Zuckerberg describes libra as complex and risky. More on his testimony effort of a House Committee wednesday on capitol hill. Plus, tesla reports Third Quarter earnings and shares spiking on a surprise profit. We have the latest. And cloud carries clout. Microsoft First Quarter revenue beats the highest analyst estimates. Demands come in strong but may be waning. We will explore. First, to our top story. Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg fielded questions from the House Financial Services committee on merits of its plan to establish its own digital money called libra. While he struggled to convince them of facebooks plan, he did share one major view with lawmakers. Mark this project is too big for any one company to do on its own, which is why we set up this independent Libra Association with other companies and nonprofits. It is a very complex project. As you say, it is risky. Taylor for more, we head to washington, where our own kurt wagoner was standing by. Whats your first takeaway . Ku
Quarter earnings and shares a spiking on a surprise profit. We have the latest. Cloud carries clout did microsoft revenue beats the highest analyst estimates. Demands come in strong that it may be waning. We will explore. First, to our top story. Mark committee on merits of its plan to establish its own digital money called libra. While he struggled to convince them of the plan, he did share one major view with lawmakers. Too big forect is anyone company to do on its own which is why we set up this independent association with other companies and nonprofits areas it is a very complex project. As you say, it is risky. For more, we had to washington where our own reporter was at the hearing. Whats your first takeaway . People still do not trust facebook. That was the overarching theme from the questions we heard today. A lot of the feedback from members of congress was basically pointing out that things that facebook has done wrong in the past and asking given your track record, why shou
Responding. And, move over, oprah. Sherry redstone cements her status as the most powerful woman in u. S. Media as cbs agrees to merge with viacom in a long awaited deal. Shares of apple and chipmakers soared in tuesday trading after the u. S. Delayed a 10 tariff certain imports including smartphones as well as laptops. Before boarding a helicopter in new jersey, President Trump said in case it has an impact on people, what we have done is delay it so they wont be relevant during the Christmas Shopping season. To discuss in washington, the president of the u. S. China business council. , bloombergs l. A sarah mcgregor. Sarah, do we have any idea what the motivation is for the change of heart . Sarah we do know that the news gave a bump to the stock market. We saw some retail and Technology Stocks go up today. There have been some declines in share prices in recent weeks since tariff announced since trump announced the tariff. Of course, that is an immediate cheer from the market. What
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First for you, an exclusive report on the final stages of the battle for the syrian city of raqqa, last major stronghold of the Extremist Group the so called islamic state. The current offensive by arab and kurdish fighters, with american and british support, started in june. Then, is controlled most of raqqa. Now, only a few hundred militants hold the centre of the city. The bbc is the only broadcaster to gain access to it. Our middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville and cameraman Darren Conway sent this. You may find some of the images distressing. This is a war of annihilation, says the united states. Raqqa is the battleground, and the victim. These are western coalition bombs, targeting the fighters of the so called islamic state. More than 5,000 hit raqqa last month alone. An entire city has become a no mans land. Mile after mile, there is no life, no people. For years, is terrorised and controlled these streets. Now, hundreds of those who called raqqa home have been killed