why not just have the study of hundreds of people theranos versus lab corp. say, listen, we're willing to do it, we're willing to do it now as lab corp is quest. just say it right now on air quest, lab corp, we want to do a head-to-head 200, 300, 400 patients. what do you say? yes. >> we've already done it. absolutely. and it's actually even published in our fda decision summary from the summer from a 900-patient study where we got fda clearance of the exact system that the journal is questioning and demonstrated venous versus finger stick across a huge number of patients. it was 889, i think, for that test. and we've done that over and over again for every single test. >> excellent. elizabeth holmes, founder, chair and ceo of theranos. thank you for coming on "mad money." good to see you. >> good to see you too. >>> read the journal, listen to our interview. you make up your mind. stick with cramer.se bbq trophies: best cracked pepper sauce... yep, greatness deserves recognition. you got any trophies, cowboy? whoomp there it is uh, yeah... well, uh, well the

still worth the same as quest and lab corp. because quest is worth about $9 million and lab corp. is worth about $9 billion. is theranos worth the same as those two companies that have billions of dollars in revenues and profits? >> two further issues you raised. i want to get your comment on quickly. one is she's saying one of their greatest innovations is making these tests available at low cost, as opposed to billing $10,000 for a blood test they want to do it for $2799. how are they able to do that and if that is a core part of their business model does that still represent big innovation in the healthcare space? >> i have sources who have been telling me for months that the business model doesn't make sense. that you can't run a laboratory profitably that way. i haven't looked into that question as much as i have looked at the technology and whether there is technology and how much ft technology is being used on their tests. but it's a good question. to what extent can you actually, you know, make a profit with those -- is it true that they are offering those low prices? abso

. >>> lab corp. reporting a big jump in revenue in its latest quarter.irm said its recent acquisition of the firm covant helped the top line. shares jumped to 117.74. >>> comcast will reclassify its special class a common shares into regular -- a shares into regular common stock if shareholders approve. the company says the move is an effort to clean up confusion over the different classes of its stock. shares today rose a fraction to 62.15. comcast of course the parent company of cnbc, which produces this program. >>> mixed quarterlies from cheesecake factory after the close. the chain reported earnings that beat estimates while revenue came in a little short of consensus. shares were volatile in after-hours trading. during the regular trading the stock rose 2 1/2%. it finished at 51.99. >>> a weak outlook sent shares of rent-a-center way down after the close. its earnings topped estimates while revenue missed consensus. shares plunged in initial after-hours trading down as much as 20%. during the regular session the stock was up a fraction to 25.78. wo

. >> jim, again, this is a $9 billion valuation of a private company that police with lab corp, competesest diagnostic. being questioned by "the journal" in terms of what they're doing versus what they're saying. where do you -- you know, you conducted this interview. the only person to have interviewed her. what are your thoughts? >> at the end i said you have to read the article and listen to what she said and try to rationalize it. after my interview ""the wall street journal"" came up with a new story which said that only one of the tests, so to speak, uses this particular kind of technology. that was not my read through of the interview. so that raised some serious questions for me. and i think that while i think that elizabeth is very forthcoming to come on and has -- raises -- you know, changed the industry somewhat quest diagnostics updated by wells fargo. i don't think that's idol. the questions by the journal are serious and i wanted to know walgreens did not respond to their inquiry about whether they're switching away. got to find out with the cleveland clinic what the real p

lab corp.ong the biggest gainers in the s&p 500 after the medical testing company said its acquisition of covant helped boost revenue by a better than expected 46%. earnings ended up in line with street estimates, that stock as you can see up 5% today. kelly. >> all right, bill, thank you. let's look at these markets with less than half an hour to go, i'm joined by steven guilfoyle. a know not a lot of movement on the big indexes. what's happening in the energy space? what do you make of these moves in oil and natural gas? >> oil is getting murdered, the energy sector is getting murdered, you do have british petroleum in the morning which is an interesting play the options are cheap. as far as oil goes i think we can test the high 30s once again. >> going back to the previous lows just as everybody was talk being a rebound to 60 or 70. what happens if we go back there? >> i think a lot of those guys have corrected those positions that's why it's priced where it is. i don't think it's the danger

lab corp beat estimates by a penny. revenue was also above estimates. its full year outlook and lowered its projected spending for 2015. and costco was upgraded at ubs to buy from neutral due to higher membership fees and benefits from its credit card switch to visa from american express. now a serious flooding thing on talk about now. >> which you're quickly trying to turn my attention. >> texas is drink out after torrential rain. remnants of hurricane patricia swecht across the state bringing high winds and floods. as i saw some of this video last night they showed a rescue that came up and pulled a guy out of his truck. a guy and his son. water was within inches, it was like this, within inches of the top of the car. came on very quick. >> nothing stops football. there it is. >> they pulled two people out. >> you saw baylor, all the fans at the baylor game they were soaking. double digit amount of rainfall. didn't stopped baylor fans. they will play no matter what. >> couple other nairobiors for uaw reached an agreement. details not released but uaw l

army corps at a search and engineering lab in hanover. it did not comply with regulations in handling of the ammonia. they claim the lab had an emergency dump system for which it could be discharged into a detention pond that drains into the connecticut river. because of the harm, the corps will be disabling the system. >>> several presidential candidates will be making stops in the granite state today. chris christie is holding a town hall meeting at the pancake house in henniker. lindsey graham is holding a news conference in salem. jim gilmore, ted use, and rand paul are planning to attend the republican liberty caucus national convention in nashua. coming up, remembering the alstead flood. this month marks the tenth anniversary. we'll look at how the event was so well preserved. and good news for red sox fans, the team is offering you a chance to score tickets at a discounted price. kevin: rainfall and cooler day. that pulls away for the cooler day itself. 6:38. kevin: clouds continuing to make their way in. maybe a brief downpour in

. >>> the army corps has agreed to settle $85,000 against the epa claims it mishandled in ammonia. they claim the lab had emergency dump system for which it could be discharged into a detention pond that drains into the connecticut river. because of the harm to the river, the corps will be disabling that system. >>> several presidential candidate will be making stops in the granite state today. chris christie is holding a town hall meeting at the pancake house in henniker. lindsey graham is holding a news conference in portsmouth. town hall in stratham. and gilmore, cruz, and paul are attending a convention in nashua. >>> a book signing in nashua. it is called "in this together" details romney has with her battle of multiple sclerosis. she's the wife of mitt romney. she says she's had many ups and downs. >> i couldn't function anymore. i was not able to take care of my family anymore and do anything. i was just barely able to take care of myself. then coming through that and getting better and coming out the other end, for me i want people to know there's hope that life is beautiful and worth living.