his bread is buttered and macau and broader asia.t is not really a game changer from their perspective. >> can we describe the situation in las vegas as saying that things are back to normal? >> it is pretty good. the numbers were above the prior peak. vegas is still very inexpensive. 18%. room rates are >> we want to thank you very the director at credit suisse. and risks in the yogurt business. we will be speaking with the founder of maia yogurt. and benjamin netanyahu at 6 p.m. eastern. ♪ >> mike -- my guest has gone from the risky culture of wall street to the risky culture of yogurt. started aolwell company called maia yogurt. thanks for being here. you were doing structured derivatives at jpmorgan and what happened, did of old a lightning strike and he decided i have to go into the agribusiness, how did that happen? >> mike cousin was pregnant and she was looking for a solution. this is before greek yogurt became cool so she challenged me to make her a better yogurt and that was it. >> it was thankless at times. the overtinto b

>> macau is off the table. everybody's competing for japan right now. it is a question of whether gambling will be legalized and we expect a decision within the next 3-6 months. then there is a question of licenses. >> is it a good stock to own right now? >> we have a sell rating. we would probably highlight mgm. that is a good way to play the las vegas recovery. there is mass-market exposure. >> i want to thank you very much. richard hightower of isi group. thank you very much. coming up on taking stock, we will take a look at customize cars. they run an automobile dealership in california. galpin auto sports will comments next. we have details. ♪ >> tesla stores in the state of new jersey may soon be forced to close. that comes after the state vehicle commission barred automakers from selling directly to customers. it highlights a battle between u.s. dealerships and tesla. i want to bring in matt miller and from van nuys, california, beau boeckmann. he is the head of galpin ford. it is good to have you with us. matt, maybe you could describe the impor

you referred to it earlier, chris, from macau. worry that much about the united states anymore. he worries much more about his interests in macau. sheldon adelson is a business guy. you know about a lot of these guy, chris. they're not as much interested in politics except when they have some kind of agenda they want to push. israel is huge for him. but don't underestimate the online gaming ban. lindsey graham just introduced the bill this week. i was widely seen as graham doing a favor for adelson, introducing that bill. he cares a lot than issue now. >> i can just see the staffers prepping these candidates when they go out. just tell him you understand his concerns about online gambling. you understand his concerns. the old bs. butter him up. >> i bet you he asks for more than that. i think john bolton will double down on every one of his demands. thank you, jon ralston. thank you david corn. great having you on. >>> up next, why election 2016 could look a lot like 2012, a lot better for the democrats. this is "hardball," the pl

get details on the head of japan and the asian what happened in macau.re certainly did that. the philippines as well. is japan now -- tell us about this. there are so many benefits from this, not to mention the direct gaming companies themselves. >> you see things like these are tango makers -- these pechinko makers. >> they may lobby to stop this from happening as well. that is the problem. play isnk the macro going forward. the big issue for us is the zoning. the discussion of where they are going to put these places. we are not talking about one sector. it is the whole nation that needs this. city or going to be one throughout japan? >> this is the thing that no one knows. fukuoka is going to get one for sure. anywhere they can use an infusion of capital infrastructure. basis for a lot of our analysis is looking at stocks that they sneer these. these. near anything in these communities, we're are not talking about just one sector. >> you could be wrong-footed on this one. you could pick a wrong area. it is a lot read. >> well, for the time being. you

. >> by the end, macau with the cash registers zinging out there.ere were roulette tables and crap tables in macau, he makes three times what he makes in vegas. no matter how much he gives away in next presidential cycle, he'll be richer attend of it. >> last time he gave away $93 million. >> and it's unique in that he will weigh in a republican primary where as a lot of the guys are more cautious. >> the koch brothers like to have influence and power. they don't mind people knowing it generally, but they won't answer any questions. what happened when you tried to enter the sanctum out there and tried to watch this thing going on? >> there were in fact some public events like the speech you saw as well as christie and some of the other governors. however, most of it was behind closed doors. >> didn't stop you did it? >> i tried to crash. >> what is it like physically? do you walk through a door that is open and you got ahold of adelson, and he said? >> i asked him what he was going to go in 2016. he said how did you get in here? it was private. it w

investors bought shares of casino operators before the release of macau gambling revenue data. but one of the top chinese oil producers faced heavy selling on disappointing earnings and this capped the index's advance today. the shanghai composite declined, as well, 0.4%. it was down to 2,033, at the close. that was a fourth consecutive day of declines there. investors a bit cautious ahead of china's manufacturing data that comes out on tuesday. they don't expect those numbers to be all that robust. shoppers here in japan are trying to beat a midnight deadline. the consumption tax goes up on tuesday from 5% to 8%. and people are rushing out to save some yen while they still can. shoppers are streaming into department stores in tokyo's upscale district. many are buying jewelry as well as brand-name cosmetics. >> translator: i wanted to stock up on cosmetic products, because they're expensive. >> store managers say march sales are up 30% from a year ago. many are buying toilet paper, detergent, as well as other essentials with long shelf lives. >> translator: i've been shopping a

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are looking at similar sentiment in hong kong avoid deep cuts were broad based buying shore as in macau casino stocks as some are now speculating that he feels he might rally cutting people are as tight as federally inflation grew at its slowest pace in thirteen months and in the meantime telecom stocks retreated following the trough. each animal while the company's chairman said the company plans to cut prices with four g services has a knicks went down by one point eight percent by the end of the day at twenty two thousand two hundred and sixty four points. metal stocks also tumbled following insight into large commodity prices. now let's get more t tell us of trading actions in hong kong from serving a direct tie dinner sunday night so it was more than a case of monday blues the hong kong markets can wrap up back in action at peace. surely hong kong shares were punished today as they reacted for the first time two week china trade either in the east over the weekend some analysts say mark is overreacting considering the different timing of chinese year this year compared to last year

performers on the hank saying at a chinese tech giant will be reporting its earnings on wednesday the macau casino stocks gained in this down market galaxy entertainment lead the pack and was the best performer on the hang seng today the entertainment will also include will also be releasing its numbers on wednesday so investors will definitely be keeping an eye out for that lady gaga is to keep an eye out for us every night and all seven of the tissue of tiny sportswear maker is reported earnings now what i'm saying about the outlook for the entire sector why yes say the chinese courts where makers are actually starting to show signs of recovery remember tiny sportswear makers over expanded and at least eight years since they thought that the beijing olympic games in two thousand eight with fuel demand but it fell far short of expectations. since then sportswear makers have been clearing stocks and closing stores even foreign companies like nike had a difficult time in china but it looks like this portrait sector may be back on track to sport recently posted a third straight quarter of ord

taking the financial temperature and looking at the risks of investing in las vegas and macau.ll see who is winning and losing at the gaming game. and moreover the next hour. i want to get headlines from my

they are blue macaus. >> i think the firstç film we got to know rio so well and this one we get to knowmazons. we've gone deeper into brazil which means there is even more diversity and a lot for people to love in the movie. >> i think music and animated movies are growing and growing and the first one was so strong, they went bigger and more. i think it is a tribute to the brazilian sound as we're hearing now, love it. >> it is a testament to the fact that everybody came back and we added characters. the first one was a worldwide hit. they said if you watched this movie and saved your ticket stub you will receive one month free of obamacare. >> you can hear a little bit of the music in the background. the music is fantastic. there is a new single what is love byç janelle monet. >> and bruno mars as well. >> he plays roberto. check it out on inthefoxlight.com. >> we will do that. thank you so much. still to come, a crazy cat lady and proud of it. wait until you see how many felines were found inside her house. just ordinary kid turned action hero. how one dad made his son's how one dad

a wildebeest election in kenya, fire dragons in macau. this man selling balloons in lima, peru.ome of them going to the sony world photography awards, where the prize is the photographer of the year. the jury chair says poetry of photos touches the hearts and minds of people all over the world. nowhere is it better demonstrated than in these awards. >> from the award-winning photos to our picture of the night. it comes in new york city to new york. it 101 years wrong, vally afabian, a democratic republic of congo takes her allegiance to the united states in her son's home. headlines are >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. here are the top stories. russian president vladimir putin ignoring international condemnation signs a treaty to make crimea part of the russian federation. the crimean people voted overwhelmingly in sunday's referendum to leave ukraine. russia steps up troop presence in the region, and the death of a ukrainian soldier in simferepol sparks outrage in kiev. >> the u.s. won't recognise the treaty and says there'll be more sanction

in macau the capital of the oil rich upper nile state. that being kept in sheila communities complain if abuse mainly by newer rivals. many have fled to dis united nations camp were some are receiving medical treatment. like does she look women mother of seven who was shocked when rebels retook malik al last month. the one who paid the devils entered the church i was hiding it in fire we did manage to do. most of all we'll say keep my fourteen year old children many of its nine hundred thousand people over ten percent of the population have been displaced by fighting the peacekeeping mission here is being bolstered to twelve thousand five hundred troops from seven thousand before the conflict or some might say the civil war. it is mentoring us. that's it i'm going to africa he said. you you will know when will you will eye. exit polls from a historic referendum in crimea sure it will but not to send one to break away from ukraine to be unified with moscow. even the folder that led to wait come to think the white house in the eu came out a

we are expecting macau casino numbers to come out today.irst out." -- "first up." ♪ client it all changes. the us trillion government says that it will alter the ownership role. a solution is in sight. when a deal is asked to did this year. the road to nowhere. driving is a chore as asia's cities trying to a halt. staying with that topic, i am joined now by a reporter. we have been talking about this all morning. we had a correspondent in jakarta, trying to drive through the traffic. what are some of the issues that are contributing to some parts of asia that we are party scene? lack of alternatives in places like jakarta. the metro system is still being built. it will not be ready for a few more years. people are going to drive because they have to take their cars or a motorbike. the only other alternative is bosses. in places like mongolia, it is cold in winter. it is -35 degrees. they have a lack of public transit. bloomberg tv in mongolia has this read work for us. -- report for us. >> more than one million people are using this system.

a billionaire property developer has been signed after being sentenced to jail for five years by a macau the u.s. and foul as the crime yet bows to join russia. ♪ ukraine has moved troops near the border. they have voted to join russia. exit polls show more than 93% of voters want to leave ukraine and live under moscow's rule. the crisis is deepening. the u.s. and allies have threatened sanctions but have rolled out military intervention. let's take a closer look at this rapidly deepening crisis. joining us is a political science or fest at the university of melbourne. in central and eastern european affairs. how bad could this get? at the worst it can lead to war. that is a long way off. i certainly hope it is sort of out long before then. >> why do you say it is a long way off? >> there are still room for maneuver with a compromise. there is still a possibility for a compromise maybe not in crimea now but in the ukraine. biden and poland for talks on the ukraine. we're also hearing word that they're going to send tighter jets to poland to really bolster up that presence there. do you t