investigators say he admitted to selling 200 dprams of si grams from merck and company laboratories on december 14th. >> so he stole chemicals from work to kill raccoons at his house? >> that's what he told us. >> reporter: but according to police paperwork, o'rourke was seen by a corker taking the cyanide and leaving with it. when o'rourke returned to work the next day, they say he was confronted by a coworker about the theft and he was able to leave the campus with the approval of merck representatives. police were called two days after the theft occurred. >> they told him to go home. and do you think that would have lent you time to find the chemical before it was dumped? >> we always encourage, whether it's merck or anyone else, to notify us about a possible crime as soon as possible. >> reporter: within cyanide in his warrington home and now under suspicion, police say o'rourke dumped all of it in a storm drain before they were able to interview him. once confronted by police, they say he was helpful, but couldn't remember the exact location of the drain. only that it was somewher

. >>> merck reported profits that topped analyst expectations thanks to a lower tax bill but sales for the quarter were not as strong as expected in light of increased competition some of its product. merck along with the restma of e et fell today, down 2%. >>> exxonmobil and chevron, the country's two biggest oil companies reported profits that miss expectations despite a climb in crude prices in the middle east recent quarter. xon's business in the u.s. continues to struggle losing money for the 12th consecutive rt qurer. the t worst performing stocks by the way on the dow. jackie deangelis has more on big results.ggy >> reporter: even with crude oil over $60 a barrel, big oil is struggling. those higher price were unable to offset weakness overseas for exxon and chevron. theirs earnings misseare troubling. energy was an underperformer last year. this year the thought it would be different because oil prices are on the rise but that might no enough by itself. on the bright side both companies saw benefits from the new tax laws. exxon is expected to increase spending by $50 billion ov

federal judge tossed out the verdict that merck had previously won. merck is a little bit lower. walmart and procter & gamble are all. -- off. dragging down all of the staples including procter & gamble. i want to take a step back and look at the broader macro picture by looking at the dollar. we're having the first three-day rally so far this year. doesn't sound like much, but for a year that i see no weaker up three-dayout 9%, so far this year isn't a terribly bad story. you would not expect the dollar to appreciate, but we have a lot about rates rising. focusing on the treasury auction 6039.e's g #btv the two-year bond deal relative to the s&p 500, pretty incredible going back to 2008. you are seeing that gilmore blended dividend yield. -- yield more than the dividend yield. lisa: thank you so much, taylor. amazing that cash has finally yielded something. let's check "first word" is with jessica summers. jessica: the supreme court is rejecting to challenges by gun rights groups, both returning to california laws regulating sales of firearms. in one case, the ninth circuit cour

merck, united technologies. you know, investors are coming to grips with inflation that may be bigger than anyone expected. as well as volatility that is bigger than anyone expected. you have the fear factor, the vix above 35 this week. for more on what traders are seeing, how it will play out into the close because you're seeing these wild, wild swings, liz claman has been down at the close of trading all week long for the final hour. it could be another crazy one. >> it could be. look who i have with me. don't do my show, trish. he is always too busy. peter tuck man. trish: tell, peter i said thank you. where he is going? >> he has been here, trish for 32 years. >> i was four years old. >> he was four 1/2. but peter, compare this absolutely insane oscillating week to the past dramatic weeks we've had in your past? >> look i've been here since 85. i was here in the crash of 87. clerked then. was here for "brexit" and trump election. this has been most exciting week we've seen here for a long time. maybe 07, 08,

investigators say he admitted to selling 200 dprams of si grams from merck and company laboratories on14th. >> so he stole chemicals from work to kill raccoons at his house? >> that's what he told us. >> reporter: but according to police paperwork, o'rourke was seen by a corker taking the cyanide and leaving with it. when o'rourke returned to work the next day, they say he was confronted by a coworker about the theft and he was able to leave the campus with the approval of merck representatives. police were called two days after the theft occurred. >> they told him to go home. and do you think that would have lent you time t

in southern merck a deadly crab. officials say a military helicopter surveying the damage after friday's powerful 7.2 quake crashed into a crowd of people, killing 13. the quake caused minor damage to buildings in the mexico city region. it also knocked out power to as many as one money homes and businesses. in chicago, a sea of blue as hundreds of officers turned out for the funeral of police commander paul bauer. he was shot and killed earlier this week while chasing down a suspect. city officials also asked mourners watching the procession to wear blue to show their support. and another age-defying feat for tennis superstar roger federer. he's now ranked number one in the world. last time he achieved that was five years ago, which was the longest gap in tennis history. the first time he became number one was more than 14 years ago-- another record. and now that he's 36, he's the oldest tennis player to ever sit on top. up next, what the g.o.p. should do about mass shootings, immigration, and the opioid crisis. a p

police say richard o'roark stole 200 grams of cyanide from merck back in december.d as a chemist in the company's facility in upper gwynnette township. he says he took officials he took the cyanide to get rid of rats near his home and dumped the remainder of it down a storm drain. >>> pennsylvania senator pat toomey proposed an amendment to the gop's immigration law. it would withdraw non-law enforcement grant money to sanctuary cities. chuck schumer immediately objected saying the senate should focus on bipartisan proposals. >>> the 2018 midterm elections are six months away now. and intelligence officials say they are already seeing signs of russian meddling. the nation's top intelligence chiefs issuing the warning during a senate hearing today staying russians are using bots and other fake accounts on social media network to plant disinformation. the he had had of the national security agency says russia's interference is on going and not going to change or stop. >>> the man accused of setting off bombs in new york city and on the jersey shore was sentenced to mu

dow components merck exxon and chevron willly report quart results. and the latest data on factoryo orders is aue out. that's what to after for on i. >>> e-bay and paypal will split. e-bay'swill no longer be preferred provider. they will partner with a dutch to any which allows you remain on e-bay's website instead of being diverted to paypal's side toay up. paypal says it will be a minimal hachange. >> w to continue to work with them as we go forward and we will continue to be a big part of the payments platform going forward. i wouldn't characterize it as a strained relationship. >> the stock was strained today. falling 8% while e-bay shares rose sharply. >> ralph lauren, like many retailers is seeing a drop in sales. the company is now trying to wean customers off the deals they have grown accustomed to.r that's eas said than done. they rrted a bigger dline in revenue during the holiday season. online sales also fell that pressured the shares, which fell more than 2%. >>> as more retail moves and out of shopping malls, lond landlords areki l for wa

. >>> a merck chemist is out on bail after ago rested for allegedly dumping potassium cyanide into a storm drain authorities say richard o'rourke stole the chemical from his employer in december but disposed of it when he learned he was under investigation from the theft. warrington resident faces charges including risking a catastrophe and reckless local water supply was tested for two weeks and they found no evidence of the toxic impact. >>> northeast philadelphia family is pleading for help after thieves got away with some very sentimental items this quilt is made of t-shirts belonging to the late frances adare who passed away in may. family says quilt was taken from the home of his widow with a jewelry box that included a rosery and dog tags family says they just want items back, no questions asked police do not have any suspects. >>> family and friends are remembering a fallen philadelphia police officer tonight vigil honoring the memory of, john pawlowski is underway. this is a live picture from broad and olney where officer pawlowski was killed in the line of duty, nine years

. >>> a merck chemist is out on bail after being arrested after dumb continuing potassium cyanide into a storm drain. authorities say richard o'rourke of warrington stole toxic chemical from his employer back in december, but dumped it when he learned he was under investigation for that theft. officials say local water supply was tested for two weeks and they found no evidence of any toxic impact. >>> dodging droppings, tonight officials are taking action to get rid of crowness trenton. the birds are making life very uncomfortable for people in new jersey's capitol. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff shows you how the state is addressing the problem. >> reporter: scene is like something out of a hitchcock film, as tens of thousands of birds, specifically crows, laid their claim on and around new jersey's department of labor building in trenton. >> it is nasty. when you walk by it is just like ahh, you know, you just hold your breath. >> reporter: those who work nearby tell us that the crow defecation situation started about two years ago and has intensified over the past few mo

. >>> a merck chemist is out on bail after being arrested after dumb continuing potassium cyanide into a storm drain. authorities say richard o'rourke of warrington stole toxic chemical from his employer back in december, but dumped it when he learned he was under investigation for that theft. officials say local water supply was tested for two weeks and they found no evidence of any toxic impact. >>> dodging droppings, tonight officials are taking action to get rid of crowness trenton. the birds are making life very uncomfortable for people in new jersey's capitol. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff shows you how the state is addressing the problem. >> reporter: scene is like something out of a hitchcock film, as tens of thousands of birds, specifically crows, laid their claim on and around new jersey's department of labor building in trenton. >> it is nasty. when you walk by it is just like ahh, you know, you just hold your breath. >> reporter: those who work nearby tell us that the crow defecation situation started about two years ago and has intensified over the past few mo

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the dow is on pace for its worst week in three months we're wearing shares of dow component merck.ng forecasts by 98 cents a share. it falls largely above what analysts had been expecting. right now the stock is up by about 23 cents there is an executive suite change in store for japan's sony corporation 2. kazuo hirai, the ceo, will be stepping down. he will be replaced by the finance chief. sony stock is up by 7% this morning. >> here. do you want -- >> no. >> i'm doing this totally gra two i to uw uws -- i have no ved interest here, but this is -- >> they're hot >> you need these for the super bowl >> is it cold in minneapolis >> they're unbelievable. you don't like hot >> michael, go ahead. >> they're good though i like them. >> mouth on fire. >> i have no reason to do this other than i can. >> other than you're eating them at 7:30 this morning. >> for you. >> no thank you. i love -- the worst doritos. anything that ends in tos. doritos, cheetos, fritos, cheesetos. >> yeah. >> i don't know. >> julia, she puts up with a lot. cnbc and viacom taking steps towards a possible -- nic

fitzgerald invested in pharmaceutical companies merck and bayer and insurance company humana. >>> anding to dismiss charges on bob menendez. the corruption trial resulted in a hung jury last fall. he was accused of accepting bribes from a florida doctor in exchange for political favors. charges against the doctor also dropped. menendez expressing gratitude and coming to the appropriate conclusion. >>> a polish born doctor detained by immigration officials after living in the united states for nearly 40 years. he is expected to be released today on $10,000 bond. dr. lukasz neeze was taken into custody in mid-january by ice agents. the michigan doctor was 5 when his parents fled poland in 1979. he received a temporary green card and became a lawful resident. dr. neeze came under scrutiny because of 18 encounters with police, most of them traffic violations. one child abuse case against him was unsubstantiated and dropped. >>> san francisco will immediately dismiss all misdemeanor marijuana convictions dating back to 1975. the city district attorney says the decision stems from the provi

slow investment from other investments, she bought stock and at least a dozen companies including merckyer and a health insurance company. >>> with the flu season in full swing, lasting longer than people expected, some pharmacies are running out a vaccinations. we spoke with a man who tried to find a pharmacy, offering flu shots but did not have luck. >> reporter: eric's wife and daughter got there flu shots months ago but he had been sick and hadn't got one. last saturday he went to this pharmacy inside a target store to get the flu vaccine. >> they said we have ran out and not getting more because it is almost over. >> reporter: he says he is surprised.>> my wife told our pediatrician about it and she said it is not really over.>> reporter: we called around pharmacies and they said they were out of the vaccine for people under the age of 65. one pharmacist told us demand outpaced with what they estimated. walgreens seem to have it available in the storms we checked and sorted safeway. the cdc told us there is no shortage of the vaccine and it is available. we spoke to a bay area doct

merck is forecasting sorts -- sales for the full year 2% above average estimates as they reported fourth-quarterter than expected. they will use benefits from the tax-cut to boot grossed. -- boot grossed -- boost growth. mark: european trading, down for a fifth consecutive day, a similar picture than the one in the united states. some urge bond yields -- sovereign bond yields are rising. thets like anything versus dollar when it comes to currencies declining. the close is three minutes away. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ mark: from european headquarters in london, i am mark barton. here is our european stocks finished the session, every industry group on the stoxx 600 is lower with basic resources, come oil retail, auto leading the decline with the benchmark down.; the biggest drop since november. worst run since november. the biggest weekly drop since november of 2016. dax in germany giving up all of its gains for 2018. gainanuary 23 it was on a of 5%. european stocks getting hammered on this friday session. let's look at the big movers today. the is sterling versus dollar. sterling has been an intere

least interest of me it makes a game changing acquisition to boost the growth rate while i am at it, merck doesn't interest me either 3.5% yield how about 3m tough. i think the world of the company but the stock got too high versus where i would like to buy it but with that said, i sat down with a rare interview, i think there is too much new product here to ignore maybe get more as it gets lower, you will agree with me after the interview and finely apple down from 180 falling to the mid-150s some of my thesis feels like it is built on quick sand, my take is it is counter intuitive but whip around the big boys so i say buy apple here and then wait to see if the futures can crush it down to 140 where you can buy more will it get there? i don't know in this tape, anything is possible as long as hedge funds betting against volatility need to unwind its position. of the ten business decliners we like intel, j and j, 3m and apple. all attractive and they get more attractive as the hedge fund goes wild continue to blow out other stocks in order to make capital. once the force selling ends, the

even so, merck is down.sumers are using their cards more nonetheless stock is down 2% overall this market is down. tesla, is going to sell sold off products in 800 home depot e stores. sound like a good strategy to me scott, what do you say? >> i think it is a great strategy this is why i'm not a big fan that have car. not that i don't like the way it looks and drives but you know what cities are such a large part of that business when it comes to ecocars. and we've seen some european country qhs they drop subsidies, the females of those cars go u through the floor. so he's going to be very sensitive the government subsidies over there and a great idea to have that company from a car company to a technology company i think it is absolutely the right thing to do. >> i do too scott because they're rying to sell you this power wall storage unit where you get solar energy through the panel to get stalled in this battery that you like and then plug your tesla in it but also use it when power goes out on main grid

over the weekend and thought, are you kidding me how did merck get there?he kimberly clark that is let us down go up, maybe there's hope in that group >> guys, i want to get to broadcom, a story we have been following for some time, the largest possible takeover of some time. broadcom announced it raised $100 million in financing for that deal. they are offering $82 a share, $60 in cash remainder broadcom stocks this morning hot ten joined us onset, a guest of jim and myself, the ceo of broadcom. they are going to be meeting with qualcomm on wednesday both companies go in front of shareholder services, iss, a proxy firm to play a crucial role in these kind of situations when a company is trying to take over the entire board of directors, or i should say trying to place directors on that board to replace the existing directors jim, thoughts on this performance this morning things he said to us in terms of trying to answer some of those key questions that come to mind for some of the shareholders >> as someone who follows stocks closely and stocks performance

john williams and rob kaplan are speaking today as for earnings, chevron, exxon, merck, clorox, esteeauder and sprint report before the bell. >>> let's talk more about big energy names reporting today jackie deangelis joins us on set. royal dutch shell were able to triple their profit because of the rise in oil prices is that something we should expect from some of those u.s. names today? >> it's one of the issues. three things you need to watch for that the street will be looking for from exxon and chevron today. they'll look to see if there's a benefit from higher oil prices if they were higher for a quarter, that helps. but it's not a long-term boost for these companies. the second thing they're looking for is guidance or commentary on how tax reform will impact these companies as they go forward conoco phillips yesterday had a deferred cash profit and said they would take about a 900 billion deferred revenue charge because of the deferred tax plan there. the thirdthing is regulation president trump is saying he's going to make it easier for companies to explore and do production,

but estee lauder and merck beat the street this morning.xpected. but counter acting some of that, higher interest rates coming in. there's some concern there. and take a look at the dow this morning. down 334 points now. 25,848. down more than one and a quarter percent. it is about the same percentage- wise for the dow. the nasdaq and s&p 500 both slipping a full percentage point this morning. a lot of the uncertainty in washington, d.c. playing a little bit of a part here on wall street as well. the labor department says u.s. businesses added 200,000 jobs last month, keeping the unemployment rate at 4.1%. in addition to maintaining that low rate, wages rose though at the fastest pace in more than eight years, which is also good news. the pay gains indicate employers are likely having to compete for smaller pool of workers. raises and bonuses from the minimum wage increases in 18 states as well and the republican tax cuts likely boosting the numbers last month. this is the ninth straight year that the u.s. economy has expanded. >>> some peo

liz: apple and merck are only ones in the green or in the black right now.ms like it. we're down 379. there you have it. >>> republicans who railed against president obama and the debt now running up the debt more. democrats who doubled the debt encouraging more debt. my take on the senate budget deal. more after this. ♪ stuart: not quite the low of the day but still way down there. we're off 324 points at 24,566. it's been a down day right from the get go. so there is a budget deal. two hungs stand out. two things stand out. number one, this deal gives the economy a whole lot more juice. it is what we used to call stimulus. it will stimulate the economy to produce even more growth. got it. number two, this deal means trillion dollar deficits within a couple of years. you are going to be hearing those words, "debt bomb." that's not good. let's go through this. the budget deal would raise spending on the mill dare by $165 -- militarity $165 billion. that's an extra $300 billion worth of stimulus. throw in the tax cuts, wage increases and the infrastructure pl

she purchase stock in a dozen companies including merck bayer and health insurance company.>>> mayorof nashville apologize for cheating on her husband. she revealed she was having an affair with a former head of her security detail. she said the affair began in 2015 not long after she took office. she went on to say she is disappointed in herself and accepts full responsibility. when asked if she ever considered resigning she said no. >>> federal government said it will not retry new jersey democratic senator bob menendez on corruption charges. it comes a day after a judge throughout robbery counts. the justice department spent five years investigating him on the charges. his trial last fall lasted three months. the jury deadlocked in a mistrial was declared.>>> i wish there was stronger evidence. it was a victimless crime i. >> menendez accused of trading his political influence for hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions. the senator released a statement saying he never wavered in his innocence. he has said he plans to seek reelection.>>> super bowl lii a few day

remember, that includes airbus, merck, chrysler.didn't mince words about other tech companies in silicon valley said they should be doing a lot more to help the american work force. >> i tend to think we're more shy than secretive we are not consumer internet, we stick closely to our own business, but because of the breadth and depth of our work, we're in over 40 kunlcountries. on the clandestine side, people want results and want to know why. it is built on data integration motor that's specialized for very certain things. national security context, we work hand in hand with most of the special operators in western world, work hand in hand with most of the clandestine services, external and internal in the western world, especially in what's known as five is, english speaking countries and also in many other countries. we're well known for police work and very well known for data protection >> you talk about on the commercial side, corporate client, chrysler, for example, is a client. give me an example how chrysler is using palant

and merck plastics choking the oceans. now we you could generate your own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. >>> good evening, once again. we'll start in washington with the secret service locked down the white house today. after a driver plowed into a barrier just outside. abc news reporter david occurly has the story. >> everybody we got to walk this way now. >> the frantic moments. as secret service officers respond to a vehicle attempting to breach the white house grounds. >> a suspicious vehicle at 17th and e street northwest. >> the woman in custody tonight, according to witnesses ignored repeated orders to stop trying to get through the barriers in the white van. >> she kept pressing on the gas and trying to push through i guess. that's what it looked like. and then they ordered her to stop. >> in video capturing some of the smoke from the spinning burning tires. witnesses hearing bangs. >> police were starting to pile out of the back of t

most are losers, walmart, merck, verizon ge, coca-cola, all the stocks having trouble today but more so than walmart. as you showed that stock down 9.6% today. it could be the biggest drop for that sock in terms of dollars ever on record. now, before you go to hit the sell button, understand walmart is up 51% for the year. so it is not all bad news. here is what investors were paying attention to today. it was the first profit miss. they announced earnings, first profit miss in two years. they issued a bleak outlook. more important than that were results for online sales. in the fourth quarter, that is the christmas quarter, holiday quarter which should be super strong, sales were up 23% for walmart's online operations, compared to 50% in the third quarter. so that loss of energy, that loss of momentum something that people are really responding to today. people writing about inventory problems. here is interesting fact, listen to this for the year walmart lost money on 11.5 billion in e-commerce sales. lost 11.5 billion on e-commerce sales. that is tough. mention the vix before i go

we had travelers, coca-cola, merck, exxon and mobile the decliners. oil still giving back. of the 11 sectors including banking, you know, retail, you name it, seven of the 11 were up. two were barely changed. two others including financials down. by and large, that is not, you know, too bad. we're going to take a look and this and how this sort of falling out politically here. remember that press conference interrupted by the launch of this rocket and other distractions. whether that is good or bad thing nor the president, that's anyone's guess. stick around. more of "your world" after this. hi, i'm joan lunden with a place for mom every day we hear from families who partnered with a senior living advisor from a place for mom to help find the perfect place for their mom or dad thank you so much for your assistance in helping us find a place. mom feels safe and comfortable and has met many wonderful residence and staffers. thank you for helping our family find our father a new home. we especially appreciate the information about the va aid and attendance program. i feel i fo

he was a tem chift at merck at the time of the theft. they e told police he took the chemicals to get rid of racoons at his house. when he found out he was under investigation, he dumped it down a storm drain. he couldn't remember where. water tests found no danger to the public. >>> the wait for medical marijuana in pennsylvania is almost over. three dispense ories in our area are prefiring open their doors to nashts week. the first one opens on friday in bethlehem north camp ton county. the other two open on saturday in sell vers ville and devin. keystone shops in devin is one of ten dispense sarries approved by the department of health. they say they can open starting tomorrow in the one has a grand opening on saturday. thousands of have all signed up to receive medical marijuana in the state. doctors at keystone shops tell thus say step forward in medical care. >> we have to go forward at this point and look at other ways in which to help our patients live better lives, and this represents a chemo dalt and a key opportunity do exactl

way to deal with the many things that i mentioned to you is having multiple strategies and multiple mercks who are implementing those strategies. >> so, the key is putting those together. >> precisely. that is the asset allocation decision. you at a policy level say, look, it is very important for me, for the risk mitigation portfolio to get a high return because the markets are down and i would like to take that task and deploy it back to the markets where arguably markets are distressed and relatively cheap, then you should consider some form of risk. if that is not one of the goals maybe it should not be part of the opportunities. >> then it becomes manager selection and strategy within the asset classes. there is diversification in geography and sector and style and all those diversifiers that help as well. >> so the board knows and we talked about this before is this is something that i asked to be put on the agenda because we need to have bigger, more global discussions about risk than we probably have in the past. one of the things i said before is you can't just diversify away all

verizon, ge, merck, these stocks not doing well as well. technology companies, the only big stars here, that we were seeing was google, it was, microsoft, and others as well. so the market -- 10-year treasury yield, 2.894. that is a gain. also something that is driving stocks lower here. back to you guys. david: again 70 points on the dow is due to walmart itself. just one company brought the dow down 70 more points than it was. it would still have been down over 100 points but a lot less if it wasn't for walmart. gerri, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. lauren: the nasdaq and s&p down as well which brings us to our market panel. liz peek from the "fiscal times" and gary kaltbaum, from kaltbaum capital management and fox news contributor. gary, i begin with you. walmart killed the dow, but it would have been down anyway. why was there selling today? >> because we had a big run last week after we had the big drop the week before. right now the highs we saw the last two or three weeks are it for now. i think we'll head back toward the r

stole from his employer merck back in december, whole bunch of departments investigating, including theys they saw the suspect take the chemical from the poison cabinet, and then pour it into a bottle and leave. so the suspect told officials that he had planned to use the cyanide to poison rodents at his home but then ended up dumbing it into a storm drain when he heard about the investigation. well then crews had to come out, check all of the water. they say they did not find any contamination. he is facing charges and is due in court in march. a court course at princeton canceled because every something that was said during a lecture, student walk out when professor laurence used a racial slur in a seminar called cultural freedom, hate speech, blaspheme, it is designed to make student uncomfortable and it it, one of the student in the class say several walked out and half of the 60 student dropped the course right before he announced the class was canceled. >> said what's worse? white men punching a black man in the face or a white man calling the black man the "n " word. but actually

photographer here matt merck from the a.p.nboard. >> she's trash talking after the super bowl is over and we're on the same side. >> i'm being open and welcoming you to eagles nation. so come join. >> we just came to honor you, to showcase you. i also wore it because ali is kinds of from philadelphia so ali decided to support the football team now. >> i'm a weekender. >> i'm fine with that. listen, here's the thing. i spent like eight years in fantasy not drafting anybody on my teams from the patriots or anybody else in the nfc east. i had mcnabb as my quarterback every year. it's a moment. it's a moment in time. >> you've been in a fantasy football league for eight years? >> this is when i had time. >> like even years before people knew about fantasy football leagues you were in them? >> yeah, like the early twe2000 >> please send your thoughts and prayers to make sure i can have off wednesday to go to the parade. i'll work every holiday. the first thing i d

then you can see disney and merck under pressure. we'll get to disney a moment. vix jumping at end of the day. that is around 1890. move for the vix is 19%. biggest move for a couple weeks. we have talk of comcast. comcast offering 12 1/2 pound per share for sky. comcast taking on twenty-first century fox, parent of this network, and disney on this deal. the proposed deal is higher than that from fox. fox coming out with a statement, 21st century fox remains committed to the recommended cash offer for sky announced. there is no offer for comcast at this point. david: thank thank you, nicole. sorry to interrupt. we have the president coming out. let's listen in. >> you will see the fruits of that labor and see it over the years. i want to express our tremendous gratitude for jonathan holyfield and members of the white house mission, initiative and historically black colleges and universities throughout our country. they're working hard, doing well, and we're making a very big commitment to them today. since i signed and by the way, jonathan? where is jonathan? [in

in fpharma, merck has outperformed bristol myers in january, but with the drug trial setback, take aook they traded places as well and conventional wisdom is with all of the resent surge in volume and volatility, that it would be good for all the exchanges. right? take a look. the c me, and cboe both up 2% in january, going in very different directions. cboe, home of the notorious vix futures. may have something to do with that the movie, one of my favorites, features are up 9.5% this year thanks to the flu. >> has anybody seen beaks? thank you very much. steven, you want to make a point. >> i'll move to another point, which is that every single one of those moves says the market is rational. the moves may be exacerbated, but every single move, expedia, trip adviser fundamentals were good the report was good. it was poor for expedia. just go through them so trading places. that's great but to me, that gives me confidence in the market >> all right confidence in the market good way to leave it here's what's coming up on the halftime report. >> food fight. sheiake shake, kraft and came

some of you may remember, we walked away from merck a few years ago publicly because it did not fit.annot prejudge any other deal that comes into the market and where we will be with these deals. those.ot comment on but what i can definitely confirm is we will apply these as diligently as to anything we see. guy: the cost of capital is going up. how does that affect valuations? rakesh: the cost of capital is where it is. weighted average cost of capital that we see, the combination of our equity and debt. factor in thee to cost of capital in everything we do, and i am not going to disclose what that will look ake, but we have not just disciplined approach, but a fantastic track record of making our deals work from a value point of view. we havejor deal done has created good value for shareholders. guy: let's talk about the share price. you looked over to the other side of the studio and said, you should run that share price chart over a longer period of time because it reflects what the market has done. so let's bring it up. shall we say the yellow line there is the price, and the wh

travelers, coca-cola, merck and exxon mobil are bringing up the rear on the dow 30.hole lot more green than this time yesterday. >> how about that american express gaining back a dollar 87. yesterday it was in a bit of trouble. four minutes away from the closing bell. give us your sense of what an investor who wants to get in and buy something cheaper than i was last thursday. what looks good. >> actually, you can look to history in terms of coming up with a wish list. historically, the ten worst performing industries during the market decline tend to be out performers when it's recovering from the selloff. areas like construction materials, life and health insurance, even looking at semi conductor equipment. these are industries and companies that were beaten up the most that could represent a nice springboard for profitability. >> i like that. springboard. david, give us what you are seeing right now at the landscape, what should investors watch for, whether it's data or certain stocks that buy cheaper than couple days ago or week 1/2 ago. along with what sam said,

her have arrest add chemist for stealing a highly toxic say thed stolenide from his formermployer merck and company. several investigating including the fbi. take the chemical and pour it into a bottle before leaving. the suspect tolo use a cyanide to poison rodents at his home but into a storm drain. when he heard about the investigation, well,o monitor te water they did not find any contamination. he's expected in court in march. >> this is from the knot so breitbart crimhis tweet from septa police chief thomas, seont they were quite clever by hiding their hceeroipt for the y left it on the bus. says the personsk if anyone foud that newspaper. police, well, the they also found a stash of >> new business almost open in bucks county. but it is not just opening its doors, it is frontier in pennsylvania. many of you will be talking about it because this will b maa dispensary in southeast pennsylvania, it is vita holisitic center right on the center every town on main street next to the of ten medicl marijuana dispensaries opening this week around this will offer products from cannibis lot

ballot deadlines, the last regularly scheduled board meeting where the board could act to place this merck on the ballot is february 27. the actual ballot deadline, the actual deadline to sub miss the item to the ballot is march 2. so, if you twoeer hold a committee meeting on march 1, you would have to forward the item as a committee report to a special board meeting on march 2 to get it done to the department of elections at the time. >> ok. i don't want to speak out of turn without checking with president breed. so i don't want to make a decision based on that piece of information. it sounds like that -- so it sounds like there is a desire to move -- let me ask a question deputy city attorney. this item is on the agenda for february 15, which i already said is a heavy agenda so i'm hesitant. already there are 12 items. a very long agenda. a hearing as well. so i'm hesitant to even schedule this. but if pit were to be scheduled and you're saying that the item would take public comment and then table it? >> if that is the desire of the committee. it would be like any other item. it sounds

merck, united technologies, verizon, all the companies across the board, different industries playing s&p laggards, big names there, gap, kroger, signet jewels. kraft heinz, whether it's food companies, consumer company, walmart a big play and in the crosshairs of amazon. they saw the earnings report but what they dug into there were the sales online which were very disappointing. third quarter year-over-year online sales were up 50%. fourth quarter only up 23%. people said what happened to christmas? we expected a big move there. so traders saying we are concerned about what's going on in the broader economy, but also this is also a reaction to what happened last week, and the big move in dow stocks last week, it was very good news last week. but now seeing lots of laggards across the board. i want to tell you that s&p down here, not nearly as much as the dow, you know, the holdout had been the nasdaq, but no longer, a lot of technology companies in trouble as well. though amazon flying high as it seemingly always does. back to you. cheryl: yeah, gerri. if you looked at the stronger

bristol-myers, merck, celgene. those are stocks that have come 5, 10% off their peaks and i want to own them >> stephanie link and i were talking about that stock, i could not believe where it opened the other day, around 101, 102, was able to pick the stock up very well the stock is now pulling back, for the viewers. if you're going to get this stock around 105, 106, given the momentum that they have, to me, forget about what the market is doing, that's a great opportunity. >> is anybody doubting at all what vinnie viola and others have called the secular bull market is still intact >> not doubting that at all. i think you've got one leg left. this correction is the pause that refreshes and sets for the next leg up. at some point these higher interest rates and higher inflation rates are going to matter i think i'm being pretty clear that 3% on the ten-year isn't screaming. 3.5% from there, that will scare me a little bit. the economy is growing globally, profits are growing. sarat, you made that point crystal cle

they only merck -- nurse with their brothers for a month.tion, they will not survive. they are taking care of two elephant seal pups that were born last month. >> i work with the young pups. they are babies when they come in. we nurse them back to health and teach them how to eat fish. we get them to be big and strong so that they can go back to the wild. it is very rewarding for us.>> the marine mammal says because the work is done by volunteers, they use money donated to directly benefit their mission. >>> 25 puppies are at the airport. >> they are guard -- guide dogs in training. kelly is live there.>>> the training is about finished. the guide dogs, about 30 of them, they went through the airport process from check-in at the ticket counter, through security. they got on the plane, they didn't go anywhere. now they are in baggage claim. they are about to wrap things up. i went to speak with my escott. you are a guide dog handler. your dog is fiddler. you have flown with him many times. how does he do on the flight? >> it is like voiding a

[laughter] merck, chevron, apple, home depot, walt disney just to name a few. fear back on wall street and yeah, ge's in there not so much as a bell weather any more and charlie gasparino has been telling you that for the past couple of months after trading lower for most of the day yesterday to the vix, the volatility index is back in the green that's not necessarily a good thing if you are a bull in equities right now the vix is speaking 13%. we're still at 31 though. why is that not something to get too concerned about? because we breached 50 on monday , so as we look at today and we're down 553 for the dow jones industrials at this very second low of the section we were down about 679 that equals a 690 point swing on the dow adding to what's already been such a crazy rock and roll week for stocks. looking at a chart intraday for the swings of the blue chip index. going back to friday, yes, 571 point swing but remember we closed down 666 and then you see how bad it was monday. 1596 point swing yesterday was rock and roll 508 points but what will happened to?

2nd walmart did play a critical role you can see walmart is down more than 9% verizon, travelers, merck and coke cola the dow is off just about 5% nasdaq is about 3% off its record high. speaking of technology, one key lag guard is qualcomm haz raced its bid for nxp to fend off interest from broadcom shares are down more than 2% brian, back to you. >> seema, thank you. >>> mean time tli of the biggest firms are drawing lines in the sand dom chu is here now with i guess a ballots on the street. a skirmish >> it is a skirmish. that latest market volatility we've seen has pretty much set the stage for a lot of folks to battle out whether or not the money is safe going to the up side in stocks, or whether it's time for a bigger pullback that a lot of people have been looking for. let's take you through the numbers and at least the commentary first of all, black rock says uber-bullish on stocks richard turnel was on hoist hoist and here's what he had to say, somewhat clarifying those -- >> provide attractive entry points i think many investors, in talking about the opportunity to buy the dip