it is the ftc, related to the department of justice. betty: thank you so much. stock, walmart, which is getting a much-needed boost, raisedsurging after they annual profit forecast. arethe turnaround efforts paying off. marty, what did you make of this? >> i think that walmart is finally doing the things that people hoped. mainly investing in the stores and particularly investing in e-commerce. one thing to watch, unlike amazon which is effectively making early noise about doing a store in seattle, walmart comes from a different position. , it is achannel base good investment. betty: it was a month ago that everyone was saying that walmart was doing all the wrong things in stores, so i do not get this? >> 40,000 square foot small stores following the populations, the young populations and the bloomberg populations into the city is something they should have done earlier and they are doing it now and there is investment behind that. betty: why did they cut their forecast last month? >> effectively, there are headwinds expected in the retail industry, but what the

. >> si ha sido vÍctima de estafa ftc, o llamar al 1877 ftc y la palabra help. >> el lunes comienza elteger la informaciÓn que usan en su computadora no dejar datos disponibles a la vista de todo el mundo. es como si fuera dinero en efectivo, tengan presente que es todo muy sensible y cualquiera puede sacar ventaja de sus datos. edwin: tiene que tener un paso importante para entrar a internet. >> asegÚrate que el sitio internet que vas a entrar ni se https sino dice s es que no es seguro. abandone es el lugar. edwin: desde la casa blanca para univisiÓn. ramÓn: llega el dÍa considerado el mÁs ocupado del aÑo para los pequeÑos negocios que espera no incrementÓ sus ventas para este dÍa. se revelÓ que 80% de los consumidores prefiere pagar un poco mÁs y realizar sus compras en negocios pequeÑos. >> para pequeÑos negocios ha sido muy gratificante hemos tenido visitas de muchas personas que quieren apoyar a la comunidad local. es un sÁbado bonito porque no solamente las grandes empresas se benefician. >> segÚn el sondeo de la federaciÓn de negocios independientes 35% de los consumidores tien

we'll continue our aggressive law enforcement against abuse. >> in all, the ftc has taken action 115 times against 50 different companies in starting the crackdown. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> we're÷2

. >> ftc david new man says this is a common scam around the holidays.rooks create fake web sites demanding untraceable gift cards as payment in return for deep discounts often on electronic. ftc issued a warning about paying with amazon gift cards. >> you just essentially mail them an envelope full of money. >> reporter: when louie reached out to amazon it refused to put a freeze on the gift card rory fun his money. >> they said you have to forget about it because we not going to return your money report roar since he paid for his gift card with a credit card he convinced his bank to refund the money amazon won though now amazon's placed a hold on his account, until he pays them back. >> adding insult to injury he didn't get the grill but still got burned. amazon says it does have the ability to put a stop on gift cards and refund any unused funds that romaine on card but couldn't explain why that didn't happen in this case. >> if a site says they only take amazon gift cards, boom, red flag. >> big red flag. >> i don't know of any legitimate company tha

if they didn't the ftc went after them. there was backstop enforcement.and so nethey're now looking at this legal vacuum where they really don't feel they did anything wrong. perhaps the government did but they need guidance. >> adam, what do you think? what's next? >> so the relationship between the united states and the european union is too important. we transfer 15 terra bytes of information a second. it's a gigantic number. we have literally trillions of investment flows going back and forth. and the safe harbor decision goes beyond just the one program. if we can't share information, if we can't carry on and monitor our investments, that is a gigantic loss, not just transatlanticly, but around the globe. to paraphrase vice president joe biden, it's a bfd, this whole thing -- >> what does that spell, adam? >> big friendly discussion. so it's really important that the governments on both sides of the atlantic get together and work on finding a solution quickly. not delaying so there's so much uncertainty. we need to preserve the relationship going for

ruthlessly undercut they can charge river they want that is why we need anti-monopoly laws with the ftcit you to be a monopoly. >> i know. it is unbelievable they said we were a monopoly of premium and natural organic foods supermarkets. [laughter] which we invented that. [laughter] [n][applause] our argument was safeway, all wal-mart or costco sprouts or trader joe's the also products similar there is no barriers to entry it is a very competitive market. john: you lost a and had to sell 32 stores. >> we will lend but we spent 30 million in legal expenses but the ftc has their own courts and they told us after we won in the federal courts they would take us to their courts i said what will they cost pacesetter said all the way to prove your innocence will probably cost another 100 million so we did the math and we compromised. john: is there any a time we should stop the monopoly? >> take the public school system for example,. [cheers and applause] john: your point is you can only be a monopoly when there is government force. >> capitalism is so dynamic and competitive you can get tempo

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i want, for the ftc, the federal trade commission, to rule -- liz: decide.rbalife a problem or not? >> problematic business structure. remember what a pyramid scheme is. you don't really have sales. you have some but marginal sales. the way you make money you entice other distributors to buy the product. liz: to sell the product. >> you don't really sell the product that type of structure is bound to fail. usually pyramid schemes fail a lot sooner. how long have they been around? erg serks 30 years. more than. liz: 30 years. more than that i think. >> look at earnings, they came out last night, disappointed wall street even though they beat expectations on earnings. just sales were down. you have got to ask yourself are, these new businesses practices they put in post-ackman's charges that they do a lot of distribution and they do heavy sales push to distributors to sucker them in, is that now hurting the bottom line? because their sales were off. that is why the market reacted pretty rough early on. i think the stock was down five bucks. liz: groupon sales

ftc in london,he rising for the third consecutive day.ng, after losing run it has had to endure. i suppose the big question is -- what is the fed going to say in the minutes of its last meeting? betty: and what was the dialogue around not just when they will raise rates, but how the path is going to look. i think of that is what traders are looking at, that journey, asthma home at el-erian mike's say, the journey for interest rates. we will get a year and that i'm sure you guys will follow-up in europe. mark: we will talk about it tomorrow, 4:30 london time. betty: all right, that is it for us. we will be back with more "bloomberg market." ♪ >> welcome to bloomberg markets. ♪ scarlet: good afternoon. alix: here is what we are watching. top hedge funds are cutting back on stocks. what does that tell us about where the market is heading? investortesting appetite for unicorns. a market value of $4 billion. alix: unveiling for new models. will they have them unveiled a luxury market in the u.s.? scarlet: first, a snapshot of market activity.

the ftc issued a warning. >> you just mail them an envelope full of money. >> reporter: he says amazonefused to put a freeze on the gift card or refund the unspent funds. >> forget about it. >> reporter: but he paid with a credit card so he convinced his bank to refund the money that amazon would not and now amazon placed a hold on his account. >> bottom line, never pay for anything with gift cards. credit cards offer the best protections. amazon says it does have the ability to put a stop on a gift card and refund but couldn't explain why that didn't happen in this case. and remember, if you have a consumer problem e-mail us, consumer watch @cbssf.com. . >> we couldn't find any warnings on mamzahn's website but -- amazon's website but they create fake reviews and have the best lowest prices. [ talking at the same time ] >> is the website locked at the top -- >> i don't think so. that is something good to look at. >>> the stock market kicking off november with a nice rally. the dow is up 165 points. turning positive for 2015. the s&p is up 24 points. closing above 2100. >>> our storm c

. >> the ftc david newman says it's a common scam around the holidays since gift cards don't offer the same protection as credit cards. >> the ft c warns they may offer a few positive sites and they close it down and open under a new name someone else. >> everybody said positive things. >> with avatar.com gone, he reached out to amazon, but theyrefused to freeze the unspent funds. >> they said we have to forget about it. we are not going to retain your money. >> he disputed the original gift card purchase and got a refrund his -- refund bank, but now amazon has put a freeze on his account until he pays them back. he never did get that grill. >> see how jason pierre-paul did in his first game back with the giants. plus, a sloppy afternoon in the jets-jaguar game.

the ftc is taking action against nice-pak products. they misrepresented their products and the claim that they break apart. nice-pak will have to stop advertising their products as safe for flushable. >>> google working on an automatic reply for e-mail. it's similar to the text reply options you have called smart reply. the system can analyze your incoming e-mails and suggest a few responses. the idea is to let you reply while on the go without having to draft a fresh message. >>> a entrepreneur in chicago hoping a new kind of vending machine will catch on. >> it has health food instead of junk food. are you shaking your head? he's like, no, i want my potato chips. the farmer's fridge has salad in jars. they have 350 to 400 calories. they're made with fresh ingredien ingredients. the unsold ones are donated to food shelves. it's all an experiment. >> it's healthy food, accessible. if it's affordable, are people going to eat it? >> so a salad from this vending machine will cost you $8. i'd try it. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> righ

. >> ftc says there is no reason your card issuer needs to contact you by e-mail or phone. >>> from capital milk lawmakers are calling for the fcc to phase out boxes for cable and satellite tv, customers pay monthly rental fees for the devices, that is now an unnecessary cost. that's because new technology allows programming to go directly through smart tv's or smaller devices that people can purchase. >> i'm okay with that. >> that's fine. >> save a would you puck. >>> 4:56 on a monday morning, the next gop debate is one day away and all eyes are on ben carson. why he says the questioning is actually helping his campaign ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, griego. >>> taking a live look out at the bay bridge toll plaza, can you see some cars, people are already heading to work and it just -- >> just to get to work. >> yes, it is monday, november 9th. i'm michele growing go. >>> it's near 5:00, let's get right to weather because we have arraign maker coming our way. >> in fact we have been seeing raindrops associated with this area of low pressure since yesterday in the bay area, our live high def radar picking

the courts haven't sorted this the ftc is looking at this. there's no regulation around this. ernie: you were telling me if you say something, let's say you use the uber driver, they can also say something about you as a passenger, right? they have that option? >> that's right. the ratings are going both ways. you as a consumer are being rated when you use the services. that doesn't have a huge impact on you. it might mean an uber driver doesn't pick you up someday. it doesn't have an impact on your livelihood, but the feedback is there. ernie: what suggestions do you have for the consumer? what should they do if they want to rate a business or service? >> try to make your ratings helpful to someone else. it's important information. if it provides information for others to help warn them or give them information, i think that's the way to look at it. ernie: think we'll see more and more of this going on? it's going to grow? >> absolutely. i think we'll be rating everything. it's a five-star world. ernie: rate the show. you like it? >> five-stars. definitely. ernie: thank you.

the ftc recently filed suit against one company over a consumer gag clause and the consumer review freedomact would guarantee the commission's ability to fight against these provisions. since introduction we've worked with stakeholders and plan to make a few changes prior to marking up the bill. i'm looking forward to moving this pro-consumer legislation through our committee and the senate so americans can continue to help each other make informed decisions. we have an excellent panel here today with diverse experiences on this issue. you each bring a unique perspective and i look forward to hearing about your experiences and thoughts on our legislation. thank you for agreeing to testify. senator nelson? >> thank you, mr. chairman. so companies want to muzzle consumers, and these companies are using their size and unequal bargaining power to force consumers to sign fees take it or leave it agreements or contracts. in some cases these agreements are just online pop-up items that a consumer? on, usually without reading all the small print to purchase a good or a service on the internet. alm

otherwise that is the unlawful or if it is deemed to be that is illegal and the ftc will have to go to court to deal with that that that is the case if it is fraudulent it is a different question. >> with those attacks of healthy eating and obesity? >> i don't know but i am being honest. makes no sense otherwise we are against it. you would have thought it was one of the things that is non-partisan. there isn't a lot of disagreement with of the most interesting things from madison wisconsin with pitchers from the historical society. these and not pitchers from the '20s but the '60s and '70s. every kid they are scrawny. there were just much, much skinnier back and the caloric intake was lower and they're playing constantly outside. >> almost all of these stories or baseball or basketball. it is undeniable with huge economic threats to the country and lots of other items but it seems a less we are ideological there is no reason to oppose that. if we do want to support our small farmers but i am not 100 percent sure with that mentality. >> the only thing i might add other raw regulation o

sachs employee hired to develop surveillance systems to detect illegal behavior has been sued by the ftc allegedly helping himself to inside information, and trading on it. the u.s. securities and exchange he exploited his axis to the firm systems to make almost half $1 million. hp has given eight disappointing forecast a profit in the first quarter. it was heard by dependence on the lackluster pc market after's running up with its core for technology counterpart. be $33 act profits to share, falling short of estimates. for more on a story and others please had to bluebird.com. -- bloomberg.com. is still withth us. let's get back to the conversation we were having, which is this relationship between what is happening in the wider world, commodity prices coming down, geopolitical tension thrown in, and how the bank of england sees the world. it is watching what is happening in west -- westminster -- this loose monetary. what is the bank do? -- does the thing do? john wraith: it is expected to go on for another five years in a similar magnitude. that is in the bank of england's calculation

the ftc looks at competition in the generic drug space is standardized. inre you have concentration one therapeutic area, then they at investment. made an announcement about selling and they will work offs.h well-off's -- one stephanie: you are a deal guy. if pfizer does not go through, what do you want allergan to look like? >> icon on tv more for the deals but i spend 99% of my time operating the company and building a culture of performance. myself as an operator even though people think of me guy.buyer or m&a what we are trying to build at allergan is a growth oriented company. we do not care if innovation comes from our labs or externally. we want the best ideas. are creating a special culture and a special type of company. the best ideas in the last years, the credit seems to be going to activists. you had bill icon -- bill ackman and carl icahn. how do you balance? are you giving credit to the activex? word, said the right balance. used to come to meetings and people would say we have to build business for the long term. you cannot argue have to ba

and in the meantime, the ftc says it is monitoring cases prepared to step in to help consumers. >> thanksslack ceo stuart butterfield is in our green room how he is trying to make e-mail a thing of the past and then best selling author tony robins is here. he'll share what all successful people have in common. i want to hear some of that. that is ahead on "cbs this morning." ♪ t the coffee i was drinking having acids. it never dawned on me that it could hurt your teeth. my dentist has told me your enamel is wearing away, and that sounded really scary to me, and i was like well can you fix it, can you paint it back on, and he explained that it was not something that grows back, it's kind of a one-time shot and you have to care for it. he told me to use pronamel. it's gonna help protect the enamel in your teeth. it allows me to continue to drink my coffee and to eat healthier, and it was a real easy switch to make. ♪ >>> just released, a brand-new ebook entitled "reply all." it's a great way to show you're done making mistakes by naming a book after something people do by accident. >> that

the ftc filed lawsuit calling the company's clause unfair. >> because it's depriving consumers of informationneed to be able to make an informed purchase decision. >> roca labs would not comment to us. but court documents deny deceptive weight loss claims. it admits in order for customers to buy at a discount, customers have to agree to not disparage roca labs. but denies using any clause that harms the public in any way. >> i should be able to post negative feedback. consumers should be able to find negative feedback. >> reporter: erika gonzalez, "news4." >>> well, it's fall, as if you couldn't tell. we tried to tell for you. >> we are. but we probably should have worn black or gla because a lot of clouds kicking off in november it's an awe numb tall day. i guess i can say that. we can hear the doucet tones coming from adam. >> i've never heard my voice described as doucet. thank you, tom. >>> we have light rain and sprinkles heading through the area. it's going to be ending quickly. motive of it is in southern maryland. southern prince george's, anne arundel and northern st. mary's. that st

the ftc is suing sunrise nutraceuticals over claims against how people with withdrawals, including fromere were marketers they accuse of making unsupported claims, and fraud charges were announced against two other companies today. alix: and spinning off a go to business, a software company doing a completion of a deal next year for citrix, and it could have a value of $4 billion. scarlet: and this just in in the past 30 minutes, canadian pacific says it has offered a sizable premium in cash and stock, but no specific amount was disclosed, and the merger would create a transcontinental railroad spanning north america. and that is your bloomberg business flash, and let's turn now to china, where demand, of course, is a major engine of the global economy, and today, we are quantifying it. the demand institute has crunched the numbers in a new report, and one of the authors joins us now. you started the research about one and a half years ago and have drawn on decades of numbers. what is the most surprising finding? louise: we predict 56 trillion dollars in consumer spending over the next

we are passed a wide variety of laws on this ground, the ftc act states the laws were created with the understanding our communicator economy wouldn't function properly if we had unfair trade practice. federal and state regimes exist because it is based on the fact consumers make informed decisions. the fair credit reporting act was passed the full recognition that credit decisions made on the base of faulty information undermine the vitality of the consumer economy. the idea to ban non disparagement clauses stands under the market protection statutes. we only function properly when unfair practs is exposed. it is made available for consumers to use and ignore in the decision-making progress. while protections are essential for consumer marketplace to function, the mere passage is not enough to insure the rule of law is complied with. strong enforcement of the statutes by regulators is essential to have the law in affect. with limited and ever declining budgets and staff these important public servants have sought ways to maximize ability to protect state citizens and economy. they are

so far the ftc and the 70 law enforcement partners have brought about 115 actions by illegal debt collectors. the commission has filed complaints against companies like band financial, delaware solutions, kip llc and the check registry for their althoughed tactics itch the woman accused of fatally mowing down four people during a homecoming parade is facing murder. >> facing 50 counts of felony assault. the october 24th crash here was caught on camera. chambers remains behind bars on $1 million bond. a judge could sentence her to 10 years in prison for each count. >>> an incredible sort of survival story here. look at the video. a violent car crash caught on camera. locking at that video out of new hampshire. hard to believe anyone could of survived that. >> you see the husband and his pregnant wife were ejected out of that car. his daughter brittany and son in law were in the car. >> he just said there was a car that pushed him off of the road into a pole. he said it was like the car was coming at him faster for some reason instead of trying to stop. >> reporter: hours later at the hospital

i said what are they doing putting out this material information at 1:30 when the ftc commissioner whot it out had 2300 followers. >> but it was also posted on the website. there's a distinction between a publicly held company disseminates information versus a wall street firm that is publishing an opinion. they can do that whenever they want. they're not regulated. >> seems like a fair fight. i'm just trying to make debate. >> nobody is against you, brian. we're all with you. >> that's no fun. herb and mike, thank you very much. by the way, i talked to herb over the weekend about this. we were arguing on the fiend i was in the middle of a home depot. it was great. up next, five big analyst calls that need to be on your radar. plus, once again can you answer today's trivia question? since 1950 because that's when our data goes back to, what was the single best performing month for the s&p 500. the answer coming up later in the show. stick around. empowers us to achieve more. it pushes us to go further. special olympics has almost five million athletes in 170 countries. the microsoft cl

ftc if you havif you have enougd political will. and trump has a long history of defying odds. but by all accounts, the billionaire financeer turns latinos against the gop. >> they are doing high fives when they hear this. >> an opportunity to ridicule his deportation plan. there it is a silly argument. it makes no sense. >> david schuster, al jazeera. >> david leopold is in cleveland, do you think trump's plan will work? >> you know i got to tell you donald trump raises the most -- one of the most horrible moments in the american history in the '50s and that's when they deported many mexican men, took them out of their homes and workplace. it is a horrible specter he raises, of course it can't work. we're talking about making this country into something that none of us would recognize, into an ugly police state. it can't work. trump's bombastic and he's nothing more than a clown but he's not funny and it's time to -- >> okay but explain to me why it can't work. why can't the united states government track down these people and send them back to where they came from because the

advised at times by election lawyers, there is no risk in pushing the envelope because the fec will ftc will always deadlock three, three. that did not come from me, although i set it on the front page of the new york times, but it has certainly been known for a long time. it is not known. >> but yet someone got sent to jail for illegal coordination this year. >> while the department of justice. >> from the department of justice, but nonetheless there is a lot out there that covers some situations just not the ones you describe. >> a couple of people have rays, the counter case to what we have talked about which is obama's success in raising so much money in his reelection campaign and attracting so many small donors. is that a counter example that disproves the concern that you have expressed or the new york times has expressed about the large donors. >> know, that is a phenomena that happens with only presidential campaigns and extraordinary campaigns. you could probably put howard dean, obama, sanders now, that never happens in any type of campaign anywhere in america. maybe some iso

the ftc recently filed suit against one company over a consumer gag clause and the consumer review freedom act would guarantee the commission's ability to fight against these provisions. since introduction we've worked with stakeholders and plan to make a few changes prior to marking up the bill. i'm looking forward to moving this pro-consumer legislation through our committee and the senate so americans can continue to help each other make informed decisions. we have an excellent panel here today with diverse experiences on this issue. you each bring a unique perspective and i look forward to hearing about your experiences and thoughts on our legislation. thank you for agreeing to testify. senator nelson? >> thank you, mr. chairman. so companies want to muzzle consumers, and these companies are using their size and unequal bargaining power to force consumers to sign these take it or leave it agreements or contracts. some cases these agreements are just online pop-up items that a consumer clicks on, usually without reading all the small print, to purchase a good or service on the internet.

ftc complaint assistant.golf. stay sharp this holiday season but have fun. >> thanks so much. to see you, welcome back. >> thanks. >> right now 6:38. and some surprising business news here in philly, urban outfitters getting into the pizza business. celebrity chef mark vetri filling his -- selling his group. the company's first restaurant, vetri the only one not included in the sale. urban outfitters says it has been integrating restaurants into several of its stores for years now, in a statement the vettri family says quote through the partnership and experience urban has been scaling growth opportunity, the vet are you family will be able to focus and when we do best, run restaurants that make people happy. >> now veti also says the sale will not change anything at the restaurant, so if you love certain menu items, don't worry about t oxford dictionary word of the year not a word you are looking at it, it is an emojis, the face with the tears of joy, usually substitute for lol. every year oxford dictionary picks a word that they think capture the year's biggest trends or cha

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the ftc says nice pack represented the formulation of its wipes and its claim that it breaks down, or breaks apart, rather, sortly after being flushed. >>> this is a story getting a lot of traction on social media, a lot of people are talking about the executive at taco bell who's out of a job because he is seen on camera appearing to beat up his uber driver. police arrested benjamin golden on friday, charged him with public intoxication and assault. golden caught on camera punching an uber driver in california. he was a marketing executive for taco bell and when his bosses got a look at this tape, they fired him. company officials say they've encouraged golden to get professional help. >>> the d.c. teenager who became a social media sensation for dancing with a d.c. police officer is seeing the good luck pour in. 18-year-old ayala taylor won't have to worry about paying for college now. she tells today.com two churches have offered to pay her tuition to any university. others have offered to pay for dance lessons, for her graduation and her prom. taylor and the d.c. police officer da

in pershing square, my guess is if he gets hit with herbalife, gets a clean bill of health from the ftcors, this is going to be a fund that was down 40% as opposed to up 40% last year. valeant has more to go. my guess is down because the simple reason is pension funds and big institutional investors are like we don't need the stock just in case something happens. at some point it's going to be cheap enough because i don't believe it's an enrob. some of -- enron. some of the pricing things they do is done by a lot of places, and i don't think they're going to put them out of business. it's going to go down further. liz: we'll watch it. right now it's down nearly $15. >> pretty amazing. liz: charlie gasparino, thank you very much. closing bell, we're 39 minutes away. remember that commercial where they were singing sprint is in here, sprint is in there? sprint and a whole bunch of other u.s. companies are rushing to be in cuba next. fox business hitches a ride with america's biggest companies as they make their first visit to the island nation that's opening its doors now. we'll bring you

i would like to simply say that making these per visions a violation of the ftc act is exactly the righthing to do, prohibiting their use in the affect they effect they create in the first place promotes a free market nationally. these products, services, are sold and marketed nationally. the information should be available nationally without impediment of a tax work of different state laws. so, i would like to add mr. goldman could you talk about the virtual of a federal solution here and say a connecticut consumer gets a hotel through a website located in north dakota for a hotel in utah, should a consumer have to research state laws in three different jurisdictions before he can exercise her free speech right? >> certainly we would think mr. palmer's case is a great example of how difficult it is for a consumer to understand the limits of the clauses and to get relief from them. they do not add any value but to anyone in the ecosystem. they certainly hurt consumers, they probably it certainly hurt other businesses that play by the rules. they depress the overall market. >> thank you.

walking away with little help that lotus's describe the horror the fourth decline in the afternoon of the ftcthe started the pickup near taylor's street. michael left standing at the corner of posts and stockton street and looked up. >> reporter: wire is not done very the crashed the security john simmer did what he could to keep people safe. >> marty: had for you news weekend we will show you the controversial conversation between a parent and teacher someone might be facing charges that. the only part of the that coming up by going the doctor may soon feel like going to the taylor >> marty: guy and the actor may look like rototiller fiesta set by a scale the doctor may measure weight new study that says excess belief that even if there's a can be more deadly than being obese overweight researchers say men with potbellies more tele rate of those hardest overweight will be dieting and exercise a lowering stress can help cut down that the valley live look outside the view of the vote and gave greater things living free and easy, and the implosion earlier this morning for the weekend ministry c

that is part of the thing that the ftc is taking her time with. bitcoin is electronic.e things that might be holding -- they modeled it after gld. they wanted to be ready for prime time when it does get approved. alix: awesome stuff. think you so much. alix: coming up, hockey fans know henrik lundqvist as the goaltender always in the right place at the right time. he takes the same careful approach to investing. focusedi tried to be and tried to be in good position when something bad happens. he goes out of his way when it comes to philanthropy. we will talk about his charitable foundation, next. ♪ alix: welcome back to bloomberg markets. you would have to say that the new york rangers goalie henrik lundqvist has it all. he's made a $10 million this year, and olympic gold medalist. scarlet: they don't call him the king for nothing. he's always been focused on giving back. he took part in the global charity day which generated over -- what motivates a star athlete from sweden to make a plethora big impact in the u.s. -- philanthropic impact in the u.s.? >> back home, it

martin who work as an economist work at the ftc and was clear and pointing that out commanded is, if you have a noncompetitive market you still have very high prices, so you do need some form of competition, and very often it does actually come in the form of made the product. there are a lot of people down. i have never been so down on it because they can in fact exert the competition which we have seen. the other problem is in the us there is no one price for anything. it varies by insurance company, products. what do you pay for colonoscopy? probably 50 prices. if you look at the cost of making that drive, that's only part of it. and to make people understand what costs are. so i'm not sure what you actually get masking for costs information. all kinds of information. >> we have a reasonable amount of information. >> do you see tools such as peer boss drug advocates. >> not really. if there is a perception, puerto rico perception, that is something larger companies pay attention to. you will not be super aggressive because i know that has policy and political qualifications. these

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published reports say the federal trade commission, the ftc, is maybe leaning towards blocking the proposed purchase of office depot by staples. again, those shares certainly a focus today. remember, that deal has within at least in the works for quite some time. staples and office depot, stocks we're focused on today. >> on this cyber monday, banking on old school strategies to attract customers. we're talking about the print catalog. joining us is the ceo and co-founder of the e-commerce retailer leadberry. you're the hot new start-up appealing to millennials online. why go old school with the catalog? >> like a lot of people, we're facing the same challenges. it's about discovery, how to get in front of new customers, retention. and how do you build your brand. i think we started online like a lot of brands about six years ago when there wasn't as much competition online. to get to that 10 million, 20 million mark. able to scale, you know, through pr, word of mouth and digitally. but now we've got to go out and find good new customers. i think people forget that we send out, at least as

we haven't even talked about the ftc. let me hear your take. >> thank you, mr. chairman.first of all, we appreciate the work that has taken place between the auto industry and ntsa so far on dsrc. that's been a 15-year-long road to get to where we are today. we think we have good technology that's ready to go. once we get the spectrum issue closed, i think we can move forward with that safety of life mission that dsrc promises us. in terms of cybersecurity, we've looked at the framework, and we think that it's a good agency for us to partner with. as an industry to create the same types of best practices and self-guiding principals we have in terms of the privacy and security. >> ntsa at one level. >> yes, sir. >> mr. chairman, a couple issues of principle and a direct answer to your question. it's all about incentives. no one could be more interested in their own survival, especially as a small young company, than we are. so putting the right incentives in place is key. i think that whatever we do, whatever agency it resides in, we need to foster innovation, number one,

this is now a company that's facing the equivalent of ftc action for south korea. is lg, samsung, big customers of qualcomm this comes on top of the fact there's chinese customers not paying qualcomm, often a bad sign for business. qualcomm has been replaced by intel, integrated device technologies, analog devices. texas instruments. those are the ones people want. this is cell phone. the more you're cell phone, the less people like you. that's the problem with skyworks, corvo. that's why i come back to the brilliant apple piece which says don't regard apple as a cell phone company anymore. that's that intellectual property. >> janet a big holder of qualcomm. smoked. can it come back? anything can come back. valeant up 1.11 today. >> anything? >> jim, you'll have gmcr and sales force. >> i have marc benioff. sales force, a newer tech company. what benioff gives you, social, mobile, connectivity, artificial intelligence and of course an outside-view of the world. >> jim, we'll see you tonight. >> thank you. >> "mad money," 6:00 p.m. >>> when we come back, the latest