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of course, two days before the floor vote, if we get there. could the don t get stuck in committee today? josh: we will find out if the tax bill will move forward in the senate. there are two key senators that are uncommitted to the bill. either one of whom could stall the bill if they ve don t vote in favor. the most important is senator ron johnson of wisconsin, who has a lot of concerns about the pass-through rate. johnson himself was the owner of the pass-through business. he says if he is not satisfied with the changes that mitch mcconnell is going to make, he will not vote for the bill. the problem is, if mcconnell were to offer more generous pass benefits, it may have the effect of increasing the deficit, which may recognize the vote of tennessee senator bob corker, who is yet to be committed because he has concerns about the deficit. it is not clear whether mitch mcconnell will be empty square the circle by 2:30. david: let s bring in our colleagues from washing ....
let us quickly check on the markets. quite a lot going on. i am looking at the stoxx 600 in europe which is gaining a touch on the backs of gains in energy companies and a bullish outlook from one of the sector s bellwether. looking at the dollar. and the fed and what we will hear from powell. therude oil including impact of the opec meeting. we need to wait a little more to see how long we will cut production. a lineup our lineup today is looking pretty good. we feature some of the top names in banking and economics including tidjane thiam. we speak strategy and outlook on the global economy. and jim o neill. he speaks u.k. and emerging markets. later, we will also speak with john studzinski from blackstone. let us get straight to the bloomberg first word news. nejra: in the u.s., the senate tax bill is headed for a debate. should it pass, republican leaders will have to hammer out a compromise. two republican members of the senate what your say they may not agree to ....
and other americans. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by 27 hundred journalists and analysts in 120 countries. this is bloomberg and bloomberg technology is next. this is bloomberg technology. hammering out details to grab a andive stake in uber seeking a discount to invest in the startup. our conversation with meg whitman, as she prepares to leave the company. we talk about her political ambitions. $10,000 andoaches we discuss the true value of the currency. is leading investors to buy a huge stake in uber. a billion direct investments in the start of. this would put the uber valuation at $40 billion. at the most recent valuations, it was $69 billion. joining me now is a management capital partner who was the head of communications in the americas and also with us is someone who covers uber for us. where do we stand right now? the am waiting for documents to get sent out in the next few hours. today is the expectation and it is a little behind schedule, as has ev ....
comes to the opec meeting on thursday. spread coming in at 57 basis points. and bitcoin. is it going to be $10,000 today? time for the morning brief. at 8:00 this morning eastern steven mnuchin, william dudley on the hill of the sec will all be speaking in new york at a conference on the structure of the u.s. treasury market. at 10:00 all eyes will be on capitol hill as senate begins confirmation hearings for jerome powell. and president trump continues to campaign for a tax overhaul. he will be going back to the white house for a meeting with congressional leadership on how to avoid a government shutdown. that s all coming up today. the big story into ec is federal reserve nominee for the chair, jerome powell. the gap appears to be narrowing between short and long-term interest rate raising concerns on the future of the u.s. economy. joining us now is drew matus, metlife and that achievement metlife management chief market manager. are we expecting to see anything di ....
committee democrats late into colleagues for forcing the bill through. the committee voted along party lines to advance the bill and gop leaders are hoping to take up later this week. a suspected libyan a militant was found not guilty of the most serious charges of the benghazi attack. he was convicted of terrorism charges but acquitted of murder. the attack killed a u.s. ambassador and three other americans. two more americans died in a mortar attack at a nearby cia complex. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am alisa parenti, this is bloomberg and bloomberg technology is next. emily: i am emily chang and this is bloomberg technology. softbank is hammering out details to grab a massive stake in uber and seeking a discount to invest in the startup. plus, our exclusive conversation with with meg whitman, as she prepares to leave the company. friday ofout a wide topics, including her political ....