Accusing facebook of misleading investors as the doj launches this antitrust review. Corporate earnings going to be weighing on some stocks at least this morning boeing and caterpillar disappoint trade worries remain u. P. S. Shares sinking ahead of the open. Profits soaring more than 13 for the quarter. David abney joins us first on cnbc this hour facebook up first. Three different Government Agencies today, the ftc formally announcing that record 5 billion settlement with the company over privacy violations, imposing new requirement oz on Mark Zuckerberg and making structural changes to the board the s. E. C. Simultaneously announcing 100 million settlement accusing the company of misleading investors about the misuse of user data. And lastly, last night, the doj is opening a broad review of Tech Companies, that will scrutinize leading Online Market platforms. Didnt name any specific companies, but obviously facebook, amazon, alphabet are all in play. Of the alphabet soup, what is mo
We will be active in payments services, congresswoman, and enable all of these people who dont have access modern Payment Systems to move their money around and have access to World Economy and will be in the payments business, as far as colibra wallet. Let in ask you another question on governance. In your open statement you said it would nothing be overpowered by facebook because you would only have one vote. So, in the world of banking, because in my mind its still banking, were dealing with a lot of banks who merged so lets sea with your one vote you would buy stripe or you would buy spotify. Would that now just give you the one vote or guff you more control . Because we know these things merge and get bought out all the time. So if you bought to the things would that give you more power. It would not, congresswoman, because in the way that the governance is currently structured no one entity can have more than one voice or one percent of the vote. So let me go to someone asked bit
Facebook has announced plans for a new Digital Currency, called libra. David marcus testified for the House Financial Services committee. The committee will come to order. The chair is often recess of the committee at any time. This is entitled based proposed crypto currency an impact on consumers, investors, and the American Financial system. I will now give an Opening Statement for five minutes. Today we are here for a hearing on its books proposed Digital Currency, libra, and digital wallet, and the impact on consumers, investors, and the Financial System. David marcus, following his testimony, a panel of experts will share their views on this book plans, is there are serious concerns about the creation of a Digital Currency and digital wallet to expand its reach, like mastercard, paypal, visa, uber reggie lyft rideshare, and specify. Is trying to create a new global fund to rival the us dollar this venture is slated to be based in switzerland, which has a history of creating a have
Investors, and the American Financial system. I will now give an Opening Statement for five minutes. Today we are here for a hearing on its books proposed Digital Currency, libra, and digital wallet, and the impact on consumers, investors, and the Financial System. David marcus, following his testimony, a panel of experts will share their views on this book plans, is there are serious concerns about the creation of a Digital Currency and digital wallet to expand its reach, like mastercard, paypal, visa, uber reggie lyft rideshare, and specify. Is trying to create a new global fund to rival the us dollar this venture is slated to be based in switzerland, which has a history of creating a haven for criminals and shady corporations. This plan includes serious privacy training, and monitoring of policy concerns. With 2 billion users, will have immediate access to these products, but also from consumers, festers, and the global economy. In addition, facebook has proposed government guarante
Jap japans exports fell 6. 7 in june, much more than expected. They were looking for a 5. 4 drop tex tend the bigger surprise drop was a 5. 2 drop in importeds versus the 0. 2 decline economists were expected the nikkei was down by 2 . Hang seng off by a half percent. The shanghai down by 1 . In europe, red arrows there as well spain off by 1 . Lesser losses for the other averages check out the treasury market. You will see that the treasury market this morning is showing the tenyear with a yield of 2. 054 United Health just reporting moments ago. Posting Second Quarter profit of 3. 60 per share. That Beat Estimates of 15 cents. Revenue came in ahead of wall street forecasts the Company Raised its fullyear forecast well talk about this more with ana gupte. Netflix shares are falling sharply this morning the Company Reported a drop of 130,000 u. S. Subscribers in the past quarter on the Conference Call Reed Hastings attributed the lower growth in part to its Program Lineup during the qu