Look at all these choices. So much choice, thats our show tonight. John when we talk choice, theres not much more important than health care. The president sold obamacare saying it would lower costs and yet give us more coverage and more good choices, winwin. Some people would gain better insurance and even if you didnt, you wouldnt lose anything. If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. [ applause ] oops, that one didnt work out so well. Millions have learned that no, you dont get on keep your doctor. Six million policies were canceled. But millions of americans who did not have Health Insurance before now do have it. Thats why obamacare is good, says dr. Kathleen doctors for america, a group that wants government to pay for more of our health care. On the other side, Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute wrote a book saying we need more competition, and less government. So, kathleen, i agree with michael. You say obamacare is a great thing . Im looking at
The most interesting thing is how to learn exactly what the rules are about and how we structured them in such a way that theyre built on the mobile model and we built them around what has worked the last 22 years in terms of regulating the Wireless Industry in the United States so that we could make sure that there was adequate investment that would continue to come by the fact there is no rate tariffing or the kinds of monopoly regulation you heard during the debate. The feeling im getting here in talking to people is well, as i understand it better, and its significant. Sprint has come out and said they support it tmobile has said theyll continue investing under this google fiber said even though were now entitled to a common carrier, well continue to investigate the small wireless characters and theyve said hey, this is something we can live with. You know, on and on and on theres been a list of people who have said the more we get past the rhetoric and the more we get to really wh
Everything from the minicooper to the bluetooth headset, where the next frontier lies. Makers, ont bloomberg television. 10 00 in new york city, i have Erik Schatzker. I am stephanie ruhle, the last day you and i are both here they fear we had to europe. We had to europe. Earnings season, the parade continues, Goldman Sachs and citigroup. As usual. E winner scarlet fu has been keeping tabs. Citi had industrys first big mess. 82 senselessly adjusted earnings per share, below the consensus and fell short of lowest estimates. Revenues missed the mark, following versus last year and a third quarter. On trading was down 15 versus last year compared with flat at his peers. Is losing market share to peers. Guggenheim said citigroup depends more on fixed income currencies, commodities, trading and other money center banks. Investment banking was relatively weak, so far, we have been hearing about banks having higher fees because of dealmaking and ipos, at citi it was flat. Conference call high
U. S. Networks. A baby cured of h. I. V. Is infected once again. What it means for finding a cure. We begin with the crisis between hamas and israel. President obama spoke with israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu today. The president said the u. S. Is willing to broker a ceasefire and stands about its longtime ally. For the thirdstrait day aattacks by gaza and israel have been unrelenting. More than 90 palestinians have been killed in gaza since air strikes began. No israelis have been killed. At the United Nations the Security Council held an emergency meeting about the topic this morning. Once again civilians are paying the press for the continuation of conflict. Secretarygeneral ban kimoon said hamas must stop firing rockets into israel to prevent a Ground Invasion and war. Palestinians in gaza are trapped inside the small territory with no way to escape the air streaks. Egypt gave palestinians a way out. The country opened the rafa border for injured palestinianians and selec
Behind. Lets check in now first with sue at the nyse. Hi, ty. Stocks beginning the week on a down note. That follows last weeks big selloff. Still some fears about corporate profits persisting out there but we are seeing a bit of a rebound in technology which of course was key in last weeks selloff. Well see whether or not it can maintain its leadership. Bob pisani joins me on the floor of the nyse. Not unexpected that we would continue to see a little bit of selling but it certainly doesnt have the pressure buildup. Are we at a bottom in earnings at all. Its still out. Whats encouraging, tech stocks, a horrible week last week, a lot of companies disappointed, microsoft and ibm. A little bit of stabilization here. Thats good to find some kind of bottom. Ibm has stabilized, but General Electric hasnt. Were down again today after some disappoint yesterday. One of the biggest volume days ive ever seen in General Electric on friday. Heavy volume again today. Down almost 7. 5 . Ge in two da