sony is no longer the coolest. this is the coolest. >> you can take ipod and beat us over the head with it, but it's only one product, and we have 1,000 products. >> still, talk about a tough job. he has to turn sony around in a culture that's not always easy for a westerner to understand. >> sorry. >> that's all right. were you lost in translation too? >> welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. i'm steve kroft. in this edition, we talk with a trio of business moguls, carl icahn, eli broad, and sir howard stringer. we begin with carl icahn. it takes a certain breed of stock market investor to thrive in queasy times, and icahn is one of that breed. he has a knack of turning someone else's loss into profit for himself. but he can also help others improve their bottom line through the so-called icahn lift, an upward bounce that often happens when he starts buying a beleaguered stock. when the financial crisis hit in 2008, many investors were tearing their hair out, but not icahn. the state of the economy changes, but icahn's i

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>>> tonight on the program to chat and to hear music from her new cd "demi," demi lovato from the sonymorrow night, bill mauer, and music from cold war kids. later this week, russell brand, bob costas and music from gary allen and seth sentry. our first guest tonight is a delightful man with a zeal for life matched only by the size of his feet. yesterday, he ate 200 chocolate bunnies tonight he is here to burn them off from 'inside the nba' on tnt please welcome, shaquille o'neal. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: great to see you. thank you for saving that man. we are wearing the same suit but mine is a little boy's sized version. what do you do when your clothes when they are done? you can't give them to goodwill? >> i give them to the cleaners and wait for them to come back. >> jimmy: how is everything? >> everything is good. >> jimmy: how was april fool's day. you are a prankster i know. most of your pranks are unsuitable for television. >> i have only been pranked one time he went to unlv. so louie used to ride a bike to practice all the time. i used to slash the tires and mess

zac brown band from the sony outdoor stage.ood festival is coming to nashville on september 27th and 28th. tomorrow night, jon favreau will be here, gabourey sidibe will be with us and we'll have music from band of horses. and later this week, robert downey, jr., who i'm told now may not come. we'll see. pierce brosnan, greta gerwig, our friend science bob pflugfelder and we'll have music from alice russell and the airborne toxic event. our first guest is -- and i think he would agree with this statement -- one of the funniest people alive. you know from his work. please give a big welcome to martin short. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how you doing? >> i'm very good. very good. how are you, jimmy? >> jimmy: very good. >> or as they call you on nbc the other jimmy. >> jimmy: it's better than the fat jimmy. >> i was looking a it the monologue and thinking you are corseted during the monologue. >> jimmy: corsets are for old people, i use spanx. >> you are a pro. you come out here. you're funny. you're free. and you know, ju

sony and olympus finally have the green light. sony and olympus say they have won the approval of chinese anti-trust authorities. the new launch date is on april 16th. they planned to launch the venture by the end of 2012. chinese official permission took longer than expected. twice postponing establishment of the new firm. it's delayed other japanese business plans. bank of japan policy makers will end their two-day meeting on thursday and announce the result late nr in the day. it's the first meeting under the new governor. they are expected to discuss further monetary easing measures to achieve a 2% inflation target as soon as possible. this is to pull japan out of deflation. the central bank buys state bonds that mature in three years or less. they will consider buying more risky assets such as exchange traded funds. discussions will also be held on giving greater transparency on their bond buying programs. one supplies necessary funds to the market and the other is for the purpose of monetary easing. u.s. markets close lower.

the man from the sony outdoor stage.will be here, as will kaley cuoco, goran visnjic, from "mythbusters," adam savage and jamie hyneman. and we'll have music from olly murs and depeche mode. join us all this week. our first guest is a very talented actor whose last name is the past-tense of "to quay." you know him from a wheelbarrow full of great movies his last "at any price," opens wednesday in new york and l.a. please welcome dennis quaid. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: good to see you. dennis, when i shake your hand i say that is the hand of a man, of a real -- you have a very strong hand. really. you're like a guy. like most of the people that come on to the show, myself included -- >> give you one of these? >> jimmy: they're pretending to be men. but you, i imagine you out there like -- you know, capturing horse thieves. >> just always. >> jimmy: chopping things. >> yeah. somebody's got to do it. >> jimmy: is that accurate? >> no it's not just really accurate at all. i'm a six-year-old boy inside, really. >> j

alice in chains from the sony outer to stage. >> i wish you could be here.here is electric. it's like a geography convention. like a nation of proud parents, we watched our first guest grow up on-screen both silver and small next month he reprises the role of michael bluth in the much-anticipated return of "arrested development." and his new movie "disconnect" opens in theaters friday, please say hello to jason bateman. >>. >> jimmy: you're very hairy i noelts noticed. >> does it look real? >> jimmy: yeah, it looks real. >> we're filming "teen wolf" in 3d and i didn't have time to take it off yet. are you guys excited? >> jimmy: you do have a lot going on. not only are you obviously acting in these movies, be uh you have, like, two production companies, right? >> no, i don't. that sounds great. >> jimmy: i've got one place where they let me go work and then this other place where two jack asses work, me and will arnette where we do digital stuff. >> jimmy: that's not an office you go to as well? >> in theory. it's a lot of this stuff on the floor, confetti,

sony, first to you. we're clearly in the middle of a reset when it comes to the global rhetoric about austerity. that decisive action can strengthen growth and avoid economic stag fashion. and the spanish figures this morning would only seem to underscore the need for that now. >> that's correct. i think saying that we're in the midst of a global reset on the merit of austerity may be a little bit stupid. if you just notice what's happened within the eurozone, them the president came out and he does not say austerity was working, that it was a wrong idea or based on faulty evidence. what he said was that it seems that it is socially and politically reaching the limits. and then, of course, he was wrapped on his knuckles by perhaps my assumption is germany. and if you've heard recent statements both tr ollie rehn as well as his office, he has been retracting what he said, at least partially. so we are in the middle of this game where the evidence simply just keeps mounting up, the evidence of the economic

all the kids are crazy for depeche mode from the sony outdoor stage.t as well. tomorrow is kaley cuoco, goran visnijc and olly murs. right now, please welcome topher grace! [ applause ] >> good to see you. >> before we begin, i went to see a concert recently. >> jimmy: was it depeche mode? >> it wasn't, but i'm psyched to see this concerto night? i went to see -- i spent my hard earned money to go see huey lewis and the news. and it was going great. it was a great show. and then out of nowhere, jimmy kimmel gets up on stage and starts playing care net. >> jimmy: that's right. and i didn't pay to have you take the money. that's what it is. >> jimmy: that was just a bonus for you and the fans. >> that's what i thought "power love" always needed. a kicking clarinet. what was that all about? >> jimmy: i'm an honorary member of the news. >> i texted you. and said this might be a great bit for the show. you said no, it's not on the show. what is it? >> jimmy: he wanted the best damn care net player. what john stamos is to the beach boys, i am to huey lewis a

. >> reporter: sony expanding its product line: sony animahlia.dphones for cats,video players for dogs. >> i did this for you >> reporter: google announcing a new service: google nose. >> a flagship olfactory knowledge feature enabling users to search for smells. a 15 million scentibite database of smells from around the world and for g=mail users: how do we recreate something while keeping it exactly the same the answer is g-mail blue. you click on compose. the button is blue. the word itself is blue. bold face is blue. underline is blue. >> reporter: on his virgin airways blog, founder richard branson unveils a new fleet of glass=bottomed airliners. forty niner coach jim harbaugh jumped into the spirit of the day by launching his own clothing line, based on his two=piece wardrobe of khaki pants and black fleece top. >> hail to the chief even the white house web site got in the act, with a special announcement from the president. >> reporter: looks like you were expecting someone else. well. april fools on all of >> reporter: some of the other ap

and then with music from the soundtrack from the movie "oblivion," m83 from the sony stage.re. ken jeong will be here. and we'll have music from phoenix. whether he's blade-running, whip-cracking or wookie-sitting, our first guest is one of the most popular actors in the galaxy. you can see him now as legendary dodgers gm branch rickey in the jackie robinson bio-pic "42." please welcome harrison ford. [ cheers and applause ] >> how you doing? >> good. >> jimmy: nice to see you. >> nice to be seen. >> jimmy: you have the number one movie in the world. >> so far. >> jimmy: what is it like to be number one? i would love to feel that for at least a second. it must be incredible. >> it -- i can't -- you wouldn't understand. >> jimmy: so you have this movie, it's a big -- and by the way, i love the movie. i thought it was great. i really did think it was great. i learned a lot from it, too. >> yeah. the guy is great, don't you think? >> jimmy: a couple of things that made me angry. some of the guys that were so terrible to jackie robinson are in the baseball hall of fame. >> yeah.

goran visnjic. >> the jimmy kimmel live concert series is brought to you by sony. >> jimmy: his albumere with the song "troublemaker" olly murs. ♪ ♪ you had me hooked again from the minute you sat down the way you bite your lip got my head spinnin around ♪ ♪ after a drink or two i was putty in your hands i don't know if i'll have the strength to stand ♪ ♪ oh oh oh trouble troublemaker, yeah that's your middle name oh oh oh ♪ ♪ i know you're no good but you're stuck in my brain and i wanna know ♪ ♪ why does it feel so good but hurt so bad oh oh oh my mind keeps saying ♪ ♪ run as fast as you can i say, i'm done but then you pull me back oh oh oh ♪ ♪ i swear you're giving me a heart attack troublemaker it's like you're ♪ ♪ always there in the corners of my mind i see your silhouette every time i close my eyes ♪ ♪ there must be poison in those finger tips of yours 'cause i keep comin back again for more ♪ ♪ oh oh oh trouble troublemaker yeah that's your middle name oh oh oh ♪ ♪ i know you're no good but you're stuck in my brain and i wanna know ♪ ♪ why does it feel so good but hurt so bad

now sony unveiled a 4k revolution. the new models come in two screen sizes, 55 and 65 inches.he price will be about $7500 for the 65 inch. last year they introduced an 84 inch model with a price set of $12,000. >> we're getting new models and lower prices. we hope to lead the try to make 4k tvs popular. >> data shows a total of 1400 4k tvs last year. toshiba also plans to introduce two 4k tvs by the end of this carry. here are the latest market figures. >>> protestors have taken into the streets in malaysia against a pact that says it is keeping them from geding affordable medications. malaysian protestors say the patents block their access to lower priced generic drugs. >> i'm standing in from of the the protestors here. through the tpp talks, 11 nations on the pacific are aiming to create a free-trade zone. they generate a third of global gdp. but the negotiations are being held behind closed doors. the u.s. is reportedly demanding that the rights of drug companies be strengthenned by extending the period and scope on their protection. many are now worried that if the demand

sony returns a profit after aggressively selling some loss making assets. >> all the talks is about the earnings reports. it has gained attention so where is it trading this friday morning? >> let's have a look. the yen has gained just a touch. it did gain pushing the dollar below 99 at one point but right now 99.31 to 33. euro/yen also relatively unchanged. there might be a focus on the upcoming gdp data later today friday in the u.s. there's a still list of names due out. honda motors, ntt which has electronics and some utility sec sector shares. japan will be on holiday monday. back to you. >> thank you. that's all for me for now. i'll leave you with >>> now thousands of myanmar rohingya muslims are in thailand. instead of finding safety, the refugees now face being expelled when their permission to stay expires in the next few months. nhk has the story. >> reporter: the thai authorities have stepped-up patrols in the south of the country. they are enforcing the so called -- they are providing food and water for the boat people and back out to sea and away from thai waters. >> transl

sony unveiled a line of equipment for pets. the faster the hamster runs the faster the music.d phones for cats. april fools! google debuted. click the button smell what you're seeing. and twitter dropped all vowels unless you pay $5 a month. you get more into the tweet because you don't need vowels. that's hilarious. you will laugh. >> twitter itself becomes twt? >> we are on dangerous ground. just exit stage left. >> jane, thank you. >>> "fast money" madness. 64 stocks and now down to our super six. tomorrow, we'll resume coverage and determine the winner of our financials region as the favorite. number one bank of america will take on the number three seed visa. the winner will advance. log on to fast madness.cnbc.com. you can tweet us at cnbc phat money. use the hash tag fast money madness. there will never be any ties? why is that? >> the audience is the fifth trader. >> okay, okay. >> you finally got it. >>> next, we'll trade your tweets. but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use

now sony has unveiled new 4 k models that are smaller and lower priced. the technology allows images much sharper than conventional high definition ones. the new models come no two screen sizes, 65 and 55 inches. they'll go on sale in june. the retail price of the 65 inch unit will be about $7,500. and the 55 inch about $5,000. last year sonny introduced an 84 inch model with the price set at $17,000. >> translator: we are setting new models at lower prices. we hope to lead the industry to make 4 ktvst popular. research shows that a total 400 4 ktvs were stiped last year. toshiba also plans to introduce 4 ktvs by the end of this year. >>> now let's take a look at the market figures. >>> pro testers have taken to the streets in malaysia, railing against a new trade pact they say could stop them from getting the medicines they need at affordable prices. the proposed trans-pacific partnership or tpp is a target of their anger. malaysian protesters say plans would block their access to lower priced generic medications. >> reporter: i'm standing in front of th

rival sony plans to launch a new playstation. >>> traders' radar.arnings extravaganza, exxonmobil and starbucks the businessy pest many. >>> and general electric's lending arm, g.e. capital will no longer finance loans for retailers whose main business is selling guns. no one ever said growing green was glamorous. one waste water company wants to collect fat. they'll use to power what will soon be the world's largest fat-fueled power station. >>> here's a good cause. crowd sourcing site kraut tilled raised nearly $14,000 so far to fix the boat that got ruined in boston bomber standoff last week. >>> and check out the new hundred dollar bill y'all. the c-note has been revamped with a security stripe and the liberty belle. >>> just ahead, unprecedented security measures at this year's nfl draft. >>> plus, we'll go live to dallas for a preview of the dedication of george w. bush library. ♪ >>> the george w. bush presidential library is set to open today. at the dedication ceremony are only five people alive who actually know what it's like to sit in th

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will sony play station four be hard to get. they have been monitoring the redesigned game console and they predict demand will outpace supplies. and bio shock won 80 game awards dan ackerman says the game lives up to the hype. >> it's a lot of fun but also very smart. something a lot of games really don't manage to nail. game mixes action and adventure and a lot of historical context. >> bio shock infinite is available for x-box and play station. >> google alarmed everyone that youtube is coming to an end. the site has been an eight year contract to pick >> eric: good morning, 4:42. live look from roof cam towards san francisco. what you can't see in the picture is the wet streets here because we had some rain overnight. how long will it be with us? mike nicco will have the forecast. >> 4:42, a heavy police presence will be around courthouse in texas today followed the shooting death of another official. mike mcclellan and wife were found shot to death at their home. his assistant d.a. was gunned down on courthouse steps. they

a litany of fake products flooded sites including sony's new tech for pets and bmw's luxury strollern two or four-wheel drive. hopefully you weren't fooled. if you were, don't worry you were not alone. i know some folks that would buy that. >> they would. it's not practical. you couldn't fold it up or actually use it, but just to have it. >> oh, it looks cool. >> keeping up with the joneses. >> and we love gadgets. you know people are lining up for that puppy. >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. >>> hillary clinton on the international women leaders. she will speak at tonight's vital voices global leadership awards at the kennedy center in washington, d.c. >>> a special report on women is being released by i-village as well. how healthy are women in america? will report on official statistic from 50 states. >>> happy birthday to a 12 time grammy winner. for "in my dreams" and other songs. country singer emmylou harris turns 65 today. and tonight, be sure to watch "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> how serious is the u.s

responsibility for cyber attacks against government websites such as the cia and companies such as sony pictures and nintendo. >> let's be clear, we are not dealing with small, petty crime here. the potential for such access has huge ramifications for society. >> that suspect was reportedly in a position of trust in an international company and had access to sensitive information to clients including government agencies. >>> 4:51. the search is on for a piece of giants history stolen from at&t park. we have details. but first -- >> what's all that racket? it's a new kind of noise maker for sporting events. what's so annoying about the world cup in africa? making a move banning it. what organizers have created for the upcoming world cup and why it's better. >>> drowsy right now, looking for a smooth drive, no problem force the bay bridge. we'll show you what's going on for the east bay. couple of trouble spots coming up. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. at&t u-verse high speed internet

those companies include motorola, htc, lg, sony, blackberry and nokia. nokia just reported sales fell 20% in the first quarter. however, its losses were reduced compared to last year through cost cutting. verizon is a winner on wall street in the latest round up of earnings: verizon shares shot up to a new high yesterday. the company posted solid earnings with revenue topping $29 billion. labor costs are down at american airlines, which lifted revenue at its parent company, amr. amr lost $341 million, a big improvement from a $1.66- billion loss last year. coca-cola exceeded expecations, boosted by a rise in sales in europe and emerging markets. rival pepsi rolled in even stronger numbers across the board. and morgan stanley stock sold off on word the company turned a better-than-expected profit, but its trading business fell 42%. seaworld is hoping to lure investors to its ipo today. seaworld shares priced in at $27, the top of its range. also out today, blackhawk networks, a spin-off of grocery chain safeway, is expected to price between $20 and $22. i

which has claimed responsibility for cyber attacks on the cia, sony pictures and even public broadcasting service. meanwhile, online brokerage giant charles schwab admitted the website was the target of a seco cyber attack in as many days. denying its clients access to their online accounts for several hours. the problem has been resolved and schwab investors can safely trade again. >>> with so many of those schwab clients using mobile devices to conduct trades. another worry on everyone's mind how vulnerable is your mobil phone to being attacked. john herring, ceo of lookout demonstrates just how simple and quick it is to gain access to your mobile accounts. >> there's a whole host of spoof e-mails, in this case, what we have is an e-mail from a colleague. it says, hey, why don't you check out this game, i have lots of programs that get sent to me. i'm sure you have lots of documents sent to you. >> you think it's from a co-worker? or i think it's a from a co-worker? >> and it did not come from a skoe worker. if you open this file, hit install. it will install the application, and you op

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it turns out that sony has not put out a line of pet products for pets called animalia. huh? the virgin has -- and virgin has not launched the world's first glass bottom plane, although that would be pretty cool, and tic tac's new pizza flavored mints, they just don't exist. they're all products of the manufacturers april fools' imagination. >> although those tic tacs should exist. they sound pretty good. pepperoni. >> tiny little tic tac. there you go. >>> next on tuesday, michael jackson's family going to head to court today in their search for justice. could his kids actually take the stand? >>> and the moment seen around the world. we're learning more about this really special boy. i have what science calls the nightly stuffy nose thing. i can't breathe, so i can't sleep. and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed and turned... i even vaporized. and then i fought back with drug-free breathe right. these nasal strips instantly open my nose, like a breath of fresh air. i was breathing and sleeping better. [ female announcer ] exercise your right to bre

officials said lulzsec is responsible for cyber attacks on the cia, sony pictures, 20th century fox and nintendo. if convicted the mastermind faces up to 12 years of jail time. >>> now back to the investigation into the boston terror attacks. suspe suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev reportedly told investigators that he and his brother acted alone. law enforcement officials believe the two were persuaded by their own extremist beliefs. pete williams has the latest on this case. >> reporter: as dzhokhar tsarnaev lies under guard at a boston hospital, now upgraded to fair condition, federal officials say he's told interrogators he and his older brother came up with the marathon bomb plot entirely on their own, because they believed the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan were an attack on islam. officials said he claims the instructions for making a bomb came from al qaeda's online magazine "inspire" which contained a formula similar to the one that the fbi says was similar to the bombs in boston. an employee at a fireworks company shows tamerlan tsarnaev bought four dozen large fireworks at a store

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soul someone said to make money from the sony a part of why it can reveal currently i was independent journalist assad big. believe it was only forty years ago that the first cell phone call was made and since then we've gone from a massive device like the one michael douglas wanted in the film wall street to the sleek designs of today also work as tiny computers connecting us to the rest of the world but with this revolutionary technology there's also a dark side misuse and abuse for example the national safety council states that cell phone use on the road accounts for twenty three percent of all car crashes now aside from the potentially deadly addiction for those of us with smartphones we've also willingly succumb to the insidious nature of the surveillance state you see we use and rely on them without question regardless of the fact that this technology is tracking and monitoring us everywhere we go you might be surprised at the amount of surveillance that's going on right your pocket in fact a mobile carry. there's like eight hundred to rise and are actually required by law to h

with sony wins again proving instrumental to all the men made thirty one of forty three two point shots and eventually cruised past ninety to sixty eight to take a two nil series lead the sides will now go to spain for the next two games so no team has ever overcome that single deficit in the euro league last eight. their real talking you know something you know. they would have to deal with we get there . is a lot of real aggressive you know especially the physical you know to not going to call out of files at the home court or something we had were just too i would just play chess the best will play like we were playing the last two games expect. them car coming hard as they can because the general support them is a strong team and. as it is a complex is going to moscow certainly get to new day by ball into the early playoffs by being the spanish counterparts bellaver out twice in the opening two games of the best abide series they now only need one more win to qualify. the final if i may be trying to do just that when they go to spain on the seventy the very brink and should see his

but sony. not to mention what it's done in the most important thing -- the smartphone. >> is this the ron johnson solution for best buy, store within a store? isn't it funny the places that don't have a store within a store are doing better than places with stores within a store? that's some business. >> as we know, best buy shares have moved up sharply. that is one heck of a move. >> i got to hand it to them, this is a good use of real estate. >> if schultz had been able to put together a buy-out -- >> he looks like a visionary now. >> the new guy in charge at best buy is trying to do some things. you got to give it a shot. right? >> i think that the world of this new team at best buy -- now i'm aided by the fact that gary balter has been right about a lot of retail for the last 25 years. but i think that best buy is here to stay. did we talk about cons at all? c-o-n-n? big retailer appliances -- >> next time when things are not going well -- >> best buy is last man standing other than conn. >

they make what is called organic and big contracts with and sony. it is flexible. really amazing. here is the bad. execution is always sloppy. that is why the stock should be $50 a share. i am trading in that $30 a share. connell: you have done this a number of times. charles: maybe they felt twice. 380%, here is another thing, people worry about competition. apple will get into this business or so and so will get into this business. it has not really happened yet. stock acts great. three insider buys recently. 239 shares. they are buying and we are buying. if somebody was going to get involved in the business, when it its be a possible takeover target for somebody? charles: for about two and a half years. connell: usually just say that to stall for time. [ laughter ] charles: is a volatile stock. connell: thank you, charles. great answer, by the way. let's go back to lauren simonetti at the new york stock exchange. >> lulu lemon continuing to take heads after their sheer bottom of yoga pants. it is up 1% as we speak. the chief product officer, she has been with th

sony expanding its product line: sony animahlia. headphones for cats,video players for dogs.id this for you google announcing a new service: google nose. a flagship olfactory knowledge feature enabling users to search for smells. a 15 million scentibite database of smells from around the world and for g=mail users: how do we recreate something while keeping it exactly the same the answer is g-mail blue. you click on compose. the button is blue. also on his virgin airways blog, founder richard branson unveils a new fleet of glass=bottomed airliners. forty niner coach jim harbaugh jumped into the spirit of the day by launching his own clothing line, based on his two=piece wardrobe of khaki pants and black fleece top. nat hail to the chief even the white house web site got in the act, with a special announcement from the president. >> looks like you were expecting someone else. well. april fools on all of ya >> pam: >> pam: easter sunday is over. but the white house is keeping the easter holiday. rolling today. the first family is hosting the annual white house easter egg roll.

sony people on wall street have their brackets. through everything in the first couple games. the louisville cardinals, the wichita state shocker, this here accused orangemen and the michigan wolverines. there is one company that is watching this extraordinarily closely. they have a big dog in this fight. it is majestic. we have the president with us. good to see you. >> we need the michigan wolverines to come through for us. liz: michigan fans are all peaked out. >> we have the license with michigan directly. it is an opportunity for us. liz: majestic used to be called not make. you guys have some really important contracts with some of these schools. >> yes. we provide a pair of solutions across the board. this is a gnarly teeth. still it looks like it is old already. this is a slogan one. what you call these? >> it is standard it is a women's product there is a phone off the hook. [laughter] why is this huge right now? >> over the last five years we have grown astronomically it is the fashion not just shrink to be a pink color b

weak yen the next problem is the companies in japan which export to companies which are such stasis sony and shop very very close to bankruptcy because they have beat out competed in costs and innovation by the career. and other people say going to work what it's going to do is the weaker yen is going to push up their energy bills and that's not really good for japan because it's a heavy energy importer and we've seen old electricity prices go up and that's going to trade balance which is already negative further into the black as i begin to read and then what's going to happen is the current accounts going to turn around and now we have the consumer the first is savings in japan today a low at than they were in the united states and the problem with that is as the government issues more and more bones is the central bank there's no other buys left so basically they screwed on that front but the other side is the current account which is helped fund their deficit is now going to turn around gradually over time so it's all good news to go back to your question if this is the poster child

sony renewed the contract for a multi year templ keeping linton in charge of the movie tv and music businesses. making entertainment a rare bright spot for a company that posted eight straight quarterly losses. >> thanks higher over invester optimism over corporate earnings season. and more people listening to music on pan dora. that is up from 100 million than less than a year ago. at bloomberg studios in san francisco, carolyn and larry, back to you. >> exploratorium reopens next wednesday at the new home here on the san francisco water front. >> yes. it will be at pier 15. i think we're going tok hanging out there. the site will triple the old exhebit space. >> abc 7 news wayne freedman got a look at the new digs and is live with more for us. hi, wayne. >> this is pier 15 here, impossible not to have a hands on a place as visual and as unassuming as this. >> san francisco new exploratorium they're all about balance. not only physical but also intellectual one. >> i think everybody has to rekindle their curiosity. >> tom rockwell is the director of exheb yits. here, new digs on pier 14. >> i