the agricultural giant archer daniels midland missed profit forecasts. the company cited adverse market conditions and indicated the troubles are likely to persist. but the company did bump its quarterly dividend up to 30 cents a share from 28 cents, but even that jestture didn't soothe investors. shares fell nearly 9%. >>> think long-term. that is the message larry fink, ceo black rock, the world's largest asset manager, is telling the chief executives of hundreds of u.s. economies. he wrote today's culture of quarterly hysteria is totally contrary to the long-term approach we need, end quote. he said ceos should use quarterly reports to demonstrate progress against strategic plans and not just focus on small deviations from earnings estimates. >>> for companies playing too safe by just focusing on those short-term business strategies. with us now to discuss the topic is william lasonic with center for industrial competitors. good to have you with us. mr. fink, i know you've read his letter. does he have it most right with respect to how companies are a

on the negative side we have theer daniels, midland, biggest corn processor, down 5.5%.ates. soybean margaret -- margins declining as well. a couple of analyst calls we have to talk about as well. we have been mentioning twitter which has been volatile on speculation on what might happen in terms of a take-out, being downgraded to sell this morning. netflix on the flipside being upgraded on the opportunity for international expansion. coming up next, how blackstone's credit arm is to put more than $15 billion -- in dry powder, how they will put it to work. ♪ stephanie: you are watching bloomberg and we are talking about my favorite topic, credit markets. credit investors are notorious for their pessimist -- pessimistic nature. energy companies are under more pressure. how do investment behemoths like blackstone plan to put billions of dollars of dry powder to work? of last year, people were panic that behind the market was forecasting that -- what the rest of the global market would look like and we thought it was going to be a disaster, beginning at energy comprise

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. >>> the midlands most accurate daniel bond. >>> well it was a chilly valentine's day and this after afternoon and evening the clouds have increased. not much in the way of precipitation. that's good news but there is some snow in north carolina in places like that for us. and across the state it has been dry but the clouds will continue to increase. in the meantime it is kind of chilly outside. temperatures right now 36 degrees in columbia and 32 in wind borrow and 37 down in orangeburg but the clouds will continue to increase and who see a chance for precipitation by tomorrow morning. a little bit of freezing rain. we don't expect this to be a big deal but as we go to the mid-morning temperatures will be above freezing and anything that falls will be rain. that will be the case until tomorrow night. tomorrow in the 40s and we will take a look at the president's mary. >>> well, the death of a u.s. supreme court justice antonin scalia is sending shock waves through the nation's capital. republicans that control the senate do not want president obama to nominate a replacement before h

we will be watching very carefully, because the rain and midlands. >>> let's check daniels weather fact now, he tweets out weather state. today, in 2012 a number of weak tornadoes touched down in the state including one in sumter county. he also has something helpful difference between a watch and a warning. if you need more clarity on that. go check that out. >>> still more to come this concern in multiple >>> held the news this morning the cdc -- hell for news this morning, the cdc says it is researching the virus -- the zika virus with it being sexually transmitted >>reporter:angelica who asked not to be seen, and her husband dustin were living in brazil diagnosed with zika virus but angelica was pregnant, earlier this month doctors told them to practice safe sex >> the doctor suggests to use protection. >>reporter:the advice to abstain from sex or use latex condoms during sex is now being given by the cdc to all pregnant women whose partners have been too zika virus affected countries. on february 2, the first known case of sexual transmission of zika virus dudung the rrent outbreak

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(elephant noise) (donkey noise) >>> now the midlands most accurate forecast with meteorologist daniel bonds. >> good afternoon. we have clear skies, including the lowcountry. here's a live look here. sunshine and clear sky. nice shot with the palmetto tree ins the background. 47 in charleston and here in the midlands, cooler. 41 in sumter. 37 in rock hill and 38 degrees in greenwood. and we're seeing a lot of sunshine. temperatures aren't going to warm up a lot. temperatures generally in the mid 840s. -- middle 40s. picking things up at 11:30. again, breezy at times with the winds at ten to 20 miles per hour. tomorrow, partly cloudy skies. don't think we'll see any rain over the weekend. it's going to be dry but cold, tomorrow morning. sunday night and early portions of monday, going to see more moving in. on early monday, this moisture is moving in and a little bit of wintry mix and freezing rain and this will be a long -- along and north of i-20. some -- don't think it's going to be a big deal. could be some freezing rain. some warmer air coming in. and continuing to be all rain on

daniel high school at 6:45. the other candidates are holding events in the low country midlands and grand strand. a busy day today on the campaign . geoff: on saturday night, as soon as the polls close at 7:00, we will bring you full coverage of the election results on wyff news 4. you can expect live reports from across the upstate from candidate watch parties. we'll cover primary through news 4 at 11:00 with everything you need to know about the south carolina gop primary right here on wyff 4 and on our mobile app. allyson: on the democratic side, congressman jim clyburn is expected to endorse hillary clinton today cnn is reporting the congressman will make the announcement at 11:00 this morning at allen university in columbia. clyburn is the highest ranking carolina. geoff: also backing hillary clinton for president, michelle kwan, the former olympic figure skater, stopped by our wyff 4 studios. kwan told us she spent time working under the clinton's leadership once she retired from the sport. >> saw firsthand her leadership, her vision. the truth is, nobody is more qualified than hillary clin

daniel bonds is standing by. are the winds going to be dying down? >> we will see another windy day tomorrow. right now winds across the midland. strong, 20 miles per hour columbia. 29 sumter. 23 orangeburg. we did see wind gusts of 57 miles per hour here in columbia earlier this afternoon. tonight 15-30 miles per hour. chilly with lows around 42 degrees. windy again tomorrow, winds at 20 to 35 miles per hour. 56 degrees our high and tomorrow night clear and cold with lows around 34 degrees. as we know severe weather could happen anytime of the year. for that you need a weather radio. for that outlet to jim gandy at the kroger talking about these weather radios. jim? i am here at the kroger store at the corner of two notch road and sparkleberry lane. we have been having our weather fest throughout the day. we have been making available to people here in the midlands the weather alert radios at a discounted rate. in addition we want to thank the groups that have been here, south carolili emergency management division, richland county emergency services. they have all been here with us today. the response has been great. we have

midlands. as we look towards the potential for severe weather tomorrow, there are things you can do now to prepare yourself. daniel bonds explains. >> reporter: merge cisco happen more often than you think and that's why the prepareedness happens. >> reporter: being ready before an emergency is important. we want families to have the emergency kit ready to go, to informed. >> reporter: even if you don't need the kit it's better to be ahead of the storm. >> we recommend you have food and water and then basic supplyings for as many as three days. medications, copies of important documents and special >> reporter: according to the red cross, flashlights, phones, chargers, extra cash, important numbers and a weather radar. you also need to know a warning is issued for conditions posing immediate threat for life or property and a watch is be ready to act. communication is the key. >> go through process and develop a plan and share all of that information with the family. >> reporter: we know here in the midlands our weather condition can change rapidly. >> when emergencies strike, things happen quickly so it could be a

daniel rogers manages red oak. last month. >> we want to see here in a good living environment for her and her kids. >> reporter: mold experts say it can happen anywhere in the midlands because of all of the water and humidity. bleach can clean up mold on hard services. if it is on wood, drywall, or furniture, you will need to get it professionally done. >> for anybody still dealing with the effects of the flood, we're plenty of information and resources available to you. you can find on our website, wltx.com. >> the flood also did a number on our criminal system. senators are no closer to finding a way to fix everything. they spent hours today arguing over the inability to fix the he says senators were wasting time. he says it is past time to do something. >> i think we have cost and discussed the issue for over a year. i was hoping that it was not another delay tactic, another slow walk. we wear a shirt today that it is not. we will make sure that everybody knows what we are talking about. i think the people of south carolina knows what the dot is supposed to be doing are not doing. >> the senators are supposed to resume debate next tuesday. >>> the ray moved out e

daniel bonds tweets out history facts. today's weather fact is in 2007 a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain fell across the midlands and columbia received .2 inches of snow. >> meanwhile, in 2016, we have a high of 71 degrees. >> yes. i tweeted that out earlier. i'm like what is the high? >> i'm glad we're not dealing with the snow right now. it is very nice with warm weather. >>> coming up, social media and your health and how it affects >> you have heard %c1 >>> welcome back. eating lots of fiber could help lower the risk of breast cancer according to researchers. they focused on women's diets. it found that eating lots of high fiber foods especially fruits and vegetables can significantly lower breast cancer risk. >>> in some cases nothing beats the value of face-to-face interaction. researchers studied a group of person support was better than text messaging. >>> shocking. >> yes. >> perhaps not. >> these studies, sometimes you wonder why are they studying this? >> social media is huge. >> yes. we're a big part of it too. >> studies have shown that singing can help you live longer. >> for r one oklahoma doctor, that is what

, will be at daniel high school in central. 3 while bush was the only candidate to make campaign stops in the upstate earlier today-- today--the other candidates sprinted across the midlands and low country .from kasich in columbia...to cruz on the coast. all of the candidates are making the most of the final hours until the first in the south primary. primary.as we just mentioned jeb bush is holding a rally tonight...it's at daniel high school starting at 6:45.and ted cruz and marco rubio will return to the upstate later today.rubio will hold a rally at clemson university at 7:30 tonight--and cruz will be hosting a rally alongside duck commander's phil robertson at the greenville marriott starting at 8:30.we'll stream all of these events live on our website. website.and again these are the six candidates remaining in the running for the republican presidential nomination.tune in tonight at 10:30 for "you decide 2016: south carolina republican candidates on four major issues. hear from them with unedited responses over the hour. 3 many of you willllead to the pollstomorrow for the republican presidential primary. primary.fox carolina's jennifer phillips is livein greenvil

daniel bond. >>> a pleasant start to the weekend, including the coast. a good-looking shot with the palmetto trees in the background. 61 across the midland with low 60s being the warm spot, 62 in the capital city. we haven't seen any rain, mostly cloudy skies and a wide view showing light shower activity moving east. it is producing a little bit light rain and chester and lancaster counties. in the midlands, it has been dry. we've seen mostly cloudy conditions and we expect that we will see mostly cloudy skies throughout this afternoon and this evening. even into saturday night, mostly cloudy skies. we start off the second half of the weekend with mostly cloudy skies and there may be a small chance for an isolated shower tomorrow afternoon or evening, but not much for rainfall over the weekend. the first day of the work week, better chances for showers. monday, the showers move in and more rain chances for tuesday. for the high temperature, highs are mid-to upper 60s and may touch 70 in orangeburg and manning and the lowe's tonight, dropping into the upper 40s and lower 50s. for the next seven days, 73 tomorrow with rain chances increases on monday and sho

>>> now the midlands most accurate forecast with meteorologist daniel bonds. >> good afternoon. we have clear skies, including the lowcountry. here's a live look here. sunshine and clear sky. nice shot with the palmetto tree ins the background. 47 in charleston and here in the midlands, cooler. 41 in sumter. 37 in rock hill and 38 degrees in greenwood. and we're seeing a lot of sunshine.