s-a's metadata program. in our roundup of earnings news...walgreen pharmacies was not immune to the bitter winter. the nation's largest drugstore chain reported a drop in shopping plus a $60 million dollar hit for snow removal and temporary store closures. generic drugs are expected to improve walgreen numbers by the end of the year. the retailer will close 76 unprofitable stores by august. and, carnival corp... is ratcheting down its full year profit outlook as it spends more to attract customers and lowers ticket prices following recent ship mishaps. a news maker at abc disney is making headlines. abc news president ben sherwood will succeed anne sweeney as president of abc television group next year. sweeney is retiring in 2015 to pursue her dream of television directing. sherwood has been at abc news since 20-10 and is credited with helping boost the ratings of its morning show good morning america. the" housing bubble crisis" is coming to the silver screen. brad pitt's plan b production studio and paramount pictures will adapt the best selling book by michael lewis: "the big short: inside the

. >> reporter:those retailers include walgreens, rite-aid, walmart, kroeger and safeway. >> reporter:last month, c-v- sit would stop selling tobacco at its stores by october. >> reporter:saying it was the right thing to do for customers' health. >> reporter:the recent effort did not suggest any kind of legal action.so the retailers will voluntairily institute tobacco bans of their own. >> reporter:the u-s is stepping up pressure on russia to end its intervention in ukraine. >> reporter:today president obama --acting in concert with european allies-- announced the most comprehensive sanctions against russian officials since the cold war. >> pam: but in defiance of american pressure. russian president vladimir putin officially recognized crimea's vote to rejoin russia. and declared the region an independent state. >> pam: president obama has said russia's actions will only deepen the country's diplomatic isolation.and draw more severe consequences. >> reporter:new at eight. >> reporter:scientists think they've made a significant breakthrough in understanding how our universe began. >> reporter:they say t

s by the way, i think cvs and walgreens and rite aid represent the strongest part of the retail market three highly unusual for me are buys for various and different reasons. eddie in texas. eddie. >> hey, jim. big boo-yah. >> boo-yah back. >> caller: hey. i'm on a groupon roller coaster, and i think i'm ready to get off. should i hold it or just enjoy the ride? >> the last quarter was disappointing, and i have to tell you, i feel like that the guidance was so tepid that maybe they've lost conviction. i doubt going over it and over it. if you own groupon, you shouldn't sell it. if the stock goes back to $8, i think groupon is a buy. they've got a lot of interesting things going, and they've taken out the risk. not unlike what happened to vsi. that's right. the expectations are now so low, groupon can beat them. what to expect when you are expecting? the expectations game between gnc and vitamin shop is high, but now after this big rally in vsi, gnc is the winner. stay with cramer. so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 a month? yup. all 5 of you for $175. our clients need a

s-and-p... all finished in the plus column. the walgreen company says it will close 76 unprofitable drugstores across the country by august, as part of a plan to save 40 to 50-million dollars a year. the deerfield based drugstore chain, the nation's largest, isn't saying which stores will close. employees will be notified first. stores targeted for closure have had other walgreens stores open in the same area or have seen real estate values decline. facebook is getting into the virtual reality business. the social network is buying "oculus" for 2-billion dollars. the company makes a virtual reality headset that responds to head movements. it got rave reviews from video game developers, but isn't available to consumers. facebook says the technology will become a new way for people to communicate, learn or be entertained. >> if it's a new video-game i will try it out. >> i'm glad i'm here to break up this fight. this is like a physical barrier right here. >> let's take a look at our day. 34 degrees by 2:00. by 5:00 p.m. we are at 38. we are e

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s&p case shiller home index and all the housing data. at 10:00 we have in sumer confidence index, as well as richmond fed manufacturing and new home sales. earnings before the bell, walgreens and carnival and want crashe the maker of candy -- >> you play that all it out and back on the airplane? >> 10 days ago we were talking about an ipo and i go away for a week and come back and it it's done. >> we will talk about it in this hour as well. lex we thought of you. do you waste the most time on? candy crash? checking the weather? it was inspired by the ipo. tweet us. >> that is a good one. here is my answer without question. check on stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities. futures up three. 10-year yields comes in a little bit. to the next screen. gold is a big story. 1370 an ounce. has pulled back nicely. the australian dollar continues to get a tough day. australian dollar a little bit stronger on the back of china news and commodity news as well. where are we in the equity .arkets? 1947 inflation-adjusted dow. up we go. a lot of the collation. here we go again. is that a bubble? i do not think so. >> does not look like a bubble because you have 12 and three. >> jeremy