tepper owns 5% of the nfl's pittsburgh steelers worth an estimated 25 billion. he needs to put up 35% ofca his for the panthers. he'll be selling his stake in the steelers for 135 million. he's worth 11 billion so theti deal will give him plenty of cash to change all of his steelers jerseys to blue. robert frank, "nightly business report >>> finally tonight, the man who first called wall street bond traders masters of the universe has died. author tom wolf famously chronicled america power and greed in the bonfire of the vanities. he immortalized the mercuryau astr in "the right stuff." he pioneered new styles of writing and hear poped catch phrases like the radical sheik and tom wolff was 88 years old. the dow was down 199 points. nasdaq down 59. the s&p lost 18 that is "nightly business report" for tonight. i'm bill griffeth. than for joining us. e you tomorrow >> this is "bbc world news america." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america'ste neglneeds, and purepoint financial.

doubling down from warren buffett. >> gives him an opportunity, though, in his world if i were tepperat way to exit apple, at the top, get into something where i don't have to explain myself i'll push back with apple real quick. i understand there are services revenue that continues to grow 15% of revenue right now big deal at a certain point it's a consumer products business that makes people want to buy if i could cash out of my apple and buy an nfl team, i would absolutely do that >> which franchise in sports would you rather own both david tepper paid 2.2 billion for their teams. who 10 years or longer will have made the better buy, tim >> well, i think it's tillman, and i think it's because the trajectory that the nba is on, and it's because of the international element of this league, think of the value of china, what's going on with the ability of this sport to monday ties around the world, they're already doing it they've closed the gap on the -- again, the relative valuation between the nfl and nba teams, by about 50% in the last 5 years as well. i think nba far and away, it'

tepper will not do as well as hopes.ow what influence he might have on other owners when they decide the panther's policy. i don't care for tepper's politics. he is trump hater. called trump the father of lies. he benefited from the exceptionally low tax rate hedge fund managers made for years. you have to respect the smarts of a man who made $10 billion and grabbed the opportunity his money and the supreme court gave him. the second hour of "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ stuart: 10:02 eastern time, happening this hour, republican leaders hosting the weekly news conference. we'll watch it of course and bring you any headlines therefrom. look at that, 34 points higher for the dow jones industrials. flat or higher is the verdict on the market today. how about the big tech names? facebook is the only loser. t. rowe price, jpmorgan, both cut their stakes in apple by the biggest cut in at least a decade. nonetheless, apple is at 187, ever so slightly higher this morning. >>> stock of the day may be macy's. it has rea

>> david tepper. >> david tepper, excuse me.t the league tries to do is figure out as many ways as possible for cash flow. david, you are an investor in sports cars. game andatch a sports instead of listening to commentator a, i could do my own commentary. how do franchises monetize this opportunity? there on sportscaster, are so many involved in this space whether it is the -- ai.s vr or it is going to be an explosion. i'm advising companies in all areas but in your case, it may be that the networks themselves will do it. we are going to halftime, do you want to listen do ed -- to ed, don, or drake? i know how that is going to come out. [laughter] >> because of his accent. but iot going to repeat, will listen to anything i do not to listen to x. it is kind of interesting but sportscasters is going to lead a revolution of what fans are ultimately going to be satisfied with. imagine if we decided to do a halftime without commercials. that is interesting and going to be viewed harshly by the networks. they are going to include the

you are looking at david tepper with nfl commissioner roger goodell, because david tepper, moments agost been approved by the nfl owners at the meetings in atlanta to be the next owner of the carolina panthers the deal still has to close, of course, but he is one giant step closer to being the owner of the carolina panthers. david tepper is $2.2 billion, the purchase price there's some deferred capital down the road, as well he's going to have to sell his minority interest in the pittsburgh steelers, but david tepper, the new owner. >> so this was a hurdle, he got the other owner's vote >> this was expected they always have tote on ownership. they were expected to give him the approval >> he's got a few million? >> i don't think he's going to come up short on the cash. >> a huge day for david. >>> all right, mark zuckerberg wrapping up his testimony before the european parliament moments ago. josh lipton joins us now with more hey, josh. >> michelle, facebook tea's mar zuckerberg telling eu lawmakers, a as he did with u.s. lawmakers, that he is sorry for that data debacle with cambridg

and panthers david tepper make it official team announcing moments ago that david tepper hedge fund managerrecord for nfl franchise 2.2 billion dollars. futures searching for direction this morning dow snapped 8 session winning streak yesterday on rising bond yields continuing trade negotiations during u.s. and china, starting with you take what is happening right now what do you think is going to drive action today. >> i think housing starts number is important, a little bit disappointing because down month over month year-over-year up double digits to me major indicator of impeding recession year-over-year housing starts usually decline 25%, before -- before recession, key indicator so this i like the number, last month a big number for housing starts. dagen: you points out the lack of inventory this is again, new home construction, is in critically important to really the economy new home construction sales that are critical to economic growth. >> i think it this is healthy economy you see home sales rising i think probably got into it before the financial crisis was thinking you housing

david tepper outperformed. i think he was up 8% in the first quarter.ot sure when he added, but in the latest, you saw tepper is in this one i think this is one of the hot sectors, to erin's point, within tech if you're not in the social media ones >> i want to make one broader point beyond just what cowen had to say today like, bigger picture, if you're truly a long-term investor, we are -- we are in a new tech era. we're building out an autonomous economy, where devices are talking to themselves. there are so many different ways to play it, but every time you swipe your credit card, there are devices all over the world discussing that with each other. and then suggesting action to other devices. and this is maybe the big secular growth story of the next 10, 20 years, is just how all of these devices come alive, obtain intelligence from things going on around them, and then use that intelligence to make the world better i really think you should be learning the names in this group and understanding where they fit in the eco system. there's no better us

simon, tepper, dalio, griffin and izz englander. not one of them beat the s&p 500 last year. they'll say that's not our benchmark. only one of them beat their historical annualized returns. to get impressive performance you have to go low on the list jeffrey epstein -- sorry, edelman is the top performer on the list 41% returns. he only took home 525 million. >> let's pick on somebody we know tepper calls into the show over the years. he made 1$1.5 billion you say -- what was his gain for the year >> depending on the fund it's around 13% not exceptional. not above his historical annualized return. but pretty good. >> he's a great investor, too. >> how do they match up over years? would you be doing better as an investor giving them money than investing in the s&p 500 >> tepper i would guess absolutely >> take james simon at the top anyone would have been happy to give him a dollar many years ago because it's been an astounding return >> he's been incredibly consistent >> he's been on the list all 17 years. this is his third list in a row at the top of it he's extremely consis

and sin city's big plan to lure younger gamblers plus hedge fund titan david tepper is close to nabbing an nfl team "power lunch" starts right now >>> welcome, everyone, to "power lunch. i'm sara eisen the dow breaking its eight-day win streak suffering its biggest one-day drop in three weeks. same for the nasdaq. despite today's tumble, the dow and s&p having their best may since 2009 the nasdaq having its best may since 2005 wall street's so-called fear index moving higher, at its highest level in a week. and treasuries are lower yields on the benchmark ten-year treasury hitting their highest level since 2011 also emerging markets are getting slammed. the eem on pace for its worst day in almost two months tyler. >> sara, thank you very much well kocome to "power lunch." home depot one of the biggest dow losers they missed sales estimates. we have more on this one ahead. >>> and uber releases new details about the way it handles sexual harassment claims the company is rolling back the use of controversial forced arbitration agreements for employees, riders and drivers. forced arbitrati

earlier this week's, -- this week, tepper agreed to by the carolina panthers.ujifilm will challenge the the $6s call to scrap billion takeover by the japanese company. underalled off the deal pressure from carl icahn and darren deason. a lawsuit is planned to be filed. it would still consider a new offer from xerox. asor changes on their way chrysler factories in italy. according to people familiar with the matter, the ceo will unveil the plan next month that has been scrapping to budget models in favor of more upscale cars. two plants will be retooled to produce a new maserati and jeep suv. that is your business flash update. is still ahead, i speak with the chairman of where the biggest gold producers. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ amanda: the chairman of one of the world's largest gold company thinks we may be close to the old. that would send prices higher. i spoke with him in toronto. >> i think gold prices will go up because the supply of new gold from minds has stopped growing. in most commodities, when the supply falls down, the price goes up. i th

david tepper, who i feel like this week it has just been tepper news.simply, what they are that they arege making if they are separating their tax profits and their untaxed profits because what hedge fund investors often do is just reinvest. david: but they are worried it will all get lumped in together. jason: that is exactly right. tax writers are saying wait a minute, the irs is not that stupid. [laughter] jason: exactly, and yes. they tend to find these workarounds, and that has always this, itpoint of doing is these guys' job, literally, to figure out how to make money, so whether you are a hedge fund manager or private equity manager, you will find a way to get a lower tax bill for yourself and your investors with many highly paid lawyers. david: i would hope. alix: it was a really good report, super bullish on oil and commodities, basically a lot of guys in the market are saying we will ride this one out, and he is saying to not do that. they are dangerous words. long now,not go you will get screwed. jason: i was struck by the shameless suck up t

(grant) tepper says to start by having a plan such as opening a savings account, and putting 10 percent of your paycheck toward it. and the best city to live in where potential savings will go the furthest is kansas city. (vicki) ikea is rolling out a new credit card. the ikea-visa card includes rewards and perks including: no fees or deferred interest, free standard shipping and delivery for in-store purchases. the swedish- based mega-chain is also offering five percent back on items you buy and three percent back when you use the card at restaurants, grocery stores and for utilities. the credit card does however come with a single interest rate of 21-point-99 percent for everyone. and you'll still have to put together all your furniture purchases by yourself. (vicki) ahead at nine... it's video that caused outrage after an officer was choking a young man at a waffle house... now that officer is on leave... but hear why the city officials are supporting the officer... (grant) plus.... north korea is warning the united states about planned military drills with south korea... and it come

david tepper says will stay in charlotte.he panthers put up for sale after jerry richardson was accused of sexual harassment. the time is 11 minutes after the top of the hour. that is a lot of news but we have a lot more going on. donald trump huddling in dc with california leaders who want to stop the state from being a sanctuary for illegal immigrants come alive with that agenda. >> i support the higher moral standard this country decided to hold itself to. >> gina haspel expected to make history as the first female cia director. our next guest who interrogated the worst of the worst says her leadership will be key to keeping america safe. if you are not a believer this might change your mind. look at that. the image of an angel going viral. dray, when he was younger, he loved to smile; and we knew he would need braces because his teeth were coming in funny. that's when he had the bunny rabbits. we called him the bunny rabbit. now, those are the same two front teeth, there, that they are now. then dray ended up having to we

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big money's big bets, where top investors like warren buffett, david tepper and george soros are putting their money to work. those names straight ahead. >>> and hawaii on high alert volcanic eruptions intensifying triggers a redwarning on the island the late on atstth story when "worldwide exchange" returns ♪ most people come to la with big dreams. ♪ we came with big appetites. with expedia, you could book a flight, hotel, car, and activity all in one place. ♪ >>> some of the biggest names on wall street making some bold moves in the last quarter. leslie picker has the details. >> we saw a lot of volatility during the first quarter we wanted to look and see how hedge fund managers played some of that volatility, specifically within tech and healthcare sectors. they did purchase facebook en masse, most likely on a dip that stock faced headwinds from the cambridge analytica standal. third point and green light added to position in facebook. apple was more mixed green light and appalossa sold stakes, but berkshire hathaway remained committed some smaller tech companies also saw interesting

. >> he's moving from pittsburgh i'm not saying he himself obviously david tepper has lived all overy the carolina panthers, that's something different. >> he hopped to florida. >> famously from new jersey who is still crying about it. >> look, you buy the team, as i said before, that's for sale you're part of the club now. once you own one of the teams you're part of the club and probably nobody can take it away from you. >> congratulations to david tepper meantime new york stock exchange operator stacey cunningham will become first female president. she was on "squawk" saying sheaves optimistic. >> same level of great success they have had for so long. i think a lot of that comes down to making sure we have a regulatory environment that ensures the u.s. continues to be the source of capital for large companies. we do have a strong pipeline coming up in june, so i wouldn't make it sound too dire there are a lot of companies that are planning to access the markets. but we want to make sure we haven't gone too far to a market structure that has created an n that's good for big compani

you have david tepper buying the carolina panthers.are paying a lot of money for these franchises. >> they are, but it has nothing to do with gambling. it has to do with them being a rich guy who wants a prestigious, status team. it is fun to own a team -- most of the time. you should ask howard schultz about the seattle supersonics. they love it. it puts them at the center of everything, makes them heroic in their hometowns, but has nothing to do with gambling. joe: another theoretical way that gambling could boost the value of sports teams is if the league's were to get a cut of the revenue. by your measure, you said that would be very small. >> i did not really say this in the column, but i would be very skeptical if the states and even federal government give the leagues a cut of it. the leagues are going to want a cut, but anything the league gets is something the state does not get. states are going to taxpayers 20%, 25%. this will make up a huge portion of their budget. the second thing is, once you start steering money to the l

to be something to watch back to you guys >> eric, i'm curious, what do you think the chances are teppere to come right after that scotus decision >> i don't think it was timed because of that, because you never know when the supreme court thing is going to happen we know he was working on this late last week and we know the nfl, the panthers, they wanted to get the deal done before their meetings with owners in the next week or two the supreme court could have waited until june. i think it's just one of those convince dnlss i wouldn't read too much into it >> well, what are the odds >> yeah. >> eric chemi, thanks. >> when allowing reporters into its annual shareholder meeting for the first time contessa is there live in las vegas with an update on wynn's courtroom battle >> less than ten minutes to go now, and i'm heading in. there's been a break in the battle for the board for the time being the target of elaine wynn's newly found activism as the largest shareholder of the company, that director has stepped aside just two days ago along with the longest serving director, noformer nevad

some prominent hedge funds recently upped their stakes big time during the quarter including david tepper'ssa. this buyback after another tech company, adobe, announced its own repurchase stock program you can see there investors definitely much more in support of the number given by micron. back over to you. >> thank you very much, leslie this is a monster move we've seen in the past -- during the regular session up by almost 4%. after hour session up another 4% of course it also raises fiscal third quarter guidance. >> a few months ago when this stock was trading 58, we had a conversation about it. i think this could be a double from here. the stock basically went straight down. traded 48 or so. now we're back to level. quick quickly, $10 billion from micron not insignificant 17 1/2% of their mark ca-- mark cap-issue. i don't think in the story necessarily changed. i do think it goes higher from there. >> implications from the rest of the sector we saw it today. >> back to the highs, well below highs, 5, 6% that will lead it up intel has been hanging out here. there is a good announcement

i think that's what this statement is think david tepper in march of '09 talking about -- >> the market was down 50% not a market down 5% >> earnings growth -- hold on. earnings growth in the fourth quarter, 17% first quarter on track for 23% you're seeing -- >> who doesn't know that >> it's a fact >> who doesn't know it >> it's all priced in. >> the difference in is march '09, everyone thought we were going to zero. >> what else is discounted trade worries. white house tweet worries. >> are you comparing the correction this year to march of '09? >> no, i am not. >> you're talking about the power of a voice >> people -- >> great stature >> can i tell a different story? we broke below the 200-day yesterday. the algorithms programmed to sell on that break sold. the algorithms programmed to fade that and buy the false breakdown bought we didn't close below it yesterday. this morning, a light retest on light volume the computers kicked back in again, and then three hours later, we come on "the halftime report" and go, animal spirits, i feel better. buffett is savoice of reason in the wilder

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david tepper took a new stake in wells fargo, but he did cut his position in bank of america.wo well known activists, stan lowe and big ackman took stakes in united technologies ackman's pershing square had 1.9 million shares, and all of these positions are as of march 31st and may have changed in the six weeks since then guys >> in terms of overall trends, have you noticed one particular stock that keeps cropping up >> a lot of movement with facebook as you recall, the cambridge analytica scandal broke in the first quarter of the year. those shares saw some pressure, and so i think a lot of hedge fund managers took the opportunity to buy them in a way they saw value to be had we saw a lot of prominent names getting into facebook. a lot to of prominent names coming out of apple. >> big names getting out of energy >> big names getting out of energy before the rally that we saw taking place beginning in april. it's unclear whether they got back into energy and helped propel the stocks higher, but, yes, certainly saw a lot of selling in energy at the end of the quarter. >> leslie

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$3.1 billion, thanks to fees generated by bridgewater, the largest hedge fund, appaloosa's david tepper edged out the number two spot with $1.5 billion, and number one was mr. simons of renaissance technologies he took in a whopping $1.7 billion. and as my colleague robert frank calculated, hedge fund managers that brought in more than a billion dollars last year earned, get this, guys, $145,000 an hour. so during the course of this show, $145,000 or $2400 every second of the day. >> so much for the death of active management if you're doing it well. and doing it right lee cooperman is on the list, about $500 million it says here dan loeb, $625. the biggest names doing all right. >> that's a distinction from last year where we sought saw a lot more quantity managers where the algorithms were in control, not earning the money, but the guys running the firms who had the algorithms made the top of the list last year >> thanks. leslie picker. >> let's get to futures now. jackie has the story on crude. >> well, crude is surging today. over 2%. rebounding after yesterday's sell-off, trading o

tepper would have to sell his minority share in the beloved pittsburgh steelers.hink it would have been nice to buy it before yesterday all of these teams got marked up yesterday, didn't they >> in theory >> i don't want to -- >> gamble? >> no. legal or not i know guys that have been doing it for a long time >> the guy with the envelope >> yeah. you get the thrill, but you can run up a horrible -- >> you probably don't like gambling in general. >> no. >> i don't either. i don't get it >> do you? >> no but i do like a lottery ticket >> that's the worst odds >> that's -- you're tempting fate >> if you win, think of all what happens. the curse of the lottery >> the curse of the lottery, but if it's 1 out of 10 million, overopening yourse you're opening yourself up for these weird diseases >> i would take that chance. >> you just said it's the worst of all >> worst of odds >> there's an article, it's in the "new york times" magazine maybe a week ago about this guy who worked at -- he was the security guy for 33 states, he rigged the lottery for himself this is a fabul

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>>> 4e7b8g fund manager david tepper receiving an an roar doctorate from carnegie mellon yesterday. awaiting approval for his bid to buy the cloivarolina panthers >> a kid is on the verge of getting the nfl's approval to buy the carolina panthers. >> that is great >> i've had an incredible life from humble jennings i' i've had a successful business career, and incredible philanthropic philanthropic indevors >> hillary clinton spoke at ill university's commencement. you may remember that hillary clinton graduated from yale's law school back in 1973. >> we also also witnessing an era of new civic engagement and a sense of devotion to our democracy and country. so here is the good news if any group were ever prepared to rise to the occasion, it is you, the class of 2018 you've already demonstrated the chaktder and courage to heavy you navigate this tumultuous period and most of all, you've demonstrated resilience. >> this is the commencement speech at bucknell >> if things don't pan out the way you would want because life after graduation is rarely a straight path, there are twists and