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emily: salesforce has been a big acquirer.o you continue to buy companies without losing focus, without getting bloated? marc: well, number one, acquisitions are hard no matter who you are. i can tell you firsthand, after doing 25 acquisitions over the last five years, acquisitions are hard. but you can transform your company through acquisitions. and the other thing that acquisitions do is they bring all these incredible people into your company, and if you can nurture those people, well then, you can end up phenomenal results. emily: so what do you do from within to overcome the hard part, and the challenges when you buy another big company? marc: the number one thing you've got to do is you've got to be, as a ceo, you have to choose which one you are going to be in. because it's going to dramatically increase the success of it. i only have so much time. [laughter] emily: right. marc: so where i spend my time is super important. i kind of divide my time into four quadrants. and in a certain quadrant, which is my transformati
emily: salesforce has been a big acquirer.o you continue to buy companies without losing focus, without getting bloated? marc: well, number one, acquisitions are hard no matter who you are. i can tell you firsthand, after doing 25 acquisitions over the last five years, acquisitions are hard. but you can transform your company through acquisitions. and the other thing that acquisitions do is they bring all these incredible people into your company, and if you can nurture those people, well then,...
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for a company like salesforce it would be challenging to go that high. we wouldn't be surprised how desperate oh,le is to succeed in the cloud and salesforce given the premium associated with the name and bran they've established, we could see them paying a handsome premium to today's prices as much as eight, nine times revenue if they have to just to make sure they don't lose out in the cloud wars that we only see heating up and getting bigger going forward. even at $75, we're still buyers of salesforce. >> what price would you assign to that then? >> 75 today. we're still buyers. you think for oracle to come in and buy it they'd to have give a 20% to 25% premium on today's price. >> yes. >> samad, thank you. stand by now. we'll get more from josh lipton on this one. can you tell us? >> i'm at a microsoft developer conference here in san francisco. i'm seeing the same reports you are. that's what we have right now. the reports, this has been long rumored on the street, long talked about amongst financial analysts. samad's colleague, i talked to dan abou
for a company like salesforce it would be challenging to go that high. we wouldn't be surprised how desperate oh,le is to succeed in the cloud and salesforce given the premium associated with the name and bran they've established, we could see them paying a handsome premium to today's prices as much as eight, nine times revenue if they have to just to make sure they don't lose out in the cloud wars that we only see heating up and getting bigger going forward. even at $75, we're still buyers of...
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but it would take about one third of ibm to buy salesforce. emily: it seems a bit too ambitious or bold. brent: i don't think hp or ibm are in the mix. corey: ibm's balance sheet is so bad, they can't borrow money to do this. emily: by process of elimination, microsoft is the only real contender. is that what we have decided? cory: i haven't decided that for a second. hp-compaq look. we saw time warner by aol. emily:. emily: that did not work out too well. corey: but it happened. emily: we will continue to follow this story, i assure you. coming up, reports on how apple found a defect in the apple watch. could it setback deliveries that are already slow? that's next. ♪ emily: this is "bloomberg west," i'm emily chang. a check of your headlines. programming and contact cost climbed. warner's earnings report comes just a week after comcast pulled the plug on a deal to buy the company. george soros says the rich should pay more taxes. he may face a monster tax bill himself. he could be looking paying as much as $6.7 billion after congress closes
but it would take about one third of ibm to buy salesforce. emily: it seems a bit too ambitious or bold. brent: i don't think hp or ibm are in the mix. corey: ibm's balance sheet is so bad, they can't borrow money to do this. emily: by process of elimination, microsoft is the only real contender. is that what we have decided? cory: i haven't decided that for a second. hp-compaq look. we saw time warner by aol. emily:. emily: that did not work out too well. corey: but it happened. emily: we will...
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who's big and bold enough to buy salesforce and would benioff s ell? if it happens it would be the largest takeover in technology history. they say that salesforce has hired bankers to advise on offers after the company was approached by a potential acquirer who has not been identified by the list of companies that can afford to buy a company with a $48 billion market cap is small. oracle microsoft, ibm come to mind. but who would want it? would enbenioff sell it again. the company is not profitable. joining me is cory johnson who broke the story and the ubs managing director. i have been thinking about this and i'm skeptical. cory, you first. you helped break the store. cory: we know what we know, wish that there is an offer on the table and i hired bankers. -- they hired bankers. benioff has a bunch of options vested right about now. the board has to make a decision and evaluate the offer on the table. that is why the engage these outside experts to look at the offer. but it is an interesting business. it is a business that shows tremendous topline g
who's big and bold enough to buy salesforce and would benioff s ell? if it happens it would be the largest takeover in technology history. they say that salesforce has hired bankers to advise on offers after the company was approached by a potential acquirer who has not been identified by the list of companies that can afford to buy a company with a $48 billion market cap is small. oracle microsoft, ibm come to mind. but who would want it? would enbenioff sell it again. the company is not...
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salesforce has been the gold standard here. this would make a lot of logical sense strategically, financially, especially in terms of where oracle needs to play on the cloud. they've been late to the game and with salesforce, that would be them making the big bet on cloud. it's always been talked about, oracle and salesforce and even though we couldibm, this is the combination. it would be cheered by the street and take oracle into a different sphere in terms of the cloud. >> this would truly be transformative. this would be, in fact, if a deal goes through, oracle's biggest acquisition to date. it looks like the last-biggest one was peoplesoft in 2005 for about $10 billion or so. dan, what's the balance sheet look like? i noticed that just i think last week oracle did a $10 billion bond deal. >> interesting timing. the $10 billion bond deal, i have this capacity, $45 billion in cash, $40 billion in debt. but they generate about $15 billion a year in cash flow so they definitely have capacity to do a deal like this and like you
salesforce has been the gold standard here. this would make a lot of logical sense strategically, financially, especially in terms of where oracle needs to play on the cloud. they've been late to the game and with salesforce, that would be them making the big bet on cloud. it's always been talked about, oracle and salesforce and even though we couldibm, this is the combination. it would be cheered by the street and take oracle into a different sphere in terms of the cloud. >> this would...
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. >>> reporter: headquarters the in san francisco, "salesforce" has about 16,000 employees. ceo marc benioff says he recently did an audit and found a pay gap between men and women. so he is now taking the highly unusual step of systematically raising the salary of his female employees to make sure they are paid equally. >> this is a really exciting day at "salesforce." >> reporter: she is president of "salesforce" foundation, the company's philanthropic arm. >> i hope it sends a message to the industry in general that "salesforce" is not only equal opportunity employer, but that we walk the walk. >> reporter: here in california, women make about 84 cents of every dollar a man makes. and for people of color, it's worse. latinas make about 44 cents for every male dollar. women lose more than $37 billion each year to the gender wage gap. >> i have to applaud "salesforce" and, um, and congratulate it for its announcement today. >> reporter: but noreen farrell of equal rights advocates says the movement has a long way to go. >> this is one announcement by one company. but "sales
. >>> reporter: headquarters the in san francisco, "salesforce" has about 16,000 employees. ceo marc benioff says he recently did an audit and found a pay gap between men and women. so he is now taking the highly unusual step of systematically raising the salary of his female employees to make sure they are paid equally. >> this is a really exciting day at "salesforce." >> reporter: she is president of "salesforce" foundation, the company's...
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alix: does salesforce even want to sell itself?i: what we understand as they have been approached. they would have to hire bankers. there are a lot of buyers out there. in these days of effectively zero interest rates, anything is possible in the magic of credit. salesforce only has their plans to run themselves as an individual company. but it has not been a business that generates a lot of free cash flow. before that, they needed negative free cash flow as a result of doing so may acquisitions to do that business. they have expensive plans to build offices here in san francisco. that doesn't mean that someone else does not see this as a likely acquisition. consistent sales of shares of salesforce, that is not an indication that he knows what everyone else wants to do with his company. alix: alex, you mentioned some potential acquirers, those big enough to do that. what kind of regulatory concerns might there be in tying up this huge behemoth like salesforce? alex: it is a legitimate question. i'm sure before they agreed to anythi
alix: does salesforce even want to sell itself?i: what we understand as they have been approached. they would have to hire bankers. there are a lot of buyers out there. in these days of effectively zero interest rates, anything is possible in the magic of credit. salesforce only has their plans to run themselves as an individual company. but it has not been a business that generates a lot of free cash flow. before that, they needed negative free cash flow as a result of doing so may...
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isn't salesforce selling? more to come on that.s i just mentioned, tesla is about to announce its major new product line this evening. we know it will not be a car. it is widely thought to be that home battery. that did not stop elon musk from trying to ramp up the anticipation. yesterday, he tweeted -- he posted this image, the missing piece. first off, tell me -- we hear about the details on this. what is the most significant factor? >> there are two things that matter to the utility companies. it looks like they will talk about a battery that goes at home -- that could be used with somebody who has solar panels on the roof. there are also talking about a big battery bought by utilities to help make the grid run smoother and more cost-effectively. he could be a competitor on the one hand and a supplier to the utility and a business partner. betty: jamie butters covers the auto market and tesla. has elon found the secret sauce here to why tesla is going to grow as much as its premium suggests? >> it is definitely a huge and potent
isn't salesforce selling? more to come on that.s i just mentioned, tesla is about to announce its major new product line this evening. we know it will not be a car. it is widely thought to be that home battery. that did not stop elon musk from trying to ramp up the anticipation. yesterday, he tweeted -- he posted this image, the missing piece. first off, tell me -- we hear about the details on this. what is the most significant factor? >> there are two things that matter to the utility...
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salesforce, of course, is an import company that does consumer relations management opsware that helps all over the world understand who their customers are going to be, how they can track customers, and more importantly, it is a cloud-based company, where the software is rented and just as long as some but he wants to use it. the company has seen fantastic revenue growth, even though it has not turned into lot of free cash flow. they have made a lot of acquisitions himself are you it is a big employer here in san francisco. if this was to go through, it would be the largest acquisition of software. mark: all right, cory johnson editor at large, thank you. the design conference brings the business leaders together to discover how design makes the road better, smarter, cooler and more innovative. a founder and ceo of a couture company was one of this year's presenters, and she spoke about the benefits of hiring astronauts and rocket scientist to create the world first high-fashion high heels. guest: i loved high heels when i was young. as i got older, i started to love them less. when i
salesforce, of course, is an import company that does consumer relations management opsware that helps all over the world understand who their customers are going to be, how they can track customers, and more importantly, it is a cloud-based company, where the software is rented and just as long as some but he wants to use it. the company has seen fantastic revenue growth, even though it has not turned into lot of free cash flow. they have made a lot of acquisitions himself are you it is a big...
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salesforce shares surged on the news. joining us from new york is on a rocket grotta -- anarog grenda. guest: this is a massive company with close to a $50 million market cap. any company would have a hard time in terms of how the market is going to shape up. it behaves very differently from how a microsoft or an oracle would behave, from a financial point of view. cory johnson: he surely, one of the things that is attractive is the sales growth. when you look at sales numbers for salesforce you see that revenue goes up and up and up. guest: absolutely. they have been going north for a very long time. they have forced traditional legacy software companies to change their model of how they sell software, so they are the big gorilla in the space. sales growth has been much higher than any other company. cory: the thing that disturbs me about their results -- they don't care about profit. but from a free cash flow standpoint, this is a business that after acquisitions is just you know, spending all their free cash flow on ac
salesforce shares surged on the news. joining us from new york is on a rocket grotta -- anarog grenda. guest: this is a massive company with close to a $50 million market cap. any company would have a hard time in terms of how the market is going to shape up. it behaves very differently from how a microsoft or an oracle would behave, from a financial point of view. cory johnson: he surely, one of the things that is attractive is the sales growth. when you look at sales numbers for salesforce...
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it is interesting, because salesforce is a fascinating company.antastic topline growth and nothing for profit. forecast last year was nothing compared to the previous years. no free castle after acquisition. you wonder what anyone would see in such a business where maybe the future's so bright you've got to wear shades -- stephanie: did you just say that? cory: sun is coming up here. it's early. clearly, customers like what ails force is selling particularly because they sell it for less than what it costs to make it. -- what salesforce is selling, particularly because they thought for less than what it cost to make it. but companies like oracle and sap, they are really focused more on the cloud and less in the traditional software commitments. but do they want to grow in the direction where there are no profits, which is what salesforce is doing by spending boatloads in marketing to boost the topline? their spending billions and acquisitions to boost the topline. somebody out there is looking at this thing. we want to be bigger by doing what sale
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if your company has a very close customer relations element in your business, you might use the salesforce cloud. salesforce.com being a major cloud company. their cloud specializes in customer relations management. rather than operate and a norm is marketing department on your own, companies might streamline that and move their marketing to the salesforce cloud, saving a lot of labor costs. increasingly individuals through e-mail use or downloading, itunes, or making calls, or companies wanting to hide elements of their business, whether it is marketing, legal, finance, a draw from cloud companies to do so. it is increasingly a fundamental aspect of individual and organizational life. i think it is important for us to understand that, an element that describes the cloud because whether it is privacy or labor or the concern about the environmental impact of a world covered in data centers, we need to consider what amounts to serious public policy issues that the cloud brings about. peter: have those started to be addressed? vincent: there is some debate around the cloud. largely on the per
if your company has a very close customer relations element in your business, you might use the salesforce cloud. salesforce.com being a major cloud company. their cloud specializes in customer relations management. rather than operate and a norm is marketing department on your own, companies might streamline that and move their marketing to the salesforce cloud, saving a lot of labor costs. increasingly individuals through e-mail use or downloading, itunes, or making calls, or companies...
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has band all employee travel to indiana and indicated that salesforce will not be expanding in indiana and list as an $18.5 million add a thousand jobs over 5 years in indiana the nap napkin president harassed issued a statement over serious concern indicating the naacp will review previous events and forego consistency with the values of the naacp and could stop future sports events in the state and in the washington post announced the bill eli you thought of indiana health services some of the largest employers in i said i understand have condemned the law and schooled the quenc
has band all employee travel to indiana and indicated that salesforce will not be expanding in indiana and list as an $18.5 million add a thousand jobs over 5 years in indiana the nap napkin president harassed issued a statement over serious concern indicating the naacp will review previous events and forego consistency with the values of the naacp and could stop future sports events in the state and in the washington post announced the bill eli you thought of indiana health services some of...
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has band all employee travel to indiana and indicated that salesforce will not be expanding in indiana and list as an $18.5 million add a thousand jobs over 5 years in indiana the nap napkin president harassed issued a statement over serious concern indicating the naacp will review previous events and forego consistency with the values of the naacp and could stop future sports events in the state and in the washington post announced the bill eli you thought of indiana health services some of the largest employers in i said i understand have condemned the law and schooled the quencher in indiana as a result of the law and many good people in indiana are horrified could pass this law and really undermine the reputation of this state this resolution puts the board of supervisors in the city of san francisco firmer on record condemning this as discriminatory and additionally this resolution asks the city not to enter into contracts with indiana businesses and to evaluate
has band all employee travel to indiana and indicated that salesforce will not be expanding in indiana and list as an $18.5 million add a thousand jobs over 5 years in indiana the nap napkin president harassed issued a statement over serious concern indicating the naacp will review previous events and forego consistency with the values of the naacp and could stop future sports events in the state and in the washington post announced the bill eli you thought of indiana health services some of...
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salesforce twitter yelp and so many others. you know this amazing story also says to us that we are excited and i'm excited because it isn't just one sector. this is the thing that i will keep over and over again. industries like healthcare, click biotech, tourism, construction, manufacturing and more but we also see technology very strongly woven into all these different industries. this is the excitement that i continue to share with our chamber of commerce, without sf technology companies with all the different sectors. is that it isn't just one, it's all about. and that gives us a tremend
salesforce twitter yelp and so many others. you know this amazing story also says to us that we are excited and i'm excited because it isn't just one sector. this is the thing that i will keep over and over again. industries like healthcare, click biotech, tourism, construction, manufacturing and more but we also see technology very strongly woven into all these different industries. this is the excitement that i continue to share with our chamber of commerce, without sf technology companies...
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salesforce is one of the best in class, market share-wise. lot of these legacy companies have struggled to get into that area. olivia: watch this space, as they say. alex sherman, thank you so much. tom: in our next hour, one of our most popular guests will join us -- barbara corcoran. good morning. ♪ tom: good morning, everyone. "bloomberg surveillance." admiral stavridis: with us today. a smart morning must-read from "bloomberg view." i will let olivia help me. it makes sense for mr. putin to find this kind of equilibrium allowing his country's investment to rebound to gain momentum, while keeping ukraine on the hook. that implies a frozen conflict scenario. nato's equilibrium in this moment. olivia: he is saying that putin is stuck. kiev is stuck and he likes it that way. still with us on set, admiral stavridis:. you think that the right strategy is to send deadly weapons to the ukrainians. that is a strategy that the eu opposes. admiral stavridis: it is the right move because when a bully comes at you, you need to stand up to the bully. t
salesforce is one of the best in class, market share-wise. lot of these legacy companies have struggled to get into that area. olivia: watch this space, as they say. alex sherman, thank you so much. tom: in our next hour, one of our most popular guests will join us -- barbara corcoran. good morning. ♪ tom: good morning, everyone. "bloomberg surveillance." admiral stavridis: with us today. a smart morning must-read from "bloomberg view." i will let olivia help me. it makes...
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marc benioff, founder of salesforce, has transformed the way businesses do business.oneered the flight to the cloud and a new model for philanthropy along the way. he launched his career at apple under steve jobs, became a star salesman at oracle under larry ellison, then went on to start what's now one of oracle's biggest competitors. joining me today on this special edition of "studio 1.0" from dreamforce 2014, salesforce ceo and chairman marc benioff. marc: always great to be with you.
marc benioff, founder of salesforce, has transformed the way businesses do business.oneered the flight to the cloud and a new model for philanthropy along the way. he launched his career at apple under steve jobs, became a star salesman at oracle under larry ellison, then went on to start what's now one of oracle's biggest competitors. joining me today on this special edition of "studio 1.0" from dreamforce 2014, salesforce ceo and chairman marc benioff. marc: always great to be with...
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we sold a company to salesforce for $80 million.te to see them go, but a big deal would be great for the overall tech market right now. alix: why? bo: there are some companies that have really made a commitment to the cloud. to have them make such a statement about the whole shift that is happening, we all know it's going to happen but accelerating the timeline of it happening for little companies would be great. there is this big statement that someone is willing to look down however much it is going to be to do that. i think it would accelerate the whole movement to the cloud. it would be great for everybody. alix: salesforce made five $3 billion in sales last year. then you have uber worth $41 billion. we do not know what kind -- $41 million. we don't know what kind of turnover they are bringing in. bo: i don't know how much money they are making for you. when i look at my statement it's hot. alix: well played. bo: these funds do not want to be left out. they are playing the same game we play. they are going to make 15, 20 25 of
we sold a company to salesforce for $80 million.te to see them go, but a big deal would be great for the overall tech market right now. alix: why? bo: there are some companies that have really made a commitment to the cloud. to have them make such a statement about the whole shift that is happening, we all know it's going to happen but accelerating the timeline of it happening for little companies would be great. there is this big statement that someone is willing to look down however much it...
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i sit down with marc andreessen at salesforce's dreamforce conference in this special edition of "studio 1.0." i wanted to start with a word of congratulations, because 20 years ago, netscape, which you co-founded, launched. can we get some applause for that? [applause] ushering in the web as we know it. how does that feel? mark: it is fantastic. it is so extraordinary. we had a little bit of a glimmer that something might happen, that it might matter, that this internet thing might work out ok. and it turned out it has. emily: you have been incredibly productive since. you started a little venture capital firm, andreessen-horowitz. you have also tweeted 33,000 times. mark: in? emily: in one year. mark: thank you. emily: which is more than all three founders of twitter combined. mark: yes. that is true. emily: since twitter started, by the way. mark: i really think the stock in the company should be rebalanced. [laughter] emily: we are going to reference some of your tweets throughout this conversation, and i wanted to start with this one, given the anniversary of netscape. this is true,
i sit down with marc andreessen at salesforce's dreamforce conference in this special edition of "studio 1.0." i wanted to start with a word of congratulations, because 20 years ago, netscape, which you co-founded, launched. can we get some applause for that? [applause] ushering in the web as we know it. how does that feel? mark: it is fantastic. it is so extraordinary. we had a little bit of a glimmer that something might happen, that it might matter, that this internet thing might...
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"salesforce" could be on the block. bloomberg is working with financial advisers after being approached by potential buyer. oracle may be the most likely bidder since it is trying to catch up in the cloud cover computing arena. the deal could cost about $50 billion. you can see what happened to "salesforce" stock after the news broke. it soared up almost 12% by the close of trading yesterday. >>> we're just getting started. still to come a deadly shark attack in a popular surf spot in maui. >> what's cool about your school? email your nominations to us at coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school on the show. >>> hillary clinton now has some competition in next year's presidential primary. senator bernie sanders of vermont is set to make a formal announcement today. cbs news' wendy gillette explains why the independent senator will sort of run as a democrat. >> reporter: independent senator bernie sanders from vermont will make it official later today when he announces a run for the white house. he is th
"salesforce" could be on the block. bloomberg is working with financial advisers after being approached by potential buyer. oracle may be the most likely bidder since it is trying to catch up in the cloud cover computing arena. the deal could cost about $50 billion. you can see what happened to "salesforce" stock after the news broke. it soared up almost 12% by the close of trading yesterday. >>> we're just getting started. still to come a deadly shark attack in a...
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you know salesforce a new market leader and one that is growing fast.uld hit $10 billion in the next few years. the challenge would be the size of such a deal. it could be as much as $64 billion. now, if these reports are true there's really three potential suitors analysts are focused on. one would be oracle. larry ellison's company buys salesforce it could become the undisputed king of the cloud and double its growth rate. the copsns regulatory scrutiny. also microsoft. now they broaden their portfolio of apps and cloud revenue stream. remember, those two companies are already partners it's a relationship that has deepened. the potential cons would nadella want to do a deal like this right ahead of a major product launch windows 10. finally, of course there's ibm. the ceo clearly focused on the cloud and scaling that business. there isn't a lot of overlap in its applications but eric points out the potential challenges there ibm has $25 billion in cash. i am at oracle headquarters at this media event. you can certainly expect the executives at oracle
you know salesforce a new market leader and one that is growing fast.uld hit $10 billion in the next few years. the challenge would be the size of such a deal. it could be as much as $64 billion. now, if these reports are true there's really three potential suitors analysts are focused on. one would be oracle. larry ellison's company buys salesforce it could become the undisputed king of the cloud and double its growth rate. the copsns regulatory scrutiny. also microsoft. now they broaden their...
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"salesforce's" ceo marc benioff did an audit and found disparity in pay between men and women and isy are paid equally. he says the move is significant and hopes for more progress. >> this is one announcement by one company. but "salesforce" has been a leader in many industry changes and i'm a big believer in peer pressure so i hope the domino's keep falling. >> "salesforce" says it has some work to do because slightly less than a third of its 16,000 employees are women. >>> time now is 6:39. a new kind of crime popping up in california. how scam artists are convincing dog owners to hand over their pets. >> and santa clara county is making a big push to try and end homelessness. i'm kiet do with a live report on how [bulldog yawns] i can't wait to get to mattress discounters because the tempur-pedic bonus event ends sunday. choose $300 in free gifts, and get up to 48 months interest-free financing with any tempur-pedic mattress. ♪ mattress discounters ♪ it took tennis legend serena williams, fencing champion tim morehouse and the rockettes years to master their craft. but only moment
"salesforce's" ceo marc benioff did an audit and found disparity in pay between men and women and isy are paid equally. he says the move is significant and hopes for more progress. >> this is one announcement by one company. but "salesforce" has been a leader in many industry changes and i'm a big believer in peer pressure so i hope the domino's keep falling. >> "salesforce" says it has some work to do because slightly less than a third of its 16,000...
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and tech companies from apple to salesforce have spoken out loudly. i spoke with the cofounder of earlier cloudera. , it has pulled out of a data conference in indiana. also, oracle and emc. here is why they were one of the first companies to speak out. mike: first of all, equality is a constitutional right. very simple, very direct. on that basis this law was a , problem. not just on that basis, though. we believe equal rights for all citizens, including lgbt citizens, are fundamental. it is good for business and it that is a morally right thing for us. to stand up for that class of citizens as well as for others. there were lots of problems with the indiana law. we are happy to see the governor begin to address them. and we look forward to seeing more. cory: i was struck by how quickly the tech community has jumped out against this, making a lot of loud noises. as marc benioff is want to do. do.your company yelled, apple really getting out there angie's list quickly speaking out. why do you think tech companies have taken the lead? mike: mark did a
and tech companies from apple to salesforce have spoken out loudly. i spoke with the cofounder of earlier cloudera. , it has pulled out of a data conference in indiana. also, oracle and emc. here is why they were one of the first companies to speak out. mike: first of all, equality is a constitutional right. very simple, very direct. on that basis this law was a , problem. not just on that basis, though. we believe equal rights for all citizens, including lgbt citizens, are fundamental. it is...
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i asked about salesforce. those rumors salesforce is in play and ibm could be a potential acquirer.change. >> i've got to ask directly do you want to buy salesforce? >> we do a lot of mergers and acquisitions as you know and we are approaching to take companies with unique assets so we can scale what they intend to do is complement our portfolio. >> make of that what you will. >> nice way to pose the question, john, on an important day for it. john fortt, we'll hear more from you this morning. dow is down 83. we'll get stop trading with jim in a moment. ♪ what if we finally had a backyard? that'd be amazing. ♪ hey, what if we took down this wall? ♪ what if this was my art studio? what if we were pre-approved? ♪ shut up. from finding, to financing. how'd you do that? zillow. female announcer: sleep train's interest free for 3 event! ends sunday. it's your last chance to get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster serta icomfort even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. but hurry! sleep train's interest
i asked about salesforce. those rumors salesforce is in play and ibm could be a potential acquirer.change. >> i've got to ask directly do you want to buy salesforce? >> we do a lot of mergers and acquisitions as you know and we are approaching to take companies with unique assets so we can scale what they intend to do is complement our portfolio. >> make of that what you will. >> nice way to pose the question, john, on an important day for it. john fortt, we'll hear more...
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area high-tech firms came out against the indiana law including, twitter yelp, square apple and salesforce. >>> just ahead no place to stay why some south bay shelters for the homeless shut their doors. >>> breezy and cool outside as another warmup coming our way or rain? we'll have the complete bay area forecast. >>> the deadline has passed without a deal on iran's nuclear program, so why are negotiators still talking? . . . >>>joni mitchell was found unconscious at her home and regained consciousness as paramedics were taking her to the hospital. she will be honored at a jazz event next month. the 71-year-old was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in '77. >>> negotiations are heading to double over time with iran. all these ex stepses extensions are bringing criticism. >>reporter: many think this is a prelude to a bad deal. the seven countries involved in the talks, including the u.s. and iran, think there's been enough movement to keep talking. >> we've accomplished quite a bit. i hope we can finalize the work on wednesday. >>reporter: but think of what they have to finalize,
area high-tech firms came out against the indiana law including, twitter yelp, square apple and salesforce. >>> just ahead no place to stay why some south bay shelters for the homeless shut their doors. >>> breezy and cool outside as another warmup coming our way or rain? we'll have the complete bay area forecast. >>> the deadline has passed without a deal on iran's nuclear program, so why are negotiators still talking? . . . >>>joni mitchell was found...
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i just passed the big salesforce building that's going up. and google right down the street.uite a scenic area. you're looking at the ferry building which is a beautiful place where they renovated it and put in lots of typical san francisco coffee places. but it's sort of the heart of where things are going on in the internet space. all the way down mission street and market and south of market. there's tons and tons of companies here. >> we can't wait to come out there and join you. we'll be out there taking the show for a few days later on in the month. what a turn around in the markets this morning. we're currently up almost a hundred points as there's strength in the early going here. tesla today, shares rallying after the company said it delivered over 10,000 model ss in the first quarter. now on pace to far exceed the 31,000 model ss sold in 2014. company does have a long way to go. he wants to sell 55,000 this year. 500,000 by 2020. so much back and forth, at least regarding the stock in recent weeks. are they in a position of strength right now or not? >> it's still a
i just passed the big salesforce building that's going up. and google right down the street.uite a scenic area. you're looking at the ferry building which is a beautiful place where they renovated it and put in lots of typical san francisco coffee places. but it's sort of the heart of where things are going on in the internet space. all the way down mission street and market and south of market. there's tons and tons of companies here. >> we can't wait to come out there and join you....
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we will be watching salesforce closely. >>> the u.s. economy, we need to look at that, slowed to a crawl in the first quarter and the federal reserve has taken the timing of any interest rate off the table. joining me now live from stanford with reaction to the dramatic developments, economist and research fellow at the hoover institution, tim kaine. how did they do it? they removed all comments and references between june and september, didn't they? what is the market to read from that? well, i think the fed's been offtrack, and i think they would stay focused on inflation and not look so much at what's happening with one quarter blip in gdp, and not much they can do to affect gdp growth other than press the gas pedal a little faster. it's a problematic report but i think it's part of a longer term trend. we've had six years of a sluggish recovery. liz: i found it interesting, the new word introduced was transitory. talked about how the slowdown in the march jobs report was transitory. we decided to look up on merriam webster's diction
we will be watching salesforce closely. >>> the u.s. economy, we need to look at that, slowed to a crawl in the first quarter and the federal reserve has taken the timing of any interest rate off the table. joining me now live from stanford with reaction to the dramatic developments, economist and research fellow at the hoover institution, tim kaine. how did they do it? they removed all comments and references between june and september, didn't they? what is the market to read from...
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. >>> a takeover of san francisco- based "salesforce" could be looming. bloomberg news reports the company is working with financial advisers after being approached by a potential buyer. oracle may be the most likely bidder since it is trying to catch up in the cloud computing arena. the deal could cost about $50 billion. >>> today oakland mayor libby schaaf will release her proposed budget for the next two years. schaaf is going out of her way to try to gauge the community in the budget-making process with the goal in mind she will attend a budget release party at the linden street brewery a few hours after a press conference at city hall. that party starts at 5 p.m. and is open to the public. >>> another hat is about to be thrown into the 2016 presidential race. senator bernie sanders of vermont is set to make his official announcement today. >> most of our people are working longer hours for low wages. and today we have a grotesque level of income and wealth inequality. >> officially sanders is an independent with no party affiliation. but he plans to
. >>> a takeover of san francisco- based "salesforce" could be looming. bloomberg news reports the company is working with financial advisers after being approached by a potential buyer. oracle may be the most likely bidder since it is trying to catch up in the cloud computing arena. the deal could cost about $50 billion. >>> today oakland mayor libby schaaf will release her proposed budget for the next two years. schaaf is going out of her way to try to gauge the...
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i'll talk to the pioneering ceo behind the epic rise of salesforce. then t-mobile is nipping at the heels of the big boys and stock is being rewarded up 25% this year. i'll talk to the the ceo to find out what's next. >> plus cyber threat. the man helping to secure silicon valley's biggest players against attack. all ahead. "mad money" from one market continues. so stick with cramer. >>> don't miss a second of "mad money," follow @jimcramer on twitter. have a question? tweet cramer #madtweets. send an e-mail to madmoney@cnbc.com or give us a call at 1-800-743-cnbc. miss something head to madmoney.cnbc.com. will you help us find a house for you and your brother? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ woooooah you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. zillow >>> we need to talk about one of the most important technology trends of the year cloud computing. welcome back to "mad money". >> great to be with you in san francisco. >> fantastic. >> the bay bridge behind us. what a gorgeous view. >> a beautiful, well let's see, boat going by us.
i'll talk to the pioneering ceo behind the epic rise of salesforce. then t-mobile is nipping at the heels of the big boys and stock is being rewarded up 25% this year. i'll talk to the the ceo to find out what's next. >> plus cyber threat. the man helping to secure silicon valley's biggest players against attack. all ahead. "mad money" from one market continues. so stick with cramer. >>> don't miss a second of "mad money," follow @jimcramer on twitter. have a...
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"salesforce" could be up for sale.rts the san francisco company is working with financial advisers after being approached by a potential buyer. oracle may be the most likely bidder since it is trying to catch up in the cloud computing arena. the deal could cost about $50 billion. you can see what happened to "salesforce" stock after the news broke. it soared up almost 12% by the close of trading yesterday. >>> it is 5:39. it's been 40 years since the fall of saigon. details on the challenges younger generations face here in the bay area. coming your way. >> and take a live look at 880 now in oakland, traffic moving along nicely but eliza it's, it's positive thinking. and teamwork. yes. okay, so we, were going downtown... so i start thinking, parking space, parking space there was no spaces. but then one appeared, right? positive thinking really works. no it, it really does, you know, like when i need gas, i start thinking techron. mmm. techron. and before i know it, we're pulling into a chevron. you put positive though
"salesforce" could be up for sale.rts the san francisco company is working with financial advisers after being approached by a potential buyer. oracle may be the most likely bidder since it is trying to catch up in the cloud computing arena. the deal could cost about $50 billion. you can see what happened to "salesforce" stock after the news broke. it soared up almost 12% by the close of trading yesterday. >>> it is 5:39. it's been 40 years since the fall of saigon....
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how salesforce is helping its employees relocate. >>> i'm robert handa live in san jose where familyriends of fallen officer michael johnson said goodbye to him today. coming up scenes from the memorial that many hope will lead to community healing. >>> donating clothes, furniture or other home essentials has never been so simple. how you can help others with the swipe of your smartphone. ♪ at kaiser permanente everything you need is under one roof. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. okay, a little easier. become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >>> we know that when mike loved, he did it with all of his heart. and he showed it by being at every family event he could. >> attention all units, please observe a moment of silence and honor of officer michael johnson, badge 3718. >> some incredible moments today. the bay area coming together to honor an officer who gave his life to serve and protect. even if you weren't in san jose you might have seen the procession across the south bay. you could also see hundreds of police cars along 1
how salesforce is helping its employees relocate. >>> i'm robert handa live in san jose where familyriends of fallen officer michael johnson said goodbye to him today. coming up scenes from the memorial that many hope will lead to community healing. >>> donating clothes, furniture or other home essentials has never been so simple. how you can help others with the swipe of your smartphone. ♪ at kaiser permanente everything you need is under one roof. another way care and...
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. >>> it's hard to get a hotel during "salesforce"' annual tech conference they are chartering a cruise ship, home for attendees coming to san francisco for the "dreamforce" event. and it will dock at pier 27. rooms start at $250 a night. last year 135,000 people attended the event. >>> okay. time for weather. >> we have rain in the forecast. we have high clouds overhead. let's check with weather watchers. 64 degrees looks like brentwood. thanks to paul smith for checking in with us. upstream a bit, 62 degrees and that is in napa. jim checking in with us. i'm kind of curious what your overnight low might have been. 40 degrees in napa. wanted to check in with that because the weather reported 35 degrees. we haven't seen that since january. let's stream on outside take a look at this, this is a view looking towards the city of san francisco where we had those high, thin clouds overhead. currently air temperature 59 degrees apiece. san francisco also in oakland still cool this afternoon. 61 in san jose. the winds are now beginning to increase again. right now in san francisco 13- mile-per-
. >>> it's hard to get a hotel during "salesforce"' annual tech conference they are chartering a cruise ship, home for attendees coming to san francisco for the "dreamforce" event. and it will dock at pier 27. rooms start at $250 a night. last year 135,000 people attended the event. >>> okay. time for weather. >> we have rain in the forecast. we have high clouds overhead. let's check with weather watchers. 64 degrees looks like brentwood. thanks to...
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salesforce ceo, marc benioff has now given salesforce indiana employees the option to move out of the state if they feel uncomfortable with the recent legislation. >> pam: chris rock under fire for taking selfies we will explain! i love my mileageplus® explorer card. we're saving our united miles... ...for a trip to hawaii. we love free checked bags. i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. no foreign transaction fees means real savings. we can go to any country and spend money the way we would in the u.s. one of the best things about priority boarding is you can just get on the plane and relax. i put everything on the explorer card. i really want my united miles. >> pam: according to authorities now home improvement television host was a rested after removing items from a foreclosed home. then we goal was to renovating items and what he called a misunderstanding. he is now ordered to serve community service and paid more than $1,000 and restitution. his reality show, and the banalized project premieres saturday. --the vanilla ice project >> pam: chris rock is making news tonight for posti
salesforce ceo, marc benioff has now given salesforce indiana employees the option to move out of the state if they feel uncomfortable with the recent legislation. >> pam: chris rock under fire for taking selfies we will explain! i love my mileageplus® explorer card. we're saving our united miles... ...for a trip to hawaii. we love free checked bags. i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. no foreign transaction fees means real savings. we can go to any country and spend money the way we...
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recognize the public works has come forward as well as our first gate in the partnership world that is salesforce they've partnered with us and i'm not presented or authorized to talk about several other partnerships all i can say is get ready the community ask coming forward we'll be announcing a number of significant partnerships where the community is wrapping themselves around the willie brown jr. middle school there is still work to do one of the things i know to mention and staff may kill me awhile we're building this incredible, incredible health center in the part of the bayview as the the department of public health will staff it with a nurse participation and dentist we'll be able to serve our community we need half million dollars so we are going to be unabashedly going out and saying if you believe we want you to come here willie brown has looked at through emphasis roller deck i want to say one more thing after the bus passes oh, its a cement truck i want to end my remarks when i saying when school opens in august of 2015 here in the willie brown jr. middle school what you'll notice
recognize the public works has come forward as well as our first gate in the partnership world that is salesforce they've partnered with us and i'm not presented or authorized to talk about several other partnerships all i can say is get ready the community ask coming forward we'll be announcing a number of significant partnerships where the community is wrapping themselves around the willie brown jr. middle school there is still work to do one of the things i know to mention and staff may kill...