Plus, big tex pharma. Tech pharma. Amazon launches a digital pharmacy that includes discounts and deliveries for prime members. It promises to upend the pharmacy business as we know it and may spell trouble for thousands of small pharmacies across the country. And, just what are your children watching . A new study finds if it is childrens content on youtube, it is probably littered with ads depicting violence and providing no Educational Value whatsoever. We will have all the details. First, u. S. Stocks pulled back from record highs today as u. S. Investors turn to the surge in new cases of covid19 and lockdown measures. Pharmacy stocks took a beating after amazon announced it is getting into the pharma business. Our Abigail Doolittle has more from new york. Markets generally ended the day down, but it was a big up day for amazon. How much influence did that have . Abigail lots of great headlines that you were mentioning. It was a fairly quiet day. It started risk off and ended mildl
Gods of silicon valley. Plus, amazon launches a digital pharmacy that includes discounts and deliveries for prime members. It promises to upend the pharmacy business as we know it and may smell may spell trouble for thousands of small pharmacies across the country. Plus, what are your children watching . A new study finds if it is childrens content on youtube, it is probably littered with ads promoting violence and providing no educational content. New cases ofrge in covid19 and lockdown measures. Pharmacy stocks took a beating after amazon announced it is getting into the pharma business. Markets generally and the day down but it was a big update for amazon. How much influence did that have . Abigail lots of great headlines that you were mentioning. It was a fairly quiet day. It started risk off and ended mildly risk off with the s p 500 index down about half a percent. Betweenaq flipflopping gains and losses. At the end of the day, a very small loss. At the end of the day, amazon up
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