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Its been lowered, state income taxes and property taxes are all capped at $10,000. that makes housing more expensive for the average person, as well as for any other. its kind of a double whammy right now. >> what do you think about this drop in retail sales? unexpected drop in retail sales, down 0.3%. a 0.2% increase was expected. >> i mean, i suspect its a pretty volatile number. and you know, theres so much going on in retail right now. we see whats happening with the amazon effect and knocki...

Remember, this is the sensitivity on the health care side of things to the amazon effect. and thats one of the real big headlines coming out of this particular move the last couple of days. >> the amazon effect. no company wants amazon in their backyard. all right, thanks, dom. up next, last night trump touted many businesses bringing jobs back to america. weve heard this story before. you remember carrier, a former union leader from the indi understand -- indianapolis plant. first, aaron sh...

The drugstore giant cvs making a bid to acquire aetna with a whopping $69 billion deal. a massive merger pairs 10,000 cvs locations with an insurance company that covers 22 million people. its a move for cvs to become a one-stop healthcare shop. >> sandra: they say it will reduce costs to the consumer almost immediately. could be a game changer for the industry. >> bill: amazon effect, right? >> sandra: correct. one company running a lot of things. all right. potentially tragic end to the search...

Days. >> you look at the inbox, youre probably flooded with ads. i have been doing research. especially foray par he will, if it is not 50% off, wait. there will be more sales. retail environment is so tough these days, they need your money. >> talk to me about that. some of the big stores are really suffering. they have been hemorrhaging money. this could be do or die. >> this is the amazon effect. look at amazon shares, above $1200 first time in history, stock is. it is doing so well. it chang...