Lets get a check on these markets. We are waiting for shinzo abe to make the press conference this morning. Following that news we did see the dollar dropped against the japanese yen. We have pictures of shinzo abe at the podium in tokyo. He is stepping down two to Health Concerns due to Health Concerns. He is japans longest serving Prime Minister and will make these remarks this morning about why he is doing so. He is leading ahead of its term set to expire in september 2021. The Big Questions are abenomics and what it means for japans economy, quantitative easing, stimulus and structural reforms. Freaky arrows of his economic plan, many are saying the Silver Lining is the boj under kuroda will continue, and that will support the economy. He is taking the stand now. The boj plans to keep current pace in september. Lets listen to what shinzo abe has to say. We have been fighting against an invisible enemy. We tried to minimize the infection as much as possible. We tried to avoid sympto
Good monday morning. Welcome to squawk alley. I am Carl Quintanilla with Morgan Brennan and jon fortt we start with a win for microsoft, beating amazon, oracle, ibm in that 10 billion defense contract with the pentagon known as jedi. Morgan has been covering this story from the beginning a lot of news over the weekend. A lot of news over the weekend on this. This was a downright dog fight between microsoft and amazon two years, laden with controversy. What is the joint enterprise defense structure. Theyll unite the u. S. Military within a single data framework, an umbrella cloud for all of the militarys current clouds. Up to 10 Year Contract with ceiling value of 10 billion amazon, microsoft, and earlier in the competition, ibm oracle, even google vying for this microsoft saying we look forward to expanding our Longstanding Partnership with dod, support our men and women in uniform at home and abroad. With our latest unique and differentiated azure cloud capabilities amazon saying were
The former polish president also came to moscow to Nobel Peace Prize laureates reminiscing about the fall of the berlin wall 30 years on. The most important thing was that the germans didnt leave the streets in cities across germany they said we are one nation we have to reunite. The friendship between scorpions and michelle you go by chance goes back to the final days of the soviet union when the countrys last leader invited the band to the kremlin now 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall the rockers are thanking him again. Without him german reunification and the fall of the berlin wall wouldnt have happened so peacefully it wouldnt have been the peaceful revolution that it was where no ones. Fired a shot we know the fact that no one died and that the tanks didnt roll limbed that november the night to gorbachev was on the go watch off of about. Of course the main reason for the bands moscow visit was this sold out stadium concert. More than 10000 scorpions fans turned out to se
Subcommittee hearings on investigations will come to order. We are hearing a hearing called sabotage. The purpose is to examine the efforts to ensure quality and Affordable Health care. The chair recognizes yourself for five minutes for an opening statement. Its no secret that the Trump Administration has worked to sabotage health care in this country. On his very first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order directing all federal agencies to dismantle the Affordable Care act, both, to the maximum extent bylaw. Ever since then, the Trump Administration has worked tirelessly to undermine the aca, and other Critical Health programs at every turn. In her role, this seema verma has been behind many of the efforts to undermine the Nations Health care. Despite her role in this, is the first time administrator has appeared to testify and an oversight hearing, and we have many questions regarding the administrations actions. Since for double care act was signed into law more,
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]. The investigation hearing will now come to order it is sabotage trumpet administrations attack on healthcare the purpose is to examine the effort of Medicare Medicaid services for quality and Affordable Healthcare for all americans. And recognizing herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. To sabotage health care in this country to issue the executive order to dismantle the Affordable Care act. Everson said the trumpet administration has worked tirelessly to undermine aca and the role as the administrator to undermine the Nations Health care and despite the role today is the first time the administrator has testified in the oversight hearing on the house and that 25 people with affordable high quality coverage but now under President Trump the administration is determined to take us in the wrong direction. The First Time Since the aca was passedy one. 9 Million People were uninsured compared to the year before including half