We compete hard. We compete fairly. We try to be the best. Our goal is the best, not the most. We dont have a dominant share in any market or product category where we do business. Competition leads to better products and more choices for everyone. Emily but lawmakers coming out swinging. The ceo struggling to get their answers in. Jeff bezos of amazon having trouble getting some words in edgewise. Didnt have monopoly power over the sellers, do you think they would choose to stay in a relationship characterized by bullying, fear, and panic . With all respect, congresswoman, i do not accept the premise of your question. Does amazon pursue similar predatory campaigns in other parts of its business . I cannot comment on that because i dont remember it. Heres how the company described working with amazon. Amazon strings you along for a while because it feels so good to get that paycheck every week and in the past, we called it, heroin. This is one of your partners. Why would they compare y
Quickly on this headline that mccain plans to vote no on the Graham Cassidy bill. Heres the s p 500 managed care index. This is the spike, it has changed a little bit, but you saw how it is falling going into this headline. Some of the large Health Insurance Companies Like the United Health cares of the world have not been moving much over the past few months, but they have been moving today. United health is still down. Those companies are seen as having more leverage in the Health Care Policy changing. Ne, which has more exposure to those who would be affected by changes to healthcare legislation. , an operator of many urgent care centers, has been volatile in recent days as well. Traders try to figure out what this vote could potentially mean. Turning back to broader markets, taking a look at the week that we have seen for the major averages. As we know, the three majors did hit records this week. The dow has been leading on the but, up a quarter percent, the s p little change, the
Today. Did you know that. Griff i did not know that. Im busy down here working with congress and we are getting a new phase 4 covid stimulus package thats going really well down here. Pete yeah. Griff you have an even bigger task which is swimming the hudson river. Pete emily, your encouragement is to give me encouragement from seattle. Emily im really good at that im a good cheerleader. You know. This. Pete you are. Of course, today is the day that i have been dreading and looking forward to. I am going to join the gi go. Org. A bunch of navy seals, 60. We are going to try to swim across the hudson river im going to leave this set pretty soon. Head down there and jump in the water. The current are nasty. The water is also nasty these guys are awesome. The cause is great. Veterans homelessness, entrepreneurship for vetsd. Guys affected by covid. I have got some swim buddies help me through it. I have been training a little bit guys, but, like i said, its going to be a beast. [splash] g
Pete got the pink memo. Pete well bring in everyones share of love of their mother which everyone has today. Griff pete, were subservient to our lovely wives and mothers and cherish them. There is also news out there. Happy mothers day to everybody, but lets get to this. Top White House Coronavirus members testifying in a Senate Hearing on tuesday. Emily comes amid increasing concerns over white house staffers testing positive for the virus. Pete Mark Merideth is live. Mark, good morning. Pete pete, top government officials are keeping physical distance from the white house as they found to be in contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. Among them dr. Anthony fauci. The good news he tested negative for the coronavirus but were told he will get his temperature taken daily to be on the safe side. In a statement the National Institute offing a lettergy and Infectious Diseases said quote he is considered relatively low risk based on the degree of his exposure. He is ta