President decided he notified james mattis. Thats what you guys worry about. They are focused on the tax plan. They are prioritizing middleclass tax relief and then of course creating jobs. But all people heard is something that the president himself talked about today which was maybe the wealthy might have to pay more. I recall and im sure you guys you also during the Campaign Year and half ago he mentioned that and said i am wealthy i may have to take more in taxes. At least it appears between them in now. It has been a crazy month in dc. Not for the Federal Reserve. The latest statement on race unchanged. They did signal once again that it will start shrinking the Balance Sheet relatively soon. The markets and you can see these intraday pictures here. They started to fall and then you can see the first fall and then it started to hit a couple of peaks and now heading back down to lows of the session. Shortly after hitting session lows they rebounded. What do we see here. Guess what
Consider the nomination of mr. David cotter to serve as assistant secretary of treasury for tax policy. Mr. Cotter, welcome to the finance committee. We appreciate your willingness to appear before us today. We also appreciate your willingness to serve in this capacity. And im sure that the significance of this position at this crucial time is not lost on you. Its not lost on any member of this committee. Tax reform has been a major focus of our committee for some time now and we are grateful to have you here to discuss your thoughts on these matters. On a number of occasions, i stated my view that president ial leadership will be a key component to any successful tax reform effort. Just the last week i quoted president obama in a speech on the senate familiar back in 2012. He said things like, quote, our current Corporate Tax system is outdated, unfair and inefficient, unquote. The problem was that president obama never really got around to truly leading out on tax reform. I expect mo
Day, we are talking you through the winners and losers is that rory with make up on . Cutting out the middle man. Well talk to the boss of a tech company hoping to Revolution Ise well talk to the boss of a tech company hoping to revolutionise the way we transfer money abroad. And keeping with all things tech we want to hear from you. What are the gadgets that you cant live without and have changed your life . Let us know use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. Iam i am predicting that for many of you you will be saying it is your smartphone but for me, it is my kettle, i cannot live without it we start in las vegas where thousands of Technology Executives are gathering for the annual Consumer Electronics show which opens today. Its the most important event of the year for the Tech Industry a chance for companies to show off the gadgets they hope we will soon be buying. Its a huge business and an increasingly tough one. According to the Consumer Technology association whic
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Quh chair and keep acts as a chil. The question is, what happens now . With us for the hour today josh brown, jim, courtney gibson, Carrie Firestone is here as well, ceo of arius asset management. From toronto, kevin oleary. Josh, i go to you. While some are calling this first week chaotic. S p is up 1 . Dow is up better than that. Closed over 20,000 for the first time ever. Yeah. Investors seem to like what theyre getting. Its so much more than the u. S. Market story. Youve got just incredible performance around the world. You have global pmis, surprising routinely to the upside. The best ratio of positive to negive the surprises. You have to go whack to before the financial crisis. All of this is happening in concert. And so i think when you look beyond just u. S. Stocks and you say is there optimism around the world about the economy . Even if were not all thrilled with evenry political headline, i think you would have to conclude that, yes, people feel like there are some things th