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pilgrim's pride wants to know where's the beef. target hillshire brands has the answer. our next guest tells us why he sees good things for the stock. and apple will introduce the tech giant to the internet of things. can the iphone maker catch p to google? -- catch up to google? our panel weighs in. ♪ ♪ [ the human league's "human" plays ] humans... sometimes life trips us up. sometimes we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem to just keep coming at you... so do the solutions. like multi-policy discounts from liberty mutual insurance. save up to 10% just for combining your auto and home insurance. call liberty mutual insurance at... to speak with an insurance expert and ask about all the personalized savings available for when you get married, move into a new house, or add a car to your policy. personalized coverage and savings -- all the things humans need to make our world a little less imperfect. call... and ask about all the ways you could save. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ ♪
pilgrim's pride wants to know where's the beef. target hillshire brands has the answer. our next guest tells us why he sees good things for the stock. and apple will introduce the tech giant to the internet of things. can the iphone maker catch p to google? -- catch up to google? our panel weighs in. ♪ ♪ [ the human league's "human" plays ] humans... sometimes life trips us up. sometimes we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem to just keep coming at you... so do...
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pilgrims is owned mostly by brazilian meat processor jbs, which has been on a tear of acquisitions to overtake u.s. industry leader. tyson foods. jbs bought smithfield's beef- packing business in 2008 and a year later, pilgrims pride, a colorado-based chicken company. now, hillshire's "pork-folio" would complete an industry trifecta and buy its way further into the u.s. market. "it wants access to the us for stability" reportedly, jbs is willing to pay 163-million dollars to interrupt hillshire's plans to diversify and take over pinnacle foods' more-than-two- dozen brands, including vlasic pickles and duncan hines cake mix. it is the latest in a wave of merger-mania is sweeping corporate board rooms. "it's a hot market right now and nothing's really undervalued now so that's why these mergers are happening." "pinnacle will have others waiting in the wings." hillshire's stock surged 22% on the news. as compared with falling more than three-percent may 12th-- when the deal for pinnacle was announced. pfizer is dropping is its bitter bid for astrazeneca. pfizer made a $117 billion dollar
pilgrims is owned mostly by brazilian meat processor jbs, which has been on a tear of acquisitions to overtake u.s. industry leader. tyson foods. jbs bought smithfield's beef- packing business in 2008 and a year later, pilgrims pride, a colorado-based chicken company. now, hillshire's "pork-folio" would complete an industry trifecta and buy its way further into the u.s. market. "it wants access to the us for stability" reportedly, jbs is willing to pay 163-million dollars to...
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it's still a relatively good buy for pilgrims even at $47.> not a tremendously large breakup fee? the hillshire/pinnacle, $163 million. not that that's chump change, but how would you assess that? >> what? the breakup fee? it's nothing. as you point out, it's a traditional fee on the size of the deal consistent with probably whatever the rules are of paying those kind of breakup fees, scott. >> mario to that point, do you think that tyson would come in? there is speculation they may come in and opper a higher price. does it matter to you either way? >> money is money. look, our clients -- we were trying to figure out whether we should vote for the deal. em nauns on friday, ricky sandler came out saying that deal makes no sense. the wrong product. paying the wrong price, and clearly institutional investors like us, not mindless investors with ets understand stood the dynamics. an unlikely deal we would have voted on and seems to be a deal in the works a longer period of time and goes back to where we owned sara lee and figured they would be go
it's still a relatively good buy for pilgrims even at $47.> not a tremendously large breakup fee? the hillshire/pinnacle, $163 million. not that that's chump change, but how would you assess that? >> what? the breakup fee? it's nothing. as you point out, it's a traditional fee on the size of the deal consistent with probably whatever the rules are of paying those kind of breakup fees, scott. >> mario to that point, do you think that tyson would come in? there is speculation they...
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no question the food section is hot for deals. >> the deals, to off set pilgrim and tyson, they havetransformed their balance sheets in the last three to five years, so they're in a much stronger position than they have been. >> so what impact would this deal-making be on the consumer? >> if all the energy that these companies expect from the deal actually come through, you know you would hope eventually that prices may even be lower to the consumer. >> the next move may come from pilgrim's pride if it decides to raise its offer to beat tyson. the investors certainly see the potential for a bidding war. in fact, shares of hillshire surged on wall street today indicating that investors see this company fetching a higher price. for "nightly business report." >>> still ahead, apple shares rally today on news of its beef acquisition. but does the company have a new innovative product in the pipeline to get investors really excited? >> . >>> a french bank may have to pay a big fine for ignoring u.s. tough sanctions against iran, cuba and sudan, the justice department is pushing them to pa
no question the food section is hot for deals. >> the deals, to off set pilgrim and tyson, they havetransformed their balance sheets in the last three to five years, so they're in a much stronger position than they have been. >> so what impact would this deal-making be on the consumer? >> if all the energy that these companies expect from the deal actually come through, you know you would hope eventually that prices may even be lower to the consumer. >> the next move may...
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pilgrims pride offering to buy hillshire brands for more than $6 billion. more on that one and on the economic front, orders for goods rose, and shares are increasing. by the close the dow gained 69 points to finish at 16,675. the nasdaq added 51, the s&p 500, added 11 clouto close at t all-time high. there were other milestone, the transportation and material markets sitting at all-time highs while technology is at levels not seen since the year 2000. but this year, believe it or not, the biggest groups are utilities, yes, utilities, the top sector of 2014 so far up more than expected. dominic chu has more on the stable industry and why boring may be beautiful for you. >> reporter: they may not be all that glamorous but utility stocks have been wall street darling darlings so far this year. and there is a big reason why. dividends. >> the utilities tend to have a higher yield than say some of the s&p 500 companies, the utilities tend to grow their dividends pretty consistently every year. >> utility companies tend to pay out more of their profits to shareh
pilgrims pride offering to buy hillshire brands for more than $6 billion. more on that one and on the economic front, orders for goods rose, and shares are increasing. by the close the dow gained 69 points to finish at 16,675. the nasdaq added 51, the s&p 500, added 11 clouto close at t all-time high. there were other milestone, the transportation and material markets sitting at all-time highs while technology is at levels not seen since the year 2000. but this year, believe it or not, the...
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if they heard about pilgrim's pride, they went and got pinnacle. >> i just wanted to make it -- >> they need to buy a european company to get a better tax rate. >> we already said that. >> i wanted to make it crystal clear. >> even though pinnacle announced it was really hillshire. >> coming up, a live report from kiev. what weekend elections mean for the future of ukraine and global relations. ♪
if they heard about pilgrim's pride, they went and got pinnacle. >> i just wanted to make it -- >> they need to buy a european company to get a better tax rate. >> we already said that. >> i wanted to make it crystal clear. >> even though pinnacle announced it was really hillshire. >> coming up, a live report from kiev. what weekend elections mean for the future of ukraine and global relations. ♪
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pilgrims is owned by brazilian meat company jbs. hillshire shares soared 17% yesterday. it's setting up to be an agressive battle. "this is not a no brainer there is no easy winner that you can point to in this fight, but tyson is certainly going to be aggressive in their bidding and its not going to let such a large competitor slip away so easily to another company like jbs." christopher leonard, of the new america foundation says it's possible cargill or kraft could swoop in with more bids, but adds tyson has more motivation to protect its market share. president obama is going it alone on combating climate change... he's expected to come out with historic sweeping reforms monday that will limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. it would force states to meet new emissions standards and rely less on coal. coal industry executives argue changes will cost jobs and force electricity prices higher. the president plans to by pass congress and use his executive power. 8 states set a goal of zero emissions from vehicles in the next decade. the states include californ
pilgrims is owned by brazilian meat company jbs. hillshire shares soared 17% yesterday. it's setting up to be an agressive battle. "this is not a no brainer there is no easy winner that you can point to in this fight, but tyson is certainly going to be aggressive in their bidding and its not going to let such a large competitor slip away so easily to another company like jbs." christopher leonard, of the new america foundation says it's possible cargill or kraft could swoop in with...
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pilgrims pride in this three way food fight, if you will. but the proposal by pilgrims pride "we continuously believe in the potential provided by the proposed transaction with pinnacle foods. consistent with it's fiduciary duties and consultation with independent financial board and legal advisers they will thoroughly review the pilgrims pride poem. hillhire try tried to buy -- this is the latest. they will thoroughly e vauvalua the transaction proposed by the pilgrims pride. >> forget silgen valley. silicon alley has all the connection. why a lot of the start-ups are moving to the big apple. and google considering buying drop cam. google is already keeping its eye on you. what could it potentially pull off with the help of the drop cam. tweet us at squawk alley and we'll get your responses later this hour. in today's market, a lot can happen in a second. with fidelity's guaranteed one-second trade execution, we route your order to up to 75 market centers to look for the best possible price, maybe even better than you expected. it's all par
pilgrims pride in this three way food fight, if you will. but the proposal by pilgrims pride "we continuously believe in the potential provided by the proposed transaction with pinnacle foods. consistent with it's fiduciary duties and consultation with independent financial board and legal advisers they will thoroughly review the pilgrims pride poem. hillhire try tried to buy -- this is the latest. they will thoroughly e vauvalua the transaction proposed by the pilgrims pride. >>...
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pilgrims' >> they could raise the price.erson familiar with plans said they are considering doing that, but it is not clear yet if they are going to come up with a competing bid. has anure -- hillshire agreement to buy pinnacle foods, fruits and vegetables. both of these awful -- both of these offers are contingent upon hillshire abandoning that bid. they want hillshire. shares, thatt indicates investors think a higher bid is coming because the shares are trading above the offer price. >> we should mention, this wasn't unsolicited bid. an unsolicited bid. >> it was. morgan stanley as an advisor to tyson, and morgan stanley was working on a deal for jbs. that has been suspended, according to people familiar with the deal. a little bit of consequences for actions. >> all right, the pork wars. thank you. 26 past the hour, bloomberg is on the markets. matt miller has the details. today,ing in the markets the fifth day that we have seen green on the board in the past six. the s&p, the tao, and the nasdaq with some gains. s&p up s
pilgrims' >> they could raise the price.erson familiar with plans said they are considering doing that, but it is not clear yet if they are going to come up with a competing bid. has anure -- hillshire agreement to buy pinnacle foods, fruits and vegetables. both of these awful -- both of these offers are contingent upon hillshire abandoning that bid. they want hillshire. shares, thatt indicates investors think a higher bid is coming because the shares are trading above the offer price....
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pilgrim's pride shut out at the moment, down about 1.5%, pinnacle foods up a full percent.it really is an eat or be eaten industry right now. why are these companies looking to expand their brands? well, expansion's a good thing, but it could be a strategy to offset the rising prices of commodities like beef which recently hit an all-time high, wheat, poultry have all gone up. i sat down with famous dave's ceo. he told me while they might put a pause on raising prices, they have shifted their strategy. >> we've raised our prices previously, and i think we need to back off that. i think it's going to be a couple years before we raise prices again. we're going to take protein out of the center plate and move it to other products and make it more of an ingredient and less a center plate. liz: who comes out on top in this battle? fox business' ashley webster has -- i love these kinds of stories. >> i do too. and it's getting really interesting. how high will these deals go? hillshire farms certainly seems to be the prettiest girl at the dance, and now tyson foods, one of the wo
pilgrim's pride shut out at the moment, down about 1.5%, pinnacle foods up a full percent.it really is an eat or be eaten industry right now. why are these companies looking to expand their brands? well, expansion's a good thing, but it could be a strategy to offset the rising prices of commodities like beef which recently hit an all-time high, wheat, poultry have all gone up. i sat down with famous dave's ceo. he told me while they might put a pause on raising prices, they have shifted their...
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so we have tyson brands, hillshire, pilgrim's pride and pinnacle foods. we're trying to show you, the viewers, what the recipe is for what the combination is. if you look on the right-hand side, you'll see the combos and the numbers appear before you. in essence, what tyson is trying to do, they're the nation's biggest meat processor. they're going after hillshire to combine their chicken products and prepared foods with brands like hillshire farms, kielbasa, prepared meats and remember jimmy dean's is a big part of that mix as well. they're paying a lot for it, but still it's a combination they want to do. now, pilgrim's pride is a lot like tyson, although perhaps on a little bit of a smaller scale. they do fresh and prepared chicken products as well. and they want those same processed meats. that hillshire farms brings. that's why they want to bid $45 a share for that. they want to combine these two particular brands. again, it's all about these brands. and then we can't forget that's happening really on the pinnacle foods side of things because you're
so we have tyson brands, hillshire, pilgrim's pride and pinnacle foods. we're trying to show you, the viewers, what the recipe is for what the combination is. if you look on the right-hand side, you'll see the combos and the numbers appear before you. in essence, what tyson is trying to do, they're the nation's biggest meat processor. they're going after hillshire to combine their chicken products and prepared foods with brands like hillshire farms, kielbasa, prepared meats and remember jimmy...
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this is pilgrim's pride, hillshire. $45 per share. important piece in all of this of course is there was another transaction on the table with pinnacle foods. this now making it a bit of a competitive situation. >> a bidding war. >> it represents 25% premium of the volume weighted average price. >> hill shire closed at 37. >> we had pinnacle on. >> we did. >> he made his case for -- remember, we were frustrated. he didn't answer a lot of our questions. >> that's true. >> you can see it's a lot more money than pinnacle. >> $8 on this news. >> they are claiming $25 premium to the pinnacle offer. the premium to the 10-days trading. >> 25% where it traded after the pinnacle announcement. exactly. >> so just to be clear, the pinnacle deal was $18 in cash for each share held along with .50 shares. the reason it suffered is because of the shares of pinnacle. you can see huge moves there. >> are done with bernstein? >> jared thinks the economy is still falling apart, right? you're looking 4% second quarter. he's still out there. >> what do yo
this is pilgrim's pride, hillshire. $45 per share. important piece in all of this of course is there was another transaction on the table with pinnacle foods. this now making it a bit of a competitive situation. >> a bidding war. >> it represents 25% premium of the volume weighted average price. >> hill shire closed at 37. >> we had pinnacle on. >> we did. >> he made his case for -- remember, we were frustrated. he didn't answer a lot of our questions....
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tyson makes an over-the-top bid after pilgrim's pride offer earlier in the week the catch, hillshire'swn bid for pinnacle, come on. that's over and done with. the u.s. economy shrinking by 1% in the first quarter. a bad gdp number but a four-day win streak. that was also snapped. let's begin with carl, he is at the code conference and let's get more on this apple/beats deal, a deal we heard about a couple weeks ago that came together i guess late yesterday, carl. >> that's right, david, called the most scrutinized it tech deal in recent memory and even though it is apple's biggest deal in terms of acquisitions it was the single biggest headline out of the code conference this week. eddie cue who runs apple's media business and jimmy i owe veen sat down and talked about the rationale for the deal, namely i owe veen's ear for talent and sound, but also that human cur rags which is really what sets beats apart from other radio services. the conversation, though, quickly turned to a couple things. whether apple will produce its own music content which they were cagey on and, of course, the
tyson makes an over-the-top bid after pilgrim's pride offer earlier in the week the catch, hillshire'swn bid for pinnacle, come on. that's over and done with. the u.s. economy shrinking by 1% in the first quarter. a bad gdp number but a four-day win streak. that was also snapped. let's begin with carl, he is at the code conference and let's get more on this apple/beats deal, a deal we heard about a couple weeks ago that came together i guess late yesterday, carl. >> that's right, david,...
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the latest, pilgrim's pride unveils a $6.4 billion offer for hillshire brands. >> and rosie the roboteet mac the computer. apple set to unveil jetson-like software for a smarter home. your iphone coming soon as a remote control for your life. but first up, futures on the rise as each of the three major indices did enter the shortened trading week for the year. s&p set to open at an intraday high closing above the 1900 level on friday as the u.s. markets turned in their biggest weekly gain in over a month. after all the nashing of teeth this month, jim, dow and s&p are on track for four straight months of gains. we're hanging on by a thread. >> many people who came into this month thinking the earnings weren't that good, a lot of fear built up, there were many sizable gurus with following saying listen, be very careful. dave tepper, a terrific guy, i think i've now parsed his words again, saying get off margin, somehow that became sell stocks. tepper wanted you to have fear which is never wrong after a very big run. but what's happened is that there was -- even though the vix didn't ju
the latest, pilgrim's pride unveils a $6.4 billion offer for hillshire brands. >> and rosie the roboteet mac the computer. apple set to unveil jetson-like software for a smarter home. your iphone coming soon as a remote control for your life. but first up, futures on the rise as each of the three major indices did enter the shortened trading week for the year. s&p set to open at an intraday high closing above the 1900 level on friday as the u.s. markets turned in their biggest weekly...
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we want better protection for the pilgrims. personally, i can deal with it if someone spits on me, but it gets tough if pilgrims are attacked, which has already happened. >> toppled crucifixes on graves, hate graffiti on monastery walls, and even arson attacks on mosques. just ahead of the papal visit, new spraying's on a catholic center that pope francis is scheduled to visit. the graffiti has been whitewashed, but the message there, too, was "death to arabs and christians and all who hate israel." the deeds are known as price tag attacks. the offenders are believed to come from ultra-orthodox communities in israel, and especially the jewish settler movement. perpetrators say anyone working against them should pay a price, hence the name. if you it's a go near one settlement outpost, israeli security forces cleared away illegally erected shelters. >> i think all these people, the price tag people, they are trying in their way to restore that. they are saying, "we do not accept what is happening here. we still remember who we a
we want better protection for the pilgrims. personally, i can deal with it if someone spits on me, but it gets tough if pilgrims are attacked, which has already happened. >> toppled crucifixes on graves, hate graffiti on monastery walls, and even arson attacks on mosques. just ahead of the papal visit, new spraying's on a catholic center that pope francis is scheduled to visit. the graffiti has been whitewashed, but the message there, too, was "death to arabs and christians and all...
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is theyrtant part here are not rejecting that approach from pilgrim's pride.he new story. it has to do with automakers. general motors has not recalled any vehicles today. it is not noon yet. they still have lots of time. i am making light of the situation, but it is very serious. they have had 30 recalls in 2014. toyota announced three recalls last week. the auto industry will set a record for recalls this year. with us is jim press. he is the former president of both toyota and chrysler. the --are wondering, are is the quality of the american automobile that bad? >> not at all. i think quality has never been higher. people can attest to that from their own experience. i think what has happened is a couple of things. cars have become more complex. especially with technical advances and innovations. understanding of responsibility have been shifting as well. that has led to more transparency. that is good. it will lead to uncovering more problems that could become safety issues. hopefully, the winner will be the consumer and that is what we all want to have at
is theyrtant part here are not rejecting that approach from pilgrim's pride.he new story. it has to do with automakers. general motors has not recalled any vehicles today. it is not noon yet. they still have lots of time. i am making light of the situation, but it is very serious. they have had 30 recalls in 2014. toyota announced three recalls last week. the auto industry will set a record for recalls this year. with us is jim press. he is the former president of both toyota and chrysler. the...
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imagine if your tyson's or pilgrims.ise cattle and chicken and you process them and to raw meat and package it up. if you couldinute actually take that and add some sugar, fat, and salt. that could taste really good in the lunch meat. you could send that to stores in convenient packaging. people could take it and eat in different ways. still it in a lunchbox or the microwave. people will pay a lot more for that kind of convenience and that kind of packaging and value added. want ton and pilgrims get out of this commodity meat business. they want to get into that higher-margin, hillshire kind of business. >> does that mean that the offers will likely go higher? >> one analyst as saying that tyson could potentially pay as much as $63. i think it will probably be more in the range of $50. there's a 30% to 40% chance that it could go into the high 50's. high 50's $50 bid to or up to $63? >> that is right. the market seems to think a couple more dollars. that is probably realistic. there's the possibility they could pay more
imagine if your tyson's or pilgrims.ise cattle and chicken and you process them and to raw meat and package it up. if you couldinute actually take that and add some sugar, fat, and salt. that could taste really good in the lunch meat. you could send that to stores in convenient packaging. people could take it and eat in different ways. still it in a lunchbox or the microwave. people will pay a lot more for that kind of convenience and that kind of packaging and value added. want ton and...
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pilgrim came in to try to buy pilgrim.l. $6.8 billion. >> why? >> because of all the -- >> the premium to hillshire holders would position, reposition tyson as the clear leader in the retail sale of prepared foods. it has secured bridge facility from morgan stanley. it is above the $45 a share offer that pilgrim's pride had offered for hillshire. and they already got, as i said, they got morgan stanley and jpmorgan providing the bridge financing. >> why do you like hillshire? >> i love meat. >> money is cheap. an all cash deal. >> all cash. yeah. >> money is cheap. >> so it went up to -- wow. 47. then it went to 53. so this is like a full on. we haven't had one of these -- >> pinnacle deal. >> it is in question because pilgrim's pride offered to buy. >> all of this is being driven by cash flow. >> and what's happening obviously with pork and the entire meat context. all right. so the last i looked we're back to 2.44 on the 10-year, santelli. the yield is going up. >> you're talking about the next 10 minutes. i'm talking ab
pilgrim came in to try to buy pilgrim.l. $6.8 billion. >> why? >> because of all the -- >> the premium to hillshire holders would position, reposition tyson as the clear leader in the retail sale of prepared foods. it has secured bridge facility from morgan stanley. it is above the $45 a share offer that pilgrim's pride had offered for hillshire. and they already got, as i said, they got morgan stanley and jpmorgan providing the bridge financing. >> why do you like...
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that is because you had pilgrim's pride interested in hillshire, tyson says we're interested.y're battling it out. and what happens to pinnacle foods? it's down 6% for the week and this was on the idea that hillshire was moving forward with pinnacle. that's something we've been watching very closely, and we've also kept a close eye on valiant and aller again. intraday highs, i won't say record highs, but it moved today above $170. there it is. liz: up about 5.5%. valiant, i'm just looking, was down slightly. well, yeah, it's not really moving too dramatically, but now it has reversed. it had been down slightly, now up about 1.5%. nicole, thank you. >> thanks, liz. liz: i'm sorry, we're going to have a huge rivality when -- rivalry when the kings make it. l.a. and thy, what a great rivalry -- and new york, what a great rivalry. if you think brick and mortar schools are old school, think again. gamestop is investing in cutting edge technology and making major inroads in the mobile game bids, but it's also jumping head first into a whole different ball game when it comes to brick
that is because you had pilgrim's pride interested in hillshire, tyson says we're interested.y're battling it out. and what happens to pinnacle foods? it's down 6% for the week and this was on the idea that hillshire was moving forward with pinnacle. that's something we've been watching very closely, and we've also kept a close eye on valiant and aller again. intraday highs, i won't say record highs, but it moved today above $170. there it is. liz: up about 5.5%. valiant, i'm just looking, was...
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two days ago pilgrim's pride made their own bid. ford said it is recalling 1.1 million sport utility vehicles to fix sensor electronic flaws. 915,000er recall covers ford escapes. that is a look at your top headlines. back to you. foods.s begin with tyson it's offer to buy hillshire brands trumps a competing bid from pilgrim's pride. joining me, chris leonard, the author of "the meat racket." akshay, i want to begin with you. what are the strategic benefits for tyson's to make a bid for hillshire brands. me on.k you for having it makes sense for tyson for a couple of reasons. they are diversified proteins manufactured. they produce chicken and pork products. those are raw materials for hillshire. there'll be some cost synergies they are. tyson under new management recently has embarked on a value added growth strategy. they want to build their brand and business. shire,ing he'lill it furthers that agenda. this management team which took over five years ago has cleaned sheet.n's balance financially, it has allowed the company to make
two days ago pilgrim's pride made their own bid. ford said it is recalling 1.1 million sport utility vehicles to fix sensor electronic flaws. 915,000er recall covers ford escapes. that is a look at your top headlines. back to you. foods.s begin with tyson it's offer to buy hillshire brands trumps a competing bid from pilgrim's pride. joining me, chris leonard, the author of "the meat racket." akshay, i want to begin with you. what are the strategic benefits for tyson's to make a bid...
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pilgrim's, poultry producer pilgrim pride for hillshire.yson foods has upped pilgrim pride's $6.4 billion proposal with an offer to buy hillshire for $68,000,000,000. earlier this month, hillshire proposed buying pinnacle moods, aunt gem mijememiah. >> that's unlikely, especially if either bid go through. i am going to need a chart to explain that. that was complicated. china is on the hunt for energy. it's going around the world making deals to get it. when we come back, we will look at what this means for the united states. motor city meets steel city. how pittsburgh escaped troubles detroit faced. how it can turn around its fortunes. that's coming up next. >> weekday mornings on al jazeera america >> we do have breaking news this morning... >> start your day with in depth coverage from around the world. first hand reporting from across the country and real news keeping you up to date. the big stories of the day, from around the world... >> these people need help, this is were the worst of the attack took place... >> and throughout the mo
pilgrim's, poultry producer pilgrim pride for hillshire.yson foods has upped pilgrim pride's $6.4 billion proposal with an offer to buy hillshire for $68,000,000,000. earlier this month, hillshire proposed buying pinnacle moods, aunt gem mijememiah. >> that's unlikely, especially if either bid go through. i am going to need a chart to explain that. that was complicated. china is on the hunt for energy. it's going around the world making deals to get it. when we come back, we will look at...
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i know hillshire bid for pinnacle and, you know, pilgrim was basically saying we're a much better matchn that partnership. how do you think this is going to sort out? >> this is one of my favorite stock picks, and i picked it before i knew they were going to make this bid today, but this is a great company. it has a moderate pe of about 11, it has a 46% return on equity, it has huge free cash flow, and you look at what happened today in the market, both the stocks, hillshire and pilgrim's pride, went up. and so i think that says a lot about how the market views this. this is a great company, andbzhi believe that everyone thinks that this is a great merger. david: paul, let me stick with you for a second, i want to get a little optimistic after my pessimism and talk about asia for a second because we already know they don't need a great e[ population in order to have hundreds of millions of people in the middle class because there are so many there. but the middle class in asia which is now, i don't know, about 500 million more or less, could triple in the next decade. this is a huge mar
i know hillshire bid for pinnacle and, you know, pilgrim was basically saying we're a much better matchn that partnership. how do you think this is going to sort out? >> this is one of my favorite stock picks, and i picked it before i knew they were going to make this bid today, but this is a great company. it has a moderate pe of about 11, it has a 46% return on equity, it has huge free cash flow, and you look at what happened today in the market, both the stocks, hillshire and pilgrim's...
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pilgrim's, poultry producer pilgrim pride for hillshire.yson foods has upped pilgrim pride's $6.4 billion proposal with an offer to buy hillshire for $68,000,000,000. earlier this month, hillshire proposed buying pinnacle moods, aunt gem mijememiah. >> that's unlikely, especially if either bid go through. i am going to need a chart to explain that. that was complicated. china is on the hunt for energy. it's going around the world making deals to get it. when we come back, we will look at what this means for the united states. motor city meets steel city. how pittsburgh escaped troubles detroit faced. how it can turn around its fortunes. that's coming up next. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. rosie perez >> i had to fight back, or else my ass was gonna get kicked... >> a tough childhood... >> there was a crying, there was a lot of laughter... >> finding her voice >> i was not a ham, i was ham & cheese... >> and turning it around... >> you don't have to let
pilgrim's, poultry producer pilgrim pride for hillshire.yson foods has upped pilgrim pride's $6.4 billion proposal with an offer to buy hillshire for $68,000,000,000. earlier this month, hillshire proposed buying pinnacle moods, aunt gem mijememiah. >> that's unlikely, especially if either bid go through. i am going to need a chart to explain that. that was complicated. china is on the hunt for energy. it's going around the world making deals to get it. when we come back, we will look at...
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and businesses to evacuate in the face of a huge wind fire to the south of ache wrong roof and his pilgrim and had a holocaust vigil and par it will be the last super and pray at the molely wall. >>> hidden cash, just waiting, a mystery around whoever keeps hiding from somewhat whatever keeps doing it. how. >> some colleges are pushing back on the plan to develop the rating system to compare graduation rates, the amount of student debts and the income levels of students after they graduate. they could use that rating to decide how to distribute student loans and grants. such a system would place too much emphasis on the economics of education at the expense of cultural growth. >>> two students may have discovered something that could change you are understanding of the universe. he came across a stellar object and just a week later, michael sandoval reported an ultracompact galaxy. they both used free information from the hovel space telescope. >>> and they are $70 million richer and they may not know it. somebody matched all six numbers saturday night and the winning numbers you see on th
and businesses to evacuate in the face of a huge wind fire to the south of ache wrong roof and his pilgrim and had a holocaust vigil and par it will be the last super and pray at the molely wall. >>> hidden cash, just waiting, a mystery around whoever keeps hiding from somewhat whatever keeps doing it. how. >> some colleges are pushing back on the plan to develop the rating system to compare graduation rates, the amount of student debts and the income levels of students after...
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pilgrim's pride looking to buy hillshire for $45 a share. pride is not trading in the premarket. >> raj date, former deputy director of consumer financial protection. do you like hot dogs with dough around them? >> anything you can put a toothpick in. >> pigs in a blanket. hot mustard for those. >> they are the best. oh, please, you have never had one? >> no, not my thing. >> raj date on mortgage debt. you were the first head of the consumer financial protection bureau. amazing that it took so long to create one. two numbers came out last week that i cannot wrap my head around. americans are underwater on their mortgage. sandy and -- fannie and freddie back to 90% of mortgages. who is worse off? >> no one is feeling great. when you have a housing market where values declined by 30% or 40% over a pretty compressed everyone time, almost is worse off. going into the crisis we had $20 trillion of value in housing stock. maybe 50% aggregate loan to value. if values plummet, everybody gets hurt. homeowners get crushed and city banks and bondholder
pilgrim's pride looking to buy hillshire for $45 a share. pride is not trading in the premarket. >> raj date, former deputy director of consumer financial protection. do you like hot dogs with dough around them? >> anything you can put a toothpick in. >> pigs in a blanket. hot mustard for those. >> they are the best. oh, please, you have never had one? >> no, not my thing. >> raj date on mortgage debt. you were the first head of the consumer financial...
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pilgrims pride offers to buy wilshire. they are both food conglomerates.emember, phil scheier offered to buy pinnacle for $4 billion. conglomerates getting together in the food aisle at the grocery store. we are a couple solid rallies away from 17,000. we have that graphic ready to use. here is the s&p 500. look at it now. up another 10 points. charles is here this tuesday morning. a lot of people talking down the market. you are always bullish. not about the overall market, but about stocks that you like. charles: i am bullish on america. i am not always fully invested. china predicted the top was ridiculous. in the last 100 years, there may have been one dozen crashes. are we close to the all-time high for the all-time low? nothing has outperformed the market. it is about owning great individual companies. stuart: a lot of stocks that have gotten beaten down over the last couple of months. amazon is well above 300. they are coming back. the market is now about 60 points away from a record high. that puts it about 300-point from 17,000. charles: we are cl
pilgrims pride offers to buy wilshire. they are both food conglomerates.emember, phil scheier offered to buy pinnacle for $4 billion. conglomerates getting together in the food aisle at the grocery store. we are a couple solid rallies away from 17,000. we have that graphic ready to use. here is the s&p 500. look at it now. up another 10 points. charles is here this tuesday morning. a lot of people talking down the market. you are always bullish. not about the overall market, but about...
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. >> reporter: pope francis the pilgrim became pope francis the peacemaker. ♪ >> reporter: trying notust to thread the needle of middle east politics, but to move it. gestures can be more important than words here and there were plenty. the pope at the western wall embracing the rabbi who traveled with him, kissing the hands of holocaust survivors and vowing that such evil never happen again. a careful balancing act praying at the wall the israelis built along the palestinian west bank and today visiting the memorial for the terror victims at the request of prime minister. the biggest gesture came sunday in bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus where the pope announced he would use his considerable personal clout to restart the peace process. what is the reaction to the pope inviting the presidents of israel and palestine to the vatican for a prayer meeting? >> it is an acknowledgement of the conflict in the middle east is not and never was a political conflict. 6 >> reporter: jerusalem's old city was virtually shut down today because of security concerns. here the pope thought to streng
. >> reporter: pope francis the pilgrim became pope francis the peacemaker. ♪ >> reporter: trying notust to thread the needle of middle east politics, but to move it. gestures can be more important than words here and there were plenty. the pope at the western wall embracing the rabbi who traveled with him, kissing the hands of holocaust survivors and vowing that such evil never happen again. a careful balancing act praying at the wall the israelis built along the palestinian west...
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. >> you've come to the holy land as a pilgrim. you have paved the road to new piece. bless you. >> shimon perez and benjamin netanyahu accompanied the pope on his visit to the tomb of her till that herzl. >> as catholics, we have a perspective for the jewish roots. we want to understand them. i hope you choose in this blessed land development interest in our phase and respect our faith as we do theirs. i placed my greatest hope in you. >> francis also visited the temple mount. in keeping with islamic custom, he removed his shoes before entering the mosque. his visit was a clear message of peace. and the hope that it does not fall on deaf ears. class we have been following the tour of the holy land. it is supposed to be a pilgrimage, but it seemed like a push for middle east these. >> the suggestion that the president and the palestinian leader go to rome is an unconventional is that -- suggestion. this is an unconventional and surprising pope. he did not invite them for talks. he invited them to go to rome to pray with him. that sounds unusual. they are both men of fa
. >> you've come to the holy land as a pilgrim. you have paved the road to new piece. bless you. >> shimon perez and benjamin netanyahu accompanied the pope on his visit to the tomb of her till that herzl. >> as catholics, we have a perspective for the jewish roots. we want to understand them. i hope you choose in this blessed land development interest in our phase and respect our faith as we do theirs. i placed my greatest hope in you. >> francis also visited the temple...
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pilgrims pride down about 2% earlier today. earlier this month, hillshire offered to buy pinnacle foods. that was a $4.3 billion deal. typical you see there up about a percent and a half. so a lot of things are happening in the food industry and it looks like there will be more to come on this front. scott, back to you. >> doc, we have ourselves a bidding war. >> yeah. >> and you were playing the options in this. >> it's been a wonderful ride for everybody who has been in this. i am now out. the reason is the stock has just made such a monumental move. they were buying the 35 calls all the way up to the 38 calls. now where it is, i just said adios. it's been a wonderful right. >> that stock getting a big boost. coming up, who can forget this heated exchange on cnbc last month. >> do we believe it or not? because you said it. >> let me walk you through -- >> it's a yes or no question. do you believe it or not? >> i believe the markets are rigged. >> well, brad is back and this time he says he's found new evidence to prove the ma
pilgrims pride down about 2% earlier today. earlier this month, hillshire offered to buy pinnacle foods. that was a $4.3 billion deal. typical you see there up about a percent and a half. so a lot of things are happening in the food industry and it looks like there will be more to come on this front. scott, back to you. >> doc, we have ourselves a bidding war. >> yeah. >> and you were playing the options in this. >> it's been a wonderful ride for everybody who has been...
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there is a shrine that is being commemorated by sheetite pilg m pilgrims this week.least 11 people killed we're hearing so far. we'll keep you updated on that news as we get more information. >>> at least 13 government soldiers have died in your next question after pro-russia separatists attacked an army check point. gunmen opened fire in an eastern village. a rebel group said one of its fighters was always killed. >>> tensions are increasing as ukraine prepares to hold its presidential election in three day's time. and local volunteers are forming military units in the east. >> reporter: it's by the side of the road that they make final adjustments before starting the operation of the day. they are heading to the regional council of a town with a new man in charge. the man in black as they are known here are part of a battalion recently formed and fights pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine. >> translator: they are very important because people are worried. they will protect the regions and districts during the elections, so people can vote in peace. >> report
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the targets seem to be shiite pilgr pilgrims. >>> turning to nigeria, boko haram now believed to be behindee attacks on villages. those following back-to-back car bombings. mohammed has our story. we should warn you some of the content is disturbing. >> reporter: the bodies keep arriving. one after another. mourners are here to bury the bodies of their relatives who died in two bomb attacks on tuesday. this sister was one of the many people killed. >> i lost her just like that. we just able to get her -- just part of her body. this is very unfortunate. >> reporter: at the main market red cross officials were still looking for body parts. in the hours after the attack they found complete bodies thrown by the force of the explosion. irene was lucky to have survived. she was buying food when the bomb was designated. she said i might be save, but i'm so unhappy for all of those that died. this is the devastation caused by the blast. the goods remain strewn all around. fire gutted parts of the market, and police are saying they will have to go in to see whether there are any bodies still under
the targets seem to be shiite pilgr pilgrims. >>> turning to nigeria, boko haram now believed to be behindee attacks on villages. those following back-to-back car bombings. mohammed has our story. we should warn you some of the content is disturbing. >> reporter: the bodies keep arriving. one after another. mourners are here to bury the bodies of their relatives who died in two bomb attacks on tuesday. this sister was one of the many people killed. >> i lost her just like...
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in the region, so that might be a concern, but i think the hope has decided he wants to come as a pilgrim on a personal note, and that is reason why he will not use the pope mobile. >> israel has played host to four popes. and then tomorrow's visit, how will this particular pope be received? >> i think that people are quite enthusiastic about his new approach, his simple approach, as you know, he chooses to be a simple man, and that is more or less what he also shows in his visit here. so he will bring as you know, rabbi scoreca, and his personal friends in argentina. and we will have sort of an interreligious delegation going. so i think that will be received well. even though there are larger implications of his i haves. >> this pope has never been shy about tackling the tougher topics. do you expect him to delve into the thornny subjects of the middle east. >> i think he made quite clear that for him in the first place it was as a pilgrimage, and i think the first goal of his visit is to open up new possibilities for community with the eastern orthodox, so he visits as you said for the
in the region, so that might be a concern, but i think the hope has decided he wants to come as a pilgrim on a personal note, and that is reason why he will not use the pope mobile. >> israel has played host to four popes. and then tomorrow's visit, how will this particular pope be received? >> i think that people are quite enthusiastic about his new approach, his simple approach, as you know, he chooses to be a simple man, and that is more or less what he also shows in his visit...
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she is meeting pilgrims from all over the world in front of the nativity church. two years ago, the palestinian woman became the mayor of bethlehem. >> when i became mayor, the -- it was not really positive in a place directly opposite to the nativity church. i changed the place to be opposite the nativity church. it is more than beautiful. it is as if i am a conductor who gets paid every morning. >> the eyes of the world will be on bethlehem when pope francis visits on sunday. the mayor has a lot to do until then. 10,000 people are expected to come to manger square, where the pope will hold a mass. today, a majority of bethlehem's residents are muslims. they want the pope to experience the daily life of palestinians. >> god willing, this will be a visit in the name of peace. i don't expect anything other than that he will support peace, and of the situation here will change. the wall we have here -- the israeli and west bank village -- barrier separates residents from sacred places in nearby jerusalem. beth lennon -- bethlehem has the highest unemployment rate in
she is meeting pilgrims from all over the world in front of the nativity church. two years ago, the palestinian woman became the mayor of bethlehem. >> when i became mayor, the -- it was not really positive in a place directly opposite to the nativity church. i changed the place to be opposite the nativity church. it is more than beautiful. it is as if i am a conductor who gets paid every morning. >> the eyes of the world will be on bethlehem when pope francis visits on sunday. the...
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that was interrupted when pilgrim stepped in and now tyson food has offered $2.8 billion to take overillshire. there's a lot going on in this meat story. keep your eye focused on this. at lo of people with swarming around the potential victim hillshire at this stage. back to you. >> this other story that caught our attention, this bait and switch with southwest airlines. they're now being fined for putting out deals that weren't really available to their customers? >> this one drives me nuts. i don't know about you, but i try and book occasionally those value carriers here in europe. and they always advertise really good deals. then when you get on the website, try and find it, it's never on the day you want to travel. it's never the time you want to travel. you think well, where is that ultra-low deal when i'm searching for it. that's the deal here. they've been fined $200,000. the claim is that they advertised a $59 flight that couldn't be found when the department of transport went on their website and started looking for it. the trout was atlanta, chicago, new york, or los angeles
that was interrupted when pilgrim stepped in and now tyson food has offered $2.8 billion to take overillshire. there's a lot going on in this meat story. keep your eye focused on this. at lo of people with swarming around the potential victim hillshire at this stage. back to you. >> this other story that caught our attention, this bait and switch with southwest airlines. they're now being fined for putting out deals that weren't really available to their customers? >> this one...
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from the start when he came to the holly land that this trip was first and foremost as a christian pilgrimut as we saw yesterday and seeing today that has changed pretty quickly. >> all right, thank you very much. well, increased security has been ordered for bell um after tourist were shot dead and two others were killed after a museum is attacked in brussels and they are looking for the lone gunman. >> reporter: this shows when the gunman struck, firing an ak-47 in the jewish museum in brussels before making off on foot and he is still on the run. >> the camera images showed us we have to deal with the fact he was alone and he was prepared and he was armed. >> reporter: the museum remains sealed and no one knows why he open fired on a quiet saturday afternoon but anti-semitism is widely suspected. and this has a promise and this promise is never again and today people in the streets want to do it one more time. >> reporter: they latched out for failing to condemn the killings. >> translator: there are elements in europe to condemn the house in jerusalem but not the murder of jews here or
from the start when he came to the holly land that this trip was first and foremost as a christian pilgrimut as we saw yesterday and seeing today that has changed pretty quickly. >> all right, thank you very much. well, increased security has been ordered for bell um after tourist were shot dead and two others were killed after a museum is attacked in brussels and they are looking for the lone gunman. >> reporter: this shows when the gunman struck, firing an ak-47 in the jewish...
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take you to manger square in bethlehem where pope francis is celebrating mass with thousands of pilgrimsat the spot where it's thought jesus was born. as you can see thousands attended mass. this is his first visit to the middle east, the fourth pontiff to do so. he is arriving in a region known to be plagued by national and rivalries. let's listen in a little bit to the ceremony for a while. [ singing ] >>> and this is live pictures, if you just tuned in - live pictures out of bethlehem, manger square where pope francis is celebrating mass. let's bring in our correspondent at main ger square. no doubt exciting to be there with the pope. give us the idea of the numbers there at the moment. . >> reporter: thousands of palestinians and tourists have shown up - all different nationalities. thousands were lined up on the streets as the pope mobile drove along. the pope did stop at the contested separation wall, a wall that has been named by many as the apartheid wall, but the israelis see it as a security wall, saying it protect them from an attack going into israel. what was interesting abo
take you to manger square in bethlehem where pope francis is celebrating mass with thousands of pilgrimsat the spot where it's thought jesus was born. as you can see thousands attended mass. this is his first visit to the middle east, the fourth pontiff to do so. he is arriving in a region known to be plagued by national and rivalries. let's listen in a little bit to the ceremony for a while. [ singing ] >>> and this is live pictures, if you just tuned in - live pictures out of...
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the va traces its roots back to 1636 when the pilgrims passed a law saying that disabled soldiers would be supported by the entire plymouth colony. that was then. today there is an awful lot of outrage about this growing scandal at the va as well there should be. but for some republicans, this outrage seems to be highly selective. now, look, democrats are outraged whenever any sick american can't visit a doctor, so, for instance, when a greedy private company keeps people from seeing a doctor because that's how they maximize their profits, or when republican governors blockade the medicaid expansion making it impossible for 20 million working americans to see doctors, which is happening today, or when bureaucrats conspire to keep our veterans from seeing doctors. of course, democrats are outraged because we're consistent. i just wish the republicans were. now, in the "crossfire" tonight, senators bernie sanders and dean heller. so to you -- >> man, you're talking to the wrong guy. we had a republican governor that expanded medicaid in the state -- >> good for you. >> the state of nevada
the va traces its roots back to 1636 when the pilgrims passed a law saying that disabled soldiers would be supported by the entire plymouth colony. that was then. today there is an awful lot of outrage about this growing scandal at the va as well there should be. but for some republicans, this outrage seems to be highly selective. now, look, democrats are outraged whenever any sick american can't visit a doctor, so, for instance, when a greedy private company keeps people from seeing a doctor...
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pilgrim's pride controlled by the brazilians. >> right. >> jbs. going the other way saying hillshire is a maryland company, very -- you can do a lot of things under maryland takeover law to say no. let's just leave it at that without getting into it. >> more like pennsylvania than like delaware. also you have a young ceo at hillshire and you do have the opportunity, should it arise, should they want to, to change the consideration of their offer for pinnacle so it would no longer require a shareholder vote. they would no longer be offering 20% of overall cap in stock. >> in other words, it can accelerate the pinnacle buy which frustrates the hillshire -- pilgrim's pride i'm sorry. >> there are ways they can do that under advantages over maryland takeover and the consideration so their shareholders would no longer have a voice. doesn't mean any of that is going to happen but i bring it up. people have been talking about it, bubbled up. i didn't mention it prominently yesterday in my coverage of this deal. >> we have to understand that there's this
pilgrim's pride controlled by the brazilians. >> right. >> jbs. going the other way saying hillshire is a maryland company, very -- you can do a lot of things under maryland takeover law to say no. let's just leave it at that without getting into it. >> more like pennsylvania than like delaware. also you have a young ceo at hillshire and you do have the opportunity, should it arise, should they want to, to change the consideration of their offer for pinnacle so it would no...
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they decided to go after an unrelated company and that got tyson and pilgrims pride moving.don't know the state regulations is what's driving the moves or the aggressive moves by either one. foods --smithfield smithfield foods was taken over by a chinese company in part to secure supply for china's growing middle class. can we expect a foreign buyer to step in here? >> it does not look like it but i will not rule anything out. one week ago, i was having a conversation with someone close to hilshire and they were dismissing the idea anyone would come along to try to buy them. here we are a week later and there are two bidders. we have not picked up on any foreign bidders at this point. it will be hard to compete with both of these companies. tyson and pilgrims pride have deep pockets. >> we will be checking in with you for more on this developing story, hillshire farms jumping 17% yesterday. coming up in the next hour, the target interim ceo john mulligan will join us on "bloomberg surveillance" for an exclusive interview. we have a lot to talk about. says the ceo and chairma
they decided to go after an unrelated company and that got tyson and pilgrims pride moving.don't know the state regulations is what's driving the moves or the aggressive moves by either one. foods --smithfield smithfield foods was taken over by a chinese company in part to secure supply for china's growing middle class. can we expect a foreign buyer to step in here? >> it does not look like it but i will not rule anything out. one week ago, i was having a conversation with someone close...
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pilgrims from all over the world come to worship, walk the perimeter and bathe in the holy pool.move their shoes, wash their feet, cover their heads and take part in a simple meal. ♪ this is the langar, a free vegetarian meal served to many thousands of visitors from every walk of life every day of the year. >> they serve 16 hours a day? >> 16 hour a day. >> for how many years? continuously? >> 300 years. >> 300 years. >> everyone doing the cooking, the serving, the washing of thousands and thousands of metal plates and utensils are volunteers. the sound is extraordinary. >> we have a beacon that everyone should serve, all three things, money, mind, and body, should be served to other people free of cost. and that's what we do. >> walking me through it all today, dhannwant singh. for a religion so concerned with tolerance, where does the grand punjab military tradition come from? it's very, very powerful. >> powerful people, hard-working people. every sikh you have seen, when we get baptized, you must protect yourself, you must protect others and you must protect your country so
pilgrims from all over the world come to worship, walk the perimeter and bathe in the holy pool.move their shoes, wash their feet, cover their heads and take part in a simple meal. ♪ this is the langar, a free vegetarian meal served to many thousands of visitors from every walk of life every day of the year. >> they serve 16 hours a day? >> 16 hour a day. >> for how many years? continuously? >> 300 years. >> 300 years. >> everyone doing the cooking, the...