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company? >> you could do that to those facilities. it's not easy. it's a difficult task, and that's why stuxnet was so sophisticated, but it could be done. >> you don't need many billions. you just need a couple of millions. and this would buy you a decent cyber attack, for example, against the u.s. power grid. >> if you were a terrorist group or a failed nation-state and you had a couple of million dollars, where would you go to find the people that knew how to do this? >> on the internet. >> they're out there? >> sure. >> most of the nation's critical infrastructure is privately owned and extremely vulnerable to a highly sophisticated cyberweapon like stuxnet. >> i can't think of another area in homeland security where the threat is greater and we've done less. >> after several failures, congress is once again trying to pass the nation's first cybersecurity law. and once again, there is fierce debate over whether the federal government should be allowed to require the owners of critical infr
company? >> you could do that to those facilities. it's not easy. it's a difficult task, and that's why stuxnet was so sophisticated, but it could be done. >> you don't need many billions. you just need a couple of millions. and this would buy you a decent cyber attack, for example, against the u.s. power grid. >> if you were a terrorist group or a failed nation-state and you had a couple of million dollars, where would you go to find the people that knew how to do this?...
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. >>> back firing on an electric car company. what would it take for to you buy an all electric -- not a hybrid, 100% electric. tweet us. >> and is it time for a new apple gadget? there's your hint. wow, that was hard hint. we will debate that, coming up. investor. yeah, i'm a serious investor but i'm a busy guy. it used to be easier but now there are more choices than ever. i want to know exactly what i am investing in. i want to know exactly how much i'm paying. i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. find out why nine out of ten large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, at
. >>> back firing on an electric car company. what would it take for to you buy an all electric -- not a hybrid, 100% electric. tweet us. >> and is it time for a new apple gadget? there's your hint. wow, that was hard hint. we will debate that, coming up. investor. yeah, i'm a serious investor but i'm a busy guy. it used to be easier but now there are more choices than ever. i want to know exactly what i am investing in. i want to know exactly how much i'm paying. i want to use...
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comcast is purchasing the remainder of nbc universal which is cnbc's parent company from general electric. comcast did reserve the right to make the rest of this purchase when they announced the original deal but this is coming earlier than expected. now, comcast will be paying $16.7 billion for ge's common equities stake in the company. in addition, nbc universal will pay ge 1.4 billion for the properties it uses at 30 rock as well as cnbc's new jersey headquarters. here's where comcast is getting the money. $11.4 billion will be in cash, $4 billion in unsecured notes issued to ge, and there will also be $2 billion in bank credit facilities. now why is comcast doing the rest of this purchase earlier than expected? comcast sees -- says that it sees a lot more opportunity than nbc universal now that they are familiar with the business. pointing to the fact that nbc's results are improving and that is beginning to retransmission fees for the nbc network and nbc sports has returned to profitability, that the theme parks are growing and that comcast sees continued strong performance at both t
comcast is purchasing the remainder of nbc universal which is cnbc's parent company from general electric. comcast did reserve the right to make the rest of this purchase when they announced the original deal but this is coming earlier than expected. now, comcast will be paying $16.7 billion for ge's common equities stake in the company. in addition, nbc universal will pay ge 1.4 billion for the properties it uses at 30 rock as well as cnbc's new jersey headquarters. here's where comcast is...
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like general electric and bank of america and philips they wanted to become customer companies. >> the reason i mentioned the bernstein thing, he says microsoft's coming along, oracle -- you in the talk i listened to said, oracle, ibm, microsoft, they're all really good at this now. wait a second, they all weren't really good when we first started talking. >> well, you've been right on, jim. and unfortunately, that bernstein analyst you quoted and i think this is what you want me to say. over the last one or two years now, he's been dead wrong. >> thank you. >> he doesn't realize the world has changed, the world has transformed, the world has evolved. we have moved into a new world of computing. who is carrying around a pc? who has windows anymore? this is a new world. we all have computers in our pockets. we're on to facebook, we're on twitter, the -- things are going more dynamic than ever before. and this is an exciting new world, but it's a treacherous world. because for companies, they have to change and evolve because of these changes that are happening. and that's what we have t
like general electric and bank of america and philips they wanted to become customer companies. >> the reason i mentioned the bernstein thing, he says microsoft's coming along, oracle -- you in the talk i listened to said, oracle, ibm, microsoft, they're all really good at this now. wait a second, they all weren't really good when we first started talking. >> well, you've been right on, jim. and unfortunately, that bernstein analyst you quoted and i think this is what you want me to...
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shares of general electric and comcast, the parent company, both rallying after the cable giant acquired the rest of the stake in nbc universal. josh lipton with more on the story. over to you, josh. >> reporter: comcast is saying it will buy the rest of nbc universal and investors cheering that decision. comcast in the green hitting an historic high. now up over 45% in just the past 12 months. a number of analysts increasing their estimates and price targets for come comfort including credit suisse, analysts upgrading comcast to outperform with a price target of 48 bucks. credit suisse telling clients the acquisition gives comcast free access to all the cash flows at nbc universal and believe they are positioned for solid ebitda growth. ge popping within the s&p 500. the industrials the top performing sector, and within the industrials, ge is your top performer as we hit into the close. ge heading a 52-week high today. analysts reminding us that ge has been vocal about wanting to return cash to shareholders, and this accelerates the plan to do so. back to you guys. >> not that we're cou
shares of general electric and comcast, the parent company, both rallying after the cable giant acquired the rest of the stake in nbc universal. josh lipton with more on the story. over to you, josh. >> reporter: comcast is saying it will buy the rest of nbc universal and investors cheering that decision. comcast in the green hitting an historic high. now up over 45% in just the past 12 months. a number of analysts increasing their estimates and price targets for come comfort including...
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these materials will be used in batteries in aircraft and electric cars. the company is now working with domestic batterymakers to check on the material's performance. the material produces 10 tons of substance a year in its factory in japan. they start mass production in 2014. shares surged today, ending the trading day with 4.3% rise. back to you, kelly. >> okay. thank you very much for that. staying in the region, we want to bring you the news out of india, that the indian budget according to a reuters poll is expected to encourage foreign investment. we're going to get this budget shortly here. it's a major topic. economists are split on whether the indian government will borrow less in 2014 and india is expected to cut spending on defense, subsidies and rural projects. >>> gm says it will invest $7.3 billion in its south korean unit over the next five years. the money will be used to improve its manufacturing and engineering base and put direct ongoing fears of base there. about $320 million to build a new plant says the nikkei. the newspaper reports
these materials will be used in batteries in aircraft and electric cars. the company is now working with domestic batterymakers to check on the material's performance. the material produces 10 tons of substance a year in its factory in japan. they start mass production in 2014. shares surged today, ending the trading day with 4.3% rise. back to you, kelly. >> okay. thank you very much for that. staying in the region, we want to bring you the news out of india, that the indian budget...
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this week, the stock was electric after the ceo promised to build 20,000 new vehicles this year. options traders revved their engine making bets the company will kick into high gear. who is it? when "options action" returns. ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and daily live webinars. and trade with papermoney to test-drive the market. ♪ all on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all on thinkorswim from td ameritrade. ♪ >> where were options traders pumping up the volume this week? tesla motors. call volume was 6% above the average daily volume. >> you just heard how tesla calls were active. where was the action? >> a lot of people think it's a make or break year for them. one big call buyer thinks it will b
this week, the stock was electric after the ceo promised to build 20,000 new vehicles this year. options traders revved their engine making bets the company will kick into high gear. who is it? when "options action" returns. ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and daily live webinars. and trade with papermoney to test-drive the market....
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we have the ceo of that company buying the rest of cnbc's universal general electric for $16.7 billion. shares of both companies jumping on the news. ge's history with broadcast media goes back to 1919 when the company formed radio corporation of america in turn created nbc. comcast spending an extra $1.4 billion to buy nbc's real estate at "30 rock" feller plaza in nbc and cnbc in new jersey. we will be speaking to comcast ceo brian roberts in a few minutes about this deal and future of media and earnings also out this morning. >>> we also have interesting moments from last night's state of the union. when the president spoke about bringing overseas jobs back to the united states. >> after shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers added 500,000 jobs over the past three. caterpillar is bringing jobs back from japan. ford is bringing jobs back from mexico an this year, apple will start making macs in america again. sno-cat ter billepillar, we hav ceo, doug oeberhelman. >> treasury secretary nominee, jack lew headed for capitol hill this morning. the senate finance committe
we have the ceo of that company buying the rest of cnbc's universal general electric for $16.7 billion. shares of both companies jumping on the news. ge's history with broadcast media goes back to 1919 when the company formed radio corporation of america in turn created nbc. comcast spending an extra $1.4 billion to buy nbc's real estate at "30 rock" feller plaza in nbc and cnbc in new jersey. we will be speaking to comcast ceo brian roberts in a few minutes about this deal and future...
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like lincoln electric, dr automotive. >> all right. we'll leave it there. gary, you're up. keeping a close eye on europe? >> hi, maria. yeah, europe and u.s. budget are the main hurdles for extending our rally. closely watching the news flow on the march 1 spending cuts, the prices of european southern sovereign debt. i expect these two items will cause the s&p to back off below 1,500. but then you've got to buy the u.s. equity market very aggressively. i like the technology sector the most. highly leveraged through the accelerating recovery. it's cheap, it's lagged the s&p by almost 70% by january 1. and i've got to say to my wife and three beautiful daughters, be my valentine. >> aww! come on. that's great. thank you so much for that, gary. >> lathe, how are you going to beat that? 30 seconds on the clock. what do you want to prepare for tomorrow? >> hi, maria. tomorrow we're watching the consumer sentiment number and expecting a slight increase. also watching the industrial production number, specifically capacity utilization, as co
like lincoln electric, dr automotive. >> all right. we'll leave it there. gary, you're up. keeping a close eye on europe? >> hi, maria. yeah, europe and u.s. budget are the main hurdles for extending our rally. closely watching the news flow on the march 1 spending cuts, the prices of european southern sovereign debt. i expect these two items will cause the s&p to back off below 1,500. but then you've got to buy the u.s. equity market very aggressively. i like the technology...
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it gives the company more expose tower the fast-growing electric business. the electric biz was solid. superb, even. 96 sents a share, the revenues, rising 7.4%. eaton had good things to say about the strength of the end markets, hydraulics are in worse shape. the big kick here, is that acquisition would add to their earnings, the integration of coop sergoing better than planned. it shot up 4.93%. to a new high. eaton has been rewarded because it is not just stand tlg, it did something. this stock has had a fantastic run. eaton, up 14%, spectacular gains, a high yielder in june. 230% return since 2008. and the bankable chairman, mr. cutler, welcome back to "mad money." >> thank you, jim, good evening. >> congratulations, this was an amazing quarter. you said it would be messy, and an accounting lesson. when the smoke cleared, it was terrific. i need people to understand what you said in the conference call, how a deal could come about so bountiful. half of the sales came from increasing our scope of our solutions, in key verticals, what does it mean for the
it gives the company more expose tower the fast-growing electric business. the electric biz was solid. superb, even. 96 sents a share, the revenues, rising 7.4%. eaton had good things to say about the strength of the end markets, hydraulics are in worse shape. the big kick here, is that acquisition would add to their earnings, the integration of coop sergoing better than planned. it shot up 4.93%. to a new high. eaton has been rewarded because it is not just stand tlg, it did something. this...
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company became a truly viable company. >> why is it a turning point? well, tesla said yesterday it will be profitable this quarter, that's three quarters sooner than expected and that it expects to remain profitable from here going forward in the fourth quarter. they have their employees working a 70-hour workweek in order to get nolgmodel ss off l. cancellations did increase n fourth quarter and they've increased since then. they're trying to weed out this backlog of 15,000 reservations online. if you order one, the average wait until you take delivery is five months. that's far too long for elon musk. he wants to shorten that time. >> for the balance of this year, it's going to be generally at least few months that you have to wait in order to receive a model s. but i'm hoping that by the time we get into 2014, it will be a matter of weeks between ordering a model s and receiving it. >> and if you take a look at shares of tel tesla and we're looking at a one-year chart here, it has sold off yesterday. a couple of things to keep in mind, they had some
company became a truly viable company. >> why is it a turning point? well, tesla said yesterday it will be profitable this quarter, that's three quarters sooner than expected and that it expects to remain profitable from here going forward in the fourth quarter. they have their employees working a 70-hour workweek in order to get nolgmodel ss off l. cancellations did increase n fourth quarter and they've increased since then. they're trying to weed out this backlog of 15,000 reservations...
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of electrical components destined for iran, but via malaysia. he and his business partners sent a blizzard of email orders to companies they found on the internet. we found a company that responded in huntsville, alabama. now, we're here because you ended up selling one of your devices to iran. >> by accident, certainly. >> lynn leaper is the ceo of az technology, which makes aerospace testing equipment. she sold kakavand this spectroreflectometer, a device with various uses, including, the government says, enhancing the capability of long range missiles. she says kakavand's trading company lied to her in their emails. >> we asked who the end user was, which is one of the questions on-- >> the end user. >> right. >> yeah. oh, did they tell you it was going to iran? >> they said it was going to malaysian telekom. >> did that make any sense? >> yeah, actually it's a reasonable request. >> so she sold it for $95,000, and off it went to kuala lumpur. we know actually from the indictment of mr. kakavand that he had arranged for your product to be flo
of electrical components destined for iran, but via malaysia. he and his business partners sent a blizzard of email orders to companies they found on the internet. we found a company that responded in huntsville, alabama. now, we're here because you ended up selling one of your devices to iran. >> by accident, certainly. >> lynn leaper is the ceo of az technology, which makes aerospace testing equipment. she sold kakavand this spectroreflectometer, a device with various uses,...
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you see the shares of general electric up 3.5%. you see jeff's conference call. hey, mary. >> hi, tyler. timing a and price of the deal was right. selling nbc universal will allow ge to focus on growing core industrial businesses and te its over all strategy. >> just gives us the ability to reward investors, reposition ge capital, reposition industrial drive margins. lower cost to investment growth and you know, continue to keep focused on increasing the industrial mix. >> ge doesn't see the sale hurting earninges. there are stock buy backs and accelerated restructuring, reaping more than $2 billion in cost cuts that ge targeted before the deal. in fact, cfo keith sharon says cost cuts mean ge's growing industrial margins by 70 basis points will likely be increased. now with cash from the sale of ge -- from the sale, ge planes it buy back $10 billion in stock putting the goal of cutting shares outstanding to under $10 billion within reach bit end of 2013. aier ahead of schedule. its strategy will remain focused on smaller bolt-on acquisitiones with low execution
you see the shares of general electric up 3.5%. you see jeff's conference call. hey, mary. >> hi, tyler. timing a and price of the deal was right. selling nbc universal will allow ge to focus on growing core industrial businesses and te its over all strategy. >> just gives us the ability to reward investors, reposition ge capital, reposition industrial drive margins. lower cost to investment growth and you know, continue to keep focused on increasing the industrial mix. >> ge...
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electrical, don't have to puzzle too long. that's eaton, etn, especially since it closed on the cooper deal, america's most important company. no real take away in garden because the miracle-gro is in the penalty box because of the history of horrendous misses that put me in the penalty box for liking them, kitchen and bath, those are the plays plain and simple. masco gapped up and now pulled back to a fantastic level to buy given the worries about housing. fortune brands hasn't pulled back that much and the moen product got a separate callout. i think that can go back to its high. let's not forget whirlpool. no offense to home depot, but when you have flooring and millwork being called out, excuse me, i have to push you in the direction of lumber liquidators. someone actually put two and two together before this because the stock was up three smackers. still down 10% from the high. remember we had them on air? i like those guys. hope the stock comes in for a better chance to buy. just like home depot. not going to chase, but
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you can own a phone company like att or verizon. how about electric utility like con ed or even the controversial duke? you can pick a region toll national restaurant chain like-like dunkin' brands or dollar store or dollar general. how bay real estate investment trust? something along the lines of factory outlet. you've seen those companies over and over. why? because they've been winners. or you can own the i.y.r. i usually don't like etfs but it's a real estate investment trust, gives you exposure to the whole group. in terms of exposure to international turmoil this slot in your portfolio should be filled by something that's all domestic. and in times of domestic turmoil when the rest of the world is in much better shape, which is where we were after the financial crisis, then maybe you'll want to own a foreign company. the bottom line, always own a stock that's from a safe geography. sometimes that means a foreign company. sometimes -- because you've got to always pay attention to the facts, pay attention. it means domestic sec
you can own a phone company like att or verizon. how about electric utility like con ed or even the controversial duke? you can pick a region toll national restaurant chain like-like dunkin' brands or dollar store or dollar general. how bay real estate investment trust? something along the lines of factory outlet. you've seen those companies over and over. why? because they've been winners. or you can own the i.y.r. i usually don't like etfs but it's a real estate investment trust, gives you...
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. >> not enough electricity got into the stadium. they rewired the town of new orleans post the terrible hurricane. they rewired lightbulbs, government buildings and libraries. they need more rewiring. at the end of the day you put tension in there and it blew a fuse. not enough electricity got in. >> the one area where this is important is new orleans needs it for their economy. it's half a billion to the economy. they want it in 2018. the nfl says they still want to be in new orleans. they were noncommittal. if they don't get the games it hurts the local economy. it would be difficult to accept if this one thing. the security was great. restaurants were packed. people were happy. if they didn't get it in 2018 it would be bad for the city. you like solyndra meets beyonce. >> esiason said -- >> he's a great reporter. he won a pulitzer, right? >> mvp. boomer says there was a weird buzzing sound after beyonce finished. can you tell the audience what that was all about? >> all i can say is it takes a tremendous amount of energy to do wh
. >> not enough electricity got into the stadium. they rewired the town of new orleans post the terrible hurricane. they rewired lightbulbs, government buildings and libraries. they need more rewiring. at the end of the day you put tension in there and it blew a fuse. not enough electricity got in. >> the one area where this is important is new orleans needs it for their economy. it's half a billion to the economy. they want it in 2018. the nfl says they still want to be in new...
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higher costs to ramp up production of its luxury electric cars. the ce owe says he expects the company to be moderately profitable in the first quarter. customers placed orders for fourth quarter. tesla shares down 6.9% in frankfurt, one of the worst performers today on the stoxx 600. >>> and google is reportedly developing several touch screen devices that uses chrome operating system. the first run of products will include laptops and could go on sale later this year. google is trying to compete with microsoft and windows but the chrome devices would compete with android, which powers a slew of smartphones and tablets. google shares up about 0.3% today. well above the market, we should add. pintrest, valuation of $2.5 billion. hedge fund valiant led the investment group. pinterest has grown quickly since launching in 2010 and now has more than 49 million users worldwide. that's a growth story for you on what's otherwise been a pretty grim morning. the s&p 500 trying to cling on to that 1500 level. european trade has seen markets whacked across t
higher costs to ramp up production of its luxury electric cars. the ce owe says he expects the company to be moderately profitable in the first quarter. customers placed orders for fourth quarter. tesla shares down 6.9% in frankfurt, one of the worst performers today on the stoxx 600. >>> and google is reportedly developing several touch screen devices that uses chrome operating system. the first run of products will include laptops and could go on sale later this year. google is...
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hey, that's general electric in 2011. it signaled -- it was on every conference call they mentioned it. conversely, if a company signaled to buy back more stock and the buy back's ineffective reducing the share count, you've got to look at the shares the year before, the year before, the year before. it's a less proven innocent. they're containing the damage from the shares and options offered to management. a lot of tech companies do what i've regarded as disgraceful. i know what i see. these days if a management doesn't indicate it might boost the dividend on the earnings call, count me out unless the company has such ferocious earnings power, that i'm willing to overlook such indiscretion. we also need to listen for something breakout, something new on a conference call. something if the company's going to do differently or announce soon that can serve as an upcoming catalyst. i cross-suit niz calls for not what has happened, but something that will happen. if it sounds like it can propel the stock in the future, i'm a
hey, that's general electric in 2011. it signaled -- it was on every conference call they mentioned it. conversely, if a company signaled to buy back more stock and the buy back's ineffective reducing the share count, you've got to look at the shares the year before, the year before, the year before. it's a less proven innocent. they're containing the damage from the shares and options offered to management. a lot of tech companies do what i've regarded as disgraceful. i know what i see. these...
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the new orleans electric utility said they sensed an or normality cutting power. the root cause remains unknown. entergy finishing the day down 1.1%. expected to report fourth quarter results. looking for earnings of a buck 40 on sales. maria, back to you. thanks so much. >>> who says money can't buy happiness? rich people. that's who says it. robert? >> hey, maria. thanks. benjamin franklin says a rich man is he who is content. spectrum just surveyed those worth $500,000 or more and the vast majority said it can't buy happiness. 44% saying no. what can money buy? when asked what it means to be rich in america, a vast majority 84% said it could bring more security. only 34% said it brings more happiness. and 33% said more responsibility. americans taking a practical view of what money can and can't buy. the financial definition of rich is also very subjective. when asked what income you need to be rich in america, the lesser wealthy said $250,000 or more. and a little bit more said $450,000. the richer folks, those worth $5 million or more said it takes more. only
the new orleans electric utility said they sensed an or normality cutting power. the root cause remains unknown. entergy finishing the day down 1.1%. expected to report fourth quarter results. looking for earnings of a buck 40 on sales. maria, back to you. thanks so much. >>> who says money can't buy happiness? rich people. that's who says it. robert? >> hey, maria. thanks. benjamin franklin says a rich man is he who is content. spectrum just surveyed those worth $500,000 or more...
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this is really a story, it's transformation al for general electric. right now it is more beneficial for the company to trade purely as an industrial/financial. those are the sweet spots in the market during this rally. for comcast, they're using, as david mentioned, money that was sitting on the balance sheet, not earning much, and locking in a price at today's value. this is a vote of confidence in nbc universal. and the notion they're getting a better deal today than years down the line. >> that's something brian roberts said. i think maybe with you on "fast money" last night. and repeated it again this morning with the "squawk" team. in likelihood we would have had to pay more down the road. $39 billion overall enterprise value is what nbcu is valued at as a result of this deal and last deal. we'll see how it goes. as for comcast earnings, we should point out as well, they did increase the dividend 20%, committed to a $2 billion repurchase this year. that was lower than last year. it is all being viewed rather positively by investors, by the analys
this is really a story, it's transformation al for general electric. right now it is more beneficial for the company to trade purely as an industrial/financial. those are the sweet spots in the market during this rally. for comcast, they're using, as david mentioned, money that was sitting on the balance sheet, not earning much, and locking in a price at today's value. this is a vote of confidence in nbc universal. and the notion they're getting a better deal today than years down the line....
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that i know about the same thing with electric. you got to make it so that they are universal. david crane, nrg, he proposed this. filling station, but tesla is a -- it's chimerical. the stock itself, you are betting on this future, future. i don't know. i like the present. >> well put. all right. >> meantime, google's in talks to make a more style inn set of google glasses, according to "the new york times" there is speculation that nyse-based startup is in negotiations with the tech giant that fwroings this squawk squawk on the tweet. if google wants google glasses to have more style it should blank. tweet us your response at "squawk on the street." we will share them with you throughout the show it should hire michael kors? >>> more "squawk on the street" ahead. at optionsxpress we're all about options trading. we create easy-to-use, powerful trading tools for all. look at these streaming charts! they're totally customizable and they let you visualize what might happen next. that's genius! we knew you needed a platform that coul
that i know about the same thing with electric. you got to make it so that they are universal. david crane, nrg, he proposed this. filling station, but tesla is a -- it's chimerical. the stock itself, you are betting on this future, future. i don't know. i like the present. >> well put. all right. >> meantime, google's in talks to make a more style inn set of google glasses, according to "the new york times" there is speculation that nyse-based startup is in negotiations...
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also worth noting, mcnerney says he got general motors and ge who land boeing's top electrical experts of the battery problem saying, you know, we have to have the improvementer, we want to have the best minds involved in this so that when we get a solution or think we have a solution we can say, as definitively as possible, this is the best folks in the country and the world doing this. >> really smart. that is something that harvard business school and other business schools will be studying for years to come. >> he was talking about making phone call toes ge and others saying, i need you to lend me your best people. do they just lend their best people? >> yes, because they have an interest in it, as well. their engines are going into these things. >> how does that work? are they taking people off projects at their own companies? >> i think they'll probably high level and yes, you just do it. >> i don't know. >> for ge? rolls-royce makes engines, too. >> enough battery guys laying around? >> no. and i think he knows a few people at ge. >> just a couple. >> and we make a lot of -- i s
also worth noting, mcnerney says he got general motors and ge who land boeing's top electrical experts of the battery problem saying, you know, we have to have the improvementer, we want to have the best minds involved in this so that when we get a solution or think we have a solution we can say, as definitively as possible, this is the best folks in the country and the world doing this. >> really smart. that is something that harvard business school and other business schools will be...
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i'm ceo of biolife, a company making green. half of the country cooks on smoky fires leading to 2 million premature deaths this year. twice as many people that die from malaria. same families lack access to electricity but own cell phones and spend substantial portions of their income keeping them charge. we have the biolife home stove. product generates electricity from the waste heat of the fire and with that it is able to deliver 90% reduction in mobile phones and led lights. we create the biolife camp stove which is for use by u.s. and european emergency preparedness and recreation customers. over the next five years we will bring clean cooking an electricity access to over 1 million homes. >> jonathan is on the right side of your screen. he cannot react to our critiques just yet. diana, real estate reporter, john steinburg president and coo of buzz feed. more executive than resident at polaris ventures and google's teams. folks, let's huddle up. injury reaction, diane. >> i'm interested in how he will bring it to the u.s.
i'm ceo of biolife, a company making green. half of the country cooks on smoky fires leading to 2 million premature deaths this year. twice as many people that die from malaria. same families lack access to electricity but own cell phones and spend substantial portions of their income keeping them charge. we have the biolife home stove. product generates electricity from the waste heat of the fire and with that it is able to deliver 90% reduction in mobile phones and led lights. we create the...
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but it seems the utility company is not to blame, along with superdome management company sng. this is their statement. a piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system. once the issue was detected the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the superdome in order to isolate the issue, end quote. when the lights came on so did the 49ers. 31-29 they cut the score to. they had the ball inside the 10 with a first and goal, so they had four tries to score and could not. crabtree taking it to the end zone to make it a game but they would not get closer than two and baltimore wins for the second time -- >> four bad calls. >> yeah. >> on the 5 yard line. that was my take. >> i think that they made some bad offensive calls and i think that they could have mixed it up a little bit for sure but they didn't and they didn't score. story lines. opinions on the ads. i knew andrew liked the budweiser clydesdale. won the ad meter on "usa today" when, of course, they say bring 'em on. a
but it seems the utility company is not to blame, along with superdome management company sng. this is their statement. a piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system. once the issue was detected the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the superdome in order to isolate the issue, end quote. when the lights came on so did the 49ers. 31-29 they cut the score to. they had the ball...
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one of the things because there was so much broadcast and so much electrical, as well as fiber and data demand, is that we worked with excel, the energy company, to make sure that not only do we have backup, we had backup upon backup because this is reflective for people saying what happened as opposed to everything going the way it is. >> good. can you imagine if that event, there would be blackout all over the world, what would they have said about american on infrastructure. it would have been horrendous. >> that's right. that's right. >> how is commercial real estate? >> well, you know, the construction industry as a whole has been dragging. residential in particular. but we see a turn now slowly in the residential market. and the cyclicality of that is commercial always follows residential. and we're seeing some uptick. you look at the american institute of architects and the associated general contractors, we're optimistic that it may not be a big spike, but maybe somewhere between 5% to 7% increase. i think a lot of that is because the banks now are lending. and some of the proje
one of the things because there was so much broadcast and so much electrical, as well as fiber and data demand, is that we worked with excel, the energy company, to make sure that not only do we have backup, we had backup upon backup because this is reflective for people saying what happened as opposed to everything going the way it is. >> good. can you imagine if that event, there would be blackout all over the world, what would they have said about american on infrastructure. it would...
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. >> the power company in new orleans, which was responsible for that super bowl blackout said the cause was a faulty electrical relay device, which has now been removed. >> there is a box between the superdome and facebook -- i mean, facebook, there you go -- superdome and energy. unfortunately the nfl has people who are very good engineers who were able to get the two sides to work, and that's why it came back. >> goodell also said, don't count new orleans out. >> coin star is down by 6.5%. earnings came in. they disappointed. the takeaway that a lot of analysts on the street this morning are making is that they are losing more share to netflix. they got a video streaming service, still in the beta stages. that's not going to help them right now. it's on the way. on the way may be too late. we're seeing shares under pressure. >> headwinds there, obviously, from the -- there's a couple of things, the dvd comps continue to show. netflix did pick up 2 million people. they came from somewhere. i think that this is a story where they try to put the best face possible on it. i don't think th
. >> the power company in new orleans, which was responsible for that super bowl blackout said the cause was a faulty electrical relay device, which has now been removed. >> there is a box between the superdome and facebook -- i mean, facebook, there you go -- superdome and energy. unfortunately the nfl has people who are very good engineers who were able to get the two sides to work, and that's why it came back. >> goodell also said, don't count new orleans out. >> coin...
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it's a plane that contains the greatest parts of units made by a french company. in france, sellis is the manufacturer of the cables to the battery that's caught fire. the u.s. transport and safety board is going to send an investigation team to france to study this electrical cable made by thales. it's part of a wider investigation that has led to all 787 aircraft being grounded by the aviation authorities. meanwhile, in the same sector, the nomination committee this weekend shortly for the french representatives at eads, you know, that part of the new tractor, it will be 12 at the board. four of them will be for french representatives. according to the mission table, the former chairman of the bnp paribas and the former president of sellis have been suggested by the elimination committee. and the former president of the ecb and also the choice will be made by the shareholders in march. >> another role there potentially for mr. jean-claude trichet. >>> when we come back, foxconn workers are plan ago union vote in a historic first. we'll tell you what this means f
it's a plane that contains the greatest parts of units made by a french company. in france, sellis is the manufacturer of the cables to the battery that's caught fire. the u.s. transport and safety board is going to send an investigation team to france to study this electrical cable made by thales. it's part of a wider investigation that has led to all 787 aircraft being grounded by the aviation authorities. meanwhile, in the same sector, the nomination committee this weekend shortly for the...
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the company's risk/reward profile and goldman weighing in say they like the group's organic growth number. organic yogurt. >> bmw is recalling more than 500,000 vehicles to correct potential problems with the electrical systems. the recall covers one series of model years between 2008 and '12. various three series models and the sports cars built in 2011. issues involve a faulty connection between the positive battery and the fuse box which in some cases can cause the vehicle to stall. >>> lots happening, of course, in auto news this morning. european car registration did slump to a record low last month, pointing to ongoing weakness for the sector. registrations were down 8.5% in january. this is not a seasonal issue. most manufacturers reported lower registrations for the month, as well, including bmw and daimler. bmw having its own issues today. >> exactly. it's interesting to mention, autos are one of the better performers on the stocks up 0.7% today. bridgestone shares are up today in japan as the world's tiremaker jumped to a record $2.5 billion. a weakening yen will raise raw mater
the company's risk/reward profile and goldman weighing in say they like the group's organic growth number. organic yogurt. >> bmw is recalling more than 500,000 vehicles to correct potential problems with the electrical systems. the recall covers one series of model years between 2008 and '12. various three series models and the sports cars built in 2011. issues involve a faulty connection between the positive battery and the fuse box which in some cases can cause the vehicle to stall....
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and that sounds like a pretty good idea just hearing it bob it would be nice if you had electricity, it would have made the towing back to shore or a lot easier and a lot less troublesome, right? >> well, absolutely. and i think what you have to look at here is that the regulations are built upon lessons learned from the accidents that happened at sea. you know, in this incident the crew extinguished the fire. it contained the fire in the space that it occurred. it was no reported injury, or no loss of life. and that's a hollywood ending when you talk about, you know, fires on ship at sea. but we're governed by the international safety management system where near-misses or accidents like these have to be reported, and then reviewed, and new pro-feed yours put into place to try to make sure that it doesn't happen again. and the imo, the u.n. association and group that takes care of these kinds of issues does a great job in trying to make sure that they do build on the regulations to try to protect everyone that's at sea. >> do you think that it is -- is there a good reason to have a
and that sounds like a pretty good idea just hearing it bob it would be nice if you had electricity, it would have made the towing back to shore or a lot easier and a lot less troublesome, right? >> well, absolutely. and i think what you have to look at here is that the regulations are built upon lessons learned from the accidents that happened at sea. you know, in this incident the crew extinguished the fire. it contained the fire in the space that it occurred. it was no reported injury,...