The midst of the pandemic. U. S. Stocks rising today despite no new stimulus. Yet, even shares of google. Alphabet shaken off the threats of antitrust scrutiny. Joining us, abigail doolittle. Why would google shares rise on a day that the Justice Department is filing a suit that could threaten to break google up . Abigail not the response you would expect from Investors Committee u. S. Suing alphabet usingcusing it of monopolylike powers. This is not exactly new. Theres been many shots across the bow. We have had executives from many of these Big Tech Companies testifying before congress for a couple of years now. The fact that google is underperforming on the day. At one point, it did dip briefly lower. You could make the case that it is really priced in. The stock price over the time period when we have seen some of the congressional testimony, it has underperformed some of the other Tech Companies, telling you that there could be some idea that investors are not surprised by this. W
The pandemic. Attacks and interruptions. That is what most of the audience remembers from the first president ial debate between President Trump and Vice President joe biden. Now the commission on president ial debates is calling for a new format. Senator blackburn will be my guest. Stocks finishing higher on hopes of a new stimulus bill, but it was a choppy day. Abigail doolittle joins us from new york. Walk us through the ups and downs. Abigail certainly fitting it was a choppy day because it was a choppy quarter. And following the pattern we have seen over the last few months. Redad the premarket in the after that debate, the chaos, investors not liking it. The s p 500, up more than 1. 5 . Afternoon news that a stimulus agreement had not been reached, stocks really nosedived, not into the red, but the s p 500 only up about 3 10 of 1 . Day, windowf the dressing to the third quarter, it was the mega cap stocks that did save the day. Apple and microsoft, both up about 1. 5 , again not
And trust legislation. Welcome to todays hearing of the subcommittee on antitrust policy and consumer rights, the title we chosen for today is stacking the tech as google form competition in advertising, i want to think drinking member and her staff for working closely with me and my office, we prepared for today. I also want to think the chairman of the judiciary lscommittee, senator graham for his support of this hearing. This hearing. After i and then senator klobuchar giving our opening remarks, well hear from two panels of witnesses with questions from members of the subcommittee. We have Something Interesting to deal with in the senate and every time they call votes, when they call votes during a subcommittee hearing, were at their mercy. Senator klobuchar and i have both cast our votes on the first of a series of three or four. At some point, were going to have to pause or tag team as we allow other members to hearing is googles Online Advertising business. A novelist andha whet
I want to thank Ranking Member klobuchar and her staff for working closely with me and my office as we prepared for today and i also want to thank our chairman, the chairman of the full Senate Judiciary committee, senator graham, for his support of this hearing. After i and then senator klobuchar giving our opening remarks, well hear from two panels of witnesses with questions from members of the subcommittee. We have Something Interesting to deal with in the senate and every time they call votes, when they call votes during a subcommittee hearing, were at their mercy. Senator klobuchar and i have both cast our votes on the first of a series of three or four. At some point, were going to have to pause or tag team as we allow other members to sit in for us, just dont be eisenhower sitting on a stone block in the direction of the greatest accomplishments the president of the United States and Supreme Commander of the forces him. Greg on welcome to todays hearing with the policy and Consu
But that thats more like i want to thank Ranking Member klobuchar and her staff for working closely with me and my office as we prepared for today and i also want to thank our chairman, the chairman of the full Senate Judiciary committee, senator graham, for his support of this hearing. After i and then senator klobuchar giving our opening remarks, well hear from two panels of witnesses with questions from members of the subcommittee. We have Something Interesting to deal with in the senate and every time they call votes, when they call votes during a subcommittee hearing, were at their mercy. Senator klobuchar and i have both cast our votes on the first of a series of three or four. At some point, were going to have to pause or tag team as we allow other members to sit in for us, just dont be alarmed if that happens. The focus of todays hearing is googles Online Advertising business. Whether its a monopolyist and whether it might have engaged in any conduct that harms competition and