Manufacturers, in an effort to less lessen dependency on foreign pharma. This visit ties directly to the start of the president s tariff wars back in january of 2018. Thats when he imposed 30 to 50 tariffs on imported washing machines that were mostly coming from south korea appliance giants lg and samsung. Since that time, whirlpool is up, just over 2 , while the s p 500 has scaled gains of 19 over the same period of time. Also, whirlpool has Just Announced some layoffs. We will take you straight back to ohio when the president speaks. But to the markets. Just a second ago, the nasdaq touched a record high, 107 points to the upside. We are still up about 101 at the moment. 100 points above the 11,000 mark. Right before the closing bell yesterday, the nasdaq actually kissed the 11,000 mark. We noted it, seconds since the bell was closing. Well, it closed one point below. Will we see it close above 11,000, if it can hold on to its gains it will notch its fourth Straight Record close. Do
Raleighdurham. The president is about to step out of that plane. I can tell you right now, we are going to be there with cameras because back in d. C. , theres another huge story developing. The congressional antitrust sharks are circling. In less than 48 hours, jeff bezos of amazon, apples tim cook, google alphabets Sandar Pichai and mark succeed you azu facebook will be the ones in hot water. It is the First Time Ever that all four will simultaneously be taken to task by law makers. If congress is smart, okay, i know, if congress were smart, they would get suggested questions from this guy. Basecamp cofounder and chief technology officer. He hes the only one who has taken on three of the four and lived to tell about it. He will reveal the number one question he says congress should ask each of those tech titans that he says will cause crumbling. Plus, could a new u. S. china ticking time bomb threaten social medias hottest name . China economic insider derek scissors gives his threat
Is falling, so does the s p. Caroline Second Quarter is beating on an adjusted earnings per share basis. Revenue, also a beat. The chipmaker is accelerating the product transition, they say. Revenue, 75lyear million dollars. We are managing to get some clarity from businesses in terms of forwardlooking guidance. Romaine hersheys was one of the big over today, up 6 . Even if the guidance does not necessarily meet expectations, the idea that they have some clarity definitely emboldens some folks. Of course, intel right now down about 4 . A lot of folks looking deeper into these numbers and apparently you are as well. Taylor key headline, that they will be accelerating the product transition. That is what they need to do to remain competitive against amd. I know that analysts, particular where looking to see how you maintain that competitiveness. A lot that could be within that 10 nanometer product transition. We also know that apple has been announcing their own chips, potentially hurtin
Good morning. So this meeting will now come to order. Today the subcommittee is holding a hearing entitled oversight of doe, during covid19 pandemic. Members will be participating in todays hearing finally in person or remotely via video conferences. And just as a reminder weve had some technical difficulties in making sure that our remote video was operating up to standard. As part of this hearing, the microphones of members participating remotely will be set on mute for the purpose of eliminating inadvertent background noise. Members participating remotely will need to unmute their microphones each time you wish to speak. For members and witnesses participating in person, i encourage you to wear your mask whenever you are not speaking. Dr. Monahan, our physician, stressed in attending physician covid19 guidelines that use of face coverings is meant to protect other people in case someone was unknowingly infected and does not have symptoms. But wearing our mask when we are not speakin
We spoke this morning and we dont know how much they are paying for this vaccine supply. We dont know whether they will have the right vaccine so many questions on how administrations and i ministers at access to vaccines for their citizens. Tom the virus dynamics are just particularry, make note of the glide path of texas and south carolina. In new york city with our first word news here is ritika gupta. InsistsMitch Mcconnell that businesses, schools, and other organizations be protected against coronavirus lawsuits which is talking down talks over a new stimulus package. Changes inding that Liability Law be included in the legislation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that shows he is not serious about a deal. Federal reserve policy makers will focus on how to jumpstart a rebound from the recession. Almost certain to keep their benchmark rate the same. The fed will make a statement at 2 00 p. M. New york time. Jerome powell will make comments 15 minutes later. Amazon Ceo Jeff Bezos p