And a 2020 launch. Facebooks Cryptocurrency Libra is set to debut next year. We will hear how the head of libra and the facebook coo touted this big promise. But first our top story. Recordbreaking sales for amazon. The ecommerce giant posted its largest advance on the s p 500 index on thursday. Amazon didnt release specific sales figures, but the statement backs up broader reports that Online Shopping picked up this year. I want to bring in spencer and darren baker. Spencer, talk to me about what we learned from amazon this holiday season. Spencer in terms of their statement, we didnt learn much. Every year is another record for amazon and ecommerce. What we did see was that this was the first year, one that they rolled out their oneday shipping pledge on millions of items, and that they handled so much of their own delivery on their own. I think a little bit of the boost is that amazon got through christmas without any disasters. Everyone was wondering how they would do this year. Ta
Broadband be a polluted night sky . We will take a look at a looming debris problem. Facebook plans to create its own crypto currency is not getting love from u. S. Lawmakers area you can now add jay powell to that list. Project libra raises many serious concerns regarding privacy, Money Laundering, Consumer Protection and financial stability. These are concerns that should be thoroughly and publicly addressed. Facebook has a few billion users. You are looking at the possibility of a very broad adoption and if there were problems, they are associated and any oflaundering the things we were focused on including the company they would arise to systemically important levels because of the size of the facebook network. I think it cannot go forward without there being brought satisfaction with the way the company has addressed Money Laundering and all of those things. The number of concerns i listed at the beginning, data protection, consumer privacy, all of the things will need to be addre
Broadband be a polluted night sky . We will take a look at an emerging debris problem. To our top story, facebook plans to create its own crypto muchncy, libra not getting love from u. S. Lawmakers, in fact, getting skewered. You can now add fed chair Jerome Powell to that list. Take a listen to what he told the Financial Committee earlier. While the project libra raises many serious concerns regarding privacy, Money Laundering, Consumer Protection and financial stability. These are concerns that should be thoroughly and publicly addressed. Facebook has a couple billion plus users. You are looking at the possibility of a very broad adoption and if there were problems, they are associated with Money Laundering, tariffs financing, any of the things we were focused on including the company, they would arise to systemically important levels because of the size of the facebook network. I think it cannot go forward without there being brought broad satisfaction with the way the company has a
Replaying bank currencies, i think were a long way from t t that. So essential not too concerned about central barracks no long or Digital Currencies you know, facebook has made i believe quite broad rounds around the world with regulators, supervisors, and lots of people to discuss their plans. That certainty includes us, and its something were looking at. We immediate with a brought range of and there is just a tremendous amount of innovation going out out there. There is pour tenchally benefits, also potentially ricks. So i would echo what Governor Carney said, which is that we will wind up having quite High Expectations from saved and soundness and regulatory standpoint if they do decide to go forward with something. You know, we dont have Plenary Authority over cryptocurrency sits as such. They play through our world through Consumer Protection and money laundering, things like that but through international forums, you know, we have significant input into the payment system, and
Housing startswere pretty soli this morning roadmap begins with that record run for the markets. The dow has now closed at a record 70 times this year. Will the rally push through year end amid turmoil in d. C. Speaking of records, the nasdaq breaks through 7,000 for the first time were going to take a look at the names driving that index higher. And downgrade for apple has the stock down slightly and hot holiday item that is sold out. Weve got the latest first up, futures are on the rise after another historic day for stocks, including the dow posting the record close of the year the house is expected to vote on the tax reform bill later on today. Looks like pretty clear sailing and Senate Begins a mandatory debate but pretty much with colins and corker and lee, this thing will get done. I think that people are driven by estimates. And i had United Rentals last night. United rentals immediately gets more cash. What are they going to do . Put more people to work, buy back more stock. W