expedia reported it was a blow out corner on april 27. analysts said it was fuelled by expedia upgrading, optimizing websites. it's not only if the stock has room to run but the technology upgrades are baked into the share price. their argument, when expedia upgraded hotels.com gross bookings for that business surged from 10% to around 40% by the end of the year. it gave the business a huge boost. now they are upgrading at the core expedia.com brand in a process that should last from the third quarter of last year through the fourth of this year. given that expedia.com owns 45% of the bookings, they think this upgrade could make a difference to the bottom line. they don't believe the rest of wall street recognizes how important the move is. always like to present both sides. where do i come out? you know i buy the technology argument as a long term driver of expedia's business. that's what i have seen as an inn operator. but the more bearish analyst at piper jaffray seems spooked and that spooks me given how much expedia has run. i think

she filled out forms and sent them to expedia. included a qlert of support but nothing happened. >> i talked at least 20-25 representatives every time very to repeat the story again, and again. >> weeks passed. jenny says she kept calling expeed yachl the service kept telling her to fill out the forms. >> i said we did it. we faxed it five times. they said oh maybe your fax doesn't work. >> and expedia told her to call the refund department but no one could provide a phone number for the refund department. >> so frustrated with it. i should do something my heart told me there is 7 on your side. i'm going to try for that. >> we contacted expedia. and the company took action. >> after two weeks we got a response. amazing. amazing. >> this company says customer service agencies work with virgin atlantic advocating on her behalf to secure the full refund. now, jenny and her family will receive the entire $825 for her father's tickets. >> that is fantastic. yes. we're happy about that. >> yes. if you book a flight through a travel serv

however expedia said she could request a refund based on seven waiting circumstances. she filled out the officials and send them to ex-speeda. doctors included a letter of support but nothing happened. >> i talked to 25 different people and everytime i have to repeat my store again and again. >> weeks passed. jenny says she kept calling speed ya. the travel service kept calling her to fill out the form. >> i said we already did it. we fax it five times and they said, maybe you faxed it didn't work. >> finally speed ya told her to call the refun department but no one could provide a phone number for the refund department. >> got some frustrated, i think i should do something. mike cox told me there's "7 on your side" and try that. so i called you. >> we contacted speed ya and the company took action. >> i think after two weeks we got a response. that's amazing. >> the company said speed -- expedia's custom service agents advocated on her behalf to secure the full refun. now jenny and her family will receive the entire 825.40 for their father's tick. >> i think it's fant

if you go to travelocity, expedia, they get great discounts from hotels.m the flights, the car and airplane you can get 30%, 40% off by doing packages. and the brands, if you're a club member with marriott, hilton, peak season you can get 40% off. >> you say that you can walk into a nice hotel and ask for a discount while you are checking in. i never heard of that. >> this is a very competitive environment, between the recession, everything going on, there are a lot of hotels still being built. especially in new york and big cities. it's a competitive environment. if you guy into that front desk and you need a room and you're nice -- >> you don't have a reservation? >> if you don't have a reservation or if you do have a reservation, you know, i saw a price on a different site, i'd like a discount. absolutely. >> they do it? >> absolutely. >> what are other ways to get discounts? >> how do you do it? >> there are many ways. you go to expedia, go to hotels.com and check out their rates. look at the first and second page. that's where the lowest prices are fo

however expedia saidld she could request a refund based on seven waiting circumstances.ment. >> got some frustrated, i think i should do something. mike cox told me there's "7 on your side" and try that. so i called you. >> we contacted speed ya and the company took action. >> i think after two weeks we got a response. that's amazing. >> the company said speed -- expedia's custom service agents advocated on her behalf to secure the full refun. now jenny and her family will receive the entire father's their father's tick. >> i think it's fantastic. we're happy about that. >> if you book a flight through a travel service generally you have to request a refund through the same service. not through the airline. however the airline restrictions will apply. the carrier can approve or deny a refund based on hardship. i'm "7 on your side". >> alan: michelle obama is looking for the best kid chef to prepare dinner at the white house. the contest is part of her efforts to get people to eat healo like nts with children who like to cook are asked to share their child's favorite reci

mike, do you like expedia or are you a seller? >> i like the stock. laz laz laz lazard took the numbers down. it hasn't reacted negatively to the news. there's almost 25% short interest. i think you'll see some shorts and the stock with continue to move. >> and on the subject of the strong dollar, gold still above $1,600 an ounce. simon? >> we like gold. it's been trading down for nine months. 15-week moving average. we like the stock. i think you can own it here for a trade. >> even if the dollar keeps strengthening because of concerns about safety, that's disastrous, isn't it? >> you might say that. the strengthening of the dollar at the same time. my correlation is old news. >> our call of the day. goldman sachs wanting investors to be cautious. the i.t. hardware sector in particular. goldman calling the hardware sector a prime breeding ground for value traps. interestingly they were talking about this in the break, this is something, stephanie, what do you think of this stock? >> i think it's a little late. these stocks are down a lot. there's a d

>> we turned to expedia for this answer. it tells us some airlines, not all, do have different policies and price foss different age groups. one airline might give a discount for traveling with an infant or child. since expedia checks for available flights from lots of different airlines, nose the age of the passenger helps gives more accurate pricing information. it won't book flights, by the way, for anyone unaccompanied minors under the age of 15. >> okay. our last question comes from gina in rockville, maryland. she wants to know, what's the difference between an oven-safe thermometer and instant real? >> two different kinds the dust september of agriculture says it measures the temperature of food, designed to be used at the end of the estimated cooking time and should be inserted the side of the food. an oven-safe thermometer, they're designed to rye main in the food while it's cooking in the often. these should be used for thick foods like roasts and not propose to measure the temperature of any food that's less than

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you can plug in the dates at sites like expedia but for just comparing costs check kayak.com. that way you will know if your fare is really fair. even if you don't fly delta and don't belong to anyone's frequent flyer program it's a good idea to comparison price any trip and more than one website. that way you don't wastey money. >> tonight we are taking care of are you parents. >> baltimore about to join the world in elder abuse awareness day. why wait until next friday as we tell you the story tonight. . >> we made it to it 80 but hotter air getting ready to heat our way. we will talk about that coming up. >> and a new plan to fight distracted driving but can the government really force you to put down the phone? what do you think? . >> before we go to a break we lost a great man tonight. a coach to many, a friend to all of us, mike riddles. little did we know this would be his final game. he learned he had cancer and he fought it. he was an inspiration for the way he fought, the way he coached us from kids to grown ups, the dinner a few years back i asked the crowd to stand

tripadvisor and expedia up 65%.u've kept t you've done extremely well. >> thank you very much for that. it is "street talk" time where we go digging for five off the headline stocks, the kind of stocks you don't say i've already heard that. we'll dot digging for you. stock number one, we rarely say it but sony believe it or not is spiking. >> when is the last time we said that? you're right, sony's a struggling company but a report out of tokyo beaten down competitor olympus is in final stage talks on a 50 billion yen investment from sony, that would give sony about a 10% plus stake in olympus. they would join forces in their medical equipment. olympus has been hurt by an accounting scandal and they're the worldwide leader in the endoscope market. >> they've joined hands in endoscopy and hit by the strong yen as well. stock number two, first solar, maybe second solar being the second stock but it is the best performer in the s&p over the last two weeks or so and it's headed higher by 8% today as well. >> today is li

expedia down .3%.you. >> took us 47 and gave us the extra point. >> thanks very much. >> i don't think your patriots will hit 48 this year. now it's getting personal. call it herb's wall of shame, everybody. folks watching "street signs" every day will certainly recognize these names. let's go through them. you're not -- people think you're picking on companies. you're like get off that company. you just see things that trouble you. >> there are always things that trouble me. yes, i do. take a company like green mountain. we've known there have been a lot of issues there. the company was at a piper jaffry conference yesterday talking to investors. and, you know, this is a company where the business model appears challenged. what i really have to point out here is the ceo started talking about stuff other than coffee, like using the keurig machine as a pharmaceutical dosing device. >> what? >> a pharmaceutical dosing device. >> i don't comprehend the statement. >> when you don't comprehend that statemen

how has the syrian conflict been portrayed inside russia among expedia and not only what the politicians say? >> there's a different take on what's happening. it is less in people's minds here. it dominates news bulletins in the west, but less so in russia. parliamentary elections have been occurring as well as presidential elections, but russians have other things to think about and talk about. >> there were strong economic trade links between russia and the european union. what is in it for the russians and what is in it for the european union? >> russia and the european union our neighbors. both sides need cooperation. russia sells oil and gas to the european union. the european union relies on russian energy. both sides have to find a way to and move their partnership's fort. >> thanks very much indeed on the summit between the european union and the russians in st. petersburg. china has detained political activists and placed others on observation on the anniversary of the tan and men's wear -- enanmen square protest. this was a rare public display against the government in the sout

. >> expedia, on line travel. internet company doing well.think the stock is going higher. >> adam, what do you think of that? >> charles, i didn't want to like this and i looked at it and liked it. it's a reasonable valuation and you know, a nice company that's not expensive. >> neil: what are you picking apart right now. what do you like? >> well, you know, despite the female, i'm not into magic, i like united technologies, a broad play and the global economy and a solid company that pays a good dividend. >> neil: what do you think of that, ben, in this environment right now? >> the best run companies there's ever been in the history of american industry is a great, great company. >> neil: you like it. >> i love it. >> neil: what do you have? >> i like the thailand etf. the thai people are incredibly indust trust people and more aggressive in lower parts of china and going to have a dip like all the developing countries are, but in the long run they're a tiger. >> he's 100% right. the only worry is the political instability. >> that's true,

michael after since the fame you got from the expedia commercials you must have to deal with this allgreg, listen to me. [ laughter ] >> leave me alone. you don't understand. >> you don't understand the pressure that alec and you are understand. >> gregg: that is closest to physical aggression since i've been in college. everybody saw that. >> that is what i do. >> and look at the cameraman, second move. >> bill you actually hide cameras in men's bathrooms. dou so you understand photo journalism more than anybody? >> i don't like kind of. he was wearing the t-shirt of the show he was on two nights before. he had a late show t-shirt on. i will go through that about a cotton poly blend that the p.r. department sent us the for. >> and plus, he is carrying a stuffed animal. >> i need to know more about that. who is that for. what kind of weird kinky thing is he in to? it's growing. he has this thing going there. >> do you think it might be horny. >> and if you have a comment e-mail us. my direct line also. still to come, andy levy's report. >> tonight's report is hosted by charmin. thanks

the third biggest home builder, and trip advisor and expedia which used to be the same company. and what's fascinating is all of the talk about separating companies, that's the perfect example of unlocking value. >> brian shactman, what do you think of that. let's just dive right in today's rally with our ace market pros. we have steven weiss, and zack callabell out in the ether zone. so many professionals and smart guys saying this guy can't hold, it's just a bunch of short covering. i worry about global recession and i have for awhile, but growth will improve if european banks improve the outlook, and i'm impressed with the t.a.r.p. to protect spannic and italian banks. up 5% in europe is big. >> they're not taking is seriously because there's such a feature and skepticism in market land which you deal with and we talk about every night, and steven weiss will enlighten us about. it's not just european banks, it's that global activity took a real pause in april and may, and you will have data that confirms people's fears even though in my view it's a purely driven derivative. i

expedia up 67%. we needed time to make the graphics at 12:30. mid cap 400. more than doubled this year. mdc holdings and aol is a stud this year. and the small cap names, there were a few that did better or worse and didn't want to bring them out so they have certain market cap requirements and small cap 600, 3 d systems and head waerts and you can't have studs -- without duds. these are the names that have stunk up the joint this year. and the s&p 500, coal's been whacked. 55%. and electronic arts, right, video game seales dudley. the three worst performers in the mid cap 400 and the small cap duds, bright point, basic energy services and skywest. so those are, mandy, the studs and the duds. >> you're so unfair. making herb cry. probably home at the settee thinking i'm wish i was there. let's talk about a dud. first solar. could it go from dud to stud? let's bring in gordon johnson on the line of a cnbc news line and talked to us many times about this particular stock and you are not bullish since last time we talked to you, gordon. you have it as a sell an

volatility, it makes me have pause for concern and i would rather go with blue chips than chase names like expedia. >> mandy drury, what are are you looking at tonight? >> i didn't meet a single person who had conviction about this rally. a lot of people i spoke to said we kind of mistrust this. do we get a rally to this degree? no, not necessarily. i also think another thing is here, we have a lot of -- europe is worrying away in the background. we have the june 17th. a big meeting between the european heavies. merkel, maybe some others will join in. how did that greek election go. >> the key to build on that is, you know, the world hasn't fundamentally changed. a lot of the explanations that we've gotten on the floor have been raise being on trading day when the world isn't fundamentally different than it was last friday. >> let me bring in bob, chief equity strategist, who soon will be missing all of this fun because, bob, you are retiring soon? >> yes. we never get investments out of our blood but i'm going to take a break, maria, that's correct. >> let me ask you, bob, how are you allocating

travel stocks like expedia, hitting new high.neral a higher amount than previously indicated is helping the stock. whenever we see a rally in tech, chip stocks, the semiconductor players like broadcom generally outperform. switch to social media, which have had a volatile ride to say the least since facebook. groupon getting a hold at stifel nicola nicolaus. >> nasdaq tries to make friends with facebook investors. kayla tausche has more here at headquarters. >> nasdaq is tripling the amount it was planning to pay brokerages who lost money due to facebook glitches. it's still far from covering all of those losses. the exchange saying earlier this hour it would pay $40 million to market makers to cover damages estimated to be as high as $200 million. that's not even including iin i. nasdaq wants to protect its balance sheet. so much so that only $13.7 million of the total will be paid in cash. the remainder will be doled out as trading discounts for the member firms. eric knoll explained how they arrived at that number in a video f

you go to expedia, go to hotels.com and check out their rates. look at the first and second page.ss of the family? mommy, right? i've been married 19 years so i know that. when we travel, i'd like to be all-inclusive so my wife doesn't have to worry about entertainment for the children, dinner, lunch and drinks. everything is done for you and mommy can take a break. >> is the quality good? >> absolutely. depending where you go, absolutely. again, you have to do research. >> these hotels come with kitchens and extras. >> when you're traveling with a family, especially with a baby, you want to make your formula cold so you want to look for kitchens. the best place for that is extended stay hotels, like express suites or residence inn. >> you save a lot of money when you can cook some of your meals. >> absolutely. go to the grocery store, get cereal. cup of noodles. >> you're driving down the road, exhausted, long road trip, see a hotel because you've got to sleep. you say not a great idea? >> book tonight.com or bandb.com, you can get deals, but look for the branded hotels. especial

>> well, rival sites, expedia, priceline, and travelocity say we don't base suggestions on the type of computer a customer is using. but the ceo of rue-la-la says they pay very close attention to ipad and iphone users because they account for a huge chunk of mobile sales. and analysts say that's likely to become more common. it makes sense. if someone is willing to spend $600 on an ipad, probably a lot more likely that they'll have extra money to spend elsewhere. carol? >> thank you. >>> gas prices keep falling. they are already down 14 cents in a year. how low will they go, though? [ female announcer ] fashion or food, it's all about taste. and the chefs at lean cuisine are loving tangy lemon, peppery poblano, sweet butternut. we're roasting, and grilling to create must-have meals with no preservatives. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. that could adapt to changing road conditions. one that continually monitors and corrects for wheel slip. we imagined a vehicle that can increase emergency braking power when you need it most. and we imagined it looking like nothing else on the road today

. >> expedia, priceline and travelo travelocity says -- they tell the journal that they actually paytention if you're a iphone or an ipad user because they account for such a huge chunk of mobile sales. that's going to become more common. and it makes sense because if someone's willing to pay $600 on the an ipad, they have probably got a little extra cash to spend elsewhere. >> this raises questions about privacy, consumers and their rights. that's why we have the ceo of orbitz worldwide joining us live from chicago. appreciate you joining me today. let's go ahead and clear this up. are mac users actually being steered to pricier options compared to pc users when they search for these deals on your website? >> i want to be really clear, there's no way that we are charging mac users more for the same hotels. that would be absolute nonsense, we love mac users, but what we have found, as our correspondent mentioned, that mac users are more likely to book 4-5 star hotels than pc users and mac users are more interested in spending money for high end computers. and our al gogorithms -- rec

and you have to go to these state-run exchanges sort of like the way expedia works where you can go ont this. this and this. the states set up the exchanges, you choose your healthcare from that. many have done that, many haven't in the wake of this supreme court case. but the medicaid part of the act is huge and it's supposed to cover 17 million poor americans, to give them -- the very poor already have medicaid. this made it 133% ever the federal poverty level and get coverage, that is another 17 million americans. did they just lose that coverage because the supreme court said, states, if you don't want to comply with that, you don't have to. bill: the argument was over the 10th amendment and what washington could tell the states to do or not tell the states to do. >> this is a very big deal in contemporary jurisprudence. how haren to the state governments county congress reach. the supreme court has built a dull and said you can't reach into those state governments, make them raise your taxes and tell them how to spend their taxes and punish them if they fail to do so. bill: back t

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. >> expedia is downgraded. >> i think there's a lot of travel going on. >> situation in motion, gettingent. >> yes, they preannouncing does appointment. it's the jc penney of handouts. fedex the stock is going higher. >> and dell, the microsoft announcement. who is michael dell going to switch to you you have microsoft betting against you. >> and monster beverage. listen, they may be peaking, but this energy drink category is not peaking. okay, i'm going with some noneconomically sensitive names. biomarin, a rumored take over name. i like bio tech because it's not economically sensitive. >> and in fact, we may be thinking about spain later today. >> as soon as someone recognizes that it's more important than the united states, then i think we come back to terafera. >> we'll see you tomorrow. >> who is on the mound tonight? santana. >> another win. of course, we lost three in a row before that, we're talking new york mets here. coming up we have microsoft coming into the tablet wars, duh sam zon or apple have anything to worry about? powerful and secure cloud. ♪ >>> welcome back, let's g

. >> just quickly, expedia yesterday in the news today.to the downside, down more than 3%. yesterday a downgrade by piper jaffray to neutral citing european exposure. remember a couple weeks back downgraded but continues downward move by 3%. price line by the way, heavy european exposure, that's down 1% in sympathy. >> all right. that ten-year, you know where it's sitting right about 1.64%. oh, yeah, that's a rough yield if you're on a fixed income. talk the market moves ahead of the fed top wall street panel in a matter of moments. first rick santelli, what have you got, next hour, "squawk on the street." >> talking to frank, does he benefit from the fed's easy moneys? i'm not sure. what i tried to do was compile a list, those who benefit and those who get dinged with easy policy programs. i'm not sure if it's the same list you have, but the only way you're going to know for sure if we're on the same page is tune in top of the hour. [ tires squeal, engine revs ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] not everything powerful has to guzzle fuel. the 2012

people would be shocked to know trip adviser and expedia are two of the best performing internet retailr base as it relates to dividends but doing extraordinarily well. >> dan, what do you do about big multinational dividend paying company that has big exposure to ru europe right now? >> certainly you want to take that into consideration but more generally what we're talking to btig's clients about, give or take the s&p is not as some people say 50% revenues generated overseas, clees eclos 30% and even then that does not mean that 30% of revenues are generated in foreign currencies. lot of transactions are still done in u.s. dollars. there isn't a one for one relationship, let's use caterpillar for instance if they get 50% of revenue from overseas, 50% are in yen and euro and a smaller percentage in foreign currencies. if i could say something quick before we run with respect to something jonathan said in the last segment i've seen roger waters live and you know going in his politics and i can't believe anybody left half way through. >> dan, we got to leave it there. rebecca, thank you.