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we have costco up 45% year to date almost twice that in -- of the s&p.nd so for me i feel that is causing retail traders to be bullish into the earnings report however, normally costco trades lower after earnings >> so when you look at that options imbalance, would you caught call it an imbalance, the 2.5 times. >> i would call it an imbalance. i'm not seeing unusual activity because the activity is spread across of variety of strikes it seems to me a bullish slant. >> it is a bullish slant on costco we can see the implied versus the average. >> yes. >> you know, around the desk we'll come back to danielle as well costco this has been a good stock until recently karen. >> sure. >> do you want to dip back in on weakness or the run is done you made the money. >> looking at what you are saying it seems to me 3 peppers volatility versus 4 average won be a seller of the straddle foam you'd rather be a buyer it sounds like. >> honestly for. >> one way or the other. >> monthsly i would have to wait until after the report it proceeded lower out of the report and

head to costco. >> -- will it be at my costco. the weekend plans, trying to get outside but we have a lot of rain headed our way but take a look at the nice break in the treat we're getting before the storm rolls in. we have such a beautiful sunrise and now this is a look at the view from san bruno mountain over san francisco. but let's talk about where we stand right now in terms of rain. so in santa rosa, we're at 95% of normal in terms of where we should be for our water year. measuring over 7 inches of rain with the last two storms that rolled in. but san francisco, oakland, and livermore, san jose, we have a lot of work to do here. measuring only about one to two inches of rain and at about 40% to 50% of normal. and then for the sierra, we're doing pretty well here. 90% of average with last couple of snowstorms we've had, we are almost to where we should be in terms of our sierra snow pack. and then looking at the next storm rolling in. this could help us out this weekend and get caught up to normal but the rain starts to mov

costco gives monthly up dates. same store sales is up 4.3%.hen you take out gas and foreign exchange this won't include black friday or cyber monday. the quarter earned one thing to watch are profit margin numbers back to you. >> thank you very much this is an interesting one as eric points out. we still hear from them monthly so we have a sneak peek into what they will report. not a surprise margins are important. we won get much more about the holidays >> shouldn't be a surprise which is why it sells off on the quarter. always does. it is expensive. i do worry about that. i really do. as i said many times every time i jump i regret. membership fee income is key we'll see what that number is today. let's see what retention rates are for those memberships. so those are two key items if it's me, it will recover because it's a great company >> this has had a big run up over 50% >> it always seems to kind of be running away from you as a stock. it has benefitted from this preference for quality, management team, domestic. it's even kind of this s

the costco model is loved in china so much, they're like trying to figure out how many costcos theyan put in shanghai chinese love costco. they're still selling diamond rings there, couple hundred thousand, if you want to spruce up your wife's wardrobe. >> i think i'll pass on that, thank you for that update. >> even with kirkland signature diamond ring i got a guy. >> jim, back to trade for a moment, we do have a new tweet >> oh, no. >> from the president. and i want to share that with everybody. i haven't seen it myself let's put it up here wall street journal story and the china deal is completely wrong, especially the statement on tariffs i guess what this does say is that the president may be watching occasionally and confirming, objection, my colleague's reporting here that we have been hearing for the last 10, 15 minutes or so. >> it is good to be right. >> it is good to be right. >> good to be right. >> when i used to break stories, i don't as often, always great to see -- you see it in print, you knew it was right. you knew you were 11000% right, you still said did i hear s

>> for 16 hours costco losing around $11 million in sales.affected maybe close to 3 million ofs its users not that much when you take into context to so far 68 billion has been spent in the month of november. we have thanksgiving sales pup some 16% from last year. so you're right. but for, you know, a number of people that paid their membership for full year having website down for 16 hours not a good feeling on thanksgiving black friday. >> not that bad. >> would you stop. >> not great. >> not that bad. especially trying to get to hundred dollars off on those, you know, electronics -- and appliances you want to get in there. get the deals. >> attack it all back. that is outrageous. thank you. >> that's right. i wonder if the competition benefited a little -- >> maybe. i'll ask the competition one who runs wholesale per called box and frequent guest on this program since she started in business. >> did you pick up you're a direct competitor with costco. >> we are in certain categories so we did better than expected black friday so i don't kno

let's kb through some of these let's go adobe let's go costco first. up there we'll follow what we got going on stephanie and shannon, you both observe costco >> it was great. merchandise margins up, membership fee ebb come was up 6% that's actually a really good up in and it trades -- >> that's why it's down today? >> yeah. it always acts like crap around its quarter. i don't think i would actually buy it because it's not down enough >> are you taking this personally or something? >> no, it does, every single time it reports. expectations are really high i view it as a same to that's sm of the con summer you can continue to see the international aspect of the business grow, which may be able to support the multiple but that's not a big enough part from a. >>3-year high. digital media, at thatting from i know the valuation is a little bit rich that's fine in is a continue that's going to continue to curate be sfwr i like that. they made a nice acquisition in the art spi sfrr we've been hearing there is going to be competition here and clearly there isn

announce heard this going to be keeping -- >> i thought that was a very significant move by costco,ecause they are very concerned and quality conscious. i've done some business with them all they ever care about is quality. and i felt that ethan brown is doing something really great here, beyond here is my approach to beyond. you've got to think about it in the two, three, four, five-year perspective, because it's going to be too crazy. but they have a long-term view, and i think that vegans, vegetarians, and nonvegetarians all like it. i'm not recommending the stock, but i do think you could own it for the long-term. all right, guys, when we get these dips, you've got to get off the sidelines. don't put it all at once there is money to be made, lots of it. on "mad money" tonight, i found a winner in the tariff mitigation business, and it may surprise you i'll reveal the name in just a bit. and it's one of the best performing stocks of 2019, but can chipotle continue to keep it going into the new year? i got to tell you, it's burrito something. i sat down with the company's top exec

burgers will be sold at some costco stores. stuart: costco, why not?y: eight patty packs, there will be certain costco locations but this sector, the cloud-based market is expected to hit 140 billion over the next decade. stuart: what do you think of a $140 plant-based food market? >> my daughter has become a vegetarian. this appeals to her. when costco carries a small assortment it is a limited number and they have to sell a lot of them for it to work. there adding it shows this is gone mainstream. it is a big deal. retailers, really smart. when they put this in it is real and live and growing like crazy. stuart: guess what. >> you got to respond to consumer demand. at thanksgiving my daughter became a vegetarian too. it is real and it is coming. stuart: you got rid of the turkey because your daughter is a vegetarian. >> we had to have a separate course for her. >> he gets her potatoes. >> you come on the show because you have fun. good stuff indeed and look at that market. not quite the high of the day, 239 points. on the show in our next hour i will

we are getting details about the costco deal which initially seemed great. $1499.pack will talk there-- will cost $14.99. concern is valuation. i want to take a look at a chart in my terminal. we are taking a look at the weekly gains and losses on the stock. in may.ed things look good. the second half of this year, while still up 200% since the ipo, there has been talk. there are analysts who have set the big run-up created a heightened valuation, and then you have a lot of competitors. looking tofoods double their $200 billion valuation, and the market is untested. since the ipo and you can see they have tried to increase their footprint in the retail outlet and food services. retail outlets have increased from 17,000 stores to 28,000. restaurants have doubled as well. the margin, this is where analysts are concerned, have been shrinking. estimating margins in the first quarter of 2020 to only be about 4%. competition means you might be having to cut back on some of those prices. guy: talk about how the outlets have responded. taylor: mixed perception. you have four buys and four cel

are all great aspects that target has really been able to execute too we like the kirkland brand at costco the private label story here is quite special. and also, there's a difference between the macy's and apparel versus the whole broad line's experience at target. >> fair enough, it's fundamentals we know they've been a major disappointment macy's down 15% from its 52 week high you hear a lot of people say look, jeff gannett has a lot of good ideas at the end of the day, is it a format issue >> there's a tough problem here with the mall. the lower tier malls, the lower performing malls are not an exciting place to be we've seen a lot of great success at tjmaxx, even target has a great clothing offering. >> the younger customer is interested in subscription models, the real reel. and rethinking clothing as rentals. these are all aspects which are eating away at share and the biggest problem is women's apparel, that continues to be an issue as well as the shopping mall, the future of the mall, and rethinking malls too be much more experiential. >> i want to move on, we're looking ahead at

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>> yes, you will have to get to costco. >> a big shopping costco shopping trip for the three of us. > it's payday. >> thank you. >>> just a reminder, ktvu has been a part of the one warm coat drive for 17 years. this holiday season we want you to look in your closet and see if you have a spare coat or jacket to donate. go to ktvu.com and you'll see a list of drop off locations. they include the san francisco ferry building. jack london square in oakland. you can also stop by bay street in emeryville and participating ups and big o tire stores. the one warm coat drive continues until the end of this month. >> and they need coats of allsizes. you remember the little children grow out of that winter coat every season. so that is a good one to give as well. sal castaneda, at least we are fairly dry this morning traffic wise. >>> yes, we are. but that will be changing according to rosemary. you will be driving home in wet weather. southbound interstate 880 is slow because we had an earlier accident. southbound 23rd. and that is why traffic is going to be so slow in the area here on southbo

. >> dana: this happened in mount pleasant, south carolina, at the costco.embers pulled together to feed the families of 50 students from the local high school for two weeks that they'll be out over the school holidays. right there in south carolina, which is so nice. people were helping others at christmas time. want to take a moment and send good thoughts to don johnson jr. in the hospital right now. serious brain injury but he is recovering. he's a husband, father, grandfather, and vietnam war veteran and we are sure you are going to get a lot better, and we wish you the best from "the five." >> jesse: good name. emily? >> emily: i like this story. so this cop was on his way home, riding back after a busy shift all day and we know much of the midwest was blanketed with snow this weekend. he saw a 6-year-old playing in his front yard playing with snowballs and this guy, the cop stopped and they have this amazing snowball fight in this kid's front yard. the video caught by nicole murphy who was a 6-year-old nephew was the one playing with the officer. total

get the fireworks you expect even if these are all high powered growth stocks for example, costco is going to talk about tariffs the it may not than great. i think they mitigated remember, the more thing thing is membership growth that's what you fuel the stock they're going to have a semiconductor company. they make software and think didn't want china to block the deals. i'm impressed with how they are announcing ca. i think they'll have a buy back. oracle should be okay. but co-ceo passed away in october. i don't know what kind of numbers this company can generate without herd's hard charging ultracompetitive spirit i'm sure oracling do fine. i look forward to seeing what they will do with the cloud. they say they're doing a lochlt they need to do more foorz adobe, it held a big analyst meeting. they laid out a phenomenal forecast i think the company will follow that up with strong numbers. on friday, see what michael nyro, sen seen has analyst meeting. this is a managed care company that handles government health care plans the stock is on fire ever since elizabeth warren backed

of the way down even if it's almost entirely full before you leave costco always top off because you never know when you could be stuck anywhere smart and getting them out of the girl all right we'll check back with you later. break here's a live look outside if they're not on the roads there in the plains. this is a live shot at sfo you can see clear now. but you will not be alone as i'm sure thousands are also rushing to the airport to go home at th at cracker barrel, we're cooking up warm feelings of home this season. with country fried turkey, hand-breaded and fried 'til crispy, and topped with holiday herbed gravy. our take on a festive favorite is back. and it's only at cracker barrel. so, come on home for the holidays. come on home to cracker barrel. >>7.44 on this day after christmas said hey things are looking good out there know it's such a busy travel day we've been talking about that all morning. but things have been very solid out of sfo oakland and san jose delay free if you do catch them weather-related delays here it's not because of our weather in the bay area as you

you went down the list amazon, walmart, target, costco.ow in best bias being part of the group that has it all. that's great but it's also the problem because it's them and it's everybody else and i don't see that changing any time soon, do you? >> well, you know, it is them and then everybody else. if you take those five that you mentioned, you're talking about 40 or 50% of retail. if those guys are growing above average, above the retail average, which they have been all year, it makes it very difficult. they sort of suck up all the oxygen in the room and make it difficult for others to grow that doesn't mean retail itself is not healthy those four or five big guys are really dominating. >> for sure. it just means that investors, you know, like consumers, are discerning when they decide where they're putting their dollars, why would they put them toward, and i'm just throwing out the names, macy's or a jcpenney when you can put it at a target which is as up, with brian cornell, ceo, knocking it out of the park for the year, and any of th

. >> still have to go to costco, buy my cake, yep. >> 20 more minutes, i can shop 20 more minutes. >> reporter: and there's more of a rush for those celebrating on christmas eve. >> hungarians, and in hungary christmas eve is the big celebration. we're just chilling on the 25th and 26th. >> reporter: now according to a survey, 6% of the u.s. population is doing their last-minute shopping today. not afraid to admit i'm part of that 6%. reporting live in san francisco, lauren martinez, abc7 news. >> good, me too, i don't feel so alone. thank you. >>> jump online and we've posted list of stores still open around the bay area. most close at 6:00, you have to run. list at website, abc7news.com. >>> oakland police patrolled the city with a special passenger on board today, santa claus. >> spent morning loading up toys and christmas dinners in police vehicles to deliver to low income families. about 70 families received gifts from the police union. >> picked out by officers throughout the year on patrol in the city. kids were delighted to see santa and officers deliver needed gifts. >>> also

right now, while i was waiting in the green room, i increased my positions in british petroleum, costcogy. kristina: why? >> these names are dipping right now. costco reported a little while ago that all names will benefit from the expansion of 5g technology, which is a chinese story, or from trade itself. i believe the whole story begins with the yield curve. as spreads widen at the long end, all right, this becomes -- this is where supply comes from in terms of net interest margin which is where business investment has to come from. now, if growth is perceived looking forward, that's where demand comes from. this is why you need to be, i will give you the list right now. check the semis, financials, energy and communication stocks. kristina: rob, what's your pick? one name. >> you got to be in technology. i think after 20% something run in the market you want to play it smart. you want to be in business essential technology that's going to be immune to recession. look at names like palo alto net works, it will go from $2.4 billion in sales to $4 billion in sales. look at a company lik

athena: i'm surprised that costco allows that. 'cause that's totally illegal.ecked with the fda, so i don't know. athena: sweetie, i'm telling you, it's illegal. david: we will check again. rachel: yes, we will check again. lemonis: the first thing i noticed is that rachel's asking david, who's the salesperson, about labeling and compliance. news flash -- it's not a sales question. david: it says, "when any optional bleaching ingredient is used, the word 'bleached' shall immediately and conspicuously precede or follow such name of product." rachel: all right, well -- athena: thank you! rachel: so now we need to put that on there. lemonis: and second, david gave her incorrect information, and rachel just blindly accepted it. ♪ you can turn around. ♪ okay. ♪ rachel: mm-hmm. ♪ lemonis: both good? rachel: yeah. the second one seems maybe more mine. lemonis: that last cookie was not yours. rachel: but it's not a huge difference. lemonis: you couldn't tell. rachel: no. lemonis: i like the fact that you've been open-minded to go through this process. in this environme

the burgers won't be available at every costco location. beyond meat said they'll only be available in select stores. >>> trending this morning, if you want to be like lady gaga, head to southern california. the pop star opens up a new pop-up store in los angeles as she has teamed up with amazon. if you want to be like gaga you better hurry because the store is only open until 9:00 tonight so you have to call your friends in l.a. >> what are they selling? >> i think it's makeup. >> oh. >> gaga's monsters. >> get started. >> come on, man. >>> the weather is, people are going to look out their window going what's the big deal. >> right. >> it's coming later. >> it's going to be later today and you may be able to get in all of your outdoor activities, head to work, head back home and maybe go out to dinner before that rain arrives so it's all going to be later on this evening and the farther north you are, the earlier you'll see that rain. we take a live look in san francisco, we are going to see a lot of clouds rolling by but i wanted to quic

often advertise special promotions one hot item every year, gift cards you can buy at a discount, costco, bjs and sam's club selling for big-named restaurants and more up to 25% off full value a $50 gift card could cost you less than $40 and if you're in the market for toys, now is the time to buy. the hot items usually run out before christmas electronics consider older models stores deeply discounted to get off the shelves smart shopping to save money as we close in on the holidays. vicki nguyen, nbc news, new york. >> some very useful tips. >>> just ahead as we continue after that hacking horror story we showed you, so many more victims coming to light. their security cameras taken over we'll take a look at the steps you can take, right now, to protect your family. >>> also, the tense moments captured on video as a dog's leash is caught in an elevator the hero bystander who sprang into action. >>> college students and millions of viewers, who knew physics could be so much fun stay with us >>> i think a lot of us were rattled after the alarming report last night on a hacker that tapped

key read on consumer sentiment when costco reports earnings court is having a look at that prevow fory have a nice preview because costco reports tomorrow but unlike other retailers the updates provide good insight into the quarter momentum as it's happening quarter sales up 4.3% pop or 5% if you strip out gas and foreexchange impacts the quarter won't include black friday or cyber monday the quarter ended before the days ended they did say the website outages on a thanksgiving day and black friday impacted online sales to a lesser extent than the kashld shift all in all deutsche bank sidelined to a full valuation shares up 45ed year to date as well as intensifying competitive back drop for the names competing against costco. >> always expensive stock pretty much it does have pullbacks but it's considered the quality favorite in there now you know beyond meat, who knows if that moves. >>s voting taking place tomorrow in the uk general election the exit poll comes right at the end of the show tomorrow voting closes tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. eastern 5:00 p.m. eastern time no direct impacts

captify says bestbuy, walmart, and costco are among the most researched retailers on black friday and cyber>>monday. est buy, big nner. walmart and target, big winner. it was the bigox players. dick's sporting goods, i heard lulu lemond, mentio win they are holiday season. i think the department stores, a little bit slower. >> reporter: sports apparel is to fanatics, the lworld'sgest seller of fan gear. >> 26% from thursday to sunday. the two leaders have been nfl and ncaa. up about 40%. ju crushinit. this was the first year where we had a black friday was the biggest day in the coany's history, bigger than last year's it's never been like that before. >> reporter: just as black friday's timing has shifted over the years with sales pulled forward into thanksgiving, cyber monde's peak hours h changed too. the highest sales volume used to happen durg the day on cyber monday, when consumers had access to high-speed intert a their desks. rtth smaones and acces all the time, peak sales volume is expected to be 10:00 p.m. eastern ao 2:00. eastern, when kid are in bed and the day's to-do lis

on the west side there's an rei, best buy and i think a costco.get off and get over to city streets. there's charleston. north of the scene and that's your next north exit. southbound is also closed because of that debris. they have to sweep that up as well. you see the surface street traffic. charleston down to the area. back on the freeway so keep that in mind as your alternates. in the middle is bob redell. sweeper trucks are there, right? >> reporter: as you can see behind me the sweepers are cleaning the northbound and southbound sides of highway 101. the estimated time of reopening, they have someone who will swem and if you look to the left the northbound side.

. >>> and costco reported lower than expected qevrterlyue dragged down by a slowdown in e-commerce warehousel sales grew more than 5%. but it rose more than 2 in the previous quarter. the stock was volatile in initial after hours trading. closing the regular sessionp a fraction to 297.34. >>> google, facebook and twitter oversight of the platforms rove because regulators in washington have been discussg ways of making changes that could hold youtube and facebook liable for the content they host. julia boorstin has more. >> reporter: youtube strengthening the anti-harris harassment policies rhlts removing videos that insult based on race, gender or sexual orientationulpen on private people attack or public figures. threats to inc veiled ban on threats or explicit.yo ube content creatorers say they brush up the harassmente policy will suspended from the partn program and will not profit from ads. e company saying it expects to remove more comments fornt harassan the 16 million it pulled down last your. these changes sparked protests on twitter wit hhtag youtube is o party. the toprend on twitt

easiest return policies according to "consumer reports," kohl's, bed, bath, and beyond, nordstrom, costcoo flexible receipt and time policies. making the returns naughty list, kmart, sears, barnes & noble, and best buy, which "consumer reports" says only allows 15 days for most returns. speaking of return dates, make note of them as soon as you can. time is of the essence in most cases. if you can, don't open packaging that you intend to return. some retailers may charge a fee to restock the item. when you head to the store to return your gift, bring the gift receipt and i.d. some stores like victoria's secret use computerized systems to detect return abuse so they may ask to scan your license. finally, speaking of victoria's secret, there are some things you just can't return. undergarments, swimwear, cosmetics, and anything personalized, are typically considered nonreturnable. >> good to know. and i have to give a shout-out to nordstrom. you saw them on the return nice list. top notch. >> i agree with that, i'm a big nordstrom person. yeah. >> we are big fans. >> yeah. >> nordie club me

meanwhile, notable earnings reports scheduled today include costco, broadcom, and oracle.y led by gains in tech and industrial shares. the dow was up 29 points, the s&p 500 added 9, and the nasdaq gained 37. >>> uaw workers have approved a labor deal with fiat chrysler. the contract includes fiat chrysler investing $9 billion in u.s. manufacturing and the creation or retention of 7,900 jobs. it is similar to agreements at general motors and ford. fiat chrysler was the last of the three major automakers to close its contract with the union. >>> toyota is recalling certain prius models due to a speedometer malfunction. it involves 3,800 2019 prius hybrid hatchbacks. the automaker says an electrical glitch could cause the speedometer and fuel gauge to become inoperative. toyota says the problem could divert drivers' attention, increasing the risk of a crash. owners can take their vehicle to a dealer to be checked out. and if needed, the problem will be fixed for free. >>> glassdoor is out with its annual list of 100 best companies to work for based on employee reviews. in the

arrive from chicago, there were lots of delays and so some of it was very useful, i got to go to costco right near the airport. and then it looked like it was coming long enough so i part to come in the soggy windy weather sunday morning caused hundreds of delays at san francisco international airport philip kelly felt the storm hit flight the 2nd half was a little bit bumpy. i would say. but the 1st half was pretty smooth. there are there is there is weather going through the across the country if you can sleep through thick sleep take >>they would to if not that music does. writing or everything was the music that usually helps me out. there were few canceled flights airport duty manager say 142,000 passengers are expected to fly in and out of sfo on the sunday before christmas christmas eve is expected to be busier just be that at this point many travelers happy to see their families before the holiday just bear with it you'll get through eventually. >>yeah except families get flu now so we're going to stay in a hotel the over in oakland passengers traveling during the holiday season

according to consumer reports polls, bed, bath & beyond, kohl's and minority stroll and -- nordstrom and costco the returns naughty list, kmart, sears, barnes & noble and best buy. they only allow 15 days for most returns. speaking of return dates, make note of them as soon as you can. time is of the essence in most cases. if you can, don't open any packaging that you intend to return. some retailers may charge a fee to restock the item, and when you head to the store to return your gift, bring the gift receipt and an i.d. some stores like victoria's secret use computerized systems. they may ask to scan your license, and finally speaking of victoria's secret, there are some things you just can't return. undergarments, swim wear and cosmetics and anything personalized are technically considered not returnable. got that, janai? >>> well, many of us received gift cards this holiday. if you got a gift card from a store you never go to, you can sell it on websites like raise.com or cardpool.com, but if you are keeping your gift card, register it right away and change the security code to protect you

most recently because it was in september, the costco implication.i think there's been a real focus in the administration on trying to send the signal to bad actors that, hey, there's nothing you're not too big to go after. i will say, you know, it obviously poses challenges in the way the administration has tried to deal with that through aggressive licensing and things like that, but we can talk about that a little later if you want. >> i'm going to make a comment then i'm going to ask you all a question about turkey so you can start preparing yourself. interestingly, in what you i think that what you were saying in calling out costco at the end of your list of really big entities to designate, so major shipping company, a subsidiary -- itself, large, but it's a subsidiary of a major chinese shipping company, and in the sanctions world, that was a very big deal. talking to middle east policy people or military folks and recall that that was taken pursuant to violation of iran sanctions, it didn't register. >> yeah. >> no one i mean, and so this is

the company announced that the beyond meat burger will be available at select costco stores nationwide is a big market right there. let me deal with this real fast. uber says flying cars are only a few years away. deal with it quickly, please. susan: look at the future, yes they will be available in the year 2023. better if i show you the pictures of this flying helicopter they call it, electric powered over the years. can you imagine getting to newark or jfk, oh, i don't know -- stuart: i can imagine it. i don't see it happening. that's all. susan: really? ashley: pigs fly. susan: losing a lot of money. they hope the moonshot will come to fruition in the 2023 the world of "the jetsons" will be here sooner than you expect. stuart: i'm a big supporter of uber. i think they are a wonderful company disrupting the transportation market. when you tell me we'll have electric fly are cars in couple years that is absolute nonsense. susan: for now. stuart: let me move on. we have a very important guest. i have a little gee-whiz technology for you right now with your emotional wellness in mind.

can you show me costco? there you go. it has hurt it, actually.were over $300 a share on costco, now down to $293. >>> another delay for the max jet. the "wall street journal" says fixes not expected to be approved until february. that pushes back the time when they can get those planes back into the air. >>> the ten-year treasury yield, 1.88%. i call that a fairly bullish signal for stocks. check the price of gold. don't expect much movement there. down -- up $3, $1475. same with oil, don't expect much movement. up 19 cents at $59 a share. >>> look at amazon. top executives in china trying to lure third party sellers to that site. what does that mean? susan: that means amazon can't operate in china, hence you have alibaba there. what they are trying to do is to lure third party sellers so chinese companies go and sell on amazon's website to the rest of the world, and there was a two-day event, you had nine amazon executives in attendance and we do know amazon's online store internationally positioned because it's not only operating in the u.s., t

. >> i still have to go to costco, go buy my cake. yep. and yeah. >> last-minute shopping.oney baked ham, now on the way to mission street to do more shopping, just out here enjoying the holidays. >> reporter: by this afternoon some people were lucky they could escape the rush. >> all done. i am going home. >> reporter: if you still need shopping to do, don't feel bad, about 6% of the population is going to shop today. i'm part of that 6%. reporting live, lauren martinez, abc7 news. >>> we went to kohl's in colma to catch up with customers. open nonstop since friday and is open tonight until 6:00. one person hit the store before dawn to buy gifts for secret santa. >> lucky to have it open. >> reporter: what did you get? >> secret gifts i can't disclose, somebody sees it on tv, i'm in trouble. >> very true. most stores are closed tomorrow but after christmas sales get going thursday. we have a list of stores open through tonight, abc7news.com. >>> look at traffic out there.t. people either finish up last-minute errands or travel for christmas eve. walnut creek, golden gate b

how this could happen how these people would answer this very and secure building in the heart of costco the f.s.b. is of course the old k.g.b. the services soviet times and it was one of the most secure buildings in the country and in this city so it is still a lot of questions president puts it was actually attending a conference to members to commemorate the tories of the f.s.b. at the same time the shooting was taking place the spokesman for president putin that has said that he has been briefed on the situation but hasn't made any comment so far from any government officials except that we also saw that the health ministry has said that there has been some for seriously injured the people as well i'm saying now reports that a source close to the f.s.b. says that the shooting incident could be linked to persian speech today do we have any idea about the motivations that might have been behind this this attack and i imagine the security services to taking the investigation incredibly incredibly seriously. well it's not very clear what the motivation has been and there's no 6 space so

. >> we have the big five, walmart, target, amazon, costco and best buy i think these retailers haved great innovation this year and adding great services which have made shopping so easy and convenient for the consumer. >> if those are the ones you are focusing on right now, you mentioned why they are doing well are there other aspects and trends you are watching to make sure these nice retailers are going to continue themes into next year. >> i think they brought the consumer great newness in terms of convenience and service if they can continue to add that innovation and stimulate the consumer to traffic their locations instead of competitors, i think that's the key. they are also providing great value in terms of pricing. that has been a key driver to their gains this year. for so long over the past couple of months, the focus of the growth story has been the e commerce side of things. a lot of the same-day delivery push the idea you can go shop on line and pick up in store will they continue to drive the retailers and are others posed to try to emulate that to play catch up with

costco encountered similar scams last month. >> americans spending more online hitting a record highand thanksgiving fell later starting earlier. the president tweeting holiday retail sales were up 3.4% last year. the biggest numbers in us history, congratulations, america. rob: sometimes you can't get what you want and that rings true on christmas morning whether it is a bad perfume, we had a share of unwanted gift. >> what do you do with a less then perfect president. break it all down. what do you say about that? we have all been there? i am never going to use that. what do you do to get the most out of your returns? >> you want to be superappreciative of the gifts you are getting, you want to be thankful but a study over the past season, 44% of baby boomers if they have a bad customer experience in stores are likely to blacklist the store and more forgiving when it comes to gen x but as you go out and return those items you want to be careful about the gift receipts. you want to make sure you have a gift receipt and you can take a picture of that. i gave my sister a pair of pants

one estimate is costco lost $11 million in sales. to make up for it by extending thanksgiving day only promotions into friday. i am viviana hurtado. that is your bloomberg business flash. alix: time for bottom line. look at three companies worth watching. first i am looking at ted baker, that stop getting hammered in london. outside lawyers and accountants will review a statement of unsold goods, adding to the issues this company has by not being able to sell their inventory. ed: it is interesting. a lot of people like ted baker when i was a school kid. where is it in the market? alix: is at high end? it is not low end. ed: it is somewhere in the middle. i do not know who goes to buy it these days. it is a difficult one. alix: you are watching wall street? ed: more particularly the private equity industry. they are talking about how buyouts are down. everything is very expensive. we look at kate hill it is a very interesting situation. very hard to get down. we know keep your interest -- we know kkr -- is the market there to do it? i

kroger or costco, the problem is those big box retailers pressure their suppliers.cused on cost and margins. what that means is falling margins. down to what was over 14% a year ago, first-quarter margins falling to below 13%. only .6% was from the merger. there are other issues going on within the company. price reaction not good news. vonnie: in the middle of a five-year turnaround plan, how have investors reacting to management continuing to make promises? taylor: analysts are getting impatient would be a good word. we know they are down today. every time we hear from them it seems like the shares fall. take a look at the earnings reaction last quarter, plunging 23% as well. management keeps promising a turnaround. we know we are in the middle of a five-year plan. analysts saying we are willing to opposite synergies and running out of patience. guy: taylor, thank you very much indeed. bloomberg's taylor riggs with our stock of the hour. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: time for our global battle the charts. let's kick things off with eric balchunas. what was the best

costco high on that result list just as it was on black friday too. thanksgiving to cyber monday is this big blur of online shopping period 30% of the sales will happen between thanksgiving and cyber monday back over to you guys. >> let the shopping continue >>> let's get a pulse of what the consumer is spending on so far and look at the big retail winners. doesn't seem like black friday is losing its appeal which companies do you think came out ahead >> i think walmart is one of the winners. they are coming into the holiday season with a lot of momentum. target is another. amazon >> we are seeing lots of signs you see lots of percent off signs. really largely that's planned. i think the promotions are expected to be in line and planned. while those price cuts driver sales, they're not hurt earnings >> is there a hot fashion item this year, a must have >> certain product lines. >> there are puffer jackets >> do you have one >> i think i do. >> it's a style that works on every one. there are fashion items to get by in large a lot of accessories and a l

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. >> and by the way, just think about the small business we have a costco and amazon.to think about mom and pop. you know what i mean i don't want to live in a town with a half empty strip mall it degrades real estate values it looks terrible. it can breed crime >> you're about 20 years late. >> get off my lawn >> brian, here's the thing, do they offer free shipping we all want free shipping. >> there you go. >> frank, nothing's free >> all right thanks very much, frank holland. >>> here's another delivery story. meal kit delivery company, hello fresh, is the king of the meal kit market for the second year in a row beating out blue apron. they own 25% of yoef all u.s. market about double that of blue apron. that said, americans aren't particularly hungry for those. less than 5% of us used one in the last 30 days nobody's really using those. >> the novelty is now. >> was it ever a something >> sure, novelty i think people were -- >> did you use them? >> i have tried most and i find that i like the niche ones, the ones targeting families. >> but how often do you use them

where's the beyond meat at costco? fans of the plant based meat can buy it in bulk at costco.be available in select stores. taylor swift gifting her fans a new song for christmas. ♪ under the mistletoe. ♪ watching the fire glow. ♪ i love you. ♪ just being in your arms. ♪ takes me back to the little farm. cheryl: christmas tree farm dropped overnight. actually at midnight eastern time. it's a tribute to her own childhood growing up on, yep, you guessed it a christmas tree farm in pennsylvania. the video is a montage of home videos. you're wondering why is cheryl doing a taylor swift song, people love her. maria: i love the video. it gives us more of a window into here. dagen: i'm not hating on taylor swift. >> i thought it was cute seeing her. maria: coming up -- >> i love christmas! maria: bless your heart. kristina partsinevolos live from a new indoor ski resort this morning. kristina. >> reporter: rain or shine, it doesn't matter here at big snow because this ski hill is open 24/7, 365 days a year. coming up after the break, i'll have more as we hit the slopes. back after th

once they buy the homes millennials will go to amazon, costco, target and walmart to personalize the abodes they will go to home depot despite the not so hot outlook today. they have come around to my view that they should be doing better whatever anyway, oh, i think that the millennials will also use the cell phones to order the things that i can't pick up themselves. millennials are changing the landscape, people, and they're doing it in a positive way you'd never know about the surge in young buyers if you read the newspapers or watched tv you have to go straight to toll brothers listen in on the conference calls, they tell the real story. marcus in utah, marcus >> caller: big booyah, jim, from park city. first time/long time i appreciate all you do and how you do it. >> thank you. >> my stock is square. i purchased it near the top and i have been in the house of paper since. third quarter was pretty good. analysts are split dorsey is now on the way to africa buy, sell or hold? >> you have to buy it. i mean, square -- i think that people are frustrated by the leadership it was a g

i like to go to costco, and i like to get stuff i don't need. >> yeah. >> jimmy: like 48 batteries. >k about that all the time when i'm in new york, because i've never lived in new york city. i'm like, how are these people shopping? >> they're not. they are, and they're bringing on the train, you know what it's like holding a 48-pack of tissue paper? >> jimmy: i've seen that, and it's no good. >> it's no good. >> jimmy: you, being a home owner, is that stressful for you. >> you know, i thought i would be a really chill homeowner, like come on by, dude. i have a friend that's been living there for a long time or something, but no, i'm horrible. i have a mini stroke, a friend clogged my downstairs toilet and i found myself yelling at him like my dad would, you know i have to pay for everything that happens in this house, right? and i do my little, walk over to things, check out a crack, i always have a thing. >> jimmy: inuh-huh. my dad was always checking the walls. and we always made fun of him. your hands are on the walls, why are your hands on the walls. now i find myself looking at

. >> reporter: one recent scam was so prolific, that costco was forced to post a warning on its facebook page. don't fall for pishing. protect yourself by checking the source e-mail address. if you're still unsure, call the retailer, and never click links from sources you don't recognize. with people looking for the best deal, social media shopping platforms like facebook, have been a popular target. facebook suggests these tips for staying safe -- check the price and compare it with other sites. if it's too good to be true, it probably is. check the ad for grammer or spelling mistakes. and then, there's the porch pilots, walking away with your christmas cheer. protect yourself by setting delivery alerts. then, you get an e-mail or text when the package ships and arrives. you can also request signature required. >> often, you don't get your money back and you're disappointed. >> reporter: a few reminders to save your money and your christmas spirit. >>> still ahead, a massive car pileup in virginia. dozens of people hurt. what authorities believe may have contributed to this massive acci