nobody really expected gangbusters growth. the fact they had a great quarter for iphone and overcame the fact that ipads are sluggish at the moment and the moves they are making, they make sense right now. you never needed the cash to fund the growth. it does seem as if they are doing what they can as they wait perhaps for another generation of products to come along. i think this idea that they are failing to innovate is kind of unreasonable to be honest with you. they can't change the world every two years. they put movies in your pocket. it's not really something you can just sort of flip a switch and expect. i do think they are doing what they can. the split is an interesting move. i don't know it changes the whole picture for investors. >> is there anything from the global risk perspective that truly worries you, he is sfeshlly with the latest concerns with russia and ukraine? >> that worries me a lot. when i look at what's going on there. i think at this point you're not apt to go into some sort of militaristic war and e

. >> china, your growing like gangbusters there.g from a lower bar than your competitors, but you continue to see high double-digits? >> i think we will still see continued strong growth. we still have four plants under construction in china, so there is capacity coming on stream. there are more products we will be adding to the portfolio. they're being well -received by customers. >> all in all, with the exception of investors looking at today as kind of a negative day for the stock, you're set up really well for when mark shields takes over as ceo, right? >> we are set up very well, not only for the balance of this year, the going into 2015 and i think we feel very strongly about the guidance we have given. in the call, mark mentioned for north america, with a little bit of luck and hard work, i think we might be able to get for the top half of the margin range. >> talk about hard work. getting water cleaned and in getting it where it is needed most. how innovation is bringing drinking water around the world, coming up. and pop, w

they are going gangbusters. i want to see more of that rather than working more hours, there actually hiring more workers. liz: your outlook for the rest of the year, the weather has gotten better. thank goodness. it affected certain markets. what is your outlook? >> i continue to be optimistic. i travel around this country talking to employers large, small and in between. to a person, they tell me i am bullish about the future of america, i want to grow my business here, wants to grow it at home and there are number of reasons behind that. the strength of the workforce, energy cost, ip issues in china and elsewhere. and so they are bullish about the future. the key for us is to make sure we can empower them with a skilled workforce they needed to continue to grow whether it is advanced manufacturing, health care, business professional services, whatever the job is. the department of labor is the department of opportunity. what we're working hard to do, where kind of like match.com. imagine the need with the ski

where are all the palestinians multiplying like gangbusters but they were not there. so they got together with the people who understood how to count. [laughter] my son is for the half. [laughter] seriously. in 1987 the palestinian authority put out a census. why they were conducting it is in the chapter of demographics, a the had of their statistical census bureau said to "the new york times" that it is the anti-fata. how was that the equivalent of the terrorist war? we found out. they falsified data on a massive scale as they showed. they increased artificially the palestinians west of the jordan river by 50 percent that is the u.s. census pearl claiming there was an additional 100 million americans than every petty swallowed it whole instead of checking the data which was out of whack with the palestinian population surveys under the israeli civil administration the year 1996 but nobody said anything. not only they claimed that was larger than 50% but extrapolated birthrates and mass emigration rates when it worked out not only that the palestinians began of a demo

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colorado is going gangbusters. washington state will follow suit.y have recreational marijuana for sale? >> yes. we hope so. it is looking better and better every day. that is the secret here. we have to make sure that we are getting it done properly and getting the rules in place so we can choose these candidates responsibly. adam: the attorney general, i believe, that he smoke marijuana. why are we still spending billions of dollars to prosecute people for doing this? >> it is a fascinating question. the other thing eric holder said is he would support removing cannabis away from dangerous drugs. on the list of drugs. we supported that with a recent drug policy that we announced. we separated cannabis from dangerous drugs that are illegal. i think withhat ki of tone and language and with more responsible companies on the states doing good work and making in making sure that consumers are happy and safe, i think we are getting down the road very fast. adam: have a wonderful weekend. have a happy four / 20. happy holidays, as we like to say around h

of course alibaba, the chinese company is growing like gangbusters.expect a lot of people in techland thinking this might be a pretty decent report from google. do we have. melissa: do we have kessler with us? can you hear us. >> i'm ready to go. melissa: what do you expect from google after the bell. they make up 5% of the index. the nasdaq has been on persistent and worrisome slide. what do you expect? >> i don't disagree that much with what james said although what i would say google has been a consistent grower for the last number of quarters. they seem like clock work to report around 20% top-line growth from that kind of google search segment and the interesting wrinkle this quarter is that they have moved to sell the remainder of the motorola business that they owned. and so i think the focus is going to be a lot more on mobile. mobile has been helping volumes but hurting pricing. we want to see if they're getting around that issue to some extent. what if anything have other businesses been contributing to the mix, like display which include yo

kentucky, louisiana, those folks are against repeal, despite the fact that approval for law is not gangbusters. it remains low. >> for a long time i've been predicting that mary landrieu, kay hagan, and mark begich in alaska are going to win. which is going to put a really difficult chance or opportunity in front of the democrats. >> in front of the republicans to take it. >> they're really going to struggle. and the reason i do that is because mary landrieu is a really experienced politician. and she, today, for the first time, of any democrat in the south, said, i'm going to campaign on not repealing obamacare. that means other democrats are going to do this. and they're going to go after these guys who all voted to deny medicaid and all these -- hundreds of thousands of people with no health insurance, because of that. they're going to go after these candidates, these tea party people like tom cotton and the guy, cassidy, and all these people, after them for voting no, no, no, and let's take it away. and when somebody has breast cancer and they get health insurance, which they were denied f

business plan was because during the start of the recession five, six years ago, their stock went gangbusterst's right. what's interesting, if they still have that recessionary mindset. with any manager looking ahead, did they not see that this trend was going to happen to them? to change that so quickly was kind of a big deal. having said that, their stock in general when people talk about a dollar store bubble going on, yes, they had overexpansion plans. but their stock has not fallen that much since the beginning -- over a year ago. >> what does this say, this kind of a decision, about our overall economy? could it be that it's not great news for these family dollar stores but it's good news about -- >> it means you and i are shopping less at dollar stores. we can spend a few extra dollars somewhere else and don't find the need to go to dollar stores to save the extra money. it's a good sign -- biggest boon happened in 2008 when things weren't so hard, when they were talking about reducing prices, good advertisement. >> a wild shootout happened indiana motelful gunfire ringing out. guests

also -- >> it is gangbusters. it's like the wild west out here. >> trying to corral a house in the bay area will take you more than just a lightning quick lasso. i'm sam brock. the bay area housing markets are the fastest anywhere in the country. why do we always buck the national trend? there is a logical explanation. we'll explain it to you in reality check, coming up next. >>> the santa clara teenager who stowed away in an airplane was trying to make it to africa to see his mother. now his mom is speaking publicly for the first time. you can see her standing in front of her hut at an ethiopian refugee camp in this a.p. photo. she says her son was taken to america without her knowledge or consent. they have not seen each other in eight years. her son had just learned that she was alive. the 15-year-old hid in the wheel well of a plane and survived a five-hour flight trying to reach her. the flight took off from san jose and landed in maui. the teen's father plans to fly to hawaii soon to reunite with his son. >>

in our industry, media is going gangbusters trying to figure out if it is possible to drive people using tvs and vice versa, tvs to social media and get some kind of integration. are you saying that day will never come? >> no, in fact you should exactly do that but more likely you'll be on whatsapp or instagram or pinterest or one of the other sites than twitter because you're finding that people are now talking to their families, to their friends. it is smaller circles they're talking to because they want privacy. they don't want to be broadcasting to everyone. social media hit a stage, like internet. it will be everywhere. the current model of twitter may not be the way we broadcast information to our friends in the future. we'll do more private setting than we do right now. liz: tough to wring money out of that we saw some of these stats we found rather stunning. 44% of people who have twitter accounts have never sent a tweet. one in 10 tweets are sent from 30% of the accounts or one to 10 tweets, 30% of the accounts, only tweeted one to 10 times. charlie gasparino and i are insane. w

not gangbuster but decent number. we think it will be solid. else could the fed do if anything? seems like the qe medicine has lost its efficacy? we had jon hilsenrath said last hour watch for reverse repos. is there something else that the fed might have, some other tool in its tool belt? >> as you know, they announced it today, they're gradually tapering their bond purchases but i would say it's a little premature at this point to seriously tighten. look what the fed's doing. it is gradually taking its foot off the accelerator. it hasn't applied the brakes yet. it is still early time in of applying the brakes. inflation is not a problem. it is well below the fed's 2% target. the economy is a little uneven. i think they shouldn't jump to rastic at this point. liz: when you look at the consumer, that is 2/3 of the economy and how the consumer behaves, what's your best guess about how we end the year, all of 2014? >> well i think we have a very good shot at growth throughout this year in that 2 1/2, 3% range. consumer finances are in pretty good

business this e o of mgm resorts' coming on the fox business first on fox discussion became in with gangbuster. they are doing beautifully in china so it has been very good for their business. we will talk to him about a new project they are putting on a las vegas strip that has nothing to do with gambling or gaming. that is very interesting. expects it to bring in a lot of revenue. melissa: great rally out there. i will use that from now on. investors ramping up ahead of twitter's crucial earnings report. what you need to watch for a stock that has been crushed more than 30%. don't go away. peace of mind is important when you're running a successful business. so we provide it services you can rely on. with centurylink as your trusted it partner, you'll experience reliable uptime for the network and services you depend on. multi-layered security solutions keep your information safe, and secure. and responsive dedicated support meets your needs, and eases your mind. centurylink. your link to what's next. humans. even when we cross our "ts" and dot our "i's", we still run into problems. that's w

kenny, you wrote in your morning quote that we were gangbusters. >> when the "wall street journal" writese about market action and quotes a 22-year-old college student saying he's got 500 bux and been trades stocks and it's a great time to be in the market, you've got to be worried, right? >> is the problem quoting the 2-year-old? >> i think you have to be worried. look what happened this morning. futures are up. we hit right at 1885, 1886 on the s&p. natural sellers there. the buyers ran out of steam and just have been bouncing back and forth. not collapsing by any stretch. really kind of churning, right? >> the 22-year-old is the future. >> i'm not putting it down. >> this is take our kids to work day. >> i was going to say. >> they're all here. >> if the kids behind you start trading stocks, we're at a market top. >> kenny has been very busy in the last few years and don't know what to do with everybody down here. they're all over the place. >> been there, done that. >> your wife, evelyn, is on line one, kenny. >> here's the -- >> what are you seeing? >> i've been away for a few days.

gdp era to be arerope gangbusters in china. they expect to grow in every one of those markets.of them faster than the gdp . >> it looks like mark field is coming into something good. phones in.p, tech for major companies all making mobile moves. i will explain when "street smart" continues. georgia is "guns everywhere" bill. should you be able to carry firearms to a bar? we will discuss that when next. ♪ >> it is called the safe carry protection act. critics are calling it the "guns everywhere" bill. we are licensed gun owners can take their firearms. under one of the most permissive gun laws in the country, you can soon bring guns into bars, churches, schools, and even government buildings. i am joined right now by jerry henry, executive director of who is one ofrg the big supporters of these bill. robin thomas is an executive director for the loss center to prevent gun violence welcome to both. i will begin with you. you lobbied very heavily to get this through. you pleased with the outcome of this? what do you say to critics who say it is really not a good idea to mix liquor

. >> china is growing like gangbusters. coming from a lower bar. do expect that to continue?igit? >> we will still see continued strong growth. lants underr p construction. there is more capacity coming on stream. we will add more products. the brand is embraced by customers. we have a lot of growth ahead. >> all in all, with the exception of investors, you're set up well for when mark fields takes over? >> we are set up well for the balance of this year and going into 2015. a think that we feel very strongly about the guidance we have given. i recall mark mentioned we are guiding to in 8-9% margin. we may be able to get to that top half. >> can you hint when you will make the official announcement? >> no change to anything we have set in terms of succession. that is the news. >> i tried to get it out of you, i really dead. bob shanks there from ford. thank you so much for joining us. back to you. >> thank you, matt miller and bob shanks. now, if you are shocked by those headlines about rising food prices, you will be mad at the grocery store. ♪ >> two skydivers jumping off t

but business continues to go gangbusters, earnings rising more than is the mated. -- war than estimated% sales growth for the full year. you mentioned that the company is softening its dividend. it is doing that to use that cash to buy back more stock. one of the tools in its arsenal in the fight against bill ackman has been a promise or threat of being able to buy back shares in order to bring up the stock price. stock has shorted the both out right and through options. for those who are supporters, they have said this is something they would be able to use at some point to bring the stock price back up. they are going to be deploying even more cash away from the dividend. the company says it will buy back 260 $6 million worth of its own shares in may and june. for a total of about $581 million. -- confirmsn writes confidence in the future. a little bit ironic to hear someone like carl say suspend likeividend, but he does the idea of a buyback. ithave seen that before and usually signals confidence in the future. do we have the after hours trading on this one? i think it is down about

you cannot just say go gangbusters on consolidation but we've learned that lesson from the progressive era in the early 1900's. >> does that mean the does that mean a somebody wants a faster service they should not pay more? >> i would not answer that specifically but what i would be cautious about whenever the united states does has verifications' internationally and large the based with the revelation there was a concern around the world to keeps the internet free and open to think about that in thinking about what larry has done that the nt i a gets the acceptable agreement to be tied for the congress department to enhance the approach to governance but that is the good way to go. there is a tremendous amount of concern expressed with u.s. abandoning the internet in some fashion. but providing a multistate coulter approach to be a consortium of government. >> the how the panel would favor. >> being able ty stakeholder approach with put forward by secretary strickland's what is the acceptable government's regime but the flip side the wes government is perceived to correctly to give v

to translate that, i don't think it's gangbusters, but it was a decent get -- a decent day for googless. >> jonathan, have you tried out google glass? did you see that on a daily basis? >> i have no interest. >> you have to try it. >> that is like me and catch up. i am not going to try it. >> i think it is hard enough for , a watch, i band don't want anything near my face. to google go back glass in a second, but jonathan, i know that today he reported google looking at bringing fiber to new york city. i mean, we have seen it in some loan markets throughout the country. nowhere near such a cosmopolitan area, like new york. what will this mean for google? >> i think this is the best thing ever to happen to new york. i can't tell you how many time warner cable subscribers will literally break down doors to have some other option at this point. i think this will be a huge thing for the city. even the startups in the tech industry, this is a major, major thing if it happens. >> a major thing if it does happen. great thing for the company? >> google fiber is talking about expanding into 34

go cannot just say gangbusters on consolidation, we are not going to have any relation -- any regulation. forgotten that. >> should network neutrality mean that somebody who uses a lot more of the spectrum, op -- a lot more of the bits, should pay more? or someone who wants a statue wants us -- you want a faster service should not pay more? >> whichever. i am not going to really answer that specifically. the commission should come out - i would bessue cautious about is whatever the u.s. does has ramifications internationally. we know right now going on in brazil there was a conference about the internet. anwas largely based on -- as outgrowth of the nsa revelations, but there is certainly a concern around the world about keeping the internet free and open. we need to be thinking about that. i applaud what very strickland has done -- larry strickland has done by saying that provided the ntia gets an acceptable untied tofor it to be department, to become and enhance its multistate approach to governance, that is a really good way to go. there has been a tremendous amount of concern express

the "star wars" cast revealed, in the photo that's going galactic gangbusters overnight. why the force is strong with this one. >> yoo-hoo! >>> and good morning, america. after that massive twister outbreak, the danger, now, is flooding across the south. at least one dead overnight. look at these pictures right here. you see a hummer submerged in florida, almost totally submerged. fast food restaurants in north carolina completely surrounded by water. >> all this as the cleanup is just beginning in 12 states. you're looking at drone footage showing severe damage at an apartment complex in alabama. we want to get right to our extreme team. ginger is standing by. we want to get to gio benitez in pensacola, where flash floods are taking a toll. good morning to you, gio. >> reporter: good morning, lara. good morning, george. this is quite an incredible storm. take a look behind me. this car here has been sort of floating around all night long. and take a look at that burger king because the water is inside, table-height. this is a true flood emergency here. overnight, flash f

tipped workers get the minimum wage amount, every an hour and guess what, our restaurants are going gangbusters, and guess what else -- when you do well and have your minimum wage plus your tips, you can get to go out once in a while to a restaurant. you can go down to the corner store and get something for your children. sandra samoa is a bar tender in chicago. she says if the bar is show slow she could take home $40 after an eight-hour shift. she lives with her mom and young son. this woman sloips sleeps on this floor so her son can sleep in a bed. i mean, madam president, if we don't represent people like this, who the heck do we represent? the koch brothers? they're worth billions. this woman comes home some days with $40 in her pocket and her son has to sleep -- she sleeps on the floor and she says my hope -- quote -- "is to have a room for him one day." so listen, if we are who we're supposed to be, the representative of the people and working families, then we want to make sure that we raise the minimum wage. it helps everybody, including those in business. that's why most small business

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where it was just kind of volatility all over the place versus what we saw last year which was gangbustersan added layer of nervousness and uncertainty. people aren't as quick to rush back in. they're definitely looking at the fundamentals and stock picking more than ever this quarter. >> art cashin earlier was saying what people are looking for is to see whether the apron sans was just a one-day affair or not. it looks like we've continued into a day two. do we continue until day 90 of the quarter do you think? >> you know, if you look at this marketplace, we made new highs. everyone didn't want to rush in until we made a new high. we made a new high. now it has to confirm itself, but the truth is nobody wants to buy stocks at a new high. they're willing to hold onto what they have. they're not taking profits because they're afraid that we're going to go to s&p 2000. >> i sort of like the wall of worry, and guess what? we have a week to go and then you get earnings. alcoa comes out next week and then you'll get a barrage of companies that will tell you what's going on and then you can fig