a lot of employees do not know andy jaffe. a plot of rank-and-filers have not met the guy and never interacted with them much at all. in public i think we are going to hear a lot of the same things jeff bezos has said -- references to giving shoppers happy and staying focused. emily: talk to us about what is going to be priority number one on any jaffe's agenda. matt: great question. andy jaffe has a tougher plate than jeff bezos did. bezos builds from nothing to invent in a shoebox. andy jaffe has a lot of constituencies to satisfy. the company is on a roll financially, but is under the gun for antitrust reasons in the u.s., europe. andy jaffe has to do a lot of messaging to a lot of constituencies. it is not just a pure customer focused and amazon's style by prefer -- might prefer. he has a lot more balancing to do as he takes the reins. emily: matt day in seattle. thanks so much, matt, for your insight. ibm president jim whitehurst will be stepping down after three-year tenure, sending shares tumbling. the move comes unexpe

first quarter of reporting under andy jaffe. he wasn't ceo for most of the quarter they were reporting on, but what is your take on this post-pandemic shopping outlook, not living up to expectations? melissa: great to see you, emily. i think it is really interesting. i definitely think there is a stronger return to rick and mortar. we heard some of our clients saying it was stronger than expected for this quarter. there are more options than ever before. retailers have more competition with curbside delivery and pickup options, so there is a lot of that going on and amazon obviously knew there would be some soft this in prime day into q2. usually, it is q3 to jumpstart sales. one interesting thing about that as well that i noticed in earnings was that one of the goals of prime day is to grow prime subscribers. that was softer, up 20% versus last quarter up 34%. so competition, return to brick and mortar, things like that. joe: -- taylor: what -- emily: what does andy jaffe have to prove? he is taking over from a legendary run. w

andy jaffe, the current head of amazon's cloud computing business, will be the new ceo. >>> the vatican says pope francis is doing well tonight as he recovers from surgery. the 84-year-old is expected to be in the hospital for the next week. he had half of his altcolon removed due to diverticulitis, a common inflammatory condition among the elderly. the illness did not slow him down, though. he maintained a full schedule right up to surgery. in fact, the operation came just hours after he delivered his regular sunday angeles. >> julie, thank you for that. >>> think you got more than your fair share of mosquito bites at that fourth of july barbecue? you might be right. turns out the annoying little pests can be drawn to specific people for genetic reasons, like their uniquebo planation. >> one t have knofotime is that mosquitoes are attracted to the odor of used gym socks. they're being a track did to that kind of mix of bacteria and fungus that causes foot odor. that's why mosquitoes often beat -- bite people on their feet and ankles. >> who knew? experts say besides repellent and full

announced in may he'd be stepping down, and he is going to be taking on a role as amazon's execute andy jaffe will be the new ceo of the company. jacks he has been at amazon for nearly 25 years, currently runs web services. >>> pope francis is recovering after surgery. the 84-year-old is expected to be in the hospital for the next week. the vatican says the pope is breathing on his own. he had part of his altcolon removed due to diverticulosis, a common inflammation in the elderly. the operation came just hours after he delivered his regular sunday speech, where he made no mention of the operation, and after a very busy week he met with the u.s. secretary of state on monday, the iraqi prime minister on friday, even held an all day prayer service for lebanon on thursday. >>> coming up, do you feel like you attract the mosquitoes? why some people are more likely >>> warning signs are posted in sacramento about toxic algae taking over some parks. experts say the high heats, the bad drought could cause algae to blossom around the state. reporter anna giles with how people can track the problem. >

the big news that would sent the tone for trading tomorrow and beyond is whether new amazon boss andy jaffel today. the company has not split its stock since 1999. which stocks, other than amazon, cocould get electrified by that move? and we don't know if it's going to happen, but to our floor show traders, scott redler, you have been all over this for several quarters now. a, what are the chances it will happen and, b, if it were to happen -- because eventually it may -- which stocks would benefit most from amazon splitting? >> well, first of all, i speak as a trader and as a trader, i would love for it to split. amazon is a tough trade. it's loose, it's wide, a lot of pressure on it by the selling between mckenzie and jeff post-earnings, so it needs a split. the last two quarters were blockbuster quarters, and they opened up the stock the day after and then they went down 10% thereafter. so i think, you know, the new ceo, if he wants to make a bold statement the, he should split the stock. i have no idea if he's going to. i'm playing it through options just in case he does because, like y

that as andy jaffe officially takes the helm from jeff bezos in his first day as ceo.early 3% and finally amc, continuing its volatile ride after announcing it would no longer seek shareholder approval to issue an additional 25 million shares you can see those shares are up actually more than 1%, david. >> thanks, morgan. turning now to another mover of the morning, at least it was moving oil earlier this morning and hit at its highest level in years and hit an impasse on production limits when you mention opec, who do you think of i only think of brian sullivan and he's here. brian? >> i'll try to live up to that lead-in, david appreciate it. oil is down right now. we'll get to that in a second and like i said earlier, talking to jim about it in the previous highs. part of this epic opec impasse opec was scheduled to meet again virtually yesterday and called it off after my sources told me saudi arabia and russia declared to participate in the call because they thought it wasn't going to amount to anything. what is going on is complicated and, of course, it goes beyon

more importantly this is the last order of jeff bezos taking charge, he's handing the reins to andy jaffegive them a bump in the market system. this is a long-term play and they are greening ground on the competitors. if you are traveling during the pandemic are you would see were miles of amazon prime trucks. and 100,000 military workers by 2024 and their spouses on a hiring spree in the growth spree right now. stuart: you don't think the threat of regulation, antitrust regulation or elizabeth warren demanding he pay more in taxes, none of that gets in the way of amazon going to $4,100 a share. >> i don't think so. amazon going to invest in joint ventures so they invest with other companies to expand their markets, they might not be allowed to enter financial services or go straight to healthcare but they will be investing in those areas with their cash and technology. stuart: i have not yet read your book. i know it is out, everybody wants to rule the world, surviving and thriving in an age of digital giants. i want to know who are the next tech winners. do you name them in your book? >

that is a pretty good day for the new ceo, andy jaffe. >> he is getting a head start.on. it is the most undervalued of the big tech names and our biggest position. it is done, traded sideways all year. finally broke out yesterday. this may be the catalyst, it sounded like this contract was going to microsoft but sputtered out and amazon is getting a crack at it and that was $10 billion going microsoft's way and we know donald trump and jeff bezos didn't always ci to eye. it is a massive deal and should have been split between the two companies. ashley: probably. let's look at boston beer, credits lease, boston beer can ride to have seltzer momentum to a 60% gain. the stock up 3% at $955 with boston beer. look at whirlpool. jpmorgan calls them a top pick. they say the hated name can top expectations. what do you say? >> not sure it is hated when it is up 20%. the s&p is up 15, beating the s&p by 5%. once again it is another reopening play, housing play, a beneficiary, you need a new washer and dryer, you use that money to upgrade the kitchen or laundry room, they make a