. >> reporter: kevin o'leary is one of the hosts of abc's "shark tank."is all for ditching a bad work situation, but he is totally against these kinds of stunts. >> it's a bad career move. i mean, walking up and throwing a cake in your boss's face and all that stuff, you're just an idiot doing that. plus, it costs you money. >> reporter: kevin is referring to this friendly's employee, adam porter, who decked his boss with an ice cream cake. while in-your-face quitting might feel good in the moment there are huge potential downsides. not only do you run the risk of alienating future employers who could see your clip on youtube, if you take it too far, there can be more serious consequences. after adam porter, formerly of friendly's, carried out his cake attack, he plead guilty to assault and paid hundreds of dollars in fines. >> walk out the door. don't look back. that's how you quit. >> reporter: kevin o'leary says if you want to quit, follow the example of somebody like farnia fresnel. she's leaving her job at a new york financial services company with a

o'leary? >> hug me. love me.started the press conference in london with a puppy and him cuddling a puppy. that is the imagery he preferred. here is a c.e.o. that still believes in piling it high, selling it cheap. he wants to make the customer relax. the wait and measure brigade, the police have seemed to have departed from the front desk. it is about getting ready for change. he also talked about the numbers. 81.5 million for ryanair. we're talking over half a billion euros of pretax profit. the takeaway is this. realizing the need for a change. >> i think it is a bit complacent. we're carrying more passengers than anybody else. it is working. people would crawl across broken glass to get these low fares but there is another 10 or 20 million people out there who say no, i'm not going to put up with a third rate website and policies that don't allow me to bring a second bag onboard. we're changing all of those policies. >> i wonder if he had lunch with the c.e.o. of easyjet. going into the next 10 years, that is

clearly, ryanair and michael o'leary have their sights on the business traveler. didnk in the past not care whether you are traveling on business or leisure and we treated everybody the same. now we will have a policy that will recognize you are a businessperson. you have different needs. your meetings might change. you may want to fast track through security and we will have a policy that will allow you to do that. >> look, there are still 81.5 million people who travel with ryanair. they are still on target to produce a full-year profit of half a billion to 525 billion euros. it is about being fit for purpose. here is the ceo that has built budget, cheapest, do not care how you feel as a customer -- a turnaround and say, i need to change technology and change how i deal with you. >> it is all about perception. if you say, i would rather pay 20 pounds more and fly with ryanair because they treat me better. how do you turn that around? >> this is the conversation. guy johnson travels with two kids. i travel on my own. it will take a long time before i jump ship th

. >> let's bring in mary beth o'leary with snohomish county management, mary beth, thanks for talking to us. we know you're busy. what is the latest you can share with us on the search? >> we don't have any updated numbers from this morning. we did--there were eight more bodies located late yesterday, but because it was late in the day, and daylight was going away, we had to wait until today. so that is part of the task for today, extracting those eight bodies, and then also the search continues. >> and mar marybeth, talk to usw difficult this is. we've seen reports that the rescue and recovery teams are having great difficulty getting to different areas because the ground in certain areas is still pretty unstable, is that correct? >> unstable as well as the consistency of quick sand. there is a lot of water in the dirt, and so getting out into that, in some places, you know, two meters high of debris, getting across that, and all of the debris that is with it is just really difficult, especially out in the middle of it. they're working from the edges, obviously. >> tell me about the

shawn o'leary was out in the street voluntarily. >> kind of like today or tomorrow, remember that movie from a couple years back? no one is dumb enough to drive in this. i'm dumb enough to run in it. >> reporter: he was trying to run 10 miles. how does it feel? >> pretty terrible. i'm so tired of winter. >> reporter: i was thinking you were going to say it's great. the cool air makes the running good. jozef zumar's pomeranian was not enjoying the snow you to her chest, but he was loving it figuring the snow was a good excuse for a trip to the store for another bottle of wine. >> reporter: maybe a little wine for the dog. >> of course. having a bad day. >> reporter: the school kids, plenty relaxed. they've had so many canceled class days that school is likely to be extended into summer, but they're in no hurry can you see us? are you there? you're breaking up. are you there? is it you or is it me? wait, no. dude, i'm lagging. is it you or is it me? is it you or is it me? [ male announcer ] if you're not on 100% fiber optics, it's you. verizon fios is 100% fiber optic, comcast isn't. so y

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o'leary clinton can easily navigate this future. >> there are 10 democrats on capitol hill who are in tight races. you know how that will turn out? and they are the biggest liberals on capitol. >> they are on swing districts in the senate and not all of them are considered really liberal. what is interesting about elizabeth warren, i agree that there is an atmosphere where populism could work in the next election, but it's created by the policies that have been put forward by the president. they are not making livable wages, getting only part-time employment and they are suffering economically come there's the feeling that their needs are not being met and that's kind of what populism was about. and she's only second-tier candidate, and if hillary clinton decides to run, i have hard time seeing her running @ la elizabeth warren. i think she's going to be more of the centrist candidate and i'd do think the populist theme will be part of the democratic primary for certain. >> i understand part of what she just said if populism is the new, how do you explain president obama's new any mak

then we have "shark tank's" kevin o'leary.s' favorite investments ever. all five of them buying in. as we head to a break, take a look at u.s. equity futures. in a world that's changing faster than ever, we believe outshining the competition tomorrow quires challenging your business inside and out today. at cognizant, we help forward-looking companies run better and run different - to give your customers every reason to keep looking for you. so if you're ready to see opportunities and see them through, we say: let's get to work. because the future belongs to those who challenge the present. >>> welcome back to "squawk box." seconds away from durable goods data for february. rick santelli standing by. the numbers, please. >> all right. february durable good orders headline number rises much more than expected. up 2.2%. now, let's strip out transportation. only up 2%. transportation kicked in a bit. now let's look at the durable goods orders, nondefense x aircraft, that's down 1.3%. this is definitely not a good number. it gives

joining us now on set, kevin o'leary, co-host of shark tank, chairman of the o'leary funds as well asone of the kevin's investments. welcome. welcome. are you stretching the definition of what a cup cake is, given that it is in a jar? >> should a cup cake be a handheld -- >> not if you want to ship it nationwide and keep it fresh. >> good stuff in a jar. >> it is good stuff. >> a jar. >> cup cakes in a glass jar, where did you get this idea? >> when we started our business, we knew that they wouldn't stay fresh and they wouldn't arrive looking very nice. so my husband saw a show on canning. and he said, why don't you put the cup cakes in mason jars. and my daughter and i thought that was the dumbest idea ever. but it turned out to be a very good idea. >> du apologize to him? >> yes, many times. >> the tsa, are they letting them go through now or not? >> actually, in boston they are going through now, yes. >> but there was a problem at one point. >> they were deemed a national security threat and not your normal cup cake. there was no better advertising. >> this is exactly what i'm tal

joining us from the squawk feed this morning, kevin o'leary, care man of o'leary funds, author of "ther, mr. wonderful from "shark tank" and jon fortt joins us was well. box finally revealing plans to go public. the company is unprofitable plans to raise $250 million as it tries to ward off growing competition. we talked to box ceo aaron levy on this show and he talked about what sets his company apart from the competition. >> we have very healthy competition in the market. i think our unique differentiation is we're probably the only company that has a focus on the end user and consumer from a delight and user experience standpoint that can also deliver their technology into large enterprises. >> kevin, i can't wait to get your take on this. they are not making money. they don't expect to make money any time soon but they're in a business, online storage that is going to go 300 fold over the next few years. >> i look at it this way. this is a capable ceo. been basically working for the venture capitalists that have been in it a long time. they would like to cycle out of it now. i woul

they're commercial fishermen. 25 years ago, michelle hahn o'leary was, too.that changed when the exxon valdez ran aground. >> to see it go from this exuberant, i mean, it's just exuberant prince william sound in the springtime, to see it go from that to dead quiet. dead quiet, no sound. except the helicopter flying overhead. >> this pool of black, it's just black, and it just is surging up and down this rock face. it really sunk in, oh, we're in trouble. >> the spill was to large, it would take weeks for exxon to get cleanup equipment in place. meanwhile -- >> you still don't have anything to clean it up with. >> among fishermen, mounting anger. >> we need some more pressure from the state to get exxon to do what has to be done. >> when exxon's cleanup began, it eventually hired the fishing fleet, the very men and women whose livelihoods were on the line. exxon ultimately spent more than $2 billion on the cleanup. >> the year of the oil spill, i mean, it was a bonanza. money was getting thrown around here like crazy. that's where they get the term, spilling e

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wonderful, kevin o'leary and the author of "cold hard truth on men, women & money."t's very simple. hates the same gravity that every other retailer has. it's a merchandiser. it has to try to figure out what products it has inside it that will entice a consumer to buy. the problem nobody has focused on and the reason it's failing is that basically the number one item people buy is a mobile device now. so, i can go to any of the merchandise locations of an at&t or verizon or sprint or t-mobile and get 80% of what i want to buy every year and i think that has eroded the base upon which radioshack built its base in the first place. i won't buy a resister or a cell phone or ipad. >> they tried to pivot toward that, they tried to set themselves up by selling more mobile accessories, at least. it just hasn't worked and they are stuck with this image problem that they are old school. >> here's what i think will happen at the end game. this is going to go to zero unfortunately in my opinion ap along the way, the assets and the locations will be scooped up by mobile players b

kevin o'leary is on "shark tank." and you can catch "the profit" at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> now, it's time for "fast money." >> thanks. "fast money" starts right now. we start with breaking news on u.s. stocks and today's record rally. investors breathing a sigh of relief, as tensions between russia and ukraine appear to ease. the s&p closing at an all-time high. the s&p and the dow having their best day of the year. the nasdaq closing at a 14-year high. and the russell 2000 seeing their biggest jump. tim seymour, brian kelly, josh brown and pete najarian. so, it's like it never happened. josh brown. what happened to this? >> ukraine is a huge trading partner with the united states. so -- it was a really great excuse to inject a little bit of fear into the market. and for people to be cognizant about how much risk they were taking. but in the end of the day, no one can predict geo politics. and people went bananas. let's focus on the u.s. market. what's really the story here is how broad this rally truly was. 490 of the s&p 500 stocks were up. every, single one

attention or interest and again thank you to our colleagues luis urrea, scott whiteford and anna ochoa o'leary. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] a discussion about whitey bulger america's most wanted gangster in the manhunt that brought him to justice. this is about an hour. >> my name is pam southerland. we would like to thank the city of tucson for sponsoring this venue. we also thank robin judy wilson for sponsoring the session. the presentation will last one hour including questions and answers so please hold your questions until the end. at the conclusion of the session the authors will go to a signing area to meet you and autograph their books. out of respect for the authors and fellow audience members please turn off your cell phones now. everybody take a second and look at your cell phone. is it off? thanks. we have two wonderful "boston globe" column this year. kevin cowan and shelley murphy. there are currently columnist with the "boston globe". as you know they're the authors of this book on oldster. in 2003 was part of the investigative team that won t

joining me dani hughes, marcus lemonis kate kelly and kevin o'leary.er brian kelly, so the trio of the kellys returns. great to see all of you. kate, i want to start with you and talk about the fact that despite the major indexes having a strong day, the small caps, the russell 2000 i think just had their best day until the end of 2011. >> i just hung up with a hedge fund trader who said the russell move blew his mind. it was a crash to the upside. his theory is, you know, people were concerned about ukraine obviously. they weren't sure whether to go all in in terms of being long so they were using a long position in the russell perhaps as a hedge and they went all in today when the geopolitical issues standarded to recede a little bit. he thought this was a remarkable move. he also said, you know, this market is looking volatile to me. i think overall it's going to be strong but what's going to happen day to day, there's no telling. in terms of the jobs number friday, if i knew what it was, i'm not sure i could trade it accurately lly which i think sa

joining me is sharon epperson, marcus lemonis, kevin o'leary, and our very own kate kelly.gest today, guys. a lot of focus, kate, seems to be on all of a sudden it looks like, you know, is it the financials? is it tech? bob pisani just told us suddenly everyone wants to short the cloud and go long some of the emerging market space. nobody can dig out what the paradigm is. i think you're absolutely right. i have been taking a look at macrotraders and they're struggling. a lot of presumptive market moves are breaking down. of course, janet yellen last week gave a bit of a surprise in terms of her signaling about what would happen to interest rates six months after tapering stopped. so i think you're seeing strength unexpectedly in fixed income markets, especially in the markets. you're seeing sector specific shifts that weren't necessarily predictable either whether that be tech or financials. b biotech getting crushed the last few days. people are struggling to see where the traditional patterns are. >> sharon, we're not getting much help from the space you cover closely and

professor anna ochoa o'leary codirects the national migration institute here at the university of arizona which carries out collaborative, interdisciplinary and binational research into how order enforcement -- word border enforcement impacts. scott -- [inaudible] research management in terms of viscosity, and also he's authored a book "changing water management strategies in mexico." [speaking spanish] and with that we'd like to begin with professor ochoa. >> thank you very much, everybody, for attending here. one of the things that we've considered in this book is how some of the complexities of living on the border as it relates to immigrant subjects has been considered. so in our particular book, as you might imagine, we address this particular issue by the viewpoin

. >> we had kevin o'leary on. if you hear someone on the left pays you zero, they get incensed. a competitive world now. we should want our corporations to be able to do better than corporations around the world because we can keep them here and have jobs for everybody. >> i also think we have the biggest market in the world. you want to encourage foreign direct investment, you're going to get piles of it coming into the u.s. if you have the biggest market in the world and they don't have to pay -- >> we could tax you fat cats. we could tax you. >> on distribution. >> yes. >> i think you could end up with a different -- now, there's issues you'd have to work out like pensions own a bunch of it. but at the end of the day, i think the concept is still right. the lesser you make the burden on companies, productivity and investment and jobs, you end up with a different phenomenon. >> corporate tax revenue is a very small percentage of the overall tax revenue that the united states collects. what is it, 15%? >> $200 billion out of the 2, 2.5 trillion of the overall income. >> can i a

o'leary is the most expensive financier of all, and he's a friend. >> thanks. >> have a great weekend. happy international women's day. 47 minutes left in the trading session here. it looks lackluster but this is a very interesting market response, don't you think? much higher earlier for the dow, up 88 points. now we're up just 13. >> here is one for the statisticians. 14 out of the last 15 jobs report, the s&p has closed higher. so if we don't do that today, could be a interesting as people try to read into what that means. >> exactly. >>> imagine if we didn't have all that snow. hiring finally picking up last month. our next guest says there's something else going on in this jobs report that's encouraging. >>> and speaking of hiring, we love this story. remember this from a couple week ago right here on "the closing bell"? listen. >> i'll say it right now, i'll hire five people right now. send your resumes to gerber kawasaki if you want to be a financial adviser. >> coming up, ross gerber will be back with us and you will not believe how many qualified people he is now interviewing

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o'leary. it was a. very hard to take. that back with that perfect there's no such claim. such a.welcome back you're watching the international nash has crept into the british legal system after a key organization told members how to draw up was compliant with islamic rule is paul concerns that large numbers of people could be left legally high and dry and without an inheritance party boycott expects. the law society represents lawyers in england and wales and the new guidelines talk about how to draft islam make wills what's made this controversial though is that wills drafted in compliance with shari'a law can refuse women an equal share of inheritance as well as entirely discount nonbelievers illegitimate and adopted children the moves prompted a backlash from some lawyers and equality campaigners amidst concerns that a parallel legal system is emerging for britain's muslim communities true law has not been trying in the british legal system and it's not correct to report little sorties gardens or braces however what do you have tom boys should miss practice you know which is g

kevin o'leary from "shark tank" believes it's a good business model.and it's particularly relevant in today's market because consumers want to know where their food comes from. and our family farmers grow and then we process and sell their beverages. and then 100% of the profit from our grape-related products go directly back to our family farmer owners. >> you just released farmers pick which is a no preservatives no artificial flavors no synthetic colors or ingredients line. >> yes. >> why did it take so long to get there if you are representing these 1,100 farmers? aren't they making naturally ingredients anyway? was it merely the technology that held you back that were you overprocessing or was it that the demand wasn't there in the market that you were putting this stuff out that lives forever? >> we've had our 100% concord grape juice for a long long time and that product is a terrific, terrific product. what we found is that the consumer wanted this no artificial ingredients and one of the special things about this juice is that we -- it's unfil