Morning. This bloomberg surveillance. More than a decade since the last one, s p Global Rating the gene the top rating for u. S. Of america. Fitch follows up after the close yesterday with this quote, the written downgrade of u. S. Reflects the expected physical deterioration over the next three years. The erosion of governance relative to aa and aaa rated peers. Whether it is justified, and if it matters, are two different questions. Lisa i would agree as this is the second Major Company to downgrade u. S. From aaa rating. The response arbitrary and based on outdated data. That is janet yellen. Larry summers the idea that it is a decreased default risk is absurd. Here is the question, is there Something Real behind this in terms of how much Interest Rate expenses are going up and like a convention there is on capitol hill . Jonathan theres governance issues u. S. Has that is inconsistent with other aaa rated peers like germany. Lisa i would agree because we were talking about u. S. Po
On the revenue side, it was a very small miss. It came in at 5. 93 billion, the estimate was for 5. 94 billion. Adjusted earnings per share 1. 54 again. Tom that is a lot of pizza. That is a lot of pizza at 5 00 p. M. Brendan i will show you the two numbers you need to know. Highspeed data net addition 172,000. Vonnie the estimate was for 98,000, so that is actually a beat. Brendan yep. Vonnie looking for the call to develop what management is thinking about, or charter and the measure. Tom there it is on time warner cable. We will get you started and go to the fed. First, our top headlines with vonnie quinn. Vonnie if that is dropping hints there is almost enough improvement in the job market to start raising Interest Rates. Policymakers arcs rising satisfaction with progress toward full employment. They say they need to see some additional gains before the first rate hikes since 2006. Economists surveyed by bloomberg expect to raise rates by september. The first big break in the sear