sequential brands owns among others the jessica simpson and ellen tracy lines.essica simpson is huge. i've not heard of ellen tracy. she's a slightly distressed home and lifestyle brand. matt: i love martha stewart. is making a bid for a french wireless provider. it is the third biggest wireless provider in france. the company says the bid is unsolicited and that have been .o talks that company would have 30 million global subscribers. olivia: the supreme court will from victimsppeal of bernie made offs massive ponzi scheme. they blocked them from recovery and distributing nearly $200 million. it learned that customers receive more payoffs from made off from the original investment are protected from bankruptcy laws. it was taylor swift versus apple and the singer came on top. apple reversed its decision to not pay artist royalties during its free trials. tim was with said she would withhold her new album from apple music. don'tss with rope, "we ask you for free iphones. we don't expect you to ask us to provide free music without compensation pic." have you ever

name behind ellen tracy as well as justin timberlake's clothing line.e of $370 million. it was fraction what it once was. two billion when ipod. 26% surge because of that take over chatter was 59.10. so it has come down significantly. she built her empire on reputation for being a domestic diva. her knack for decorating and cooking really helping her out but she has seen the same demise we've seen from many other media companies. stewart is 73. she leaves the company and -- leads the company and did so until she was convicted of obstructing an investigation into a stock sale in 2004. she is creative officer and non-executive chairman of the board. the stock moved so much on this story yesterday, we will continue to follow it. it might be about time for her, selling to to someone who knows what to do with brands with big celebrity names. sandra: now is the time too. m&a activity surged. may we were setting records. this could obviously easily been the biggest m&a activity since the financial crisis. it breeds optimism on wall street to see deals could be

sequential is a branding company that owns the jessica simpson and ellen tracy lines. betty: the supreme court has rejected an appeal by google. google has been accused of infringing patents. the ruling will allow the suit to go ahead. street view allows users to view an address from many different angles. the supreme court will not hear an appeal from the trustee trying to recover $4 billion for victims of the ponzi scheme by bernie made off. the justices let stand a decision that locked the trustee from recovering $2 billion. a court ruled customers who protectedayouts were under bankruptcy laws. that is a look at the top stories at this hour. coming up on the bloomberg market day, the u.s. air force has a state-of-the-art simulation center that he uses for training fighter pilots. we will take you behind the scenes of virtual warfare. betty: and looking at fifa gender problems. why a battle of the sexes is brewing on the soccer field. mark: cap into the market for education in china. the challenges of teaching students who are 7000 miles away. betty: european leader