but now let's contrast it with clorox. here we have a companies organic sales growth that's decelerating. down. down to 1.4% in the latest quarter and weakest result in three years and they said the weakness could be expected to continue in 2015. meanwhile clorox noted in a number of other categories it's too high versus the cheap knockoff labels of stocks we like so much and 90% are either number one or two number in the category where is they compete. those are slow growth product categories. this company gets 80% of its sales from the u.s. you can think of it as domestic security play although they're a low growth company. most of the international exposure comes from venezuela and argentina. they have to rank among the two worst economies in the western hemisphere right now. it's a nightmare that causes endless earnings down for all the company there is. clorox has the one thing this market values above all else. a hefty and reliable dividend. how do we know? we know it's the liability. company just boosted it's pay ou

authorities specifically looking into suspicious trades in the clorox company. icahn bought a 9.1% stake in the clorox company february 2011 and that summer he made a $10.2 billion bid to buy the company, causing the stock to jump. well, investigators are examining some well-timed high-risk trades of clorox shares made by walters and mickelson four days before that bid. the suggestion is icahn tipped them before handle about his bid. mickelson saying today he's innocent, "i have done absolutely nothing wrong. i have cooperated with the government in this investigation and will continue to do so. i wish i could fully discuss this matter, but under the current circumstances it's just not possible." now, icahn is denying there is an investigation at all. walters is declining to comment. the high-profile investigation is significant considering the government's recent successful track record against insider trading, convicting 85 out of 90 people over the last five years. >> they're going to look at trading patterns, look at trading activities. at the ends of the da

there was suspicious trading in clorox. the fbi and the sec want to know whether icon told a well-known vegas gambler insider information about a bid to buy clorox and if walters passed it on to mickelson. they say they are unaware of any investigation. >>> the money drops are growing and so are the crowds. the hidden cash phenomenon that invaded california and now thousands are following the mysterious donor on twitter. this is video from tonight. hundreds of people swarmed a los angeles park hoping 20* find some money in an envelope. now the promise that tomorrow's drops will be the biggest scavenger hunt in l.a. history all along a a stretch of beach. the police are monitoring social media. they worry the large crowds could turn rowdy. >>> well this is the last weekend to take in a san francisco landmark. for 17 years furniture has crawled out of the vai president cay hugo hotel at 6th and howard. on tuesday it comes down. tiffany wilson explains why. >> what started as a six-month exhibit stretched into 17 years of furn

there was suspicious trading in clorox.he fbi and the sec want to know whether icon told a well-known vegas gambler insider information about a bid to buy clorox and if walters passed it on to mickelson. they say they are unaware of any investigation. >>> the money drops are growing and so are the crowds. the hidden cash phenomenon that invaded california and now thousands are following the mysterious donor on twitter. this is video from tonight. hundreds of people swarmed a los angeles park hoping 20* find some money in an envelope. now the promise that tomorrow's drops will be the biggest scavenger hunt in l.a. history all along a a stretch of beach. the police are monitoring social media. they worry the large crowds could turn rowdy. >>> well this is the last weekend to take in a san francisco landmark. for 17 years furniture has crawled out of the vai president cay hugo hotel at 6th and howard. on tuesday it comes down. tiffany wilson explains why. >> what started as a six-month exhibit stretched into 17 years of furnit

there was suspicious trading in clorox. the fbi and the sec want to know whether icon told a well-known vegas gambler insider information about a bid to buy clorox and if walters passed it on to mickelson. they say they are unaware of any investigation. >>> the money drops are growing and so are the crowds. the hidden cash phenomenon that invaded california and now thousands are following the mysterious donor on twitter. this is video from tonight. hundreds of people swarmed a los angeles park hoping 20* find some money in an envelope. now the promise that tomorrow's drops will be the biggest scavenger hunt in l.a. history all along a a stretch of beach. the police are monitoring social media. they worry the large crowds could turn rowdy. >>> well this is the last weekend to take in a san francisco landmark. for 17 years furniture has crawled out of the vai president cay hugo hotel at 6th and howard. on tuesday it comes down. tiffany wilson explains why. >> what started as a six-month exhibit stretched into 17 years of furn

did he really need to have inside information in the clorox trade?aybe not. >> reporter: we'll find out. investigators are looking into trades that michelson and walters made in 2012 related to dean food company though they have no connection with icon. >> where do we go now? >> the high profile investigation is just that. and the federal prosecutors in manhattan are handling the probe with the fcc and fbi. this probe is significant. over the last five years. the federal prosecutors office is successful and that is 85 out of 90 cases are convicted. >> and it is eye-opening to think that they could be involved in this it. >> that's right. brian, thank you so much. >> and big names on display in the big easy. future of conservative politics and crucial midterm election. fox news has an interview with rick perry and ted cruise. >> and a new twist into the benghazi secretary attack. >> find out why terrory didn't have to testify. trait ahead. [male vo] inside this bag exists over 150 years of swedish coffee experience. that's 150 years of experience in r

the investigation started with some sus spishus trading in oakland-based clorox.want to know whether he told inside information about the by the to buy clorox. they say they're unaware of any investigations. >> nba ready to move forward with the sale of the los angeles clippers. today, the league called off a hearing to youft embattled owner donald sterling and vote on the sale of his team as well. he reached a deal to buy the team for $2 billion but isn't ready to sign off on the deal. reports say sterling plans to sue the nba claiming it wrongly banned him based on an illegally-recorded private conversation. >> motorola mobility says it plans to close the country's first smart phone plant, a factory in texas. the plant employs 700 people. and costs proven too high to keep it going the government gave men's warehouse a green light to take over the joseph a bank chain. >> and info blocks lost a third of value on wall street today. the stock nosedived after the chief executive was fired the company is now facing a stockholder lawsuit as well. >> coming up, big drea

the investigation started with some sus spishus trading in oakland-based clorox.y want to know whether he told inside information about the by the to buy clorox. they say they're unaware of any investigations. >> nba ready to move forward with the sale of the los angeles clippers. today, the league called off a hearing to youft embattled owner donald sterling and vote on the sale of his team as well. he reached a deal to buy the team for $2 billion but isn't ready to sign off on the deal. reports say sterling plans to sue the nba claiming it wrongly banned him based on an illegally-recorded private conversation. >> motorola mobility says it plans to close the country's first smart phone plant, a factory in texas. the plant employs 700 people. and costs proven too high to keep it going the government gave men's warehouse a green light to take over the joseph a bank chain. >> and info blocks lost a third of value on wall street today. the stock nosedived after the chief executive was fired the company is now facing a stockholder lawsuit as well. >> coming up, big dr

federal investigators want to know if carl icon shared information that he may have had about cloroxh is based in oakland. icon was mounting a take over bid of clorox when those trades were made. >>> wall street managed to set a new record in an otherwise lackluster day in trading. >>> the embattled head of the veteran's affairs department said today he is stepping down. jaquelin fell has been following this story. she was there as eric shinseki apologized. >> reporter: veteran's affair secretary eric shinseki apologized. we were there as he received three standing ovations. appearing emotional he told the group he was misled on the severity of the problems within the va. >> i extend an apology to the people i most care about and that's the veterans of this great country. >> reporter: earlier, he reported severe problems. including vets who needed treatment that were never added to a wait list. >> we don't have time for distraction, we need to fix the problem. >> reporter: he announced shinseki had resigned after a formal meeting. >> with regret, i accepted. >> more heads will have t

federal investigators want to know if carl icon shared information that he may have had about cloroxh is based in oakland. icon was mounting a take over bid of clorox when those trades were made. >>> wall street managed to set a new record in an otherwise lackluster day in trading. >>> the embattled head of the veteran's affairs department said today he is stepping down. jaquelin fell has been following this story. she was there as eric shinseki apologized. >> reporter: veteran's affair secretary eric shinseki apologized. we were there as he received three standing ovations. appearing emotional he told the group he was misled on the severity of the problems within the va. >> i extend an apology to the people i most care about and that's the veterans of this great country. >> reporter: earlier, he reported severe problems. including vets who needed treatment that were never added to a wait list. >> we don't have time for distraction, we need to fix the problem. >> reporter: he announced shinseki had resigned after a formal meeting. >> with regret, i accepted. >> more heads will have t

well, investigators are examining some highly risky trades of clorox shares made by walters and mickelson four days before the bid. this suggestion is icahn tipped them about his bids. both icahn and mickelson are denying that there is a probe. e icahn telling the journal, quote, we do not know of any investigation. we are always very careful to observe all legal requirements in our activities. mickelson's lawyers saying phil is not the target of any investigation and walters is declining to comment. >> they're going to look at trading patterns, but at the end of the day, all that matters is what they can prove in court and that's where all of this is likely going to hit a snag. carl icahn, phil mickelson, icahn, one of the most powerful, vicious people. he is known to be ruthless, attack dog, even activist investor. >> they're going to look at trading patterns and activity and the investigation comes at a time when the government is increasingly focusing on insider trading. there have been 85 convictions out of 90 people charged by the new york prosecutor's office on insider trading sinc

icahn, in fact, made the offer of $12.5 billion for clorox.or investors, who got into them just days earlier. 600% gain in just four days. so investigators really want to know, at least at this point, from what we can tell from the published reports is who knew what and who knew what when. icahn adamant he absolutely did nothing wrong. i think that's what he told me when he spoke last night. >> what's next in terms of the investigation? >> it's really hard to say. the fact of the matter is at least at this point, we don't even know exactly what the fbi and the s.e.c. are specifically looking at. you released -- or you said what mickelson's statement was today. when i spoke to mr. icahn, he said, we're unaware of an fbi investigation. we haven't gotten any subpoenas or anything like that. we've done nothing wrong. my 50-year record sun blemished. i've never given any insider information to anyone. i suppose, presumably, you know, investigators would be looking to speak with all three parties. phil mickelson, who's playing in ohio as we speak, t

the probe reportedly started three years ago after icahn accumulated a stake in clorox. icahn is not aware of an investigation and is careful to follow the law. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the giants look to continue their winning ways in st. louis. and we'll take you to the east bay where there was a battle for first place going on at the coliseum. >>> you are watching "today in the bay." >>> the battle for first place continues tonight at o dotco coliseum. the a's look to extend their lead against the angels. the green and gold jumped out to a quick lead bottom of the first with the bases loaded, that's right brandon moss unloads them. his first career grand slam makes it 4-0 early. to the fifth, josh donaldson, crushes his second homer of the night. the a's cruise to a 9-5 victory. >>> the giants looking for their second straight win against the cardinals in st. louis. fifth inning san francisco up 2-0, hunter pents breaks the game open. bumgartner took it from there, ten strikeouts on the night. the giants win 9-4. >>> still to come on "toda

. >> it started with suspicious trading in oakland based clorox. the s.e.c. wants to know whether mr. icon told a well-known vegas gambler insider information to buy clorox, and and if he passed it on to mickelson. mickelson said they are unaware of any investigation. >>> the number of drops are growing and so are the crowds. the hidden cash phenomenon invaded thursday night and thousands more are following the anonymous donor on twitter. hundreds swarmed a los angeles park hoping to find money in an envelope. a tweet posted yesterday promises today's drops will be the biggest scavenger hundred in l.a. history along a stretch of beach. police are monitoring social media. they worry large crowds could turn rowdy. >>> this is the last weekend to take in a san francisco landmark. for 17 years now furniture has been creeping and crawling out of a hotel in hugo. but tuesday it comes down. we explain why. >> what started as a six month exhibit stretched into 17 years of furniture dangling, dropping and dancing across the hugo hotel. >> i feel i've been a custodian

authorities specifically looking into suspicious trades in the clorox company. carl icahn bought a stake in february of 2011 and in july a $1.2 billion bid to buy the company, causing the stock to jump. investigators are examining some well-timed highly risky trades of clorox shares made by billy walters and phil mickelson four days before the bid. the suggestion is carl icahn tipped him about his bid. the high-profile investigation is significant, considering the government's recent successful track record against insider trading. there have been 85 convictions out of 90 people charged by new york prosecutors over the last five years. >> the goal of a lot of these cases is to deter other people from, you know, engaging in insider trading, so people see high-profile investors getting caught for insider trading, it will deter them from doing it as well. the flip, side, though, the fact that this story leaked could hurt the government's case, because now they're not able to sort of secretly gather evidence. >> both carl icahn and phil mickelson is telling the jour

the big one is the sell of clorox stock back in 2011. authorities are also talking with billionaire investor paul icon to sigh if he tipped him off. he was trying to take over the oakland company at the time. >>> a lot of people got six from eating beat chicken but tonight, foster farms says it is not to blame. it is suing its exterminator for not getting rid of the cockroaches that shut down the plant. foster farms wants orkin to pay up. more than 500 cases of salmonella were tied to chicken in the livingston plant. >>> the ohm enbattled va secretary has stepped down. hospital administrators ordered staff to lie about wait times in order to boost pay and bonuses. as many as 40 veterans at the phoenix va facility may have died while waiting for care. >> that breech of integrity is irresponsible and unacceptable. given the facts i know now, i apologize as the senior leader. >> i want someone spending every minute of everyday figures out have we called every single veteran that is waiting? have they gotten a schedule? are we fixing the sys

after icon accumulated a stock in clorox, he's not aware of an investigation and careful to follow the law. >>> a former uc berkeley research administrator is accused of using uc berkeley as her personal bank account. 36-year-old sonia waters stole nearly $100,000 for a research project and used it to buy computers, american express and visa gift cards and pay for her children's private school tuition. she's facing charges of felony theft and embezzlement. in 2009 she pled guilty to embezzling from a san francisco company. they didn't know because they didn't run a become ground check. >>> a discovery in the middle of a bart expansion project. workers uncovered the remains of native americans. crews also found some near the new tracks by the great mall. this happened two years ago. according to the protocol, the announcement was kept from the public. the remains were respectfully removed. a little wind, fog and sunshine. let's check in with jeff ranieri. >> something for everyone here as we head throughout the next 48 hours. the biggest think we're tracking is the fog in san francisco

clorox, the maker of bleach -- reported 3% earnings growth --as it raised prices and cut costs. and, cereal sales at kellogs are slipping. and it's an ongoing issue as americans eat more yogurt, eggs and peanut butter. the company's earnings came in above analysts estimates while revenue and the forecast missed the mark. billionaire investor warren buffett could face a tough crowd this weekend...30,000 shareholders will attend berkshire's annual meeting in omaha, nebraska. the ablitiy of the oracle of omaha to beat the stock market may be called in to question. buffett has failed to beat the market in 4 of the past 5 years. it should be noted-- he wisely choose not to invest in internet stocks during the 90's and successfully avoided the dot com bomb! and, last year berkshire's profit rose more than 31% to $19 billion dollars. still to come: a trader takes a long shot on an oil company that's tricky to trade on earnings.. plus...with derby day around the corner, where traders are placing their bets.... and, ... is airbnb rolling out the welcome mat for an ipo? find out, after th

desinfectar la cocina, los baÑos y clorox te va a ayudar.e. >> gracias, chicas, las quiero. >> ¿estÁs listo para pasarla lindo? >> yo estoy feliz de poder despertar con ustedes esta maÑana. >> besos a tu familia que la queremos. >> y pendiente a tu guitarra porque alan dijo que la iba a desafinar. >> ¿cÓmo estÁ tu fanática nÚmero uno? ¿tu bebecita? >> debe estar mirando. un beso, micaela. >> vamos con alan que nos tiene una entrevista muy interesante y seguimos con muchas sorpresas con luis fonsi. >> por ese lado, luis fonsi. prÓximamente con un concierto acÚstico para todos ustedes y por este lado, una princesa.. mire, se trata de un proyecto de excavaciÓn que se lleva a cabo en un barrio. estÁn los mejores amigos que comienzan a recibir extraÑos mensajes codificados en sus telÉfonos celulares. sÍ, algo muy raro. convencidos que algo estÁ pasando le cuentan a sus padres, a las autoridades y no les creen. ellos entonces se embarcan en una aventura secreta para descifrar los cÓdigos y llegar hasta el lugar de origen para darse cuenta que hay

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several months later, he made a $10 billion offer for clorox, causing the stock to jump.estigators say they are looking into whether icon passed inside information to a renowned las vegas gambler who may have then given the information to phil mickelson. >>> your time now, 7:17. a little gray outside this morning, but rosemary is working on our saturday forecast for us. does it warm up just a smidge for us? >> yes, i think we'll have a very comfortable afternoon. it's because of the fog and the low clouds, even the patchy drizzle that is out there that morning , this morning that will allow us to have the numbers for the second half of the day. giving you a live look across the bay bridge, san francisco socked in with the fog this morning. on my way in to work, had a little patchy drizzle falling on my windshield, and you are likely to have some of that, too. for the second half of the day, mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies and temperatures today will actually be a few degrees warmer than what we had yesterday. so that's what you can expect for your afternoon today. get

on the earnings front, conoco phillips, exxonmobil, mastercard, clorox, t-mobile, kellogg and viacom.ll have more on that. after the close on earnings, we'll hear from kraft and lin d linkedin. >>> dealers continue to shake off the effects of the winter weather. >>> other stories we're following today, sony has cut its profit outlook by almost 70%. the japanese electronicsmaker says its exit from the pc business costs an extra $294 million than they initially thought. we'll also see a $244 million impairment loss from its disk production business. it's being put forward as a problem for sony. >> the biggest problem with sony in most of corporate japan remains completely unable to innovate or come up with new products. plus a stubborn belief that at some point something like a tv business will turn into a profitable sector. they're hanging on in there based on what they sees aa long-term -- like 200, which isn't going to happen anytime soon. >> at&t apparently approached directv about a possible takeover. >>> "the wall street journal" says any agreement would be worth at least $40 bill

the investigation is specifically looking into well-timed trades mic and walters made involving cloroxmade before icon announced a bid to buy the company in 2011. mickelson's lawyer denies he is the subject of any investigation. an american citizen from florida responsible for this. [explosion. [lawmple officials believe involved in such an attack in the country. this photo of him was circulated by jihadist social media sites. it's unknown, rather, how many people were killed in that becoming. >> and a cab driver friend of the boston bombing suspect arrested and charged with obstruction of the investigation. federal investigators say the friend lied about contacting the tsarnaev brothers hours before the bombing. they say the 23-year-old even had dinner with the two about an hour after the bomb was set off. also accused of deleting computer files. doe car dzhokhar car tsarnaev, hurt two people and hurt 60 others. putting high school buildings up for sale. in wisconsin, the high school was put on the market for put on the market for auto thousand dollars. the ad call it a beautiful mans

it's my understanding the clorox company -- i'm trying to remember because it was '07, you know, the. >> yeah. >> that's close to a billion dollars, if you're a university of alabama fan. so a billion dollars and he's living the simple life. that's awesome. >> he didn't get any of that. he was out of the company before that. >> he got screwed then. >> he made some money, right. >> burt left the company well before the clorox sale, and there was -- and we get into it a little bit why he left the company. he claims all he got was the land that he's living on now. >> he had that already, though, right? >> he was living there. it wasn't his property but once the company was sold, that's what he got. he got the land. but here's the thing. he doesn't miss the money, nor does he need it. if burt had $200 million in the bank, he wouldn't be living any differently than he lives now. somebody said it's like chips for him. his philosophy is just about what he has. somebody asked me what makes burt tick? it's an interesting question, i said, you know, the sunrise. this is a guy that really just

exchange commission is looking into whether mickelson and walters may have, traded on ikon's bid to buy cloroxid he has never die you vulgdd insider trading. ariva what is insider trading? >> quite simply, using insider information to buy and sell stock. if you're corporate officer or director and you get information that something's going ohappen to your company either good or bad and you trade on that information or you provide that information to someone else and they trade and profit from that, that's a no-no according to you know federal sec rules and it can cause you to be federally prosecuted face a large fine and end up in jail. >> if you are investigating any insider trading case what do prosecutors look for? >> well, it's going to be a circle evidenccircumstantial ev. yes, i provided information at a that's not available to the public, nobody is going to say that. what was the timing of your trade? any other information that they can use to try to connect the timing of your trade with the information that they believe was reported before it was made aware -- or made public. >> and ho

commission are lacking into whether mickelson and walters illegal traded shers of the oakland base clorox corporation in 2011. based on insider information. at the time icon was mounting a take over bid of that company. >> volcano forcing flight cancellation in australia all flights in and out of darwin airport there were cancelled today as the plume of ash drifted over australia northern coast line. look at that strange picture volcanic ash can be of course dangerous for aircraft but up to the airline whether they actually want to fly. now there are concerns the ash could reach the western coast of the country. volcano located on the island interbali indonesian a farm tlers told to leave the area. >> all right back here the party is on once more in napa. this year bottle rock music festival under way at the napa valley expo. some suprised to see it back after last year organizers defaulted on 5 million dollars worth of debt own to the vendor. couldn't pay vendor because food and bench company didn't pay him. but this year the concert is under new management. and one of the first things t

they're looking into whether investor icahn told a sports better about a 2011 takeover bid for cloroxding to "the new york times" whether that information was passed to mickelson. before the bid there was suspicious information regarding mickelson and purchasing shares of the company. at the moment there's no wrongdoing. he released this statement. i've done absolutely nothing wrong,'ve cooperated with the government in this investigation and will continue do so. i wish i could fully discuss this matter but under the current circumstances it's just not possible. >>> well, it was the decade that changed the world and the world played out on television. next we're talking about the biggest moments of the 1960s from those in black and white to those in color. but first when heart disease strikes a loved one, it can mean long hours, day, even month in the hospital at their bedside. that can wreak havoc on jobs and stress levels. this week's cnn hero find as way to help sick ones and their loved ones. >> i can't do what most people can do. i can't go to sleep. i can't play football. >> com

clorox dropped nearly 2% when it comes to its sale in most recent quarter as well.evidence of an unhealthy consumer environment can be found in procter & gamble's reports. p & g, from beauty products to health care. each of these companies obviously faces its own problems in getting the businesses to fire on all cylinders, but this is a common sluggish theme. the question is what is behind the overall weakness? first the softs in in the u.s. market. we've seen stagnant wage growth, a rockie economic recoveries, and all hitting domestic consumers. second, international impacts, currency fluctuations, geopolitical situations creating a tough market and lower profits, so investors should really be looking out for certain buzz words that you already are hearing about how they are addressing the weak environments. words like expanding stores. innovating with new products, and price cuts, another biggie, cost cuts. all of these factors could help get these consumer names back on track, or at least do enough to satisfy investors that are worried about this weak sluggish co

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categories because of the surge of takeover activity even as i recognize the stocks like kellogg or cloroxm frankly overvalued. i think t-mobile and sprint tie the knot by the end of the month. i checked off a half dozen large independent oils because i suspect the deals in the oil patch and i know these things tend to leak out and people buy calls and they shouldn't, but they do. second positive. there are still whole segments of the market that are still lagging or still cheap. i millmed the big industrials even after the runses. the bank, they're ridiculously cheap if we're about to get any improvement in the economy. same goes for the retailers and they've been held down. the autos, the major all-buying tech companies like microsoft, intel, oracle and hewlett-packard are trading at price to earnings multiples that are well, well, well below the historical norms. only the utilities in the real estate investment trusts are versus long-term benchmarks and they're functioning as bondses here and after the big interest rate declines i think they make sense otherwise they would be where the

clorox, church and dwight, two consumer products companies failed to meet their expectations in the last4 hours and hershey had slower earnings and they reported weaker sign-ups as upstart t-mobile, the uncarrier raided clients and they can't make up for a 10% decline in capital. exxon today reported no production growth at all hence the there are decline. two solid growers and cardinal health were hammered. the money managers who exited the highfliers want growth at a reasonable price and hey, you have to give them a growth or they're not appeased unless you're the slow growing companies you stop making money all together. so all of the money parked in safety stocks were itching to rent a new home with momentum to it. now they've collapsed and selling has dried up. think about this, as i mentioned last night as the ceo of concur technologies, dominance offer play in travel and entertainment. if he had reported two months ago, the stock would have popped in the quarter instead of being crushed and he gets his mojo back up $3 or 3.42% and that was a backdrop change. let's be clear, though

that involves carl icahn and whether or not he shared nonpublic information about his stocks and cloroxo sports better billy walters who then may have passed it on to mickelson. investigators want to know if that knowledge was used to improperly trade the stock. a lawyer for michelson said phil is not the target of any investigation, period. nbc news reached out to the s.e.c. and fbi and the s.e.c. c cannot confirm. >>> a record high close. the dow closed at 16,717 and three points above its previous high. s&p 500 finishing at a high record. the nasdaq dropping five points. >>> in the big easy, a public gathering and a big one of republican leaders. a who's who of republican leaders on tap to give a talk today. you'll hear from one of its featured speakers a relate tv star. >>> new bickering between edward snowden and american officials. he says the u.s. is hiding some critical notes that he sent. with priority mail flat rate shipping. our priority has always been saving the day. because our priority... amazing! ...is you! the amazing spider-man 2 delivered by the united states postal s

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in the days leading up to carl icahn's bid to take over clorox in 2011 there was a series of successful options trading made by billy walters and phil mickelson ahead of the corporate deal, an automatic red flag for them. the s.e.c. and fbi are trying to determine if icann tipped walters and if he in turn shared that information with mickelson. icahn who may have had dealings with him in the past told "the wall street journal" says he duh not know of any investigation and added that his company is always careful to observe all legal requirements in all of our activities. walters, one of las vegas's best known professional gamblers who was the phil mickelson. sources say fbi approached mickelson as he competed in dublin. he did not immediately respond but he told "the wall street journal" that, quote, phil is not the target of any investigation, period. icahn, walters, and mickelson have not been formally accused of any wrongdoing. under the laws that governor insider trading, it is not always illegal to leak information about a corporate bid for a takeover and it should be noun that ica

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was some suspicious trading activity apparently in the days before carl icahn launched this bid for clorox in 2011 when some very large and very well-timed option trades were made around that time, you know, those are essentially they were big, they were sophisticated trades, you know, not your average joe who is making those kinds of bets. they're short-term bets in many respects. and, you know, that's sort of how this whole thing is developing. that investigators are trying to get their arms around what's going on. it's one of those classic who knew what and when and who, if anybody, did anything about it. >> we appreciate you filling in the blanks. thanks so much, cnbc's scott wapner. >>> troubling details today from a newly released audit. the audit says problems went far beyond complaints with va schedulers being pressured to make bad practices look more favorable. the audit found appointments had been changed at least once and 13% of the scheduling staffers indicated they got instructions to enter a date different from the one requested by the patient. >>> we're also getting some new

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averages dropping but a weird strange bed fellow thing going on that's al go rhythmic when you see cloroxo take salesforce.com, kimberly up, start taking fireeye. >> amazon and netflix. this is a trade and the trade is when the economy is slowing which people are reading off the retail sales you buy the consumer package goods. not going to miss the quarter. the highest growth stocks because they'll make the quarter. >> they or al gor rithles. >> it's algorithms. the machines think they're smart but they're not. stupid trade. >> you can beat the machines? >> if they don't believe their quarters they don't believe like they used to. these are not monolithic. they used to all do well. kimberly downgraded yesterday. i think they're doing okay. you can't go in and do the stuff. the machines have no nuance. >> yeah. people have to be careful with that trading. the market is headed down. wait right now. >> interesting. what's on "mad" tonight some. >> okay. i think we're in the fulcrum of what i talked about. salesforce.com on. they report. go back to february 28th, stock jumped up to 67 in the

clorox, big venezuela business. >> it is amazing how often we read an earnings release and see currencybecause of venezuela. >> no one wants to leave. >> rick santelli has consumer sentiment. >> breaking news! preliminary may michigan consumer sentiment 81.8. now, it's easy to find the comp. we go to the winter months. march. when it dropped down to 80.0. if you overlook that and try to look beyond the weather implications you're looking at november when 75.1. this could change. this is following a final read last month for april which stands at 84.1. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much, rick santelli. we want to talk about what's coming up on "mad money" tonight. >> we have aqua america. a lot want water plays. this is a water play. solid kind of quiet growth stock. trying to feature companies that are not wild that people can say you know what, this is not going to be an inversion necessarily, it's not going to blow up. not software as a -- as some sort of disservice to your portfolio, not biotech. it's water. you know what you can do worse in this environment than water. >

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