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Communicators congo a discussion of the communicators, a discussion of telecom in washington this fall. Joining us are three working reporters covering this issues, covering congress, sec, our other agencies. John hendel is with politico. Lydia beyoud is with event driven. And Tara Jeffries is with bloomberg bna. Before we get into these issues, i want to ask you all an opening question to see where we go. The influence today of some of the larger Tech Companies, and here in washington. Is it gr...

Host and Tara Jeffries is with bloomberg bna. Before we get into some of the issues, i want to ask you all just kind of an opening question and see where we go with this. Lydia beyoud, whats the influence today of some of the Larger Tech Companies and here in washington . Is it growing . Is it outsized . Guest thats a great question. I think one of the things that were really seeing right now is a pivot from the Obama Administration, and now in the Trump Administration away from such a wellrecog...

Of the tech and telecom issues that will be discussed in washington this fall and joining us are three working reporters who cover the issues covering either the congress or other agencies. John is with political, lidia is with event driven Financial News outlet and Tara Jeffries is with bloomberg. Before we get into some of the issues i want to ask you an opening question, and see where we go with us. Lidia, what is the influence today of some of the Larger Tech Companies and here in washingtor...

It hundred 92,000 subscribers in the first quarter. Price cuts certainly help. Sprint really stays ahead of tmobile as the nations thirdlargest wireless carrier. Sprint has posted two point three 8 billion 2. 38 billion in the first quarter. The sprint name is not as viable as it once was. Disney says the heir apparent co2 bob iger heir apparent ceo to bob iger, tom staggs stepping into his new role. Meanwhile shares are showing strong earnings early in the week. Sony pictures cochair amy pascal...

We had here. This beats out the money wells fargo and any other bank. 8 million dollars, slightly higher than what analysts were looking for. They were looking for something in a neighborhood of 5. 2 million and certainly from the Fourth Quarter when wells fargo put aside 485 million. The bank indicated it would build some reserves for potentially bad oil as those Companies Facing challenges because of the falling oil prices. Efficiency ratio of 50. 8 . This is an important indicator for their a...

Time ago now. More than six decades now. Its going to have two be with the return based system which doesnt make people furious with it. I think thats quite doable. The current code is loaded with provisions that are both complicated and make no policy since like the alternative minimum tax and the way a lot of tax benefits are subject to phaseouts which function as hidden marginal tax rate increases which nobody understands. For a lot of people the income tax has become kind of a black walks wh...

He seems like a really smart guy, a really great guy im sure andy ernst i can say about him he earns, you know, sort of my job was to ask tough questions on behalf of see, they have 107 lobbyists on capitol hill. They are swarming capitol hill their lobbyists. But ive got 100000 i had 100,000 people, more than 1000 people write me their objections. And so the first thing i would do is stop this deal. I would not let this go through if i were its not up to me. Senator franken weighs in on the pro...

India. The ruby, best day in four years. Road map begins with the markets on the heels of that strong gdp number. Futures are higher although concerns over syria weighing on investors. Telecom deal potentially worth up to 130 billion. Weve got details and what it means for the sector. Shares of one retailer on fire this morning after reporting stronger than expected guidance last night. Were going to tell you which one that is. Lets start with the mark markets. Second quarter gdp revised up. Pre...

President he is not a target of the Michael Cohen investigation. That cohen is the only target of that investigation. You will remember a week ago monday cohens office, home and hotel room were raided by the fbi and taking everything in there. Cohen had 3 clients, the major one was the president. Rod rosenstein telling the president he is not a target. Which raises a question how does he know that to be a fact if prosecutors have not had an opportunity to look at the materials that were seized i...

Cruzs father killed jfk. You can go on and on. Its in part what makes following this presidency so dizzying and also what actually republicans should be far more concerned about than even bill clinton saying, he didnt know what the meaning of is is. This is that statement supersized a billion times. Various times trump has seemed distracted by conspiracy theories. Looseness with the truth and the lies and et cetera. But these obsession with conspiracy theories and tall talls dates back for a lon...