Order, scheduling, and installation and never have to talk to a human. So were going to make a leapfrog and have already begun to do so in the way we talk and communicate and transact with our customers, and i think thats going to be a big positive as well. We are out of time but the final question to bring it back to the olympics, how do you think peoples perception of comcast is going to change after seeing that kind of experience in terms of interacting with content . Well, were obviously so proud of the storytelling, the passion of the company everywhere from the today show to the tonight show, the x1 technology, and it is our company. Maybe you think of it in one way or in the Rearview Mirror or we made a mistake and didnt fess up properly but we are looking down the road forward and were growing customers. Were innovating. Were attracting incredible talent. I would probably say my main goal, your kid coming out of school and you can go work for google or facebook or comcast nbc u
The polls ar narrowing. Uncertainty is increasing and according to many strategists that could in volatility. 166 points to 18,094. The s p 500 off 18. But the election wasnt the annually thing that weighed on the market today. Dominic chu explains from the new york stock exchange. It was the financial stocks that really dragged down the major indices. Among the worst stocks, regional banks like suntrust and comerica and bank of america. Interest rates moved lower as traders bought the safety of treasuries and lower rates have generally been seen as hurting bank profits. But a lot of today may also have been about the weakness in european markets and specifically the large banks. Youve got german banking giant Deutsche Bank moving lower on reports the government over there wouldnting as likely to help in financial liabilities here in the u. S. Remember, deuts bank is facing a pro by regulators who may impose substantial penalties to the financial crisis mortgage bonds. Art hogan said i
Deals were announced or offered, even if they are not done. The s p is gaining a little traction thanks to facebook. The dow was being held back to some extent. When i look at the s p 500 as emblematic as what is going on in the markets and look at the biggest movers, it is a mixture. You have facebook on the list and when you look at facebooks future growth, a lot of analysts are saying the bulk of the revenue increase last quarter. All this money comes from facebook itself. Not even monetizing messenger or instagram. Analysts are looking for future growth in the company. St. Jude medical getting a buyout offer 25 billion with bristolmyers squibb. It is a mixture of earnings and m a driving these performers. Take a look at the latest on the earnings in the s p 500. Here is the current quarter. A little bit of a decline in sales. Now, more than half of the s p 500 members have reported. A decline of less than 6 . Going into it it was looking like 10 . Companies always Beat Estimates, t
Scattered showers could even pick up at times and maybe even a chance at thunderstorms. Well have more coming up. We are learning petroff being beaten by Alameda County deputies. Today the complaint against him was unsealed. We have been pouring over these documents live in our news room. Reporter this accuses petroff with illegally possessing a gun and possession of sale for methamphetamine. He had a quote pattern of disregard for the law. It stems from a drug bust on march 8th. The fbi and police were searching the residence. They found him and a woman naked in bed. Investigators said they found a ruger. 45 caliber pistol, methamphetamine and glass pipes in their room. He was arrested after a shooting outside that same home. Petroff hasnt been charged in that case. Today he appeared in court for the third time this week. He already pleaded not guilty. Petroff is accused of leading deputies on a highspeed chase before the video taped beating last november. Petroffs convictions include
The left syria and 2013, all three attackers were killed, too detonated suicide vest and a third was shot by police. Congress is tightening visa requirements following terrorist attacks. It will bar people who traveled to iraq or syria the last five years. All 38 countries in the visa program rep issue passports containing biometric information. Joe biden said the donald trump wins the republican nomination he would be defeated easily by Hillary Clinton in a general election. By Vincent Clinton went in a walk but cautions his comments are not in endorsement. On these andore other stories of the new bloomberg. Com. Now over to matt miller. Matt we are getting headlines it looks like from alibaba excuse me. Im going to the terminal here to find alibaba headlines. News coming across right now. Let me just with the yahoo s ticker. Moving a little slowly at this hour of the morning. Looks like yahoo will suspend work on it alibaba plan. We basically had the story already. We are getting con