What it means for you and the markets. A big day for earnings. Some major movers ahead of the open will set the tone for this trading day. Well dig in on a lot of the big reports. And one name with a big earnings move is twitter. Shares up nearly 10 right now. Take a look at the eye popping numbers. First up though the president set to unveil his proposed tax law changes today. Among the highlights a cut in Corporate Taxes, a cut in the rates of foreign profits brought back to the United States. The lawmakers were briefed yesterday by treasury secretary mnuchin and director cohn. Mnuchin spoke a moment ago about Corporate Tax rates. I will confirm that the business tax is going to be 15 . That is what the president said in the campaign. He said thats critical to drive growth and, you know, what i would say people talk about pass throughs. What we think is important is small business. And we are committed that small business, owner operators, will have the benefit of the business rate.
Busiest earnings day of quarter. The treasury secretary on the tax rollout. And the ceos of dow chemical and Southwest Airlines in the next 60 minutes. First up, the white house is pushing what it calls the largest tax cut and reform in history. This morning on the today show, the treasury secretary was grilled about how the plan will be paid for. And mr. Secretary, would you be willing to raise your right hand and look at the American People and say, i Steven Mnuchin promise you that this will be revenue neutral and deficit neutral . So right now, were working with the house and the senate. This is now about taking the president s principles and turning them into a bill that we can get passed and the president can sign this year so we can create Economic Growth. And were going to work closely with congress to get this done. So matt, yes, our principles are, we want to pay for this with Economic Growth and with reducing lots and lots of special interest deductions. Ive got to get your
Premarket. Microsoft and intel are moving lower. Weve got a first look at the economy under president trump. It was a weak First Quarter, the question of course is has growth picked up since then. Starbucks out with results, the stock is slipping. A live and exclusive interview with Ceo Kevin Johnson and now chairman Howard Schultz. On the tech earnings front, amazon as you may know by now surpassing forecasts, getting a lift from the Cloud Business. Alphabet also above consensus as mobile search helped to drive ad sales higher. Microsoft and intel beat on the bottom line, but miss on the top line. Jim, theres a lot to get to last night. Last night was incredible to listen to not to the amazon call because amazon said, our cash flow is fabulous. All true. But the alphabet call was about how were not a Search Engine company thats driven by advertising although our advertising is up 50 . They said over and over again as we talked about earlier this week were cloud, were cloud, were cloud
Ipo, an exclusive interview ahead. First, this week saw a showdown in washington, the Net Neutrality debate. The fcc chairman unveiled his game plan for rolling back neutrality rules. Democratic015 by a majority fcc, Net Neutrality rules prohibit Internet Service providers from favoring or discriminating against online applications, content, and services. It makes no sense, we cannot keep the promise of Net Neutrality openness and freedom without the rules to ensure it. This was the reaction from senator edward markey. With the fcc chairman from washington, d. C. Will be a political debate that will engage millions of people, but we will focus on the facts and laws. Americans by and large believe but oneen internet, infrastructure investment, the next Generation Networks to be built out. The sec does not need heavyhanded regulation that saddle businesses with lots of rules to does incentivize building those networks. This incentivize building those networks. Areline if these rules chan
Our exclusive with the ceo ahead. First to our lead. This week saw a showdown brewing in washington, cracking open the Net Neutrality debate. Fcc chairman ajit pai unveiled his game plan for rolling back Net Neutrality rules at a speech wednesday in the nations capital. Passed in 2015 by a democratic majority fcc, the Net Neutrality rules and to prohibit internet to prohibit Internet Service providers from favoring or discriminating against online applications, content, and services. Now democratic senator Edward Markey from massachusetts responded to the chairmans repeal, saying, it makes no sense. We cannot keep the promise of Net Neutrality openness and freedom without the rules to ensure it. Pai and the Trump Administration and the ceo should inspect a tsunami of resistance. The ceo said the rules as they stand have made a digital divide. We spoke to fcc digital chairman ajit pai from washington, d. C. Ajit this will be a political debate that will engage millions of people, but we