Trade. Heres a good example. 3m, down 4, 1. 6 . Thats almost 30 points in the dow. Another Big Industrial name. Excuse me, scott, lets move over here and showing you boeing down almost 4 thats another 30 points essentially off the dow, 1 . Another Big Industrial name. Then we get to some very specific stores, this Health Care Story weve been telling you about, the berkshire story and amazon story look what its done to United Health group this is the Biggest Health insurer in the United States dow component. 10 to the downside, thats about 70 points in the Dow Jones Industrial average another specific story mcdonalds down 6 mcdonalds had good earnings beat but they have that big 1 menu there are concerns that cheap menu might drag down growth. Thats another 40 points you put these four stocks together, thats about half the decline in the better than 300 points we saw . It the dow dow is priceweighted. Theres not much positive today, but the market is very defensive in tone. Theres some
S p off by 13. Yesterday we saw a swing of 400 points or more we were up by 100, 350 i need more than 140 to get worried . No, thats a yawn at this point. 0. 6 at this point if you think back to all of last year watching, if it starts down 140, you could look away, look back, be down 800. You saw what was happening with treasuries. Lets look at that board once again. Looking at treasuries, these are the yields, the tenyear yielding 2. 831 . Stepping back from the 2. 9 it crossed yesterday. Check out the twoyear, 2. 069 look at europe thats where the markets are open for early trading at this point it looks like no, no back that up asia closed, but the nikkei down by 0. 6 hang. Shanghai up by 1 in europe, you can see active trading now, at least at this point things are relatively mixed ftse slightly higher but declines of a quarter percentage point for the dax in germany and the cac in france. Earnings still coming in this is a big one. Pepsico reported 1. 31 for the Fourth Quarter, a
Health and Human Services secretary took questions on the president s proposed budget for 2019. He was asked about funding for medicare and medicaid, combating the Opioid Epidemic and the cost of Prescription Drugs. He testified before the Senate Finance committee. The committee will come to order. I want to express the sadness we all feel in light of yesterdays events in florida. I was personally horrified as i watched the news unfold yesterday though i was also moved to hear some of the stories of the heroism displayed by some of the students and teachers at the school. Am praying for those who were affected. May they all find peace, healing, and a speedy recovery. I welcome everybody here to todays hearing which will be hearing on final the president s budget for fiscal year 2019. We have already had the treasury secretary and hearing acting i. R. S. Commissioner appear before us. Today well be talking with secretary aczar from the department of health and Human Services. I want to
President s would weve ever had. And a grandfather, whirl wind johnson hosted a tennis camp including for Althea Gibson and arthur ashe. My grandfather, a phenomenal physician, but somehow managed to be a student of the tennis game and transform that learning into a program that would, for decades, provide players an opportunity for africanamericans to integrate the sport. Watch the cspan cities tour saturday beginning at 5 p. M. Eastern, sunday at 2 p. M. On American History tv on cspan 3. Working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. Health and Human Services secretary, alex azar spoke before the Senate Finance committee this week about the president s proposed 2019 budget. He answered questions on a range of issues, including funding for medicare and medicaid, the Opioid Epidemic, Community Based clinic training and autism and also discussed the administrations approach for lowering Health Care Costs including Prescription Drugs. Mr. Azar was sworn in as hhs secretary in
Planning and autism. He talked to senator or in chairs the committee. The committee will come to order. Before i begin i wantto discuss on behalf of the committee how we all feel. In light of yesterdays events in florida. I was personally horrified as i watched the news unfold yesterday, that though i was also moved to hear some of the stories of the heroism displayed by some of the students and teachers at the school. In times like these i know that the thoughts expressed by those of us far away can sometimes seem empty and meaningless in the face of such a terrible tragedy. I will simply say i am praying for all those affected by these acts of senselessviolence. That of course includes a member of our committee will i know is mourning the loss in his own state. May they all find peace, healing and a speedy recovery. I welcome everybody here. And todays hearing which will be our third and final hearing on the fiscal year 2019. Currently, we already have the treasury secretary and the