[indiscernible conversation] [indiscernible conversation] the president of the United States. [applause] [indiscernible conversation] [applause] president obama happy new year. [applause] president obama happy new year. [applause] [applause] [cheering] [applause] president obama thank you. [cheering] president obama thank you. [applause] president obama thank you so much. I believe these are for you. Lets bring this to order here. [gavel] members of congress, i have the High Pressure privilege and the distinct honor of representing to you, the president of the United States. [applause] president obama thank you. Thank you very much. Have a seat. Thank you. Mr. Viceer, president , members of congress, my fellow americans, tonight marks the eight year eight year i have come to report on the state of the union. One, i am going to try to make it shorter. [laughter] [applause] i know some of you have to get back to iowa. [applause] i have been there. I will be shaking hands afterwards, if y
Are among the Companies Reporting results before the opening bell today. After the close, well be hearing from ebay, facebook, and qualcomm. Take a look at the futures. After a strong day yesterday with the dow up 282 points, you can see theres some giveback today. Dow futures down by about 76 points. The nasdaq down by 35. Oil prices are coming under some pressure too. A lot of people are going to be paying attention to apple this morning. Earnings coming in at 3. 28 a share. That was 5 cents ahead of estimates. Thats sort of the good news. The bad news, revenue came in at 79. 9 billion. Apple sold 74. 8 million iphones, below estimates. Mac and ipad sales also weaker than expected. Apple sitting on a mountain of cash, 216 billion, up 21 from last year. Ceo tim cook spoke about all this on the Conference Call. Our financial position has never been stronger. We have the mother of all Balance Sheets with almost 216 in cash, which translates to nearly 39 per i did lutded share of apple s
Amount of big data, quality measurement stuff, and we dont know how well we can put that knowledge in the consumers that have other choices to make, how well they will be able to process the information and it will work through in the markets and i think organizations that have the creditability are important. But you will see a lot of stuff being done by different organizations to help improve the market. When people make comments like michael just did what runs through their mind and i cannot handle the information i am currently getting on my Health Care Plan and how will have handle more . When you look at how the web works the people are going to win the race in this Venture Capital market place are the ones that create allegorrhythms and give answers they trust. 001 of people will do double clicks on the web page and get on the passenger to analyze the data. Most people will say will you give me a recommendation . Like a google search. I will type and you say what you think is my
To destabilize the sinai peninsula, turning it into the wild west. It has now been replaced military regime. In iraq, isis and al qaeda affiliates preside over a radical muslim caliphate that stretches from the Syrian Border all the way to the outskirts of baghdad, and by the way, over 60,000 christians in iraq, the last remaining christians left in that country, have literally had to flee for their lives. Mockinge terrorists are the entire free world and essentially spitting on the graves of americans who gave their lives to liberate that country, and this administration couldnt do anything other than send 300 military advisers. Ofyou can watch the rest ralph reeds remarks as part of our western conservative summit friday night at eight eastern on cspan. Tonight on cspan, coverage of the u. S. Africa leader summit with first ladies Michelle Obama and laura bush. Then former president george w. Bush on fighting disease in africa. Then president obama holds a News Conference to close th
And so many of you are already embracing Young Leaders through your work, whether its improving Girls Education or fighting Cervical Cancer or hiv or supporting microfinance, you all have the potential to inspire millions across the globe. So it is my hope that today, we will rededicate ourselves to these efforts and commit to new efforts to lift up our young people. And i hope that you all will have a chance today to really connect with each other and learn from each other. And hopefully be inspired by each other. With that, it is now my pleasure to begin a conversation with the first lady who has long been an inspiration to me. Laura bush set a high bar for me during her time in the white house, and she has continued to do outstanding work around the world since she and her husband left washington. I consider her not just a role model but also a friend. Im thrilled that our conversation today will be moderated by another woman who i greatly respect and admire, one of americas leading