stephanie ruhle: welcome back. i'm stephanie ruhle.ke a look at these markets are it stocks are selling off. the dow is off many points. julie hyman is weeping and crying. we are taking a look at some of the damage. what's going on at their? -- out there? >> i am trying to keep it together. it's these economically sensitive groups that are doing the worst. nonetheless, it is down 1% for the major averages. we do have a volatile market over the past several weeks. people try to recalibrate their interest rate expectations and what will the fed do next? take a look at apple. that is a different sentiment in the stock then we have seen recently. it was on a record high as recently as february 23 now it is trading at 81-month low and it is down about 6%. this is the day after they gave us details about the apple watch. there is some brightness on urban outfitters. they are up 4%. the stock is trading at its highest in 18 months. nvidia is trading at a four-year high. those are the areas of green we are seeing. as you point out, overall, it

i am stephanie ruhle.ted as a passion project for a harvard business school grad has turned into a swelling business. she is the founder and ceo of a water bottle company. she is on a mission to rid the world of plastic bottles and she has made headway selling her stainless steel bottles. welcome to "market makers." guest: thanks for having me here. stephanie: if my mother were here she would say "i can't believe we are buying water." now we are buying water bottles that cost $35. how has this happened? theguest: the reason i started this company is i hate those plastic disposable water bottles. i thought there was a place to create a bottle that was fashionable and functional -- matt: here at bloomberg we stopped passing out water in plastic bottles, i don't know six or seven years ago. as a result i'm always looking for a new way to drink more water, because obviously, it is a very healthy thing to do. a little paper cup is never enough. this is a market they definitely a lot of people see potential. sar

i am erik -- i am stephanie ruhle. bill: i like formula e. ranson knows how to spend money and a fun way. in tunisia the government has arrested 9 suspects in the attack on a museum. 23 people died. most reformed tauris. anisha says that five or -- tunisia says that five or directly tied to the attackers were a cell but they're not saying that they were part of a larger group. do not expect miracles on greece at the summit in brussels that is kicking off in this hour. don't expect any break through it all. european leaders one degrees to come up with a plan to reform the economy before they hand out emergency loans. greece agreed to a framework a few weeks ago. they have not come through with specifics that would convince countries to hand out anything. in switzerland the central bank promises to weaken the franc. it soared in january when the swiss national bank abandoned its feeling of 1.2 per euro. that was a bit low to exporters. the bank president told bloomberg that markets need time to adjust. >> the only time i can pick of the frank be

i'm stephanie ruhle.le digit move. let's go back to scarlet fu. scarlet: i wanted tell you about arcadia national. this is not a great sign from the parent company of jeopardy's -- of jefferies. trading revenue tumbled by 56 percent because of a slowdown in trading and fewer high-yield options. it could be an indicator of how the trading results fixed income to. jpmorgan will report its first quarter results on april 14. if the investment bank chief, as he said in late february, the year was off to a start -- strong start but we will see how that plays through march. goldman sachs and morgan stanley those lost 1%. this is an update from mgm, it is staging the biggest rally in two years. volume in the stock is three times the daily average after a land in buildings. a hedge fund urge the company to get into the reconversion trend. and to spin off hotels. there is a note out of deutsche bank that says mgm completing this transaction is likely -- is not likely if there is a low probability. he doesn't seem m

live from bloomberg headquarters in new york, this is "market makers," with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. erik: $21 billion prize -- why these two drugmakers say that much for a company with less than $1 million in net income? it makes a hot cancer drug. stephanie: a hot cancer drug come that is another level. if the london stock exchange decides to expand, china is a logical choice. erik: arby's nothing to beef about it at a time fast food chains are struggling, many customers are coming in for the meat. it is "market makers" here on bloomberg television. i am erik schatzker. stephanie: i am stephanie ruhle, and i'm glad we are starting today coming in with the meat. coming in with the meat? erik: coming in for the meat. stephanie: you know what we need now, a bulletin. erik: abbvie has won the battle for pharmacyclics and will buy the company. it makes a blockbuster blood cancer treatment that cost $100,000 a year and has been approved for four blood cancer uses. johnson & johnson had been on the verge of buying pharmacyclics. the european central bank is releasing details of its stimu

i am stephanie ruhle. a new leak. it's so cold. >> there is some breaking news on the manufacturing sector this morning. scarlet fu is out of the newsroom with the headlines. >> the number here is a disappointing one. they were anticipating a decline . on prices paid, this is a measure of inflation. a change of 35 when economists have been looking for an increase. one gauge people look at is the employment some -- employment sub index. here we are looking at a decline in february 2 51.4 from 54.1. we are also waiting for construction spending numbers. those numbers have just crossed. an unexpected decline of 1.1% when economists were looking for a slight increase of 3/10 of 1%. nevertheless, when you look at stocks indexes are at session highs. >> thank you for the latest. >> the top business stories of the morning. hewlett-packard is expanding its business. aruba makes wireless network infrastructure that is mostly used in hotels universities and shopping malls. if it is the biggest acquisition in several

i'm stephanie ruhle. erik: i'm erik schatzker. stephanie: we are too old for the tuiinder generation. if you were younger would you do that? erik: i haven't given it enough that. stephanie: eric is like let us get to the news. most of the big wall street banks are rising today after passing the fed stress test. goldman sachs, jp morgan, and morgan stanley seeing gains after submitting revised proposals they got the fed's ok. all three will raise their dividends and repurchase stock. bank of america pass conditionally and will have to resubmit its plan. it also authorized a $4 billion stock buyback. citigroup won approval to raise its dividends and buyback $7.8 billion in stock. shares of cloud storage startup box are down 15% today. box came up short in its first earnings report as a public opening. sales beat analyst estimates but box lost more money than some analysts had forecasted. shares of intel are down this morning. it has cut its outlook for the first quarter revenue. intel says the demand for business of desktop computers

. >> i am stephanie ruhle. a new leak. it's so cold. >> there is some breaking news on the manufacturing sector this morning. scarlet fu is out of the newsroom with the headlines. >> the number here is a disappointing one. they were anticipating a decline . on prices paid, this is a measure of inflation. a change of 35 when economists have been looking for an increase.

i am stephanie ruhle. my partner, erik schatzker, will be here shortly. let's take you to the bulletin the top business stories of the morning. we haven't seen the dollar this strong against the euro in almost a dozen years. it is now approaching parity. earlier today, the euro crashed through the 106 bubble and the dollar is up 11% this year, 22% since last june. the stronger dollar will hold down inflation and consumers will see lower prices on important -- imported products. bond guru on the west coast has a message for the fed -- raise rates at your own risk. even janet yellen may make the same mistake as counterparts in europe, raising too soon and then having to cut again. in an investor presentation, he also predicted that gold could climb 20% this year, and he says you should not bet against the strong u.s. dollar. airlines in the u.s. are expected to have a great spring break. the trade group airlines for america says that march through april spring travel will be the best for domestic carriers si

from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, this is "market makers" with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. erik: the fate of obama care for the second time in three years is up to the supreme court. this time the decision could come down to a few words. stephanie: shares of alibaba are now at a post-ip load. -- ipo low. erik: it will take more to convince teenagers that abercrombie is hot again. good morning, everybody, welcome to "market makers" i'm erik shatzker. they are not below the price but below the finishing price on that day. stephanie: i would be calling all of those institutional investors that demanded allocation and then complain when they were cut back. this is your time to buy more stock. go for it. erik: this is the isn nonmanufacturing index measuring the services it economy. >> the service economy is the biggest part of the u.s. economy and we have an unexpected increase in the measurement tracking this part of the economy. 56.9, when economists were looking for a dip of 56.5. this is an increase from the prior month of 56.7. it indicates the service industry grew at a

i am stephanie ruhle. alex: i am in for erik schatzker. his is kind of like the bachelor. we will see who will get the ring at the end of the week. i'm just saying, you have two hours. we will see who gets the rose. you have the chance to turn it down. alex: joe is tough competition but are not here to make friends. stephanie: you cover tv and media, much sexier than joe. let's go to the bulletin. let's see what we have for you. actually, we are not going to give you the bulletin. i am bringing in elliott gotkine and. we have to talk about the israel election happening in less than 24 hours. benjamin netanyahu is clearly on the ropes. the polls are pointing to a narrow win for his opposition. i want to take a look at what this means for the overall government. i am going to bring in elliott gotkine from tel aviv. what does this mean for netanyahu? clearly he is against the ropes what is he going to do? >> that's an interesting question. it all depends on what results out of tomorrow's election. it is important to note that even though thing

>> live from bloomberg headquarters in new york this is market makers with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. erik: audit the fed. critics call it a critical idea. stephanie: the latest of the brave. that is what was boris meant solve was called. erik: prime minister nine yahoo! goes to capitol hill -- primus or minister regimen netanyahu goes to capitol hill. good morning, i'm erik schatzker. stephanie: i'm stephanie ruhle. we have a lot to do today. before we do that, i want to take it to the bulletins for the top business stories of the morning. an hour from now, a joint meeting of congress will hear from benjamin netanyahu. the israeli prime minister is expected to reveal compromises the u.s. has made while negotiating a nuclear agreement with iran. he is gambling those revelations will either delay or derail any possible deal. the speech is a controversial one. john boehner invited netanyahu without consulting the white house. the israeli leader spoke yesterday at the pro-israel lobbying group. >> as prime minister of israel, i have a moral obligation to speak up in the face of these da

. -- and stephanie ruhle. scarlet: waiting on the fed. corporate selloffs at a roaring paste this year. and the lockup timeframe for alibaba's investors. how much pressure will that put on shares already down 19% year to date? welcome to market makers. i'm scarlet fu. joe: and i'm joe weisenthal in for eric -- erik schatzker today. i cannot wait to see what happens. i feel that for them that they are not here today. scarlet: we will try to make it up for them. federal reserve policymakers wrap up their today meeting -- two-day meeting and investors will be paying attention to what the fed doesn't say. janet yellen is likely to be questioned about the strong dollar and how it may affect monetary policy. you can watch that live right here on bloomberg television starting at 2:30 p.m. eastern time. benjamin netanyahu beat the odds. he beat back the challenge from his main rival and capture the most seats in yesterday's election stop now he must -- yesterday's election. now he must form a coalition. the hard work begins. netanyahu says there

i'm erik schatzker. >> i am stephanie ruhle.lebrating international women's day by talking to some of the most interesting women. you name it. >> impressive, intriguing,

live from bloomberg headquarters in new york this is "market makers," with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. erik: billionaire bill ackman is under investigation. we will be speaking with bill in just a couple of minutes. stephanie: with friends like these, president obama does not need any enemies. it is democrats who stand in the way of a free-trade deal. erik: hot nights in havana. an onslaught of american tourist being prepared for on the sunny island of cuba. good morning, everybody. welcome to "market makers." stephanie: so much to cover this morning. in just a few moments, we are going to be speaking to bill ackman about the potential fbi investigation around the company herbalife. i am going to talk consumer confidence. that number is out. huge number. scarlet: this is a preliminary read of university of michigan consumer confidence. we have an unexpected decline. economists were looking for the rate to stay steady. the unexpected decline has been a big semen on it -- big theme in economic data this week. when you look at the effect on markets, the market is climbing through 100. it

i follow you and stephanie ruhle.hink it's important for voters to try to get a sense of information from the candidates and to look at those reporters and those activists who aren't once he just talk about individual trees but look at forests. mark halperin, paul cain and paul john bresnahan. voters need to look at some of the activists, people playing roles for the candidates. mike murphy with jeb bush's campaign. todd harris, an old friend of mine. one of the key players for marco rubio. betty: let's stop plugging everybody. all of our friends, doug. to do seo. -- good to see you. we have breaking news. 291,000 claims filed last week. scarlet fu has more. scarlet: the second week we have had fewer than 300,000 americans filing for jobless claim benefits. the number is 290 1000, slightly lower than what economists had been looking for. -- 291,000. this data takes on additive importance because it coincides with this survey for the monthly jobs report. we have pretty much little change here and the prior week revised

with me is market makers anchor stephanie ruhle.gh the drama here. >> if not bill ackman, dan loeb. he got his which, he got three board seats. bill won't leave until they find a replacement. mark caught up capital was knocking at their door, i would say in a more friendly activist position, asking the cfo to step down. do activist investors really work? >> dan just got in the building. rupert was asked to step down not long ago. it's going to take some time. if you ever read download's letters, he wants this company to fundamentally change the way he does business. it is going to take some time. >> isn't it unusual -- >> mark otto has been there before loeb was. it seems they may not be working together but they are on the same page. if you look at the way these companies run many people say they needed to change the way they fundamentally to business. >> is a ceo really going to be able to make that kind of difference? >> we are not going to see it happen in six months or nine months or a year. dan is looking to fundamentally chan

live from bloomberg headquarters in new york, this is "market makers" with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle the skies are friendly to american airlines. it has rolled out a bunch of planes and today is being added to the s&p 500. what a difference a year makes. standing up to vladimir putin how one russian lawmaker was the only one to oppose the annexation of crimea and now that guy is paying the price. it was the crisis of their lives. the meltdown that threaten the financial system could survive the storm and what happened to those who didn't. welcome to the second hour of "market makers." bill: i am bill cohen who is in for erik schatzker. he has been tweeting about goats from asia. stephanie: i miss him. we're going to talk in the next hour about wall street fat cats and what happened to them after the crisis. bill: yesterday i believe you said you agreed with me about my observations about wall street. stephanie: i do think that before the financial crisis things were lopsided. it did not make sense he was getting paid. bill: it should be better for shareholders soon. a thinker on the

we are in for erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. existing home sales fell short of the 5 million annual rate for the second month in a row. there's a combination of factors going on. home prices have been rising and there is not enough inventory out there. loretta messer says june rate increase is a possibility. messer told bloomberg tv she's more outlook about economic activity but any information is still driven by data. mester: we will look at how -- at the outlook and how to move on the data. it gives us more option outing. matt: and an interest rate hike in june should not be completely ruled out. and an iconic ran in baseball has been sold to a foreigner. louisville slugger, the price was $70 million all in cash. they own a number of sporting goods brands already, including wilson. secretary kerry has not finished the finish line -- reach the finish line in the nuclear talks. meanwhile, in an interview with the huffington post, president obama said there was still a major sticking point. president obama: what will have an impa

with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle.airlines avoid future tragedies with better pilot screening? psychology and the cockpit. matt: be british election campaign underway. david cameron says challenger ed miliband does not have what it takes. carol: filling the shoes of a comedy icon. how would you like to be the one replacing john stuart? the guy who is doing that. matt: i matt miller. carol: i'm carol massar. matt: the campaign for the prime minister is underway. parliament was dissolved and david cameron says britons face a choice may 7. the later of the -- cameron says the leader of the labour party is not if -- not fit to lead the country. prime minister cameron: when it comes to prime minister, the personal is national. matt: ed miliband told bloomberg businesses are concerned came right will take the country out of the eu and the labour party is committed to staying in it. united health is buying catamarand. bulking up its drug business so they can have better negotiating with pharmaceuticals. a stricter testing of

i want to bring in stephanie ruhle. once an ugly ducking now a prince? a swan. her house. -- perhaps. they lost 40%. since the crisis we have seen some banks lean into their asset management is now. jpmorgan, compared to goldman sold twice as big. we taking a close look and realizing this business makes a lot of money, takes less risk and is leaning into it. two new has of the business after they turned over five times in. $100 billion of new capital. they have sent asset management is the place to do it. betty: hopefully this is rebounding. so how do they pull it off? stephanie: they brought on at least a dozen new people, but think about what the market has done. it has had no volatility, we have had intervention and many people said do we need active management? volatility is back, whether you're talking the differences in europe, asia, the united states, you need top managers, and they are bringing them in. higher mortality, bring in more dollars. -- higher mortality, bring in more dollars. betty: the investment industry including domino's is fired up

. ♪ ♪ stephanie ruhle: it has been five years since haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. >> we of the worst moments in our history. it was an armageddon-like situation. stephanie: the government says the country is moving forward. that haiti is open for business. >> we want to do more. we want to attract more businesses. that will change an entire region in terms of job creation. maybe what we are doing today will show the government that they need to come here and help the people to have roads, to have electricity, to have running water. stephanie: there are people living in the streets, and the country still has horrible infrastructure problems.

live from bloomberg headquarters in new york, this is "market makers," with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhlehe guard at credit squeeze. the ceo is out, he is being replaced the head of one of britain's biggest insurance companies. erik: how low will be euro go? parity with the dollar. stephanie: no ceilings glass or otherwise. and that is the foundation she runs with her husband bill

stephanie ruhle: it has been five years since haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. >> we lived one of the worst moments in our history. it was an armageddon-like situation. stephanie: the government says the country is moving forward. that haiti is open for business. >> we want to do more. we want to attract more businesses. that will change an entire region in terms of job creation. maybe what we are doing today will show the government that they need to come here and help the people to have roads, to have electricity, to have running water. stephanie: there are people living in the streets, and the country still has horrible infrastructure problems. >> when you come in and look at the situation, haiti is closed for business. stephanie: but some say there are huge opportunities to be had. >> if you invest here, the returns would be very, very good. stephanie: can private investment save haiti? >> we have a beautiful people. and we would like for them to be able to benefit from what god has given us in haiti. today, they are not. ♪ stephanie: haiti. most likely, the name sparks

with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. stephanie: buffett does it again. he teams up with a familiar partner and orchestrates a merger between kraft foods and heinz. matt: i checked out one of ford's new cars. stephanie: living large, the place where it seems like travelers' money is no object. matt: welcome to market makers. olivia: a mega-food merger. matt: i did not think about the kind of food. olivia: it got down to the final day without being late. are you surprised? matt: i am surprised. good job, 3g. jell-o/ a deal but together by warren buffett and 3g. a merger between kraft foods and heinz, creating the third-largest food and beverage company in north america. two years ago buffett and 3g acquired heinz. kraft shareholders will get 49% of the stock plus a special dividend. the craft chairman talked about the advantages. >> this combination will generate substantial synergies which we currently expect to be about $1.5 billion, as well as many revenue expansion opportunities domestically and abroad. matt: the heinz chairman talking about synergies.

this is "market makers," with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. -- this is mark halperin will mark halperin -- >> on the show tonight, jimmy come across couch, but first the granite state ouch. jed pushes here in new hampshire where i am, in the way house of integra biosciences where jed spoke this afternoon. were going to talk about that this afternoon today. his name is not universally liked in these parts. nevertheless, as they say here in new hampshire late or he or go home. this afternoon, i asked jed bush -- jeb bush on w and hw losing past primaries here. do you have any thoughts on why your brother and father both lost primaries here at least once? >> i'm not going to reminisce about that. i could reminisce about my part of that losing effort, i guess. i brought about 250 people from orlando, miami that are not used to that kind of weather. it was a blast watching people from miami get accustomed to -- at the time i think in manchester, it was, like, 20 degrees. we had to learn how to walk on ice, and we were passing out oranges door-to-door with people. it was a blast. it

live from bloomberg headquarters in new york this is "market makers" with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhlenightmare scenario and the skies. the copilot at the german airliner locked out the pilot deliberately sent the plane into the french alps. matt: hcc wants its new device in the conversation with apple and samsung. alix: -- matt: i'm matt miller. alix: i am alix steel. i'm in for erik schatzker. alix:matt: french prosecutors say it was not an accident that brought down the german and bus. it appears the copilot locked out the pilot from the cop it and -- from the cockpit in lieu the plane into a mountain. that after investigators listen to sounds from the voice recorder. they heard the pilot try to break down the cockpit door during the final plunge. the parent company lufthansa was asked if this would change their procedures in the clock it. -- in the cockpit. >> as i mentioned before we will get together with the various experts of lafond's a group airlines. and with the german government. we should not jump into short notice activities. we should refrain. matt: the copilot was a 28-

stephanie ruhle speak with bill ackman and 15 minutes now. r burning question for him? stephanie: clearly, he is how this trade on for more murder than two years at this point. the acting was the number one performing hedge funds manager last year. does he need this? he isn't manipulating. if he isn't doing anything wrong, why can't he so we say, enough with my public shorts let's closes down? you do not want to -- you want to ask herbalife, why don't you sue bill ackman? do i think they are behind this? who knows? if they are saying slanderous things against this company, why would not herbalife go out and see them? if they do, then they are open to discovery. they get to look into all their dirty laundry. maybe it is a positive that the fbi is looking into it. betty: if bill who has spent tens of millions of dollars on this campaign, is that the right thing to do? is he the one directing all these? ? stephanie: if you want to help latinos, open up some schools and help them with other issues and not go further into this herbalife nightmare.

stephanie ruhle and erik schatzker will celebrate by talking to some of the most influential women allss world including the president of tlc and animal planet. also gwyneth paltrow and many more. we have a jampacked two hours. >> we have three hours today. we were speaking to women. we thought of gwyneth paltrow has just an actress six years ago. it has turned into so much more. i sat down and said do you want to become a ceo? there's a difference from people wanted to like you to meeting to buy your product. we're going to talk to the ceo of nieman markets. she is in a women's business. not so much. across industries they are still dominated by men. the numbers are abysmal. there are more ceos in the fortune 500 mean to john then there are women. the numbers are so terrible. >> it does feel like it is gaining traction. this whole gender gate that whole gender gap. >> cheryl has done a lot but we still do not have great paid care leave. more than 50% of people graduating comment -- graduating college are women yet they are not leading industry. trying to get more girls and education,

live from bloomberg headquarters in new york, this is "market makers" with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. matt: welcome to "market makers ." lisa: i'm lisa abramowicz. matt: consumer confidence data is out. julie hyman has the headlines. julie: a reading of 93. it does all caps off the best quarter since -- does still all cap off the best quarter since 2004. we have a labor market improving. gasoline prices which remain low. the number coming in at 93. this is university of michigan's confidence reading. 95.4 is where it was in february. the average from january through march was the highest we have seen ends the third quarter of 2004. if you look at the various components within confidence you want to look at the inflation expectations in particular. it looks like inflation expectations over the next year remaining at 3%, which is what economists had predicted. we will continue to look through these numbers. overall, not seeing as much of a drop in the confidence number as had been anticipated. matt: thanks very much. breaking the march news, the consumer confidence number they are at 9

hans nichols from berlin and then we speak to bill ackman erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle at to the.m. london time. do not miss that. here's a snapshot of the financial markets in terms of where we are in european stocks. little change. stoxx 600 gaining 0.1%. if you look at a breakdown of what is gaining, industrial companies are offsetting some of the declines in energy stocks. among the stocks that are moving on corporate news, salvatore ferragamo reported better-than-expected earnings for 2014. having a little bit of the impact on ftse in italy. ftse flat. currencies in, we were speaking to steven of hsbc comment saying the 10 year german bond yield makes no sense and will have to go up. when you look at the tenure from the u.k. and the tenure german bund that says it all. are the most pressing risk? -- are they mispricing risk? an exclusive interview with the jp morgan chase chairman, that is coming up at the top of the next hour. to tweet or not to tweet? our twitter question of the day should leaders tweet more or less? you can tweet us hashtag #thepulse. @guyjohnsontv, @flac

for three hours, erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle will be speaking with some of the most powerful women and politics. guests include white house advisor valerie jarrett, group founder and academy award winner when it tell joe and karen katz of neiman marcus. we turn our focus to cyber security. my next guest says a 30-year-old law is compromising the safety of e-mail privacy. michael chertoff is the former secretary of homeland security. he is now cofounder and executive chairman of the chertoff group, a global risk management advisory firm which advises clients on technology and cyber security. he joins us from the houston bureau. thank you for your time today. >> good to be on. >> this week you wrote in "usa today," "how privacy expectations and social practice have changed but the law has not." how has the electronic and medications privacy act outlived its usefulness and what are you hearing from your clients at tech companies? >> this act was written decades ago at a time when there was not a widespread use of e-mail and very limited storage capacity. the rule that the congress pas

. >> stephanie ruhle worked wall street. together, they're setting the agenda for your investment day. >> you know what, i can't win this one. "market makers", weekdays, 10:00 a.m. eastern. cory: welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm cory johnson. coming up, educator using the apple iphone to teach visually impaired opportunities how to explore the world around them. and sony's playstation four goes on sale there, but with certain drawbacks. time now for the bloomberg top headlines. a strong u.s. dollar hitting tiffany hard. not only is it losing tourism, but reducing spending. profit will fall due to those issues. in the fourth quarter, profits down in all markets except asia pufk pacific. its fourth batter profit was up 298% from last year's loss. phillips has reached a deal to sell its lighting units. private equity firms agreed to by 80% of the unit. phillips and rival siemens have been looking to exit the bulb business to enter more lucrative medical tech markets. and google created a tablet to help doctors fighting ebo

with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. stephanie: buffett does it again.ar partner and orchestrates a merger between kraft foods and heinz. matt: i checked out one of ford's new cars. stephanie: living large, the place where it seems like travelers' money is no object. matt: welcome to market makers.

some of the biggest names in business playing for their favorite charities, including stephanie ruhleing pretty well. we are right in the middle. like bloomberg in the middle. the cofounder of fortress at the bottom. the ceo of i heart media at the bottom. one of the reasons many of us lost out so many people that went with iowa. there were some upsets -- iowa was a big surprise. jimmy dunn went to notre dame. john donahoe of ebay is playing for second harvest. those two are on top. pretty tight right now. offline, you can see all the brackets. they are smack talking. jim chanos wants to short other players. things are getting serious. tonight will be a big night. wisconsin playing coastal carolina. a lot of people think wisconsin can take it. you have kentucky winning, don't you? betty: yes. as well as you. stephanie: kevin plank is not doing that well in the brackets. betty: we will keep you updated on the standings. you can head to the website. that does it for today on "in the loop." the impact of sports programming. plus, the ceo of the tel aviv stock exchange. ♪ scarlet: it is 5

live from bloomberg headquarters in new york, this is "market makers" with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhlefed raise interest rates? just take a look at lack rock -- blackrock's yellen index. hillary clinton's message to voters -- trust me. we have heard that from the clintons before good the former secretary of state says she has turned over all the work-related e-mails but the choice of what is in the public record is strictly up to her. pharrell and robin thicke got to give it up. a jury says

♪ stephanie ruhle: it has been five years since haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. >> we livedne of the worst moments in our history. it was an armageddon-like situation. stephanie: the government says the country is moving forward. that haiti is open for business. >> we want to do more. we want to attract more businesses. that will change an entire region in terms of job creation. maybe what we are doing today will show the government that they need to come here and help the people to have roads, to have electricity, to have running water. stephanie: there are people living in the streets, and the country still has horrible infrastructure problems. >> when you come in and look at the situation, haiti is closed for business. stephanie: but some say there are huge opportunities to be had. >> if you invest here, the returns would be very, very good. stephanie: can private investment save haiti? >> we have a beautiful people. and we would like for them to be able to benefit from what god has given us in haiti. today, they are not. ♪ stephanie: haiti. most likely, the name sparks a

we will bring in stephanie ruhle who joins us. you are digging deeper into this. ind this area --. bill lost. he won control. bill is out april 1. he walks out of the building on april 1 read the question is which will be the april fool? he is the consummate all-american sepia -- ceo. he's got an american psycho look . super handsome. that classic ceo. you want that. he has only been at msg for a year. the dolan family is well-known to being hard to work for. they might say that thad is perfect. he was at cablevision before that. he was a mckinsey consultant. that is what dan is looking for. someone who can take the approach and use digital media. needs a digital makeover. betty: they will be delving deeper into that. they are not making as many as they should be. thank you so much. the men's basketball term it starts tomorrow. have you finished your bracket? millions of america late fantasy sports. the ceo of draft kings will be here next. ♪ betty: as you fill in your bracket yet. march madness starts tomorrow. nearly 70 million of us including president obama wil

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from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, this is "market makers" with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhlee for the second time in three years is up to the supreme court. this time the decision could come down to a few words. stephanie: shares of alibaba are now at a post-ip load. -- ipo low. erik: it will take more to convince teenagers that abercrombie is hot again.

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