the company's energy and transport retail sales down 39% while overall world retail sales fell 15% for the three months ending in january. an analyst from axiom capital predicts the company will cut earnings estimates several times this year. cat shares lost more than 1.5% to 66.12. >>> cabela's posted better than expected earnings in its latest quarter. thanks in part to a strong focus on core merchandise categories and an increase in online retail inventory visibility. revenue also beat, despite what the company calls a negative weather impact on fall and winter apparel. cabela's also said there's no decision on whether to sell all or part of the company. shares fell about 4% to 42.30. >>> chip equipmentmaker applied materials saw a drop in first-quarter profit but they were still strong enough to beat wall street targets. revenues fell 4% but that was good enough as well. the company issued a strong outlook for the second quarter. shares rose in extended hours after the close to tick higher for the day to close at 17.17. >>> fashion retailer nordstrom missed forecasts on both its to

they want an outright sale. and we do hear some names as potential suitors, verizon has been mentioned, at&t has been mentioned. i should point out, we reached out to those companies and they declined to comment. two broad paths here. but when you talk about it exploring strategic options and already you hear analysts asking this question, that's pretty broad. what does it really mean? does it mean you have an active sales process in place? does it mean you're willing to really open your books to suitors, so some real questions for investors. and also, a lot of skepticism from investors. remember, tyler, that stock down more than 30% in the past 12 months. >> a story i think you're going to bom this year, josh lipton. thank you in san francisco. >>> chipotle reports its first quarterly results since its e. coli outbreak, and that's where we begin tonight's market focus. in the highly anticipated report, the restaurant chain beat wall street's earnings estimates, but saw sales at its established restaurants fall

candidly, hurt jack in the box sales. the premium buttermilk crispy chicken deluxe, $4.39 you say the burger chains really did play a role. is it that competition or the fact that they have lower prices? >> i think it's pricing. we are seeing four for $4 and two for $2 and we are again back in the value game. that now with uncertainty in the economic situation. i think we are just in a temporary value marketplace. great innovation and sharp value pricing is how we'll compete in that environment. >> beef prices have come down but chicken prices are coming down. you could get in that if you want to. >> we do expect stable to slightly better chicken prices which is better than a year ago. that will allow us to be competitive. we have the normal pipeline of exciting new products coming this rear. >> let's talk about technology. this sounds like the technology's great idea and you will be offering it. will the franchisees want to buy into it? >> they are very excited about the investment and what we call one technology. we hav

a sale would took place. shares were up more than 27% to 120.22. >>> ford said january sales in europe rose 10%, making it the best-performing january in four years. a leading driver in the sales came from high suv demand. the company also said it would launch four new sport utility vehicles over the next four years in response to their growing popularity. ford shares rose over 3% on the news to 11.55. >>> insurance company allstate is increasing its quarterly dividend 10%. which will be paid out on april 1st. the company is the nation's largest publicly held insurer. shares gained over 2.5% to 63.91. >>> this week's market monitor says when it comes to the market right now he's cautious. not bearish, cautious. mark temper is president of strategic wealth partners, welcome. overall, do you think the market six to 12 months from now will be higher than today? how bumpy will it be if you think we're going to get there? >> yeah, i do think six to 12 months from today we will be higher but i am expecting quite a

those states saw half as many foreclosure sales as a percentage of all sales between 2008 and 2012 than nonvoting states, according to a new report. even better the median price of homes listed for sale today in those states is up about 50% over the last four years and is almost 8% higher than the rest of the country. take texas. prices are up 50% in the last five years and colorado, they're up 40%. but there are some super tuesday states that are underperforming in the housing recovery. the median home price in vermont has seen no gains in the last five years, although it's down less than 1%. home prices in alabama and arkansas are up 7% and 8% respectively but those are below the double-digit gains seen nationally. bottom line, housing is not in a crisis anymore, so it's not a huge priority for voters. sure affordability is getting worse, but that's more about the state of a heating housing market and not public policy. for "nightly business report" i'm diana olick in washington. >>> still ahead, air travel conundrum. why are fares rising as jet fuel prices are falling? >>> declining

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comp sale stores came out at 0.6. street was looking for 1%. that was a disappointment. also, traffic growth slowed down a little bit. it was about 0.7. this is a deceleration. the real fixation here is on comp store sales and that top line number. they also guided this a little bit light. that's what investor fears are all around in terms of the stock weakness. >> walmart also forecast that sales for this year would be relatively flat due to store closings and the stronger dollar's continued impact. in october, it had said net sales would increase annually at 3% to 4% over the next three years. another worrisome trend, e-commerce sales growth slowed during the holiday season, rising just 8% versus previous years of double-digit gains. food price deflation most notably for meat and dairy also weighed on results, more than offsetting any positives associated with low gas prices. but it's no secret this will be a year of growing pains. the company is in the midst of an attempted turnaround that involves heavy investment

pizza hut won't disclose its full sales numbers for super bowl sunday, but a spokesman says digital sales usually account for about half. meantime, red lobster continues to see a boost in business thanks to beyonce and her half-time performance. as we first told you on monday, her newest song "formation" has increased traffic and sales because she mentions the seafood chain in a series of off-color lyrics in the song. red lobster says sales continue to cheddar bay biscuits "cheddar bey biscuits"... and its bay breeze drinks are "bey breezes." " the world champions were cheered on by hundreds of thousands of broncos fans. civic center park became a sea of orange and blue - for the victory parade and rally yesterday. even denver mayor michael hancock was pumped up about the win. it was a parade and rally for the ages. mayor hancock and honored broncos owner pat bowlen - by issuing the first-ever joint city and state declaration - making wed. feb 9th "pat bowlen day." broncos country stayed peaceful too - with denver police making only 1 arrest. they tweeted a 'thank you' on twitter. a lot h

tickets for donors are already on sale, they went on sale yesterday and tickets to the general public go on sale monday morning at 10 a-m. 3box - crosstalk carolina for some final inspections and last minute work before this springs excursions. will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to bedford and through greensboro. this spring excursions will take place all across our area, roanoke and lynchburg. tickets for donors are already on sale, they went on sale yesterday and tickets to the general public go on sale monday morning at 10 a-m. 3box - crosstalk morning for spencer north carolina for some final inspections and last minute work before this springs excursions. will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to bedford and through greensboro. this spring excursions will crosstalk morning for spencer north carolina for some final inspections and last minute work before this springs excursions. will leave out of roanoke travel through hardy to bedford and through in what's news today... candidates running for roanoke city council... and mayor answer question tonight about thei

the vast majority of sales come from people going into the stores. and they did just that over the holiday. traffic was up so much that even though individual customers spent less on average, total sales and profits handily beat expectations. >> people really love the inventory at tjx, when you come to the store you're seeing something new, fresh and different every time. >> reporter: tjx gave earnings guidance for this year which was very conservative, lower than what wall street expected and blamed a lot on higher wages. meanwhile, target's forecast for this year was better than estimates and said low gas prices are, quote, always good. both companies think they have the consumer figured out, at least mostly. as target's cfo said, the consumer is consistently inconsistent. for "nightly business report," jane wells, los angeles. >>> well, a warm start to the winter helped sales at lowe's. that's where we begin tonight's market focus. revenue was better than expected in the home improvement company's later quarter as consumers purchased more outdoor

legos saw sales surge next year >> of course "star wars" is superheroes. there's no doubt the stories are a core part of the industry. >> reporter: 2016's film roster should continue to film sales. >> the hopes are very high. a lot of them are on the fantasy kind of genre. >> reporter: playmobile is hoping its national licensing deal with the national hockey league will propel it into the u.s. mass market. >> we decided to go after it national wide. we're promoting it on television this year. >> reporter: while some you to makers are launching new lines, others are revamping classic ones. barbie is getting more eye colors, hairstyles, even body types, in an effort to appeal to more girls and stoke more sales. last year mattel also unveiled hello barbie, a talking doll powered by artificial now it's adding a smart home dream house that connects to wi-fi and reacts to voice commands. all of these efforts seem to be working. barbie sales last quarter grew for the first time in years. >> they're really reinventing those classics, like the wooden doll house tha

on monday we'll get a look at the housing market with pending home sales for january. on tuesday, we'll see if the auto industry is driving up sales with the latest monthly report. >>> and it's super tuesday, when 12 states in one territory will hold primaries or caucuses. idea how the services sector is doing with the nonmanufacturing index for february. >>> and the big number everyone will be watching on friday. the employment report. it will show how many jobs were added to the economy. there are plenty of ways to mark leap year. we've come up with one that you may not have considered. when february's extra day rolls around on monday, why not do a four-year checkup of your money? from your retirement to your career, there's plenty to think about and see if you're on track for different milestones. stacey tisdale joins with us more. of course you should always be monday to do mondayitoring these things. keeping your career on track. what are some things you should think about every four years? >> every four years you want to reevaluate where you are in terms of what

luxury home sales really driving that.e do continue to see home sales at the lowest in five years he developers sitting on a lot of inventory. a lot of buyers are being priced out of the market. do you think that home prices -- where are they going to go this year? are they going to fall or remain flat? time,: at this point in where the demand is obviously a challenge right now, this is also the time for developers to deliver on quality and time. so i think, as long as that happens, there is hope. ,s far as prices are concerned it is going up substantially. so the two sectors that are doing very well is obviously luxury and the affordable housing. very promising returns. yvonne: in terms of the growth prospects, we could be seeing 7%-8% growth in india this year. the rupee has weakened substantially this year. we are still near a record low. some analysts are projecting that it could fall 4%. is that going to help -- obviously it will not help the real estate sector, but do you think the r.b.i. as well as the government is

means the sale of the company.he was not very specific about it, and i understand from other reporters the board has said they will explore the sale of the business. the core business. emily: at least in after-hours, alex, investors are not reacting kindly to this. is she asking for a proxy fight? alex: it depends on what we see between now and april, i think, emily. if nothing goes forward with the sale of the company or perhaps sale of nonstrategic assets, i don't know that i fully believe -- we will see what happens with yahoo! -- i think the discussion will probably be based around the entire company. if nothing moves forward with that between now and april, yeah, i think marissa mayer may be in for a proxy fight. i think the reason they included in that language and all you have to do is read our story from three weeks ago when we reported that the board was warming to the idea of selling the entire core business. that is the way to appease angry shareholders at this point. a think we have probably reached the

barbie sales last quarter grew for the first time in years. >> wow. they're really reinventing those classics, like the wooden dollhouse that my daughter had, no more. >> reporter: the toy category that grew the fastest was games and puzzles. those were up 11%. even those types of products are getting makeovers. if you take a look at hasbro's monopoly, that game is in the process of getting rid of its paper cash and moving that over to bank cards. one of my favorites is lionel, a centuries-old toy train maker. they're unveiling something that looks like a toy roller coaster track with spaceship inspired locomotives that little boys can race rather than the model trains that you're used to seeing under the christmas tree, for example. >> that sounds like fun for little boys and girls and big boys and girls, too. thanks, morgan. joining us it steve pasierb, and dana points. thank you both for being here. what are you seeing, steve, as some of the hottest trends in the industry? >> we're seeing innovation from end to end. on the tech end, tech has gotten

states are moving to collect the sales tax in states where there are sales tax.ant a piece of the action. you know what bureaucrats are like. they want more money. >> tax avoiding things that you can do. you can have it sent to another state and avoid a sales tax. >> i am not really familiar with it. >> i live in new jersey. i will send it to your house. >> you do that because you want to pay the relative sales tax. >> correct. you buy something in new york. you send it to your home. >> i think that that is great. going out the window at these 13 states. >> is it really a victory for russians president putin? how big of a threat is he? that is next. ♪ i'm billy, and i quit smoking with chantix. i had a lot of doubts going in. i was a smoker. hands down, it was, that's who i was. after one week of chantix, i knew i could quit. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix definitely helped reduce my urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thou

super valu would what weaker than expected sales. hideous same-story sales. regular -- the retail business down 2.6%. save-a-lot down 3.4%. sam dunking in his swan song as ceo painted a grim picture saying we continue to operate in a challenging environment, end quote. stock at the down to $4.10, which brings us to where we are right now. the stock rebounded back to 4.86, but today was obviously a great day for the market. >>> we now know that mark gross will be taking over. he has a long history in the grocery space. the stock is incredibly cheap. however, there's absolutely no confidence that the company can grow going forward, and it seems to be challenged versus the other players, which brings me to my bottom line. super-valu roared to mid 2015, because it was a terrific turnaround story, a left for dead company that practically rose from the grave. it gradually worked its was not to the honor roll, but to a b-minus. we like them, but here's the thing about that concerned of turn. you have to keep getting better, and that kind of improvement for this part

barbie is getting more eye types, in an effort to appeal to more girls and stoke more sales. last year mattel also unveiled hello barbie, a talking doll powered by artificial intelligence. now it's adding a smart home dream houou that connects to wi-fi and reacts to voice commands. all of these efforts seem to be working. barbie sales l lt quarter grew for the first time in years. >> they're really reinventing those classics, like the wooden doll house that my daughter had, no more. >> reporter: the toy category that grew the fastest was gains and puzzles. those were up 11%. even those types of products are getting makeovers. if you take a look at hasbro's monopoly, that game is in the process of getting rid of its paper cash and moving that over to bank cards. one of my favavites is lionel, a centuries-old t t maker. they're unveiling something that looks like a toy roller coaster locate owe motives that little boys can race. >> that sounds like fun for big boys and girls too. thanks, morgan. joining us it steve pasierb, and dana points. thanyou both for being here. what are

lemonis: beer sales, as a percentage of total sales, have actually slipped a little.that because of the time of year? matt: um, time of year, but if you look at last year, it's slipped since last year, too. lemonis: about a year ago, i invested in a comprehensive tap system, and we doubled the number of beers that we stocked on the retail side. everyone knows that craft beers are expanding in popularity, but our numbers are falling, and that makes no sense. we got how many tables and chairs in here? mike: about 145 people, yeah. lemonis: and so 145 seats should turn two times a night. that's 2,030 people a week should come through here. how many guests a week are you seeing? man: 600 to 700. lemonis: you're operating at less than 40% capacity. we need to have that retail restaurant bar be busier more often. so, the bar business and the internet business are operating separately, right? who buys the wine for the internet business? man: dan. lemonis: are we selling enough on the web? dan: no. we used to -- at its peak, was probably $50,000, $60,000 a month. lemonis: and

toy sales grew to more than $19 billion last year. one of the strongest performances in years. lineup will keep the momentum going. "star wars" has helped, with a number of companies benefiting from the franchise's source. legos saw sales surge next year and expect that to carry out in 2016. >> of course "star wars" is another one, the same with superheroes. there's no doubt the stories are a core part of the industry. >> reporter: 2016's film roster should continue to film sales. >> the hopes are very high. a lot of them are on the fantasy kind of genre. >> reporter: playmobile is hoping its national licensing deal with the national hockey league will propel it into the u.s. mass market. >> we decided to go after it national wide. we're promoting it on television this year. >> reporter: while some you to makers are launching new lines, others are revamping classic barbie is getting more eye colors, hairstyles, even body types, in an effort to appeal to more girls and stoke more sales. last year mattel also unveiled hello barbie, a ta

rose: currently, the sales tax in warren county is 6%, or $.06 of $1. the local option sales tax would increase it by 1% -- making the total tax $.07 per $1. if lost passes in carlisle, the city could bring in almost $190,000 a fiscal year. andrew: 50% for public safety, and that is our police and fire. and 50% for streets and sidewalks. rose: street projects, such as improving this intersection with highway 5, that sees more than 20,000 vehicles a day. the tax would directly impact retail business owners, like kelly wentzel. kelly: i know it would help the community, but it may affect me. rose: at his truvalue hardware store, the tax may just be a few pennies to customers. but he says, it all adds up. million in sales. that's $10,000 that you're going to have to come up with. rose: city leaders say voters should focus on the long-term impact. andrew: it's important for them to make that decision, to whether they would like to see things improve in their community and allow their city to grow. rose: voters in warren county can send in their absentee bal

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of sales going down.e lipitor. $160 million is going to take a long time to close, we have to wait until antitrust can get there and it is the thing people are waiting for. in some ways, the results of their posting matter but they don't matter as much as what the company is after this massive megamerger they will do. matt: we see the one year down 6%, today they are down even more. what is the reason to that on this company? >> the reason people want. to bet on this is a couple of things. they will potentially break up into two smaller and nimbler country -- companies. when you look at pfizer and compare it to its peers, it has not performed nearly as well over the last three or four years. the future that company is eventually going to be able to command those types of evaluations you get out of a bristol-myers, companies that have done really well in big pharma where pfizer has not gotten that respect. matt: thank you very much for joining us. more from stephanie's interview the goldencurry, state warr

tesla dozen announced sales of announced sales every month the way the big automakers do.y do it quarterly and globally. when they did announce at the end of the fourth quarter it was a very small model x number. they say the production is building but they had troubles with the doors and seats. it is such an innovative vehicle that there are a lot of challenges involved. they are working through them. not as fast as some would like. always a tesla story, right? betty: it is indeed. so much is about investing in the future, in the company that doesn't quite existed. thank you so much, jamie butters in detroit. still ahead, chipotle reporting after the bell. how much will the e. coli crisis way on the bottom line? also reporting is yahoo!, and ceo marissa mayer expected to roll out a turnaround plan. "the wall street journal" putting that they are expecting strategic alternatives. ♪ betty: good afternoon, and welcome back to "bloomberg markets." i am betty liu. we want to look at the selloff, the worst day so far for stocks since january 15 pit we are, though, coming off ou

the company said a strong dollar and increased pricing pressure cut into sales. fourth-quarter profit at the drug maker fell nearly 90% compared to the year before when it had a big gain from the sale of its consumer health business. merck also issued a cautious 2016 outlook. the company's shares fell fractionally today to $50.05. similar story at the snack company, it saw shares fall after a 17% drop in quarterly revenue partly because of the dollar and sale of a majority of its coffee business. the oreo cookie maker hurt by a $800 million accounting charge related to its venezuela unit. guess they don't eat oreos down there. shares fell 6.5% to 3923. >>> general motors benefited from strong results in the u.s. and china and rode them to a record profit in 2015, nearly $10 billion. the nations's largest automaker reiterated 2016, but shares fell 2.5% today to 2892. >>> the shares of the battery manufacturer energizer holdings kept going and going today after the company saw an increase in earnings and revenue that topped wall street estimates. the company attrib

the estimate 30% of sales came from his new collection. going up to about half in this quarter and should be all the sales by the end of the year. it is coming through slowly. we have to see whether it is maintained. mark: what is the message so far, andrea? we talked last week. if you had to say, this is what the fashion industry is telling us over the last three months of the year, what would be the message? >> there's not much growth left in the market. we are not going to grow at the levels we've seen in the past because of that chinese consumer. it is a bit like being on the high street. if you are on the high street, you've got no growth. you've got to take sales from your neighbor. you need a hot new designer. you need a great digital strategy. mark: like burberry is doing. >> exactly. you've got to fight with your neighbor for sales. mark: who will win? will burberry win even though there are doubts? you can look at the catwalk, buy it off the catwalk. who are the winners? >> the contrast with burberry and gucci is gucci is getting

the sale of strategic alternatives, which means the sale of the company.rlet: is she asking for property fight? emily: is she asking for property fight? >> it depends what we see between now and april. if nothing goes forward with a sale of the company, or perhaps, nonstrategic assets, i think the discussion is going to be based around the entire company. if nothing goes forward with a sale of the company, or perhaps, nonstrategic assets, i think the discussion is going to be based around the entire company. if nothing goes forward with that we now and april, yeah, marissa mayer may be in for a proxy fight. >> it is the largest takeover by a chinese company ever. i was running through the chemchina begins to buy swiss bank. i was running through the numbers again. what does this tell me? chinese is serious about having access to technology. the share price did not go up. there are regulatory concerns. >> we have been spending a lot of time asking ourselves why why syngenta are trading so low? there are some antitrust questions, and it is not a done deal. t