Special treat for viewers to talk about your new book, the new wave we have known each other for years so it is privilege you being here. You are a successful serial entrepreneur and one of the few people in congress that understand that startup community. Host my first question is the timing of the book. You went to America Online when it was called something different. In the 80s it had a different plan and you reformulated the company. You were the founder and leader really. You lead the company through the 90s and it became one of the most Iconic Companies and you are one of the most iconic entrepreneurs in America History and one of the great Business People of our generation. Guest lets stop there and call it a day. Half of america connected through aol and then you had the merger with time warner, biggest merger in history, you started the revolution Investment Fund that invested in a hundred Startup Companies including zip car among others. Why write the book now . I have to im
Tyler, we begin with the selloff on the street. A triple digit drop for the dow with the major averages down more than 1 . This is actually we havent seen since late september for the dow and the s p. Weve been sort of a little bit complacent recently after all the volatility of late august and september. The nasdaq is down by just over 1 along with the dow and the s p. Lets get more with bob pisani at the nyse because you have fears, bob, about retailers reporting this week as well as, of course, the rate sensitive stocks in the firing line as well, right . Thats right. A number of different issues here. Six stocks declining for every one advancing. Look whats popped up again, the vix. We havent seen this move double digits since the end of september. Its 16 and change. I dont get concerned until its over 20, but this is a move we havent seen in the last five or six weeks. Why the drop . Mandy is right, a couple reasons here. There is continuing concerns about the reverberations on hi
Were supposed to offer a nonprofit alternative to private insurance, have essentially been strangled by the private insurers and by congress. 10 out of the 23 have are to close many more are expected to close in the next few months or years. They will probably never viable long term. It was a little like the peewee football he going against the nfl. Amy we will speak with dr. Steffie woolhandler as well as the head of the colorado coop that is going under, and insurance whistleblower Wendell Potter on why health care coops are failing. In a new documentary reveals why the u. S. Has become on of the leading tax shelters of the superrich. We are the 99 . We are the 99 . Invest int money to our country, to invest in people, and their not doing it anymore. As a nurse, i would say theyre probably mentally ill. It is not normal to hoard all that money. Require us to pay in the u. K. , we pay 6 million were not accusing you of being illegal, we are accusing you of being immoral. Amy we will s
Health care coops, which were supposed to offer a nonprofit alternative to private insurance, have essentially been strangled by the private insurers and by congress. 10 out of the 23 have are to close many more are expected to close in the next few months or years. They will probably never viable long term. It was a little like the peewee football he going against the nfl. Amy we will speak with dr. Steffie woolhandler as well as the head of the colorado coop that is going under, and insurance whistleblower Wendell Potter on why health care coops are failing. In a new documentary reveals why the u. S. Has become on of the leading tax shelters of the superrich. We are the 99 . We are the 99 . Invest int money to our country, to invest in people, and their not doing it anymore. As a nurse, i would say theyre probably mentally ill. It is not normal to hoard all that money. Require us to pay in the u. K. , we pay 6 million were not accusing you of being illegal, we are accusing you of bei
Administrations Clean Power Plan and with paris happening a month ago, Carbon Pricing more broadly . How ready are u. S. Energy companies for those two regulations . All of our companies some are across the continuum. Some have supported a trade approach. Some have supported a carbon tax. Theres a variety of different position amongst our Member Companies. The things we have focused on primarily is the science and the data. Why . Because we think that is the story thats not being told today. The relate is that the u. S. Is the leader. The president should have gone to paris and said i have a case study in the United States. Were able to grow our economy, put people to work, at the same time our Carbon Emissions are at a 20year low. We think that story should be told because we think it will help reorient other thinkers about the solutions of our time which is climate. We believe we now have a case study. We actually have data that shows how you continue to support a growing economy at