saraizen ize neisen joins with the ceo of whirlpool whirlpool. >> he joins me by phone from michigan.good to have you on, jeff. how did you manage to do well when other companies are faltering overseas? >> sarah, we did have a great year record year for revenues and earnings. we had a strong fk fk.ourth quarter. one of the critical elements for us was the acquisitions, one in europe and one in china. we did close on those acquisitions in the fourth quarter, midway through. we had a positive benefit from that. >> are you looking to do more of that, more overseas acquisitions to grow abroad at a time when particularly those currency headwinds can hurt. >> we have a great global footprint today. we have a clear strategy for acquisitions. we have high confidence that we can improve and create value, then we're very interested. doing two in one year is not the norm. based on our history. i'd say right now we're focused on absorbing thoseç acquisitions. >> i want to ask you about domestic demand. here in the united states, some of the data has been iffy on housing, on consumer spending, on

nobody criticized us for doing whirlpool.omeone is in this, it's down 20 bucks in a week, where would you use the stopper or just let it ride? matt: it's still hanging above the 50 day moving average. still on the uptrend. you're still up big from back there. you have to know, this is long-term. waiting for the drugs to be approved. charles: anyone who likes this must love rollercoasters. jordan, different news. jordan hangs two terrorists in swift response to the video of isis burning alive a captured pilot. president obama didn't seem to alter his approach to any of this however. keep in mind this is a huge economic issue. beating this enemy will mean utter destruction of a lot of things. are we up for it? next. ♪ charles: as president obama mulls arming ukraine. may be a little late. the rebels are building a real army with real backing with real determination. the president's preference of leading from behind is being challenged by the fact that after relative calm in december, more than 2,000 have died with clashes betwe

how about whirlpool? great quarter. electrolux. whirlpool got -- ge got out of appliances.have a duopoly other than the koreans and ge bought alston considered to be energy company. you see the kind of out of ge into whirlpool trade. people say that's simplistic. i think people think, wow, duopoly, whether it be dollar tree whether it be staples, anytime you can get combinations and get away with it whirlpool is also maytag when you go to any appliance store, almost everything's made by the two companies. >> the point earlier, households whom gas prices coming down mean something. you might not go to tiffany, you might go to dollar tree and buy a washer. >> and home depot. scharf says visa 60 more per month. at the end of the year you buy a washer/dryer more energy efficient that matters people care about things like that going no the chipotle call see what people care been younger people, whirlpool goes higher. not higher but much higher. >> "mad" tonight? >> people buy boats, take-two buy video games. remember it's grand theft auto which some people don't like politically

. >> that whirlpool shape is the same shape of a hurricane and tornado. we see it everywhere.ng thing on earth has incorporated the shape of these whirl pools. so every part of every living thing is built in accordance with this geometry. what we did is we analyzinged what that regime -- analyzed what that is. >> packs technologies outside of oakland, california manufactures a small six-inch device that can amix 10,000 gallons of water that is essential to keep bacteria from forming. >> and the reason is a ring vortex is visually frictionless. you get this enormous benefit. if we reduce the amount of energy that municipalities have to use to mix that water, we are able to reduce the chemical content by 85%. >> currently 800 municipalities is using the pax mixer. its shape is inspired by the sea shell. >> did it surprise you when you came up with this idea that nature could be so efficient that it could be more clever than anything that we've thought up in all of our brilliance? >> it's completely inevitable biomimicry. this is the time when the world changed from the industria

i do like things like whirlpool and mohawk. something happened in the last two weeks. housing stocks are breaking out of one-year trading ranges. i love the way lennar is acting. ryland, pulte homes. group move. i think it will last a bit. liz: cheryl, it is interesting, people are buying tools and lumber and lighting and hardware but, not necessarily going heavily into the homes area. do you like the homebuilders. do you like home building material stocks that you can really capitalize on? >> i cover real estate for the network and the trend i've been seeing leans me to say i think you will see better performances from the home improvement stores themselves because we are seeing a slowdown in the recovery. because prices are going up more and more, americans are being priced out of buying homes in general. liz: okay. >> if you get lower priced secondary, third home, one 20 years old you will fix that up. you will not go in and buy a brand new home. that will be my take. liz: lee, i have a neighbor, he is big developer. it is all about fixtures. it is all about fixture

when customers complain, manufacturers often blame them for not cleaning their machines accusing whirlpool of then marketing a product to combat mold and make millions even though the company said it had few consumer complaints. he says when he complained to frigidaire, he was told to buy a new $200 part. his son was a baby when his lawsuit began. they now do laundry together in a top loader waiting for a day in court. now, most washing machine manufacturers say this is not a defect but a fixable problem that impacts just a small percentage of customers. >> i got to tell you, i got one and they said if you can, leave the door open after a load to let it dry out. is that about all you have -- >> obviously you can't do that if you have small children or pets in the house. >> that's true. >> peel back the seal around your washing machine and take one of these disinfectant wipes and wipe around there. do a load with bleach. if you don't have kids or pets let it air dry and leave the door open. >> thank y female announcer: presidents' day is over, but the savings go on at sleep train. through s

. >> pop, whirlpool up 7%. >> this is a monster stock all year. the reason for this pop here. if you got 7% here, this since october has been up double. so i would take my profits on this. >> pop, gm up 5%. >> a rising tide for the automakers but they did a superb job. a huge beat. part of that is the very high margin trucks selling very well. with oil down that is a tremendous tail wind for them. they have their arms around both the costs of the ignition switch -- tragedy. and the perception of it i think that it's a contained issue for them. so sadly, i sold it lower than here. >> big pop for sony. >> the wall street journal heard on the street positive. i can't believe i'm saying this, up 11% today. this stock feels like it might be breaking out to the upside. there are huge currency risks and moving parts here but as long as it stays above 25, this stock has room up to the low 30s. >>> 21st century fox earnings alert. >> fox lowering its 2015 guidance, lowering its earnings projections growth to the lower end of the mid single digit percentage

i need to find out your outlook on whirlpool. >> we will find out quick. they report on the 4th. here's the thing, we know electrolux had a good quarter. i have to think it's going to be good walter in new jersey. caller scc coppers. >> i'm not a buyer of the coppers. it's an illusion. ladies and gentlemen, how about lightening round? >> the lightning round is sponsored by td ameritrade. they're coming. what do i do? you need to catch the 4:10 huh? the equipment tracking system will get you to the loading dock. ♪ there should be a truck leaving now. i got it. now jump off the bridge. what? in 3...2...1... are you kidding me? go. right on time. right now, over 20,000 trains are running reliably. we call that predictable. thrillingly predictable. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for for the 415 and 628 area codes? no what is it? starting february 21, 2015 if you have a 415 or 628 number you'll need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. okay, but what if i have a 415 number, and i'm calling a 415 number? you'll still need to dial... 1 plus t

fashion along with everything that goes in a house which means sherwin-williams, black and decker and whirlpool. travel is nonstop and traveling higher. price line reports this thursday. they are disposed to being gloomy in their outlook so i would buy it after you read the headline that they cut forecast. the combination that orbitz is super stylish and trip advisor last week. how strong is the travel concept? for a good man to lose his job. i'm talking about how adam aaron, another favorite of mine took over the ceo job at starwood hotels. a frequent guest here on mad money had a long-term vision about returning value to shareholders. last week he announced he's spinning off the company's timeshare business. i was thrilled. it wasn't enough for the board that wants immediate action to keep up with the growth in the rest of the industry which has been phenomenal. they have been growing much faster and now he is cast his interim ceo to play catch up. then the defense stocks. this group is able to do no wrong whatsoever and the rise of isis made it so every country feels the need for more milita

and trapped in the trashing whirlpool of water and foam. lifeguards from the nearby beach rush to the scene on a wave runner. they're trained to combat the monstrous hawaiian waves. but have never had to fight anything like this before. to attempt the rescue, it takes two guys. one to drive and one to swim. they know that one mistake could mean smashing into the sharp rocks and becoming victims themselves. as high tide approaches, they do their best to time lulls between the swells and get close enough to grab alexander. watch how the lifeguard tethered to the wave runner is at the mercy of the sea. >> so, they had to quickly shoot out of the cove and wait for the next lull before they could come back in and this went on for, it seemed like an eternity. >> in fact, after more than two hours of harrowing close calls, they're still no closer to a rescue. hugh alexander is now exhausted trying to stay afloat and alive. and then -- >> hey, come on out. hey, no. hey! >> conditions seem right for another rescue attempt and alexander appears for t

whirlpool up $14, blowout quarter. thatst the consumer once again, using the savings at the pump to buy a new washing machine, maybe a dryer. coupled with the new pricing that's coming because electrolux is buying the appliance business. it's too bad general electric moved out of the appliances when they started taking off and moved into oil and oil-related businesses precisely the wrong time. just saying. or how about coalkohl's up more than 6%. these are kohl's socks. you expect a guide up from kohl's? i never thought that. that was unbelievable. it's 180 degrees difference from ralph lauren. kohl's represents a direct transference. but, i was denied a credit card for insufficient funds. there were 14 people behind me too, it's really awkward. is that cramer? is that cramer? boo-yah. take smucker, buying pet brands kibbles and bits go buy fresh pet. a recent ipo that offers fresh food for pets sold in nifty refrigerators at a chain store near you. why? how about richard thomas used to be ceo of meow mix. if smucker's

it's unbelievable with a whirlpooling effect.he water was moving and you had large land masses falling in. trees falling in. homes falling in. i mean, it was absolutely unbelievable. >> i was extremely upset because now i saw the first two houses go through the gorge and ours was the next house in line. >> it's a wrenching scene with their beloved house teetering on the edge of the shore. the frams leave to spare themselves from seeing what happens. soon after, the cherished family home built with care from the ground up slips into the water intact and floats down river as if weightless. before disappearing into the churning mud and rapids. the frams are not alone. their neighbors are away when they get news their vacation home is in danger. >> my neighbors called me and told me the house might go down. >> the house breaks in half. hours later, the kubinicks arrive to an unimaginable scene. >> everything was gone. house was gone. everything. >> in a mere four hours, lake delton is drained dry. the entire body of water coursing in

there might be other things that aren't -- >> i have whirlpool.ave massco, mohawk. >> bed, bath, beyond, black & decker. it is a lot of things carrying the weight. >> i'm suggesting it's up 40%. it's up 40%. >> your point is well made sxshs not to be facitious, and the stock market is up 1% off its highs. i like autos. when you look at your portfolio, and i don't mean to cherry pick, but you can. forget home depot and lowe's. look at massco. >> captain america trade. >> look at the s&p 500. 92 companies that are exposed only to the u.s. are expected to grow earnings 12%. everyone else 6%. this is a motif crossing industries that basically give you exposure to the u.s. and have grown consistently over the last three years. so you are looking at cross verticals. boston properties. cvs health in there. >> that makes a lot of sense. >> good stuff, as always. see you soon. >> motif of the month. coming up, the traders are cutting back on some winners in their halftime portfolio competition today. three trades to talk about with three different traders.

at that point the water inside the culvert was swirling around like a whirlpool and we could see the rising. and you know, we had very, very little space. i'm going to say anywhere from 8 to 12 inches to the top of the cull cull verdict. >> this is your line. tie it to your jacket. untie that notch, just pull it out of the jacket. a regular loop knot. a double knot. >> jay and suelina wrap themselves in the rope and prepare to escape from the dark confines of the tunnel. >> let's do it right once. >> but fear overwhelms suelina when she learns she must make the journey to the opening alone. >> everything happens very quickly and jay says i cannot come with you. i can't. they can't pull both of us out. >> there's a high level of anxiety there. we've got a victim not responding to us verbally. she didn't want to move. she was afraid she was going to die. she was in a very dark place. >> you've got to talk to me. please, stop talking. you're going to come to me, all right? i won't let you go. >> and chris is screaming, stop listening to him. listen to me! and it's like i couldn't change

. >> our winner, the winner of the whirlpool every daycare contest miss alex bell. >> alex congratulations that if you're watching the grammys but explain what the contest is and why you decided to enter it. >> well, first of all, thank you very much hunter. the contest was basic -- well let me back up so i was scrolling through twitter one day and i saw a promotion from whirlpool and they were asking people to dedicate and sing you are my sunshine to someone that cared for them and i immediately thought of my grandmom because we had a special bond over the song. she was diagnosed with dementia later in her life and she eventually forgot who i was but the one thing that tied us together was the fact that she remembered me when i sang you are my sunshine so i decided to tell that story and here i am. >> was it emotional for you to sing it? >> yeah i mean it's always emotional but at that point it's not necessarily a sad memory it's more of a happy memory because that was the bridge between us. >> how did you feel when you won the contest and how did you find out? >> it was surreal actually.

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well, the dryer, whirlpool was part of it. your dryer is now talking to your thermostat. what it is telling you you get in the car well if the the cartels that the thermostat, there's nobody home. they turned off the heater turned on the air conditioning. and not coming back to muscle slowdown the cycle or two minutes before they arrive/turn it back on or when you put your key in the smart lock it says oh sean just walked in the house. this house. this is the temperature he likes. adjust the setting accordingly. these are connections that initially seemed quite bizarre, but as you work your way through it you realize that it makes a lot of sense. of course, these are totally different industries. they don't normally seem like people who would be partners or things that would go together, but once you get to that incredibly low price.and show a sensor a sensor dozens of sensors and everything, suddenly these connections become possible and the idea of industry the very idea of industry starts to fall away and you see these very strange -- >> one of the things that happens

also whirlpool. what is going on? if you get in the car the thermostat says, there is no one home so they will turn off the air conditioning. if you are not come, the dryer can be told, they are not coming back so slow down the cycle. 10 minutes before they arrived turn it back on t -- darn it back on. -- turn it back on. it can adjust accordingly. these are connections that initially seem quite bizarre. then, you think, it makes a lot of sense. these are totally different industries -- car companies washing machine companies. they would not normally be partners. once you get to the incredibly low price point you shove a sensor into everything and suddenly, these connections become possible and the idea of industry the very idea starts to fall away and you see these very strange things. >> one of the thing that happens is we have these times were removed from a scarcity to a surplus. we think about the 1960's and 1970's where computer power was a scarcity so we used it sparingly. universities may are may not have had

what did better what did even what did poorly a sign that maybe you've got to go by tanly works, whirlpoole sherwin-williams, stay close to the conference call. let's not for get that nordstrom traded from 79 to 74 based on the head lean and finished at 81. those trading on macy's once again, you're trading on nothing. you are filled with sound and fury, signifying nothing until you hear the conference call. >> how could you not -- how could you find a better time to be a retailer in recent days? think about even the weather comparisons, we know it's the -- the weather's terrible in the northeast. a year ago the polar vortex didn't help anything. the comparisons not that hard. >> no. cracker barrel admitted that this morning. >> and inventories well controlled. you've got an economy with a 2% ten-year at this point, borrowing rates are quite good. inflation negligible. i'm reading a list here any number of things from one noted analyst that says hey, this should keep going. >> what's absolutely incredible you don't see the word "promotional" in press releases lately. remember promotional m

macy's costco kohl's whirlpool, general motors ford last week. are seeing -- starting to see the benefits of the lower oil prices and it was interesting, starbucks a couple weeks ago said oil prices have not impacted their business just yet. the lower oil prices that he expected that to come in the coming quarter so we're starting to see that and i think that's going to be a continued theme as we go through this year, so that's a place where i think you can still buy and i still think the financials because the consumer gets stronger they lend more. >> even with rates doing what they have? >> i think the net interest margin is pretty well known. they're closing below tangible book value. i think that's a close. the loan growth will be the highlight going forward. >> here is a company that looks like it's a miss on the consumer side but a story all of its own. keurig green mountain out with quarterly results. sara eisen with the numbers. >> $1.39 billion in revenues. the street was looking for $1.5 billion. when it comes to earnings per share it w

. >> somebody you have collaborated with is whirlpool. their care is musical contest.and the people in your life who make a difference in the smallest ways and the most significant ways. when i heard about the campaign, started talking about it and finding out about it, i thought immediately of my parents and the fact that like every night, for instance, we had dinner together as a family. little moments like that are significant. but they're big, yeah. it's stuff that i've come to appreciate later in life. so there was this campaign this contest launched essentially to have people sing "you are my sunshine," tell their story about who cared for them and who they want to dedicate the song to. tell the story perform the song, upload it to whirlpool.com and all the contestants are there. and you can actually go to online and see a lot of videos and you should. i encourage you to check it out. it's moving. >> alex bell, 19 who is the winner of the award the story is so remarkable because it was written for grandma. and i think it's so moving. alex is going to be on "fox &

let's go to whirlpool. >> this is a different take on the four-door.s and fresh produce. you can keep it colder or warmer. very energy efficient. i talked about efficiency. energy star which is good to look for. this performs better than most. >> the four-door is the thing. >> the five-door now. >> really? >> that's a bit much. >> this is the classic french door configuration with the fresh food storage at easy to reach eye and hand level which a lot of people prefer. besides these door which is is narrower which is better space. naris from fridge dare. >> this is classic side by side. the narrow door swing. >> with the freezer storage and if you eat a lot of frozen foods, this is the way to go. >> what's your favorite? >> i would spring for the four-door. that's the appliance you interact with the most. it's worth spending more. >> very good. thank you very much. good ideas here. we will help you buy a new vacuum cleaner and just ahead, craig robinson joins us with the sequel to hot tub time machine. >>> we have launched sky force 10 on the way to bre

. >> let's move on to whirlpool. >> this is a different take on the four door. this with snacks. here we have fresh produce. convertible. it can get colder or warmer depending on your needs. very energy efficient. i talked about energy efficiency. energy star is a good thing to look for. in our test this actually performed better than both models. >> the four door is a thing these days. >> absolutely. we will see five door now. >> yes. >> which is a bit much. >> this is a three door. tell me about this one. >> this is your classic french door configuration. fresh food storage at easy to reach eye and hand level, which a lot of people prefer. behind these side by side doors, which is a narrow door swing. so a little bit more space efficient for smaller kitchens. >> that is from frigidaire. >> classic side by side. the narrow door swing. so in a compact maybe galley style this is good. freezer storage a little bit more accessible. if you're a household that does use a lot of frozen foods, this is a good way to go. >> if you had a plank check out of these four what