right now lululemon has only 150 locations in north america.han halfway to management's ultimate target of 350 stores. and that's just the domestic opportunity. i'm going to get to the international opportunity later. on top of that lulu's already rolled out a second concept. eviva which is their children's stores for 6 to 14-year-olds. six locations in canada, two more coming this year, along with five showrooms in the u.s. this company also has a terrific online business. 85% growth clip last year. and they're constantly moving beyond athletic apparel with a swim line coming up later this quarter. i cannot wait. as well as road biking clothes, more clothing for men, so i can keep on styling. there's a lot happening here. and it all adds up to a pathway for years of highly visible growth. point two. are lulu's end markets big enough to support its plans? i think there's no question that the answer is yes. athletic apparel's a huge category. and as the company moves into regular apparel and children's clothes, the total addressable market just

lululemon has been red hot all year. in part because the company posted fabulous numbers.cause this is a peter lynch style story. the great magellan fund manager of yore. where people love the stores. they love the products. so they want to buy the stock. as i wish i could every time i duck into my store in summit, new jersey. it's no wonder lululemon rallied practically in a straight line through the first quarter and spent most of march on the new high list. of course i hate chasing stocks. makes you feel like a dope for paying top dollar. i much prefer to buy on a nice juicy pullback. that's what you do. so you should thank your lucky stars that this week's sell-off has knocked lulu lemon from its perch. with the stock now down nearly three points off its high, even after it rebounded 38 cents today. still, i -- look, i was hoping for a down day to do this piece. but it is the end of the week and i've waited long enough. why am i so convinced that lulu lemon is worth buying into weakness? as much as i appreciate how women look in lulu and as much as i like and need thei

. >> they think it is like lululemon or something like that. >> do you spend a lot of time inside this building? >> it is really only part-time. i just wanted for the owner. >> police say he used a fake rental and to lure the women to abandoned building on mill road and both victims are expected to be ok. >> let's take a look at the day ahead -- jury selection is beginning in the john edwards trial. he faces campaign finance violation charges. prosecutors say he spent almost $1 million on his pregnant mistress. he has pleaded not guilty and if convicted, he could face up to 30 years in prison. the metro board of directors will take another look at fare hikes today. they announced it will scale back its proposed fare increases after its estimated budget deficit shrank by $60 million. they plan to raise bus and rail fares later this year. it will soon cost to more for hailing a cab in the district. the d.c. taxicab commission approved a 44% hike. the new rate is expected to take effect on april 21 but the commission says not all cabs will begin charging the new fares run away. >> it will

like lululemon. more than anything else, i'm not worried, buzz as important as the inventories are, none of the things are the key metric for nike them are a one of a kind company to provide a unique way to look into the system. they can order merchandise five to six months in advance. and a crystal clear ideas if someone would say a genuine crystal ball idea of what the business will be like going forward. the results of the system are called future orders and key metric that matters above all others when you analyze nike's results. and futures orders 15% worldwide and 18% when you account for fluctuations in exchange rates. that's a terrific number. it tells you nike's business in great shape. if more people knew to look at futures orders, the shock would rally instead of getting pounded. if people would have looked that prism right, they would say, buy, buy, buy, not sell, sell, sell. and there is no reason to stay away from this consistently excellent company. nike is the top dog when it comes to

tumi's valuation is closer to lululemon, but lulu is growing much faster, about double the rate of tumiknow what people are willing to pay for accessories and apparel companies. we know what they're willing to pay for retailers. it's not pie in the sky. tumi grows earnings over the next three to five years. with the stock trading at 35 times earnings, i think it's at the high end of what could be considered reasonable. i would rather own stock like coach. that trades at 18 times earnings, 16% growth rate. it's safer, okay? here's the the bottom line, like most ipos that run a lot on their first day, tumi and splunk are both way too hot to handle. tumi is more overvalued. at the end of the day, the price is wrong for both these stocks. i think you need to sell, because they're much more likely to pull back from here than to rally. "mad money" is back after the break. pssst! don't go in there! it's your surprise party and we want this hair color to be party ready. let's get some dimensional color. now!? what if it comes out wrong? [ gigi ] nice 'n easy gets your right color every time. gu

the top five, tiffany, coach, lululemon and, gamestop, whether that's halo effect or crowding out effect. in any case, down to bob pisani at the new york stock exchange. seems we're back in risk-off mode today. what gives? >> a three-to-one declining to advancing stocks and the very sloppy closing in europe, spanish bank stocks ahead of the 10-year auction tomorrow i think is part of the problem. not a lot to get overjoyed about. i'll tell you something i am very happy to see. put up a chart of brent crude because brent is dropping. here we see it moving up all throughout the year-to-date. and in the last few weeks look at that. we're at the lowest levels for brent since going back to february. brent is really the global benchmark. not west texas intermediate. this trend line is important. that means gasoline prices should be coming down. those wondering why they're high, they should start coming down. what does it mean? a little about iran perhaps hostilities less likely and a lot of oil coming from the bakken into the east coast. we're seeing that influencing west texas price. bottom l

it's no wonder lululemon rallied practically in a straight line through the first quarter and spent mostthe new high list. of course i hate chasing stocks. makes you feel like a dope for paying top dollar. i much prefer to buy on a nice juicy pullback. that's what you do. so you should thank your lucky stars that this week's sell-off has knocked lulu lemon from its perch. with the stock now down nearly three points off its high, even after it rebounded 38 cents today. still, i -- look, i was hoping for a down day to do this piece. but it is the end of the week and i've waited long enough. why am i so convinced that lulu lemon is worth buying into weakness? as much as i pressure how women look in lulu and as much as i like and need their anti-stink pants, remember that liking the product is only a starting point. it's where you get your inspiration. but after that you've got to do your homework on the actual company. you've got to kick the tires, so to speak. and that's what we try to teach, is how to do homework on "mad money." that's where my ten-point checklist comes in. it's the rubri

. >> i'll be wearing my lululemon. >> you wear lululemon or you don't wear anything at all. >> the tsunamior thailand, myanmar, but remain for indonesia, the maldive and sri lanka? what can we expect from the first quarter results and what do we expect next? that's after the break. [ male announcer ] if you believe the mayan calendar, on december 21st polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space. which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd, and you still need to retire. td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when you open a new account or roll over an old 401(k). so who's in control now,ma? according to the signs, ford is having some sort of big tire event. i just want to confirm a few things with fiona. how would you describe the event? it's big. no,i mean in terms of savings how would you sum it up? big in your own words, with respect to selection, what would you say? big okay, let's talk rebates mike, they're big they're bi

not unlike lululemon.lte is trying to figure out. >> when you tell me that mcdonald's is a technology company, my ears perk up. >> well, listen, they have been able to bring down the costs. long past the days when you used to get that fry basket. >> that hurt. >> you sound like you speak from experience. >> well, karen cramer has that. >> how about slumber jay? >> schlumberger, that's a company that has business saying, listen, don't worry about natural gas. it's back. >> let's take a quick look at our screen. american airlines union reaching an agreement with u.s. airways on a potential takeover. i know you have zero to little interest in airlines overall. >> the first stock i bought for my dad at goldman stacks was american airlines, it went from 60 to 30. it taught me a valuable lesson. don't be an i hdiot. >> i assume if this consolidation happens is net positive for the industry? >> well, you know what. i'm trying to go to boston, every flight is full. they have big oil problems. ceo of alcoa saying t

he says he does exercise and wears a lululemon singlet. very tight, apparently. oh, okay. >> the other thing he does, lies to us about being here. notice he's not here. >> where is he? >> well, we don't want to give -- die vil j that information. >> he's sleeping. he's power-sleeping for an entire week. >> josh, obviously, you're talking about highly successful people. a how-to guide. and one of the things that, you know, mika and i get by on four to five hours of sleep a night. and you talk to a lot of business people, a lot of politicians, margaret thatcher, you know, read her memoir. she got by on four hours of sleep. rudy guiliani gets four hours of sleep. it is a sleep-deprived class of people. >> it's a zero sum game, right? 24 hours in a day no matter how long you work. cheating the hour here, the hour there, finding the way to be more productive. we could write about productivity all of the time in our magazine and it would sell, sell, sell. and a lot of what we're trying to do in this issue is get people -- these little tips. business people are really c