. >> avon. >> yes. what happened in this one today. about 25,000 puts changed hands in april.nd they rolled out to the puts that should cover them for the earnings that are around may 1st. buy the ones that are like i say in that earnings time frame, it's a bet on earnings and probably a bet earnings respect going to be good. 25,000 options is 2.5 million shares of stock. this stock is only 50 cents off the 52-week low. there's no reason it can't go lower. somebody big in nervous. i'm pointing it out to you as unusual activity. >> it is time now for stock therapy. one biotech giant is heading to court next week because it is trying to pull its alzheimer's drug from the market before the patent expires. actavis before a generic of the older version becomes available. let's bring in reporter meg tirrell with the details. i feel like this happens a lot when drugs go off patent and they go generic. >> it happens from time to time. it's all about life cycle managements. you're trying to extend the time patients are staying on the more expensive brand and drug. they call this is har

. >>> cosmetics maker avon downgraded from buy to hold. >>> boeing reports that it has given more deliveriests plane than european rival airbus. nice pop for the stock. did you just say that rand paul is approaching? i thought for one brief shining moment to go to louisville here he is. he is about to announce. we're a little bit delayed. we were told 12 noon on the dot. it is 12:15 he has not appeared. there is all kinds of videotape. why do i see doug schoen there? he is one of the videos. that is interesting. doug schoen is old line democrat, in one of the supporting rand paul libertarian. >> i don't know that he is supporting rand paul but making comments about him that the paul people like and ability and uniqueness to appeal to non-traditional republican candidates. i'm concerned about you who complained so bitterly so bitterly we pay taxes, we all do, why you not be in favor of the flat tax and no irs and tax form size of index card instead of a telephone book. why that wouldn't appeal to you. >> you're talking about the ted cruz candidacy now. >> honestly i think they both support th

avon products down 8%. names to watch expedia gilead and dreamworks. . stuart: let's get right to your money and bring in d.r. barton from wilmington delaware. i got two stocks start with apple. they've got problems with apple watch production. would you buy apple stock at 127 this morning? >> long-term, stuart, i am a buyer of apple. right now i would advise people against buying apple because i think just like back in 2012 when they announced the iphone 5 it spiked to all-time high and sold off for the rest of the year. we're in a similar technical situation here. two superior earnings quarters have blown it right up. made a new all-time high on tuesday for about 10 minutes and fallen off since then, fallen through a key support level. i think we've got 6-12% more downside for apple from here. so it will set up a good buying opportunity but today, not a buyer. stuart: buy it at say 115. move onto tesla. big announcement supposedly battery technology. the stock's around 220. would you buy it? >> no i'm a seller of this one. maybe in the morning is the b

there is no unified position in avon on any position whatsoever. it is a very politicized society. in fact, i think it is reasonable to suspect that there are those within the current executive engine of the iranian government who might in fact be capable or willing to embrace more lenient terms for a deal, more flexibility on the iranian side if they have more power to do so. that is a supposition put forward. i have no evidence to support it other than my interaction with them and my prisms and that they have -- and might presumptions that they had eight certainly with the international community. but let me reinforce that both of them are in line with the supreme leader's instruction on this deal. they have no willingness to band from what he put forward in terms radio. they are not subversive in their efforts to negotiate, and they are not likely to sell a deal that he is not endorsed or blessed. by the same token, there are critics from the iranian side, hardliners from the political spectrum who are just interested in anything that looks like capitulation to the international

we think avon herbalife, that kind of mod snel. >> i would not.business model is a combination. we started out as an insurance agency and we have added over time great dynamics from other business models including the franchising model. we're in the securities business. i would say we're a blend of a number of different kind of models. >> they're signaling you have to get up to the balcony. the first thing you tell me on your capital plan is buyback. is that the best use of capital just to buy back your stock? i know a lot of companies do that these days but what about putting it to use, creating more jobs out there? >> we're always looking for alternative strategies as well. at the same time we keep our ear to the ground we haven't made any commitments and we're not close to any alternative strategies but we have an open mind to what else might be out there as well. >> i know you have to go. good to see you. congratulations. new ceo of primerica going to be ringing the closing bell. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, glenn. and that closing be

juan carlos: bueno, el estudio fue un estudio de 800 personas, patrocinado por la fundaciÓn avon.eportaciÓn es la principal causa identificada como motivo por el cual no busquen ayuda. es un motivo muy importante. tambiÉn es importante enfatizar que hay malas noticias cnn -en el estudio, pero tambiÉn hay buenas noticias. las personas que han conocido una persona con violencia domÉstica, la mayorÍa en intervenido de alguna manera. los latinos dicen que estÁn listos para cambiar este problema. satcha: y ojalÁ que asÍ sea. juan carlos, vamos a hablar de lo que usted acaba de mencionar, el temor a ser deportados... ¿cuÁles son las alternativas que existen para ellas? juan carlos: afortunadamente existen alternativas como por ejemplo existe una visa especial, que se llama la visa u, para vÍctimas de violencia domÉstica, de asalto sexual, en que si cooperan con las autoridades y a travÉs de ciertos procesos, las personas que no tienen documentos pueden sacar documentos. esto es bien importante y ha pasado en muchos casos. y en general es importante que se denuncien estos delitos porque

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we have all heard of beauty products like mary kay or avon. it's built on a direct sales model.ng in to what some call the social commerce. and for many women who want to run a business from home the possibilities are limitless. from your fingers to your screen a whole new direct sales movement is underway. >> it's taken off much larger than i ever imagined. >> long gone on the days of the iconic bell ringing or the tupperware party generation. today entrepreneurs cast a worldwide net all thanks to limitless social media connections. >> this is all very virtual. i can really do everything between my phone and computer. >> and a multitasking mom of two, jengriswold works entirely from home. and she received about 2,000 people on her team. >> i have worked hard and put a lot of hard work into this over the years but i am making a six-figure income. >> direct sellers use a lot of social media tools, facebook twitter, instagram and pinterest. >> it is also ideal for laura gibbons who has a full-time job. and in her dual-household income she's able to supplement her income on her own

. >> we heard of beauty products like mary kay or avon.hat some call the social commerce. for many women who want to run a business from home the possibilities of limitless. from your fingers to your screens, a whole new direct sales movement is under way. >> it's taken off larger than i imagined. >> the iconic bell ringing or the tupperware party generation. they cast a worldwide net thanks to limitless social media connections. >> this is very virtual. i can do everything between my phone and my computer. >> the multitasking mom of two, she works almost entirely from home as a consultant from a skin caroline. >> busy? b-u-s-y. >> i worked hard. i put a lot of hard work into this, but i am making a multiple six-figure income. >> ambition and digital savvy are the skills. >> direct sellers use social media tools. >> it's ideal for laura gibbons and in her dual-earning household, she is able to supplement on her schedule. >> it's fun products. i liken it to a virtual franchise. >> people sell from toys to jewelry to clothing to make up. >>