covering 814 kroger stores.nother example of this competitive dynamic is that, compared to other retail chains, kroger and albertsons often have a much higher percentage of product ranges on promotion, on discounts. a merger is likely to reduce these incentives to offer promotions, as kroger will no longer face that competition of albertsons. the consolidation of the parties store brands also reduce competition. but -- will become one of the largest in the u.s.. my second point. the claimed benefits of the merger are uncertain. it is unclear if these will benefit consumers. first, but safeway and kroger acknowledge the uncertain nature of any benefits of the proposed transaction in their own merger presentation. this is understandable, given the complexity of integrating different fulfillment systems, portfolios, et cetera. second, kroger states that the deal -- go to market strategy. this may be good for kroger but it's not a benefit from the merger for consumers. for example, kroger recently launched boost, it

i am chair and ceo of kroger.hank you for your time today, and i appreciate the opportunity to be here alongside with albertsons to discuss the compelling benefits of our proposed merger. we know you have questions about the mergers impact. today we will share our strong conviction that this merger will enhance competition, lower prices, improve the customer experience and create investments and our associates. while securing the long-term future of union jobs. i thought i would share a little bit about me before i i talk a little bit more about some of the kroger insights. i grew up in a union household and my parents bought a small farm. i began my career as the sender shared earlier stocking shelves at a kroger store in lexington, kentucky, 1978. i would have never imagined to have the job i have today. the grocery industry has changed significantly throughout my career, and kroger continues to evolve. when i joined kroger, the average family bought most of their groceries during the weekly trip to their neighb

and mike lee kroger's ceo rodney mcmullen joins us now on a first cnbc interview. great to see you. >> great to see you, michael. >> first of the quarter, certainly we'll get to talk about the albertsons deal as well you did beat in terms of fop and bottom line performance and raise guideness coming at a time, i know you mentioned on the call, that consumers seem they're a little more careful, value focused. how are those things fitting together are you seeing a little more con cautious yet consumer-raising guidance. >> when you look at the fundamental approach to the customer as supposed to our brands and fresh products all those things together with a great value, it's really connecting with our customers well, and we would expect it to continue to connect well, and we're trying to make sure we do everything we can to minimize the impact of inflation, so it's really all of those pieces working together. >> and i think -- i know you said private labels may be a bigger part of the mix, so that would make sense we're seeing, you know, competitors of yours like costc

a few years back the grocery store kroger fired two christian employees in arkansas after they refusedo wear logos representing the rainbow gay pride flag. arkansas senator tom cotton didn't forget that when kroger's ceo came in front of the judiciary committee begging republicans to instantaneously support their latest merger. >> they expect republicans who are traditionally for free enterprise to come to their defense. i cautioned them for years that if they silence conservatives and center right voters across the country, if they discriminate against them in their company they probably shouldn't come and ask republican senators to carry the water for them whenever our democratic friends want to regulate them or block their mergers. i'm sorry that's happening to you. best of luck. >> laura: joining us now is senator tom cotton. senator, this is a lot bigger than just about one merger and one grocery chain, is it not? i mean, the trans agenda and the corporate, you know, woke agenda, is infiltrating every aspect of corporate life through esg and other liberal initiatives. >> laura ver

. >> we sit by each other in the office >> yes >> kroger. a big shopper that cooks at home what do we expect with the merger with albertson's? >> prices have been going up and that is something it has seen impact numbers it is at risk of losing shoppers walmart and aldi and dollar general is attracting people kroger has been in the news because of the acquisition that would be interesting on the call >> i misspoke. ak acqui acquisition. >>> dollar general what do you expect from the discount >> dollar general is reporting this morning they may benefit from being people more affordability focus. they are known for having a low price. if people are pulling back on spending, especially on households where the budget is tight, they could lose sales the third thing to watch is they have a new ceo the first time he will oversee earnings he just started at the gbeginnin of november. >> i haven't been in dollar general store in while is the price moving up >> you see people trading down looking for value like walmart has seen or they have a core cus

walmart is certainly a grocer, but we think of them as general merchandise and grocer what is the kroger deal, are there going to be store closings or what? what are you anticipating there or is it a non-event for you >> it's actually a net positive, if you think about the combination of kroger and albertson's, if it were to be approved, that has to go through a litany of different hurdles to get approved it's a credit upgrade for kim co albertson's are both top ten tenants for kim co kroger would be the surviving entity the combination would help us. there are no store closures tied to that merger what they're doing, it's an interesting structure. they're doing a spin cowhere the overlapping stores or the ones where they feel like they have too much concentration or too much dominant in a trade area would be spun off into a separate public company that would be low levered and be in a position hopefully to compete. that's an interesting structure that i think is unique to that deal we're watching it closely. we think it will take some time to go through the review process. >> would thos

a now,few a fewyear years backk the grocery chain kroger the gr store kroger fired two christiad twoormer christian employees in arkansas afteremployees in ay refused to wear logo they refusd to wear logos representing the rainbow gay pride flags representing the rainbow gay pride . arkansas senator tom cotton didn't forget about that. flag. arkansas senator tom cotton didn't forget that when kroger'o ce came ino came i frontn offrn the judiciary committee begging republicanst of the judiciary committee begging republican to justs to instantaneously support their latest merger instantaneo support their latest merger. >> the. y expe ct r>>epubli they expect republs who are traditionally more supportive of freecans who are traditionally for free enterprise to come to their defense. and i've cautioned themente for defense. i cautioned them for years that if the years that ify silenc they silee conservativese conservatives and center right voters across the country, i, center right voters across the country, if they discriminatef they discriminate against them in their company they proba

. >> carley: conservatives applauding senator tom cotton for calling out woke ceo of kroger. >> todd:nst democratic regulation after the store fired christian employees for refusing to wear a gay pride symbol. cheryl casone has more. >> cheryl: arkansas senator tom cotton getting praise for dressing down the head of kroger in front of his committee. >> they silence conservatives and center right voters, probably shouldn't ask republican senators to carry the water when our democratic friends want to regulate them. sorry that is happening to them, best of luck. >> cheryl: he made those commentses to mcmullin. watch. >> a large of publicly traded corporations have become arm of the democratic parties, you had kroger that didn't just discriminate against two christians firing them for wearing what they perceived as gay pride symbol and being sued by the trump equal employment opportunity and settling it. >> cheryl: matthew foley tweeting, let's go, and briscoe cain tweeting, go woke, go broke. >> carley: how does he feel about the reeyes? interesting touch. drama at the "new york times."

in this case kroger didn't just refusing to wear what they perceived as a gay pride symbol and beingd by the trump equal opportunity commission and settling it. you also have them forcing employees to go through things like critical race theory training or gender ideology based training. we have seen this in georgia where brian kemp stood up the delta, coca-cola for falsely defending the law that they passed last year and made it easier to vote in order to achieve. we sell that ron desantis standing up to disney world. corporations for a long time have come to republican politicians and expected us to stand up for them. traditionally, more friendly towards the enterprise system to say for democrats. >> carley: thank you, todd. you can't say it better than tom cotton. he blurted without so well that ceo kroger came to republicans for help against democrat regulation while trying to silence conservative voices. you can't have your cake and eat it too. he made it clear. >> todd: for conservatives not to give an inch because that is when the woke corporations take a mile. that is what co

i know we'll mention kroger when we come back?ke a break because we're going to be getting data, but let's give you a quick bond report. take a look at how treasuries are faring yields came off yesterday after the fed chairman spoke the market responded quite positively you can see where we stand right now as well. >> good deflator today >> the two-year at 4.337 >> that's a major move >>> welcome back to "squawk on the street", rick santelli live here at cme hq with more breaking news. we're going to be getting our november final read on s&p global manufacturing pmis. the mid-month read was 47.6. and 47.7 still remains the lowest level for this index since may of 2020, when it was 39.8 and like many pmis across the globe, it is definitely weakening, and many believe these are the early signs of a potential recession at some point down the road. remember, yesterday, two-year notes closed at a one-month low yield, ten-year at a two-plus low yield. the dow finished the month down 5% and it's down another 1% today. remember, "squawk o

. >> cheryl: cotton was talking about kroger and albertson, they fired employees who refused to wearhose employees did sue. hearing on the proposed merger on november 29th and referenced directive to stop using the terms sir and madam, that is in kroger company handbook, that is ridiculous. >> carley: also a restaurant in virginia causing the controversy. >> cheryl: this virginia restaurant, refused to host or serve a christian conservative group, family foundation president victoria cobb calling out the restaurant. >> it is amazing the restaurant can put out a statement cloaked about welcoming intolerance and their action be intolerant and bigoted toward another group of people, it is disturbing. >> cheryl: metzger says it is inclusive environment for people to dine in and we rarely refuse service to anyone who want to dine with us. they said they refuse to serve people who make their staff uncomfortable, that is their defense. >> todd: there are dream homes in america and you went to some of them. >> cheryl: i have to do these things, pretty cool. tonight 9 p.m. eastern time, ameri

we're used to seeing it at walmart, kroger, pharmacies like cvs. you wouldn't expect, clothing stores, department stores, other types of retailers. recently kohl's, bed , bath & be beyond, they've all expanded self-checkout. self-checkout is very controversial, christine. some people love it. other people hate it. they get so frustrated by all of the errors. think about the number of times you hear unexpected item in the bagging area. so irritating. but stores really like it because it saves them money on labor. they can move cashiers to other parts of the store. plus they want to keep up with the latest technology. retail is an arms race. once one rolls it out. >> my personal experience, that woman there, she is a little faster than i am. i'm always looking if there's a sticker missing from the produce, you have to stretch out the bar code to make it scan. i did check out the stuff at uni glo, sweatshirts in the bag, throw it in a bin and pay for it. >> some think it's faster to use self-checkout. with all of the errors it can be slower than going

>> caller: home of the number one boilermakers hey, my question about kroger. i bought it as a defensive play before last earnings release and since that time, it's actually under performed the market by 4% and i'm wondering if you think it may be associated with the albertsons end. >> it is you know what? they say it's the 700,000 whatever union jobs. i believe i happen to like kroger and albertsons but we have a justice department that's quite different and ftc that's really different they are anti deal so it doesn't matter, you can put two angels together and they would say it's the devil there is a whole market beyond tech don't let the possess -- pessimists convince you. who are the winners and losers i'm taking a snapshot of the cohort and a closer look at the winners in the financial space for the year and a couple ideas that i think will work in 2023 and it's the best performing sector of the s&p 500. i'm finding out from rusty so stay with cramer >> announcer: don't miss a second of "mad money." follow @jimcramer on twitter have a question tweet cramer

you heard what kroger had to say about drugs like tylenol and advil, motrin for children, in additionkinds of drugs that treat the flu. let's take a look at pediatric flu hospitalizations and that will tell you something about the demand. that red line is hospitalization rate for elderly people. for over 65. right below it is the yellow line, that is children's 0 to 4. all of the other age ranges are below. so little children for hospitalizations rates for flu are second only to the elderly. i think people don't know that. little children could get very, very sick with the flu. and even when they don't get very sick, they're at home, guess what, children's version of things like tylenol and motrin and advil. so th so the only thing to do is get your child vaccinated and don't hoard those meditations it will give you terrible mommy or daddy karma for the rest of your life. if will bite you later in life. don't do it no matter how tempts. it is real. no matter how tempt ed and this is happening against the back drop of a intense flu season. you could see almost the entire united states

you know, at least if you're going to kroger, that's the case.ren's seattle hospital that they're having trouble getting acetaminophen and ibuprofen for their young patients. if this continues and gets worse, it's going to be a real problem. hopefully they can nip this in the bud and it won't become the infant formula shortage that got out of hand. but let's look at what's behind it. every state in red, which is almost every state, has high or very high levels of the flu. only six states do not have very high levels of the flu. and that is part of what's going on here of t. it's a lot of sick people wanting these medications. unfortunately, covid numbers have been spiking back up. still relatively low. the week of november 26th, there were 33,000 people admitted to the hospital with covid, 33,000, and that's up 27% from the previous week. so really what you can do here is make sure that you are up to date on your covid vaccinations, make sure that you get a flu vaccine and really that's all you can do and hopefully they can manage to nip this in

i think the people that run the ftc and the person who runs the ftc does not listen to the ceo of kroger, rodney mcmillan that made a great case that would lower the price for customers. i think that she's going to reject this deal and they can sue but she's a very powerful opponent this market is hostage to the federal reserve and the fed is not going to stop tightening until they see more evidence of economic, unfortunately, we're not there yet but soon on "mad money" tonight, ulta beauty popped. what is bringing the strength? we'll discuss with the new ceo and jay powell has sights set on taming inflation and while chicken wings may not be a top priority i'm betting, i'm checking in with the ceo of wing stop to learn how decreased costs are impacting. not everything is going up and the sulfur space is a tough corner of the market for sometime but after earnings, is there room for the portfolio i'm getting the latest so stay with cramer. >> announcer: don't misa ss a second of "mad money." follow @jimcramer on "mad money. have a question tweet cramer #madtweets or send jim an email or

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national pharmacy chains, cvs and walgreens, as well as kroger, have placed restrictions on how many of those products consumers can buy at one time. it's not just kids being impacted. the shortage affecting people of all ages. >> we're seeing it across the board. kids and adults. >> reporter: dr. kim tran who runs the outpatient pharmacy for jackson health in miami, one of the largest healthcare systems in the crown tri, has some tips for families. are there viable alternatives if you can't find kid tylenol or advil? >> talk to your doctor. don't mix on your own. a pharmacist can recommend others. >> some other useful points to emphasize, generic versions of drugs which contain the same amounts of ingredients are equally effective. if your child has a mild fever, let it ride out with a lukewarm bath and do not under any circumstances give kids adult medication without consulting a doctor. the federal government just announcing plans to unlock fresh supplies of tamiflu from the national strategic stockpile. congress making it clear the medication shortage is on its radar and many par

pepper and consolation brands among the worst performers kroger is the biggest laggard after two downnal kroger is down 6% in a week >> a quick programming note as we go to break just one day away from cnbc's latest financial advisors summit where we'll be talking with financial heavy weights and getting their takes on the state of the markets addressing client needs and finding new opportunities to invest in go to cnbcevents.com/fa or use qrode t screen to register now "squawk on the street" is back in a moment. >>> still ahead this morning on "tech check. the chinese tech stocks are rallying on the reopening hopes and more on what that means for the likes of apple, plus the bear take on amazon and why one analyst warning of wkneaess ahead and that's coming up in about six minutes. don't go away. we all know this equation, right? he'd crunched numbers day and night. that's it. to maximize profitability. morning. i have quarterly numbers that are beautiful. and forecast revenue from every corner of your organization. is that important? or you could use workday. the finance hr and plan

kroger announced its plan to acquire albertsons, which already owns safeway last month . together the companies would control about 13% of the national grocery market. it's a new era for house democrats says representative hakeem jeffries is elected to replace speaker nancy pelosi. what he's up against, as he takes his new folks, it looks like we're gonna have to land this big old bird earlier than expected because it's the xfinity black friday sale. stream your heart out with the ultimate streamer setup when you get internet with unlimited data for 55 dollars a month. plus get a free flex 4k streaming box. oh my! and for a limited time, get hbo max included for 1 year. even you in 22c. flight attendants, prepare for streaming. drop everything and get to the xfinity black friday sale. click, call or visit a store today. [narrator] everyone needs quality health insurance, even if you're healthy and active. covered california is a free service to help you get covered. 90% of members have received financial help and every plan offered is comprehensive, covering preventive ca

we've gotm more reads by the american consumers we start with grocery store giant kroger those sharesrterly profits and revenue that beat estimates and helped along by momentum in the private label or store brand goods as inflation-weary shoppers look for more cost-effective alternatives to their everyday staples and they also came in better than expected and kroger raise the full-year forecast on the discount retail front, you have shares of dollar general moving in the opposite direction and moving in the pre-market and 80,000 shares of prevolume and profits missed analyst estimates and sales growth at existing store locations also better than estimates and it cut its full-year forecast due in part to higher supply chain cost. mixed negativity being accentuated and we'll end with designer brands to round out our consumer check and those shares are down roughly 7% on pre-market at 15,000, 20,000 shares or so of volume and this is the shoe retailer behind brands like dsw and camuto group and it reported disappointing revenues and designer brands cited among other things the same press

the fda is working with drug manufacturers to says that situation, a kroger and johnson and johnson say inventories are strain, but they're working to increase production and capacity. walgreens says it's meeting patients needs despite increased demands. we've got some good news for potential homebuyers. housing prices are on the decline in the bay area. so he's now the best time to buy. will prices keep going down justin campbell takes a look. >> the pandemic housing bubble is bursting, according to zillow houses sold in san francisco in october dropped 35% from this time last year in san jose. it's the same story for wage increases. the fed raised interest rates over the last year raising the cost of a mortgage. zillow, senior economist or fade. guy says that a fix the bay area more than other places, areas. >> that was so relatively. coming. i'm coming to the tools that to be very sensitive to changes in interest rates. a very, very savvy consumers. you know, you put all those things together and you see large decline in demand in those markets to he says the pullback in the stock ma

little blue gives a purse, kroger was me. we made large supplies of blood, plasma, food and water. our fitted all our equipment with battery so they can work for several hours. then after 15 minutes, the generators are turned on. and so we've created a completely autonomous system like on a submarine on where was it a bullet call like period ukraine is batted, bruised, but winning the fight for it survival. the boy, his mom and dad are leaving here for their home town. what they find when they get there will depend on russia and it's missiles will reach helen's how to 0. give is miss vaccination concerning the future of the south african present cell, rama poser, on for independent panel found he violated oath of office or imposes spokespersons as a president has all options on the table. he was at one point on thursday expected to make a nationally televised address. it was investigated after millions of dollars in cash, hadn't inside a sofa were allegedly stolen from his farm. now this finding could lead to his impeachment, but ran a poster denies any wrong doing. and there's bee

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adoption seems far away, we have had really innovative private sector partnerships for example with kroger where we are installing chargers or maybe there will not be a return on them right away, but there are other ways to ensure that the business model around these chargers is sustainable. as we rollout electrification across the state, we are dealing with government structures that are 100 years old in many cases, which is not going to work in the 21st century. what we are trying to do is make sure we are pulling from different state departments and breaking down boundaries, working across the aisle, working with cities and counties as though they are part of the state to make sure we get this right and are not missing anyone along the way. a lot of this needs to start in the city of detroit because it is a population center and there are transit needs. if we can get it right in detroit, we can get it right in other places around the state and that is really exciting. joe: sticking with detroit, workforce training is a big issue here. what is happening to provide high-tech job opportuni

limiting customers to six purchases of over-the-counter fever reducing products when buying online and krogerit their purchases to two kids's pain relief products and four cold and flu items. in the midst of this scarcity we are finding fever reducers like tylenol are being sold for nearly $90 for a 2 pack on amazon. in response to our query about this particular post amazon took this product down so now it is not available but if it is not $90 tylenol it seems the struggle is finding the product at all. a real problem is experts tell us, scarcity and fever reducers for children will last the rest of the winter cold and flu season. neil: thank you for that. with the spike in covid cases and the concern covid death are spiking, we are learning this from secondary sources but this hits close to home, vladimir putin and xi jinping have joined arm in arm and joint military exercises, beginning tomorrow. more on that after this. if your business kept on employees through the pandemic, getrefunds.com can see if it may qualify for a payroll tax refund of up to $26,000 per employee. all it takes is e

. >> so to that point now between kroger and albertsons how you rank them with walmart but there is antitrustcrutiny around it but they say themselves they need to be bigger because of the pressure from walmart and having such big suppliers continues to have those ramifications ivot awy from the concentration of, you know, sort of power in the industry, you had a chapter, you entitled the human cost of eating meat. and when i first saw that title, i thought, oh, well, that's going to be, you know, talk about the how the nutrition factor. it wasn't that was about how you say that the meatpacking but meatpacking is one of the most dangerous jobs in america and it's also a place you describe a lot of situations where you know harassment and violence often goes unaddressed and you also about the salary fees are so low in some cases that these workers are on snap or what what we now call snap, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, which used to be the food stance. so talk about this chapter about the human cost of eating meat. yeah. thanks for that. you. i think overall, the bottom line t

stronger earnings, management credits, disciplined expense management so that protect their margins and krogertrong third-quarter earnings, they boosted their outlook. the sector they are in, one of the worst performing sectors. ashley: the you buddy deb is asking members to set the russian oil price at $60. let's bring in dan eberhardt. will what would this mean for oil prices? what do you make of that price and what impact does it have for us? >> they are trying to hit the sweet spot, this shows disunity in russia because poland and other central european countries, $30 a barrel, the real story is after they do this does opec cut supply to boost the price further? does opec add additional supply to neutralize the effect? ashley: what distance does it make to russia, to sell happily china, iran and so on? is it more symbolic than anything? >> it is symbolic. if you look at the price for russian crude with the discount they are getting, it is at the $60 level. this will get a bunch of headlines but won't hurt putin in the pocketbook or his ability to prosecute the war. if the white house doesn

but the real nail the coffin came late last week when senator tom cut destroyed kroger chair and ceohe company's woke policies noting a lawsuit filed by two former employees in arkansas who were fired after they refused to wear apron supportive of the lgbtq+ community. >> i cautioned them for years and the conservatives and center-right voters across the country if they discriminate against them in their company they probably should not come and ask republican senators securing the water for them when their democratic friends want to regulate them or block their mergers. i will say this i'm sorry it's happening to you, best of luck. >> six you reap what you so we no longer be afraid to take a stand for the hog hard bop fight against the workaholics is paying off. we are seeing their fall from grace right before our eyes. even comedy is allowed to be comedy again. >> nowadays you can't say nothing. if i say something now all the sudden i am insensitive to the lions and families. once his lien in the class because ricky thanks he's a lion get in the cage get them some raw meet my kids

one of the largest grocery change -- chains, kroger, has raised its earning forecast and posted salesfit that beat estimates. they have put share buybacks on hold while trying to complete a takeover of albertsons. it is one of the biggest casino deals in the u.s., lactone has agreed to sell its stake in two las vegas hotels. blackstone will get 1.2 somebody dollars in -- 1.2 seven dollars in cash for its share of mgm. it will also receive blackstone's share of debt. the missing billions on the collapse of ftx still a mystery. the founder's denying he was behind a fold. >> whatever happened, i had a duty to all of our stakeholders and customers and creditors. i had a duty to our employees, investors and regulators to do right by them and make sure the right things happened. i was shocked by what happened. ritika: he spoke at the new york times book some it. that is your latest business flash. alix: it is 20 minutes past 7:00 in san francisco. let's cover the top tech stories from the bait area. joining us now is ed ludlow. let's estate with crypto. what did you make of spf yesterday? e

and kroger limits the sale of children's pain and cold medications.ins cvs and walgreens john, nothing is likely to spark parents rushing to the children's section of their local drugstores like the thought that you will have a sick kid andno way to make the feel better. >> now you want to go get it even if your kid is not sick, especially given rsv and all that stuff going around. microsoft getting a lot of love from the street this week. morgan stanley calling it a top this week. all three firms highlighting the stock's strong margins of cash flow calling it a longer term pick worth buying at these levels stock priced earnings now trading around 23. that's not cheap after starting the year at 33, definitely not cheap stocks are down 30% year to date as you and i know, be careful when everybody loves you what is potentially wrong? you have to do investors and viewers that serve what is potentially wrong with microsoft? >> a potential slowdown in their cloud business of course is one threat the revenues will be is the growth that investors looking for

whole foods and kroger and -- >> joey: i don't smell anything. >> lisa: earlier, let it go.s give each person a little mini muffin pan of all the different toppings. or you can just put a platter that says 2023. the most popular toppings pepperoni, mushrooms, and of course extra cheese. >> that is what i would choose extra cheese. >> joey: you have pizza made but tell me about dessert. i will hone in over here the sweet tooth. >> you want to use food as the course of what i've done is actually the bakery market, really easy and you can actually ask them to make the cake looked like -- >> griff: i get it. >> store-bought cupcake or make your own and the toppers can be little clocks or little pom-poms, really easy. you can get that at a party store or make your make yourself as well. >> joey: a hot cocoa fixings? hot cocoa bombs and i use marshmallows, peppermint and really easy to do. look at you. ready to go into the oven. >> joey: what are all these things? >> food props and a way to have fun for the night. everyone grabs one, selfies and over here midnight kisses. and ever

kroger is big into this. their brand sales are up 10% this year. the german chain selling house brands, mentally popular. the good news is once you ship to an affordable alternative you usually don't notice much difference and don't switch back to the brand names that have a hard time recovering the sales they might do the same. neil: back with luke lloyd, the widespread nature of this and the fact that average folks are beginning to feel 8 of 10 of them, whether they are acting on this, what are your thoughts? >> there was this recession manufactured by the federal reserve, that's not right. this is manufactured by the federal government and the federal reserve is trying to fix it. a scary question everybody should be asking is whether the administration is ignorant they are having. politicians have been away from main street so long they have no idea what it feels like. do they not care about main street? they care about themselves and maintaining power and control. i think it is a combination of both. i grew up in small-town ohio, 6000 people, a

products of children over the counter fever reducing products that limit does not apply in stores, krogerwo kids pain relief products i spoke with one doctor said consumer behavior is a big part of this parents with recent memory of shortages like toilet paper buying up all pain relevers they can find. >> sad i don't think all people are buying, need all this i think a lot of hoarding going on, without a fever, this -- methods to address the fever like taking off clothing, cold compact soak in tub bath encouraging drinking cold artery or eating ipop could be handy shortages on pain relevers, expected to last throughout the rest of the cold and flu season. maria: what is the origins of this why so many shortages? >> a there are a couple reasons one s experts tell us they fast start to the flu season the rise in the respiratory viruses driving demand for o products another

senator tom cotton tearing into kroger's boss for asking g.o.p. after the chain recently silenced conservative employees. >> i have cautioned them for years that they silence conservatives and senate to write voters across the country. and they discriminate against them in the country they probably shouldn't, and asked republican senators to carry the water for them when our democrat friends want to regulate them or block their mergers. i will say this, i'm sorry this is happening to you. best of luck. ne: but disney doesn't seem to be taking the threat seriously. despite the promise to quiet things down on the culture wars, disney's top dog bob eicher see people in power have "extra responsibility to push this control." dana, i first want to address the concept of tom cotton getting out there and saying, "you know what, we will start drawing lines in the sand." you expect us to help you when you are constantly coming in this case, apparently, there were two employees of croakers that were conservatives that got fired because of their beliefs. and

add two product limit on all kid's pain relief products bought through its pharmacies or online and krogerpurchases to two kids' pain relief products and four cold and flu items. product is scarce as demand surges amid an early flu season and heightened cases of respiratory viruses. in fact, the number of children's pain reliever product sold for most of november is nearly 63% higher over the same time last year. while the maker of children's tylenol and children's motrin acknowledges its products are harder to find, a company representative said, quote: we are not experiencing widespread shortages. still, parents struggle. >> i had to go it to three stores the other night to get her that so it's a combination of all of it, right? , being a new mom is hard enough without everything going on. >> in the midst of scarcity we found fever reducers like tylenol are being sold for nearly $90 for a two-pack on amazon in response to inquiry from fox business, amazon removed the post. enough to as some healthcare providers warn that demand will continue to outstrip supply for the remainder of the wi

customers to six purchases of children's over the counter fever-reducing products when buying online and krogerlimit purchases to two kids pain relief products and four cold and flu items. now there are a number of factors behind this situation. one is the early flu season combined with the circulation of the respiratory illnesses among patients. pharmaceutical companies miscalculateed the demand this season and one pediatrician thinks consumer behavior is also to blame here. watch. >> very sad. i don't think all the people who are buying the motrin and tylenol actually need all of it. there is a lot of hoarding going on. >> so now, bill, not only is it baby formula that parents are searching for, it is also pain relievers, fever reducers and experts warn this situation is not going to go away any time soon. expect the shortages on the medications to last throughout this winter cold and flu season. >> bill: who knew? interesting story. lydia, thank you from new jersey. >> dana: a question, why work? you can make more money with unemployment benefits and obamacare subsidies an a medium income jo

proctor gamble, ups, kroger, abbvie, shopify. >> ups, nice yield i think they will have a descent holidays a good drug company. we've made a huge amount of money for the charitable prus trus -- trust and moved on worry about al beerbertsons and didn't talk enough about that. we're starting to look better for the club for that finally and shopify, excellent quarter this is an online fulfillment. this is a transport, a drug, a supermarket chain and a consumer products company more perfection -- john rocks that's it. i hope everyone, there rare a lo of club members i know "mad money" is back after the break. >> announcer: coming up, cramer takes your calls and the sky is the limit. it's a fast fire lightning round, next. power e*trade's award-winning trading app makes trading easier. with its customizable options chain, easy-to-use tools, and paper trading to help sharpen your skills, you can stay on top of the market from wherever you are. we all have a purpose in life - a “why.” no matter your purpose, at pnc private bank we will work with you every step of the way to help you achieve it.

cvs, walgreens and now kroger limiting sales on children's pain relief products per customer.greens suggest for customers looking for items our website updates with the latest available store inventory information frequently throughout the day many shelves nationwide empty, stunning doctors. >> i never thought i would see that the united states in my lifetime. >> reporter: and leaving families on edge. >> it was scary. it was frustrating it was infuriating. >> reporter: ashley went to five different stores trying to care for her 18-month-old son. >> we couldn't find his cough medicine he had a fever and a cough you just want relief for your children. >> reporter: the tripledemic, flu, covid and rsv led to a 65% increase in sales of pediatric pain and fever meds last month compared to last november. doctors suggest families get creative. >> i think in terms of some of your medications and stuff, if you can find chewable tablets, like, say, amoxicillin or something like that, use it for little kids. >> reporter: health experts say rsv has dropped off in the last rates keep risin

customers to six purchases of children's over-the-counter fever reducing products when buying online and krogers to two kids pain relief products and four cold and flu items. thousands of u.s. troops who were discharged over their refusal to take the covid-19 vaccine are hoping for reinstatement tonight. several republican senators are issue 'pushing for the move as president biden prepares to prepare legislation that ends the vaccine requirement. chief washington correspondent mike emanuel tells us where things stand right now little stick. the military vaccine mandate will be gone once president biden science the national authorization act. now a group of republican senators is urging defense secretary austin to welcome back service members who were essentially fired after not getting their shot. >> there is a lot of people. thousands of people kicked out. they need to have the opportunity to come back in and they need to get back pay. so many families have been harmed over this. >> more than 8,000 service members have been kicked out. 834 from the air force. 1851 from the army. 3717 from the

the ceo of kroger's forces his shelf stockers left wing indoctrination to work for him.himself nearly 400 times their salaries comes begging nor mother mane and power send him to democratic friends for scraps. >> conservative and lawyer briscoe cain he replied with go woke go broke this is the way. are. >> brian: bob iger out ever the culture wars. now ceos if they were worth their salary i got the answer to the boards and investors. i cannot get involved in this stuff anymore. we are going to stay out of it. >> ainsley: companies need to stay out of social issues and politics. if you are a grocery store stock your shelves and sell grocery the. disney make it phone for families don't get political. >> steve: look what can happen. >> ainsley: disney stock dropped bob iger had to come back. you can have your thoughts and whatever about lgbtq about gender, trans and all of that but, whether it comes to business, it's just not a smart move because you are going to isolate 50% of your customers. >> steve: just remember that when you then go and ask somebody for a favor ultima

executives at kroger and albertson say they are committed.k records of supporting workers. pam cook, let's look at your dollars and cents. thank you, pam. millions of americans are under severe weather alerts this morning as the storm we experienced over the weekend makes its way and picks up steam across the country and early morning tornado in oklahoma damaged several homes, knocked out power and toppled trees was actually shocked. nothing worse happened to us because of all, like looking outside. i was. i'm just thankful we're okay, because i mean, they could have been a lot worse. that same storm is bringing heavy snow to parts of montana, nebraska and colorado. the national weather service says that times snow could be falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour with that storm system is expected to gain strength as it moves east, bringing more snow and freezing rain. and as we mentioned, it's been a chilly morning around the bay area. another chilly morning nearly the entire bay area is under a freeze advisory or, in some cases, a freez