for now thanks so much. >> thanks, j.j. always a pleasure. >> thanks, j.j. >>> how much do you really know about your entrepreneurs it's the facts and figures that help guide the day-to-day decisions we're making about our companies. one business owner we met is detail oriented is an understatement. she has made it her mission to improve customer service and make her operation more efficient by tracking everything. >> i wanted to offer something to my clients and to my employees that isn't out there for everyone. this helps us to exceed their expectations and know exactly what it is they want and need. >> she wants to know as much about her company as possible. >> i'm a fanatic of details. >> in fact, the owner of king solutions tracks everything she can. >> part of my interest with the software and my obsession, i think, is to provide a better service for my client. >> the software she is talking about is for customer relationship management program. >> before it was just, you know, a mop and a broom and that's the best it

j.j.? >> if you look, it is measured by the spx. if you look at the spx today, put buyers are outnumbering the call buyers by 3-2. people are not necessarily going short, but at these levels it is cheap protection. the cheap buyers are coming in because the vix is low priced compared to the move today in the market. >> we'll do the top three trades now. icahn enterprises. >> this is a great call. this name can find a lot of people. his stock has not performed that well because it has thin heels, but i really like this up 4%. i'm not sure i would buy it now, but on a pull-back i would probably be in. >> year to date, b.k., you would like to look at it again. it's up almost 50%. >> look at it from march to now, the last six weeks, were icahn has been on and every single one of his names has been up 20%. >> the stock has performed well. >> but not as well as the trades themselves. if it is oshkosh, netflix, lion's debate two years ago, this guy has a great buying opportunity. and i think he's

i'm j.j.amberg and welcome to "your business" the show dedicated to giving you tips and advice to help your small business grow. during last year's presidential election, there was a lot of talk about helping america's small businesses. and now entrepreneurs are looking to washington to back that talk up with action. on march 18th, the national small business association or nsba, brought a group of small business owners from 20 states to the white house to talk to officials about what's going on with the economy. president obama met with the group and spoke about issues affecting them including taxes, policies and the need to innovate. mike runs factory services agency, a family owned commercial heating, air conditioning can and ventilation company near new orleans. he's also a member of the nsba and attended that meeting with the president. chris holman is ceo of the michigan business network, a statewide business news website and broadcast company. he is the immediate past chairman of the bo

i'm j.j. ramberg and welcome to "your business" the show dedicate dedicated to giving you tips and advice to help your small business grow. maybe it's a trend or maybe it never went out of style, but it seems that now, more than ever, touting the fact that your product is made in the usa is a big draw for customers. and it seems that americans are willing to pay more, sometimes even much more for products that are made here. when george had trouble finding a high-quality stylish pair of american made shoes, he decided he'd make them himself. and in the process, he stoked the artisan economy supporting not only his business but also reviving and supporting two other small businesses along the way. george grew up working in his family's suburban chicago cobbler shop. there he watched and learned the old world craft of repairing and rebuilding shoes from his father, john, an immigrant from greece. >> the first time my dad ever brought me to the shoe repair, he said by the end of the day you have

i'm j.j. ramberg and welcome to "your business" where we have a lot of really great information and advice today to help make your small business profitable. unfortunately, for many of us, that success is being threatened by cyber criminals. two new surveys out there are cause for alarm for all of us. they show that small businesses are being targeted for scyber crime. a verizon study found that half of reported data breaches in 2012 happened to companies with fewer than 1,000 employees. another study showed a 31% increase in cyber crime targeted at small businesses with fewer than 250 employees. so how do you protect yourself? rich mogel runs down what you need to do asap. >>> right now if you're on, say, an older investigation of windows, like windows xp, it's almost impossible to defend that from the attackers and that's where the bad guys focus because it's such easy pickings. so if you update yourself to windows, the latest version or if you're on a mac, you're on the latest version. you'

i'm j.j. ramberg, and welcome to "your business. "we are back this week ready to help you grow your company. it's a constant battle for many of you watching trying to make a small business successful while competing against a corporate giant. the challenge can be daunting particularly in a community like aspen, colorado, once a small rural enclave, it's now a glamorous ski resort with a blooming luxury market. for some much of the town's small, independent real estate companies, there was only one way to compete against the biggies of their industry, join forces. 40 years ago aspen, colorado, was a hard to reach back water far away from the world of big business and international tourism. >> it was much smaller. it was much more intimate. businesses were all small. the shops were small. it had a wonderful scale and feeling. >> that's when bill stirling first arrived and opened up his own independent real estate business called stirling homes incorporated. >> i started it with a borrowed loan from the bank of about $5,000, and that's

abrams show, another big j.j.is show. i justify my badness with the good personality i bring to the set. you know? i come out and say hi to everybody, i'm really, really nice and i make everyone trust me. but i'm a guy who's an enforcer. i play captain john neville who's trying to protect people from the worst part of themselves. >> jimmy: after breaking bad, do people see you as a bad guy? are those the kind of roles you get offered? >> it's been mixed up a little bit. often times once you have a splash as a bad guy, you get a lot of bad guy offers. i'm on the plane, go to the bathroom on the plane three weeks ago and a woman is standing there and she looks and she just gets really calm and she just puts herself up against the wall. and i looked at her and i said are you okay? >> you can -- you can -- you can go, gus. i said no, no, you were in line. she says please, please, you go. >> jimmy: that's a great sign. people are irrationally terrified of you, you've done a great job. >> i think i've done a good job if

we're taking you to the 100th episode party coming up, but j.j.nyder hits the red carpet for the new "g.i. joe." >> hey, rachel, if you're looking for some action, otrc s found it here at the "g.i. joe" premiere. >> when i was a kid, i group up "g.i. joe" and "star wars"

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j.j. yeley behind the wall.e many laps down and in the garage, bliss, labonte and mcdowell. >> darrell: truex has been a bottom feeder all night long. all of a sudden found speed up off the bottom a little bit. not riding the rim but is up off the bottom a little bit. and i think it is paying dividends. >> mike: gaining hundredth where he needs to be gaining tenths or more. >> darrell: was on the bottom all night long. moving up a little bit on the middle of the racetrack and pecking up speed. >> larry: gained a tenth that lap but still a little over a second back. when they get back around here 7 laps to go. >> mike: and those two are still the two fastest cars on the racetrack. >> darrell: trust me i'm into the making this up. the 56 is going to catch the 18. i don't know if he will get by him but he will catch him. >> larry: about a tnt right there. >> darrell: now, kyle moved up a tad in the the middle of the corner because they must have told him that is what mar are continue did in the 56. >> mike: there i

j.j. abrams is directing it.> you know, i can't -- >> jimmy: you can't say what's going on? >> you know, there's nothing -- i can't talk about it. >> jimmy: we have people in the audience that would like to ask you questions. would you be all right taking questions? any rules? >> no star wars questions. i can't. >> jimmy: no problem. i think we have -- okay, we have a gentleman right there. no star wars questions. >> do you like being in movies? >> yeah, yeah. >> thank you. >> jimmy: pretty straightforward there. do we have another question. we have someone right over here. >> ummm, are you hungry. >> jimmy: are you hungry? >> no, not really. >> thank you. >> jimmy: okay, yes. right here. question right there. [ growling ] >> you son of a bitch. what do you want? [ growling ] >> yeah, you would like that wouldn't you? always trying to blame me. you're the one who couldn't keep it in your furry pants. >> jimmy: actually, he doesn't wear pants. >> i rest my case. [ growling ] >> you're so full of [ bleep ] how did

j.j. hardy just a little pop fly. falls between three a's going for it.ioles with 10 unanswered runs. a's fall again. >>> the secret to dumping denver in round one of the play offs simply hit 40% of your shots. don't put it past the warriors with the extra shot of adrenaline that's sure to get from the oracle fans. memphis holds home court tonight despite chris paul and make griffin getting together. 16 points for griffin. memphis does take it as it was zack randolph night. he had 27 points, 11 rebounds and he will just work the offensive glass until he gets it to work. prince however still up in the series. ray allen smooth, silky, 23. miami breezing by the bucks, 3- 0 lead for the heat in that one. thanks to 22.16 rebounds from carlos boozer both go up 2-1 on brooklyn. tomorrow night going to be wild at the oracle. your here, cliffie. how about getting youá mom a pair of soo(hing insoles and odor eliminators? it's only her birthday. it's not christmas. hummingbird feeder? you guys are being silly, right? then i'm afraid you'll have t spend mor than $1.9

j.j. hardy just a little pop fly. falls between three a's going for it.orioles with 10 unanswered runs. a's fall again. >>> the secret to dumping denver in round one of the play offs simply hit 40% of your shots. don't put it past the warriors with the extra shot of adrenaline that's sure to get from the oracle fans. memphis holds home court tonight despite chris paul and make griffin getting together. 16 points for griffin. memphis does take it as it was zack randolph night. he had 27 points, 11 rebounds and he will just work the offensive glass until he gets it to work. prince however still up in the series. ray allen smooth, silky, 23. miami breezing by the bucks, 3- 0 lead for the heat in that one. thanks to 22.16 rebounds from carlos boozer both go up 2-1 on brooklyn. tomorrow night going to be wild at the oracle. your fans chomping at the bit. >> thanks, mark. >> thank you for trusting ktvu news. we will see you the next time news breaks. >> good night. person. anyone goes near it, anyone disturbs it, it's, "ahhhhhh!" lights flashing on and off, act

in the seventh after a rare josh reddick error puts j.j. hardy at second. steve knocks him in with a base hit. 3-0, baltimore the final. a's slumping. they have dropped seven of their last eight. >> giants and padres. tim lincecum on the mound in san diego. got help from the defense in the third. cabrera the bunt. and pablo sandoval, full extension to make the play. laterred in third, back-to-back singles. alonzo gave san diego the lead and that would hold up. timmy pitched well, struck out nine, but the padres edged the giants by a 2-1 score. that's a wrap from the oracle arena. mike shumann will be along later this evening with all of your weekend sports. he will be here at five, six, nine and eleven. enjoy your weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >>> and you can show your warriors pride by posting this go warriors badge on your facebook page. can you get it at facebook.com/abc7 news. >>> of course, we need to know what the weather will be like as we head out to different sporting events this weekend. >> this morning the cooler day of the weekend, and we

during the battle and java's pile of -- >> as entertainment weekly put it, in nerd terms, it is-like j.jd in chocolate syrup. >> and the most amazing thing is this graphic from "the new yorker" showing income inequality in new york city by subway stubs. they use census figures to plot the median income of residents living near it. the median highs are in manhattan and lower at my home borough brooklyn and the largest gap between the subway statios s and reaching highs of over $200,000 in lower manhattan to a low of $14,000 in the bronx. these maps show in clear visual terms the top pography of i inequality in the world finance capital and twitter fan, vicki, how cool is new zealand. it became the 13th country in the world to legalize same sex marriage and public lawmakers and spectators burst into sound with a traditional love song. ♪ >> even harmonizing. it gets even better. here's a member of parliament addressing a something that's gone viral. >> one of the bills was this bill was the cause of our drought. this bill was the cause of our drought. if any of you follow low on my twitter

in the seventh after a rare josh reddick error puts j.j. hardy at second. steve pierce knocks him in with a base hit. 3-0, baltimore the final. a's slumping. they have dropped seven of their last eight. >> giants and padres. tim lincecum on the mound in san diego. got help from the defense in the third. cabrera the sac bunt. and pablo sandoval, full extension to make the play. later in the third, back-to-back rbi singles. alonzo gave san diego the lead and that would hold up. timmy pitched well, struck out nine, but the padres edged the giants by a 2-1 score. that's a wrap from the oracle arena. mike shumann will be along later this evening with all of your weekend sports. he will be here at five, six, nine and eleven. enjoy your weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> shumann is everywhere. and you can show your warriors pride by posting this go warriors badge on your facebook page. can you get it at facebook.com/abc7 news. >> up next, the mystery of the giant head. it was found >> if you are missing a 300-pound, 7-foot head, listen up, it might be yours. a

let me bring in msnbc's j.j. ramburg. let's clarify.g i pay tax on my online purchases any way. >> it can get confusing. basically if you are in a state where the store isn't, you'll have to pay online taxes. you're in north carolina, you buy from an online store that's based in north carolina, you have to pay taxes. if you are in another state and you buy from that store, technically you're supposed to pay taxes but they don't have to collect them. >> nobody does it? >> nobody does it. >> not all small businesses would be affected by this law, right? a lot of them are upset. why? >> if you have less than $1 million in revenue you are not affected by this. small businesses are split on this. depends who you compete against. if you are a small business doing a lot of sales on the internet and people don't have to pay sales tax, then that's an advantage to you, right? you can be cheaper than walking down the street and buying from a big box store. on the flip side, if you're a small business and you're doing most of your business in your

. >> as entertainment weekly put it, in nerd terms it is like a j.j.n. >> an amazing and sobering interactive graphic from the new yorker showing income inequality in new york city by subway stops. the map uses census figures to plot the median income of residents living near each stop. median income highs are in lower manhattan and the low off the stop in my home borough, brooklyn. the a and c line offer the largest gap in income and the two train is the ultimate roller coaster reaching highs of over $200,000 in lower manhattan to a low of less than $14,000 in the bronx. shooez these maps show in clear terms the topography of inequality in the world's finance capital. the third awesomest thing comes from vicki who proclaims how cool is new zealand. they became the 13th country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. some lawmakers and spectators gathered and burst in to song joining together offering a traditional love song. even harmonizing. it gets even better. a member of parliament morris williamson aedsing the opposition in a monologue that h

." >> i'm not a huge star trek fan but i think j.j. really has a touch with this.by benedict cumberback who plays sherlock on the bbc show. >> have they really made six versions of "fast and furious?" i haven't seen a single one of them. >> they really are. this is a franchise people thought had petered out. numb beer five came out and made $80 billion in its owning week. >> really. in the united states? >> yes. i'm not talking worldwide. place that against the "hangover 3." >> that's no con test as far as i'm concerned. >> it's going to be close between those two. >> is it? very interesting. "man of steel." here's what i'm looking forward to. >> me too. the word is it's really really strong. there was a rebeaut ofabout superman. i think they were trying to pay homage to the supermans of the past. thing this is going to be a film that has more of a gritty one. it has an amazing cast. great people in the movie. >> the only new name i see on this list is "world war z." what is that? >> it's a zombie movie with brad pitt. >> wow. >> i have to say i'm looking forward t

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kennaha this, j.j., i don't like these doom's day scenario webs obviously. the stuff that it's saying, let's say the worse case were to happen and that they actually had a small nuclear device that they set up somewhere. i would think the vix or that the markets would react violently to that. so we've got the vix at 14. because it hasn't done anything, are we just totally -- or is the market totally discounting that this actually happens? >> i wouldn't say we're completely discounting because, you know, again, it came from 12 1/2. and i know if you look six months ago, this is nothing. but actually, the vix itself has had pretty good trading ranges interday. we're having days of 30% trading ranges within the vix. that being said, joe, it is difficult to predict what will happen in north korea. you have seen over the last couple of days people coming in and buying some way out of the money calls, oun, of the 20, 24 areas for exactly a scenario -- >> god forbid, where would it go? what do you think the a number would be, into the 30s? >> again, tough to predic

. >> great point about permits which were not a pretty picture yesterday, j.j.alking us through some of the data today. we'll get a quick update on the markets on the double dose of data. dow was down 138 yesterday. nasdaq as usual with relative underperformance, down .75%. we'll start again with the markets and all the volatility on street. what a week it's been and we're not done yet. where can you go to seek some shelter as earnings kick into high gear. le we'll talk to barclays barry knapp live. >>> we're reading through the verizon tea leaves ahead. >>> last, but not least, an exclusive interview with ebay ceo john donahoe. the stock under a little bit of pressure today. >>> let's get back to the markets and all the volatility we've experienced this week. bar barry, welcome to the program. do you smell opportunity in the air here? >> well, i think we may start to smell it a little bit, perhaps in a month or so. what we think is developing is the realization that growth has not accelerated in china for all the optimism in late 2012. china's not growing all t

j.j. abe rams is back to direct the film. he took on the new "star wars" episode 7.from normal to imax in movie. looks phenomenal. the trailer rinse credible. look forward to seeing this. here is what he did with the first "star trek" and why it was brilliant. he made a movie for non-"star trek" fans and "star trek" fans. the general audiences geeked out with the film. may 17. >> clayton: my wife loved the first onebe, so that is a success. if wives enjoy the film, you are on to something. >> can we hang out outside of work? we got to hang out. >> go get a coffee. >> bye. >> alisyn: bye, guys. see you later. talk about the wolverines. >> clayton: did you understandbe anything that just happened there? >> alisyn: i saw a budding bromance. i understand that much. >> alisyn: we get back to robert downey junior. >> mike: i'm surprised that you are really in to him. >> alisyn: i think he is it. >> mike: because he's, he's bad? >> alisyn: yeah. dangerous. >> mike: we got to move on. bizarre legal battle over marijuana. some police officers could be found in contempt of cou