>> thank you very much, su keenan.next guest has managed to turn 25 dollars into an education empire. adam brought his -- left his job to start something called hasils and promises. it educated over 20,000 children. his new book is called "the promise of a pencil." it is a new york times best seller. and with as is deepak chopra. to the newranger york times best-seller list. he has made that list 19 times. and full disclosure -- there is a blurb on the back of your book from deepak chopra. how did you go from the consulting firm bain and company to realizing, you know, all of these expensive suits in the closet just did not do it for you? >> i always wanted to build a world-class organization in the nonprofit space. i realized you need for-profit business acumen to go something with the size and impact and i just got that itch on my 25th birthday. i put $25 into a bank account. now we have over 200 schools around the world and 20,000 students educated through our program. >> what are the details of the program? >> sure

. >> su keenan, thank you. those are your top headlines. a challenge to the way college sports are played. northwestern university football players are allowed to unionize. does the ruling have legal weight? from washington, d.c., we are joined by ian gold. he represents 1.4 million members as head of the teamsters union. great to have you here on bloomberg television and bloomberg radio. talk to me about this ruling. you think what? >> i'm glad to be here and talk about issues that i love. unions and college football. the ruling is very significant in terms of the landscape of college athletics. i think it is also important to understand that this is a really poorly private sector universities. there are similar issues among public universities that this ruling could be precedent-setting. they could cover both the private sector and the public sector. >> is it a good idea? does it make sense for college athletes to be unionized? you are part of the union. should i assume that you think it makes sense? maybe it does not make sense. >> absol

. >> thank you, su keenan. >> as we mentioned at the top of the broadcast, the deadline for enrolling in health care coverage is just one week away. it is more important than ever to be an informed consumer. a company called vitale always is helping people when it comes to finding the right doctor. joining us now is a chief executive of the company. great to have you here. >> thanks, great to be here. >> talk about what you do specifically? >> vitals is in the business of helping people pick a doctor and make an informed choice. >> like expedia? >> yes. we do that by pulling together billions of pieces of information across the country, as well as dentists and hospitals, and what it costs you to see a doctor. that combination of quality, cost and access is what we try to wrap up on the site and help people make an informed decision. >> you say you have 12 million people coming to the site every month? >> yes. >> are you telling me that people are willing to look at how they use health care in terms of going to a doctor's office the same way they would when it comes to buying earphones

su keenan enjoys me with details. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. a lot of volatility.e seeing corn futures cross over into a bull market. we have gas down. on what weing lower see is a reduction in concerns about the ukraine. let's look at the story. we had futures fall as much as 3.5% for the latest usda report came out. this one dramatically in the other direction. the report shows to -- supplies are titled -- tighter than expected. this was a surprise because it showed demand was better than expected. this has corn futures really kicking off the best start of the year since 2008, approaching markets in most of today'session, crossing over the ball at the close. we have corn sales book for delivery as of september 1, running at more than double the rate of last year's, according to the government, all of that playing in today'straight. there are a number of hedge fund managers continuing to hold on to what is turning out to be the ingest wager on crop futures three years. it really extends across the board. we had wheat falling earlier in the session. that is also cl

su keenan joins us from the newsroom. what have you got? whack a little change right below $100.e is the weekend oil spill that close the shipping channel in houston. the waterway is a key transit for process fuel. picture showed the 4000 barrel spill is visible from high above the earth. postcard crews are trying to contain this as 93 vessels way to move through the channel. let closely at this next clip. when the shipent crashes into the barge in the middle of deep fog. it is a 25th year anniversary of the day the oil tank ran aground. closer of 4-5 days would be serious. crews do not have enough on hand. one energy consultants of this is like an energy or tropical storm. the channels could be shut for up to a week. the gold bearers has something to cheer about. down dayseeing another for gold. it has metal moving in different directions. gold glover. -- gold is lower. palladium is higher. there's been no escalation for people to jump back into the safe haven assets. janet yellen is helping goldman sachs to get the barest forecast back on track after the hedge fund was appointe

we have some headlines from su keenan. just received a cut from standard & poor's.he rating was dropped to the sixth highest investment grade level. and the lobbying association has reached an agreement. less thanent comes two weeks after new jersey's governor barred tesla from selling cars directly to consumers. port authority chairman resigned commission to probe late changes at the washington bridge. hiss christie said resignation is effective immediately. those are the top headlines. >> we begin this hour with the story pitting a state against show business. of cards are house lobbying maryland for millions of dollars in tax credits. some lawmakers are drawing a hard line. they'd say the state will seize the production companies property if the series stops filming their. -- there. from washington, we have delegates of montgomery county. he is a sponsor of the imminent domain measure. nice to have you here. explain this measure that you put out against the folks that make "house of cards." >> maybe we should start with a little bit of a back story. they have fil

su keenan tracked the commodity market reaction to the prices in the ukraine. the political ramifications here in the united dates. and julianna goldman has the latest comments from mr. obama as he meets with the israeli prime minister netanyahu. but first, let's get it the latest on the situation in ukraine. officials say russia's navy has ordered two ukrainian strips -- ships to surrender. this is the worst band office of the end of the cold war. ryan joins the on the phone from kiev, what is the latest in crimea? >> ukraine reporting that russia's navy has ordered two ships to surrender. the acting president of the ukraine says that these ships have been threatened with seizure, and ordered to surrender. meanwhile the russian defense ministry says that is not true, there is no ultimatum. clear is that the ukraine is in control of the russian military. there has been a real steady buildup since the first eight on fridays arrived and surrounded the bases. and now they are very much a control. >> tells about the situation the capital there. they're preparing fo

for a look at the market moving headlines, let's head over to su keenan. >> mastercard is planning to $1.5 billion in its first bonsall ever. according to a person familiar with the matter, they will offer a billion dollars in 10 year notes. mastercard may use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including investment. the maker of candy crush got its stock crushed today during its trading debut. shares dropped 16%. the company had priced its ipo at $22 and $.50. it was the biggest decline in over four months. northwest university football team has owned the rights of the first labor union in college sports. the school says it will appeal the decision. >> thank you. the natural and organic food market is growing. more than 81% of american families purchase organic food in 2012. one company looking to capitalize on this trend, an online marketplace selling natural organic and eco-friendly products. good to have you here. >> thank you. >> you guys sell a variety of products. >> americans care about what they are consuming. but they are putting on their body. we put the best produ

for a look at the headlines let's get to su keenan.ys narrowing its full-year profit forecast. the world's largest cruise line cutting ticket prices to attract customers after several incidents on the high seas. according to the company, booking volumes for the rest of the year are ahead of last year but at lower prices. american apparel is planning to sell about $30 million worth of stock. the retailer will use the money to meet looming debt obligations. the funds will cover interest payments which are due next month on its senior secured note. and the site will get a brand presence at ranger games in madison square garden and on the team's website. the deal comes less than three months after the devils and 76ers signed with a gaming company. those are your bloomberg headlines. >> thank you. our next guest has been on a skateboard since he was 14 and is -- his passion propelled them to the podium and many street skating competitions. he was featured in tony hawk's game. he has several sponsors. can you do that in your sleep? >> yeah.

su keenan joins us from the newsroom. wildmmodities continue to due to the frigid weather ahead .nued torices defy gravity. that and usually cold weather driving trading today, even though the end of the season is here. ukraine is not an issue and that gas. nat gas. we could see oil jumped $10 in the likely event that russian exports of oil are disrupted. crude slides amid rumors that not disruptl doe oil prices. it is unlikely the ukraine situation gets worse. not a big threat to the oil market. therefore, the ukraine turns out to be a "one-day wonder." who does not appear to be spoiling for a war. so crude is therefore in retreat. all of this comes with bank of america's no doubt today that while oil prices could spike under disruption, it would destroy russia's reputation as a supplier. he sees sanctions against russia unlikely. it predicted the weakness of emerging-market currencies, are reversing the brand rally. we are seeing a trend in gold, even though it was a bullish call yesterday. $1400. we're seeing a pullback as russian president putin comments on easing conflict. ga

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