Good morning, everybody. I think we have senator blumenthal remotely, is that correct . Mr. Chairman. Is it okay, senator blumenthal, if we move forward . Absolutely. Thanks very much. Okay, ill make a brief Opening Statement and this is about censorship, suppression and the 2020 election, sort of a deep dive, when it comes to twitter and facebook, about the platforms and the decisions they make, how they make them. Can we do better . Do we need to do better . So the first thing i want to talk about here is Health Risks Associated with social media. A 2018 Research Center survey of nearly 750 13 to 17yearolds found that 45 are online almost constantly. A 97 use social media platforms such as youtube, facebook, instagram or snapchat. So why are we having this hearing . The products that these two Companies Offer people like and they use. So the bottom line is, theyve probably been more successful than their wildest dreams. And theyre having to make decisions that offend people on the le
Market is rallying while you were gone the market did nothing but correct. Its good to have you back i think its getting close in particular for technology semiconductors, obviously, with nvidia with the analyst note is getting a strong bounceback recovery ive heard from so many people that, yes, in fact, the rally can continue without the participation of mega caps and technologies unfortunately, statistically, thats not actually whats unfolded when you see names like microsoft down 5 monthtodate, appledown 7 monthtodate and semiconductors down just as much its good to have the return once again of semiconductors today. I certainly would not be selling expecting a more significant correction is there prudence in waiting what the earnings will be for nvidia i think so you have a position, you what its to hear whats going on weve done a lot of damage the last point on all of that is just think about where price was when you left relative to the 200day moving average price was 10. 9 abov
Going wall to wall on a book criticizing the white house that the Washington Post says they even said the author has a long history of getting facts wrong or even making things up, and the books author michael wolf now says he cant be sure if parts of his own book are even true, as big stories now come in Immigration Reform now in the works today at camp david. Security experts also now Warn Companies they must replace all of their computers or risk a major hack attack due to a pervasive chip flaw and this story as well, Iranian Revolutionary guards now crushing protest demanding democratic reform. Also north Korea Nuclear tensions, still at play, weve got revelations of an ongoing fbi Clinton Foundation probe, and two top senators urging the Justice Department to launch a criminal probe into the author of the unverified trump file thats Christopher Steel for allegedly lying to federal authorities. Tonight former trump 2016 Deputy Campaign manager david bossey is with us, judge napolit
Taking shape. A bracket Battle Royale , dual ing mortgage deduction plans , a Corporate Tax delay, disagreement of possible faceoff with high tax state republicans and a carried interest challenge by democrats and among the fight both senator Mitch Mcconnell and congressman kevin brady in just under 72 hours. On the other side of the world a stark warning to china and our asian trading partners, the u. S. Will no longer be on the shortened of the trade stick. That coming from the president , coming up a major ceo doing business all over the globe, on whether President Trumps tough trade talks will end up really being good for business. The one thing that i do have just like miss liz claman is a kind of fire inside of me. That was retired Army Specialist Hugo Gonzalez giving me a shout outlast night in new york city but at the gala, it was all about the veterans like hugo who have made the near ultimate sacrifice for the love of our country. Coming up, specialist Hugo Gonzalez is with u
Begins with walmart taking a hit after the company cut its Sales Outlook for the year. The ceo is saying theyre on firm grounds in the United States. Another component on the move, ibm getting an upgrade at Morgan Stanley. Just the beginning ever apples battle for privacy. Number of ceos weighing in, including google. Walmart, a Fourth Quarter, 149, beats estimates, but revenue u. S. Compss to a stronger dollar, store closures and battles theyre fighting in places like brazil. Now, look, maybe they felt like they had to cool expectations. Its just an under promise, i dont know. The outlook, first quarter, 1780, the eps for fiscal year 2017, 4 to 430 versus 17 consensus, revenue flat . Versus plus three or four. Although they say if not 44 in 3 to 4 . Is that an excuse or not . Geez, i dont know. Maybe the 6062, but i think it ran to 66, because there was a whisper there was a turn this corner and not just that it was in line, but a turn. Im a believer of what hes trying to do. But if w