Rosey lately with volatility back with a vep jengeance. The dow is up 4 . The s p is up 5 . And the nasdaq is up by roughly 9 . We have been watching the futures this morning ahead of the opening bell this morning. We do see red arrows with modest declines. The dow futures are just 28 points below future values. The s p is down two points and the nasdaq is down 3. 5 points. Over to you, andrew. Well talk Corporate News this monday morning. Argentina suspending proctor gambles operation in the country accusing them of tax fraud. Argentina accuses the company of overbilling 138 Million Dollars in imports to get money out of the country. They are gaining in mccow with and lists looking to decline year over year. Among the reasons, fewer tourists slowing the Economic Growth and china fighting corruption. And in a monday morning deal already this morning, the publicis is buying sapient for 25 a share in cash for 3. 7 billion. Thats a 44 premium with the deal coming after publicis failed on
Spaceship. It disintegrated after a device to slow the spacecraft deployed prematurely. Pilot error is a possibility. The copilot was killed. The pilot was seriously injured. Known thatalways commercial space travel is an incredibly hard project. We have been undertaking a comprehensive test program for many years. Safety has always been our number one priority. We do understand the risk involved. We will not push on blindly. To do so would be an insult to all those affected by this tragedy. To takeon hopes passengers above earth. A big takeover in the advertising business. The worlds thirdlargest ad company has agreed to buy sapient. Moving on the new york city marathon. 50,000 runners had to deal with wind. 30 Miles Per Hour with the up to 50. The mens surge was won by a kenyan. The womens was won by another kenyan. It was freezing. It was cold. It was legitimately called. Cold. You did not see a lot of pain and agony in central park. Cold is better than hot, is my basic take. I trai
On thursday, a house subcommittee looked at marijuana use, its legalization in some states and its relation to Transportation Safety. Issues included the ability to operate vehicles, testing for marijuana use, and the challenges inin creating a federal standard for Donald Rumsfeld driving under the influence of socalled recreational drugs. Witnesses include a representative of the center for Substance Abuse prevention. This is an hour and 40 minutes. Its chaired by florida congressman john micah. Good morning. Id like to welcome everyone to the committee on government oversight and reform and our subcommittee hearing this morning. This is the subcommittee on government operations. Welcome our Ranking Member, mr. Connolly, and other who is may join us this morning. The title of todays hearing is planes, trains, and automobiles operating while stoned. This, i believe, is our fifth hearing on the subject of the impact of changing laws on increasing use of marijuana in our society. And our
The irs, now retired. And i asked them what they thought of what was going on at the irs. I heard despicable behavior every step of the way. The irs, no longer credible. I think, at this point, mr. Chairman, id like to yield back. Thank you, chairman. In regular order, this is helpful to have a second round. Commissioner, theres been approximately a year of production of emails. In your earlier hearing, i remember it might take two years sort of an estimate. Well, let me ask you a question. Have you reviewed the timeline when this committee issued lawful demands for lois ler lois lerneres emails, have you reviewed the timeline of who did what and when . No. Would you be prepared to deliver to us a timeline, meaning calendars, activities of individuals who were charged with going out and finding those email sns. With over 250 people doing that work no, actually, youve had people redacting and legally reviewing. Im only talking about who went and got the information, the emails, who accu
Statements but that still kills almost 10,000 people every year on our hoiighways. Now were becoming xhoee ining concerned it highlights the use of marijuana use. Among the more egregious drug involved accidents are a Recreational Boating accident in florida that killed five. A day caravan driver in memphis, tennessee, who was high and crashed causing five deaths. And a railroad next chase, maryland, that killed 16 thats already been referred to. But why dont have a good idea of the number of drug related transportation fatalities. Were not surprised about the growing evidence of drug use by drivers, pilots and others, however, given that as weve heard, many states have authorized medical marijuana programs and two states have decriminalized Recreational Use of the drug. In addition, recent news reports noted pressure to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level as well. Perhaps most disturbing as weve heard mentioned in the Opening Statements is evidence that marijuana use among te