The dow gaining to a record high, but not holding on. The sector groups are performing well today, you can see there are for Industry Groups lower and seven higher. Energy and financials leading the way. Financials expending extending their advance. This is after the big u. S. Banks pass the stress test and got approval to return cash through dividends and buybacks. Plenty of things for investors to like about financials, including rising bond yields as well. Terms of Actual Company specific news, quite a few developments on the m a front. Online personal finance Company Getting taken over by red ventures for 14 a share, and allcash deal. Eq to getting a boost up by 2 took a 12 partners stake in the company. It wants to separate its operations incentivizing bryce energy. And carmakers coming out with news today, elon musk indicating through twitter that the model three sedan is ahead of schedule and will probably come in on schedule. Company hasr the missed to so many deadlines when it
Series with a timely conversation to provide insight into the New Washington and what to expect and what you need to know as we kick off the trump administration. These events are a life extension of the playbook interview, which we do in the playbook often, where we host conversations that we run in playbook for you to read. We are looking forward to hosting many conversations throughout the year. Before we get started with the program, i want to extend a special thank you to our partners uber for making this possible. Here to say the keywords, head of federal affairs at uber. Thank you for joining us. [applause] thanks so much. Thanks for having me. I lead Government Relations for uber in washington. Over the last week or so, there has been a parlor game in d. C. Oncomparing the 2009 inauguration to this inauguration. I will not leave you in suspense. There were more uber writes this time. We did not exist. Not until 2010. In the first five and a half years of our existence, we clock
Series with a timely conversation to provide insight into the New Washington and what to expect and what you need to know as we kick off the trump administration. These events are a life extension of the playbook interview, which we do in the playbook often, where we host conversations that we run in playbook for you to read. We are looking forward to hosting many conversations throughout the year. Before we get started with the program, i want to extend a special thank you to our partners uber for making this possible. Here to say the keywords, head of federal affairs at uber. Thank you for joining us. [applause] thanks so much. Thanks for having me. I lead Government Relations for uber in washington. Over the last week or so, there has been a parlor game in d. C. Oncomparing the 2009 inauguration to this inauguration. I will not leave you in suspense. There were more uber writes this time. We did not exist. Not until 2010. In the first five and a half years of our existence, we clock
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Under way my apologies for being tardy but they you for your patience and welcome to todays hearing on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act nearly 25 years ago Congress Look to protect the privacy of individuals to prevent legitimate telemarketing practices and as a result a number of telemarketing practices have been reduced or eliminated for example, companies have to maintain the do not call list and not make solicitation calls before eight after 9 00 but it is showing its age with the opportunities to ensure consumers benefit from modern communication consumers should take advantage of new technology to help put them avoid falling victim from the do not call requirements. They have not received a recorded voice that they have one of cruz and to ensure the sec will take action against harassing practices and has the tools to bring bad actors to justice including those operating overseas the recently took a step to unanimously approved the legislation as part of the fcc reauthorizat