deal on phase one of its trade deal and could be looking to sign something in the weeks ahe ahead. on wall street, the futures are mixed. a record high for the s&p 500. investors saw earnings from a alphab alphabet, and a higher earnings. and it missed expectations because of losses on investments. juul is planning to cut some jobs. according to the wall street journal, the chief executive says it is undergoing a necessary reset. it is placing a ban on flavored e-cigarettes. that makes up 80% of its sales in the u.s. juul trying to mend its relationship with regulators. many blame juul for a rise in teenage vaping. it is the subject of several investigations, including a criminal probe by california prosecutors. the company has a little over 4,000 total employees. apple released a high-end version of its air pods yesterday. it will have new features like
so, he did the movie. and that movie was major into the toilet. let s get a check on cnn business. taking a look at global markets. you see a little of a retreat in some of the markets around the world here after a couple of good days. asian stocks closed mixed. investors are eyeing developments after the u.s. and china reached a phase one trade deal. on wall street, the futures are down a little bit. mixed, i would say. stocks closed higher outside of trade news. investors saw earnings from alphabet. it reported higher ad revenue. missed investor expectations because of losses on investments. juul is planning to cut 500 workers. according to the wall street journal, the chief executive says it is undergoing a necessary reset. it is placing a ban on flavored e-cigarettes. that makes up 80% of its sales in the u.s. many blame juul for a rise in
growth slowed in the second quarter, expanding at a lower than expected 2.4%. consumer sentiment fell to the lowest level in two months. but chevron saw earnings triple last quarter boosted by improving margins at the refineries and giant merck beating expectations and delivering a forecast in line with predictions. that s it from cnbc first in business worldwide. now back to hardball. welcome back to hardball. are democrats really closing the gap in the midterm election? with us now the new york times jeff and the washington post s dan there seems to be a little evidence in national polling. a lot nor in state by state and district polling that republicans don t have a healthy