agra brands smucker already owns christgau brand the f.t.c. and the f.t.c. says in an official and administrative complaint that if smucker were to acquire western brand it would then control more than seventy percent of the market for blended canola and vegetable oil sold in grocery stores increasing smucker's leverage with grocers and ultimately leading to potentially higher prices the f.t.c. says in a press release that documents of smucker's own internal deliberations cite the elimination of price competition as a reason in favor of the acquisition the administrative trial to adjudicate the complaint is scheduled to begin on august seventh. and now we move to reducing regulations on the financial sector is it a good thing that will generate more freedom and therefore economic growth or will reduce regulations on the financial sector put the economy or consumers at risk here to answer those questions and more as bartlett nailer of public citizen butler thank you for being with us again we really appreciate your expertise particularly in the

agra brands smucker already owns christgau brand the f.t.c. and the f.t.c. says in an official and administrative complaint that if smucker were to acquire western brand it would then control more than seventy percent of the market for blended canola and vegetable oil sold in grocery stores increasing smucker's leverage with grocers and ultimately leading to potentially higher prices the f.t.c. says in a press release that documents of smokers own internal deliberations cite the elimination of price competition as a reason in favor of the acquisition the administrative trial to adjudicate the complaint is scheduled to begin on august seventh. and now we move to reducing regulations on the financial sector is it a good thing that will generate more freedom and therefore economic growth or will reduce regulations on the financial sector put the economy or consumers at risk here to answer those questions and more as bartlett nailer of public citizen bartlett thank you for being with us again we really appreciate your expertise particularly in the

agra brands smucker already owns christgau brand the f.t.c. and the f.t.c. says in an official and administrative complaint that if smucker were to acquire western brand it would then control more than seventy percent of the market for blended canola and vegetable oil sold in grocery stores increasing smucker's leverage with grocers and ultimately leading to potentially higher prices the f.t.c. says in a press release that documents of smokers own internal deliberations cite the elimination of price competition as a reason in favor of the acquisition the administrative trial to adjudicate the complaint is scheduled to begin on august seventh. and now we move to reducing regulations on the financial sector is it a good thing that will generate more freedom and therefore economic growth or will reduce regulations on the financial sector put the economy or consumers at risk here to answer those questions and more as bartlett nailer of public citizen but with thank you for being with us again we really appreciate your expertise particularly in the

the proposed merger would allow smucker and parent company con agra to control over seventy percent of the cooking oil market and raise prices and similarly while tom in tech merger sector has modified its response to a challenge from regulators they say that. com says that they are trying to buy chip maker chip maker broadcom by proposing to focus on upgrading the five g. network in the united states next we're going to go to deron marble marble was at a summit he was in the bahamas there was at a summit in the bahamas and he's going to tell us about that summit coming to coming to us from los angeles there are you there i'm here thanks for having me back on bart it's an honor. great sorry for the shuffle step step there in a little technical problem let me ask you about the conferences the first one i know it's rough duty in the bahamas but tell us what was it was taking place there so polymath network sponsored an incredible conference called polly kahn in nassau bahamas it was the world's first security token of then to talking about security tokens which are really the future o

smucker owner of the cristo brand has canceled its plans to acquire the competing wesson cooking oil brand smucker and parent corporation con agra relented after the us federal trade commission said the proposed merger would allow smucker and parent corporation con agra to create troll over seventy percent of the cooking oil market and raise prices meanwhile a proposed merger in the tech sector her. has been modified in response to a challenge from regulators singapore based broadcom is trying to save its bid for u.s. chip maker qualcomm by promising to focus on upgrading the five g. network in the united states earlier this week we reported that the committee on foreign investments in the united states has asked broadcom to put off the meeting to consider takeover bid citing national security concerns and on the labor front teachers in west virginia claimed a rare victory for labor after a nine day strike state legislators met striker's demand for a five percent pay raise and critically putting the whole putting a hold on surance costs that were set to increase however teachers now

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smuckers has its biggest production facility in lexington. orange juice in florida. owned and they rely on 16% of sales from europe eu also targeting cosmetics. cody gets 43% of its revenue from the region. we'll see what happens as president trump gets set to make this announcement. >> landon, thank you very much for that. >>> let's talk more about the growing threat of a trade war, joining me is peter spiegel from "the financial times." i guess the reaction from europe and london is the first thing i'm interested in hearing about. particularly as this has progressed over the last week. there's been some signs of softening. what's the view of the president and this particular action on tariffs at the moment? >> the issue of tariffs coming today is one thing, but the bigger concern in london and europe is the direction of travel not only do you have the tariffs, you have the departure of gary cohn who is well known here in europe, particularly from his time with goldman sachs. another issue that got notice here and maybe not as much as in the u.s., is sifi preempting

roker also specializes -- >> put a little smucker's jelly on this and finish that off. for each of his seven great grandkids. that's great. bert glover is from oxford, north carolina, a world war ii vet. 102 years old. still holds a valid driver's license, drives a little blue pickup truck around town and we salute you for your service, sir, thank you so much. happy 100th birthday to leon campbell of new york. my college roommate was from there. he said the secret to longevity, taking it one day at a time. ms. virginia may have franklin. frank, a proud veteran from ocean city, maryland, honored with many awards serving in the army including the bronze service star. happy 110th birthday to rochelle pope. secret to longevity, farm grown food every day. >>> what's coming up at rain ha the santa cruz mountains. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall, tracking this rain as it continues to move through the bay area. some of the heaviest rain shifted to the east bay and south bay wipe tapering off farther to the north. issues as it is heavy rain continues into the delta

let's spin around the smucker's jars and they happy 109th birthday to charlotte, jordan. 40 years. and happy 100th birthday to mike of fresno. he received a purple heart award for his service during world war ii. jean logue is from springfield, illinois. she is celebrating 100 years. she earned her bachelors and masters degree in her 40s. eugene is 100. a proud grandparent. he has 7 grandkids and 17 great grandkids. and happy birthday to garrett greene of st. louis, missouri. he worked as a long-distance truck driver for almost 50 years. if someoyou know someone with a birthday, tell us about them on today.com/celebrates. >>> tomorrow, we'll be live in the nation's capital where the largest march against gun violence will be happening. we'll look back at how young people have shape ed some of th most popular movements in this country's history. >> on sunday, we'll look at that march. putting a bow on one of these weeks where so much happened in washington. and my guest, drew barrymore. >> didn't she make some news with you? >> we went deep with her on her life story. she

. >> friends at smucker's ready to help us celebrate nice folks. writing in her 80s. she's published 13 books. selma alexander, celebrating 100 years. a former runway model from right here in new york. she says the secret to longevity is having a positive attitude. happy 100th birthday to john. served his country in world war ii. ann ned ly of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. met the love of her life on the dance floor. and j.e. whitaker, 100. i like that chapeau. nothing he would rather do than cheer on the dallas cowboys. happy 100th birthday to marcella of new york. a proud grandma excited to celebrate the big day with her whole family. there you have it. >> awesome. the gang is all here. we have sheinelle and willie with what's coming up on "weekend today." sheinelle, you first. >> tomorrow, everything you need to know to get ready for the oscars, including predictions on who will and should win. plus, what will make the oscars stand out. i am flying out. i need you to make sure the weather gods -- >> you'll be fun. >> we pick it up on oscar sunday. i

james smucker is considering a sale of elsberry and his other -- sale of elsberry and its others brandsit also includes robin hood flour. it could fetch as much a million dollars. in the u.k., john lewis says higher costs will sweep the profit this year. the retailer reported a 22% drop for earnings. john lewis also cut employees annual bonuses to 5%. that is your bloomberg business flash. david: and a half hour we are going to get the ecb's monetary policy statement. inflation remains low the target of 2%. it went up 2% and in quebec down. it is went to creep its way back up. we welcome megan greene. she is joining us from edinburgh. thank you for being with us and we just put up a chart. inputt the most important for mario draghi in the monetary policy committee? megan: so in theory, it is supposed to be. inflation they need under 2%. that is well below that target. their forecast that they put out in december suggests is to go to around .7% in 2020. in 2020. 1.7% you can expect inflation to be low. other things they are looking at is economic growth. that puts it into financial stabi

smucker's jars. first up, joseph bowes, proud gofrler married to the love of his life for 61 years.hirty day to theone, she says the secret to longevity is walking one mile every day. myrl is 100, loves to garden and works as a farmer. that makes sense. roy bliss, this former pilot celebrating 100 years. he served his country during world war ii. of course, we absolute you, sir. happy 103rd birthday to lucy st. mary's, hard worker from lake charles, louisiana. get this, she didn't retire until she was 93. don't forget if you know someone celebrating milestone birthday tell us about them at today.com/celebrates and don't forget that picture. >> the fourth hour? >> old dominion coming back and singing another song for us, which is a thrill. also elizabeth hurley and jason also elizabeth hurley and jason hartley from "this is us." - there's a common thread i see every time i'm in the field. while this was burning, you were saving other homes. neighbors helping neighbors and strangers alike. - this is what america's about. - sometimes it's nice to see all the good that's out there. brin

bring on the smuckers jars and let's meet some nice folks. first up, happy 100th bit drthd to mr. bette from monroeville, ohio, celebrating 100 years. 13 grandkids, 21 great grandkids. happy 100th to doris mathias. her secret to longevity, stay active. alvin kravat is 100, a fisherman from lake worth, florida. loves to test his luck at the casinos. mona effram says the secret is just a little chocolate every day. happy 100th to john drake, an atlanta braves fan from harvest, alabama. enjoy opening day, john. he spends time with his family. always makes sure to schedule a daily call with his 92-year-old twin sisters. they eat rye every day. if you want to help us celebrate somebody, head to today.com/celebrates. >>> we've got a big fourth hour. john cenai )m - -... in about two hours .. family and frien >>> good morning. it's 8:56. in just about two hours, family and friends will say a final farewell to the man shot and killed by sacramento police. officers later admitted he was only carrying a cell phone, though they thought it was a gun. on march 18ths officers responded to someo

look, today stocks i own in my fund, hormel was up today, smucker, they're up today.mes out there if you're willing to look for them there is some value out there. >> some good ideas thank you very much. >> thank you >> canned ham and peanut butter, that's defensive. >> i'm on board with the peanut butter trade. >>> still a lot more to come today on the "closing bell." >> announcer: straight ahead, much more on a self-driving uber that hit and killed a pedestrian plus, will new privacy problems for facebook make americans rethink how they use the social media network? and we're just learning about a new invitation for tech titans mark zuckerberg, larry page and jack dorsey to come answer questions in washington. will they stiff the american government again this is the "closing bell" on cnbc, with kelly evans live from the w rkto ehae.neyo sckxcng you always pay your insurance on time. tap one little bumper, and up go your rates. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? news flash: nobody's perfect. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty

smokers is considering it -- smuckers is considering a sale of those very and it's baking business.illion. it looks like steve wynn will get some severance. wynn boosted revenue by 50% which means an extra $12 million for wynn. it was said that he would not after allegations that he pressured employees for sex. francine: as tensions over the whiteil over in house the european union is setting up options for retaliation. ongeting 2.8 billion euros u.s. goods including motorcycles and u.s. whiskey. here's the french deputy finance minister joining me. thank you, deputy minister, for joining us. what can europe actually do? no winners in the trade war. long-term, everyone will lose. europe due to can defend themselves? delphine: we have to discuss. the european commission has proposed concrete steps. we are ready to discuss them. when you look at the european central bank and italian elections where do you see the main concern for france? delphine: i think the main concern for france at the moment is the trade war issue. it withoing to address our partners in europe. role can france pl

put some margaritas in the smuckers jar.california sun. >>> erlin clement is 101 years old. receiving the city spirit award on his 100th birthday. happy 100th birthday to betty lee mott, a world traveler from santa monica, california. ran her own preschool many years. lillian thomas of washington, d.c., is at the 100-year mark. says the secret to longevity, never hold a grudge. instead hold a margarita. gale doherty is 100 years old, a world war ii vet from nashville, tennessee. in addition to this milestone birthday, he and his wife celebrating 70 years of marriage. god bless. and we salute you for your service, sir. last but not least, happy 100th birthday to marie neff a retired schoolteacher from virginia. raked her own leaves until she was 95 and put them on her neighbor's lawn. if you know someone celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, send it to us. >> when is opening day again? >> march 15th. >> you can't forget that. >> you've got more music coming up in the fourth hour. >> we'll be here all day. >> you're

smucker, pennsylvania. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to both of you for being here. appreciate the chairman's scheduling oversight hearing in regards to the cbo. appreciate the work that you have done to both establish and to maintain the effectiveness of cbo. i served in a state legislature where we did not, in pennsylvania, where we did not have an equivalent, informed independent fiscal agency, nonpartisan independent fiscal agency to do exactly what cbo was intended to do. we had to rely too much on the executive projections in the budget deliberations. so from my perspective, i think there's a really, really important role that cbo is filling and that you continue to fill. we can always talk about how to improve if, but i think it's, again, very important. you play a very, very important role and we appreciate what you've done to advance that. do have a question on-- we talked about some of the frustrations, lack of communication that some members feel. do you think that the way cbo prioritizes is required to prioritize requests may lead to some of that? today y

smucker. sorry. five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. madam secretary, thank you for being here. thank you for your leadership and the administration of president's leadership in advancing infrastructure package that is so important to our nation's economy. also like to thank you for the three-year lookback provision specifically helping the state like pennsylvania. we just recently increased the whole sale gas tags and provided additional revenue. i'd like to talk about that if i have time. first the question. i had sent a letter to you last year in june of 2017, regarding the administration's position on the use of project labor agreements on highway projects that receive federal dollars, and it's important to me, important to my district, because we live in a state where project labor agreements have been idea to exclude great companies and exclude many folks in the work force from participating in jobs and the letter i sent in june was a response to one specific project where that occurred. someone from your department had replied, s

smucker, pennsylvania. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to both of you for being here. appreciate the chairman scheduling oversight hearing in regards to cbo. appreciate the work that you have done to both establish and maintain the effectiveness of cbo. i served in a state legislature, in pennsylvania where we did not have an equivalent, and formed an independent fiscal agency, non-partisan, independent fiscal agency to do exactly what cbo intended to do. we had to rely too much on the executive projections in the budget deliberations. from my perspective important role cbo is i willing if and we can always talk about how to improve it. you play a very important role. we appreciate what you've done to advance that. i do have a question on, we talked about some of the from us operation, lack of communication some members feel. do you feel that the way cbo priority tieses is required to priority ties requests, may led to some of that? you start i believe with leadership requests, then committee requests. if resources permit you go with personal office requests. i would l