Decade, peloton tracking lower thats straight ahead. Stephanie is back. Some encouraging signs on the economy particularly in housing. We talk about this endlessly about the consumer being strong, manufacturing being weak really benefiting from low Interest Rates home sales at a 32 month high. Thats impressive. The other thing is nasdaq is up. This is where the momentum is in our economy. People are wondersing about the consumer i think its a very good sign. I own dr horton, home depot, stanley, black and decker. Im in this trade for sure dr horton is the home builder. We were talking about valuations youre talking about 12 times earnings, one and a half times book value i think theres a lot of pent up demand especially if rates stay low. You have the whole new generation, millennials starting to buy more. S p and dow down 0. 1 russell and nasdaq down more lets go to the ipos we went to peloton wild week for Companies Looking to go public and some names have already recently hit the ma
The people in and around houston who again find themselves dealing with serious damages due to flooding. May they and those many First Responders be safe as they begin the recovery of their community. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house her pproval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. Madam speaker. The speaker for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition . Mr. Blumenauer pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker the question is on the approval of the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor please say aye. Opposed, no. The ayes have it. The journal stands approved. Mr. Blumenauer madam speaker. The speaker for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon further seek recognition . Mr. Blumenauer i object to the vote on the grounds that a q
We have the briefing coming up at five oclock. But now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Remember the time when the internet was trumpeted as the tech tool that would deliver us a golden age of knowledge, freedom and democracy . Well, now we are in a darker, more cynical place. The digital revolution has generated fears about lost privacy, mass surveillance and systemic misinformation. Have the corporate titans of tech failed us . Well, my guest today is brad smith, president of microsoft. How do we ensure our astonishing technological advances are harnessed for good, not harm . Brad smith, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, nice to be here. You have served an extraordinary amount of time at microsoft, the best part of three decades. You have seen the evolution of our attitudes towards Information Technology and the internet in particular. I have referred to the sort of great positivity, the optimism, in the early years. Would you agree that these days, we
Now on bbc news, Stephen Sackur speaks to microsofts president brad smith on hardtalk. Welcome brad smith on hardtalk. To hardtalk, i Stephen Sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, i Stephen Sackur. Remember the time when the internet was trumpeted as the tech tool that would deliver us a golden age of knowledge, freedom and democracy . Now, we are in a darker, more cynical place, the digital revolution has generated fears about lost privacy, mass surveillance and systemic misinformation. Had the corporate titans of tech failed us . My corporate titans of tech failed us . My guest today is brad smith, president of microsoft. How do we ensure our astonishing technological advances are harnessed for good, not harm . Brad smith, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, nice to be here. You have served an extraordinary amount of time at microsoft, the best part of three decades. You have seen the evolution of our attitudes towards Information Technology and the internet in particular. I refer to the great po
Now on bbc news, Stephen Sackur speaks to microsofts president , brad smith, on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im Stephen Sackur. Remember the time when the internet was trumpeted as the tech tool that would deliver us a golden age of knowledge, freedom and democracy . Well, now we are in a darker, more cynical place. The digital revolution has generated fears about lost privacy, mass surveillance and systemic misinformation. Have the corporate titans of tech failed us . Well, my guest today is brad smith, president of microsoft. How do we ensure our astonishing technological advances are harnessed for good, not harm . Brad smith, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, nice to be here. You have served an extraordinary amount of time at microsoft, the best part of three decades. You have seen the evolution of our attitudes towards Information Technology and the internet in particular. I have referred to the sort of great positivity, the optimism, in the early years. Would you agree that these