landon dowdy joins us live at cnbc's world headquarters with what the network is planning to offer, plus a look at how futures are trading this morning. good morning. >> futures are lower today. the nasdaq failing to hold that 5,000 level. investors reacting to weaker than expected auto sales, which were hurt by the bad weather last month and looking ahead to economic data out this week. private sector job growth and the nation's services sector. now falling 85 points, the nasdaq dropping 28 to 4979. nbc reportedly plans to launch a comedy-focused video streaming service later this year. it would bundle new episodes of "the tonight show" and "saturday night live" with original shows and content. reports say it could cost as low as $2.50 a month and users could get access to clips before they show up on youtube. and sony plans to start selling project morphius next year. the headset works with the play station 4's console and camera, simulating the eyes. sony hasn't announced a price just yet. sam, back over to you. >> sometimes we feel like our whole lives are just one virtual reality. t

landon dowdy joining us live at cnbc world headquarters this morning with a look at how futures are trading and hopefully getting us started on the right foot. good morning, landon. >> that's right, sam, good morning to you. futures are pointing to a higher open this morning. stocks rallied late friday breaking a four-day losing streak but the markets posted their biggest weekly loss since the end of january. the dow rising 34 points friday to 17712. ford is bringing back the lincoln continental after retiring the brand 13 years ago. the automaker will show off a prototype of the luxury sedan today ahead of the new york auto show which begins this weekend. the new continental will hit dealer showrooms next year and ford aims to triple global sales. sam, over to you. >> a sleek ride there as well. thank you very much, landon. >> could use one of those especially on a monday morning cruising into a new work week. >> something to pick things up a little bit. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren for a boost of energy. >> good morning to you, as you're enjoying coffee temperatures a

landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters with what some are calling an invasion of privacy this morning. >> hi, laura, good morning to you. facebook wants to help advertisers find out what brands people are talking about. it's giving marketers data, showing what topics are being discussed on the social networking site, including brand names and products. they'll be able to filter topics by location and demographics, helping familiarize them with new customers and figure out which products to stock up on, or highlight in ad campaigns. facebook will only put data from public or private posts that users share with others. and a new study by verizon finds 80% of the world's retailers are falling short and ensuring their card payment systems are secure, increasing the risk of cyber attacks. most tend to only upgrade their systems when they approach an annual compliance check. credit and debit cards account for 2/3 of all retail purchases in the u.s. >>> and checking the markets, futures are pointing to a higher open today following tuesday's big selloff. the dow going into the red for the ye

landon is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >>> good morning, laura. future pointing to a lower open after stocks rallied monday pushing the dow back into positive territory for the year. a number of mergers and takeover deals in the health care sector. encouraging economic news from janet yellen late last week. home prices, manufacturing, and consumer confidence, the dow jumping 263 points to 17,976. back over the you. >> thanks, landon. good to see you. >>> we're talking confidence. some confidence that we might see some rain this week would be a very good thing in our state right now. christina saying good chances for today and moving forward. >> not so great for today, but, yeah, a little drizzle out there, much better chance, we have a rain pattern, sam. i know you're keeping a close watch on that for next week, but starting on sunday, the rich moisture is back in the bay area. good morning to you. happy tuesday morning. temperatures right now mostly in the 50s. 55 degrees in oakland, 52 in san jose. and temperatures are going to be really, really

landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters with all the details.ood friday morning, landon. >> hey, sam, good friday morning to you, too. the faa gives amazon the green light to test the use of drones. flights must be at a low altitude during daylight hours and must stay within sight of the pilot. amazon wants to deliver packages within 30 minutes and the company is developing devices that can drive up to 15 miles per hour and sense and avoid objects. futures are pointing to a higher open for the market today. it was a mixed day for stocks thursday as investors continue to debate the fed's statement that it will raise interest rates gradually. the nasdaq closed higher, rising for the fourth straight session. the nasdaq briefly breaking above the 5,000 mark. the dow falling to 17,959 and the nasdaq rising 9 to 4992. want to know how many calories are in the pint of guinness, the company will start putting nutritional information on labels including calories and alcohol content. the data will be based on a typical serving size so consumers know what

landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters with a look at all your business headlines.ood morning, landon. >> hey, sam, good morning to you. futures are pointing to a higher open today. stocks fell gradually throughout the day on wednesday closing at the lows of the sessions as investors can shake fears the fed may raise rates sooner than expected. we continue today on unemployment, retail sales and import prices. the dow falling 27 points to 17,635 and the nasdaq down 9 to 4849. amazon may be the biggest online retailer in the u.s. but now also a place that supports the little guy. amazon is launching a store to sell exclusive electronics, toys and other items created by inventors and small businesses. some products were backed by kickstarter campaigns and others featured on "shark tank." the items will be available for two-day shipping for prime members. >>> march madness is here and distracted workers could cost employers at least $1.9 billion in lost wages, as people fill in lost )(qes, as people fill and during the first two days of the ncaa tournament. dozen games

. >> we turn to landon dowdy, she's live at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> hey, guys, good morning. it's a big day here. investors await a decision that's supposed to come out this afternoon. the fed is widely expected to signal that it's ready to start raising interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. that could come as early as june. but some fed officials say they want to see more confidence in the economic recovery and a rise in inflation before they pull the trigger. the dow falling 128 points. the nasdaq rising seven to 4937. >>> facebook users can tap a dollar icon in a chat window to transfer cash after linking a debit card to their accounts. the free feature will be rolling out in the next few months. >>> and american express is launching a customer loyalty program this spring. it's called plenty. it allows customers to earn points by making purchases at seven companies, including macy's, at&t, rite aid, and exxon mobil. for example, you can use points to pay your at&t bill to make purchases at rite aid. anything to save

. >> for more on that now, we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> good morning to both of you. futures are lower after stocks surged monday erasing all of last week's losses. investors will be watching the fed today, which begins a two-day meeting with a decision due tomorrow afternoon, and widely expected for the fed to signal it's ready to start raising interest rates possibly as soon as june reflecting the improving job market. data on housing starts and building permits, the dow jumping 228 points to 17,977, the nasdaq up 57 to 4929. >>> apple is reportedly in talks to launch an online tv service this fall, it would be a bundle of about 25 channels, anchored by abc, cbs and fox but not nbc due to a fallout between apple and comcast. it would be available across apple tv, iphones, ipads and macs. the service will likely cost $30 to $40 a month. this is an interesting study. office workers may be fed up to their ears in paperwork but they're saying they've had enough. new study by adobe shows an overwhelming majority feel

. >> for that and the rest of the news about of your bell we turn to, who else, landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. landon, happy tuesday to you. good morning. >>. >> hi guys, happy tuesday to you. futures are lower this morning, following monday's rally that saw the nasdaq close above 5000 for the first time in 15 years. investors showing off economic reports showing a slowdown in consumer spending and manufacturing last month. it's just the third close above 5k for the nasdaq. the other two were in march of 2000 right before the dot-com bubble burst. the nasdaq is up nearly 6% thanks to apple in large part, up 17%. the nasdaq rising 44 points monday to 00008. the dow closing at a new record of 155 to 1888. less than three months after the u.s. and cuba agreed to restore diplomatic ties they've noticed a shift to cuba button on amazon site. it doesn't work and it's unclear how quickly they could start shipping packages. swiping left or right is free on tinder but taking it back will cost you. the popular dating app launched a premium service called tinder plus, for $9.99 to $19

let's check your news before the bell, landon dowdy is live at cnbc world headquarters, good morning, landon. >> hey, scott, good morning to you. futures are pointing to a lower open after stocks rallied on thursday, bringing a two-day losing streak. investors taking mixed economic data on retail sales in unemployment as a signal but then may hold off a bit longer on raising interest rates. we get reports today on inflation and consumer sentiment. the dow jumping 259 points to 17895, the $dak up to 4893. back to you. >>> sam and kris the big spike in the dow came despite intel in santa clara warned it would make far less money than expected because of slowing chip sales. intel says fewer businesses are upgrading their work computers and that could mean $1 billion less in sales. intel of course is a dow component, that's why i bring it up. their biggest business is pc chips. these days all the chips are going into mobile, but intel kind of missed that boat. they're trying to catch up, but they missed that boat and now they have to depend on pcs and nobody's buying new pcs. >> well that

landon dowdy is live at cnbc headquarters. good morning to you. >> hey, scott, good morning to you, too. futures are pointing to a mixed open this morning. stocks fell on tuesday, closing at lows of the session. going triple digits in the final days of trading. big ticket durable goods such as airplanes and heavy equipment. the dow falling 104 points to 18,011. scott, back to you. >> landon, thank you. aaa just published a study every parent should know about. it found that six out of ten crashes involving young people involve distractions from inside the car. other passengers, from cell phones, texting, for instance. how did they come up with that? from actual video cameras placed inside the teenagers' cars. more than a thousand video cameras, which recorded the teen driver, until they ran into trouble. here's one of just many. in each of these cases, the teen was okay, but you could see just before these real life crashes, these are not recreations. they are looking at their cell phone. guys, i know you're going to talk more

she's live at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> good morning to you. what goes up must come down. and futures are lower today after the markets fell on tuesday. the nasdaq failing to hold on to that 5,000 level. investors reacting to weaker than expected auto sales, which were hurt by the bad weather that we've seen the last month. and looking ahead to economic data out this week. the reports today on private sector job growth and the nation's services sector. the dow falling 85 points. the nasdaq dropping 28 to 4979. scott, back over to you. >> landon, thank you. sam and laura, you well know leonard nimoy died. canadians are marking it by their $5 bills. if i'm not mistaken, the portrait is canada's seventh prime minister, but apparently he looks a little bit like leonard nimoy. there you go. >> he's been spocked. >> that is just uncanny. more ink on the 5, though, for those eyebrows. thank you, scott. >> what a tribute. >>> stunning video to show you of chile's volcano erupting. take a look at that. it is one of the most active volcanos in south america. authorities have e swvac

. >>> let's check your markets this morning and turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters.ood morning to you. >> hey there, scott. futures are pointing to a higher open today. stocks fell gradually throughout the day wednesday closing the lows of the sessions as investors can't shake fears the fed may raise interest rates sooner than expected. data on unemployment, retail sales and import prices. the dow falling 27 points to 17,635, the nasdaq down 9 to 4849. scott, pack over to you. >> thank you, landon. >>> the company box reported profits for the first time since it ipo'd and became a publicly traded company. on this day the first day of trading we reminded you box did not make money. last night it confirmed it does not make money. expect that stock to be a bit wild today. and good news, the app store is back up, as in itunes and other apple services. normally, sam and laura, i don't know that we'd mention a service went down for ten hours, these things happen but this is apple we're talking about. first of all that's unusual, secondly, ten hours is a ton of money for ap

landon dowdy is live at cnbc world headquarter, good morning. >> good morning, scott mcgrew, talking to me twice in one day, this must be my lucky day. stocks fell for a second day in a row wednesday, investors reacting to a number of economic reports showing moderate growth in the labor market and services sector out of tomorrow's key monthly jobs report. look for data for new filings for unemployment, worker productivity and labor costs and factory orders. the dow dropping 106 points the first triple-digit loss since january to 18,096 the nasdaq falling 12 to 4967. >> landon, i'll do it again tomorrow. >>> apple reportedly told suppliers to start mass production of a bigger ipad in the second half of this year versus original plans for apparently this winter. this new ipad which will have a nearly 13 inch screen is aimed at business users. apple is considering adding usb ports that can quickly transfer data and connect a mouse and a keyboard and i got to be honest, that sounds like an microsoft sr. >>> 5:18, a new study suggests staying fit during middle age may benefit the brain.

. >> for that and the rest of your day's news before the bell, we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> sam and kris, good morning to both of you. futures are high ahead of the opening bell. the nasdaq ended at its third highest close ever on friday, above 5000. investors will continue to digest the fed's signal that it will raise interest rates gradually and economic reports on housing, inflation and gdp. on friday the dow rising to 18127 and the nasdaq up 34 to 5026. >>> the fate of radio shack hangs on the outcome of a bankruptcy auction today, on one side liquidation firms bidding to sell the retailer's remaining assets. on the other a hedge fund that promised to keep about 1,700 stores open. they are teaming with sprint to operate as cobranded stores. sprint would sell wireless service and radio shack everything else. >>> florida may be considered a go to destination for retirement but doesn't crack the top 25 best states. wyoming is first followed by colorado, utah, idaho and virginia. california is 31st. the report ranks the states based on

. >>> well, let's check the markets on this monday morning, morgan bren season live at cnbc world headquarters, good morning, morgan. >> good morning, scott. record month for stocks as we begin trading for march. february was the best month for the dow in two years. closed at 18,132, but this week, the big focus is going to be on the nasdaq. came within 11 points of touching the 5,000 mark on friday before a late slide into the close, but this week, investors will be watching to see whether the index can get back to those levels which haven't been seen since march of 2000, to put that in context, the height of the tech bubble. futures are currently pointing to a positive open, back to you. >> remember it well, okay, thank you much. we will continue to cover the issue with twitter as we were reporting earlier this morning, isis or somebody affiliated with isis or somebody who has nothing to do with isis threatened twitter and many of it's executives with some rather traffic tweets. they're objecting of course to the twitter deleting many isis accounts. we'll continue to cover that throughout th

from drones, queen bee landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> hey there, scott, happy friday. futures are pointing to a higher open for the market today. it was a mixed day for stocks on thursday, as investors continued to debate the fed's statement that they will raise interest rates gradually. the nasdaq was the only major index to close higher right into the fourth straight session. the nasdaq briefly breaking above the 5,000 mark, the dow falling 117 points and the nasdaq rising 9 to 4992. >> thanks have a great weekend. sam and law camera, i guess you do not know what cher wang is. she's one of the most interesting people, born to one of the richest families in taiwan, made her own fortune by finding her own cell phone company. she lives in mountain view, wept to high school in oakland and cal berkeley. imagine being born into one of the richest families in the world starting from zero and creating a cell phone company. >> and ending up in silicon valley, where else? >> where else? >> thank you very much, scott. >>>

. >> for more on that and the rest of our news before the bell we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> sam and laura, good morning to you. futures point to a higher open this morning. stocks rallied friday breaking a four-day losing streak. the markets posted their biggest week of loss since the end of january. we continue today on personal income and spending and pending home sales, the dow rising 34 points on friday to 17,712, the nasdaq up 27 to 4891. gnc has agreed to implement sweeping new testing procedures for dietary supplements that far exceed federal quality control rules. the "new york times" report comes the actions come as the attorney general accuse gnc and three other retailers selling supplements fraudulent or contaminated with unlisted ingredients that can pose health risks. >>> volvo will spend $500 million to build its first assembly plant in the u.s. the swedish automaker will announce where the factually will be located in a few weeks. production will start in 2018 and plans to increase u.s. sales to 100,000 vehicles a year. >

the ceo will join us live in a cnbc exclusivend. at future is now when it comes to mobile payments.ator of google wallet is with us to break down what you need to know as we go to break, a look at the markets, dow down 16 is 1 and back in a moment. now with the you can watch live tv anytime. it's never been easier with so many networks all in one place. get live tv whenever you want. the xfinity tv go app. now with live tv on the go. enjoy over wifi or on verizon wireless 4g lte. plus enjoy special savings when you purchase any new verizon wireless smartphone or tablet from comcast. visit comcast.com/wireless to learn more. >>> welcome back. kevin o'leary with us. talk about uber "the korea times" have reported some uber employees have been detained by police for violating the country's transport law. the report says authorities plan to summon travis kalanick if he does not comply a warrant could be issued for his arrest. kalanick was indicted in december on charges of running an illegal taxi business. uber did issue a statement to us saying uber is fully cooperated with the police

at all time highs. cnbc's julia boorstin is live. in l.a. for this. what does this mean? >> since the show first premiered two years ago, its stock has nearly tripled as its more than doubled its subscriber base showing the 1 wh0010$100 mn investment in the show has more than paid off. now "house of cards'" third season will be instrumental in keeping viewers hooked and adding new ones. rivals are investing heavily in original content. netflix is facing more competition from amazon upping its ante as it invests more in originals. a stand alone hbo service is in the works. and there's the new sling tv. plus netflix is losing dozens of titles in its library next month. maintaining the buzz of shows like "house of cards" is why the company is ramping up investment in originals, raising an additional $1.5 billion earlier this month. that's $500 million more than netflix previously announced. >> julia boorstin, thanks for that. >>> mike khouw, they are investing more in originals. and they say they are spending less on making their own content versus licensing from studios. >>

now, our newest season of secret lives of the super rich premiers tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. eastern here on cnbce going to give you a sneak peak inside the massive home of one of the biggest names in video games. >> the most expensive home ever sold in beverly hills is 23,000 square feet of over the top luxury. is it a home theater door cov covered in lizard skin. we got an exclusive tour from the home's builder. >> my mission was to build the most beautiful house in southern california. >> this mansion is one of the biggest bets ever made in beverly hills. our cameras were the first and only allowed inside. >> this is about a $500,000 furnished dining room. look at this shower. you can fit nine people easily inside here. i spent a million dollars on this living room set. you can fit six cars in here. >> he build the home on spec, meaning on speculation, without a buyer and the price is shocking. >> the reason we're showing you this is the house was sold to marcus person, the founder of the mine craft video game back in december. price tag, shocking $70 million. everything was included in the ho

thanks very much and let's send it out to austin where cnbc's julia boorstin is live at south by southwesteo logan green. julia? >> thanks so much kelly. logan, thanks for joining us right after you came offstage. just before the break we were talking about the story about how lyft as well as uber are facing these lawsuits and the threat that you might have to recategorize your employees who are currently independent contractors as employees. what kind of threat does this pose to your business? >> so i can't comment on any ongoing litigation but what we can talk about is the role that we're playing in the sharing economy and how the sharing economy is changing the nature of work. so there are a couple of really interesting stats that we found out about our drivers. the average driver is doing it for about 14 hours a week. and in l.a. we wanted to know, you know, why are they doing it and what other jobs are they looking at? 60% of our drivers in l.a. work in a creative industry. so they drive lyft for a few hours so they can cover rent and then whenever they get a call from their agent and

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cnbc. thanks. >>> well, we've got a first alert for the portion of the area from philadelphia northward. this is a live picture athe shore of cape may from the lafayette hotel. there's rain in the forecast and i'll have that coming up. jillian? >>> good morning. if you're waking up in delaware this is what it is looking like along route 1 at the dover toll plaza. it is dry and it is quiet. i'm checking our new jersey cameras right now. so we'll have that coming up for you in a few minutes. >>> and it's a big loss to a small new jersey town. take a look behind me. this is the historic sergeantsville inn that went up in flames a few hours ago. we have an interview with the fire chief as well as the mayor about what a loss this is to the community. >>> i'm matt delucia live in camden where a family managed to escape as their house was collapsing. why they say they were surprised this happened is coming up. >>> we are live on the scene of a fire at a popular restaurant where george washington once stayed. >>> and more breaking news as we're covering a camden home that crumbled with people still inside. and the family

live from cnbc world headquarters to kick off our monday morning. good morning, landon. >> that's right, good morning, sam. starbucks baristas will stop writing race together a week after the campaign was launched it was aimed at sparking conversations with customers about racial issues in america. it was criticized by the public and employees. starbucks plans several other initiatives including expanding into urban neighborhoods. >>> futures are lower ahead of the opening bell this morning. the markets come off a positive week, the nasdaq at its third highest close ever friday above 5,000. investor also continue to digest the fed's signal that it will raise interest rates gradually and get economic reports on housing, inflation and gdp. friday the dow rising to 18127 and the nasdaq up 34 to 5026. sam, back over to you. >> trying to keep that positive momentum going. thank you very much, landon. >>> it is 4:47 right now. we want to look at that forecast, which is a rainy one this morning. good morning, christina. >> good morning. lot of this came down while you were sleeping, but the good news is, we picked up some significant totals, happy to tell about you about that this morning obviously, if you have the s

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live with becky quick today at 1:30 eastern. only one place you're going to see that, and that's right here on cbs. cnbc.e'll be right back after this. >>> hello, everyone. i'm sue herera. here's what's happening at this hour. indiana governor mike pence held a news conference to explain the state's recently passed religious freedom restoration act. he said it's about religious liberty, not discrimination, and wants a second bill on his desk by the end of the week making it clear businesses will not be allowed to discriminate. >>> robert kraft testified today that his former star tight end aaron hernandez told him he was innocent when asked if he was involved in a 2013 killing. spe kraft spent about half an hour on the stand. >>> greece has failed to reach an initial deal with the european union and the imf to unlock aid. the lack of a deal ramps up pressure on athens, which will run out of money in a few weeks without financial help. >>> and the cincinnati reds are catering to a new group of fans, mothers who are breastfeeding. a new space at the ballpark is being turned into a nursing and baby care are

of tomorrow night, robert thank you, the new season of "secret lives of the super rich" premieres tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. right here on cnbc." >> you know, brian, the "fast money" madness challenge continues. our traders debating 16 of the hottest stocks over the next three weeks. we've already started. you can logon to cnbc.com/pro. in tonight's match-up over here in the chip sector. we're going nvidia and micron. the twitter vote has counted to break ties. we urge people to read the preview on cnbc.com/pro and then also weigh in tonight with their choice on twitter because they have broken the ties here on "fast." >> the people's vote matters melissa. >> it does tonight at 5:00. >> 5:00 eastern. thank you, melissa, and thank you for watching. "closing bell" begins right now. >>> and welcome to "closing bell" for a monday. i'm bill griffeth at the new york stock exchange. >> i'm michelle caruso-cabrera in today for kelly evans. we continue to keep a close eye on the nasdaq moving in and out of positive territory today within striking distance still though of that all-time high set more than 15 years ago. >> just think, i

live. you can catch that interview at 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnbcset the menu for the rest much the hour folks. german and french markets up more than 10% in two months. there may be a lot of reason to worry about buying into that rally. see why analysts at s&p are saying beware. financials down 3% in three months. is there opportunity in that sector now? the retailers still getting hit hard by the port shutdown out on the west coast. what's taking so long to get the shipping biz back in order out there is this we're keeping an eye on the market. big wally, folks, as you know. up 290 for the dow. do i hear 295? power lunch will be right back. isn't a street. return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything from investing for retirement to saving for college. our commitment to current and former military members and their families is without equal. start investing with as little as fifty dollars. don't jus

at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like shopping hungry equals overshopping. >>> you're watching cnbc's "squawk on the street," livee world. opening bell in 90 seconds on thursday. ecb meeting going on now. we continue to watch the news from around the world regarding china's growth targets. jim mentions comps at costco and limit the brands. also comps at dunkin', goldman believes, are going to get better as they up it to a buy. >> one of those lower the bar and now can beat stories. dunkin''s a disappoint month and i thought the goldman call will have residence, comparisons get easier. >> targets go 47 to 54. 19 upside. coverage universe 1% upside. >> k-cup, i have been critical of them versus starbucks. i've been saying sell them and own starbucks. my charitable trust says i was dumb as a bag of hammers about costco costco. one time or another, my hedge fund -- >> in grade school, a long time. >> actually in the womb i don't know if you know that one, in the womb when the idea started. >> piper cuts mcdonald's to neutral. ping-pong action. >> how much will that be up today? mcdonald's, you can't stop. a very impo

tomorrow we will have live coverage of janet yellen's news conference beginning at about 2:00 eastern time right here on cnbcady for oracle's earnings among other things on the second hour of "the closing bell" with kelly o'evans. see you tomorrow kelly. >> thank you, bill. welcome to "the closing bell." happy st. patrick's day. i'm kelly evans. here is how we're finishing the down day. couldn't quite get the green for the occasion. we got some with the nasdaq. 4,937 as it claws back to 5,000. the s&p giving up 7 points. 2,074 is the settle and the dow off 130 points before the fed meeting tomorrow, and i have a feeling that's how the headlines will be written. let's ask the panel what they think. joining me evan newmark, jon najarian, and carol roth. with us for more on today's market action and oracle's earnings report due out any minute "fast money" trader guy adami and dan morgan. great to have everybody here. dr. j, what's your read? is this about the fed, nay, yeah? >> no, it will be for 24 hours or less but what it has been about, kelly has been how fast people can not be hedged in the market. in othe

live show tomorrow 5:30 p.m. eastern time. >>> shares of con edison falling 3% into the close after a fiery building explosion rocked new york city's east village. cnbc's jackie deangelis is atssen this story. >> reporter: good afternoon, melissa. that's right, bill de blasio issuing, having a press conference saying that the initial investigation shows that it was, in fact, a plumbing and gas work problem that caused that explosion at the building 121. it was that fire and explosion that then caused the partial collapse -- the collapse of that building, the partial collapse of the building next to it. over 200 fdny personnel are on the scene and nypd presence is very heavy here as well. you mentioned coned, the crews are all over the place, trying to work on this accident. as you can imagine, it really is a chaotic scene. residents have been evacuated here and one person that saw the explosion told me it literally shook the whole neighborhood and surrounding area. of course, resident have said evacuated. they are waiting to get back into their homes, but this is a difficult situation right now. the nypd also telling me the fire has not been extinguished just yet at this tim

cnbc news update for this hour. back to you. >> thanks so much. let's go to detroit where steve liesman is at the engage conference, the largest student investment conference. we are live there tomorrow, of course. you beat us there. >> yeah. i'm the warmup act, scott. we're just getting the guitars tuned for you and i know you have the big show coming tomorrow. i'm here. there's 1300 students in finance from around the country and here with a guy that used to be a student, fred tomczyk, president and ceo of td ameritrade. it's great time to have you to kind of understand weight going on. just looking at my computer, we round tripped from the fed. we went up and came right back down. is this volatility do you think stemming from expected changes in interest rates in the market and uncertainty over those changes? >> i don't have any doubt about that. i've been saying for six or nine months now, that there's so much stimulus in the system, from monetary stimulus from the federal reserve banks of most of the developed world, that when they start to pull that away there's no way we come out of that without volatility. we're seeing that right now. >> volatility is one thing

at 2:30 eastern, janet yellen will give her news conference. of course, "power lunch" will bring that to you live here on cnbc. >> stocks are lower this morning,nce. let's bring in chief market strategist brian reynolds. welcome. what are you telling people here? >> well in a long-term, we're in a bull market that's led by incredible credit boom but in the short term we began a pullback earlier this month and i think this pull back has further to go. >> i don't know which way to take that. fascinated you think we have a major credit boom under way. where does that come from? >> our nation's pensions. they need to make $7.7. 5%. this is the third time we've done that and those funds buy incredible:corporate bonds. when the fed does tighten, funds need to invest more aggressively to make up for losses. from the long-term perspective i'm bullish on the stock prices but now we're in a correction. >> it's clearly the world is throwing off every year more and more free cash flow that has to go somewhere. the question is valuation and clearly ode direction of the fed. why do you think we'll correct further from here? there is the possibility having m

lives of the super rich premiers tonight with robert 10:00 p.m. eastern and pacific right here on cnbc. >> okay. let's take a look at the stock market.ing some of the gains from earlier on today being given up. we're going to talk more about what is driving those declines. the dow is currently down by 50 points. plus, the very latest developments on the tragic plane crash in southern france carrying 150 passengers. stay tuned. in new york state, we're reinventing how we do business so businesses can reinvent the world. from pharmaceuticals to 3d prototyping, biotech to clean energy. whether your business is moving, expanding or just getting started... only new york offers you zero taxes for 10 years with startup ny business incubators that partner companies with universities, and venture capital funding for high growth industries. see how new york can grow your business and create jobs. visit ny.gov/business in my world, wall isn't a street. return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything

living up in the city ♪ >> announcer: live from the beating heart of business new york city, this is "squawk box." ♪ >>> welcome back to "squawk box" here at cnbcn along with becky quick and andrew ross sorkin. the loss futures at this hour indicated up 22 23 points or so. and the big story this morning involves a well-known really an iconic company and that is kraft. and brazilian p.e. firm 3g capital strikinging a deal to merge its heinz unit. i guess it's a unit with kraft and heinz becomes a publicly traded company. kraft shareholders will own 49% of the new company. heinz will own 51%. buffett's involve md berkshire hathaway and 3g will invest $10 million into the new company. joining us now on the "squawk" is jonathan freely. take it away. >> and good morning to both of you. we're trying to understand this deal particularly the valuation of the deal. that's perhaps the most important part given that we're combined effectively into a new company. doesn't look like there's a premium in this transaction. we're trying to figure out how to value heinz. and how the market is going to value heinz which has been a private company. and, of course

at letsmakeaplan.org. cfp -- work with the highest standard. >>> looking for a weaker open as futures are in the red. watching cnbc's "squawk on the street" liveinancial capital of the world. cramer about to ring the opening bell in about 90 seconds. jim, people are either saying you're doing your best version of mussolini or they're tweeting don't cry for me argentina. >> you know what? i love italy. i'm a seller of argentina right here. actually argentina's stronger than brazil. it's going to be difficult to talk about these countries because people don't think they are matter but they're matter because of a flow of funds, going to different places, a lot of guys caught the wrong direction. if you're kimberly-clark, long proctor, should it matter? it will because you have overseas sales. >> you changed -- you opened the show with the words "hey i'm cramer, welcome to "mad money," some people want to make friends, i want to make you money. argue you never swayed from those ideals in. >> no and it's tough. people whom -- we have had them on the show -- i felt very good about and numbers don't come through and the facts change and you've dot to

live at these prices forever either. >>> we've got a big interview this morning. if her first interview since being named to cnbc'sip o rks. julia boorstin joins us now. she caught up with miss alba herself. julia? >> thanks so much andrew. that's right jessica alba and honest company's ceo both revealed their household, personal care baby care empire tripled revenue to $150 million in revenue last year. alba telling us that the month-old feeding baby category is off to a huge start and announced a big step into beauty as well as feminine care this year. >> our customers have asked us to do more personal care. so feminine care is a vertical we're launching in the summer. then in the fall beauty. and both of those verticals we've been working on for years. it's just now we've gotten it -- we're at a point where we can finally launch them. >> alba and lee wouldn't comment on reports that there's an ipo in the works. lee noting that honest has a strong balance sheet, so it doesn't need to go public. also announcing some big international expansion into asia. >> we're looking at china in particular because we believe

cnbc's "squawk on the street." live from the financial capital of the world. opening bell's going to be ringing in 20 seconds from now. looking at leaders on the post. >> doesn't get better than that. >> no it doesn't. key to the market love asking that, anything? >> okay. it will be dow because i think that this remember having andrew liveris, a company gone from commodity proprietary, this is internal activism. how important is that? the answer is very for companies that are international that you worry about the strong dollar worry about overseas. dow takes the ball and runs with it. >> we'll look at that stock in a moment. let me give you the who did the honors here. real-time exchange back at hq a mixed bag now. world economic forum's 2015 young global leaders rang the bell at nyc. nasdaq, the lawn of of the calamos divertable and income fund. we'll speak with john in the next hour. successful fund platform. >> i've got to nail you on something. >> what? >> you have taught me also that when you see a stock up big on takeover biomarin is up a rumor someone's going to buy them dubone that bother you? >> it does. i don't foe w

oldest living person celebrated her birthday today, turned 117 and she appeared before the local media in osaka with her 92-year-old son. we wish her a very happy birthday. that is your cnbc news update at> welcome back to "squawk on the street." i'm jackie deangelis. department of energy out with the weekly crude inventory report. expecting a minor build. we got a build of 10.3 million barrels. crude trading at 50.50 before the report. down 37 cents now. by all accounts a bearish number. gasoline inventories flat on the week. also looking at cushing number people like to know what's happening in cushing. that was up 2.4 million barrels. watching these prices right now. this could be potentially more bearish as the market digests what's happening here. traders looking for draw downs to believe these cap x cuts and rig declines are starting to have an impact on production. right now very very big build here. back to you. >> wow. more than 10 million barrels, that is big. we're seeing 1% decline on new york crude. thank you. bearish for the price. speaking of stockpiling oil, what does that mean for the real economy? oil's beinging stocked away in every kind of storage structure available

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the living wage in britain, and they say they are expected to carry out extra duties for no extra pay, like giving guided tours and other things. so stay tuned, kelly. that's the cnbc news update at is not amused. >> yeah but it's no joke giving those tours. the amount of information you have to know. >> yeah absolutely. >> the languages and everything as well. thanks very much suit. sue herera back at headquarters. >>> the clock is winding down. a nuclear iran hangs in the balance. u.s. officials as well as representatives from germany, china, russia france and great britain are huddled with their iranian counterparts in switzerland in an attempt to broke area nuclear agreement before tomorrow's deadline. now a state department says a deal is 50/50. the latest on where things stand, next. there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment. so why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to plan around either. it's the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the frustrating urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go f

at all. i'm sorry, mika. you know i think that as john would tell you, the a320 and i'm sorry if we're repeating ourselveses, i was over doing a live report on cnbcthem various versions of the a320 went off the assembly line. line it is such a reliable air u craft that is flown around the world. and to lose a plane like this with a lufthansa crew to lose a craft like this a very well-built aircraft flown by a lufthansa crew is very concerning. is john cox still on the line? >> john do we have you? >> yes, i am. >> john has spent the better part of his life professionally looking at safety looking at crashes, and of course, having been a captain with u.s. airways. this kind of a rapid descent from 38 down to 5 on an aircraft that could fly on a single engine if had to would the leading theories be a breakup in flight with a fuse ill lodge fractured or losing pressure or the possibility of some sort of a criminal event? it seems to me this is so unlikely. >> well, the history of the airbus is through the airplane for six years and my last six years with the airplane and it's if they had a pressurization problem that would make sense and the rate at