Twitter is banning political ads of all types. We have details. Tesla owners talk. Bloomberg conducts the biggest survey of tesla drivers today. To date. 5000, in fact. What they have to say about what elon musk is doing right and wrong. Now, this week was dominated by tech earnings. Apple beat across the board wednesday, topping estimates for both last Quarter Results and next quarters forecast. This all despite sputtering iphone sales. Highlights included sales and profits that topped analyst projections. Services revenue also reached a record high. The ceo announced apple will launch a no interest iphone payments on the apple card, adding that the apple card is the most successful launch for a credit card in the u. S. Ever. I got insight from forrester analyst julie ask. We have been seeing upward revisions to basically all of the numbers throughout the quarter so it is not a surprise that the stock had performed pretty well coming into the report. That said, especially on the servi
Democrats call in the strongest ed yet of an improper quid pro quo by the president while the republicans said there was nothing new in taylors testimony. The president blasted the diplomat claiming he was a never trumper and saying neither he taylor nor any other witnesses provided testimony that the ukrainians were aware of any military aid being withheld. The day after taylors appearance, a few dozen house members stormed into the planned closed door deposition by laura cooper. They said they were protesting the credittive aspect of the impeachment probe. Secretive aspect. On thursday we learned that the justice departments investigation into the origins of the russia inquiry that consumed the first two years of the Trump Presidency has now become a criminal probe. That gives prosecutor john durham the ability to convene a grand jury. In the meantime, reports surfaced about increasing anxiety inside the Democratic Party establishment over the durant crop of candidates hoping to take
In the latest Earnings Report . Details ahead. And twitter mrs. Thirdquarter revenue estimates. We find out why new user growth did not translate into ad sales. Facebook dominated of the week in tech with Mark Zuckerberg defending his social network before congress on wednesday. What was scheduled as a hearing on the Cryptocurrency Libra also included issues like antitrust and privacy. Is in a currency . Are you a bank . What is this association . It is a very complex project. And as you say, it is risky. Do you consider libra to be money . I consider to be a payment system. Its like me having my money in wells fargo bank. You could think about it that way. The we are not a bank or applying for a bank charter. That is the problem. Thats what were facing. We are not going to launch the system here or anywhere else around the world until we get approval from relevant egulators. The american competitiveness angle and cognition with china is a National Security issue. In china, especially
S p, also slightly down but the nasdaq showing essentially flat to slightly higher. Remember, were just about 15 points away, by the way, on the s ps alltime closing record. We will keep an eye on that. How about this. One of the largest malls in the world opens today in new jersey. Its called the American Dream mall. It will have hundreds of stores, restaurants and indoor Amusement Park with roller coasters, and a 16story ski slope. All sorts of experiences. But it comes at a 1 billion cost to taxpayers. It will likely be a traffic nightmare. Wait until you hear how much it will cost to park there. Yikes meanwhile, President Trump heads to South Carolina later this morning. Hes going to an event on criminal Justice Reform. If the president speaks to reporters, which he likes to do before leaving the white house, you will of course see it right here. Got a lot of news to go at this morning, including those rapidly spreading wildfires in california, and Charles Barkley going after Vice
In the delivery payoff latest Earnings Report . Thirdquarterssed revenue estimates. Why Revenue Growth did not translate into ad sales. Facebook dominated the week with Ceo Mark Zuckerberg defending his social network before u. S. Congress on wednesday. Scheduled included a huge antitrust and privacy. What is this association. Its a complex project. Do you consider libra to be money . I consider it a Payment System. Its like me having my money in Wells Fargo Bank . You could think about it that way. We are not applying for a bank charter. That is the problem. Facing mywe are commitment is we are not going to launch the libra Payment System until we get the approval from federal regulators. Cooks the competition with china is a National Security issue. In china especially. They kicked off their Publicprivate Partnership in systemo raise to build a like this quickly. Will it be possible to conduct anonymous transactions . It is an open question. Its pretty hard to stop anonymous trading.