Against major currencies. We start with facebook. The social media giant is facing more controversy than ever over privacy, Data Security and the spread of misinformation and harmful content. But that is not putting advertisers off. It continues to make vast amounts of money. Facebook made revenues of more than 17. 5 billion betweenjuly and september, up 28 on the same period last year. 6 billion dollars of that was profit. The company says more than 2. 8 billion people use at least one of its services, facebook, instagram, whatsapp, or messenger, every month. Well over 2 billion use one every day. But its costs are going up. It pledged to spend more than 3. 7 billion on safety and security in 2019. It already employs 30,000 people working in this area. Last quarter, facebook announced a 5 billion settlement with the federal trade commission over lapses in Data Security and privacy practices. And this week, instagram promised to remove images showing methods of self harm or suicide aft
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The santa ana winds have kicked in, theres a frost advisory also in Mendocino County with temperatures in the 30s, we have our fair share as well, humidity, santa rosa 70 , 5 , 70 for Mountain View and much better there at the offshore direction still in place, not strong but it is there, the south when fairfield north at nine and also davis a northerly breeze not as strong as yesterday, at blackhawk in the Oakland Hills the northeast breeze and the humidity just about 20 . Still a tough breeze, not that strong but it is there. 30s and 50s, and incredible spread on temperatures, 40s 50s, low 40s for some, upper 30s, 37 yesterday at lafayette, 50s this morning for our observat what about now were also looking at some of the other bridges happy friday to. Looks pretty good here, deliberate slowing nothing of the ordinary getting onto san rafael a 22 minute drive from the macarthur bridge better than what the bay bridge a 10 15 way. Nothing out of the ordinary clearing a crash on the san
November 10th and 11th. That is thrown into the mix. Were told this is not part of the ongoing trade talks but put as wrinkle or maybe a hatchet in them. Blake burman at it whoo house with more on that. Markets are confused. So am i. What do you make of this port . I spoke with someone familiar with the matter. The way it is described there is a ongoing policy process, taking place, during the policy process one of the discussions the u. S. Might, it was stressed to me, might, limit investment flowing into china. A couple things were pointed out to me which you hit on, according to the source, this is a way essentially to protect u. S. Investment. As you know the u. S. Feels there are a host of issues, once you start dealing with china and and protections, companies there and making sure those companies are taken care of. Also it was put to me this is separate from the ongoing u. S. Trade discussions. Now about you believe that to be the case is another matter. We talked about the issu
Impeachment efforts against President Trump. Republican leaders fighting back with discrepancies in the whistleblower complaint. Well tell you where things stand. Taking aim at what street. Former Vice President joe bidens campaign reportedly thinking about taxes on Financial Transactions like the sale of stocks. What that move could mean for you and your wallet. Apples taking heat films to the theaters before. Were breaking down apples strategy in the hour. Melissa blake burman at the white house, gerri willis on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and phil flynn watching oil at the cme lets kick it off with blake. Reporter melissa, you said happy friday, did we need this friday ever . What a week it has been here in washington. There is so much public scrutiny over the july 25th phone call between President Trump and ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in which the whistleblower complaint brought it all to light. Now, especially within the last day or so, many in and around t