In the takeover. Berkshire hathaway are getting 51 of craft. A solemn minute of science of silence today. They were mourning those lost yesterday when a german plane crashed. We are learning today two americans today a former u. S. Safety investigator says authorities want to know why the pilot made no distress call. Collects that will certainly be the number one item they will look closely to see what is going on around the cockpit. Betty a hong kong conglomerate is no written passes biggest wireless a 53 billion deal. Defense spending will be the point today when the house starts budget debates. Lawmakers are not sure. There are six republican plans. Against lawmakers who want to lower the deficit. Facebook founders reaching out to Software Developers today. Reaching out to the companys conference in San Francisco. We will let out designers reach facebook users even better than now per facebook shares are at an alltime high. Forecasting adding revenue this year just 37 . Those are yo
Picture. Analysts are forecasting for this quarter, thats going to be weak Revenue Growth. While we are seeing a reacceleration in gdp growth, that hasnt translated into higher Sales Estimates for this quarter. For q4, Thompson Reuters is estimating a. 4 jump in sales versus 3. 4 that we saw last quarter. Europe will also be in the spotlight this season. Analysts are betting that tech will benefit from the ongoing recovery in europe. Tech companies that have exposure to europe include harmon international, Electronics Arts and priceline. Last quarter, priceline saw an uptick in european sales. Analysts say the European Online travel market could offer considerable Growth Opportunities for priceline and the broader online traffic market, travel market, excuse me, going forward. When it comes to emerging markets, experts have a mixed opinion on business conditions. Last quarter, young brands and nike were cautious on china while General Mills saw strength on its earnings call. Management
Operating under those circumstances. Miss wertheimer has the opportunity today to inform us how she will handle these exceptional challenges. I look forward to hearing from each of ou nominees on these important issues and more. Thank you, senator. There is an 11 00 vote scheduled for them. Its the law of sufficient time to allow questions. We have agreed to limit Opening Statements to the chair and Ranking Member. All senators will welcomed to submit an Opening Statement for the record. Senator curnan will now introduce mayor castro. Thank you mr. Chairman and Ranking Member crapo. Its my pleasure to be with you here today to introduce a fellow san antonioian and texan mr. Castro. He has told me that hes glad to be here and looked forward to your question buzz he especially looks forward to being back in san antonio to help celebrate the victory of the San Antonio Spurs which that celebration is still going on and will for a long time. I know he will take the opportunity to introduce
Introduce my family who has accompanied me here today. My husband andy, our daughter, kate, my stead fast mother, my inlaws walter and ann pinkas. With that, let me get to the meat of what id like to say in my statement. The fhfa plays a crucial role in our financial system. As the safety and soundness regulator of fannie mae, fannie mac, and the 12 regional federal home loan banks. To ensure they operate in a safe and sound measure and serve as a reliable source of liquidity and funding for Housing Finance. As senator crapo mentioned, since 2008, almost six years now, the agency has acted as conservator for fannie mae and fannie mac to protect the assets and properties of those enterprises and protect the tax payers investment which is currently 187. 5 billion. Currently fannie mae and fannie mac guarantee more than 5 trillion in mortgages in this country. Three out of over four. Congress mandated strong independent oversight of Agency Programs and operations by the fhfa oig to safe g
Just pass by, right . Even the most serious things, they just pass by. I mean the president s Campaign Chairman was sent to prison. The president s deputy Campaign Chairman was also sent to prison. The president s selfnamed charity was shut down as an ongoing criminal enterprise, and his children are henceforth restricted by law from even being associated with charities. The president s selfnamed Fake University was shut down as a scam as well, and he had to pay 25 million to settle fraud claims against it. And, you know, its easy to forget, but the president was also impeached. And, yes, then the president retaliated against all of the witnesses who testified in his impeachment hearings. The president personally intervened to change the fbis plans for its new Headquarters Building in a way that would benefit his own downtown washington, d. C. Hotel. The president s sister had to resign as a federal judge to avoid an ethics inquiry into alleged fraud and tax evasion schemes that she an