wake up and smell the coffee because starbucks isn't the only game in town the chinese chain and lock in coffee is taking on the u.s. java giant all the way to the nasdaq. and when one man's trash is a nobody's treasure return ation still export their ways to poorer countries but that's gotten harder we look at australia struggle to clean up its own after. harley davidson has reported a stall in quarterly profits as it struggles to deal with the impact of tariffs and slow sales the motorcycle makers profits twenty six percent to around one hundred twenty eight million dollars the new sparked an angry response from u.s. president donald trump who blamed europe for the company's poor performance and value to quote reciprocate the e.u. slapped a steep tariffs on harley davidson bikes last year as a reaction to us today. and aluminum. joining me now is our financial correspondent host haro there you are luis good to see you also this is a bit of a shift in tone for donald trump the first advocated for a boycott of the harley's after harvey said it was shifting production to overseas now i

trying to challenge starbucks in china. this is business asia. as in berlin welcome the u.s. government announced it will stop exempting countries from its sanctions on by iranian oil from a second and anyone who still buys all from tehran faces a dispute with the biggest economy in the world the price of oil was already on the rise up thirty percent over the weekend after the news from washington the prize took a significant increase brant crude the global benchmark cost nearly seventy five dollars a barrel on tuesday the u.s. sanctions policy is putting the global economy under pressure and is driving prices higher particularly in those countries that have benefited from the exemptions until now such as india. india's economy is booming its g.d.p. is expected to rise by seven percent and that economic growth is fueled by oil and so india is buying in large quantities from what iran is selling on easy terms iranian crude is delivered free of charge fully insured and with a payment period of up to sixty days excellent service but who will be able to fill the void. that's what

they have done an extraordinary job at starbucks. in building transitional training centers on bases and the reason we did that is we were in a focus group at jblm in seattle and we heard a young man transitioning out and he said this to us and that was he had more anxiety about going on the job interview than he would if he was being sent back to iraq. and when we heard that, we understood that we had a moral responsibility. the other thing i say and this is really important. the va has a national budget, believe it or not, of $200 billion: so the commander-in-chief has probably the most difficult, solemn responsibility and decision to make to send extraordinary young men and women into harm's way. but, in my view, the responsibility of the commander-in-chief does not end then. it actually begins when they come home. and the va under a 200 billion-dollar budget, and there are good people who are there, is probably a good example of a government organization that is quite bureaucratic and not meeting the needs of post 9/11 veterans.

later, you won't believe what starbucks is doing. i don't drink starbucks anymore.ave black coffee. and a major announcement on this show a tonight ahead. ♪ on this show ♪ ♪ ♪ >> sean: two of the new leaders of the democratic party, speaker congresswoman ocasio-cortez, pelosi, name only, congresswoman omar back in the news. congresswoman ocasio-cortez called out for social media silence in the wake of the horrific sri lanka attacks on easter sunday. as piers morgan pointed out on twitter, "posting 14 times about the terror attack on muslims in new zealand but posted nothing about the terror attacks on christians by muslim extremists in sri lanka, odd." to clarify, we, on this program, we condemn all religious persecution, no matter which religion is under attack. meanwhile, congresswoman omar under heavy criticism reposting a post suggesting jesus was a palestinian. also in the "new york times" suggested jesus was a palestinian and failed to mention, okay, he was jewish. his father was a carpenter. we reached out to congresswoman omar's office for comment and so far

we now have starbucks delivers in the u.s.roughly 1600 stores, continuing to grow and learn and tune that experience to customers to deliver a starbucks quality delivery experience. so delivery, mobile order, and digital is a big part of our agenda. david: it is also about china, which is been a very big driver for you. take us into what your experience is in china. where are you going in china? how much of your gross is adding stores, and how much is adding more sales in existing stores? kevin: china is our second largest and fastest growing market in the world. the u.s. and china are the priorities we have called out strategically. this quarter in china, we grew our store footprint by 17%. build 16 newath to stores in china every year. those new stores are performing financially better than prior generations, so great reception to the new store growth. our same-store comparable in china also accelerated at a 3% annual basis. we are super pleased with the fact we are seeing continued stores,wth in existing but complement that

kevin: welcome to starbucks.id: so, doing things that are joyful with people you love, i heard that from you. take us back to los alamos, a power forward on a basketball team. what joy came out of that early experience? kevin: i grew up in new mexico. my father is a theoretical physicist. my mother is a nurse. my father had this great sense of focus on learning and intellectual stimulation. with my mom, it was about compassion and empathy. so i feel like a lot of who i am was shaped by the differences in my two parents. and growing up in new mexico, i fell in love with basketball and big fan of coach john wooden, played on a high school team. i loved team sports, because it was a competition, and it was with people you trusted and you love, because you had to work together. david: that duality, did it continue in your career? kevin: it did. the thing i fell in love with software was it was a way to express myself. i can write software programs and show people what they would do and see the amazement on demonstrat

later, you won't believe what starbucks is doing. i don't drink starbucks anymore. i have awful black coffee. and a major announcement on this show tonight ahead. ♪ for your brain. with an ingredient originally discovered in jellyfish, prevagen has been shown in clinical trials to improve short-term memory. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. ♪ who's already won three cars, two motorcycles, a boat, and an r.v. i would not want to pay that insurance bill. [ ding ] -oh, i have progressive, so i just bundled everything with my home insurance. saved me a ton of money. -love you, gary! -you don't have to buzz in. it's not a question, gary. on march 1, 1810 -- [ ding ] -frédéric chopin. -collapsing in 226 -- [ ding ] -the colossus of rhodes. -[ sighs ] louise dustmann -- [ ding ] -brahms' "lullaby," or "wiegenlied." -when will it end? [ ding ] -not today, ron. >> sean: to the new leaders of the democratic party, speaker congresswoman ocasio-cortez, pelosi, name only congresswoman omar back in the news. congresswoman cortez calling for social media silence in the wake

fifty cities in china are we competing with starbucks probably to some extent we don't really care if the demand is coming from new coffee drinkers or from starbucks coffee drinkers we don't make sure that people are happy they come back to us and they buy more product. look inside later cashless and designed for fast pickup as well as delivery with an app that rushes out deliveries in about eighteen minutes coalition will do the same i don't think there's too much difference in the taste starbucks and lock ins to pretty much the same. there's no big gaps they're both delicious huge. military its ability of. the caffeine fueled expansion and high marketing costs have seen its losses explode last year looking good one hundred twenty five million dollars in sales but racked up a loss of two hundred forty one million dollars. coming back to top story the end of the sanctions exemptions for buyers of indian oil i think we can now talk to our correspondent in bangalore j p k j if you can hear me i hope you can there will be a significant shortfall for india one of the biggest importers of

and wake up and smell the coffee because starbucks isn't the only game in town chinese chain luck in coffee is taking on the u.s. job a giant all the way to now stuck. hello welcome to your business good to have you with us a study by consulting for me why has revealed a striking difference in the size of profits u.s. banks are making compared to the european counterparts and taken together the ten largest u.s. banks last year made a profit of one hundred thirty eight billion euros compare that to the top ten european financial institutions they made fifty two billion that is less then half as much j.p. morgan chase was leader of the pack in the us bringing in a massive twenty eight billion euro profit in europe it was ages b c this came out on top with twelve billion euros a major names like deutsche bank are way down the list with a relatively speaking of course measly profit of two hundred sixty seven million euros so why are european banks lagging so far behind other studies also suggest it's down to a difference in fiscal policy on each side of the atlantic the fed initially res

there has been that joke, the starbucks on every corner, the starbucks in a starbucks, so they realizede truth to that. they closed some stores in over penetrated areas, opened up some stores in the rust belt. they also sped up innovation. they say it used to be 18 months for an idea to show up at a cafe, and now it is 100 days. romaine: on the walk home yesterday, i passed 50,000 starbucks on the way home, saw them advertising the bacon bite things. that got me thinking, that was a year ago. are they coming up with anything new? anne: they are selling more salads. but you are onto something, food is the key here. the average price this quarter was up in every market. not coming in for a $1.95 cup of coffee. that is great for margins. at the same time, the number of transactions in the u.s. and china was flat, which means they aren't getting more people in the door, just spending more when they get there. they are ok with that right now, but i don't know if they will be for long. caroline: how much are you seeing in china, when you have a local competitor doing an ipo? anne: china is st

we announced many starbucks sku's on that platform. now bringing starbucks to 16 new markets around the world. that will unfold in september. in the next wave, we are going to another 31 new markets. nestle has 5 million points of presence in just about every market in the world. our partnership with them is anchored around coffee, around a common set of values, and it is really leveraging the nestle reach and strength to bring starbucks coffee to retailers, mass merchants, food services, and on the world's most popular single serve platform with nespresso. david: that was my interview with kevin johnson. when i spoke with him recently, he said there are 100 cities that will be opening a starbucks in china, each one of which will be larger than the city of los angeles. sign up for the bloomberg news politics newsletter. coming up next week, we will be live at the milken institute global conference with some great interviews, including goldman sachs chairman and ceo david solomon. bloomberg users can interact with our charts directly on

new york, howard schultz rose to the top building one of the most famous brands in the world,in starbucks to promote social change, healthcare for rt-time employees, and free college tuition. >> and to our 330 starbucks college achievement plan graduates, so proud of you. >> now the lifelong democrat is considering a bid pe become the nation's chief executive as an inent. >> you can't beat the system, can you?hi >> well, i i can beat the system if i decide to run. >> leaving some democrats worried he'll hand the presidency to donald trump in 2020. >> all it can do is embolden donald trump. ld gone of us sh to starbucks until he announces he's not running. >> what does howard schuz say now? >> "firing line with margaret hoov" is made possible by... corporate funding is provided by... and by... >> howard schultz, welcome to "firing line." >> thank you for having me on. >> for more than two decades, you were the chairman, the o of starbucks, a compan that you built, in your words,fr om the ground up. >> mm-hmm. >> and you have, beginning january, stirred the pot... >> you think so?nn >> ...b

what strikes me is starbucks recently said anybody can use the bathrooms.re going to get people who want to misbehave. some bars you go in, they don't have a door on the bathroom stall because they are so aware of people doing drugs in the bathroom. >> greg: i hate those bars. >> dana: i've never been to one of those. >> jesse: obviously not, dana. >> emily: one you think about the argument that incentivizes -- >> dana: the point that i wrote down is, is the government failing in the private sector has to find a way to deal with when starbucks made the announcement, allowing everyone to come and use the bathroom, we all said it's inevitable. is it a public service? returning -- are we turning our businesses into what should be a government responsibility? it sounds like it. >> jesse: i would never second-guess a multinational corporation. i think they are always correct and i think i'm going to agree with them this time. it's like handing out condoms in high school. people have that debate, they're going to do it anyway, you might as will have them use prot

starbucks, kate is back with wall street's reaction >> starbucks with a pretty strong q2 and eps a nice beat and revenues are rid in line and strong comps across the board. global comps up 3%, america's up 4% china, asia pacific up by 2% and in china in particular the all-important market up 3% upon u.s. comps are now up 4% for the past three quarters in a row the company's benefiting from in-store execution, beverage growth and also customer engagement remember, they've moved a lot of remedial tasks to after hours so that their baristas can interact with customers i spoke to bob dharrington and he said the same-store sales numbers arc cro numbers across the board were very strong and china was reassuring given how competitive we were and he's looking to ipo in the u.s. and plans to surpass starbucks in terms of the number of locations it has in china this year. the company also raised its eps guidance for 2019 which derrington shows the company believes the positive trends will continue. starbucks rewards also grew to 16.8 million active members in the u.s. the call as we know, under w

and then she turned to the rest of the audience, the people in starbucks.nd today everybody come over here. let's get this guy. he's a hater. i'm calling him out. he hates brown people. he's a nazi. >> reporter: victor tells us he eventually left the coffee shop, but not because he felt threatened. in the facebook post man key describes a similar story to the one victor tells even responding to another user that she's going to protest outside victor's work and, quote, make him feel as unsafe as he made every brown person he met today. >> i'm surprised it's only going that far. i think it's a little bit telling of their mental state. >> i think surprised is an understatement. >> reporter: richard johnston is one of the owners of a nearby music shop called griffin stringed instruments. he says the woman at the center of all this is rebecca who worked as his store manager and accountant for four years. but he fired her yesterday after he found out about the starbucks incident. >> now, expressing what you believe is not the problem. it's attacking people for wh

reserve store today that's all about the starbucks reserve brand. brought that to the broad experience of 30,000 stores kpac example would be the innovation around machiato. we just introduced these cloud machiatos. our shops can craft every single beverage to personalize for our customers of the world's finest coffee has helped us continue to create great experience and differe differentiation for our coffee >> it is great to have you on our show >> if you are a stock player, everyone better. kevin johnson, congratulations on an amazing number and yes, let him sell it off. you and i both know you are in it for the long-term great to see you sir >> jim and david, thank you so much >> we'll hand it off to another guy. >> david, go ahead >> one big interview to another. the economy is growing at a strong base in the first quarter. gdp, 3 poi.2%. joining us now with what you may expect would be a positive reaction, i would assume, national economic counsel, larry kudlow, nice to see you this morning. >> morning david, how are you? and morning jim mmy >

it brings the starbucks brand to food services, cpg channels, and it brings starbucks coffee on espressorms. in march, we announce the first starbucks on espresso dolce gusta platforms. nestle is bringing starbucks to 16 new markets around the world. that will run through september. in the next wave we are going to another 31 new markets. nestle is significant. they have 5 million points of presence in just about every market in the world. our partnership with them is really anchored around coffee. it is anchored around a common set of values. it is really leveraging the nestle reach and the strength to bring starbucks coffee to retailers, mass merchants, food services, and on the world's most popular single certain -- singleserve platforms with espresso. ceoette: that was starbucks kevin johnson. a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. the asian review says it plans to cut in half a number of its employees at a tokyo headquarters. japan's biggest bank has decided some of the functions performed by the 6000 staff could be automated with new robotic and ai technology. any of

. >> giving starbucks a run for its money. since it was founded under two almost 2005t has hundred stores in 28 cities. the chinese coffee chain has filed to list its shares publicly in the u.s.. lalast week the company raised $150 million from investors as the valuation was $2.9 billion. to $800e to raise up million through the initial offering. that would make them the biggest u.s. ipo by a chinese firm in 2019. they are about efficiency. they are cashless and they are designed for pickup and delivery. by thehe end of the year, at pls to outnumber starbucks cafes. in one hand demand and our model and the other, we can grow easily this year. they may have their work cut out for them. starbucks has been established in china for 20 years and dominates with more than 50% of the market. they held only a 2.1% sharere in 2018. starbucks has more than 370700 outlets in n the country and is also e expanding at breakneck speed, opening a new store roughly every 15 hours. chasing its arrival has been costly. a net loss of more than $24

microsoft what could contribute money to help starbucks put wi-fi into all of starbucks stores.d steve said kevin, why don't you handle this for us? stephen i took the meeting with harold. he drove across the lake and we sat in the conference room at microsoft and howard painted his vision for what he would do to bring technology in starbucks stores. it was clear at the time meeting howard that he had a clear vision for what he was trying to do and yet he had this unique proposal. he wanted to bring technology to starbucks and wanted microsoft to pay for it. we found a way where we both pay for it. it had benefits to microsoft at the time. a creativehoward is and persuasive and thoughtful person. that is where i first met howard. david: you left microsoft to become a ceo for the first time. what made you make that decision and what was it like to become a ceo? until you've been a ceo, you've not been a ceo. kevin: i am very grateful for the journey i had at microsoft and the experience bill and steve enabled me to have. when i joined microsoft in the early days, we were a small

another stock that's run up into today, starbucks kate rogers is watching that one. sara analysts looking for eps of 56 krenlts on revenues of $6.32 billion. same-store sales expected into crease 3% globally but all eyes going to be on comps in the u.s. projected to increase 3 1/2% and 1.4% overall in the china asia pacific region commentary about the consumer both in u.s. and china will be key. the stock as you mentioned is up almost 20% year to date. also hit a fresh 52-week high just today as analysts look for updates on starbucks rewards the company's loyalty program along with more on its partnership with delivery app uber eats. back to you. >> kate, thank you let's go to phil lebeau who's watching forward this afternoon. phil >> the main question for ford this quarter as it has been in past quarters, is the turnaround taking hold? we know that north america has pretty much been carrying the water for ford but what's happening with its international efforts both in europe as well as in china? that will get a lot of attention. and how much is it spending on its m

next in a business network exclusive, former starbucks chairman and ceo howard schultz is here.lism and america's health care, for that matter, his plan to get rid of the national debt, fix immigration and why he thinks governing from the center is the right thing for our nation. howard schultz, next. oh, wow. you two are going to have such a great trip. thanks to you, we will. this is why voya helps reach today's goals... ...all while helping you to and through retirement. can you help with these? we're more of the plan, invest and protect kind of help... voya. helping you to and through retirement. metastatic breast cancer is relentless, but i'm relentless too. mbc doesn't take a day off, and neither will i. and i treat my mbc with everyday verzenio- the only one of its kind that can be taken every day. in fact, verzenio is a cdk4 & 6 inhibitor for postmenopausal women with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer, approved, with hormonal therapy, as an everyday treatment for a relentless disease. verzenio + an ai is proven to help women have significantly more time without disease

neil: would you short starbucks stock the better he looks?say, my sources on this are not some lunatics and in the labor union. these are generally insiders of the democratic party insiders who are monitoring this stuff and they are saying that the anger from not just the activists but from the party, people running the party at howard schultz right now is at a fevered pitch. they despise him from doing it. they think it is an ego trip. they think no way he can run, unless he really wants to reelect trump he is out of his mind. that is what they're telling me. if the sort of rank-and-file democrats -- neil: wouldn't they be more hurt if they pick a far left, extreme nominee? >> they don't think that will happen. neil: they will settle on biden. >> kamala harris, cory booker, some combination of beto or bernie. they don't think this guy will take it. except howard schultz. i'm talking about the anger, so palpable you could see where they would help and aid the activists in targeting starbucks. neil: couple a minutes away from the president. i

. >> starbucks rolling out a new reward program for loyal customers today.is here with more on what the coffee giant is brewing up. >> reporter: starbucks is looking at royalty reward program so customers can earn more stars as starbucks calls them, much sooner and use them to get much more in return. as it works you get two stars for every dollar you spend. every 25, 50, 150, 200, 400 stars you get something, anything from an extra shot of espresso or a free cup of coffee, a hot breakfast sandwich at all sorts of rewards and you can use those rewards to buy merchandise at starbucks and prepackaged coffee. starbucks is for the last few years the have seen this rewards program growing by 26%. that is why we are seeing them rework it to bring in more customers. jillian: $13 to get every shot of espresso. >> 13 bucks for a cup of chocolate. heather: let's talk about game of thrones. i was excited about the final season of it. a lot of people excited apparently. >> reporter: a lot of people watching the show and according to the numbers it was a recordbreaker no

plus, 202 2020 town hall with a contender potentially howard schultz the starbucks invited h. the future of the democratic party and his views on the border controversy. hello, welcome to "fox news @ night," shannon bream in washington. we begin with chief national correspondent ed henry and heading to the southern border, good evening, ed, the president is shutting the border down soon and still an option saying he will not guarantee the border is staying open for a year. and putting tariffs on mexican cars out there as a stick and if that doesn't work all bets are off. the president declaring the taxes on mexican cars, a powerful incentive for the neighbor to the south to get serious about spreading drugs and illegal immigrants across the border. in the president, you noted and homeland security kirsten nielsen and president headed friday to the border crossing where barriers reinforced and nielsen said in yuma, arizona authorized emergency powers to help manage what she and obama officials have called a crisis level surge of illegal immigrants in recent days. the president

she own starbucks in her portfolio.s in three years, each of which is larger than the city of los angeles. it is almost unimaginable. nancy: it is. and they have been there for 20 years. that bodes well for brand loyalty. they are in it for the long game. they have done a great job. isir delivery services taking up and their growth is positive. look at a company like a starbucks or another company trying to get in to china when there is still tension between the u.s. and china? it is consumer given -- it is consumer driven, but on the other hand you will get into an economy you do not know. you do not know what they will say about u.s. companies operating in that area. think they experienced a pullback from the chinese consumer on a nationalistic basis toward the end of last year. they have severe competition. they are price undercutting from all of their major competitors. i think starbucks has done a great job from a branding standpoint, and they are innovating and honing their delivery. that is going to be where they

country like he runs starbucks.on: we will see if he gets in. not yet, part of the 2020 deal, but leaning that way, former vice president joe biden facing the criticism tonight and a dustup with donald trump. let's bring in the power panel, host of the left coast news, ethan bearman, spokesman for blue lives matter and lisa booth, great to have you with us. and interesting piece today that talked, biden's problem is his ego. his fundamental offense is not realizing some people might not be as into joe biden as joe biden is into joe biden. he has an ego, not a libido problem. >> maybe a little bit of both. there's undeniable, the photos and videos of him out there cross a line, you feel uncomfortable for the individuals he is touching. this is obviously a hit job on him like it was against brett kavanaugh except there was no evidence or video or photos or corroborating witnesses or evidence to say he did anything he was accused of but joe biden's biggest problem is he is an untested candidate, despite the fact that h

in a few moments, we will hold a town hall with former starbucks ceo howard schultz. he has floated the idea of running for president as an independent and has campaigned around the country. another potential candidate, former vice president joe biden is hoping to emerge from several days of bad publicity over his treatment of women. correspondent peter doocy has details tonight. >> president trump is trying to turn joe into a joke. >> women, men, young, old and it's the way i have always been. >> biden is trying to bounce back from backlash when multiple women decided to go public with that he either 2u67d or smelled them in inappropriate ways. prominent democrats think he can recover. >> i have known joe biden for over 30 years. he has never been inappropriate with me. i think is he an honorable and decent human being. >> while the frontrunner flownders lesser democrats are launching presidential campaigns like tim ryan. >> my daughter called me crying from school because her friend was crying to her her dad just got transferred at the local general motors plant the

brewing controversy on starbucks needle disposal boxes. you thought about the idea. >> they don't have to do that. address the problems of why they are doing drugs in the bathroom in the first place. todd: more of that produced by sarah friedman when "fox and friends first" returns. ♪ that there's a lobster i in our hot tub?t. lobster: oh, you guys. there's a jet! oh...i needed this. no, i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on our car insurance with geico. we could have been doing this a long time ago. so, you guys staying at the hotel? yeah, we just got married. oh ho-ho! congratulations! thank you. yeah, i'm afraid of commitment... and being boiled alive. oh, shoot. believe it. geico could save you 15% or more on car insurance. that guy's the worst. todd: fbi agents in sri lanka hunting the terrace by the easter attack. officials confirm islamic militants acted as suicide bombers. 50 people have been arrested. new isis propaganda video claims to show terrorists pledging allegiance to the islamic state. jillian: we

. >> politics at a starbucks. this confrontation is going viral. the woman nitted she was trying to publicly shame someone for wearing a make america great again hat. the tables quick will turned. >> all of this shook down. >> according to the woman herself that confrontation happened here. at this starbucks. between her and the man. because she didn't lib his politics. she vowed to expose his personal information so other people could track him down and shame him too. >> a facebook user wrote in detail about yelling and cursing at this man. inside a starbucks on monday. for wearing a red make america great again hat. his name is

starbucks downgraded to neutral. that's from buy and that's at ubs. the target goes to -- they raised the target from 72 to 78. this one bothers me. >> no way. >> i understand this downgrade >> from 72 to 78 72 to 78 stock at an all-time high. the consumer is on fire. >> that's the thesis >> it's not just starbucks it's dunkin brands consumer spending is going to increase they have same-store sales momentum they've got it all why do this? >> exactly to me it was a blah downgrade, just based on valuation. it's up a lot. it's trading at 25 times whereas the ge and boeing, those are interesting company specific downgrades this just has a high multiple right now so i'm going to downgrade something. >> not so indifferent to what jim was saying on roku wait for a pullback in valuation or visibility into comps and earnings up side before getting more constructive again. >> comps have been good. comps have been fantastic. management has been great on execution. they're doing a fantastic job in asia why down grade this? sometimes the downgrade makes no sense a

the incident playing out at a starbucks store. >>> good evening. let's get you right to palo alto where they spoke with the trump supporter about what happened. >> reporter: we reached out to the woman and the man involved in the incident but we were unable to reach the woman. she is nowhere to be found after losing her job nearby but the men currently is out here walking the streets and that is where we found him today. >> americas a free country, right? >> a 74-year-old trump supporter who lives in palo alto and one about his business sporting the red maga hat that prompted allowed confrontation with a woman at a starbucks two days ago. >> this crazy woman started raving at me. she turned and say everybody, here is a racist that hates brown people, he is crazy. he is a and so fo >> twon then os asting about i her faceok was gotoget him fired, kicked out of clubs and march up and down his street. victor said she left and came back and try to rile the crowd once more. >> hey gang,

been placed in the least 25 us markets with more on the way this summer we're told thousands of starbucks employees had signed a petition to place needed to. >>raise the retirement reduce taxes, arguing younger voters could save their own money and not rely on social security. there's no way to cover this huge sharp fall without anybody giving something up the trump administration is taking a similar stance. they're proposing shaming billion from medicare spending. >>over the next decade. also want to shave away $36 million from disability and social security programs, social security works president nancy altman says cuts are needed we're the wealthiest country in the world, the wealthiest moment in our history she's back a democrat led plan to force workers making $400,000 or more to contribute more to social security it would also gradually raise taxes across the board for everyone that ensures that all benefits can be paid. >>3 of the 21th century social security will likely be a key issue in the 2020 race for the white house in washington brooke, how martin. >>walgreens will no longe

emily: starbucks ceo kevin johnson with bloomberg david western. -- davidatch that western.ch that tonight. coming up, our exclusive interview with jack dorsey, ceo and cofounder of twitter. what he has to say about potential big tech regulation. emily: blue apron sword in a newg after it named ceo. she will replace brad dickerson, who is resigning to pursue other opportunities. the cofounder and head of technology will also step down. the meal kit delivery company affirmed its forecast for the first quarter, including profitability on an adjusted basis. twitter cofounder jack dorsey is going to -- is echoing zuckerberg's comments for regulation when it comes to big tech. about fake news, hate speech and misinformation on their platform. in an exclusive interview, dorsey says he would welcome more regulation. take a listen. seen abuse,e harassment, we've seen people the of our platform. seen voices being silenced because of what is happening on the service. that is number one. we can't build a platform of speech, of conversation and a service that will remain relevant to peo

let's talk about starbucks.y are doing some things that are controversial. >> reporter: starbucks is installing needle disposal boxes and some of the restrooms to keep workers safe. they decided to do this after two employees were stuck with hypodermic needle. some people think this is a good idea, others think it to be promoting drug use. carry on facebook says how about this crazy idea, only let paying customers use the bathroom, don't encourage drug users to come to your establishment if you want to promote a safe and positive environment. there are other places, not to encourage drug use. the hypodermic needle is a big issue for some employees and sent starbucks because they are cleaning bathrooms may not see them and if they get stuck that could expose them to diseases. heather: the reason behind it makes sense. all the democratic candidates who are running, a huge pile, they put a collage together. >> look at this picture at monmouth university, a picture of all the potential presidential candidates, 23 pe

starbucks has 3700 stores in china.king to double that in the four years. same-store sales in china up by 1%, last quarter they report this week. they talked about no softness in the chinese consumer and they don't seem to be backing off the expansions >> i love they're call coffee to chinese consumers. >> and analysts call them the dunkin basically of china. >> there you go. we'll see. >>> finally, love this, seattle seahawks quarterback russell wilson, the highest paid player in the nfl is giving offensive linemen gift, fairly common but this type of gift is not, it's $12,000 worth of amazon stock. he tells his teammates in a letter to say he's investing in them and wanted to give them something to help achieve their dreams >> cool idea, but remind me again, oh, wait, the late paul allen owned the seahawks, the co-founder of microsoft, and you're giving them amazon stock? is that a comment on valuations or something >> i love the fact look what they used to give people in terms of the linebacker gifts and it was like,

starbucks hitting all-time highs at this hour. gerri willis, i love watching starbucks.e drinking starbucks. let me give you the estimates on the stock. coming out with earnings after the bell. 56 cents a share what we're looking for. revenue estimate at 6.32 billion, that is up 4.7% year-over-year. shares are outperforming the broader market. they're up 18.6% this year alone. we'll be watching that rewards loyalty program. that will be a very big deal when it comes to earnings. the company has a very strong share repurchase program, returning 25 billion to shareholders through 2020. as you mentioned the stock is higher. so lots of hope for this report coming out after the bell. starbucks reporting right after the close. liz, back to you. liz: first thing i eat when passover is over is a cake pop. i love it. thank you very much. busy time in the oil world. we need to show you brent crude. this is what trades overseas. look at it here. earlier it crossed the 75-dollar per barrel mark for the first time this year. as the united states is trying to drive down iranian oil ex

we just caught up with howard schultz outside of starbucks. ask him if he has any hints or details about a possible 2020 run, if he is ready to announce his plans but unfortunately he did not spill any details. saying he is focused on preparing for the town hall happening tonight. he had his starbucks coffee in hand to calf fenn nate before he talks to missouri voters here. he will field questions at a town hall live exclusively on fox news channel 6:30 p.m. this evening. he is staying tight-lipped about the his 2020 plans he has been busy blogging. the possible third party candidate has been accused by democrats being a spoiler who think an independent may ruin their shot taking over the white house in 2020. schultz really had one target over the past two days, calling out president trump over policy, especially the blog post last night. he targeted trump over immigration saying quote, president trump's impulsive and ill-considered threat to close the border with mexico is a big mistake. he also accused the president of basically trying to sc

the san pablo police department is apologizing after they tried to arrest the wrong person at a starbucks. officers were responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle and a woman who refused to leave the starbucks. take a look at what happened. yet when the officer entered the store he confronted the woman in the video who makes a clear that she's not the one they are looking for that's when one of the officers asked an employee as you heard that was a suspect the starbucks employer. employee tells the officers that the person we're looking for ran away before police got there the officer apologized to the woman who was sitting down police released this body cam video. after a complaint was filed against the city. high drama for a time today amid what was first thought to be an active shooter situation at good samaritan hospital in san jose. >>first i double live with details about the actions of a nurse who police say should be called a hero prop. strike a you know a good samaritan is a name that could also apply to a hospital employee who took action today when a man burst into the eme

i mean, starbucks is owned by who?- >> and he's running for -- gregg: yeah, president. >> possibly. and i'd like to see him make a definitive statement one way or the other how you're supposed to treat people in your store. this is in his coffee shop, i'd like to hear what he has to say about it. gregg: but the girl didn't work this, right? >> she worked in a record store. again, two places -- [inaudible conversations] >> record stores and coffee shops are not where you enlist people for a lynch mob. [laughter] you've got to go to the gym, you know what i'm saying? or a bar. you don't go into a record store and say, guys, let's get somebody. , no it's going to scratch my elbow. greg: i can just like anybody who says let's get 'em. even if i find somebody i don't like, i'm not into the mob thing. >> right. well, it's interesting because being a 30-year-old woman, i've seen a lot of hats. greg: five years ago. >> i've seen a lot of hats. i'm exactly 30. that's what's known at age shaming which affects women more than men

new profits continue to brew at starbucks. and what the new king of "jeopardy!" is doing for ratings. that's all ahead in "rapid fire." every day, visionaries are creating the future. so, every day, we put our latest technology and unrivaled network to work. the united states postal service makes more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. e-commerce deliveries to homes wewithout the planet cooler getting warmer. at emerson, when issues become inspiration, creating a better world isn't just a result, it's a responsibility. emerson. consider it solved. >>> welcome back let's catch you up on a couple stories that should be on your radar today. it's time for "rapid fire," and here with their takes in and to break down today's headlines, kate rogers, eric chemi and meg tirrell, making her debut. >> happy to be here. >> we haze you a little bit. >> wonderful. >> first topic, shares of tesla down sharply today after a surprise loss in its quarterly results, and the quote of the day, wedbush analyst dan ives, who's been a longtime bull on tesla,

. >> my students favorite go to is starbucks. i will tell them, do not start a story in starbucks. i will see the words coffee shop. it's not because i have anything against starbucks, or just coffee. it's because they're trying to cheat.they don't want to bring me into the place.i have this anti-starbucks rule in class and they will still do it in the winter take it apart and tell them why they're wrong. for me, it's starbucks. that's the number one crime committed these teams-22-year-olds. [laughter] >> my favorite example of new mexico, a couple years ago nike made a new mexico shoe. they put a big - - on it. if you're from new mexico, you know there are no - - in new mexico. that's the idea that people have of the west. the clichc of the west. so anytime i see a - - in a new mexico film or story, i know it's not true. that being said, there are - - on the cover of my book "acid wash". it's sort of an inside joke because in the book i talk about how you'll never see a saguaro in mexico, sure drunk. if you're resorting to clichc, you probably really don't understand the place as

starbucks. >> love starbucks. >> stocks up big >> love starbucks. but look >> why digital. >> we talk about growth. we talk about growth >> digital >> i'll be the pinata here i don't mind doing it. sometimes it's my role on the show but look, when you think about the price that you're paying for growth -- >> you're really underselling yourself >> you look at the peg ratios of these stocks >> the what? >> and i would say why shouldn't by in something that has a peg ratio of 1.5%. >> the peg ratio >> give me a pick. >> the peg ratio >> you know i'm in starbucks i like starbucks and that actually does have a meaningful multiple in the low 20s. i like the cash on the balance sheet. i like the nestle deal i like the growth in china i'm willing to pay for that growth but that's, for me, at the upper end of the valuation on a peg ratio basis that i'll pay. >> we got to leave it there. coming up, we have unusual activity with pete it's a material stock, right >> yeah, buddy >> the big reveal is next. >> announcer: this cnbc program is sponsored by emerson,

he has given a lot of very broad benefits to employees at starbucks.e are going to look at how that translates, the possibility of how that translates to governing in the united states. he firmly believes there is so much disenchantment on both sides of the political aisle that there is a way to broker a consensus, you know, looking at politics right now it's just really difficult to imagine how you do that. that's the vision he has right now and if he thinks he can make it happen, he's likely to run for president. >> bret: this is a potential candidate, one of the only in the fields of fire. the president is not on the democrats are not spending a lot of time talking about the national debt and deficits. you balance that concern with providing health care for everyone. somehow the dollars don't add up. that's a line of questioning that i think is important. >> juan: we are looking forward to watching tonight. 6:30 here on the fox news channel. bret baier, martha maccallum interviewing howard schultz of starbucks. up next, president trump issuing a new