olivia sterns demands that we talk about apple.his is "bloomberg surveillance. " scarlet fu and olivia sterns join us. >> march madness begins today. it is not just the athletes who are looking to score big. merchandisers think nike and todas are showing down dress the championship team. kyle, nike needs to make up for a disappearing --disappointing showing last year. how do the odds look for them this year? >> pretty good. it is a full-court press. >> you have every clichÉ going here. >> they are flooding the zone. they have 45 of the 68 teams wearing their gear. oddly good. they have the four number one seeds. if you look at what vegas is idas -- i son, ad chanceike, comes out 73% of outfitting the winning team. >> you have nike as the leader and adidas trying to be number two. where do reebok and under armour fit in? >> they pick their spots. adidas is big on a soccer. they have reebok in hockey. they are a value investor. nike just -- >> goes all and? -- all in? >> nine out of every $10 goes to demand creation. >> louisville on

one summer afternoon, a harris farms worker named olivia tamayo says that a supervisor ordered her toget into his truck. >> bergman: this video shows the man accused of raping olivia tamayo, rene rodriguez, in pre-trial testimony. he insists their relationship was consensual. >> did you have sexual relations with ms. tamayo at that time? >> (speaking spanish) >> (translator): at her house, yes. >> (speaking spanish) >> (translator): and when i would go to her house, she would come and she would open the door and she was already in a gown. >> are you saying she was wearing a nightgown when she greeted you? >> (spanish translation) >> (speaking spanish) >> (translator): exactly. it was a red nightgown. >> bergman: olivia testified she was raped by rodriguez three times: once in an almond grove, again while she was on her way to work, and once when rodriguez forced his way into her home. >> olivia never told a soul. finally, she went to a rape crisis center, and the case was brought to the eeoc. >> i received a phone call from bill tamayo of the eeoc. >> bergman: willie smith was brought

olivia, you said it.ld love to go on a nice day and take a ride during lunch. >> i am free at 8:00 and -- 8:00. i used to do bikes all the time in london. there nice and paris. the roads are crazy in new york. >> to your point, i think there is a real difference. >> i heard they had naked biking races. -- ien you see someone don't want to go on that thing. >> you are so wise. is mcdonald's committing wage theft? we look at the single best chart next. ♪ >> good morning. let's get right to the top headlines. olivia sterns has both. >> crews from australia and new zealand resumed a search of the indian ocean for debris possibly links to the missing malaysian airlines jet. they're concentrating on an area south east --southwest of perth. they're trying to pinpoint the search area. turkey has blocked access to twitter. the prime minister says that the microblog or ignored court orders to remove tweets related to a government corruption scandal. the move comes 10 days before a crucial election in turkey. those

olivia sterns reports on states and retailers stopping selling cigarettes. and peter cook has the u.s. response to the crimea secession vote. we will get to peter in just a moment. european union foreign ministers imposed sanctions on russia after this weekend's disputed referendum in crimea. i am now joined on the phone from brussels. good evening. saw -- we and also imposed travel restrictions, effectively banning them from traveling within the eu. i spoke with seven for an ministers today. they go for economic stations just -- they won't go for economic stations just yet. or evenhotter get -- target russian business leaders. punishle point is to russia for this referendum that took place yesterday where the majority of ukrainian voters voted to secede from ukraine and join russia and discourage president putin from annexing crimea just because the crimean said they do not want to join russia hasn't mean to accept them. if president putin was to go forward it is entirely possible we could see sanctions for the european union. >> what are ukrainian official

(applause) >> olivia chen, olivia chen engineering. (applause) >> i don't see dwayne jones. dwayne, are you here? and kim forgot to introduce her had you band and her dad. dad, raise your hand. husband, raise your hand. so, we do have a lot of men in the audience. you just can't see them. they are supporters. (applause) >> okay, back to this. i don't see dwayne. but these three people, among others, are the ones that i call on -- [laughter] >> to help me. i don't care what the question or the task too big. they just say, yes, i'll do it. and no, you should go this way. yes, we should handle this way. okay, we would do it this way. they both were meet the expert in the industry. they facilitated a class with the women owned business group and they were amazing, absolutely amazing. the things that they said, some of the things i had said, they reinforced them, but they went one step further. they told them tips and techniques how to avoid the pitfalls in government, which are quite a few. and olivia has been an engineer, starting with the program chapter 12 d a long time ago,

i'm olivia sterns.ou caught unaware stocks are trading headed into the last hour of the session. you can see stocks are mixed right now. the s&p and dow trading a little bit lower. the nasdaq climbing up .25%. lingering concerns in the market about the disappointing economic data we have out of china. on the treasury markets, rising for a third day in a row. 2.72%. i'm joined by the director of institutional equity trading. let's start with the 10-year note. we heard from jeffrey of that is goingal to 2.5% this year. >> i would not say that. able range bound -- the fed has been pretty transparent about what their intentions are. i think people are more concerned about north of three percent than the are 2.5%. >> do you think we could get to four percent? >> that would be a reach. we have to learn about that. it would be a lot to digest in a short amount of time. >> what is your outlook for stocks e >? >> you are seeing a lot of people with concerned about valuation. buyers are being very selective. the

. >> olivia, i'm busy.dal," abc's hottest prime time drama. it's back with a vengeance after a midseason hiatus and so excited to have the charismatic scott foley, aka jake ballard here with us this morning. and, scott, i mean, i feel like every time i'm watching an episode, what can possibly happen next and then i read people scream at your table readings, actual characters are screaming when you're reading what happens next. >> well, we're as big fans of the show as you guys are, you know, we love finding out what happens next so when you guys get to see the new episodes, the new episodes for us are the table reads. right? so we are as excited as anybody to find out what happens to this character or that character. truly crazy. >> what could possibly happen next? >> everything. that's the great thing about this show. they cram so much story into every episode. i've been on television shows that have lasted for four years that have had as much story as one episode. >> one episode you're kissing olivia and

we want to go to olivia sterns. >> thank you so much.peake energy has paid for paperwork for the oil service spinoff unit. they reported more than $2 billion in revenue in the unit last year. they said the transaction will be tax-free for shareholders. a bill in the u.s. senate is opposing to wind down freddie mac and fannie mae. milk futures jumped to an all-time high today as surging dairy exports exceed desire for u.s. consumers. the council almost 106 to 3000 -- 163,000 tons of milk powder cheese and butter fat were shipped in january. those are the top headlines. >> thank you very much. rent a gent is a service with a sixpack. it allows you to select agent who can meet your particular needs. how does it work? why we have cristina alesci. he tried it last weekend. you join me now. >> it divide that men into five different categories like teachers, entertainers. want a good-looking guy to teach you karate or a handyman to put together your yoga furniture or what about a date for a wedding? for me it was the threat of not having my act

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before that, headlines with olivia sterns. >> thanks. bankhair of the central held her first news conference today. that was after the fed announced the stimulus for graham good end of this fall and rates could rise six months later. the fed announced it would drop -- yellen said they would look at a broader array of data. this is the formulation of what we will be looking at, which is how far are we, how larger the shortfalls in achieving our goals and what do we expect regressed to be? those will be the main factors we are looking at. the.s. stocks fell for first time in three days today. theine said it would pull military out of crimea and fortify the eastern border with russia. the security council said that demilitarization was the best way to "de-escalate the situation." when the evacuation would took place. retailer earnings were cast for --guess for guests trailed estimates. that is it for now. back to you. >> i want to talk about janet yellen phil conference. joining me is julia coronado, the chief economist at bnp paribas. and

olivia has the details.st stocks are rising following dovish comments from janet yellen, who said the labor market has considerable slack left and continue support from the federal reserve. all the indexes are rising right now. the nasdaq is up one percent. the dow was up triple digits about 133 points. the s&p on track to post its sixth straight quarterly gain. micron.eeping and i on shares of the computer memory manufacturer are surging today as analysts see it beating its forecast later in the week. they expect solid results in the quarter and the next. we will be back again in 30 minutes. ♪ >> welcome back to the second half-hour. thank you for staying with us. let's check some of the top stories we're following for you at this hour. janet yellen says the central bank must continue with easy money policies in order to stimulate the job market. in a speech in chicago today, she said that extraordinary commitment is needed and will be for some time. the russian prime minister is promising a quick influx of

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i am olivia sterns, halfway through the trading day. let's get you caught up.rk indexes in the red. the nasdaq being dragged down by a selloff in biotech stocks. highlighting a couple individual movers for you. to nominatereed three people proposed by activist investor carl icahn to its board. carl icahn and related companies owed nearly 70% of herbalife stock. they will have 5 of 13 board members if they are approved. shares of pandora following the most since february. this comes on reports of competition from apple, reportedly getting ready to launch an itunes app for android that will carry npr. from stocks to commodities, let's look at precious metals. monthium surging to a 31 high on supply concerns. brush is the top source of the metal -- russia is the top source of the metal, concerns that sanctions will reduce the supply. let's look at gold, trading lower today, close to a four-week low. selling off last week as the fed signaled higher interest rates. a great start for the year for gold, up 21% into last week. it seems to have turned around after the f

it is "bloomberg surveillance. " joining me is scarlet fu and olivia sterns.has the morning brief. fitz ratings raised our outlook from negative to stable. negative, raised to citing the sanctions. we do have some basketball. coming out is tiffany earnings. darden is under review. everyone wants to see what will happen with the spinoff of red robin. president obama will be meeting with tech ceos.

olivia sterns joins us with more on the story. how do these guys reach out? suggests i do something i always do it. >> it is interesting you say that. there is no binding legal power. it is of going after pharmacies, cvs or voluntarily offered to stop selling tobacco products. they are also reaching out to walmart and kroger. >> it is interesting. i spoke to retail analysts and pharmacy analysts. the other pharmacies are very likely to follow in the footsteps. after cbs did that, it was just a matter of time before they did it. >> why should the local street ?orner question mark they make so much money. >> when the attorney general --the making a lot of money. cigarettes are very low margin business. they would take a hit to the top line but have less of an impact on the bottom line. would doe thinks it this it they were to phase it out. this is a smaller business. cvs saved it. it will cost them about 2 billion. the direct sales number. they make a lot more money when they sell cancer medicines. >> you are halfway right. you going to buy a pack of smokes but

i'm olivia sterns. we are about halfway through the trading day. get you caught up on where markets are trading. you can see the benches are mixed at this hour. stocks did rise as we got a better than expected report on durable goods rising more than forecast. the nasdaq is in the red by about one third of one percent. we are also watching a couple of individual stocks. america will -- american apparel is struggling. selling 51 million shares for $.60 apiece. it will cover debt payments due next month. american apparel has not made a profit since 2009. thespeaking of retailers, company behind tommy hilfiger and calvin klein brand reporting shares are up about 5.5% right now. we will be back on the market again in 30 minutes. ♪ >> this is "lunch money" on bloomberg television and also streaming live on bloomberg.com, your tablet and your smart phone. i'm adam johnson. now to pictures were -- where it is the story. crews are working to clear the mudslide in washington. 15 people have been confirmed dead and authorities have located eight more bodies

i am olivia sterns.s are rising after 2 days of declines. we got a report out showing that consumer spending in the u.s. rose the most in 3 months, climbing 3/10 of one percent. it appears that the american economy is actually returning to momentum after an unusually harsh winter. we are also watching shares in cbs outdoor. you just heard from the ceo. shares are rising in the first day of trading. the bulk of the funds raised from the public if you're going to parent company cbs, which will continue to own 82% of the company after the spinoff could we will be "on the markets again" in 30 minutes. >> this is "lunch money" on bloomberg television. we are also streaming live on bloomberg.com, on your tablet, and your smartphone. i am adam johnson. searchers in washington are still picking through mud and debris trying to find victims of last week's mudslide could the death toll may rise sharply from the people who have been confirmed dead. 90 people are still missing. students in spain battled police that

olivia sterns joins me with more. what are these problems -- products?these are substances that can be found in everyday products and ordinary mirkin in homes and are already accepted as hazardous in high doses. the first is something called tb cpp. it is still winning a lot of foam products. has been linked to asthma and commonly used as a sealant for windows. the third is paint strippers with methylene chloride. is a carcinogen that is commonly used in furniture stripping. thatey take away here is what this law is doing is shifting some of the burden of proving that chemicals actually are safe. a chemical is potentially dangerous until it is been prov proven safe. goods thatho sell contain the substances now have to replace them or risk a statewide sales ban in california. the california retail association is warning this will be a huge program and very expensive. they were involved in the drafting of these rules. so these rules really aren't taking anybody here by surprise. many are actually disappointed that the rules aren't even stricter. if you com

we saw olivia wilde in a black number.e, there is a lot of burgundies and dark blues. what happened to my prediction of bright colors? where are you, lupita? >> you know exactly. one of the people we did see, though, we saw portia di rossi come through. who is that? she looks wonderful. she is in naim kahn. she really looked beautiful. she wears a dress well. she is tall and really wears clothes well. >> as well as olivia wilde. i'm not sure what the dress was, but style the bump. i love when women are pregnant that. >> embrace the fact that they are pregnant. and they come out and they're showing it. the same i'm excited to see hopefully kerry washington with her bump and what she does. no joke. there is a hash tag, style the bump. >> we've seen the couples start arriving on the red carpet. we saw kristen bell and dax shepherd. she looked beautiful in kind of a creamy gray dress. he, on the other hand. >> i didn't like. >> i'm not going to say i didn't like it. i just thought this is the academy awards. i would have liked

sydney biennale promotes itself as the biggest sydney art festival in the asia pacific, olaf and olivia are among the artists exhibiting, but at one point withdrew, appalled that the main sponsor was the company running camps for asylum seekers, held in nauru. >> we couldn't continue knowing what he knew. >> we felt we did not want to be an active part in this chain, causing human suffering. >> other artists pulled out because of the financial backing of transfield. the camps they have a contract to run has been condemned by some as inhumane and in contravention of human rights obligations. the pressure worked. the chairman, head of transfield, resigned from the festival, and corporate ties were cut. most boycotting artists returned. >> if the bien articly is remembered for bringing the issue to the fore, it's a good thing. imagine what you desire, what society do we want to live in. that's one of the things that the artists are keen to explore. >> the australian government is angry saying artists bullied organizers and is questioning whether government money should be withheld from eve

olaf and olivia are among the artists exhibiting. they withdraw at one point, but withdrew as the main sponsor ran the camps for asylum seekers in nauru and papua new guinea. >> ethnically it wasn't responsible of us to continueful. >> we didn't want to be an active part in the chain, causing human suffering. >> other artists pulled out because of the financial backing of transfield. the camps they have a contract to run have been condemned by some as inhumane, and in contravention of human rights obligations. the pressure worked. the chairman headed transfield resigned from the festival and corporate ties were cut. most boycotting artists returned. >> if the bienale is remembered for bringing the issue to the fore, that's a good thing. imagine what you desire, what society do we want to live in. that's a thing the artist is going to explore. australia government is angry saying artists bullied organizers, and questioned whether government money should be turned away. others ta what happens sets an awkward press tent. what worries me

>> olivia's three and a half, joshua's two, and annabel is two months. >> seth: and how do the three? >> they love her. they love her. yeah, olivia says, refers to her as "my baby annabel." >> seth: that's really cute. >> which is great. my son joshua keeps going "hold it, hold it, hold it." which, is very sweet, but most things that he holds end up getting thrown across the room. >> seth: right. >> so we -- yeah, we don't want to break the new one. >> seth: right, that's very smart. >> so we don't let him walk around with her. >> seth: and, eventually, you'll let him hold it. >> eventually, yeah. >> seth: he has to treat other things nicely first. >> yeah, once he stops throwing his trains across the room, then we can see how he holds it. >> seth: yeah. so this new show, "friends with better lives," it starts, i guess, on monday, right? >> yeah, monday. >> seth: and, so tell us about the show. >> it is a cbs multi-camera sitcom, filmed in front of a live studio audience. um, it's six friends, six adults, going through life. new concept, never been tried before. >> seth: never been t

now 10-year-old olivia's turn. her big present? dad inside the box. >> surprise. hi!appy birthday. >> a special birthday, and for this family an incredible gift. nbc news, los angeles. >> i think disguising himself as a mascot may have been the best one there. he did them all very well. still ahead at 5:00, we'll take you to the ballpark. opening day for little league teams in the south bay. it's next. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] spring is calling. save 25% when you buy two scotts fertilizers -- one to use now and one for later. >>> updating you on breaking news. it happened at 26th street and florida in the city's mission district. it happened at 3:00. an officer, we are being told, was executing a normal traffic stop when someone in the other vehicle pulled a gun and shot the officer in the shoulder. the shoulder of the officer. and he's going to make it. he's in good condition right now a news conference is going on with the chief. the vehicle has been found in pacifica. 28-year-old officer, six-year veteran of the fours shot in the shoulder in san francisco. still the

olivia, next me, helping me out. she's much better at dialects and all that.-en-un." that's how you -- >> seth: so many umlauts. >> so many umlauts. >> seth: it's like "umlaut: the movie." [ laughter ] >> it's like -- and so, the whole joke for liv and i on the way there was "i hope that helium wins." one of the short films was helium. i hope helium wins because it was, i believe, john anders and kim magnesson or something like that. i forget their exact names of the fellas that won, and i just wanted them to win. so when i read it, when i opened it up to read who it was, and i saw that it was "helium," i read with it so much enthusiasm. [ laughter ] because i'm already -- i'm laughing about the inside joke. i'm laughing as a huge sigh of relief. i go backstage, and you have to take the photos with the guys, the winners and everything. i show up down there. i'm watching them do best supporting actress, before lupita goes up there on stage, and i'm like oh, [ bleep ] shoot -- sorry. [ laughter ] i haven't been tv in a while. >> seth: you do those words in the m

. >>> in today's birthdays, actress olivia wilde turns 30. country singer carrie underwood is 31.ns 33. keep it here for more news and weather. >>> a series of after shocks after a 6.9 magnitude quake strikes just off the coast of eureka. what we're learning about possible damage coming up next. >> plus t search continues for the malaysian plane that vanished. crews spotted what appears to be a life raft. the latest details next. >> california taking new security steps after a recent attack on a pg&e substation in the south bay. >> a live look outside this morning. beautiful san francisco. nice way to start our monday morning, march 10th. this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. 4:30. i'

my mystery guest is on a first name basis with the chefs olivia and mario.ry guest is known for having a pumped up personality. we will see. my mystery guest has led a boot camp for hopeless home cooks. let's bring out our mystery guest. great to have you with us here. i would know that hair anywhere. it is very special. tell them a little bit about how you started out. buffalo, andea, you are one of the world's top chefs. >> that is scary generous of you. i went to college at case college in buffalo and to the culinary institute of america in hyde park. i started working for lidia and batali and we started "iron chef" together. i was his iron sous chef. are on "worst cooks of america." of which i am not one. it is something that is -- we take these lovable losers as i like to call them and they are so hopelessly bad. we teach them and we mold them and -- >> what are they bad about, do they not understand the process of putting together a meal or cooking or measurements, they do not feel it, what is it? >> it is shocking. this is my third season with bobby f

olivia sterns, betty liu from san francisco.ber 10, zion's --k or am i the only lender zion's bank or per and -- thanks corporation, the only lender to fail the risk task -- tests. >> number nine, discover financial. he proposed a 20% dividend boost and a $1.6 billion stock buyback. they have benefited for more rapid loan growth and an 11% gain in fourth-quarter profit. >> number eight, wellpoint, the health insurer, with projections still below estimates. they expect to add one million new customers through the exchange is up by the affordable care act. >> number seven is nike with third quarter profits and sales that topped estimates, but signaled momentum may slow. the strong dollar might hamper revenue abroad. >> time warner cable's ceo is set to receive a severance comcastone -- when the agreement to buy the company is successfully completed. the other senior managers will get a big payout as well. rdenumber five, da restaurants. it's red lobster chains continue to struggle. they backed a plan to spin off dreadlocked there.

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the bright idea to which is usually priced in what she finds yup the risk of may the city of olivia's been training as a dyed in place by a quarter punt of college. other poets of all the local news about the brigade is in the process of making itself common trading at the moment the first group is gravy the brigade is one hundred percent stuffed with officers and soldiers. they are all a contract terms machines. i checked and loaded with ammunition and impersonal are working on their common training. the brigade staff are eighty to conduct missions. the typical korean this blog records and a kite and thirty thousand russian soldiers on now when crime and ukranian trade side by all ready to fight if necessary with garlic salt being considerably outnumbered tens of thousands of people have volunteered their services to the ukrainian in a tree in the last week run at the festival with all these kind of stoic this email the other good to go in the studio gates and goals in the gyms to our muscle and says why because no one tells you know at this email was from the mine. despite russian c

we had heard from olivia's close with a bbq party the opposition were meeting on the folk scene and his position as chairman of the forum and found to be a body set up by the government to increase philanthropic activity. understandable. you refused to go through the top of the current moment the teacher in the position he didn't have to wait long though. this action injuring his questions. of course to clarify the situation with regard to mr connery position as chairman of the forum on philanthropy. it is my understanding that he is stepping down from that position. questions were also raised about mr flannery helping you pick up and about half of the hat and the upcoming legislation on love these organizations like the computer department on a very regular basis if the book is a chart of the theater never be a leader should be paying people to be called women as we have tried to look after try to go to the while shopping. see that it is a beautiful one or more the trip to the survey was to better himself concerning a base that is going to get going is this going on or alms at the issu

olivia's favorite classic french recipes meadow is no stranger to asia private investors helped him to open several restaurants including this one. modern be so called stay at this late date to share the love hotel. he knows people are courteous to go yet. surround yourself. and in my mission. i have big steps around me with almost eight hundred chips and well they work with us permanently fine dining is high on the priority list for ages well heeled crowd especially in singapore and hong kong asian diner spend more than six hundred and forty two billion dollars the full service restaurants in twenty twelve with and ws diners and european diners and it looks set to spend even more in the years ahead. but the fine dining scene is getting crowded. lobo show. ramsey out that in all big names in the restaurant business all flocking to it. to me on it now. this man is building up its presence in the middle here. british and thorough jamie oliver is acting to singapore restaurant of hongkong restaurant opening this summer. back home some of the star sets eateries are shutting down its declin

olivia hundred and five the median age of the war until the next government. said. i'm feeling better. top top general election in two thousand and fourteen. he is approximately. yea hundred and fourteen million. but these yankee lineup playing softball. but years ago course. more than the last parliament election. the key is to sch teacher for shannon to top it off the ball in the lead in the five states i teach machete keep the ball pool and a stake in the sun in penang. let the coaches each applicant to the east and the hiring of more than sixty than not someone cuts me an instant best thing i've been crucial in five phases. national capital new delhi they want on it that day. the five hundred and five b the seat of the dog out of the indian identity and hours and sixteen mi. i did add that i didn't take introduced into the center of engine indexes the end of the number and agenda connections has been no opportunity. doherty nations. this must contribute to the top fives in elections he went to the heart that holds the honor with stupid while. not that the ndp sh

there have been had no weapons on shields and they went to the police lines olivia was won and that's too bad now they'll be a very peculiar moment please stop by directed us to stop so this is one of the protest is one of the ride is running with the garden with a rifle in his hand. so the question i'm still struggling to onsen is. how come these people with no weapons when dad these guys running away. in five minutes oh seven than that the dead boy he usually gets me giddy with delight but with that in a matter of minutes. i know what to do with going guy. he was carried inside the lobby of the hotel. the biggest question right now i still don't understand that. who made bills people weapon with people going into the police lines when people with guns were running away from them byj has come under fire from a major news outlets and here's why. well yesterday i was sitting right here and telling you about time these options as is bound to the side of the economy from ukraine. but we were accused of already showing crimea as part of russia. it must've taken a great deal of effort to t

here's olivia thousand wind speed sensing a child in kenya since his representative sample the cruelty instructions and pulled into the second round of municipal elections instead of pushing any republican front of an alternative to the national front. she educates he did as a collective decision that we mulled over the week going and halter tops on monday true which are many some pulling up to the election the amount of the vote would go well pull something off i will sit on the ceiling to say since they are making the hunting ban and trips to the tcu and pe and throwing link on this. he came second to be a sentence up and says seek with thirty four percent of that but it's really an eu is a serious contender. he remains confident about the second round could easy to find convince the voters are going to make them pay for that authentic retreats she'll be better for derosa going to punish the so called right wing to walk. on tuesday evening all alliances had to be signed and submit its crazy for the next round of editing this weekend. that may have been seeking strategies to blow the

scarlet stays with me and olivia sterns joins as well. been criticized again by nelson peltz who has been pushing the company to split its food and saying they do, not understand how frustrated shareholders are. rubberer nine, cooper and tire, reporting a drop in corporate earnings driven by a drop in sales. >> number eight, herbalife, nutritional product maker postponed its shareholder meeting as discussions continue with activist investor carl icahn about adding new board will dashboard nominees. -- new board nominees. they are being investigated for deceptive practices. >> number seven, target. they admitted they were alerted of hacker activity but decided the warning did not warrant a follow-up. an investigation found the company have the safeguards in place but failed to act on them. six, reporting a loss of six cents a share, fuel systems solutions, who says they continue to focus on new opportunities and are in discussions for a possible renewal of credit facilities. >> number five, bp, when in right to compete for u.s. contract --

megan hughes joins us with the latest on those numbers and olivia sterns is also focusing on health careifically the exchanges that got it right. 6 million. is that really considered a victory? on how you ask them how you parse the numbers. some said people were having trouble logging in this morning. i got the official word from hhs and they said they expanded their regular maintenance program they have overnight a little bit into this morning but that it is getting back online. the administration is hopeful about the 7 million number. target thee congressional budget office laid whatever you want to call it. all of the problems with health care.gov. down toised that number 6 million after all the technical problems. the administration already announced they hit the number. if they can hit that number, it will have amounted to the target they were trying to get to the for the bad publicity. it would be significant as an achievement for the white house. extension?ut the give us clarity? >> the white house has said if you are in line by the end of tonight, you will be able to sign up. we

i'm olivia sterns. are fluctuating between gains and losses.&p and dow are in the red but the nasdaq is trading higher. all the benchmarks of concession lows. shares of fannie mae and freddie mac both plunging after leaders of the senate banking committee announced bipartisan plans to dismantle the companies. the measure would replace them with government bond insurers. the safety net would kick in once primal capital lost at least 10%. the senator said they would introduce the bill in the coming days. againl be on the markets in 30 minutes. ♪ >> this is "lunch money." i'm adam johnson. ,oday's moving pictures now video is the story. two people were killed in explosion in east harlem. a building collapsed and a far of a lime fires ready to an adjoining building. more than 150 firefighters worked to contain the blaze. violence erupted in turkey after a teenage boy was injured by police last year. he died yesterday. the 15-year-old was hit in the head by tear gas cans last summer when police crackdown on a street protest. it triggered protests in

i'm olivia sterns. let's get you caught up on today's action.r better than expected data. this comes after we had better data out on industrial production, which helped boost optimism over the u.s. economy after a steep selloff on friday. also falling a little bit. the chevy what is happening on the commodities front. you what is happening on the commodities front. there's going to be a big impact on oil sales. low, gold down. for more on today's actions, and they look at where the markets ceo ofadded, here is the philadelphia trust company. s&p is still up. it is flat. but you think, overall it was still be a good year. >> the balance continues to strengthen. companies continue to buy back strengths. -- shares. the economy has gotten a pass because of the weather. for the first time, i say it is the weather. it has been difficult in the east, midwest, and felt. >> you think the bad data is the weather. all do not think it is weather. i think the weather has given it a pass. i do not think we will have a read until the second or third quarter. u

i am olivia sterns. indexesmain benchmark are off session lows. falling the most common being dragged down by a selloff in the biotech sect or. a couple of individual movers for you. surging today. they have been fined half $1 million for illegal sales and making claims it cannot verify. company may be able to get back on track in the country. china has been coming this for about two months now. shares are up about 17.5%. we're watching jpmorgan. company signed off over claims that it is a bernie madoff ponzi scheme. they have acknowledged this. aids to learned that 5 bernie madoff were found guilty on most counts of helping run the biggest ponzi scheme in u.s. history. exposed byon fraud the financial crisis. the verdict is still being read right now. going back to the broader markets, the small-cap index has rallied for the last seven straight borders. the longest run ever. joining me now with a look at the small caps is mike from bloomberg. break it down for us. what is behind the huge rally. >> small companies obviously have a bigger market. i

i'm olivia sterns. the dow is off, and the nasdaq is the laggards of the bunch.ning around earlier this morning when president obama said russia was testing the international order by annexing crimea. earlier this morning, there were durable goods orders that rose more during the month of february, and one of the big stories of the day, it was the debut of king digital, the maker of candy crush. debut for ahe worst newly listed company in the u.s. in nearly four months. adam johnson takes a closer look in today's insight in action. >> which? candy crush, the game, or candy crush, the stock? some insight in action. this is in the mid-point of the range. earnings,st 9.2 times very cheap, right, about 40% cheaper than the s&p 500, and it turns out that thing digital gets about 78% of its maker money from that one game, candy cheap and it is actually relative to technology. looking at the stocks in the tech sector, and look at this. only after you are are trading less than 10 times earnings. yes, king digital, candy crush, is one of them. it begs the question, if it

. >> i think olivia dese would be that generous. patient is sick and getting a placebo at the moment. there is the ultimate realization, hang on, i'm not feeling better. >> the japanese index was largely psychological. we saw a big hole in the yen. against the u.s. dollar, it was not that far off. i think the markets pretty well know when something is happening and when something isn't. >> do you think today's factory number is really worrisome? >> i think that a lot of the figures we are seeing at the moment on the low side -- even out of the states, we have some weakness because of europe, etc. but fundamentally, the numbers are good. >> but they thought it would increase factory output because they thought the demand would be there with the sales tax. >> on the other hand, i'm not sure we should be panicking at the moment. have had to bring forward their consumption ahead of that. is it not more worrying that they have not done that? >> your producer was bringing head consumption and she was in hong kong recently. if you look at

i am olivia sterns, let's get you caught up on where the markets are trading.s are selling off for a second day. a disappointing report on manufacturing suggest the american economy is heading. the judge has signed off on the company settlement over claims that bernie made off -- the skincare company is over half $1 million from china. more on bloomberg after the break. chang.emily the turkish government has blocked twitter access across the country and the prime minister defended his actions over the weekend. he also threatened to block facebook and youtube as his administration fights corruption charges. twitter remains committed to defending the privacy of our users in turkey. we won't portray their trust. the ceo of the intelligence firm or an asus. andrew, i will start with you, described the situation on the ground for us. areow some people successfully circumventing the difficulties that the government has put in place. what is the latest? >> twitter was blocked in the evening here. they moved to a different type of blocking over the weekend which is mor

i am olivia sterns.benchmark is ending the day in the green, but not as much as they were earlier on. ending the day up by -- the nasdaq up about four and a half this morning. consumer spending rose. for more on what has been a choppy week in the markets, i jeremy. this in week we saw a lot of action in the markets. -- do you think this selloff in these momentum stocks is going to result in a sell off in the large-cap stocks. >> the short answer is no. in fact you are right. the real risk of the market has transitioned from geopolitics to sad. we are wondering about those high beta, high momentum stocks if they're going to turn over into the larger markets. ,ome of the bloomberg groupings you will see leisure stocks are down 15%. of dispersionot within the s&p 500. equity management strategies are invoked. >> if you can pick the right stocks, you can still find value. >> well, i wouldn't call them cheaper. yes, but again when you look at various factors and individual needles within arehaystack, there de

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i'm olivia sterns. let's get you caught up on today's action. stocks are rising today.e had better data out on industrial production, which helped boost optimism over the u.s. economy after a steep selloff on friday. the s&p essentially raced off of it start of the year. blackrock global chief investment strategist joins us. this five-year-old bull market, he believes, still has room to run. >> is he still has room to run, but the evaluation metric is where we are with the economy with inflation where -- rather than the bull market. stocks are no longer cheap, but relative to bonds they are still a better value. we are in an environment that it grossly moderates. generally, that is a good environment for stocks. >> the s&p is off only about half of one percent from the start of the year. also, and the treasury markets, yields are up a bit. the 10-year note is trading at 2.67%. this comes ahead of the fed's two-day policy meeting where analysts adduce the policymakers holding steady on the taper and continuing to pull back on -- where analysts do see policymakers holding