what do you think, jane? >> well, i'm so glad in sacramento they're dealing with the important issues like forcing phone companies to do something like this. i don't like it, i think it's one more wake for someone to hack my phone, for someone perhaps in government to control my phone, even though it's supposed to be customer initiated. i don't like it. >> i agree, her point about hackers is spot on. very few consumers who own phones will know how to operate this, so it presumes a lot of knowledge on the part of both the thieves who will know this exist and the people who use their phone. i don't think it's going to work. >> all right. new study finds teenagers turning into false, anxious sleep deprived zombies, all because school starts too early. the solution apparently is for us terrible parents to let these tortured teen vampires to sleep in. we all are parents. our kids are ago younger than that, but jane, you go first, you've been there. what do you think? >> reporter: you know, our kids are fat not because sch

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jane wells is in longs. jane? >> well, you know, it costs a lot of money to grow grass, so how do you have your lawn look look this? you fake it. there's profits in that. we will have one would-be successful entry prewe come back. >>> a federal judge has issued a temporary -- hospira is trading up. milen joined the lawsuit on the fda's side arguing it would be harmed by a temporary restraining order. right notice mylan labs are up more than 2.5%. >>> does amazon have too much power in the book business? the chairman of the house budget committees congressman paul ryan on cnbc's "squawk box" weighing in on the battle. >> as a congressman, i have to watch what i say for ethical reasons. it's a very frustrating thing. i wish this dispute got settled. clearly am zone is making a power play here, in my opinion. >> very hard to buy your book right now. >> i know. >> do they have monopoly power? >> i don't know the answer. >> hachette is the publisher of ryan's book "the way forward. " amazon wants to use its market heft

but as jane wells reports, for farmers having too much of a good thing is costing them. >> reporter:arol miller is checking her corn. >> it's getting closer to being mature. >> reporter: that means it's also getting close to harvest, which is expected to set a record. more than $14 billion bushels of corn may produced in the u.s. this year, a lot more than when we first met miller two years ago in the middle of the worst midwest drought in half a century. >> we probably are going to lose 20 to 40% on something like that. >> reporter: that was 2012. and now? now you have too much corn. >> i can never say too much. >> reporter: there is so much corn coming, prices have collapsed to lows not seen in years. some suggest corn is now selling at below break-even levels. and that means farmers are going to cut back on their spending. equipment makers at the massive farm progress show in iowa this week are figuring out how they're going to weather a down turn, which some analysts say could last years. >> i think we're going to see it across the whole ag value chain. farmers looking at ways to

jane wells reports. >> reporter: vegas is back. mostly. as they prepare to open the first hotel casino on the las vegas strip in five years, the sls, it's clear that this is no longer your prerecession sin city. for one thing, the next generation of vegas tourists spend less on gambling, more on food and entertainment. >> we're seeing growth away from gaming. las vegas is becoming less and less gaming centric and much more dependent on night life coverage, room rates, fine dining. >> reporter: while revenue per room spending is up almost 11% on the strip this year, gaming revenues are up only a third of that. which is good news for the newcomer sls. born out of the club and restaurant scene in los angeles. >> the millennials right now when you look at night life in general, they're spending at levels that are astronomical compared to where it was 15, 20, 25 years ago. because it's aspirational. >> reporter: sam says only a third of sla revenues will be from gaming, the rest from nongaming. that is a reversal of the traditional vegas model

for "nightly business report," jane wells, park city, utah. >>> a lot of companies simply aren't raisingaries. instead, they're boosting bonuses. a new survey from consulting firm a i don't know hewitt shows performance-based annual bonuses made up nearly 13% of all payel rolls this year. that's the highest percentage on record. bonuses allow firms to reward and retain valuable employees, keeping them focused on doing a good job, rather than just showing up for work. >>> and speaking of work, some good news for anyone on vacation this week. a new survey from audit firm e-y. this is formally known as earns and young found employees who use up more of their allotted vacation days end up with better performance reviews. it seems that time away from the office helps workers recharge batteries and helps cut down on employee turnover. >>> and that's "nightly business report" for tonight. i'm susie gharib. thanks for watching. have a great evening. and we hope to see all of you right back here tomorrow night. ♪ adult laura: to miss lane, the business of the post office was not work, it was life

the problem, jane wells, is apparently they're stealing a lot of stuff with them. >> reporter: well,ou can't see through this. using these and getting rid of the plastic bags was supposed to help california go green, but instead, it's costing some grocers green. some are saying they're seeing higher episodes of shoplifting. now, they don't know for sure if it's related to the bag ban, but it is easier to hide things inside the reusable bags. in seattle, one in five grocers say it's led to higher theft rates and smaller grocers don't have the surveillance resources or mabel the ability to absorb the theft, like larger chains do. >> consumers are bringing in reusable bags. and what's happening is they're putting stuff in there, frozen food items, health and beauty items, and when they get to the cashier, they're actually arguing with them, saying, no, i actually brought this in with me and then the store has to check the tape. and it's just a bunch of red tape that the government's putting on to the backs of the small business community. >> reporter: well, you know, actually, grocers c

jane wells? >> a major breakthrough as the military wants to move some missions away from men towards machines, as a manned and unmanned aircraft fly together off an aircraft carrier. >>> and we want to hear from you. will more military automation make war more com? go to cnbc.com/vote. >>> and speaking of automation, a new sport -- shooting drones. yes, shooting drones. they don't shoot back, not yet. we have the story, next. e financial noise financial noise financial noise financial noise >>> welcome back to "power lunch." that strong housing data this morning leading the way higher for the s&p 500. tjx, home depot, urban outfitters, and len gnarl, and d.r. horton. so a nice move higher. back over to you. >> yeah, good sign for the economy. thanks, dom. it's old-falsed skeet shooting with a new-age twist, where you shoot drones instead of clay pigeons. however this new sport has caught the attention of faa the gatherings may be illegal. faa ban the use of drones for commercial using, and think

jane wells is in los angeles with the story. jane? >> tyler, so far that large forest fire up there has burned close to 12,000 acres and injured 12 people. the cost to fight it 20 million bucks, not including the marijuana that's burned. the lodge fire in mendocino county. county sheriff tom alman tells cnbc, i know there have been several marijuana gardens that have burned up. he said at a local community meeting, many residents were concerned about what might happen to their marijuana even though the grows were illegal. he said, quote, let's talk about the "m" word, we are not willing to use this fire to perform marijuana investigations but we're also not going to put firefighters on the lines to protect it. fire crews have deeded access to lock gates on private roads going into the backcountry to fight the fire and so far have had no problems getting through. the other issue, however, has been the 750 inmates helping to fight the fires. the sheriff says he's had to add law enforcement personnel to make sure the inmates don't grab s

jane wells is live in l.a. hi, jane. >> tyler, it's getting nasty. there's even an app. to out your neighbors. caught my neighbors washing her car in the middle of the day. how do you feel about this? would you out your neighbor for breaking water rules? go to cnbc.com/vote. we will talk to the ceo behind the app., when we come back. but what if you could see more of what you wanted to know? with fidelity's new active trader pro investing platform, the information that's important to you is all in one place, so finding more insight is easier. it's your idea powered by active trader pro. another way fidelity gives you a more powerful investing experience. call our specialists today to get up and running. yyyup. with xfinity internet soyour family can use all their devices at once. works anywhere in the house. even in the garage. max what's going on? we're doing a tech startup. we're streamlining an algorithm. we're going public! [cheering] the fastest in-home wifi for your entire family. the x-1 entertainment operating system. only from xfinity. noyou can watch live tv an

jane wells live from boone, iowa with that story. hey there, jane. >> reporter: hey, scott. lot of kicking tires. a good run for american farmers. this year incomes fall as grain prices get to levels we haven't seen in years. oh, dear. so equipment makers are preparing for a slowdown in sales. deere laying off over 1,000 in manufacturing. workers, rolling out where i am now, fewer hardware products and nor software products to help farmers manage and grabbing market share. look how the stocks performed. one of those years. one sales rep told me off camera the worse is yet to course and investors responded accordingly. >> i wouldn't call that a what's going on now in the agriculture industry anything like a catastrophic downturn. it's a mild downturn. look at recent history, farm income levels well above the 10-year average. first and foremost priority is to protect our dealers, our distribution network, and so when there's a pullback of the new spend, there's also a buildup of the used. >> see it across the whole ag value change. cutting costs in fertilizers or other inputs.

. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> jane wells live in los angeles.ortant report on global supplies expected demand from the federal government. and not quite as bearish as some had expected. in fact, the report came in lighter than expected and so you're starting to see corn prices turn around there. the government's saying now that for the year, there will be 14 billion bushels of corn, less than what street was looking for. the yield, which street expecting to be a record of 170 bushels an acre, only 165. and therefore the federal government has lowered its expected price for corn by a dime for the year. for 3.5 and 4.25, corn in the 3s. friday hit its lowest price in i believe four years. look at wheat, interesting stuff, projected u.s. wheat plies are raised to increase in hard red winter. world wheat production is raised 10.9 tons to a record 716 million, the largest increase from russia, china and ukraine. the russia and ukraine increases based on harvest reports that indicate very high winter wheat yields especially in russia. analysts expecti

jane wells is live in beautiful san diego, california. jane. >> hey, sue, not everyone is a fan. california has never been drier, at least in recent memoli, but it has access to the biggest -- so could the expensive process ofesn na >> this is one of the reversus osmosis membranes that will be in the plant earp everybody is watching the plant being built in carlsbad. when completed next year it will be the largest facility in the western hem i sphere. the plant will provide 50 million gallons of freshwater every day. that's 7% of the region's needs, a potential project that's been 14 years, 14 lawsuits in the making, but with san diego importing nearly all of its water and an epic drought, perhaps the timing is everybody. >> right now the cost is about twice as expensive as imported water, but imported water rates continue to rise, and the cost of delynnated water is a fixed price for 30 years. it takes 2 gallons of seawater to make one gallon of fresh, but po siden says the taste tests prove they taste about the same. however, it will rai

jane wells has this story about a different kind of hog, right, jane?reporter: this is my kind of story. this is a motorcycle powered completely on bacon. hormel had it built, brought it out here to hormel international bacon film fest -- i kid you not, that's a real thing. eric pearson rode it from minnesota headquarters. eric, start this up. i want to smell the exhaust. that smells like breakfast. now, hormel is trying to gain on market leader oscar mayer from kraft, but why a bacon bike? >> i've got to tell you, when the idea came across to have a black label powered motorcycle drive across the country, it was more like, why wouldn't you do that? i mean, it was such a great idea. >> what kind of mileage were you getting with this? >> i was getting about 80 to 100 miles to the gallon. >> reporter: how does that compare to regular diesel? >> it's about one to one. >> this is allowing us to take our bacon to the next level to introduce new flavors into the marketplace this fall, whether it's jalapeno or a cherrywood or brown sugar, bring more flavors in

guys, back to you. >> that was jane wells, i think this one of her finest pieces to date. >> josh alsouns on bacon. imagine if jane was in studio. >> i'll roll out my sausage studio. >> can we get a quick trade. >> i don't know what to say. >> yes, you do. >> actually, the chicken producers, hormel does fairly well. i think some of the chicken producers, you can look at here, perdue is the other one. >>> still ahead, we are going back to trade school and answering your burning questions about the markets. stay tuned. >>> sharpen your pencils. you're about to get schooled in the fine art of trading, with the "fast money" back to trade school. the fast money traders are taking your questions to help make sense of the markets. send us a video. >> we would like to know what the heck is head and shoulders. >> post it to the "fast money" twitter page and make sure to use the #back to trade school. >> what is quantitative easing? >> it has to do with money. >> knowledge is good. "fast money" back to trade school class is in session all the week. [ male announcer ] don't just visit hawaii. [ s

. >> reporter: food for thought, jane wells. >>> disappointing earnings from another retailer is where we begin tonight's market focus. dillard's saw the second quarter profits drop. the department store operator blamed increase discounting for the weak performance. shares slumped, down 8% to $106.11. >>> possible data breach at super value may have impacted as many as 200 of the grocery and liquor stores. the retailer is investigating the matter and says the breach appears to have taken place from june to july and was possibly the result of malicious software installed by hackers. shares down 3% to $9.31. >>> deer announced its laying off more than 600 workers at four plants. this comes as falling grain prices have hurt demand for deer tractors and other agricultural machinery. you'll remember on wednesday, the company announced a drop in third quarter sales and cut the profit outlook for the full year. so shares were off slightly today to $84.80. >>> shares soared today because the hepatitis c drug performed well in a new study showing no levels of the virus in patients after four we

jane wells, los angeles. >> you don't have to mow it, either. good deal. >>> finally tonight, the big business of football. the buffalo bills up for sale you may want to know how much nfl teams are worth in case you want to get a bid together. according to forbes mog sceagaz it's a lot. the average team is valued under $1.5 billion, up 20% from last year fueled in part by the $2 billion microsoft's ex ceo steve balmer paid for the la clippers and football teams are worth more. here is the partial list, fifth most valuable team, houston texans worth $1.8 billion and number four the new york giants valued at more than $2.1 billion and worth more than $2 billion, my hometown team, the washington redskins 2.4. they would be worth more without that last name. the patriots worth $2.6 billion and the dallas cowboys $3.2 billion. first franchise to top $3 billion, only the soccer team royal madrid is worth more. forbes puts their price tag for the bills at $935 million. >> big numbers. >> those are big numbers. >> that's "nightly business report" for us

all day our very own jane wells has been living it up in las vegas. she joins us now from the new sls las vegas, which is the first hotel casino, in fact, to open on the strip, scott, in five years. >> jane chilling in a cabana earlier today. jane is out of the cabana. now she's in a casino, joining us alongside sam nazarian, founder and ceo of sbe, the group behind the sls chain. guys, it's great to see you. mr. nazarian, i'll ask you first, does vegas really need another casino? >> well, did you hear that? >> well, i think, you know, vegas is coming back stronger than ever. and what we've done is we've taken an old casino, a historic building, and really brought it back to life. we've infused it with over $314 million of true equity. we've on the other hand wned it. and the fundamentals of vegas are stronger than ever post 2007. unemployment's down, the local economy's up, and we're also delivering a connectivity of southern california and l.a. and new york, miami, that really is unrivaled. with the hotel brand and a company. >> you know, you got in

jane wells is on the strip. >> hey, susan, vegas is coming back. up next how mill lennial are changing the way business is done here and how a company that has nothing to do with gambling is affecting the economy. we'll have that right after the break. from 2000 to 2011, on average 17 manufacturers a day shut down in america. there's no reason we can't manufacture in the united states. here at timbuk2, we make more than 70,000 custom bags a year, right here in san francisco. we knew we needed to grow internationally, we also knew that it was much more complicated to deal with. i can't imagine having executed what we've executed without having citi side by side with us. their global expertise was critical to our international expansion into asia, into europe and into canada. so today, a customer can walk into our store in singapore, will design a custom bag and that customer will have that american made bag within a few days in singapore. citi has helped us expand our manufacturing facility; the company has doubled in size since 2007. if it can be d

jane wells is live in park city, utah with the story. janie? >> a slight correction.not vail in danger, but park city. usually the they start selling next week, but there may be no season to -- here's the deal. the top of the mountain of the park city mount resort is owned by a canadian company. the bottom of the mountain is own by a local billionaire. in a big spat, the two are refusing access to each other's half of the pcmr used to lease the top. they found a much better tenant, pcmr went to court lost, it's appealing, mediation is going on, but the possibility right now of no skiing has locals on edge, especially those directly related to skiing. >> our home office back in michigan, they're watching it closely. it will affect our entire store corporatewide. >> the impact could be somewhere in the realm of 180 million. so that's a substantial factor. of course, that cascades into the economies that are outside of our community. >> reporter: now right now in court local business owners are packed as a judge is trying to decide how much bond pcmr can put up to delay

. >> let's head to jane wells, with prices so low, it's so weird with corn.dette nal it's too expensive, meat's going up. now there's so much corn that farmers have the storage and capital now to hold onto corn until prices get better. which eventually happens but it might be awhile. jane wells joins us now from the farm show in des moines, iowa. with that story. you must get all i mean that anticipation of the farm show coming up just gets you all -- >> ready. >> yeah. this is like your favorite time of the year the farm show. >> this is so awesome. how often -- >> is that a plow? >> do you even know what this is? >> this is called a corn header from case ih. this is the thing that gets this off the corn. this is how you get your food, people. you know 150,000 people are expected here, it's the largest outdoor farm show in the country. and the last time it was in boone, iowa, which is where i am now, two years ago the weather certainly wasn't like this. the corn didn't look like this. that's where we first met carol miller in the middle of the worst midwest

jane wells, tell us more about it. >> bidders are doubling down. treasury wine estates of australia, which sells pinfolds and also bearingers and napa, now has received a second multibillion takeover bid at about 5.20 a share australian dollars. the bidder used to own barringers. one melbourne investment fund manager says "it just tells you that despite the company's struggles, people still see value there." it's already trading above the latest offer. treasury wine announced a write-down for the year, partly due to poor sales in the u.s., because last year the crop here was bountiful. well, not this year. drought is having an impact, an issue we asked fred fransia of bronco wine about. his company owns over 70 labels, including charles shah or two-buck chuck. >> it looks a little smaller than we anticipated. >> how much, 20%? >> hard to tell, you know, because some varieties, it depends how you water your vineyards. we have certain items lycopeno grigio that are in higher demand. we make sure it gets 100% of the water. >> by the way, more from him

. >> jane wells,ite to hand it to her. she's the one with the interview.unate enough that it will happen during "closing bell." it's the first hotel casino to open up on the have up in five years. sbe, his company is one to watch in the hospitality space. he himself is a big part of that story. >> sls, the hottest spot to stay in los angeles. this guy is unbelievable. i hope you get a chance to play with jane. the club he produces, these nightclubs, like 25,000 people a night dancing. >> i understand. it's crazy, isn't it? this is a huge business. we'll try to stay focused on it itches have you been there? >> me, i haven't even been to vegas. no desire. >> i've never been to las vegas. >> i've neveren. >> in your life? >> never. >> we have to rectify that. >> stat. >> a quick shoutout from my parents who are watching from veg gales right now. >> hello to mandy's parents. >>> kelly, thank very much. that money is just a give, may also mean a big tax bill. she's seen it have an impact on other parts of housing as well. diana? this is all about dead relief. a

last word, jane. >> well, you know, president obama has a lot of really good qualities. lately he hasn't shown that he is a good listener. and his aloofness is really starting to hurt him. >> all right. very interesting debate, guys. we appreciate it. martha maccallum on deck. >>> we have a horrific story about teenagers lighting themselves on fire on the net. as well as the sofia vergara controversy. controversy. maccallum is next. denturthan real teeth.erent they're about ten times softer and have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident kills 99.99% of odor-causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture everyday. with the top speedou compare of comcast the top speed of business dsl from the internet... phone company well, there's really no comparison. why pay more for less? call today for a low price on speeds up to 150mbps. and find out more about our two-year price guarantee. comcast business. built for business. >>> back of the book segment tonight. did you see that? we begin with a controversy that i called foolish

thanks so much, jane wells.iate. >> how much fun would having dinner with him be? >> you like the enthusiasm? >> no. >> you think it's weird. >> that's a rhetorical question. >> i don't know. >> he would be my first pick for dinner. >> he reminds me of matt foley, motivational speaker, "saturday night live." >> i couldn't remember who. yes. >> nobody likes microsoft, huh? >> oh. >> have you ever seen the show, sarah. >> the enthusiasm of ballmer. >> your first move tomorrow when we return. >> announcer: "options action" is sponsored by think or swim by t.d. ameritrade. ♪ all the tech stocks with a market cap... of at least 50 billion... are up on the day. 12 low-volume stocks... breaking into 52-week highs. six upcoming earnings plays... that recently gapped up. [ male announcer ] now the world is your trading floor. get real-time market scanning wherever you are with the mobile trader app. from td ameritrade. it's been that way wisince the day you met.pp. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question o

last word, jane. >> well, you know, president obama has a lot of really good qualities.ely he hasn't shown that he is a good listener. and his aloofness is really starting to hurt him. >> all right. very interesting debate, guys. we appreciate it. martha maccallum on deck. >>> we have a horrific story about teenagers lighting themselves on fire on the net. as well as the sofia vergara controversy. maccallum is next. s charlie. his long day of doing it himself starts with back pain... and a choice. take 4 advil in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. honey, you did it! baby laughs! >>> back of the book segment tonight. did you see that? we begin with a controversy that i called foolish last night on the factor. sofia vergara lampooned herself at the emmys and got branded with a sexist label for her trouble. tonight to help us out with this, fox news anchor martha maccallum. >> i'm not rotating during this segment. >> you understand this was a satire about vergara's va va voom image. >> right. >> just the fact that i said va va voom makes me sexist. >> no it doesn't.

for now, jane wells, thanks. >>> meantime, european markets close in a few minutes.ng in simon hobbs to tell us what's moving. >> kayla, yeah. effective, europe flat into the end of the session. everybody waiting to see what the fomc comes through with with the minutes. remember, these markets gained 1.6% during the course of the last week. so you're coming from particularly two days of strong rallies there. as we await the fomc and decisions about when they're going to start moving to raise interest rates, shocker today, the bank of england minutes from august 7th revealed two members actually voted for higher rates, mark carney, bank of england governor lost consensus. the two that voted for rates said to be gradualists you have to do it now. the seven said keep them as they are said if we move too early, vulnerable for shocks. the pound is stronger after recent weakness. trade at $1.66.41. the big one is the euro, which lost $1.33 overnight. the euro is clearly now sensitized more to what is going on in europe, and the problems they have. more importantly, it's th

jane wells tells us about that. >>> the high cost of private tutoring's find out the stagg staggeringoney some parents are spending to give their kids a leg up and the perks the tutors are getting. >>> all straight ahead on "power lunch." back to scotty and of the guys. >> sue, thanks. >>> when smomething unusual happens one of the najarians, sometimes both, spot it. unusual activity. stock rallying. what do you do now? >> from the day we first saw that activity the stock moved virtually every day higher. now up almost 6% since we cited it earlier in the week. i haven't sold anything. still in the neighbor 100%. >> love the name, like the space. >> scott, you know about that. flagged unusual activity. >> this could have been added to dom chu's list. >> speaking of doc, it's nerve to call out dom because of his pants and you roll in with that? >> roll in -- what do you mean? what's wrong with this, judge? >> labor day, after all. right? >> by the way, judge, got another quick one for you, for next week. >> take two interactive. ttwo. look how this thing has treaded water. now starting

i'll send it over to jane wells to explain. jane?rea opening tonight as the parents company bets big at the vegas recovery. at the same time, smaller companies are returning to sin city and starting things up here including an airline called love cloud. so this is where it happens? this is where the magic happens? >> this is where the magic happens. >> now, andy johnson put a bed in a plane and he's charging people $600 to $1400 to fly a mile high for anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes so they can, well, join the mile high club. businesses taking off four to ten trips a week. champagne onboard and other stuff. his own mother made a noise canceling curtain between the cockpit and the cabin. >> the most unusual request we've had is how many people can go up at one time. >> what did you say? >> i say currently we only provide a couple or two people at the moment. >> how thoroughly do you clean between light ifs? >> we do have a professional industrial cleaning -- commercial cleaning company that comes out here and cleans the plane, literall

jane wells is on that story today.

jane wells is live in l.a. to explain.yla, yeah, it even rained a little on beyonce at the rose bowl this weekend. now, all of california is in a severe drought. and more than half of it is in the most extreme version of that. so now there are all kinds of water regulations coming up. and you see these billboards popping up with a character called lawn dude suggesting watering twice a week. this as they finally reopen sunset boulevard after losing 20 million gallons in last week's ucla flood. residents can be fined $500 for watering your lawn. how bad is it? people are drought shaming their neighbors, and there's even an app for that. >> i'm really big on the drought. this is actually a post that i did just outside of the country club. >> people clearly don't know that california's in a drought right now. >> reporter: mike bud is using a new app calls vizsafe, a platform for things like accidents or crimes. but reporting water violations in california has become surprisingly popular. pictures showing up, they're geotagged.

our jane wells there on groupon. thanks, everybody, for now.e sure to stick around and catch brian kelly coming up on "fast money" with much more at 5:00 p.m., and we've got plenty more here on some of the news we're digesting this hour. more on the sell-off is ahead. the panel has some thoughts on what more is behind today's drop and whether we can rebound tomorrow. and walt disney, one of the best performing dow stocks this year. will blockbuster films like "captain america" and "malificent" help deliver a blowout quarter? let's not forget about "frozen," wracking up big bucks worldwide. next up, ceo bob iger breaks down media earnings, plus, his reaction to president obama's statement that ceos should stop complaining about government regulations. it told him what was happening on the trading floor in real time. ♪ the shell brought him great fame. ♪ but then, one day, he noticed that everybody could have a magic seashell. [ indistinct talking ] [ male announcer ] right there in their trading platform. ♪ so the magic shell went back to being

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you know full well, dominic, that jane's husband does not fly for the mile high airline. that. did we find out for sure? >> dom did? >> did he find out for sure -- >> no, no. he does not fly for that airline. >> get your mind out of the gutter. >> i was just trying to clarify because there was a little exchange at the end of jane's last segment. >> oh, sure. >> i want to make sure that i have the record straight on this whole thing. >> sure. >> anyway -- >> let's talk about earnings season. i will get off of my mind out of the gutter type thing. so we're just about at the end of the whole season here and for the bulls out there that were hoping for a better corporate results to boost the stock market, you pretty much got it. according to analysis by thompson reuters as of yesterday the vast majority of s&p 500 companies, 481 of them have reported their results. of those 68% have beaten the average analyst estimate for earnings. now that figure is slightly better than the longer-term trend for earnings beat rates. so that's a good sign. also 10% of companies have reported

suspended on a new government, protesting a deadly attack on a mosque much what is the latest on that, jane? >> well, that is a huge crisis. it's the most dangerous episode seep in years. everyone is afraid that this attack, by what are believed to be members of militia could be what sends the country spiralling back in civil war. there was a threat to boycott the formation of a new government. some rolled back on that and the talks going on in baghdad to bring them back. at the same time, where the mosque was attacked. tribes warned that they'd take up arms and revenge. it is a volatile situation. it could be a spark that sets more of iraq to flame. >>> how about where you are now in erbil. and it has been the center between diplomatic talks - what is the latest where you are. >> erbil is a lot calmer than what it was a couple of weeks ago, 20km away from here. they are not far, but the kurdish forces managed to get back on the offensive. that's what the u.s. air strikes did, what they were meant to do. when the islamic state group rolled, the kurdish forces faced late fighters. 600 miles of territ