Now becky quick. We begin with youtube, the downline video platform where we go from music and beauty tutorials. Despite having more than a billion users the google owned brand has yet to make a profit according to the wall street journal. Some youtube stars are making a pretty penny and that is our cover story today. Ever heard of ian and anthony . How about their users name smosh. They were among the youtube top earning stars in 2015 making 8. 5 million for their comedy skits. Smosh is part of Youtubes Partner Program which gives content creators the chance to cash in on videos. Millions participate but only a handful make big money. Michele phan made 3 million and the comedy team of rhett and link made 4 million. To make Money Partners agree to let youtube sell ads before their videos with youtube keeping 45 of the revenue. That leaves space to lure content creators away. Vessel and facebook have tried to get youtube stars to post their content on their sites first. And this week vi
Conciliatory zone in the e. U. Meeting this week. Got good news in travel as well. Oils in the red. United airlines raising its fuel cost projections this morning. Well talk more about that. And the tenyear yield, a twoyear handle since january 8th. Oil lower as the iea offers a mixed outlook on the future. Shares of cocacola higher in the market after the company has expectations but is calling 2015 a transition year. Well tell what you that means. Cvs Health Higher than trade. And ceo said it was the right decision to stop selling tobacco products. First up futures rising in hopes for a greek debt agreement. A proposal for a sixmonth debt extension for greece as euro leaders get ready for the meeting tomorrow. Crudes down after the iae said there may be pressure. The greek meeting very interesting, jim. Remember i think were going to get a resolution which is a big stretchout. That is what weve seen period click with like the railroad that got in trouble in 1800. Weve seen stretchout