Benefits of tax cuts of bonuses, higher wages, more hiring in more investment. Its the great corporate pass through. More announcements are likely. Tax cuts showing positive economic results. Democrats are still making some very dubious claims. For example, nancy pelosi says raises taxes on 86 million middleclass families. That is factually wrong. It is dishonest political spin. The left plans a yearlong allout attack like about when you just saw. Investors clearly approve however the tax cuts and what theyll do for economy for wages jobs and investments. Stocks going up this morning. We dont know how the market closes this afternoon, the president and his top economic adviser both talking up the market today. It will open high gear. Later this morning, Congress Holds a tax plan signing ceremony and you will see it. Varney company is about to begin. We will start with this. A white suv plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in melbourne, australia. We want to know who did it and are the au
He will testify on possible links between russia and President Trump associates. Nato has confirmed the assassination of a leading politician and is calling on serbia and kosovo to return to associations in brussels. Negotiations in brussels. A conservative political leader was shot to death by unknown attackers in northern kosovo. The Trump Administration is cutting 65 million in funding from the United Nations relief and work agency, a social service body for palestinian refugees. That is less than half of its expected contribution. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. Im alisa parenti. This is bloomberg and Bloomberg Technology is next. Emily im emily chang and this is Bloomberg Technology. Coming up, bitcoins tumble. The cryptocurrency sees its 2015. Ailey declined since will we see more selling in days to come . Plus, we catch up with arianna huffington. What she has to say about current ideal plans and the me to
They are also hoping to help with brexit negotiations. Global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. This is bloomberg. This is Bloomberg Technology. Coming up, ibm and its 20 two rter street street streak. Amazon is set to build its Second Headquarters. Of Ubers Travis Kalanick was darker than you thought. But first, to our lead. Ibm released fourthquarter Revenue Growth for the First Time Since 2011. The shares in the big blue are dropping after hours trading despite the fact that ibms new mainframe servers are playing a major role in boosting sales. As theys are anxious face competition from the likes of amazon, google, and microsoft. Joining us is Bloomberg Intelligence analyst. Were seeing a revenue spike after many years of decline, but shares are trading down. What is going on here . It has to do with the margins. I think investors might be looking at some improvement over there. As far as revenue increases is concer
The United States and mexico have agreed to extend the upcoming round of nafta negotiations in montreal by one 29. To january the mexican ambassador to the u. S. Told bloomberg today there is general agreement among the free nations on about 40 of topics being negotiated. British Prime Minister theresa may met with french president Emmanuel Macron outside lunday london today. This was to strengthen security and intelligence between the nations. Hoping to help with brexit negotiations. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. Im Alisa Parenti and this is bloomberg. Selina im selina wang in for emily chang, and this is bloomberg technology. Coming up, ibm ends its 20 two quarter streak of declining revenue. Report card, up next. Plus, amazon narrows its list of top locations to build its Second Headquarters with thousands of jobs and billions of dollars at stake. And the fall of Travis Kalanick was darker than you thought.
We begin with a good nights sleep. Are you getting at least seven hours of sleep a night the average americans answer is no it not only affects your health but your work. How do you work toward getting a good nights rest . That is our cover story today. One in three adults are not getting the recommended nights sleep. Its a hazard to your health according to the cdc increases the risk of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes, stroke, depression, and heart disease, just to name a few. Lack of sleep can also hurt Job Performance in spite of the fact many skip sleep hours to put in more work hours. Insome. Ya results in 11 days of productivity a year, which is costing companies more than 2,200 per employee. As a nation that represented a loss of more than 63 billion a year part of the problem is most of us are perpetually plugged in. 71 of us, myself included, sleep next to our smartphones. Blue light stops or slows the production of melatonin. Thats a signal that tells you its tim