neil gorsuch under this president. neil gorsuch said he believed in the separation of powers he said they gave me a gavel and not rubber—stamp. he said no man is above the law, not even the president. 0n the hot button issues which could camp up in front of the court, a republican senator had this to say about what resident tramp said about abortion in 1973. - resident trum -. i would have walked out the door. it is not whatjudges i would have walked out the door. it is not what judges do. i would have walked out the door. it is not whatjudges do. | don't do it is not whatjudges do. i don't do it at that end of pennsylvania avenue and they should not do it at this t‘“ has " ' “a has been' ' ~ ' “a has been billed ' ~ ' the has been billed as - the has been billed as a l é has been billed as a 5:5} of neil gorsuch. the atmosphere has seen quite —— seemed quite warm at stages. there is no disguising the eta-see there is no disguising the fa ct eta-see there is no disguising the fact that democrats are soug

neil gorsuch — president trump's choice for the us supreme court, has assured congress he will remain independent. when considering a judgement. vigils are being held across the island of ireland, who has died aged 66. in the peace process. a special sitting of the assembly in belfast is being held to mark his death. hello, there, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. coming up on this programme... the government's accused of not doing enough to tackle monegzlaunderirgafteranational‘ have run through british banks. so we might as well go from here, go to heathrow and put up mps condemn a ticketing website after its representatives failed to turn up to give evidence to a commons committee. s 2? ies fi iss lii rir s;;;gi§’§4;néégz» a flight of eu doctors from the nhs. the number of doctors was higher in the four months following the referendum result, than the same four months the previous year. but first a treasury minister has told mps that allegations that uk banks have been involved in a russian money—laundering scam will be assessed closely tg £2; = high street names,

that was a from neil gorsuch response from neil gorsuch about those .. donald trump had those comments that donald trump had "13575 in tweets. now, sean spicer, made in tweets. nowrsean spicer, the press came out after the press secretary, came out after that was said, almost in real time, and he tweeted that he g not i and he tweeted that he was not criticising the president. it was a comment and he did not refer general comment and he did not refer to any names, nor was it about to any names. norwas itaboog ,. ,, we. ,, w, to any names. nor was itaboo; ,. a ”as. ,, a” trump. to any names. nor was itaboo; .. .- ..--. .. a” trump. this was put to president trump. this was put to neil gorsuch in real time at the hearing and he responded - that was a broad and he it was a broad comment and he reiterated that he does not comment on specific cases all controversies. again we are seeing some yet again we are seeing some confusion and the white house getting involved in discussions and debates as they are ‘j§”j§ at debates as they are ongoing at va

donald trump's choice for the us supreme court, neil gorsuch, has tried to reassure senators considering his appointment he won't give in to political pressure. he insisted thejudiciary had to be independent of party politics. sally is back for a look at the newspapers around the world. the telegraph leads with the introduction by the uk of new aviation security measures that will ban laptop and mutate-.." w . we.-- a computers and some large smartphones from cabin baggage on passenger flights from six countries in the middle east. the ft reports stock markets have suffered their worst falls since the election of us president donald trump. the paper says wall street is uncertain over the president's neil gorsuch has angered some us conservatives by signalling his—reluctance- the independent carries a photo ofmartin mcguinnessrl who has died aged 66. a commander of paramilitary organisation the ira before playing a key role in the province's peace process. and finally, the gulf news says - millennials in the workplace has led to many older employees now having tg answer tg managers that

to fill his seat, we have chosenjudge neil gorsuch, a man of incredible skill and deep devotion to the law. he was confirmed unanimously by the court of appeals and i am asking the senate to swiftly approve his nomination. applause tonight as i outlined the next steps we must take as a country, we must honestly acknowledge the circumstances we inherited. —— outline. 94 million americans are out of the labour force. over 43 million people are now living in poverty and over 43 million americans are on food stamps. more than one in five people in their prime working years are not working. we have the worst financial recovery in 65 years. in the last eight yea rs, in 65 years. in the last eight years, the past administration has put on more new debt and nearly all the other presidents combined. we've lost more than one quarter of our manufacturing jobs since nafta was approved and we've lost 60,000 factories since china joined the world trade organisation in 2001. our trade deficit in goods with the world last year was nearly $800 billion. and overseas we have inherited a series of tra

we've got neil gorsuch coming in, and i suppose, looking forward rather than quarterbacking all the decisions that you were involved in, looking forward, one can see now, there is a possibility of a long—term fight over, for example, roe versus wade, a woman's right to have an abortion in the united states, which could preoccupy the court and indeed america for the next four or eight years. could happen. i do think, assuming that judge gorsuch becomes justice gorsuch, and goes on the court... a very solid conservative, down the line conservative judge. but i think that will restore the court roughly to the equilibrium that existed when justice scalia was on the court, other words, the court i argued in front of, that i was just describing. i think the real question will, and i do think you're quite right, issues about roe against wade reproductive freedom, issues that might come before this court, but the court that i argued in front of resolved those issues in a certain way, given that composition. i think the real key will be if one of the four so—called liberal justices steps down, or

his supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch's, confirmation hearings get under way tomorrow, with questions from senators. on thursday, there is hope that the house of representatives will vote on the healthcare bill. the president has a big agenda that he is trying to get through in his first 100 days. he is on day 60. but. dees this underminebtsiii ; ,- - ,-- ;; ,- .- moment in his young presidency? for election next year, with the president for his bill onfithursday—fen beaitbeark pause for thought? these are all questions swirling around washington right now, late laura trevelyan. now, it is not every day a top google executive says sorry. matt brittin has apologisedevefi of the lik's top brands are disg— layed»; on youtube, which is owned by the search engine. it has already caused some of the companies millions of videos areupioaded ' onto youtube every day. and yet these hate—filled videos attract advertising, and here, fascists are twinned with an advert for a bbc programme.

supreme court nominee neil gorsuch just completed the third day of his confirmation hearing. now, if you remember, merrick garland, obama's nominee, was supposed to be the the judge sitting in that seat, but the republicans who control the senate never gave him the rose. the good news is next season he's going to be the bachelor. very exciting. the first black one, too, i like that. and i'll tell you who hasn't forgotten about merrick garland, the republicans, because in this hearing, instead of exercising their sacred constitutional duty to advise and consent on a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land, they were just, as we say back home, dicking about. >> would you tell me where your favorite fishing stream is? and don't say no tell 'em creek. >> what's the largest trout you ever caught? >> oh, my son, dalen, teenager said ask him if he would rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck. >> how in the world is gorsuch able to go so many hours at a time without peeing. >> boy, i don't even know what to stay. >> trevor: "oh, boy, i don't even kno

neil gorsuch, i agree with you, the pet goat is so, so difficult! i hear you, neil gorsuch! i hear you completely, neil gorsuch! ( applause ) now, the whole neil gorsuch nomination is a fascinating story because you have a judge who, on the surface, is more than qualified but, because of trump's taint -- can i say that by the way? the democrats want to block him, but they also want to kind of make out with him because good lord that guy is handsome. look at that face. i could spend all night looking at his face. but there is no time to look at his face because of this earthquake in the media business! >> conservative talk show host tommy lahren has been search rarely suspended from glen beck's the blaze network after airing pro-choice views last week. >> i am pro-choice. i i am someone who loves the constitution and for limited government. so i can't be a hypocrite and say i'm for limited government but i can't decide what women do with their bodies. >> trevor: she's talking so fast, how do you hear what she's saying? but jokes assayed, honestly, this is not cool. if you're

gorsuch. >> top senate democrat chuck schumer said he cannot support gorsuch's confirmation and will lead a filibuster against him! >> trevor: oh, snap! we got a filibuster, yo! yeah, when you delay something by talking, aka the old lady at the cash register of political tactics. normally, it might be worth going into how much this might cost mitch mcconnell to get rid of the fill bust which are has been one of the main moderating forces in american politics. guess what? no time. because russia and trump and former campaign manager and sylvester stallone look alike paul manafort. >> the associated press reporting paul manafort secretly worked with the russian billionaire to advance the interest of vladimir putin. >> in 2006, manafort signed a $10 million contract with russian billionaire oleg derapaska to, as manafort purportedly describe it, greatly benefit the putin government by long i didn't think and influencing news service. >> we'll offer a service that can focus internally and externally the policies of the putin government. >> trevor: the former head of donald trump's presid

., it is day three of confirmation young's for supreme -- neil gorsuch.ncker suc put on theen you row, you open your mind." frustrated democrats suggested they may not vote to confirm him. regardless, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has made clear that he will see that gorsuch is confirmed one way or another. turkey's agreement with the european union to stem the largest flow of refugees since world war ii is inching closer to class, according to turkey's minister in charge of eu integration. the official says turkey has hosted about 3 million refugees, the most of any nation, but he described the deal is one-sided and said turkey is under no obligation to continue implementing it. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. scarlet: thank you so much, mark. we will check in with francine lacqua in london shortly. let's get a look at the day's biggest commodity movers get gold and its winning streak -- futures moving higher as equities retreat and concern deepens among investors that

gorsuch and then the house would be able to take up tax reform. steve mnuchin saying at a public forum that they still hope to get the tax reform by labor day. this is their first test. if the house freedom caucus is able to weaken the administration, why wouldn't they be able to do the same on tax reform? julie: kevin cirilli will be there all day long. what does all of this in washington mean for investors? nixon. us now, katie thank you for coming in. how much do you care about this as an investor? katie: we have to look beyond this. this is a bit of a speed bump in terms of the implementation of the trump agenda. investors are paying up for that implementation right now. to the extent that this is a prolonged speedbump, that would be a disappointment. we have to look beyond this and focus on the fundamentals beyond the aca repeal and replace. julie: you talk about valuations. take a look at the bloomberg here. this is the cyclically adjusted price-earnings ratio for the s&p 500. this is something robert shiller has put forth. it is above the l

you can watch the hearings for jeff gorsuch -- neil gorsuch online at bloomberg.com. let's mark: thank you. the u.k. will join the u.n. in banning laptops and other devices on certain flights. that is according to the bbc. the regulation is aimed at travelers coming to the country from 10 airports in the middle east and north africa. they will have to store electronic devices larger than a mobile phone in their checked baggage. the bbc says the u.k. ban may be somewhat different. president trump has signed into -- theexpiration exploration of mars as a nasa goal. it authorizes $19.5 billion in space agency funding for the 2018 budget year. lookew law directs nasa to at human spaceflight programs to help humans explore mars and other destinations. the polls give emmanuel macron on the win after a televised presidential debate. he was attacked from both ends of the political spectrum on immigration, terrorism and the economy. polls show that far right candidate marine le pen lost ground. the world bank is lobbying for an increase in capital does right president trump's

later on, neil gorsuch, supreme court nominee, will have a hearing. it will be the first part of the senate judiciary committee's looking into whether he will be the next supreme court justice on the bench. brexit, march 29. we will take a look at that later. alix: the countdown clock starts now. jon: it does. two years, if you are lucky. alix: you can watch us online. interact with us daily. catch loraine talking about her top picks. tv on your terminal. this is bloomberg. ♪ jon: minneapolis fed president neil cash carry explaining why he voted against raising interest rates right here on bloomberg tv. back and saytep how has the federal reserve behaved over the last five or six years? every one of our inflation forecasts in terms of the summary of economic projections, everyone of our median forecasts has been wrong. always in -- always expecting inflation around the corner, always surprised when it is not. matt, nothing extreme about the views of this guy as to why he voted against raising interest rates last week. that would be the consensu

gorsuch said he made no promises on how he would rule on any particular issue. the process, from the time i was contacted, with an expression of interest for a potential interview to the timeout with nominated, no one in that process ask me for any commitments, promises about how i would rule in any kind of case. haidi: britain has joined the u.s. in banning large electronic devices from the cabins from flights from certain middle eastern and african countries after the suggestion terrorists were planning innovative attacks. canada also reviewing a ban. maker says aluminum it may delay results as it grapples with results raised by an auditor. the auditor has suspended work through december. it was targeted by a short seller last month. turn spurred a selloff. shares down 12% over the last month. the stock suspended in hong kong. looking to raise $2 billion in its review bond sale. it is part of a plan to cut the markets to $10 billion. saudi aramco is expected to launch an ipo next year which could be the biggest share sale in history. news powered by 2600 journ

., senators are quizzing supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. he vows to uphold the law and deflected comment on controversial cases. fines inbank is facing the united states for its conduct in the foreign exchange market. has deutsche bank put its legal issues to rest yet? mark: have a look at where european equities are trading right now 30 minutes until the end of the tuesday session. gmm go is your function. their u.s.following brothers and sisters with a lower letdown with the utilities the best performing industry group. lots to tell you about on that the half following strong cpi data. to the we were up highest level since december 2. now the biggest decline since february 24th. this is the biggest decline in europe by a long way. think of for cars -- shares down by 21%. it fell as much as 42% earlier. this is a swedish maker of biometric id samples. the revenue is set to fall more than 50% in the first quarter. may factors cutting that on orders. the company also withdrawing a proposal to pay its first-ever dividend to shareholders and s

jake neil gorsuch gave opening statements today, the first day of his confirmation hearing before the senate judiciary committee. chairman chuck grassley says the plan is to have the supreme court nominee confirmed before the senate takes a two-week break april 10. confirmed,rsuch is you would restore a narrow 5-4 conservative majority on the court. president trump met with iraq's prime minister at the white house today, the foreign leader's first visit since the inauguration. it comes before the president's plan to host d68-nation meeting to discuss advancing the fight against islamic state. , banker,kefeller presidential advisor, and air to one of the most fabled fortunes has died. at 101, he was the world oldest billionaire. he was the oldest and last surviving grandson of john rockefeller, the nation's first billionaire. global news 24 hours a day. from bloomberg world headquarters, i am mark crumpton. ♪ caroline: i am caroline hyde. this is "bloomberg technology." as its blow for uber president heads to the exit. the latest on the embattled company. apple makes a bet on the nex

neil gorsuch is unanimously supported by the republicans, but some democrats have made it clear they will not simply rubberstamp the nominee. in a close -- closed-door meeting, president trump had this meeting. pass the obamacare replacement bill, or "risk losing your seat." this came a day after republicans make changes to the bill, aimed at undecided republicans. the u.k. is banning some electronics in eric greitens -- somerplane cabins to middle eastern countries. under the rule, any electronic device adrianna smartphone has to be checked in. hawaii the chinese general -- hawaii, attorney general was to secure a temporary injunction blocking the presidents traveled been. -- ban. a federal judge will consider the request at a hearing in honolulu. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists around the world. i'm mark crumpton. "bloomberg technology," is next. ♪ cory: i'm cory johnson. this is "bloomberg technology." coming up, we go live to las vegas, nevada for the ibm internet conference. we talk about everything from the cloud to ibm's partnership with wan

neil cash carry -- neil gorsuch economic data has not changed much. he says the fed is still coming up short of its inflation targets. monday, he will be on bloomberg daybreak beginning at 9:00 a.m. wall street time. do not miss that. in an attempt to address antitrust concerns, bayer will put some key assets up for sale. the process could start as soon as next week. manchester city is now the first team in britain's premier league -- to showcase a logo on jersey sleeves. no financial terms were disclosed. the english league created a new .evenue stream the competition already has the biggest tv deal. that is the latest bloomberg business flash. take a look at where european equity markets are trading. we are four minutes away from the end of the friday session. stocks are up by .1%. let's look at the currency board, quiet day on the data front today, sterling is up though against the dollar. are yields, cory-year-olds lower as our peripheral yields. this -- core yields are lower as are peripheral yields. this is the number. ♪ -- this is bloomberg.

democrats and independents led by minority leader chuck schumer have announced their opposition to neil gorsuch, saying the denver-based appeals judge has ruled too often against workers and in favor of corporations. british prime minister theresa may's government is bracing for a brexit backlash. three senior members of her administration tell bloomberg the biggest single obs dole winning favorable exit terms is an emotional reaction from the european union. one of those officials says may has not worked hard enough to charm e.u. leaders. and in russia, it appeared to be the largest anti-government demonstration since 2012. thousands of people gathered to protest official corruption. the opposition leader had called for the demonstration. he was detained by authority and has now been jailed for 15 days for disobeying their orders. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. vonnie: mark, thanks for that. coming up, harry macklowe is one of manhattan's most storied real estate developers. we'

if they did not get over this cliff, they cannot get the neil gorsuch confirmation, and they logjam congress. even though, tom, they have a republican majority. tom: francine, that is why kevin cirilli is so good here it i have no clue what he just said, but that is the miniature that the pros talk about. francine: it is called trade. you give me this, i give you that -- it is called politics. kevin, the stakes are very high to what happens if they cannot get this bill passed? kevin: if they cannot get this bill passed, two things, first, the senate is going to have a russia hearing. this week, we have -- let's not forget the fbi director saying they are still investigating this campaign and this administration. that is going to happen in the and it next week. if the backdrop to all of that is not if the supreme court justice confirmed, in addition to that, the health care bill could pass today, but then it will go to the senate -- i mean come all of this is being logjams. there does not seem to be a rhythm yet for this white house or for this republican-controlled congress. tom: kevin, quic

donald johnump: i trump do solemnly swear -- >> president trump nominated conservative judge neil gorsuch. if he is confirmed, the court could potentially keep leaning to the right for an entire generation. there have been controversial 5-4 decisions that extended an individual's right to own guns, lifted restrictions on corporate campaign spending, and limit class-action lawsuits. the supreme court carries the power to shift political direction. ,ith supreme court appointment presidents can influence the nation long after terms and, and that is why in recent years presidents have selected judges whose convictions are not likely to shift. >> i am so thankful tonight for my family, my friends, and my faith. -- are is the argument number of important decisions that rest on a 5-4 split has been rising. chief justice john roberts has claimed this could undermine the legitimacy as an institution that transcends politics. then there is the diversity issue -- the slow turnover means the court's makeup has lagged behind demographics. half of the justices are still white men. another big concern i

a senate panel will delay a vote on neil gorsuch, the nominee for the supreme court. independents announced their opposition. in favor of corporations. house intel chair devin nunes has not revealed the source behind claims the communications were captured in a sweeping surveillance. a spokesman admitted both met at uneswhite house before ne made the announcement. the afl-cio is planning on suing the government. millions of workers were eligible for overtime last december over the numeral, but they were blocked by a federal judge. open will say goodbye to the -- oakland will say goodbye to the raider. they approved a move to las vegas. they could play in oakland until 2018 while the new stadium is under construction. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2300 journalists and analysts. i'm alisa. this is bloomberg. bloomberg technology is next. ♪ cory: this is bloomberg technology. coming up, snapchat wins on wall street but the real reason analysts are bullish. hatsapp creating a backdoor for intelligence officials. the new debate over privacy encryption.

he is trying to block neil gorsuch. he lost a few people when senators of virginia and north dakota said they would vote for gorsuch. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am alisa parenti, and this is bloomberg. scarlet: we have breaking news, has filed itsnes ipo. it will be under ftr. filing to go public. we reported earlier this week it was looking to go public estimate the second quarter. that has happened, and they have filed the paperwork for the ipo. joe: as we close out the first quarter, volatility is close to its lowest levels ever, so are traders getting too complacent? there may be a turnaround on the horizon. we have the head of meckler strategy. cap great -- great to have you back on the show. stocks, currencies, bond, very low. people did not seem to be concerned about anything. why might that turn around? peter: everyone wants to sell volatility. when i go back to the conversation, even last year, everyone wants to buy volatility. al

gorsuch. he is president trump's supreme court nominee after three senators said they would vote against. republicans want gorsuch confirmed before the recess in april. sallyer for former deputy eight says the administration tried to limit her testimony at a hearing investigating russian interference. the hearing, which included john brennan and james clapper was canceled by intelligence community -- committee chair devin nunes. meeting with a secret source on white house grounds raised questions about his independence. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists around the world. a alisa parenti, this is bloomberg. bloomberg technology is next. ♪ cory: i'm cory johnson. this is "bloomberg technology." tesla gets a boost of cash after the chinese internet giant tencent buys a stake in tesla. uber in the spotlight again, with their first diversity reports. first to our lead. a cash boost for tesla. tencent spot a 5% stake in the -- bought a 5% stake in the company. as pa

neil gorsuch needs 60 votes to be confirmed. if democrats try to block his confirmation, republicans can change the rules of so a simple majority vote is required. day innews, 24 hours a more than 120 countries. i am taylor riggs. this is bloomberg. right now, equities, currencies, commodities, i will call it stability. jostling around 11.59. a better tone to the market. the 30 year bond, that color is wrong. it should the red. there is sterling. francine, you can talk about brexit sterling. thing i care only about is sterling falling in early asian trade. need to take a step back in trying to understand what is priced in and what is not. there is short positioning on pound. sayign-exchange strategists it is short,s maybe we are underestimating the fact we are bracing for the worst, hoping for the best. psychologically, we need to see where the market is positioned. your -- areating a to two year divorce from the u.k.. can you talk us through what happens at what time? >> the letter traveled across over to brussels and is delive

charlie: where is the confirmation of neil gorsuch? kelsey: we were expecting that to happen not this next week but we have not heard from leaders about whether or not he wants to move up that process. so, where it things now is democrats say they are willing to filibuster him. we are going to see a big blowout fight in the senate. the big question is how long it takes. charlie: what about infrastructure spending? kelsey: it is one of those things we have heard about for a long time. it was a goal of this current white house and campaign. we have not seen any legislation or any solid proposals beyond the idea that a president wants to make a large investment there. that is an area where details matter. talking about roads and bridges, highways or trains? fleshed out. be charlie: is the president's credibility damaged? kelsey: i think it is for some people. it is yet to be seen how the core voters seen. they seem to be flexible and how they view trump. they support him as a person. it is about personality first for many. this may or may

. -- neil gorsuch is opposed after three senators said he would vote against. republicans won him confirmed before the recess in april. a lawyer for form your equity ag sally yates claims the administration tried to limit her testimony at a hearing regarding russian interference. the hearing which included john brennan and james clyburn was canceled by devon nunes. he is dismissing calls for him to step aside from the investigation. his meeting on white house ground raise questions about his income. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. "bloomberg aussie -- bloomberg technology" is next. ♪ anchor: i'm cory johnson. this is "bloomberg technology." tesla gets a boost of cash after the chinese internet giant tencent by the state. uber in the spotlight again him at this time by their own choice, coming out with their first ever city reports. first to our lead. a cash boost for tesla. tencent spot a 5% stake in the company. as part of a round of investment th

neil gorsuch being one of the latest. how has he handled himself under these very questions? -- various questions? wasabeth: he prepared and -- had met with lawmakers he is being asked questions from. largely, these topics were expected to come up. he has done a lot of the interest on wall street -- a lot of interest -- interest wall street has are his views on topics and interests and for the most part he has addressed things like dodd-frank and committed to little specifics, other than to say he would like to look at issues broadly. generally, i would say he is doing as expected in answering the questions as many expected him to. mark: you mentioned the opposition the democrats, particularly elizabeth warren, will the democrats be able to stop his nomination from being approved? elizabeth: probably not. no. given that the republicans on the committee and having the majority, he is likely to be confirmed. the issue of conflicts is something that -- a question of -- what is the answer the opposition is looking for? there is only so much he can do to a certain point in terms o

., it is three of confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. he says he would not hesitate to roll against president trump if the law required it. testified he made no promises to the president about how he would decide any future case. republicans predict he will win confirmation. in europe, french presidential candidate macron is edging ahead of far right candidate marine le pen. is that 26% in a first-round matchup against marine le pen. british prime minister theresa may is rejecting calls for scotland to have a say on brexit. she says she is negotiating for the entire united kingdom. >> what we want to ensure is that we get the best possible deal for this european union, for all the people of the united kingdom, including the people of scotland. because, at heart, we are one people. vonnie: meanwhile -- emma: meanwhile, the scottish parliament is expected to back nicola sturgeon's call for a second referendum on scottish independence. king felipe was among those taking part in the commemoration of attacks a year ago in brussels. global new

-- neil gorsuch. steve mnuchin saying publicly they feel confident they can get the tax reform by labor day, but the backdrop to all of this is the administration is facing tough questions on a russian meddling investigation. the hearing is set to begin in the senate next week. pimm: a busy time for you. thank you, kevin cirilli, bloomberg chief washington correspondent. and thank you sharon as always. just a reminder we are waiting the daily press briefing by white house press secretary sean spicer. we will bring that to you when it happens. now let's get a check in with the market stands. want to bring in abigail doolittle with the latest. abigail: thanks a much. we are looking at next trading action for the major averages. dow recently has been flipping between very small gains and losses, telling us there is much uncertainty around health care bill. especially on the headline it was said that paul ryan told trumpet on the vote to pass the bill. -- told trump they do not have the votes to pass the

supreme court nominee neil gorsuch its has a stump for a question. said, ask him whether horseld rather fight a sized duck. >> i have never heard it either. i only read it a while ago. that is where it is going. am very rarely i at a loss for words. >> you got me. ♪ ♪ yousef: you are watching bloomberg. i'm shery and in hong kong. still with us in singapore is oc -- ocbc's barnabas. thank you so much for hanging around. let's talk about gold. bit offeeling a little downward pressure and the asian trading session. a lot of people liking the metal, just because it also acts as a hedge for inflation. at the same time given that we are seeing oil retreating and have uncertainty over whether they are lasting, is it too early to be hedging inflation? is a stranged animal. there are so many factors at play affecting gold prices. inflation is one. but gold is a safe haven. i think keyword in the current market is the word uncertainty. there are so many things in the market. it has been off the table since we have seen it fall by the most in a year. , the

. -- senate judiciary hearing committees for neil gorsuch getting underway for a third day with day two of questioning coming up and more. we will continue to monitor those events. that is the story in d.c. here is the story on wall street. here is alix steel. alix: you have the dow jones off by 0.1%. will we see some follow-through selling? 2300 take a look at banks. banks got hit so hard yesterday. a little bit more follow-through here. the president warned yesterday that the q2 trading revenue would be slightly better than last quarter. goldman sachs off by 1%. american airlines getting hit harder. down by 2.5%. downgraded on cyclical leverage and its mix. overall, morgan stanley taking a hammer to the u.s. airline industry, saying domestic supply is increasing and that will be a headwind for the industry. the real question of the last one he four hours was was the 1% selloff in unwind of the trump trade? here is a chart that says maybe not so fast. this white line is international stocks versus domestic companies . when the line goes down, the domestic companies are outperforming. ,

charlie: how did neil gorsuch do? emily: i think he did well. he met the standard which we now hold nominees to. andeemed very assured didn't get any opponents any ammunition against him, really. he was able to demonstrate great fluency in the law without specifics that would cause trouble for him. charlie: takeaways from the hearing? emily: there is a question of whether the democrats have the kind of ammo they need to vote against the judge, as opposed to a symbol of the trump administration or in the democrats view, the unwarranted, undeserved replacement for failed garland, obama's nomination. he is not giving a whole lot of obvious talking points. it will be interesting to see how that plays and i assume that the republicans feel good about this choice. charlie: he has the burden of proving he is independent. emily: he does, especially at this moment in trump's present a -- presidency given the investigation. but it is easy to assert one's independence the way judge gorsuch did today. to the extent that he addressed questions, i think that

"democrats have come up empty tractive to find something scandalous that no gorsuch have -- neil gorsuch has said, so they are blaming him for what he won't say. to wit, they want him to declare how he would rule in specific areas of law, questions that every supreme court nominee declines to answer." without objection, i enter that into the record. senator hatch. sen. hatch: thank you, mr. chairman. my goal in his confirmation process is to get an onerstanding or a handle your understanding of the proper role of judges in our system of government. you gave an interesting lecture last year at case western reserve school of law about justice scalia's legacy. justice scalia, you explain, emphasized the difference between judges and legislators. legislators us that may appeal to their own moral convictions and to claims about social utilities that shaped the they think- laws should be individual, but judges should do none of these things in a democratic society. i think that accurately describes justice scalia of's -- justice scalia's view. is that also your own view? judge gorsuch: senator

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. -- neil gorsuch is opposed after three senators said he would vote against. republicans won him confirmed before the recess in april. a lawyer for form your equity ag sally yates claims the administration tried to limit her testimony at a hearing regarding russian interference. the hearing which included john brennan and james clyburn was canceled by devon nunes. he is dismissing calls for him to step aside from the investig

. >> confirmation hearings for neil gorsuch, i have not seen any democrat him out in support of judge gorsuch just yet. do you anticipate you will get democratic support on this particular nomination? so. hope and believe . i think there have been several that have spoken very positively. i think he has been extremely impressive during this confirmation process. you've heard members, both in the senate, on the committee, and a lot of outside voices spray can on hat -- who have spoken on how qualified he is. it is tough to say that he is not immensely qualified for this position. >> related to come with menu can -- congressman nuÑez, you talk about why the white house has agreed to meet with him at all? it might appear that the white house is interfering with the investigation. they should not present his information to the white house, but the fbi. so why is the white house getting a briefing on this finding? >> he made this announcement that he is coming to see the president to share his findings. i don't know if he has briefed anyone else on it, in terms of the intelligence communi

grayet: neil gorsuch has hair but he's a 49 years old. he's one of the youngest justices if he were confirmed. of course was not a mistake. that was a big attribute in his favor in the eyes of the trump white house. joe: he could be influencing law for decades. scarlet: thank you so much. benioff on his meeting at the white house with president trump and angela merkel. we will hear from him in an exclusive interview with david gura. this is bloomberg. scarlet: "what'd you miss?" trumpriday, president welcomed german chancellor angela merkel to the white house. part of the visit included a talk on workplace issues. among those in attendance were u.s. and german executives, including salesforce ceo marc benioff. david gura spoke with him on the phone and asked why it's so important to speak with him directly. >> it was very important for me to go to the white house. i care very deeply about the workforce of the future and what it looks like and i wanted to make sure my views were known and i have this vision of a movie shot -- 5 million app

marathon day of questioning for neil gorsuch. he told senators that he made no promises about how he would rule on cases and wasn't asked to do so by the president. president trump with gop leadership today as the group pushes to get their obama care replacement bill through congress. we will hear from one of the most vocal critics against the health care plan, congressman joe kennedy, from massachusetts. check in a closer those markets. exciting markets today, julie hyman? julie: volatility traders must be very happy today. relieved after the 109 session streak of no pullback from the s&p 500, we could, could see it today. we have thwarted with a 1% drop. a 1% drop.with all averages are having their worst day, at least this year, for the dow and the s&p it looks like the worst since october 11. for the nasdaq, since september. we are seeing an uptick in 8% above the average. heavy volume, uptick in volatility, and overall risk off tenor to what we are seeing. take a look at the bloomberg year, i'm going to refresh the screen am

a senate panel will delay a vote on neil gorsuch. democrats and independents announced their opposition saying he ruled often against workers and in favor of corporations. the house until chair has not revealed the source behind claims that surveillance captured conversations within the truck campaign. the afl-cio will sue the government if it waters down a boost in overtime pay eligibility. they were blocked by a federal judge. we will say goodbye to the raiders. the team moves to vegas after a vote of 31-1. the team could play in oakland while the new stadium is under construction. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. i am alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. "bloomberg technology" is next. ♪ cory: i am cory johnson. this is "bloomberg technology." coming up, snapchat wins on wall street but the real reason analysts are bullish. whatsapp creating a backdoor for intelligence officials. the new debate over privacy encryption. a self driving car acc

francine: i know senators have nomination of neil gorsuch. are we any wiser about what he wants to do or his thoughts on policy? marty: no. he did a pretty good job about not tipping his hand on any specific issue. i am sure he is well coached and will not go any place that could jeopardize or gave ammunition to members of his own party. he did a pretty good job yesterday of approaching it in a humane way. score, back toe health care come on for the senate is now. that is something i have not seen over the last five calendar days. to the vote, ies really do not know where the senate sits in. marty: as our story points out, even if the bill gets past the house, the senate is quite unclear. all it takes is three republicans to oppose, and the bill is dead in the senate. and we already have the republicans on record saying they will not vote for that bill. clear, is the president a hindrance to speaker ryan now? marty: it remains to be seen. the president has basically gone out there and said that obamacare is a disaster, but he has not made a v

opposition to neil gorsuch is swelling. for all these issues, let's bring in kevin cirilli once again. let's start with this katie walsh news. we chatted about the role of these outside groups. the money spent on an advertising blitz coordinated by them. what will she be doing now? kevin: this is big news. it sends signals of shakeup in the white house. i spoke with a former senior adviser to the trump campaign. he told me katie walsh was a divisive character. the original trump campaign hires were very much against anyone coming from the republican national committee. with her out, that seemingly indicates that this is an assertion on behalf of president trump that he wants to have a return to the original campaign staffers. the second note with regards to outside groups is that we have seen this play out within the last couple of weeks. these outside groups are coming to formation as this administration looks to 2018 and 2020. me ask you about these financial disclosures we are set to get from the white house. what kind o

senate hearings began on president trump as nominee for the supreme court, judge neil gorsuch. republicans are trying to get enough democratic support for the 60 vote threshold. if not, they have indicated they are willing to donate the threshold and use a simple majority vote to confirm him. rish premise or theresa may will begin the formal brexit process on march 29. a spokesman says the u.k. wants talks on leaving the european union to begin promptly. meanwhile, she does not intend to call an early election. nuven video from the associated press appears to show the moments when a suspected islamic extremist grabbed a soldier from behind in paris last weekend and a brief stand -- standoff that shut down the airport in the french capital. the attacker was shot and killed within minutes. authorities say he had a long criminal record of drug and robbery offenses. no one at the airport was wounded. the leaders of germany and japan have called for a conservative -- concerted effort to defend

some senate democrats are willing to risk a so-called nuclear fight over supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. right now he needs 60 votes to be confirmed as democrats try to block the confirmation. publicans could use their nuclear option and change the rule. only a simple majority vote is required. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. vonnie: courtney, thanks. ericg headlines now, rosenberg is talking about a rate hike at every other meeting in 2017 being suitable. he said that basically it is important to avoid creating an overhauled economy. consistent with gradual improvements in the economy. today, in an interview with the and 6:45 int 1:45 london. it is on tv and radio. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: live from london and new york, i am mark barton. vonnie: i am vonnie quinn. this is the european close. samsung is unveiling right now the latest edition of a flagship smartphone, the galaxy s8. it is the first since they recalled the note 7 device last year over fire danger. it i

chuck schumer says, he will vote against neil gorsuch's nomination to the u.s. supreme court, urging democrats to join him. this came after bob casey announced he will also vote against gorsuch. london mayor sadiq khan says attacks on the city will not deter u.k.'s participation on the global war on terror. he spoke at the bridge reopened and parliament resumed. after the attack, the attacker has been identified as collated massoud,

where the supreme court nomine neil gorsuch is entering day four of his hearing. hearings are underway at the pick toank -- for the lead the security and exchange commission. bloomberg terminal users can watch those hearings using the function live . across the board, the nasdaq off 2/10 of 1%, the nasdaq and s&p -- the s&p -- nowhere near the drama we saw on tuesday. health care stocks pivoting toward what might happen over the next 24 hours, let's look at united health, aetna, and cigna. anthem off 1/10 of 1%. -- have and the men cigna anthem and cigna very exposed. united health and humana have pulled back from the exchanges to help their earnings. the other stocks you want to watch are 17 and melina, medicaid players. if there is a pair down of medicaid assistance, what does it mean for those? companiesing the card -- car companies after ford announced its earnings per share would be $.30 to $.35 per share versus 47. weakness from ford earlier in november. they are spending a lot of money to boost their investments but they expect to return to that profita

. >> i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear -- >> on january 31, donald trump nominated neil gorsuch of the court of appeals in denver. if the conservative gorsuch, 49 years old is confirmed the court , could lean to the right for an entire generation. nominees by republican have been control of the court since 1969, leading to several controversial decisions that extended an individual's right to own guns, lifted restrictions on corporate campaign spending, and limited class-action lawsuits. the supreme court carries the power to shift the nation's political direction. with their supreme court appointment, presidents can influence the nation long after their terms end. that is why in recent years presidents have selected judges whose convictions are not likely to shift. >> i am so thankful tonight for my family, my friends, and my faith. >> here is the argument. where once major rulings relied -- were the product of unanimous vote, important decisions that rest on a 5-4 split has been rising. chief justice john roberts has claimed this could undermine the court's legitimacy as an in