Welcome, everybody. Thanks for being here. This is a hearing for the Regulatory Affairs and subcommittee. Modernizing moving forward using Lessons Learned during the covid pandemic. We should have something good come out of the pandemic. This hearing is focused on what we can gain, whats already been learned, what gaps are still there and what to do to better improve the process. A decade was telework legislation and enhancement act of 2010 set the baseline standard for federal agencies to follow the telework. Over the last ten years, loosing advances in technology, expectations an increase in Cyber Security threats. So many changes in the world makes sense to take a close look at the current policies and strategies in the federal workplace. Its acting as a magnifying glass for improvement. In july with a panel of private industry witnesses during the hearing, we gathered valuable information concerning what private employers have done to support Remote Workforce and we are able to dra
Been working hard on cost has been creating this leverage. It the perfect storm of volatility that helped you in the Third Quarter . Sergio it has been coming down to a more normalized level that may be sought before 2018 and 2019. I think it is a combination is a more stable market environment, but the effect of all the new initiatives that we could set for growing, and which are starting to pay off. Manus youve got a strong message in the dividend. There has been an accrual of cash and buy back. When can we realistically expect the regulator to let you and ubs pay those dividends in 2021 . Sergio what it seems for investors is, basically, our message that we are very determined and committed in implementing our capital return policy. We are flashing our intentions to have a good solid Cash Dividend, but also complemented with share buybacks, and the fact that we are highlighting what we have done so far this year by creating this 1. 5 billion reserve is a testament to our commitments
Highest on the street. Well debate in our call of the day. Plus ten Growth Stocks that look attractive right now. The Investment Committee is ready to go. Halftime report starts right no now. It is good to have you with us on this wednesday steve weiss, carrie firestone. Also with us on set is mike wilson, the chief u. S. Equity strategist at Morgan Stanley we begin where else . The market stocks are reversing significant overnight losses to be mostly positive now, s p and nasdaq hitting new alltime highs clearly this seems is the marke making a bet, that while tensions with iran may continue, the conflict will not. Lets see if we can simplify a complex situation. Obviously the geopolitical tensions cause volatility. What keeps the market on stable footing is liquidity and the fed and everything its done to increase liquidity and give stability. Where you go in the short term is a balance between those two were seeing struck right now. In the long term, we know what we need. Earnings g
Congressional hearings an other important events throughout the day. Weekdays at 5 00 p. M. And 9 00 p. M. Eastern check with the washington today for a fastpaced report on story os they have day. Tell your smart speaker, play cspan radio. Cspan, powered by cable. Open a. I. C. E. O. Sam altman whose Company Created chatgpt was one of three experts to testify on oversthiefght swiftly developing technology as a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing mr. Altman stated that a. I. Could, quote, cause significant harm to the world. Heres the rest of that hearing. Welcome to the hearing of the privacy, technology, and the law subcommittee. I thank my partner in this effort, senator holly, Ranking Member, and senator durbin, he will be speaking shortly. This hearing is on the oversight of Artificial Intelligence, the first in a series of hearings intended to write the rules of a. I. Our goal is to demystify and hold accountable those new technologies to avoid some of the mistakes of the past.
Talk about the partnership between australia and the u. S. About partnerships sharing. It is expected to start shortly. This hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. In march, President Biden stood alongside leaders of the United Kingdom and australia to announce an opportunity to enhance u. S. Security interests by transforming our alliances and deterring aggression from the peoples republic of china. Xi jinpings hyper nationalist government has been laying claim to territory in International Waters and have built islands with runways for military aircraft and ballistic missiles. At the same time they are trying to influence australian politics, buying Critical Infrastructure like port facilities and making political donations. Even hacking the Australian Parliament and Major Political parties. This is a critical moment in which the United States needs to show that we are serious to our commitment to a free indo pacific. Congress has a vital wrote role to