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ANNOUNCER: This is NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT with Tyler Mathisen and
Susie Gharib, brought to you by --
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SUSIE GHARIB, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT ANCHOR: Nothing to shout about.
Why Yahoo`s earning outlook may give investors reason for concern.
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BILL GRIFFETH, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT ANCHOR: Rising home prices.
Falling inventory, bidding wars -- sound like a housing bubble? We`ll tell
you why that may not be the case.
GHARIB: And the business of hot. Who wins and who loses as the worst
heat wave of the summer grips the Northeast.
We have all that and more tonight on NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT for
Tuesday, July 16th.
GRIFFETH: Good evening, everybody. I`m Bill Griffeth, in for Tyler
Mathisen, along with Susie Gharib.
There may not be a lot of celebrating at Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) this
evening. It is the one anniversary of Marissa Mayer taking over the top
job at the Internet giant. And after the close, the company posted a beat
on second quarter earnings.
However, they did miss on revenues. And the big concern turned out to
be the warning for the third quarter.
Seema Mody has more from the NASDAQ tonight -- Seema.
SEEMA MODY, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT: Bill, well,
Yahoo`s second quarter revenue came in short of expectations at $1.07
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billion, and that`s primarily due to a drop in its display advertising
revenue. Yahoo`s earning, though, up 35 cents a share beat street
expectations by 5 cents. Yahoo`s third quarter outlook disappointed the
street. That`s when we saw shares move to the downside after-hours.
BGC Partners (NASDAQ:BGCP) analyst Colin Gillis telling me that Yahoo
(NASDAQ:YHOO) is still facing challenges as its core business and search is
struggling.
Now, a couple of points made on Yahoo`s conference call. On the
Tumblr acquisition, Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) says the combination of Tumblr and
Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) is expected to grow Yahoo`s audience to more than 1
billion monthly visitors. Marissa Mayer says, I`m, quote, "encouraged by
Yahoo`s performance in the second quarter. Our business saw continued
stability and we launched more products than before."
Shares of Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) are down after-hours. However, Yahoo
(NASDAQ:YHOO) has gained roughly 70 percent since Marissa Mayer took the
job as CEO of Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) one year back.
Bill, back to you.
GRIFFETH: All right. Seema Mody, thanks very much.
GHARIB: On Wall Street today, a mixed bag of earnings pulled down
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stocks ending three days in a row of record highs in the Dow and S&P 500.
Volume was also light with investors in a sort of holding pattern, waiting
to hear comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. He`s on
Capitol Hill tomorrow and then again on Thursday, speaking to lawmakers on
the state of the economy.
Ahead of all that, the blue chip Dow lost 32 points, the NASDAQ was
down about nine, and the S&P off by six points.
GRIFFETH: And shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) were the biggest
decliners in the Dow today, falling nearly 2 percent after reporting lower
quarterly profits last quarter. Coke earned 63 cents a share that matched
expectations, but sales and the volume of cases shipped were both below
estimates. Coke`s CEO is laying a lot of blame for the slowing soda sales
over the last three months on wet and cool spring weather.
GHARIB: Shares of investment Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) were also down,
even though it reported profits doubled last quarter. It benefited from
the rising stock market as fees from stock market underwriting and trading
rose sharply. Goldman earned $3.77 a share. That was well-above estimates
of $2.82. Revenue surged 30 percent, also beating consensus.
And CEO Lloyd Blankfein said improving economic conditions drove
client activity.
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But today, investors focused on new banking regulations that will
limit how much of it`s money the firm can risk, raising concerns that
Goldman won`t be able to repeat the gains made in that quarter.
GRIFFETH: Earnings at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) more than doubled
in the quarter, but that stock was unchanged today. The company earned
$1.48 a share. That was nine cents more than estimates. Revenues also
came in better than expected, up 8 1/2 percent, to $17.9 billion, thanks to
strong sales of new drugs for arthritis, psoriasis and prostate cancer.
Shares didn`t budge in the news. But so far this year, that stock has
soared by 30 percent.
GHARIB: And our guest tonight has a buy rating on Johnson & Johnson
(NYSE:JNJ) stock. He`s Matthew Dodds, healthcare analyst at Citigroup
(NYSE:C).
Matthew, thanks for joining us tonight.
MATTHEW DODDS, CITIGROUP HEALTHCARE ANALYST: Thanks for havingme.
GHARIB: All right. So, you have a buyer on the stock. It`s up to 30
percent. I mean, what else is going to drive this stock higher? Is it
time to take profit?
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DODDS: I don`t think so. The reason I say that is because the last
four quarters, they`ve actually shown improving trends and the beat this
quarter was the biggest in several quarters. You could go back even three,
four years. And what`s driving it is the pharmaceutical business.
I think what`s being underappreciated is that division has much higher
margins in the corporate average, so you`re seeing the whole PNL up shift
with that group outperforming as it is.
GRIFFETH: The underperformers, the consumer division and the medical
devices -- do you expect those to play catch up, or can pharmaceutical
still drive the engine?
DODDS: So, I don`t think they`re going to play catch-up in the near
term. The device business is facing a lot of issues with utilizations,
healthcare pressure, much more germane to med tech and then, in consumer,
it`s recovering from some FDA issues. But the profitability is still below
where it was and that will time take to fix.
So, my bet here is that the pharmaceutical business still drives the
bus the next at least two quarters, if not longer.
GHARIB: So, those pharmaceutical issues, we know there are a lot of
recalls about Tylenol and Motrin, not to worry about those anymore?
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DODDS: Well, it looks like they`re behind them. They are in consent
with the FDA. The important thing about consumers, it`s only 12 percent of
their profit. So, it doesn`t really drive the earnings. And even if it
comes back to its old levels, it`s still well-below MDMD and pharma. So,
those two businesses are much more important in the overall picture, and
pharma being the most important.
GRIFFETH: It`s an international concern. What about the business
overseas, the currency fluctuations and the impact that can have on its
earnings down the road? What`s your forecast there?
DODDS: So, they raised guidance and about 4 cents was taken out of
the guidance for foreign exchange for the back half of the year, so not
that big. We`re talking about a number in the 540s, 547 range.
And then the other thing is they had a very strong quarter in BRIC.
They grew 19 percent, which was consistent with the first quarter. I think
that`s important because there`s a lot of concerns that some of the markets
might be slowing, but at least for healthcare, and J&J as a barometer, it
didn`t appear that way.
GHARIB: All right. So, you`re giving me a very upbeat and positive
forecast for this company. Anything that concerns you? Any wild card?
DODDS: Well, the evaluation is a premium. It went from a discount to
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premium at this big run. So, you do have to bet that the company`s
pharmaceutical business deserves a good-sized premium to its peers to make
the math work. So, I would say that s̀ the most important thing.
There is some concern now about China, with getting more aggressive
with the pharma companies. Again, I think that`s marginal for J&J s̀ size.
So, there are things out there. But I feel that it s̀ their best recent
trend in a long time.
GRIFFETH: Quickly, near all time highs at $90, how much higher can
this stock go, do you think?
DODDS: I went up to $101 today. I`m going for three digits.
GRIFFETH: Wow.
GHARIB: OK, new target.
Good thing you asked that, Bill. Most important question.
Matthew Dodds, healthcare analyst at Citigroup (NYSE:C) -- thanks a
lot.
DODDS: Thanks for having me.
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GRIFFETH: Well, get ready for more pain at the pump, unfortunately.
The government`s Energy Information Administration said today the gasoline
prices could soon rise an additional 15 cents a gallon because of the
recent spike in crude oil costs. The EIA says that gas has already risen
15 cents a gallon in just the past week and is now averaging $3.64 a gallon
nationwide.
GHARIB: Top Senate lawmakers unveiled a plan today to bolster the
finances of the Federal Housing Administration. It`s facing huge loses
this year from default on mortgages that it guaranteed during the housing
crisis. The new bipartisan draft bill would help stabilize the U.S. market
by strengthening the finances of the FHA, which ensures about one third of
all U.S. mortgages.
Now, just last week, House Republicans released their fix-it proposal
for overhauling the FHA.
GRIFFETH: And there was some good news in the housing market today,
though. Homebuilders sentiment rose by six points this month, reaching the
highest level we`ve seen in 7.5 years. Builders are feeling more confident
about new home sales, despite rising mortgage rates.
GHARIB: But those rising rates, along with skyrocketing home prices,
and a shrinking supply of homes for sale, are raising concerns that we may
not have learned from the mistakes of the past. And as Diana Olick
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reports, there are new worries about another housing bubble.
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DIANA OLICK, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over):The
nation`s homebuilders are more confident than they have been in seven
years. Supplies of existing homes for sale are near-record lows and real
estate agents are reporting bidding wars at open houses. Home prices are
up over 12 percent from where they were just a year ago.
Sounds like the perfect recipe for another housing bubble, or is it?
MARK FLEMING, CORELOGIC CHIEF ECONOMIST: No, we`re not in another
housing bubble. There is plenty of room to grow before we get into
irrational levels.
OLICK: Fleming points to still near record high affordability. Home
prices are up but still well off their peaks of the housing bubble.
Mortgage rates are higher but still historically low. He says prices would
have to rise an additional 45 percent or rates would have to hit 6.75
percent for a bubble to be possible.
FLEMING: But it`s not out of the realm of possibility a year or so
from now. A lot of it will depend upon how mortgage rates respond to
changes in the quantitative easing program that the Fed is doing and how
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much further appreciation we get.
OLICK: Rising mortgage rates should temper the big home price spikes,
especially among home builders. They have been jacking up prices recently
in order to offset higher costs for land, labor and materials.
TED WILSON, RESIDENTIAL STRATEGIES PRINCIPAL: There have been pretty
wide-spread reporting of price increases from the builders and normally
that would tend to curve the market with the big decrease that we saw in
mortgage rates over the past few years. You know, that really has allowed
the builder to pass those prices onto the consumer without much notice.
OLICK: The recent rise in mortgage rates has taken away a good chunk
of purchasing power for those on the margin of homeownership, perhaps for
first-time buyers but not for the majority of homebuyers. A bigger issue
continues to be negative equity. Potential move up buyers stuck in place
because they owe more than their homes are worth. But rising home prices
are slowly unlocking that equity and potentially opening the doors to more
supply and more home sales.
For NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT, I`m Diana Olick in Washington.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
GRIFFETH: Still ahead, shopping without leaving your couch. Believe
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it or not, you can buy a product that you see on television and all you
need is your remote control. We`ll explain.
But, first, a look at how the international market finished today.
(MUSIC)
GRIFFETH: You don`t need a weather man to tell you how hot it is in
much of the country right now. Just one year after the worst Midwest
drought in more than half a century, forecasters are now calling for
another dry and hot summer and that prediction for increased heat and
reduced rainfall sent corn and soybean prices soaring today.
GHARIB: Well, this week`s heat wave with its triple digit
temperatures is affecting millions of Americans and it`s changing the daily
routine for commuters, shoppers, workers, just everyone. And in any heat
wave, some businesses come out on the losing end, while others come out way
ahead.
So, who is benefiting from the business of this heat?
Hampton Pearson has our story.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
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HAMPTON PEARSON, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over):
From Boston to Washington, D.C., the hottest week of the summer has made
for utility companies predicting near record air conditioning use and fuel
demand from gas fired electricity but no plans for discounts on customer
utility bills.
(on camera): Make no mistake about it, when a heat wave hits, there
are winners and losers.
(voice-over): Dining al fresco, even along the Potomac River or any
waterfront, not a high priority.
Ditto for vendors operating on those popular curb side food trucks.
SHAWN LEIS: A lot of people don`t want to go out and stand in line
out a food truck, stand in the hot sun. It`s just not -- it`s just not the
best thing to do for them, especially when it gets -- with the heat index
over 100, they want to stay inside.
PEARSON: And if you`re in the ice cream or frozen yogurt business,
this is your time.
SABER RAHIM, ICE CREAM SHOP OWNER: Actually, because I have an ice
cream shop and we sell cold drinks like smoothies and everything, which is
good for me when it`s hot.
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PEARSON: Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), the world`s largest beverage maker,
blamed cool weather worldwide for less consumption of its soft drinks and
shrinking products. Nothing like a good heat wave to help boost the bottom
line.
BILL SCHMITZ, DEUTSCHE BANK: It is a very strong correlation between,
you know, weather and Coke`s volume. So, you know, if -- Coke`s job is to
market people when they`re thirsty. If they`re not thirsty because it`s
raining all the time, you`re not going to have volume.
PEARSON: As shoppers beat the heat at the mall, retailers are
recovering from a cold spring and record rainfall in many parts of the
country in June. Heat waves however, do end eventually.
For NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT, I`m Hampton Pearson in Washington.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
GRIFFETH: A downgrade for Ford in tonight s̀ "Market Focus".
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) took Ford off of its convection bio list,
pointing to a lack of near term catalyst to drive gains. Investors seem to
agree. Ford dropped more than 3 percent. It closed at $16.60 on heavy
volume.
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Meanwhile, CSX (NYSE:CSX) reported profits and revenues above
expectations after the bell tonight, saying that growth in merchandise and
intermodal volumes more than offset declines in coal shipments. CSX
(NYSE:CSX) expects profit growth of 10 percent to 15 percent through 2015
of this year`s base.
Shares of CSX (NYSE:CSX) had risen more than 1 percent in anticipation
of that report and then popped in after-hours trade. CSX (NYSE:CSX) closed
at $24.64.
GHARIB: A shot in the arm for investors in HCA Holdings. This
hospital operator issued a strong preview of its second quarter based on
increased hospital admissions. It reports results on August 1st.
Now, HCA`s news spread to other hospital operators like Tenet
Healthcare (NYSE:THC). HCA gained nearly 4 1/2 percent in heavy trading
today, closing at $38.86. And Tenet up almost 3 1/2 percent.
Take over talk boosted Onyx Pharmaceuticals today. Investors are
speculating the company will go for a deal with Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) at more
than $130 a share. Onyx rejected a $120 offer two weeks ago.
And now, Dow Jones reports Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)
are among firms interested in buying Onyx for its blood cancer treatment.
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Shares rose of Onyx rose more than 1 percent to $132.71, and have surged 50
percent in the past two weeks.
Profits at discount broker Charles Schwab dropped 7 percent as expense
has climbed on higher cost. The firm reported a quarter million new
brokerage accounts over the last three months. The stock, though, fell
more than 3 percent on heavy volume, to close at $21 a share. But it`s up
45 percent year to date.
GRIFFETH: Reports say that Dell`s long expected shareholder vote on
the future of that company, which has been slated to take place on
Thursday, may now be delayed. Founder Michael Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), along
with private equity backers Silver Lake Partners, is looking to take that
computer maker private for $24.4 billion. But some of Dell s̀ biggest
shareholders like T. Rowe Price and Blackrock have come out saying they
would vote against that offer, saying it under values the company. They
say shareholders should instead consider a competing proposal from activist
investor from Carl Icahn, that offers more money per share and would still
keep part of the company publicly traded.
GHARIB: Smartphone wars are heating up. AT&T (NYSE:T) will now let
customers upgrade their phones every year. This is instead of the
customary two years, as long as they pay full prices for those devices in
monthly installments with no interest charges. It`s called the AT&T
(NYSE:T) next plan.
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It comes on the heels of a similar option from a smaller rival, T-
Mobile, which allows customers to upgrade every six months.
GRIFFETH: And if you think you need a smartphone or a tablet or a
desktop computer to do shopping, you`re wrong now. Shop TV is here,
allowing viewers who own certain smart TV sets to click on a product that
they see in a show and buy it.
Julia Boorstin joins us now with more on how Shop TV works, who is
using it, who`s making money from it, all the story -- Julia.
JULIA BOORSTIN, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT: Bill, that`s
right. Up until now if you wanted to buy products on a TV show, you had to
find it online or go buy it in a store. But now, with your remote control,
you can buy home furnishings or clothing from a TV show, right there on
your TV set -- thanks to a new application unveiled today.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BOORSTIN (voice-over): A new app for Internet connected TVs called
Shop TV aims to transform the way you shop.
Here is how it works: viewers launch the app which is preinstalled in
2012 and 2013 Samsung smart TVs, so when they are watching, say, NBC`s the
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VICTOR ANTHONY, TOPEKA CAPITAL MARKETS MANAGING DIRECTOR:You have
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) -- all of those e-commerce
companies tend to have apps of their own. So, you`re essentially competing
with those guys who are essentially behemoths in the space.
BOORSTIN: Shop TV boosts that it doesn t̀ require a device other than
the remote control, but some say that`s not an advantage.
ANTHONY: They are not accustomed to shopping with the particular
remote. And so, I think they would probably need to be some sort of huge
market and push.
BOORSTIN: Shop TV does have the advantage of scale, offering several
hundred thousand products from about 500 top shows, thanks to partnerships
with 55 networks, including CBS (NYSE:CBS), NBC, FOX, HBO and Bravo.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
BOORSTIN: Right now, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) works with products within
TV shows, but the company behind it says it plans to expand to TV
commercials, as well. So, pretty soon, you`ll able to click the remote
control to buy a product you see in an ad -- Bill.
GRIFFETH: Maybe they like my tie, I don t̀ know.
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How big could this market become? What`s the projection there?
BOORSTIN: Well, there are different estimates. And it`s kind of hard
to tell because it doesn`t exist yet, but one of the analysts we spoke to
compared it to the Home Shopping Network, saying that the markets for like
Home Shopping Network and QVC, that`s roughly $8.5 billion business.
Now, obviously, the business becomes much larger if you expand it to
also looking at the infomercial business. But for now, we`re definitely
looking at billions of dollars if people do indeed want to buy things with
their remote control.
GHARIB: Oh, I`m definitely going to buy things, Julia, with my remote
control.
I`m just wondering what kinds of products will people be able to buy,
mostly clothing, is it TVs, gadgets? What kinds of stuff?
BOORSTIN: Well, clothing, as you can imagine. You see a shirt you
like in a TV show.
GHARIB: Absolutely.
BOORSTIN: You want to buy that shirt that the TV star is wearing.
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So, it`s clothing, it`s accessories, it s̀ home furnishings. But it`s
also things like beauty products. So, if you see someone applying a
certain blush in the bath room in a scene in the TV show, that might be up
for sale as well. But, of course, it all has to be coordinated both by the
app and the TV network, to figure out which products they can go ahead and
sell.
GHARIB: It`s an exciting new trend. Thanks a lot, Julia.
And coming up, it`s not easy being an electronics retailer in this day
and age, with big box retailers and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) dominating the
scene. But RadioShack is fighting back with a new strategy. We look if
it`s enough to stay competitive.
But, first, let`s check how commodities, treasuries and currencies
performed today.
(MUSIC)
GHARIB: The Senate has just confirmed Richard Cordray as director of
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by a vote of 66-34. Cordray`s
nomination has been held up by Republican opposition for more than a year
while he served as acting director.
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GRIFFETH: Mixed bag of news for Chrysler today. For the first time
ever, its Dodge Ram 1500 pickup was "Consumer Reports" magazine`s top pick
for full-sized trucks. That beat out the Toyota (NYSE:TM) Tundra and
Ford`s F-150, which is the top selling in the U.S.
But that good news comes the same day the automaker is recalling
46,000 from those Ram pickup model years from 2012 and 2013 to fix a faulty
electronic stability control system that may not turn on when the engine
starts.
GHARIB: When you can buy just about any kind of electronic gadget or
accessory online, it`s getting harder and harder for a small space retailer
like RadioShack to stay competitive. So the chain is changing things up
and trying to lure back more customers lost to big box stores and Internet.
Will it work?
Courtney Reagan gets some answers.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
COURTNEY REAGAN, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT (voice-
over):
Any company that`s been around for more than 90 years needs a little
updating now and then. But with the proliferation of big box retailers
like Walmart and Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), and the convenience of Amazon
(NASDAQ:AMZN), some think it`s too late for RadioShack.
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Since 1999, RadioShack has fallen from a company valued at $15 billion
to just over $300 million today. CEO Joe Magnacca acknowledges RadioShack
has work to do to bring back a customer lost to competition.
JOE MAGNACCA, RADIOSHACK CEO: I was brought in to actually help
transform this business and the team that I`m putting in place is really
focused on rebuilding RadioShack. We`re in a great space relative to
technology and it`s a brand that really in the past has kind of lost its
way, and our job is to really reinvigorate the brand and to rebuild
confidence in RadioShack and bring back those lost generation of folks.
REAGAN: This store in New York City is one of RadioShack`s new
concept location. It`s brighter and less cluttered. And while RadioShack
has decreased the number of products available for sale, it says it`s the
ones that are available are more relevant to today`s shopper.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Actually, I was just looking for an item that I
couldn`t find in Best Buy`s and other, P.C. Richard. And I just found it,
I`m very concerned. I just purchased it.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I find it set up more easily for the average
customer who is not technological savvy as myself.
ANTHONY CHUKUMBA, BBGT CAPITAL MKTS: We really do like the new
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prototype. It`s just much more exciting, much more inviting. They are de-
emphasizing mobile phones. They`re emphasizing some of the different
brands that they have in their store, like Samsung, like Apple
(NASDAQ:AAPL). But at the end of the day, I`m just not sure if it`s going
to be enough.
REAGAN: One of RadioShack`s strengths is its ubiquity, with 4,300
stores around the country, there`s one in seemingly every neighborhood.
But presence alone isn`t enough to win back shoppers, who have moved on.
For NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT, I`m Courtney Reagan in New York City.
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GRIFFETH: More than half a million checks are in the mail today.
They are headed for people who bought so-called toning shoes from Skechers
USA, hoping to lose weight and strengthen and tone of their lower body.
The trouble is they didn`t work that way. The Federal Trade
Commission says the sneaker-maker made unfounded claims, calling it
deceptive advertising. Following a settlement reached last year, $40
million in payouts are now being sent to unhappy customers.
GHARIB: A new study gives credence to the phrase "use it or lose it."
The French government`s health research agency says that retiring at a
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later age reduces the chances of getting Alzheimer`s or other types of
dementia. The study found that for each additional year, they do keep
working, the risk goes down more than 3 percent.
GRIFFETH: And finally tonight, "U.S. News and World Report" is out
with its annual list of the nation`s best hospitals. At number three, the
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. In second place, last year`s winner,
that`s Boston`s Mass General and one year after being knocked out of the
top stop, after more than two-decade long run, Baltimore`s Johns Hopkins
Hospital is number one again.
But, you know, I don`t think you can go wrong with any of those three
right there.
GHARIB: You`re absolutely right, Bill.
And for more on the nation`s best hospitals, log on to our Web site,
NBR.com.
And that`s it for us, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT for this July -- what is
it? The 16th?
GRIFFETH: The 16th that is, yes.
GHARIB: I`m Susie Gharib, thanks for watching.