U. S. Telecom. Our guest reporter is cat zakrzewski of the washington post. Mr. Spalter, if you could begin by reminding us what u. S. Telecom is and who you represent. Guest thank you very much. Its great to be here. I represent the future of connectivity, members of u. S. Telecom other broadband carriers, innovators and Technology Companies that are all about delivering and Building Networks of the future to all americans. We have Large National providers like at t and verizon and centurylink, wonderful regional providers like consolidated frontier and windstream and Alaska Communications but we also represent a number of our smallest providers serving our Rural Communities across the country. We are proud to know that around our table are seven some most innovative Global Technology Enterprises Like cisco and erickson, nec are also part of our effort to really raised the bar when it comes to this Important Technology which is broadband. Host give us a snapshot if you would of the la
Vergiverg diverging in a different way retail is an important part of apple strategy overall, but what youre saying about the markets being down in the midst of the pandemic, it is not easing off as quickly as some had hopes, carl indeed, one last part of all of this the journal now with a couple headlines on the tape saying that china is telling the United States that crossing red lines could put the trade deal at risk. So sort of a continuation of what were talking about all week trade risk when it comes to the u. S. And china which is not a new story at all lets talk about the markets, the founder and managing partner at full cycle. Which is really focused on, ibrihim, and restoring technologies and all of that is coming to light, it is not just about whether or not people should be moving around, but whether or not people can how can this pandemic, working from home, which i think fits into your portfolio thesis, how is this playing out for you and where do you think it goes from h
We dont know how many Homeless Individuals actually participate in the program. Then in addition, you may have noticed on that chart, there are a number of departments, nine i believe, that showed no homeless participants whatsoever. A problem with some of the data is they dont provide any information on the residents of their parent pa their parent participants, so we dont know if there were homeless participants and they werent reported or if they didnt have any, anyway, but they dont fill in that data in their responses to the oewd annual inventory. As i mentioned, they dont have authority to compel the department to provide the data so it leaves a question and uncertainty about the actual level of participation of Homeless Individuals. Another factor, the last one here listed on this slide is that the homeless participants are counted in a different way than some of the other priority populations for Workforce Development services. Priority populations are identified in the five ye
Chairman Jerome Powell will update the committee on Monetary Policy develop and the state of the u. S. Economy. It has always been four months since the last Humphrey Hawkins hearing, but we are seeing a different economy today. One that has been racked by the physical and Economic Impact of the covid19 pandemic, and ensuing shutdowns. Chairman powell, you have stated that the Federal Reserve is strongly committed to using our tools to do whatever we can and for as long as it takes, to provide relief and instability to ensure that the recovery is as strong as possible. Additionally, the fed has purchased more than 2 trillion in treasury and mortgage began ins since midmarch. Because of this, the Balance Sheet has expanded to more than 7 trillion. Congress, the administration, and regulatory agencies have taken action to protect and stabilize the infrastructure of our Economic System. The cares act has been central to that effort, and recent stats indicate that our labors are working. I
Ratings to three additional firms that have significant business in particular sectors. It is three others who were also considered major. We understand that does leave some companies that do not have a rating. As we open these facilities, we are just in the process of opening, we are looking for an answer. An nisro and has not traditionally been used in this way. We are looking at options for what to do. I was like until you i wish i could tell you we had an answer. So you have not opened it yet but you have not foreclosed the possibility of finding a solution for this challenge. Powell we are still looking for a solution, yes. Any timeframe you can put on that . Powell we talked about it yesterday so we are working on it. Soon, i would say. Stress thatnt to there are dozens of companies with very strong Balance Sheets and employee tens of thousands of people across all of our states who for one reason or another choose not to go for a inlic Rating Agency but are many ways in the same