Question, we will move to the next senator until resolved. I remind all senators that the five minute clock still aflies. You should have a box on your screen labeled clock that shows how much time is on your screen labeled clock that shows how much time is remaining. But we have had some troubles, and i have had senators who cant find that box or dont see it. And so, in fact, last hearing one of the senators ask me again to get a reminder, i will do that at this time for everybody. So at 30 seconds left on your clock, there will be a tone, a bell ring, to remind senators and the witnesses that their time has almost expired. At the end of the five minutes, a bill will ring. That way we can all know how the clock is working, even though we dont find it on our screens. Today we will receive testimony from the security and Exchange Commission chairman jay clayton, regarding the work and agenda of the sec. I thank you chair clayton for your appearance before the committee today, which is e
The next 100 days. Tom the transition challenges are simple. He needs a single letter out of gsa and that has not happened yet. We will do with Greg Valliere a on this in a moment. There are still four states with under a 1 count, and that is really what matters around all the hoopla. Francine it certainly does. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Biden is launching his transition effort while President Trump continues legal challenges over the election. The news media declared biden the winner of the president ial election on saturday. The former Vice President won or was leading in states that would give him more than 270 electoral votes needed for victory. Meanwhile, the president has falsely claimed victory whilst saying there was widespread in legal voting. He has not offered any evidence. President elect joe biden will take the first step to one of his Biggest Campaign promises today, to bring the Coronavirus Crisis under control
Yeah, look, we have to be careful because there are Many Companies that benefit, but we have been piling into stocks that were meant to be as if there were no vaccine until some time maybe some time late 2021 where then there will be 2022. So, you have the nasdaq futures up way too much. You have the s p, i think, and dow up the correct amount given what is in those stocks because youve got the bank stocks suddenly maybe they get a real break. Travel and leisure are just incredible how bad theyve bipartisan and then youve got, what do you do with a service here now honestly, what do you do with a company like a zoom or a peleton. Thoseniquely price for a belief that covid will be with us for a long time. David, you know a lot of stocks are trading not as if theyre going to be households and everythingen wi en with everyone is going to have them and trading as catastrophic growth in a number of cases. While there still could be for a number of months, element that says, you know what, i
The foretwoity was an intent. I think thats something that we should all explore. Thank you. I have worked on legislation. Its a little late in this session under your tenure that would create guardrails and prevent these kinds of failures and abuses. I think your comments were appropriate. We allow companies to still do they have to provide Real Transparency which they dont always. Have to reward workers not just shareholders. Senator brown ill close with a statement. We saw earlier this year the pandemic crashing our families, hospitals, and the economy. How the market seized the up. The s. E. C. s recent report on interconnectedness in the market offers insights but no real policy recommendations. I know that you and vice chair and represent duty pute secretary money market reforms were not good enough. It is clear your successor, the next banking regulators will need to reduce risk from interconnectedness and excessive leverage. The economy may in the future will depend on it. Than
President trump speaking publicly for the first time in more than a week touting progress in the production of a vaccine. This is five times faster than the fastest prior Vaccine Development in history. But threatening to withhold it from the state of new york because of governor Andrew Cuomos concerns. The president also refusing to concede the election, shutting out president elect joe bidens Transition Team. How will it affect the next administrations handling of the pandemic . Well talk live to a member of bidens covid advisory board. Was she tricked . New questions swirling this morning about Princess Dianas blockbuster interview 25 years ago where she spoke candidly about her troubled marriage and the challenges of the crown. Those stories, plus tis the season. The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is making its grand arrival, wrapping up the 170mile journey with an nypd escort to its new home in the heart of new york city. Something joyful to celebrate today, november 14, 2020.