kroger says the long-term growth rate between 8 and 11% but shares got caught in the market drown draft dropping more than 6% more than the market closing at 32. $98. >>> some of the regional bank holding companies held on to gains despite the sell off. zyons among the better performer, led the group with a gain of 2%. huntington and m and t positive on the day. and it was a rough day mostly. >>> and as expected, facebook introduced video on it's instagram app. users can record 15-second video clips putting facebook in direct competition with twitters' vine app as more and more people stream video to each other. facebook had gained ahead of the news and lost ground in the big sell off dropping more than 1.5% for the day. >>> coming up, the co-founder of twitter tells us how small businesses can get an edge and yesterday men's warehouse axed the founder and face of the fran cha fran chiels for more than -- franchise for more than 50 years. first, a look at some of the biggest losers on wall street. >>> yesterday the founder of men's warehouse was fired after 40 years at the retailer but

i like kroger. we also get results from pier 1. after listening to the amazing restoration conference call last night, the stock rallied $9.51 today and is up gigantically from the secondary two weeks ago. i think producers are once again spending on furniture and fixtures to make our home more beautiful. now, it's the best i've seen other than michael coors when it became public. pier 1 is not a premium place like restoration hardware. it's kind of an every man or every woman's place and i think they will continue to deliver fine numbers. be aware, i think some people were short restoration hardware, thinking business would slow down because of the chatter about higher rates. it didn't happen, so i don't think pier 1 will see it either. finally friday, we have two windows into the consumer that are better than the government numbers everyone focuses on. the earnings report from darden, the restaurant chain from rob lobster and olive garden, and carmax. first, garden has to refute press reports that people have been cutting back on

. >> reporter: at kroger grocery stores across the country, a new tool.s speed through the checkout lane. >> nobody likes to wait in line. and we wanted to create a customer loyalty based on the experience they had in our stores. >> reporter: walk into the store and what happens? >> a heat sensor, infrared technology registers us as having entered the store. >> reporter: with that data the store can instantly gauge how many shoppers are in the supermarket and how many lanes should be opened when they're ready to pay. we finished our shopping and are going to the checkout lane. what happens at this point? >> what you see on the monitor is we have four lanes actually open. how many lanes are really needed in the center and then it's predicting how many lanes are needed in 30 minutes. >> reporter: used to be four minutes to wait in line here. now the wait has been cut down to 26 seconds. that makes every lane an express lane. >> i haven't had to wait in line in a long time here. >> reporter: tell me what it is like shopping here. are there long lines? >> no.

i like kroger. we also get results from pier 1. after listening to the amazing restoration conference call last night, the stock rallied $9.51 today and is up gigantically from the secondary two weeks ago. i think producers are once again spending on furniture and fixtures to make our home more beautiful. now, it's the best i've seen other than michael coors when it became public. pier 1 is not a premium place like restoration hardware. it's kind of an every man or every woman's place and i think they will continue to deliver fine numbers. be aware, i think some people were short restoration hardware, thinking business would slow down because of the chatter about higher rates. it didn't happen, so i don't think pier 1 will see it either. finally friday, we have two windows into the consumer that are better than the government numbers everyone focuses on. the earnings report from darden, the restaurant chain from rob lobster and olive garden, and carmax. first, garden has to refute press reports that people have been cutting back on

thank you audience for coming t i bet krogers got a terrific quarter coming. you get results from pier 1, after listening to the restoration of the conference equal last night. a stock that rallied today and up from the secondary a couple of weeks ago. now, restoration hardware, best selling, pier 1, not a premium place like restoration harbor, it's like an every woman and man's place. be wear, i think hedge funds with short restoration hardware. so, i don't think that pier 1 with a lower price point will see it. friday, we had two windows in the consumer that are better than the numbers we have been getting from the government numbers. darden, and from carmax, the big car dealer. first, darden has to fight the suggestions that are not eating out. i think they will perform better than expected. given the move up in stock, that may not be a revelation. if we are going to finish the week on a high night, they have to show that new car sales are strong. we have to hope that carmax puts a kiebosh on that story. the fed is in charge of stocks and bonds for the mome

. $7 billion less than kroger, safeway and super value combined. they have worked with first lady michelle obama to offer healthier food options and announced a produce freshness guarantee program. grocery, online or off line is a low profit business, the real profit is going to come from shoppers adding nonfood goods to the cart. they are anticipating that the consumers will add a dvd or two on the way to check out. >>> and still ahead, chrysler refuses to recall millions cars that the government said are a safety hazard. is the automaker putting its reputation at risk? but first, a look at some today's most active tocks. -- stocks. >> two retail reports start off the focus, walgreen's say that may sales increased 4% and prescriptions filled at comparable stores increased by 7%, shares of walgreen's rose more than 1%. a retailer known as dress barn reported a 37% drop in profits because of higher costs. david jaffe said that store traffic was lower than expected. shares that dropped more after the report. >>> kevin johnson said demand from the tel

bambi browsing the aisles at a kroger in kentucky. take a look at these still photos from security cameras. the deer walked in through a closing door. once it got inside, the animal couldn't get back out. the deer ran up and down the aisles before several shoppers were able to corner the deer. police officers were able to grab it and release it into the woods. we think it just got some potato chips. >> yeah, exactly. got hungry. >>> listen to this. a watermelon sold at auction for thousands of dollars. this is the famous densuke watermelon with black skin sold to the highest bidder for more than $3,000 in tokyo. the watermelon is dense and sweeter compared to its green cousin. the densuke water melen is often given as a present. for $3,000, it must be somebody very special. >> i'm sorry present, i think. you've done something really bad, like a diamond. >> i'd like to try a watermelon that cost $3,000. they're giving it away at the auction. >> good luck with getting some of that. >> i know. 3,000 bucks. you know -- >> i love you dearl

kind of situations because of political unrest in the country in recent years ethnic uzbeks and kroger's clashed in the south of the country in two thousand and ten and those clashes followed the overthrow of the president also in two thousand and ten in a short but violent revolution. political commentator by song also says the violence in his son emphasizes of solace in the country's government. releases riot because the old. you know stuff. we experience is the parliament that is the culprit. that fails us early we are all afraid you will all say far far left. of all the elites and all institutes will place. while it will like this all if you will just steps away from the coming of christ the body will. always. be filled with the. right on to other news now preparing you'll want to add to next time you want to share a song or a movie for russian ministry of culture has offered to penalize such actions with up to thirty thousand dollars fines on t.v. got these can all add to why the government is ready for a drastic measure. everyone likes music but far from it one likes to pay for it

kind of situations because of political unrest in the country in recent years ethnic uzbeks and kroger's splashed in the south of the country in two thousand and ten and those clashes followed the overthrow of the president also in two thousand and ten in a short but violent revolution let's take a look at other world news now a new barrage of tornadoes has hit the outskirts of the home as thirty damaging buildings in killing at these five people disaster struck during the rush hour i think off a major highway and leaving drivers stranded in the storm system spread from nearby i can solve it with says and flooding twenty three lights nearly two weeks ago a series of ten neighbors hit the same area inflicting widespread devastation. nigeria's military has really is fifty aged people suspected of having links or to the islamist group boko haram in a bid to move towards peace talks of the military claims they have destroyed boko haram as major camps during a blow to the insurgency in the country's north east but the leader of the movement said the army assault is a failing many civilians we

with safe way moving higher does kroger look tasty? >> i don't think so.nd no growth stocks rally as much as this one has, i think right now it looks fairly valued. people were buying it because it was cheap before. now it's fair money, dead money. >> this is a fun one. can i get into mooch's man sonic lounge if i don't drive a lam bow. >> what does that mean? >> his p hunt and fish club. >> oh. >> maybe you should have explained. >> i'm sure some of the folks at home have no idea. >> good point by you to include. we like to be inclusive. >> inclusive group. >> i don't know the answer to be honest. we have to ask anthony. stay tuned. wg >> earlier we had a street fight on disney. we want to point out that man of steel is a time warner film and not a disney film so no impact on the disney story. time for the final trade. >> i like boeing. >> john? >> western union. >> if rates are going lower, xlu is a nice trade. >> i like h&r block. >> restoration hardware. again, home depot wins. it didn't have a big day today. should have a bigger day today. >> i'm meli

bam bambi browsing the aisles from a kroger's in kentucky.you see the deer walk past the registers through a closing door. once it got inside, though, she couldn't get back out. the deer just ran up and down the aisles. several shoppers were able to finally corner her or him. police officers were able to grab the deer and release it into the woods. >> he wanted some soda. >>> well, these days more and more people have smartphones, but all that picture taking, texting and tweeting can leave you with a dead battery. there's one city that is about to make sure that doesn't happen anymore. cnbc's kayla tausche joining us with that and more. good morning. >> good morning. make sure it doesn't happen as long as the weather is good. that's because at&t is launching solar-powered charging stations for smartphones and tablets throughout new york city. they can accommodate six devices at once regardless of wireless carrier with dedicated ports for iphones, android, blackberrys and standard usb cables. the project was sparked by hurricane sandy when at&

. >> steph, kroger? >> they reported a very good quarter today.ngs, sales actually excluding fuel were better than expected, better gross margins. it's a high quality beat. stock will deliver 8% to 10% growth. it's a good story. >> newmont. >> no surprise this is off 4% also. p it pays a 4% dividend. the dividend could evaporate and the company is in trouble. >> cliffs natural. >> indicative of the entire space. iron ore is lousy. when i said don't buy stocks now, i will tell you you want to buy stocks in the second half of the year because there's nowhere else to go for all this money that's coming out of the market. it's not going into materials. it's going to go right here in the u.s. >> i thought you were getting choked up for a second. the dow heading for an eighth consecutive triple digit move. our next guest will show you how to navigate the conditions. >>> plus, the largest copper mining company free moport-mcmo reaching a new low. one of our traders think it's bottomed, which is why we'll debate it. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ]

kroger and supervalu some competitors, are also moving to the upside. that. >>> if you want privacy, there may be an app for that. up next, we'll speak with the head of a company aimed at keeping your phone calls and text messages private, even, they say, from the nsa. >>> plus, what will move your money tomorrow, you ask? wall street's top pros give you a leg up on thursday's action. it's a lot longer than two seconds. >> that's right. you can't afford to miss it. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ >> booz allen hamilton stock has been taking hits this week since it was learned that employee edward snowden came forward as the force of the leaked information abo

. >> you've partnered with kroger and companies to help them.s and others are placing charging infrastructure out front, it draws a demographic willing to stay more and visit more frequently when they provide the amenity to customers. >> we mentioned tesla, down 7%. there's the stock today. a lot of people still worried about honda. they cut the leasing price on the fit by a third. the leaf out there trying to push these products, maybe we're already -- the fad is already dying off. why is that not true? >> i think it's just -- i am a little biased but i think it's just starting. i have a new 2013 leaf which i leased for -- i bought one with every bell and whistle i possibly could. it's about $300 a month. entry level cars, $200 a month, they are manufacturing in the u.s. they have a battery plant and vehicle plant and motor plant in the u.s. that solves the end dollar program and cost of manufacturing a lot less. they are moving -- a lot of the buzz i guess has been about tesla and that's great because they are doing great things. but nissan, b

. >> 95% of walmart, kroger and costco. and the next step is to go into smaller markets.gh? they lost out on the hostess bid. >> they had already done a big acquisition, sara lee in 2011. they had a hard time with the doj. they had already taken on leverage. mexican companies in general, unlike previous governments, did not like debt. so his board, he admits, said, you know, we're not going to look. and it would be probably really difficult. they were the only competitors against hostess. so the ability to really get the deal done was extremely difficult. they do make twinkies in mexico. >> a look at all these products. and i heard of grupo bimbo before. >> it has a big national footprint. they plan to expand into china as well. we're going to mexico tonight. we're going to be there live on monday. >> at the factories in. >> no. live on monday in mexico city with the ceo of 3m. you are welcome to join in. >> they focus on the brands people are associated with. >> you asked about the stock. five years ago it was trading is just under $20. now it's closer to $40, maybe 38 o

. >> that is good for kroger. >> and what about monsanto? >> i had the ceo of dupont on last night, and she said it is the wettest spring, and we had another company reporting terrible digits and the simple avd, that reported terrible numbers yesterday and based again on this american bankrupt group and the fact that it is a wet spring. i want to take it for what it is worth and say that monsanto is not bad. i don't think it is bad. but the stock can surprise you at the end of the day. and the ceo is hue grant and incredible he can do both. >> yes, he is a renaissance man. >> and hugh jackman should be the head of dupont. >> and not working that much in terms of the hollywood. >> well, hugh grant has turned it into a science company, and ellen is trying to do the same thing. these are companies that have, look it, they have made it so we are drought resistant crops and good, and biotechs and not re n rejenneri. >> well, a patent suit decided by the supreme court where we are -- >> yes, it is a big day where they will resolve all of the remai

we are watching kroger, the supermarket operator.irst quarter profit lifts its forecast for the year, but total sales did miss. the street wanted to see $32 billion. that stock down some 4% right now. guys, back to you. >> all right, josh lipton. we're bouncing off the lows. we have been watching the 1600 level and we're at 1605. we haven't gone below it. >> we haven't really touched much on what's happening in gold today, guys. gold is down more than 70 bucks. >> silver below 20. >> silver is getting hit hard but gold, that slide is really dramatic. that's a loss of 6%. >> helicopter ben is about to land, isn't he? >> this is the point. if you look at all the inflation geared assets, whether it's gold, whether it's silver to some extent, inflation protects, securities tips massively selling off, these are key holding for institutional investors. the worse they do, the more ultimately they will have to get into other assets. >> commodities are not going up, but does that indicate there's no economic growth? is that all china? >> it's