Replacement bill. He says there could be a vote this week all the provisions of the bill are not clear. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts. I am Alisa Parenti and this is bloomberg. Caroline i am caroline hyde. This is Bloomberg Technology. Coming up, a big week for big tech. Facebook and apple taking center stage on earnings. We will break down all you need to watch for. The Tech Software startups vaulting to uniform status and breathing new life into old data. Tech stocks drive the nasdaq to another record close. To a c. E. O. Eaks it was another banner day for u. S. Tech stocks. The nasdaq again closing at a record high. Abigail doolittle has been all over it for us live from new york. Break it down because i am losing count which stocks are at record highs. It is amazing. We are seeing a bullish run for the nasdaq putting in another set of records today. Closing at a record high with lots of stocks behind it. What also stands out about the
Lots coming up today, have you bought diet pills . Many are illegal and deadly but can be bought online. Get in touch with us as we are talking about that also some new research that might seem a Bit Suprising which is that people who drink three to four times a week are less likley to develop Type 2 Diabetes than those who never drink we will explain all. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. The bbc understands at least 60 buildings have failed a new Fire Safety Test. The test is seen as more they were owe than previous ones as more materials were analysed together for the first time. So far, just nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. Theyre in salford in Greater Manchester. The local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost of replacements. Ministers will publish the full Test Findings later this morning. Dan john
Good monday morning. Welcome to squawk alley. Were at post 9 this morning jon fortt is off this week also joining us on the phone today from morgantown, west virginia, is kara swisher. Good to have you with us this morning. Busy day this morning merks ceo stepping down from the president S Manufacturing council. Weve been looking at that story. Good morning. Heres a statement from ken frasier of merck our country strength stems from the diverse contributions made by men and women of different faiths, race, sexual orientations and political beliefs. As a matter of pefrnl conscious, i feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism. That resignation by ken frasier of merck did not go well with the president who put out a tweet shortly thereafter, really within the hour saying that now that ken frasier of merck resigned from the manufacturing ago council, hell have more time to lower ripoff drug prices so the president going on the offense here against ken frasier
You. [ laughter ] [ applause ] saturday night at 8 30 eastern an indepth look at policing in minority communities. Speakers include former st. Louis Police Officer hudson, the Atlantic City coates and washington, d. C. Police chief kathy lanier. Most people get defensive if they feel youre being offensive. So being very respectful, you know, encounters and request, if its not a crisis, its not a dangerous situation request versus demands, those things change the dynamics a little bit. Sunday afternoon at 2 00, race and the criminal Justice System with white house Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett and others. Then at 6 30 portions of this years washington ideas festival. Speakers include virginia senator mark warner, former Vice President al gore and author ann marie slaughter. We have to banish the word hes helping at home. Right. Helping is not actually taking the burden off you. You are still figures out what needs to be done. And you are asking him to help. Hes not the agent. Right. He
The hands of dangerous people, who would threaten this country, while also protecting the rights of lawabiding citizens. That is what we are discussing here today. Have put forward commonsense legislation that adheres to a simple principle. If you are not allowed on a plane, because you are on a nofly list, because you are suspected of threatening the country, then you should not be allowed to buy a gun. I want to repeat what senator schumer said, because i think people dont think this is real. Allow, if you are on the nofly list, you cannot buy a gun. According to the Government Accountability office, between suspected terrorists attempted to purchase guns from american dealers at least 2233 times that we know of. Cases, 91 ofse the time, those suspected terrorists succeeded. That is just unacceptable. It is time we closed the loophole that allows suspected to purchase guns. After the horrific tragedy last week in San Bernardino, that was carried out by radicalized individuals, it is