Thank you very much for the invitation to be here today with you, and thank you so much for arranging this nice weather in this place. Mr. President , im very glad that we had such a good meeting, and this is due to your strong leadership. And this is also due to our strong partnership. Obviously the fact that we celebrate 20 years of Strategic Partnership this year is important for both our nations, and it is important to know, and this is what i want to underline. That this partnership with the United States of america shaped romania as it is today. Romania, a solid democracy with the a solid, sustainable economic growth. Romania, which stands together with the u. S. Troops in afghanistan. We stand together in iraq. Mr. President , this partnership contributed greatly to what romania is today, and this partnership was and is very important. And i think this partnership not only has to continue, this partnership has to become stronger. This partnership has to define our bilateral rela
Our road map begins with ge, immelt is set to retire this summer the tech stocks are on track to tumble apple under pressure missolo downgrades apple first up, jeff immelt is resigning as the Ceo John Flannery will take over we have talked about immelt and ges trouble just trying to keep pace with the dow. Really since his tenure began. Its the worst performer in the dow since he came in apple hes down 31 some people can always argue at that moment that he came in it was a high water mark. Others have said, listen, he did cut the dividend, but many who cut the dividend i think thats whats happened when you compare him to a honeywell, when you compare him to david cote, even to greg hayes at united technology, difficult to compare very difficult to compare. Meaning immelt does not meet their standard its empirical. Im not saying listen, i know the guys, i know them pretty well, and they were able to reshuffle the portfolios in ways that generated a much better return honeywell did a muc
Getting through as many as we can. Its a jampacked two hours. Why niles shorts amazon on the back of the deal, and former walmart ceo, bill simon, why walmart has more to worry about other than amazon. Bill miller, a bull on the stock, and talking to him about valeant, and alexander accosta reacting to President Trumps comments on cuban policy lets get to it we have details of the amazons deal to buy whole foods and what it means for rivals. Mike, this is a little bit of what it means because ramifications have many, many ripple effects, but the deal to buy whole foods makes it amazons biggest acquisition to date, and one thats royaling grocery and retail stocks. Amazon says it will maintain the whole foods brand with the ceo and cofounder somedaying at the helm, for now. The overlapping is high already, and the stores are are located close to many amazon distribution centers, which is an interesting point the partnership certainly arms whole foods with logistics and data expertise, an
The chair notes the presence of a quorum. Committee meets today to consider and mark up h. R. 2010, the National Defense authorization act for fiscal year 2018. For 55 straight years, under congresses and president s of both parties, and annual ndaa has been signed into law. Im certain that this you will be no different. The members of this committee have an overwhelming commitment to the duty placed on us by the constitution to support the men and women who serve our nation in the military. Every member of this committee has contributed to this legislation. Committee member suggested 1531 separate legislative provisions for consideration in the marks. Over 330 amendments were filed for today. But members also contributed by asking thoughtful questions at our briefings and hearings, by traveling to visit our troops at home and overseas, by sharing their personal experiences and insights, and by talking with one another about how to solve problems. And so first i want to express my appr
Chief of Bloomberg Businessweek all about global technology. Why now do this . Megan technology has always been a franchise that Bloomberg Businessweek. It is something we have distinguished ourselves on. We pride ourselves on the covers, the stories we are able to tell. We really wanted to keep global tech as a franchise and even make it more global than it already was. What you see in this issue are two themes. One is here are some of the companies in developments and entrepreneurs that are changing the world, like tencent. And also, the future is closer than you think. Whether that is fish skin being used to treat wounds or the race for space, things we thought were Science Fiction almost are not so much. We wanted to bring that to readers. Oliver this has got to be one of the Coolest Stories you guys ever had in one magazine. We want to keep this sort of Business Economic thing open, but the stuff is so exciting. What to you is most exciting that maybe you had not heard about or go