brian niccol >> thanks for having me.ke care. >> just want to show you what's happening with the market. dow remains higher we have been wavering between gains and losses all day long. we had a tick up here. dow up 242 nasdaq still underperforming but coming off the lows. s&p 500 building on some gains it's being led by energy, financial financials, and health care. >> after the break, chart watching jeff degraaf says there's a changing trend in the health care and financial sector that is worth your attention he'll lay that out for us in the charts next. >> later, shares of tesla pulling back after the company unveiled the much hyped giga factory in texas we'll talk to gene munster about what the opening means for st wh o"csigyerm strate ayitusn long bell. (vo) while you may not be running an architectural firm, tending hives of honeybees, and mentoring a teenager — your life is just as unique. your raymond james financial advisor gets to know you, your passions, and the way you help others. so you can live your life. th

. >>> welcome back coming up in just a few minutes, on "mad money", the interview with brian niccol. here's a sneak peek. >> we're doing everything we can to not pass on pricing, but it's getting harder just in the last 18 months, if you look at what our food costs have been over the last ten years, they're up like ten points 50% of that increase that is happened in the last 18 months >> all right well, chipotle shares are earnings higher. kate rogers has been digging into the numbers here. kate >> melissa, chipotle beats on the top and bottom lines same-store sales also up operating margin, a bit below estimates. those strong sales helping to offset partially the higher costs of beef, avocado and more. in restaurant sales increased 33.1%, while digit at sales represented about 42% of food and beverage revenue the brand's loyal program rewards 28 million members for the second quarter, the company is projecting comps to increase, also better than projected. they're also time-outing pollo assado as the most popular protein they've had to date. >> thank you, kate i love how they put so

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consumers can expect higher menu prices at chipotle to stick around for a bit ceo brian niccol recentlyly increase prices again this year to offset costs. now, the stock is down 18% this year the question is whether consumers will keep paying up. kate rogers joins us with more kate. >> hey, kelly, chipotle has long touted its pricing power and value proposition, and that will of course be a big focus again this quarter the stock is one of kcowen's to picks of the year because it caters to a higher income dem grachk and has a loyal customer base along with higher wages in this tight labor market the street today will be looking for eps of $5.64 on revenues of $2 billion same-store sales expected to increase by 7.9% that's a strong number in this space as costs continue to rise and the company is set to surpass 3,000 locations in the quarter as well. digital sales always a focus, last quarter accounting for more than 40% of the company's swroefr all sales, and a final note of interest, any more color or announcements on chipotle's technology plans, beyond digital it announced a venture fu