brown foreman has a great growth story.orked its way up the pricing food chain with many different smaller brands that are blossoming into larger ones. it is a terrific operator, committed to returning capital to shareholders including dollar up per share, dividend coming up next month it is the kiss of death to ever admit on a conference call there is any kind of competitive threat to any part of your business that said, you need to put the statements in context. as the ceo later explained this is something that happens because it is, quote, mathematically more difficult when you're sapped with the alternatives in the marketplace. brown-forman gets 25% of its business from europe if they want to send a message without causing a ripple through the economy, why would you buy the stock? what have i said that makes it sound like it is something good? because we have been here before back in 2014, russia played tough with bourbon after russia's government -- their consumer watchdog, yeah, sure, the stock got dinged on the news,

. >>> strong bourbon and whiskey sales help rults top expectations at browns foreman. it reaffirmed its full year outcome for sales growth. the company is wary of being caught up until a trade spe. kentucky bourbon as a possible target of retaliation if the president's steel and aluminum tariffs take effect. brown foreman shares felle m than 5% to 52.89. >>> after the bell the casino operator caesar's reported a quarterly profithat was helped the new tax law. al shares ini rose in extended hours and also finished the regular day up 1% at $12.50. >>> also out after the bell, costco rise in same store sales that came in slightly below analyst's estimates. the wholesaleetailer also delivered a profit miss but overall revenue was better than expected. shares initially higher in after-hours than they dipped just a bi-they ended the regular day down 2% at 187.36. >>> coming up, the gender gap in the workplace and how close it. >>> am zoon is taking aim at walmart in a move to court online shoppers. they're offering a discount of more than 50% on its prime membership to medic

brown-foreman with estimates that miss.he conference in houston, oil prices in some of the major production companies are headed lower. comments from the exxon ceo this morning as they come out with an aggressive plan that is taking a different strategy with ben -- strategies than competitors and investors perhaps nervous about the increase in capex. 1528, we are doing derivatives. not looking at a change but the second derivative. rate of change on the 10 year yield. i felt the 10-year was all over the place. the rate of change on the move has been consolidated. a well contained and well-behaved rate of change on the 10 year. vonnie: i love it. thank you. clearancedle for dodd-frank overhaul as the senate voted to open debate on a banking bill that would loosen some industry regulations put in place after the 20 -- 2008 financial crisis. kevin cirilli as a member of the senate banking committee. us,oined by senator tell likelican -- it looks dodd-frank will pass but some say it will only help big banks. >> nonsense, it pro

going to cost too much and backed off on that tariff these companies are speaking out for sure brown foremansterday and they were like, you know what the ceo said if this were to come to fruition, it would obviously be a negtchb thing for our company. so they're speaking out. they're not happy about it we'll see what happens >> we'll see what happens. >> maybe we can send them a case of maker's mark and they'll reconsider this is a gesture of goodwill. >> landon, aditi, thank you very much we appreciate it >> as we mentioned, soybean farmers are worried about the new tariffs and what they could mean for sales on the phone, kevin sales. also serves as the secretary of the american soybean association. mr. scott, welcome good to have you with us >> thank you, tyler. >> how worried are you that soybeans might be targeted for retaliation if the president slaps tariffs on, for example, imported chinese steel >> well, it's certainly a big concern of ours. we have 60% of our soybeans are exported, and a good lot of that comes from the central part of the country where i live we have less feeding an

benefit from increased or accelerated retirement contributions by major employers such as u.p.s., brown foreman, anthem, and fedex. as employers of all sizes continue following suit, more american families will have more flexibility as they plan for the future. and at the same time, of course, lower tax rates are increasing take-home pay, making it a little easier to cover today's expenses. more money in workers' pockets for today and more money in their retirement plans for tomorrow all, mr. president, thanks to tax reform.

benefit from increased or accelerated retirement contributions by major employers such as u.p.s., brown foreman, anthem, and fedex. as employers of all sizes continue following suit, more american families will have more flexibility as they plan for the future. and at the same time, of course, lower tax rates are increasing take-home pay, making it a little easier to cover today's expenses. more money in workers' pockets for today and more money in their retirement plans for tomorrow all, mr. president, thanks to tax reform. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. cornyn: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. cornyn: i would ask consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: ever since trump signed the tax cuts and jobs act on december 22, we have seen how one law can literally transform the economic landscape across the country. "the new york times" has reported that there is a wage of optimism surging among job creators, and let me just