Problems here are complex, both technically and philosophically. We believe in giving people a voice, which means erring on the side of letting people share what they want whenever possible. We need to be careful not to discourage sharing of opinions or to mistakenly restrict accurate content. But the goal here, roger, is to somehow label fake news as such, work with fact checkers. Can this be done . You know, i believe it can, but i think, carl, its not a complete answer. I think a big challenge that facebook faces is that the underlying principle that it uses to run its algorithms is people are the best, you know, your friends are your best source of information, that you want to use your friends to filter the things around you. Unfortunately, theres an unintended consequence that comes from that model, which is people like to hang out with folks who have similar points of view. And over time if you only hang around with people who believe the same things you do, your point of view b
Lets bring in michael ye and another health care analyst. Michael, first you to. Given the deals that we have seen, not just today but in the past, why do you believe a biomarine or vertex may be takeout targets down the line . Two reasons. One is if you looked at biotech valuations, theyre down 35 off the top in the last 6 to 8 months on political rhetoric that we talked about. So asset prices have come down and become a lot more attractive. The second point is that theres no change to the fact that Big Companies need commercial products and they need pipeline. Thats exactly what youre seeing. And what will those companies have that make them attractive you to or to potentially bottom . Les, we can hear you. Well get to you in a second. What makes them potential buyout candidates . Both vertex and biomerine have real revenue. Theyre out there right now plus pipelines. You get both of those with that. And so both of these companies have asset value to acquirers. You know, les, when you
Name is now bargain hunting. What does he like and should you follow along . And meanwhile, in france at this hour, special Police Forces have descended upon a northern town where two suspects in yesterdays paris massacre may be hiding out. They, those gunmen, are still on the loose a day after murdering 12 at a satirical magazine. We will take you live to france in just a few minutes. Meantime though it is a real big day on wall street and sues got it covered for us at the nyse. Hi sue. Hi ty. Indeed i do. Were back in the black. With todays monster rally, right now we are up 289 points on the trading session. Bob pisani come on in here. You know i was saying earlier, nobody really saw the velocity with which this market went down and then went back up. So there are people who are the wrong side of this rally. Nobodys making money right now. I think thats a major problem. Weve had a series of vshaped rallies in the past few months and its been tough to make money. This is a very power
He doth protest too much. In every joke there is a whisper of truth. Kidding is that the expression . In spanish [ spanish ] i dont know whether andrew is delayed because of traffic or cant decide the proper look for a snow day. Could be a sweater sweater . A zipper sweater. A zweater . Yeah. You dont get up early enough do you live in the georgia . Yes. Youre here. Yes. Okay. I live 35 miles away. And you made it. And i have a sports car. And andrew lives in the city, he didnt make it. Dont live where theres a bridge or tunnel between you and where you work is good advice. That would mean i have to live in new jersey and i dont want to live in new jersey. You made it here. Too good for new jersey . Too good for new jersey, are you . Im single. I want to live in new york city. You married, you live in new jersey. How is it working . Great, actually. Youre still single. Notable other other notable market activity. The dow transports closed at an historic high. The index soared 15 during
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