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lauren simonetti has the numbers. lauren: i do.rican taxpayer association. they say president obama has taken 31 trips overseas spending 119 days overseas. the most at this point in his presidency than any other u.s. president. now the price tag. for air force one, $228,000 then a little bit more to that. putting the bill per flight hours. in europe this week and going to the middle east, that trip will cost us $6.6 million. figure 29 flight hours, 228k per hour, do the math. charles: what about the beast, the car, the limo? like a million dollars per mile to move that bad boy around. lauren: can you expect the president to fly jetblue? charles: i would not want the first lady to stay in a suite that cost less than $8000 per night. did you pay your income taxes? i know i did. nine states where you don't have to do that, but all 50 states every single one of them will be income tax free by 2050. governor scott walker signed a law that cut taxes by $500 million. we want to cover both of them with grover norquist from washington, d.c.

lauren simonetti has details. >> streaming is the future of television.y people were trying to see it. i know liz loves it. i would say get through episode four and you will be hooked. can you bench watch it? >> absolutely. that is the whole point. i saw like five episodes yesterday. stuart: i am sorry. i am really being put in my place. >> you cannot wait to watch your shows. that is my sunday night. stuart: you have to get out more. hollywood movie producer harvey weinstein is whining. he wants california to extend its taxes. >> you want that money to come to hollywood filmmakers. here is the thing, hollywood is seeing major productions like avatar going to new zealand, going to places where they want to host these productions and are really good to the filmmakers there. that is what the name of the game is. they really do not create permanent jobs. they create permanent -- they create temporary jobs. he wants a tax break. the city of los angeles has its own films to give tax breaks. stuart: more varney, i bet you cannot wait, next. ♪ so our business ca

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lauren simonetti is here and she has the app. >> i just downloaded it.alk into the mic for 20 seconds. all these companies in this software security are coming from israel. okay. i am talking. i am talking. okay. i am hostile. that is my mood based on the technology. their verbal technology. this is just a fun element of how to use this technology. if they can prove that there is something to it, this could be great for a lot of industries. stuart: i think that this is for teenagers. >> you do not think i am hostile? stuart: who cares if it works or not. if it is accurate or not. teenagers have a blast with this. >> okay. stuart: lauren, they give very much, indeed. do not be hostile. what's app. facebook just dropped $19 billion on it. she just got back from the south by southwest tech and music festival. i know you will show us what you think is the next big thing. first of all, what are you doing going by the south by southwest conference? >> actually, the first part is where people talk about investments. you can understand the next trend. stuart: th

lauren simonetti has the latest. >> you pay the annual membership.hipping unlimited. new prime minister members will play $99 a year. stuart: the price has gone up. >> the price has gone up for the first time in nine years. it may backfire. 58% said that they would renew. stuart: i cannot believe it. prime gives you so much. an enormous service, for a year. nicole: the lawsuits allege that amazon is charging higher prices for the free membership. one third-party vendor, something is $10, they will make it $14. stuart: so not $10, they make it $14 then shipping is free, but it is not free the shipping is and it already. i feel like that is nitpicking at amazon. nicole: tens of millions of people that are signing up for this prime membership. >> the stock is up, i believe. >> the stock is up. it is down this year. it is up over the past year. if you put the price of prime up, i think you will increase revenues. i have breaking news on mcdonald's. it is now facing a class action lawsuit in three states. alleging wage theft. they are all involved in this

lauren simonetti is here.king can do. >> the growth rate is over 7% in north dakota 2% nationally, north dakota coming out on top set for the sixth time in 7 years and their unemployment rate is below destination, 2.6%. charles: people are flocking from all over the country, single lives because the money is so great you make the money you change your life. >> average per-capita $67,000 behind connecticut. charles: if i had bought 3 grand, and stewart somewhere on vacation. >> some real parts of the state, rental property, but south dakota. charles: when i landed there it was a big-time patch of dirt. why not? what can happen in this country, imagine we duplicate that in new york. can you imagine that? the president told europe to change their energy plan. okay, let's start here. >> the fear mongering going on with fracking in california is astonishing. there are groups trying to blame the recent earthquakes on fracking. charles: there has never been an earthquake in california before. the stock is not a great

a 3d printing firm, opened a mall in china, have yourself scan, a life-size model of you, lauren simonetti would a life-size stuart varney replica cost? >> $28,550. we are working on making one. we really are. stuart: is it like a balloon or plaster of paris? >> it is the 3d print made, polymer material that looks and feels like ceramic. if you get a small version of stuart varney with the $160 the the full lifesize thing with your paper and everything else, 28 k. i would love to say this is just a fad that this company has 11 stores in china. stuart: we are looking at a 3d replicas that were printed out? i think that is what we're looking at. it does look pretty good i got to say. >> i would like a small version of you. stuart: what do you use them for? >> the vertically challenged people would get a discount. right? stuart: put you on the balcony. save lives with body parts and things like that. stuart: totally out of time. and name and a face you know, nascar champion tony stewart. as you with us? i believe he is with us. i know you. you don't know me. i do know you. welcome. tony stewa

lauren simonetti joins us right now.tting so much money into a bricks and mortar -- >> reporter: whose sales are bigger than amazon and ebay together? stuart: that's alibaba. >> for 2012 the sails were bigger than those -- sales were bigger than those two together. the company in china has 24 department stories, the thinking here is twofold. number one, they can take all of that invep story and maybe merge it with their retail sites, and the second point is when people go into stores, physically go into brick and mortar stores, they can buy things with their smartphone. so it's merging the on rhine and the offline technology. it's called the 020 market. stuart: i wonder if amazon would do something similar, because it's good logic. that's very logical. you've got all this inventory in these bricks and mortar retailer, you could just sell that online, why not. fascinating. >> reporter: yeah. and there's a couple of names in china, buy dew is one of them, so this gives them bigger market share. stuart: it's a good story. l

. >> lauren simonetti see you here tomorrow.hanks. >>> a live look at the vatican a president obama for an official visit from the pope francis. >> there's a lot of folks in the common ground the two leaders have a little more in conflict. we will continue to follow this story and stay with fox news for the latest. we have seen highly trained combat dogs but dolphins? >> do you feel the need for speed? drivers are about to start living life in the the fast lane thanks to simple changes. >> welcome back. three people hospitalized when a car jumps the curve at the local int -- logan international airport. she is cooperating with the investigation. no arrests have been made. there's no word yet on the condition of the people who she hit. >>> hide hoe and wyoming are feeling the need for speed. the two states are looking to raise the speed limit to 80 miles per hour on certain parts of the freeway. lawmakers have approved the increase. the only states that are that high are texas and utah. >> open enrollment and healthcare ex change

lauren simonetti has the details and all of the top business stories.ood monday morning to you. >> good monday morning. a memo released yesterday. general motors twice considered fixing an ignition switch problem nearly 10 years ago but didn't because of the time and because of the cost. the report now linked to 13 deaths. small cars worldwide had recalls. safety regulators also dismisseded problem years ago. >> there was a profile of the ceo of tesla motors makers of the car never thought his idea would be successful. >> i didn't think he would be successful. i thought it would most likely fail. it go it is a perception an electric car has to be ugly. >> it is anything but ugly. 20,000 sold in the last year. >> mcdonalds is offering free coffee for two weeks. it's the first time the chain has had a free coffee promotion nationwide. this of course as rivals taco bell just launched the expanded breakfast menu which includes the waffle taco. >> 13 minutes after the top of the hour. rioters storming the streets in new mexico. the tense moments when protest

lauren simonetti has more on this friday morning. >> mcdonalds hit by several lawsuits.tudents accused them of not paying over time and forcing workers to work off the clock among other things. the action data could force 30,000 workers many of whom provide protests in the past year demanding higher wages. graco added 400,000 child seats including the ones you are looking at right here. the harn net buckles can get stuck by food getting stuck in the seats. it wants graco to add nearly 2 million car seats as well. they are raising the prime membership by 20 bucks to 9,000 a year. amazon says that even though fuel and transportation costs increase you consider legislation the prime membership valued in 2005 would be worth $100 a day. the question is will customers pay # $9 a year. ♪ gene simmons is slamming them for only inducting the 4 original members. the rock fall is ignoring the three members who joined the group after it was formed. kiss will be inducted along side peter gabriel and nirvana next month. >> the time now is 26 after the top of the hour. coming up why th

lauren simonetti, the details, please. >> strike when the iron is hot. members, it is owned by alibaba, china's company as well as american express. they're partnered with brick and mortar, tommy others. if you are prime customer at amazon and annoyed with the price hike, come to us, we will give you free unlimited two day shipping. they are waiting it for your number one and going forward they say they will never be an increase above $79. stuart: amazing how these businesses sprout to take advantage of minor-league changes in the huge companies of america. that is a terrific nisha opportunity to jump into. >> they tell us people will not pay more than $79 per year. stuart: thank you very much, lauren. let's go on to obamacare. remember pajama boy sipping his hot chocolate in his pajamas suggesting you to talk about obamacare over the holidays? now it is the angry mom. urging youngsters to sign-up. the white house reporting mothers of celebrities to promote it. >> adam always made me do his dirty work. >> he would lay on top of my dashboard and literally

lor lauren simonetti. thank you. >>> coming up he was strolling down the sidewalk minding his own business when a complete stranger hauled off and hit him. >> i remember walking up stepping outside and waking up in an ambulance covered in blood. >> what he said happens moments before he became a knockout victim. >> it is justin bieber like you have never seen him or heard him before from falling asleep to having an attitude. what made a singer storm out in the middle of his deposition. as we head to a break the new national average $3.49. [ laughter ] smoke? nah, i'm good. [ male announcer ] celebrate every win with nicoderm cq, the unique patch with time release smartcontrol technology that helps prevent the urge to smoke all day long. help prevent your cravings with nicoderm cq. >> a helicopter pulling the stranded climber up to safety. the man was respelling down the side of a mountain when he fell about 40 feet. he was conscious and clinging to the rock for four and a half hours until help was able to

lauren simonetti has the story. >> literally, ainsley, a battle about cheese is brewing on both sides of the atlantic. the european union wants to ban the use of cheese names like parmesan, feta and gorgonzola if it is made here in the united states. this is the argument parmesan can only come from parma notior italy not the green con taryns. they say the changes would confuse consumers. i wonder what we would call it if we are not calling it parmesan. >> google needs more businesses to use it's app. it is paying 15 bucks to any one who refers someone else. it is a cloud based resources for businesses it costs 50 bucks a year and competes with microsoft more popular office suite. >> tipping has never been easier. customers who pay with the mobile app to leave tips with it as well. customers can leave tips between $0.50 and $2. it's quick and easy if you feel compelled to tip your barrista after paying $5 for your coffee. >> a pain pill mystery involving one of the nation's largest drug store chain. >> why the owners of this house where the catheterized their family p isn't giving them

lauren simonetti is here to let you know what you need to know. >> wal-mart is recalling 100,000 dollsmy sweet baby cuddle care baby doll has a board and test that can over heat. they have received 12 reports of bur burnsi you can return the dolls to wal-mart. >> airlines are being nicer to our wallets a little bit. u.s. carriers have lowered ticket prices on average by $7 to offset the cost of checking bags which was you know generally cost 25 bucks a pop. the airlines are coming out on top here. 2 and a half billion dollars in bag fees last year alone. if you want to use team digital you can. stocks start trading on the new york stock exchange. they were 2250 a pop raising money that values the 10-year-old company at $7 billion. margarita lovers you are in luck. >> it was a few more months ladies. >> they cost the restaurant $50 some are charging $20. >> 13 minutes after the top of the hour. hanging on for deer life, raging flames trapping a construction worker on the ledge with nowhere to go the amazing way to save a life. >> easy enough for the teenager to do. they tried to get pas

lauren simonetti on fox business network. >> good morning everybody. how about a deal that puts an end to that an joying buffering. they are teaming up the world's biggest companies so comcast companies get faster internet when they stream video. all sorts of content from apple gets the same treatment as network content coming from cable. a lot needs ironing out including weather comcast customers pay a monthly subscription fee. what are you having for breakfast? is most of the ingredients are costing more money. especially bacon urging 13 percent also the prices of coffee, orange juice and eggs because of global supply problem proble problems. gum sails have dropped 11 percent the past four years to $3.7 billion. they were succehesitant to shel $1 for a pack or there are other options like mints. >> the time is 12 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up circus chaos when three elephants escape and head for the parking >> before i cout an elephant came out in front of the suv. >> an up close look at the animals before they were captured. >> some w

lauren simonetti has the story in the other top business news. a fee, a fee another fee. >> good morning everybody. we have all been there you are the last person to board the plane there's no over head bin space yet. united has a solution the late borders might appreciate. the carrier is getting tough on passengers with over sized carry ones. told workers at security checkpoints to eyeball bags that are too big making them return to the ticket counter and pay to test the bag. there's money to be made for this obviously. they collect $630 million in checked bag fees a year. it wants to increase that figure by 700 million over the next four years. other carriers might follow. facebook tighten aerospace the maker of solar powered drones which can fly for five years without having to land. the price tag is a reported $60 million. they say facebook's goal is to plain ket parts of the world that doesn't currently have internet access. >>> check this billboard out. it's a dove which is a unit of uni lever. new jersey when people call you the armpit of

. ♪ >> i'm lauren simonetti about your fox business brief. is reviewing a plan that would require stockbrokers to disclose to clients bonuses they receive when switch firms. finra, wall street industry watchdog. >>> sac capital advisors, the firm that pled guilty to insider trading in november trade changing its name. they will become point 72 asset management named for the sac address. they agreed to stop managing outside money and paid a record $1.2 billion fine to settle criminal charges. >>> small business optimism index fell to lowest level in a year. reported a february reading 91.4. that is down a whopping 2.7 points from the prior month's reading that is the latest from the fox business, giving you the power to prosper. >> it was a retailer on death watch. stores closing, sales spiraling out of control, but guess what? jcpenney shares jumping after upgrade from citigroup. sandra smith with the latest. >> citigroup basically upgrading jcpenney shares, buy them at this level. here is the stock up five 1/2%. it is top gainer in the s&p 5

charles: february sales down, you got it because of the weather, but lauren simonetti with a couple ofrd and general motors. ford, these numbers are pretty bad down 6% year-over-year. the f series, this has been ford's best seller for almost four decades at this point. in february f series of sales up selling 56,000 units. the best february for the f series in about eight years. but the reason, one of the reasons it is selling so well is the price tag has been lowered with these incentives. the new f150 is coming out later this year. general motors sales overall down 1% in a month of february versus last february. small cars did very well for gm. the best february ever. back to you, charles. charles: thank you very much. we're getting a ton of responses. i want to focus on lockheed martin. the situation in ukraine. i love the company. a history of execution, they beat the street all the time. earning estimates continue to go higher. they're going to go down to 34 points, so less than anticipated. it is not the general defense contractor we think about, nano text, robotics, they have it

lauren simonetti has that story. >> it is called impression.ople, a number of tweets. they are exposed to tweets but don't necessarily tweet so they're moving forward. the new metric is impression so let me give you an example. the same oscar selfy bradley took, ellen degeneres tweeted. it has been worried tweeted 3.3 million times. if you look at the impression metrics, the exposure of that wheat is more like 33 million. this number is key because these tweets are embedded on web site so the exposure is big. that means twitter can get more ads to dollars and they are onto something. fox is down 15% this year. maybe they need this new metric. stuart: really good stuff, thanks very much. than we have less lerner being called to congress to testify once again. the result was no different. listen to this. >> counsel has advised me i have not waive my constitutional rights under the fifth amendment and on his advice i will decline to answer any question on the subject matter of this hearing. stuart: rich edson is with us. what is next for the irs i

lauren simonetti is right here in studio. a selloff on biotech.y. >> we cannot sustain these rallies. we have had two days in a row. today we have had a 16 handle on one. i will not blame it on biotech. citigroup economic surprise. asia and europe. we are missing our economic forecast to the downside. there is some real worry out there. charles: what do you think, charles? >> i would agree that this is not really a moment dumb story. look at netflix. look at tesla motors. they all crashed and burned. charles: is adjustable profit-taking? >> i think it is a red flag to get out of those stocks. >> the momentum stocks are key here. you have to take some steam out of the market. we talk about the stocks that everyone has heard about and talked about. i do not see this rally extending past too much. >> there has been a rotation into blue-chip names. let's take a look at some of the hot stocks that we are watching today. nicole, first up, carnival. what is going on there? >> you can see it to the downside. they came out with a forecast that was weaker t

lauren simonetti is with us. >> countries like estonia and hungary are above us.are number one. hong kong and singapore have download speeds a third faster than here in the u.s. the reason is lack of competition. you created mergers. they controlled certain markets. there could be relief on the way. one hundred times faster than your typical broadband. who is talking with 34 different cities. stuart: google. that name keeps popping up all the time. good stuff, lauren. here is a question. how would you like to be able to watch as many videos or stream as much music as you want without having to worry about a really expensive data bill. there is a new app. it can help you do that. it reduces your phones bandwidth. let's see if i can figure this one out. serge, let me see if i've got this right. if i have your app, i can see videos, i can listen to music without using as much data. is that probably speaking, accurate? >> that is correct. you do not have to pay more, you just get twice as much video, images, web. stuart: i understand that you do that by compressing th

lauren simonetti is with us. >> they did not respond to this invitation. they never showed up.lion people in 2012 who had their identity stolen. such a sensitive and serious topic. to not show up, it looks really shady. 4.6 million snap chat users have their phone numbers and names revealed. there is a flaw in your system. snap and disappear. charles: i bet that they will show up next time. >> so far so good. a different picture than yesterday's candy crush king. this is all about leading the cloud -based provider of hr services. that is a great performer. i also want to take a look at tesla. this is where bush cutting the price target on tesla. it is sitting at 205. you do not want to have your price target. charles: it is not good news. i know a lot of people that may want to buy it under 200. thanks a lot. really appreciate it. football players at northwest university can be unionize. all eyes, judge andrew napolitano joins us from d.c. this is a tough one, judge. how do you weigh in on this? >> encompassing college students out private schools that received scholarships in

lauren simonetti, are they profiting? >> yes. have you had any potholes this winter?ing auto zoned out. take a look at the stock, however. same-store sales in the quarter. both the expectations. autozone is a loser today. stuart: a heavy price. tell us about autonation. once again, we are telling you. it does not necessarily mean that people are staying at home on the couch. stuart: very interesting. lauren, thank you very much indeed. i am quoting him directly. the world is pretty dangerous. i think that we need to stay alert. joining us from los angeles. founder of marijuana dispensary ebv you. you are a pothead; right? [laughter] >> i would not say that. stuart: have you smoked it? have you done that? >> absolutely. i find it to help quite a bit. stuart: does it help you? >> what we are seeing is a stigma. it is hard to blame governor brown. at the end of the day, it is really the only way to progress as a society. we had a stigma about women wanting to vote. the world is a much better place because of it. that does not take a constitutional amendment. stuart: the

lauren simonetti has the mind-boggling numbers. >> he is not even 31. he turns 31 next month. an $292 million over ten years. we will see if he makes it that long. that contract was $275 and if you sit down on an annual basis it is $31 million and that too is a record. detroit wants to win this series. charles: hopefully they will do better with him than with a rod. big social media deal to talk about, lithium technologies for $200 million, joining us from san francisco the ceos of those countries. i want to start with you, you are a friend of the show. feels like it came from out of left field. why i use selling out? what is the reason for this? >> when i met rob we connected on the vision of what we thought about cultures of our company. one opportunity we saw for the world that we could bring to the world, we wanted to join forces and take on the world. charles: what does this say about the world, what does it say about us? people wanting to know what they're score is and how they rank in the social media world? dr. keith ablow is extraordinarily critical of that whole spac

lauren simonetti from the fox business network. we heard a little bit about the switches.hy does it seem like the number is now so much bigger. >> we went from 12 deaths to 303 deaths. that might not be the end of it. this is what happened, center for auto research looked at raw data. what they did look at ignition switch recall which could shut off the car and disable the airbag system. they looked at just two of recalled models, chevy cobalts and saturn eye ons. what happened and how much deaths were related to airbag not deploying. gm says this need further interpretation. the point of that study, that 303 number is for use in congressional hearings, right, to send a message to gm and the government saying you had all of this evidence and all these deaths and you did not do enough soon enough, jenna. jenna: the big theme the company delayed action on some information that potentially impact ad whole lot of lives. that is similar theme if you will to the story on target. now we're hearing a little bit more how they potentially delayed some action when they found out abou