Kind of a mix. Spain and france both slightly in the red the ten year note yield holding firm around the 2. 2 or so percent. You can see at the bottom of our screen weve gotten that news. Equifaxs stock had been halted. Rick smith announcing he will retire as the companys ceo. Want to get more details on when that retirement is coming, whether its immediate or not. Of course, hes been undergrea pressure given the huge breech there for some 143 million or so potential accounts that were compromised. Some might wonder what took so long. Yes. Already two Technology Executives left the company the week before last the stock has been in pretty much free fall today its been characterized as retirements as well its a couple of weeks ago saying he certainly shoulding fir should be fired. He has been dismissed. Take a look at the press release. Im not clear as to whether effective today okay. Thank you. Mark felder, current board member mark felder is now chairman and there is an interim ceo. T
And im Francine Lacqua. Lets quickly check on your markets. Global stocks are definitely rising. Shares in japan are probably advancing the most. The yen weakening after the bank of japan left Monetary Policy unchanged. Treasuries holding onto losses. Traders still, i think trying to digest the more hawkish tone struck by the federal reserve. I wanted to put gold in there as well, practically flat. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Reporter russia has verified that the Islamic State leader has been killed. Isisuld be among about 30 commanders killed during a bombing raid last month. It is also said the attack killed another 300 Islamic State fighters, but provided no explanation on the delay in reporting the airstrike. Anger is growing over the deadly blow that struck the apartment tower in london. The official death toll stands at 17, with the police morning fatalities could reach critical figures. Prime minister theresa may has ordered an investigation into the trag
Road map begins with google, hit with a multibillion dollar fine from the eu, saying the company abused its search dominance. Plus, sprint is working with charter and comcast on a wireless sharing agreement what that means and the implications for any potential merger between sprint and tmobile coming up on the show, a live and exclusive interview with the ceo of kroger. Stock was hit hard this is the first time were hearing from the countrys biggest grosser about what the future holds for the entire Industry First up this morning, eu antitrust regulators hitting google with a record fine. Commissioner vesta gechlt r tweeted google gave illegal advantage to own Comparison Shopping service by abusing its search dominance t must stop and pay fine of 2. 4 billion euros. Commissioner vestager will be a guest in the next hour for its part, google says they respectfully disagree and will consider the option they have for an appeal, sara. Seven years in the making it was a longrunning probe.
Cbo chief dug elmendorf, Donald Marron are in the chairs with complete break down what this all means to you. To wall street right now though. In of itself a breaking story, stocks fighting to stay in the green. We race toward a record close for the dow. The nasdaq briefly turned negative past hour. Dow at one point had been down one point. High as up 35. Things could change at any moment of course. Yesterdays loser is todays shining star. The Retail Sector bouncing higher after target boosted its guidance, saying retailer is doing pretty well in face of competitive environment. Translation, amazon. Right now target up nearly 4 1 2 . Target taking other retailers along for the ride. Jcpenney, macys, look at kohls, up nearly 5 . Walmart. All seeing green, not just a tiny bit. Not just up 1 . Jcpenney up 7 . Still a 4. 95 stock. By the way, walmart is one of the toppersage gains on the dow. Look at u. S. Hospital operators and Health Insurers falling any moment. Half a percent down 5 . A
He is our guest this week on the communicators. Commissioner welcome. The debate on Net Neutrality is a moving target right now on the hill and the fcc getting ready to do something. Whats the debate morph into at this point in your view . Guest first, peter thanks for having me on yet again and you picked a good time. The agency is em broiled in a number of high profile issues, Net Neutrality first and foremost among them. To me, the debate has morphed into a political football which i think is unfortunate because it obscures some Common Ground namely that everyone believes in a free and open internet. And i, for one, embrace as a part of that thenchairman powells four internet freedoms lawful content, applications of ones choice the freedom to attach devices to ones network and transparency in terms of service plan information. The question is how do we embrace those four freedoms in the context of regular ration . Regulation . I, for one, believe the bipartisan consensus that has be