jane wells has the story in l.a. us be the next peanut butter or ketchup? the ceo of the dominant player in the category hopes so though he's got his hands full literally trying to figure out how to grow quickly enough to meet demand. >> keeping it simple and doing it in a big and large quantity. this is very challenging. this is the reason that we have a lot of engineers here. >> reporter: he runs sabra, a 50-50 split between the company and pepsico. they have half the market share well ahead of afinos and so products have gone into an r & d lab in virginia to figure out the best chickpeas and what flavors americans like, jalapeno, a sackrelig to purists. >> all the products that they have something like 60%, and for our point there's no reason that hummus, there's no replacement to this kind of product, so we're trying today to arrive at the 80, 70, still have a huge opportunity. >> take that, greek yogurt. so what does this have to do with tobacco and why are some lebanese angry? sue and tyler, that angle next hour

i'm jane wells. >>> a case of contaken leads. ibm sandbagged in relation to ibm competing in it consulting and excenture and sparked concern the business is slowing. the part dropped more than 10% on 10 times normal volume and ibm was off 2.3%. >>> at the other end of the dow, chart intel was a gainer as the new leadership team said the tiny atom chip will be a star in smart phones and tablets, but ceo brian was lesser about how to capitalize on intel's set top box for internet video delivery. remarked on intel gaining less than a percent and closed at $24.23. >>> a week of three-digit pops and drops home depot was a gainer. for the week, hd was up almost 5% closing at $77.47. >>> a farm suit kill was a top s&p 500 gainer. the anti antiinflammatory treatment was recommended for use in europe. shares jumped 6% on triple the normal volume to close at $38.31. >>> jetblue founder david is reportedly putting together an investment fund to buy back his old company and merge it with the brazilian startup airline. the report in a newspap

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joining us jane wells and kayla tausche. welcome to both of you. start with the american executive chip starnes who has returned to the u.s. after being held hostage in china in a payries beaute. he discussed his ordeal earlier today on "squawk box." let's take a listen. >> i don't know if at the particular moment it would be wise for me to go back. not too happy. i've got partners and cfo. there's some issues that need to be dealt with head on, and right after this this morning i'll be heading into the office to begin that task. >> he also says he sees a shrinking labor market and rising costs over there. jane, is this a signal that it's just too doggone risky to do business in china for some american companies? >> i don't know, because, tyler, there's something about that guy. i don't feel like i'm getting the whole story in this particular case. he didn't ever really act like a hostage over there. could be a reason for that because he's a lot more serious now. i don't know if we can make broad predictions though i'm putting off my plans to openi

china does well selling products to countries like pakistan and bangladesh and jane's defense says it does not do well in markets where it has to compete with the west. in fact, the report says some chinese surveillance systems sold to south american companies had been returned. >>> still ahead, remember this guy, why enron's former chief financial officer andy fastow is talking about fighting fraud. but first, how stocks, bonds and commodities all faired today. >> well, it looks like there is something to smile over at kodak. the bankrupt seep approved the plan to structure it into a business. kodak's credit doors will vote on that proposal in the next few weeks, ty? >> there is likely nothing but smiles coming from the ceo of the drug distributer because regulatory filings that showed he secured a staggering $159 million pension, which by the way, is far and away the largest pension package on record, more than double the $74 million package. since he began running the company in 1999 the results are good. the stock prices more than tripled out performing the market. >>> with that m

jane wells, thank you. >> reporter: also one other thing.was first approached by the fbi and admitted to everything he warned them when this hits the media it's going to explode because it involves herbal life. >> he knew. jane, thank you. jane with the exclusive. you tweeted, we trade. let's get to your tweets. mike, this one is for you. i like to hear about bp or all trade in printing money. >> that can also be a warning sign. bp has legal head winds. ult tree ya. obama wants to increase tax on cigarettes so they may not be able to do that. cigarette sales expected to drop. >> steven grasso, buy or sell lynn energy. >> it's questionable from before. they took over barry. if that's a bad headline that could put this in question. i would probably stay away. >> pety, boeing? >> when you look at boeing right now that backlog is tremendous. you're getting a small yield but the valuation seem fair. i think in ge i love the direction they have gone in energy, the fact that they're getting the mining in the low end they're both managed well and wi

jane wells, thank you very much. >> okay. >> listen to this, jane, your kind of a story, control thisronut crackdown. chef dock theme ancell on this program a few weeks back is putting his foot down on cronut scalpers. this has cropped up in new york. they can order delivery from the coveted pastry from a third party now, get this, $100 a cronut. sell for $5 retail. the chef is not having it. he's actively searching the line outside the bakery for would-be scalpers and spatula in hand to lay down the doughnut wall. >> do you think "street signs" could take part of the credit for the explosive fame and popularity that the cronu it is hawaii h or is that way overreaching? >> i think we should take all the credit. >> still ahead, the equal payment. a female economist who says everything you've been hearing about women's play is complete nonsense, bunk. she joins us next. in today's markets, a lot can happen in a second. with fidelity's guaranteed one-second trade execution, we route your order to up to 75 market centers to look for the best possible price -- maybe even better than you ex

our jane wells got to speak with the chief tech officer, and what did they say?rter: mandy, this is a big deal. genetically modified seeds are a multi-billion dollar industry, banned in parts of europe and the chorus against them are so lewd loud that scientists feel thicke like they have to speak out. monsantos the largest one. an oregon file whou. >> you know, this is a bit of a suspicious situation as what came off the field was clean. >> this is the winner of the food prize for his genetic work on soybeans and then there's a push to label foods if they contain gmo crops, failed in k.other states are pushing it which could change consumer buying habits. >> i mean, we still kind of talk about this like it's brand new science. the reality of it is that these products have been used in the marketplace for, you know, almost 20 years. they have a complete track record of safety that's been affirmed by experience. >> when we do have a problem with food, it's almost invariably due to contamination after the crops have been grown. >> now, he also says people should be

jane wells explains. >> reporter: springtime and while other farmers debate whether to plant corn or soybeans, frank wolf is debating how much of his farm in washington state to commit to chick peas. >> we see a 10% increase of production on our farm if pricing of chick peas stays stable or increases with demand. >> reporter: why the increase in chick pea demand? they are the main ingredient in hummus, a mediterranean staple that's becoming the dip of choice in the u.s. >> it's, you know, it's -- this is the thing we're using. >> reporter: he's ceo of sabra, a joint venture between pepsi and strous and sales have grown from $16 million to $800 million and most americans haven't tried hummus yet. >> the penetration of hummus in the u.s. is a low number right now. it's something like around 20% of house of penetration. so the opportunity is huge for us. >> reporter: they are pouring some profits into an rnd lab to figure flavorers americans might like and the best chick peas to grow to improve yields and talking to virginia tobacco farmers to see if they will maybe switch to chick peas

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and i know that we have [speaker not understood] from our round here in california, maybe jane wells from global philanthropy forum who could tip us here and there. they are beautiful match makers of philanthropy and i go to their seminars and conferences and i see it happening. so, a few million there, here and there, i think if the public sector is lacking that, i think there is a way to do even better instead of a budget cut. i am also watching how south africa is dealing with hiv and lgbt abuse and lack of support system in their country. they are bringing tourism in and the tourists are bringing the checks in. cecilia chung is probably on her way there very soon. i would think there are quite a few other ways than just be finger pointing at public figures and our taxpayers to fill in the gap. thank you. >> thanks. next speaker >>> hello, supervisors, debby lerman from [speaker not understood]. this board has been a strong supporter of that in the past and we appreciate that and thank the mayor for doing part of the job and urge this board to redirect resources to do the rest. se

is this in any sense justifiable, jane? >> wellknow, look, it's legal, and the company has done very well. i have two questions. this is the amount he would have gotten if he retired voluntarily march 31st. why didn't he retire? obviously he must think he's going to get more down the road, and secondly, whoever negotiated this contract for him, call me. >> yeah. john carney, your thoughts? >> he's getting a bigger pension than rupert murdoch is set to get. i think that's a very good test for whether maybe you pushed the boundaries a little too far. this is a lot of money, and you do have to wonder why would you even stay in a job at that point? >> yeah. my question, a lot of people in the health care business making this kind of money in payouts. that might give you one reason why health care is as high as they are. an american businessman is still being held hostage by workers at his medical supply plant on the outskirts of beijing over a wage dispute, severance and so forth. cnbc caught up with chip starnes. take a listen. >> loo

jane wells.hich, folks, when we come back, we will have more focus on the former fed governor rick mishkin will be joining us. >>> then our disruptor 50 series looking for you to find a last minute hotel room. the ceo of hotels alt tonight will be with us. "squawk box" is back in a minute. . minute.>> the fed continuing, will they, won't they dance over tapering itsim lus program? >> you always think you got to get the last one. >> ow. >> please, let go. >> we will ask former governor rick mishkin if we request expect more clarity from bernanke tore? let's make a deal. we will talk with robert kindler the mr. president of mna morgan stanley. >>> the third hour of "squawk box" begins right now. ♪ welcome back to "squawk box" here on cnbc. our guest host this morning is scott sperling, co-president at thl partners. we'll have more from scott in just a minute. first, andrew has your morning headlines. we had a couple headlines. we're announcing a new larger version of its 787 dreamliner known as the

jane wells wept to find out and joins us now with more. jane?was last year here. they're getting ready to open the doors in ten minutes and volume has spiked as it always does when they see the big price swings. when we were last here gold was around $1,360. back then we saw over two-day period here a guy who had a whole bunch of gold, he unloaded about $7 million worth of it. he's not yet returned to come buy it back. but kenny edwards say they are seeing buyers who now think gold is a bargain and believe even if it drops to $1,000, they feel inflation will be an issue and will drive prices back up. >> the chinese are buying, the indians are buying, other central banks are still buying. i don't see it going a lot lower but you never know in the short run. there is some selling going on, particularly in gomd, bld, but no the as heavy as you might think especially in the physical market where gold and metals are much more important component of their existence than just an investment. >> a survey of jpmorgan -- by jpmorgan of gold investors shows

jane wells is in california with some details on that. hi, janie. >> hey, sue.s little mini bar is worth about $12,050? the guard is eyeing me over there. it's all a matter of volume and people have started coming in here this morning. i just talked to a guy a few minutes ago buying gold and silver because he thinks the price is right. we haven't seen the lines out the door that we saw when we were last here when gold dropped down to 400 last april. of course, some orders come in by phone, and while this place has seen some panic selling in gold, the buying has been keeping up. >> since the 22nd and bernanke, i suppose, the last speech, there's been a big increase in activity, particularly buyers just taking advantage of the lower prices. when we see a spike to the downside, it gets busy real fast. >> all right. as for silver, a little different supplies remain a little tight as demand has been up, though prices are still down. this 100-ounce bar, guys, was worth about 3 grand at the beginning of the year and now worth about 2 grand. but it's a good, you know, w

jane wells with the story. jane?porter: hey, maria, he is in court right now though court hasn't started. while he says he will plead guilty, it's not clear that will happen today. he had no comment for us when we caught up with him a short time ago outside court. the u.s. said london will plead guilty to outside trading. that's a charge that could give him 20 years. they gave brian shaw information several times, and shaw, who has already pled guilty, made millions of dollars off those tips, saying he kicked back tens of thousands of gifts to london. both men also face civil investigations with the sec, and while both have said from the beginning they're guilty, apparently you can't just show up in court and say that. this is london's second appearance. most likely there will be a third appearance where he actually enters the plea and a fourth appearance where he's sentenced. some of the companies involved, sketcher and herbalife, they had resolve. the only stock down since the scandal broke. herbalife up 1.18%. >>>

of that kpmg insider trading scandal of recent days is speaking out for the first time, and our jane wellsvely to him. jane? >> reporter: bill, scott london admits he threw away a 30-year career because, he says, he helped a friend in need, tipping off brian shaw ahead of earnings reports. shaw made over $1 million on the illegal trades while london eventually says he accepted kickbacks worth about 70 grand. >> i never once asked for any money. never was -- you know -- >> you didn't turn it down. >> that's correct. like i said, i regret everything i did, and i take full responsibility, full accountability for what i did, and i want to make that clear. you know, this was not about making money or -- this is about initially helping out a friend. it was -- you know, whatever, for the wrong reasons. and like i said, i regret it till the day i die. >> reporter: how did you find out when he -- that he had made over $1 million? and what was your reaction? >> i was driving down to the courthouse the last time i was in court. i was looking at my iphone and saw one of those "wall street journal" onl

out to jane wells. hey, jane. >> hey, mandy, corn, soy, wheat all dropping today.it turns out, farmers are planting more than expected despite wet weather. corn heading towards $5 a bushel as the usda estimates there will be 5.7 million acres planted, the most since 1976. analysts were predicting 2 million acres less than that. jerry gulke is afraid of this. growing conditions for him have been fantastic, not like a year ago when the drought hit and at the last minute he switched some planting decisions. >> i actually converted over 10% to 15% soybeans to corn and got trapped emotionally in that idea and all i heard about was how wet it was in iowa and minnesota and i've got perfect growing conditions, i can make more planting the corn and we'll see how many other people think like i do. >> not sure he'll make $120 an acre of corn. apparently a few other people thought like he did. corn could go down to $4 at the cme, 3.50 on the cash market. that was the old normal before the new normal, could drive down food prices eventually, but more corn doesn't mean fewer bea

jane wells caught up with him outside the courthouse. >> scott, well, he will plead guilty.but that's what he was in court, his attorneys telling the judge. he spoke for the first time on camera with us. we will plead guilty for giving inside tips to his former friend brian shaw. he's now thrown away a 30-year career and could go to prison, and for what? >> received about $50,000 in cash, a watch that i was led to believe was worth about $10,000, the rolex, and about three or four other items that were destined for my wife that i gave to my wife that were appraised recently for just under $10,000. if you add it all up, about 70 grand. >> reporter: is that all going to be given back? >> most of it has been given back. the money through the payment of the bond, the watch has been given back, and the jewelry is actually in my car and we just couldn't give it back today because the agents weren't present but that's the plan. >> reporter: you were at kpmg for 30 years. this is -- this has never happened before? >> no. i have been there just been 30 years and nothing like this has

>> i think we are. >> you go. >> i'm saying jane wells was if washington state., wyoming. i think dianne is somewhere --. >> where they have no income tax, is that what she said? >> washington state has no income tax. >> the national park. >> the national park one of the cheapest in the zip code, i'm thinking sullivan's island the foliage is a little like it. >> it was west coast or south. oleg is in d.c. she gets on a plane from time to time. >> i know. >> we can get the reveal here? sure, dolly. >> which do you like better? >> the beach one is hard not to like. >> i'm with the rustic retreat by a mile. >> a square mile. >> does the rustic retreat have a pool? if they had a pool, i think i'd go for that. >> i like the ocean, too, easily. >> the rustic retreat is a nicer home. >> disdefinitely a niers hom. it's cheaper, the more thousand square feet. we are talking $250 dollars a square foot, really great value. >> tell us where it is. >> okay t. hilton head island on is water. >> so close. i said south carolina, sullivan's island. >> exactly. think of that great

being a guest can be a financial burden as well. jane king has the bloomberg business report. it can be very expensive to be a guest. ninene year i went to weddings. invitationswedding that you have piling up? havey half of u.s. adults a wedding to go to in the next 12 months. people are burdened with their own money issues including student deabt. of course there is that gift you have to buy. entrepreneurs are being discouraged as the loans are getting harder to get. they were denied a loan. we get the weekly jobless numbers. futures this morning are a little bit higher. we got some downbeat economic data. we get the big monthly report from the labor department out tomorrow. do you shop at wegmans? walmart may have the most competitive prices but the same items bought at wegmans will cause you just 3% more. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. it is a nice start on this thursday morning. it will be dry for the morning commute. temperatures in the low 60's. very comf

jane, still very good to know. it reminds me frankly and you would know this as well, simon, of heathrow. >> we have a very nice terminalayer. jane, we'll see you later. the view from l.a.x. a quick check on the markets. we are negative. the bounce back we had earlier eroding. >> 2.48% on the ten-year. >> in the meantime, it's the weekend for us. that's it for our team. >> thanks for tuning in. >> "squawk on the street" -- "the halftime report" is now. >>> guys, thanks very much. welcome to "the halftime show." four hours to go until this close, and here is where we stand on the street on this friday. stocks are trying to snap back. not having much success though. right there is where we are. the dow is down 40, s&p is down 7. that's about a 0.5% loss. the nasdaq lower by nearly 1%. >>> golden moment? what's the next move for the precious metal? rally or run for the exits? >>> home improvement, rising

jane wicker sitting on top of the world. oh, no. >> welle video because we don't show the moment when someone dies. jane wicker and her stunt pilot both were killed in that crash today. it happened at the dayton air show. one of the biebiggest in americ with thousands of people watching. no word on what caused the plane to crash. >>> a big step in the george zimmerman case today that could change the course of the trial. the judge ruled the testimony from two prosecution witnesses who analyzed screams of 911 calls cannot be used. those calls were from neighbors who heard a fight the night trayvon martin died. the analysts' testimony is out but the judge said the audio can be played during the trial and witnesses familiar with the voices of zimmerman or martin can still be called to testify. opening statements begin monday morning 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> there it is. >>> deadly floods devastating homes near calgary, canada. at least 10,000 people have been evacuated. some leaving in boats and canoes. gas and power have been cut off. heavy rain

identify foreign content with 51% accuracy is being focused on foreigners for legal troubles there as well. >> jane, you saw that huffington post picture of the president supposedly being morphed from george w. bush to george w. obama. he is getting criticism from the left and right. were you reassured with what you heard sf. >> i certainly was. i spent many years in congress focused on these issues. some things were done wrong, wolf. for example, i was ranking member on the house intelligence committee from 2003 to 2007. from 2003 to 2005, i was briefed on something called the terrorist surveillance program, which was the precursor of this phone program, and i was assured that it complied fully with law. only when the program was declassified by the white house after it leaked to "the new york times" did i learn that the foreign intelligence surveillance act, the law passed by congress in 1978 to deal with the interception of communications was not being followed and it took two more years for congress to modernize fisa and make certain this program was covered and reviewed by the fisa court and f

. >> let's get the tails and bring in jane as well. if you place a call or send an e-mail, the u.s.ernment knows about it. showing the national security agency has monitored americans web telephone and data for years. as far as online surveillance goes, the nsa collects data on everything you do on e-mails, video chats. it also sweeps up file transfers and log-in information. this so-called prism program it reportedly collects records from the largest internet companies, all of the internet companies that you use, microsoft, yahoo! facebook. it catalogs information from the three largest telephone companies with hundreds of millions of customers. according to "wall street journal" that data includes a record of location. the number called. the time that you made the call, the length of your conversation. officials say the effort doesn't monitor the content of e-mails or phone calls, but rather looks for larger trends of communication. still the administration's embrace of the surveillance program has outraged critics but the program has a lot of defenders. i mean, it was an interest

well, you play jane fonda's son on the news room. did you know her at all? did you like her?id would you do the last episode, the season finale of "the news room," i said i would be honored to be a part of it. and you will be with jane fonda and sam watersson, and as i prepped the movie, i said would you do me a favor, write very little lines, don't write me too much. because aaron -- >> jimmy: wait a minute, you may be the only actor in history you realize, to ask for a smaller part. >> yeah. >> jimmy: so you asked him to not write you too many lines. >> i asked him to take it easy on me, because it was aaron -- they get mad if you skip -- >> jimmy: sure. >> i said just take it easy on me, and about two or three days out, a new script came in. and they had changed a bunch of lines and gave me a speech. >> jimmy: great. >> great. so i ended up going to work. and i mean, i couldn't get these words in my head. and i had -- i had probably the worst actor nightmare that i -- i'm 38 years old, been doing this since i was 18, i have never seen an actor go down so hard. >> jimmy: li

six weeks ago, in fact, i sold a bunch of stocks, including your favorite, bristol-myers. >> well, mary janeday's piece was about oil. conoco, while it is a big producer of oil is a huge natural gas play. that's why i did not include it in that group. conoco is a very good stock. it has come down a lot. i think it is a buy. the reason why i focused on oil, i focused on oil yesterday, today was nat gas, conoco is neither pure play. it does have natural gas and a pure stock, good buy. liquefied natural gas, revolution in natural gas, making your country more competitive. you hear companies involved in it that aren't. i've got chen ear, cabot and cummins and they are. don't move. >> tomorrow kick off the trading day with "squawk on the street." live from post 9 at the nyse. >> when everything is right, when everything is wrong, everything is up for grabs. >> it all starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern. we're cracking down on medicare fraud. the healthcare law gives us powerful tools to fight it... to investigate it... ...prosecute it... and stop criminals. our senior medicare patrol volunteers... are te

six weeks ago, in fact, i sold a bunch of stocks, including your favorite, bristol-myers. >> well, mary janee was about oil. conoco, while it is a big producer of oil, is a huge natural gas play. that's why i did not include it in that group. conoco is a very good stock. it has come down a lot. i think it is a buy. the reason why i focused on oil, i focused on oil yesterday, today was nat gas, conoco is neither a pure play but it does have natural gas and a pure stock. liquefied natural gas, revolution in natural gas, making our country more competitive. you hear companies involved in it that aren't. i've got cheniere, cabot and cummins and they are. don't move. >> tomorrow kick off the trading day with "squawk on the street." live from post nine at the nyse. >> when everything is right, don't change a thing. when everything is wrong, everything is up for grabs. >> it all starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >>> it is time. it is time for the lightning round. rapid fire calls. are you ready skeedaddy? lightning round. want to start with kent in colorado. kent. >> caller: a big, hearty mile high boo-

. >> jimmy: well, you play jane fonda's son on "the newsroom." >> that's right. >> jimmy: which -- had. >> jimmy: i love her. well, yes, she's your mom. >> i was always a huge fan of hers. they asked me recently, would you do the last episode, the season finale of "the newsroom"? i sure, i'd be honored to be a part of it. and you'll be with jane, you'll be with jane fonda and sam waterston and jeff daniels and marcia gay harding. i said it would be great. as i'm prepping the movie i said would you do me a favor and would you write the -- very little lines? don't write me too much. because it's aaron sorkin. >> jimmy: wait a minute, you may be the only actor in history you realize to ask for a smaller part. >> yeah. >> jimmy: so you asked him to not write you too many lines. >> i said, would you take it easy on me? because you know, it's aaron sorkin and it's -- they get mad if you skip an uh. >> jimmy: oh, they do. >> or the. >> jimmy: i see. >> so i said yeah, just take it easy on me. and about two or three days out a new script came in. and they had changed a bunch of lines and gave