whatever bezos and musk bring to the table, isn't that a fundamental problem? i would disagree.ve strong support. we've had bipartisan support from our congress and, you know, every time i go and engage in the public, there are many people that are there and excited about this, constantly doing interviews and talking about how exciting this is. but really what we're talking about here is these commercial partnerships. we've had the international space station with crew on it for exactly 20 years today, 20 years of operation continuously with partnerships, multinational partnerships, thousands of science experiments. we're now opening that up to more commercial participation as our vision focuses on the moon. so what we're doing is kind of seeing this expanding commercial and partnership presence into low earth orbit as we take the first steps to the moon and then bring that partnership along with us. this is a long process. we're talking about landing crews in 2024. but that's not the end. that's the very beginning of a long process. and as you've mentioned, you know, getting to

jeff bezos' name came up because he has $200 billion and can spend the $10 billion for it, but we thinks out because of antichris antitrust,t can't buy it come again, antitrust, and the billionaires out there can't afford it. >> tucker: bezos would be allowed, he owns a programmin pe could buy at. >> he would buy it, i believe -- that's why his name is out there. i can tell you, tucker, i got this from prominent bankers, both private equity and on the street that do this for a livi living. this rumor is a real. i mean, what i used to do when i worked at "the wall street journal," is heard on the street, not quite the story yet, but this is going to keep coming, and we are going to hear a lot more about this because at&t is a screwed up company, let me tell you something, cnn, like a lot of media, it may have hit its peak. hating trump. >> sean: i will call don lemon on th after the show for an upd. we are glad you stayed with us. see you monday. see you monday. ♪ >> sean: welcome to "hannity," news breaking friday night. we begin with great news from the trump administration's public-pr

bezos has added $67 billion to his wealth while the world's been na billionaires have -- it took bezosrs to do that. and musk added billions in just 11 months. >> one takeaway is the billionaires are doing okay. we don't have to worry too much about them robert frank, thank you. >> meanwhile, millions of americans getting tested every day as we head into the holiday season the lines are long and the way to get results is still brutal meg tirrell has the latest >> with the incredible number of people being diagnosed with covid-19, we're seeing strain on the testing system in the u.s. we teamed up with a data and survey firm and they surveyed 9,600 people in the u.s. in all 50 states and what they found about turn around times on average is they're still not perfect but better than they were in july and august. you can see more people, the gray bars are getting results in the same day or next day or within two to three days that's what needs to happen for these to be acted upon in use fall ways. still not enough people are getting their results that quickly. testing capacity has gone up,

bezos adding $67 billion to his wealth, combined $167 billion between the two of emthis had.eve never seen anything like the scale or the speed of this kind of wealth creation. >> yeah, dom, i know and keep saying it over and over again. i wonder what happensin the other side of this because after you have this kind of wealth, it's not the personal now. it's over 500 billion. >> there's a long way it has to go down before it tightens up toyota and general and tesla to robert frank's point. tesla versus amazon. one is much bigger than the other. two richest men in the world have space projects. stock gains like this can help us fund some of the space initiatives so something i'd be watching for the next months and years possibly at this stage. >> that's true shifting the whole burden of space on to these companies. >> also philanthropy in a very, very big way, absolutely. >> elon musk did sign giving pledge back in 2012. if he continues at this rate he's going to have a whole lot more to give away if he gives away half his fortune. that's true. i'd wait a year, make sure, you

bezos -- people close to mr. bezos that it's not happening. so that's where we are right now.ompany that keep an eye on them, it's got big problems, it has an activist she investor in elliot management which isn't currently supporting management and we will be hearing a lot of this. that's why you will keep hearing about a potential sale of cnn even if it's difficult if not impossible to do right now. back to you. liz: charlie, thank you very much. charlie gasparino. okay. >>> could covid vaccine hopes pressure online retail? well, it is happening right now but our "countdown" closer has the brick and mortar names he says will give your portfolio door-busting worthy profits just in time for the holidays. you want to buy when they're low, folks, right? with the closing bell ringing in eight minutes, the dow just topped about 400 points. we're at 394 right now. much more to come. the nasdaq up 69. s&p and russell, any gains is a brand new record. . . . insulin injections can make diabetes complicated. meet omnipod - it delivers insulin through a tubeless pod. just one small pod

if jeff bezos took over the government this is what it would being like.s is now one of joe biden's closest advisors. he spent years as a lobbyist representing general motors and eli lilly and pfizer. he is one of the people who helped lead the alignment of big business for joe biden as president. he shares their goals and their world view. particularly on the question of china. 20 years ago steve was the department chief of staff to bill clinton. in that role he helped lead the effort to allow china into the world trade organization. that turned out to be not a small thing. his lobbying work. the result was one of the greatest disasters befall this country in peacetime. one study found that thanks to that decision to lead china into the wto, the united states lost 3.5 million good paying jobs and effects rippled through the generations. if you wonder why there is a fentanyl epidemic in middle america and why the life expectancy for american born middle-class americans is in decline, that's a big part of the reason. millions of men lost their jobs and the

let's look at the likes of these others, or you would just, jeff bezos, mark zuckerberg, ben gilbert, chairman, a quick look at what they've made. i mean, jeff bezos wrote, grew from 113000000000 in march 18th 203000000000 by october increase 80 percent zuckerberg 54700000000 in march 18th to 101000000000 by october 30th, 85 percent increase. the law must 24600000000 march 18th, now close to $100000000000.00. and ben gilbert, chairman of quicken loans, saw his world rocket by 656 percent 49000000000 at the start of the year from $6000000000.00 at the start of the year to $49000000000.00. now at the end of the year, that's massive wealth heading their way. now i get it for a jet basis, for instance, because the majority of us are still using amazon, especially when you know all of this, the words were raided and everything at the start of 1000. a lot of people are turning to online shopping. i get it for face, we're talking about mark zuckerberg because of the ad buys that campaigns are using and as well as you know, different political groups right now in a campaign election cycle. i

ben gilbert chairman a quick look at what they've made i mean jeff bezos grew from 113000000000 in march 18th 203000000000 by october increase 80 percent zuckerberg 54700000000 in march 18th to $101000000000.00 by october 30th 85 percent increase the law must $24600000000.00 march 18th now close to $100000000000.00 and ben gilbert germany quicken loans so his wealth rocket by 656 percent 49000000000 at the start of the year from $6000000000.00 at the start of the year to $49000000000.00 now at the end of the year that's massive wealth heading their way now i get it for a jet basis for instance because the majority of us are still using amazon especially when you know all of this the words were raided and everything at the start of 1000 a lot of people are turning to online shopping i get it for days. we're talking about mark zuckerberg because of the ad buys that campaigns are using and as well as you know different political groups right now in a campaign election cycle i don't get it. and i didn't know it. i look at it like this and i'll actually go the opposite i don't get it for any

there was a huge rumor out there that jeff bezos was interested.up. what i'm getting from my sources inside cnn is that they really do believe that at & t would like to sell them. the question is, can they sell them, can you literally unlock it from at & t and the reason why at & t wants to sell them, odd cultural fit is one thing, you know. they need the money, number two. the other thing is can they find a buyer. the reason why people are chatting up bezos, there's not a lot of people that can do this. bezos, maybe. peter thiel, maybe. i don't know. warren buffett if he wants. i don't think he's involved in journalism. but you know, you see what i'm saying. so this thing ain't going away. again, not an easy sale. liz: he owns "the washington post." he loves newspapers, that's for sure. charlie: that's why [ inaudible ] it was logical. one other thing i want to point out again, this adds a little to the drama. jeff sushzucker, head of cnn, pe say his future there is up in the air. given all that's going on. a lot of news there -- liz: one quick th

won'tnly, it means bezos have as contentious a relationship with the person in the white house. that is certainly true. amazon like a lot of institutions got tired of waking up to the headlines. amazon contends that trump actually cost amazon the $10 billion defense department jedi contract. i think amazon will be pleased with a more predictable administration in the white house next year, but it is hard to say with that antitrust question mark. day inbloomberg's matt seattle who covers amazon, thank you so much for bringing this story. business, how does a review site stay afloat when the world is on lockdown? we are going to hear from yelp's throughow he has led pandemic terror, but finally sees a light at the end of the tunnel. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ when you switch to xfinity mobile, you're choosing to get connected to the most reliable network nationwide, now with 5g included. discover how to save up to $400 a year with shared data starting at $15 a month, or get the lowest price for one line of unlimited. come into your local xfinity store to make the most of y

we hope they do and we hope it's an example to everyone else particularly jeff bezos.remember when lunatics flooded the streets of america and started breaking things, wrecking public property, spray painting setting fires. here's a scene that played out in the town of portsmouth virginia. [indiscernible]. >> tucker: doesn't look like america, but it is. most of our leaders did absolutely nothing. one notable exception to that was the police chief of portsmouth, virginia, angela green. she did what she was hired to do. she is the chief of police. she issued warrants for 14 people who were involved in the riot and on video and now apparently she has been fired for doing that. pretty shocking story really, and chief greene was nice enough to come on tonight and explain what happen. things so much for coming on. >> thank you. >> tucker: from what i've read it seems like you looked at the video, identified 14 people you could say with certainty were involved in committing vandalism and now you're being punished. how? >> well, my detectives actually investigated that matter

indoes that sound familiar to yr if jeff bezos and the google guys took over the entire u.s.ernment, and effectively they have, this is what it would look like. steve is the archetype to theli new biden aid, one of joe biden's closest advisors. he's spent years as a lobbyist representing companies like general motors, at&t, glaxosmithkline, eli lilly, novartis, pfizer, all the big pharma companies. he is one of the people who helped lead the alignment of -- he was the perfect man to do it because he shares their goals and their worldview protectively on the question of china. 20 years ago steve was the deputy chief of staff to bill clinton then in that role he helped lead the effort to allow china into the world trad organization. that turned out to be not a small thing. his lobbying worked. the result of the end was one of the greatest disasters ever to befall this country in peaceti peacetime. one study found that thanks to that decision to let china into the wto the united states lost nearly three and a half million good paying jobs. the effects of that have rippled throug

this on the heels of regulatory filings showing that jeff bezos sold about another $3 billion worth ofging the total sales of amazon stock he's had so far in 2020 to north of $10 billion and we know that he still has about $170 billion worth of stock still though at these levels, we're talking about amazon, a $1.67 trillion market cap company. a very big one out there, especially in the case of vud possibly rising in the fall. one of the names to keep an eye on in the consumer discretionary sector back to you. >> absolutely. bezos taking billions out, you wonder if he is putting that into blue origin thank you for laying that out. we head to break check out shares of alibaba. they're under pressure again today despite beating earnings expectations the stock also trying to recover following ant group's consolidation this week. eaua aeyafr e teth brk. goent anywhere with this seal, this restaurant is committing to higher levels of cleanliness. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the expertise that helps keep hospitals clean, is helping keep businesses clean too. look for the ecolab science certified seal. (music) a

por el fundador de amazon jeff bezos. borja: seguimos con mÁs noticias entre "ediciÓn digital".fra de personas sepultadas puede ser mayor que lo descubierto hasta el momento. este estado encabeza la lista de 73.000 desaparecidos en mÉxico, y es donde mÁs enterramientos ilegales han sido detectados. carolina: seguimos justamente en mÉxico donde las autoridades dicen haber capturado a los posibles autores intelectuales de la masacre de la familia. tres miembros del cÁrtel de juÁrez están bajo custodia policial. tras un operativo en chihuahua, el total de arrestos asciende a cinco personas. recordemos que el salvaje ataque ocurriÓ hace mÁs de un aÑo en una carretera de sonora y le cobra la vida a nueve personas. borja: para saber cÓmo ha sido recibida esta noticia por la familia vamos a conversar con adriÁn. le agradecemos mucho su tiempo y que se haya conectado con nosotros en la ediciÓn digital. cÓmo han recibido en su familia el anuncio de la detenciÓn de estos presuntos autores de la masacre? adriÁn: pues lo que pasa es que nosotros sÍ conocemos bastante de cerca la situaciÓn q

jeff bezos. cheryl casone is here. we have been covering elon for more than a decade here. his rise to the top. today's milestone, but also, what our viewers should note as we look ahead to how many sales, how many cars they expect to move. cheryl: i'm going to get to that in a second. first, thanks for giving me the dancing video as i do a very serious hit about the issue. oh, man. i don't know why that video. there's plenty of reasons to dance. okay. let's look at the stock, up about 6.5%. the stock needed to hit $527.48 per share. as you can see right now, it is above that substantially. remember, tesla reported its best consecutive quarterly profit last month, with 139,300 deliveries, a record for the car maker at the time. tesla also is set to join the s&p 500 before trading begins december 21st. all of this helping out elon musk. when that move was announced, remember the stock got really juiced. as for sales, wedbush securities analyst dan ives told fox business today quote, tesla is leading the ev pack in what appears to be a golden age of ev demand. we are modeling

only amazon's jeff bezos is worth more. >>> and if you're looking for some black friday or holiday gift ideas, you can score apple airpods on the cheap. starting today, amazon and walmart are selling the airpods pro for as low as 169 bucks, their lowest price to date. if those happen to sell out, your next best bet is internet retailer woot, which is selling the same earbuds for $190. mom and dad listen up, just saying. >>> up next, helping the hungry, we'll meet some college students who found a way to feed millions of americans in need. >>> here is a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> all right, if you're a fan of the 1990 movie "home alone", you can now experience it just like the main character kevin mcallister. the owner of the home in dallas decked it out just like the home in the movie. you can rent it out on airbnb, it comes complete with mannequins near the window playing cards, booby traps and the spider in buzz's room. it is available to rent through the end of january. >>> many people are in desperate need of food this thanksgiving, including so

briefly edging out bill gates today to become the world's second richest person behind amazon's jeff bezosand gates are now essentially tied, worth about $128 billion each. musk owns more than 50% of spacex, which of course just brought four astronauts to the international space station last week. >>> when we come back here tonight, the dog missing for ten days, so many searching in town, and then the stranger with a drone. that's like getting two desserts! wait... do we have to thank our moms twice? i don't know... breyers combines 100% grade a milk and cream with real oreo cookies. better starts with breyers. milk and cream with real oreo cookies. with new rewards from chase freedom unlimited, i now earn even more cash back? oh i got to tell everyone. hey, rita! you now earn 3% on dining, including takeout! bon appetit. hey kim, you now earn 5% on travel purchased through chase! way ahead of you! hey, neal! you can earn 3% at drugstores. buddy, i'm right here. why are you yelling? because that's what i do! you're always earning with 5% cash back on travel purchased through chase, 3% at d

by $7.2 billion to $128 billion after shares in his car firm tesla surged. 0nly amazon founderjeff bezosose net worth is estimated at $182 billion. the uk's national audit office says inadequate personal protective equipment for the covid pandemic this year cost taxpayers around £10 billion. the watchdog said there had been a particular shortage of gloves and aprons. almost £12.5 billion was spent on 32 billion items of ppe between february and july this year. the us securities regulator has proposed a new plan to allow tech companies, such as uber and lyft, to pay their independent contract workers up to 15% of their salaries in equity rather than cash. the sec hopes the plan would allow gig workers to participate in the growth of companies they work for. hong kong's chief executive carrie lam has delivered her annual policy address, and said the government's main hong kong's chief executive carrie lam has delivered her annual policy address, and said the government's main priority was to restore the constitutional order and pull its political system out of chaos. lam also mentioned hon

support for prop 22 before they accept a rock this is actually an idea they're developing for when jeff bezos runs for president in 12 years rather than go out and campaign he's just going to remind the 75 percent of the country that will work for amazon by that point to make sure to vote for him if they want to get paid on time at the beginning of october residents in southern california were inundated with yes on $22.00 mailers that appeared to have been prepared by some surprisingly left wing sounding groups with names like progressive voter guide council of concerned women and feel the burn. i think i know what feel the burn means but council of concerned women that sounds like a group founded to rehabilitate the name karen according to an investigation done by s.f. gate all of these organizations just like the benefits they claim workers will reap with prop 22 are totally fake despite all the fanciful promises and wacky distortions these companies make proposition 22 is really about something quite simple making sure good workers don't become full employees who are paid regular wages rec

jeff bezos is $100000000.00 donation to us food banks, for example, amounted to 0.07 percent of the system, a good mark zuckerberg says $25000000.00 donation. again, just 0.05 percent of his net worth. the point of all these numbers isn't that billionaires should be giving. that's another discussion entirely. the point here is that philanthropy, capitalism is too often used as a distraction from the meaningful, possibly more expensive systemic changes. rampant corporate tax avoidance the suppression of minimum wage levels, reliance on state subsidies, precarious working conditions. i mean, the list of what actually needs to be addressed if long. and it can often get obscured by flashy headlines. all new segments about billionaires and their generosity. you too, stepped up and you're providing $25000000.00. we don't have the money to do that. and i just want to thank you too. this is not an act the right in. this is the product of a political strategy that's been going on for the last 4050 years, whereby capsules are slashed and private wealth accumulated and what that private well does. th

cnbc put together a list with five tips from a few above average entrepreneurs including jeff bezos,rey and warren buffett on how to be a success. number one, never stop raising expectations, second, don't let naysayers hold you back. third, work on your public speaking skills. fourth, stay laser focused and don't procrastinate. and finally, be obsessed with reading books. it seems like common knowledge, but when you're hearing it from these guys, even more so that is -- that is gospel. >> it sure s i had one more, learn your country's cities, your local tax codes as well. >> that will save. >> you that could be helpful as well and you can collect a tax break, here is your first tip here, by helping your favorite charity thisyear we will get to that in a minute. >>> first, let's find out how investors are reacting to the idea of janet yellen as treasury secretary. cnbc's steve sedgwick joining us from london, all around successful guy in his own right. steve, good morning. >> yeah, but i procrastinate too much and maybe i don't read enough any way, you're absolutely right. markets ha

but also the personal wealth of jeff bezos. that has struck a nerve.you also mentioned germany, where right now there is a strike going on. today is black friday. -- disruption in deliveries in the country. representatives i spoke to said companies should do good business but it should translate into the working conditions of the staff and they believe in germany, amazon operates almost as a rogue agent . let us look at that interview with a representative from the union in germany. >> we get today the first information about our postponed fulfillment of orders, of difficult situations. frome get their orders warehouses in the czech republic. our strike activities are affecting the situation. >> a three-day strike to mandy moore pay from amazon. there is also this issue of competition. if you are a small sme in europe there is this sense it is not a fair competition. you either work with amazon or you try to have the same capability a company like that would have and it is difficult. i would go as so far as saying there is a cultural element, the idea

he passed bill gates and trails only jeff bezos. he ranked 35 at the start of the year.d $100 billion thanks to an incredible 523% rise in tesla stock. tesla's market cap, now $500 billion. that does it for "bloomberg technology." "bloomberg daybreak: asia" is next, so stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ businesses today are looking to tomorrow. adapting. innovating. setting the course. but new ways of working demand a new type of network. one that's more than just fast. you need flexibility- to work from anywhere. and manage from everywhere. advanced technology. with serious security. and reliable coverage, nationwide. forward-thinking enterprises, deserve forward-thinking solutions. and that's what we deliver. so bounce forward, with comcast business. >> the following is a paid presentation brought to you by rare collectibles tv. >> the california gold rush is considered to be one of the most impactful events to affect america's young economy during its first 100 years, and it has certainly had a long-lasting impression in numismatic history as well. the people of calif

he passed bill gates and trails only jeff bezos. he ranked 35 at the start of the year. $100 billion to an incredible 523% rise in tesla stock. tesla's market cap, now $500 billion. that does it for "bloomberg technology." "bloomberg: daybreak asia is next," so stay with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ businesses today are looking to tomorrow. adapting. innovating. setting the course. but new ways of working demand a new type of network. one that's more than just fast. you need flexibility- to work from anywhere. and manage from everywhere. advanced technology. with serious security. and reliable coverage, nationwide. forward-thinking enterprises, deserve forward-thinking solutions. and that's what we deliver. so bounce forward, with comcast business. haid: we are counting down to asia's major market open. sherri coale and welcome to "daybreak: asia." asia will look to build on wall street again. thedow topped 30,000 for first time. the s&p 500 hits a record while oil is at a march high. hong kong motors' new virus

number two to jeff bezos will be jon's guest.rosoft's head of azure jason zander is going to make news with jon on thursday. the series starts this monday, 11:00 a.m. eastern right here on "squawk alley. we're back in just a minute. academy sports + outdoors started as a tireshop in san antonio texas in 1938. our vision is to be the best sports and outdoors retailer in the country with a mission to provide fun for all through strong assortments, value, & experience over the years, we've given customers not just great products, but outstanding experiences. we can't wait to have customers nationwide have fun out there. outstanding experiences. ♪ should auld acquaintance be forgot ♪ ♪ and never brought to mind ♪ should auld acquaintance be forgot ♪ ♪ and auld lang syne ♪ we'll take a cup of kindness yet ♪ ♪ for auld lang syne next customer please. ♪ ♪ . >>> nearly every retailer is gearing up for a holiday shopping season set to take place mostly online. we have a wrap on the deals can you find on black friday >> julia, this year, w

include jeffaires bezos, elon musk. tom: a contribution from the tom keene household.'s get a data check. opting off the amazon find, to give you an idea on the fine, if amazon had to do a 10% of global revenue fine, francine, that would clock in somewhere between estonia and lithuania's gdp per year. which is -- how absurd that is. check byish the data saying dollar fractionally stronger. puts it: that statistic in perspective, and one of the regulators was talking about how much these giants that we use everyday, how much money they make. we kind of forget the size and scope of some of that. that global rally that we saw yesterday, the one that we saw even to some extent on friday, has paused. there is concerned about the promising coronavirus vaccine, the fact that they have curdled script -- they have hurdles to clear. coming up next, we look at the vaccine, we look at the vaccine with paul hunter. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ i must stress that these are very early days. >> it is clear that this vaccine, even if approved, will not be widely available for months to come.

into: how does this fit jeff bezos's overall strategy.iously, you've got other pharma companies shaking in their boots. a number of stocks plunging today. talk to us about the ambition here. >> when you think about pharmacy, you can't just think about somebody going to the pharmacy to get their bills. you have to think about the overall basket. walgreensnto a cvs or , all of the other products in there. all of these trips are potentials to purchase other things. it is a sticky thing. often, people on these maintenance medications are getting medications once a month or so. it is another thing to get them in your establishment, your store, potentially buying other things. it is about those regular touch points with the customer. they want to be able to provide things that people buy with high frequency. be thewhat are going to biggest challenges? the pharmacy business is obviously incredibly complicated. of entrenchedt competitors. there are questions about how amazon will verify these prescriptions. drug addiction is a huge problem in thi

sec filing showing its founder and jeff bezos sold more than 3 billion shares don't worry about him.illion shares worth $170 billion stay with us ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ but we are hoping things will pick up by q3. yeah...uh... boss: doug? sorry about that. umm...what...its...um... boss: you alright? [sigh] [ding] never settle with power e*trade. it has powerful, easy-to-use tools to help you find opportunities, 24/7 support when you need answers plus some of the lowest options and futures contract prices around. don't get mad. get e*trade and start trading today. >>> what does election gridlock meep for stocks and the economy. we have the answers and the results of the latest fed survey there he is, the man with the answers, steve >> one in the same judged by the results of the latest data which we conducted yesterday and confirmed trading that the market is just fine with not knowing the results of the market and potential out come of the market and senate. 64% of the correspondents include the strategist and managers say there is only a small risk uncertainty. why is that, 55% believe there will

keene cart, she bought bezos' fifth house.u go into a whole foods and you see a very tall railing about the apples -- jonathan: i can tell you where he will be. [laughter] and i can tell you from where he lives, there is one right around the corner that he refuses to go to. the threebuying dollars 625 since pesto. she is buying the stuff from italy. jonathan: she's doing the right thing. because she is doing that, they can give us a nice pharmacy offering as well. beautiful thing. - i'm dough hirsch. you may already know that goodrx can help you save up to 80% on your prescriptions. unfortunately, many americans can't get to a doctor right now. the good news is that for many health issues you can see a doctor online. it's easy. just go to goodrx.com and with a few clicks you'll be treated by a licensed medical professional all from the comfort of your own home. visits are confidential and affordable. need a prescription? your doctor can send it to your pharmacy or have it mailed to you. get the healthcare you deserve at goodrx

amazon ceo jeff bezos saying -- "unity, empathy and decency are not characteristics of a bygone era.ulations, vice president-elect kamala harris and president-elect joe biden. by voting in record numbers, the american people proved again that our democracy is strong." additionally, the ceo of ibm sent a letter to president-elect joe biden, stating -- "you have spoken of the need to ensure that technology plays a responsible role in our society. we agree. ibm believes a precisioned regulation approach by government can help create ethical guardrails for the use of new technology without hindering the pace of technological innovation." with us for more on the technology, ahead of the biden administration, dario gil. thank you for joining us. arven points out that ibm has supported many presidents in times of crisis and profound change. we're facing both right now. what do you think should be on the top of joe biden's list of priorities? dario: first of all, thank you, emily, for having me on the show. indeed, throughout our history, over a century, in times of great change and crisis,

also in the personal wealth of the founder, jeff bezos.ruck a nerve with some of the smaller companies that believe competition is simply not fair. are amazon or team upor with amazon, you are not competing in the same ground. it will continue until tomorrow. that was reflected in a chat i had with one of the representatives of the union who said we are not seeing better pay. amazon is simply not willing to sit at the table. let's take a look. every time -- all the orders will be fulfilled normally at the same time. -- information about the postponement of a difficult situation. people a situation where get their orders from warehouses in the check republic. our strikeus activity has affected the working of the situation in amazon. that was a representative of the union and germany, carrying out a strike coinciding with the black friday, aiming to do big disruptions in those deliveries. in germany, amazon is at the table, negotiating to increase pay in germany. it is not just about the financial conditions. there seems to be something i wo

amazon ceo jeff bezos shared his condolences on instagram, saying the world lost you way too soon.riosity, vision and relentless focus on customers leaves an indelible mark. he was just 46 years old. this is bloomberg. ♪ nikola plunging today. general motors slashed building a pickup truck. instead there's a nonbinding agreement for g.m. to provide technology but gm will not be taking an equity stake in nikola. joining us to discuss is ed ludlow. surprising it has taken so long to get this news out there. what happened to the deal? ed: surprising and has taken this long. the outcome not so surprising. sources told us that gm looked at what nikola had. they found little technology and made no progress. inhas invested heavily electrifying its vehicle operations. and thought it would be stretched too far and would have to do everything for nikola on a pickup truck. they felt under the founder, who is quite a character, he bit off more than the company could chew. the current leadership looked at what their goals were and wanted to streamline that, just a focus on hydrogen fuel cell se

he overtook bull gates now as the world's -- bill gates only behind amazon's jeff bezos. most of anybody on the bloomberg billionaires' lust. started off at 35, now up to number 2, and three-quarters of his wealth comes from his 20% the stalk in it is la which we know has rallied over 400% this year. the combined intu ifty is approaching $600 billion in value. you really have to hand it to musk because he survived two cash drains. back in 2008 he almost lost both companies when he almost ran out of money,-at $30 million, his last dollars there. people were questioning whether or not tesla still had any money to survive. and you have to say people that survive tough times, they deserve the rewards for their success. stuart: absolutely. i believe he deserves every penny he's got. you do too? >> of course. stuart: i love to see people as successful as that. isn't that what america's all about? the he's an immigrant. >> that's true. could get -- do the calculation, how much would he be worth if that went up -- stuart: he would then surpass jeff bee sos. >> amazon stock also g

others include jeff bezos, bill gates, mark zuckerberg, and elon musk. alix: thanks.the list. other stocks we are watching our insurers and the hospital guys. they're off the highs of the session but the story goes like this. john roberts and justice brent cavanaugh said they were inclined to leave the health even if intact republicans successfully invalidate the individual mandate that requires people to get insurance. if they did not they have to pay a fine. if it is struck down, it seems like the aca would be struck down which would be a big win for hospital guys which would really hurt if 20 million people lost insurance. guy: absolutely. this was something the former administration, the outgoing administration in washington said it would be striking down. it was one of the key planks in terms of a deliverable for the trump administration. it seems the aca has largely survived to this point. portions of it could be going but not all of it. alix: that wraps it up for me and guy in the u.s. and london. coming up, former congresswoman joyce beatty of ohio will be joi

bezos, on top. wealthar, elon musk's growing by more than $90 million -- $90 billion. down to $286 million a day. that is what he has made on this rally. an hour formillion a standard 40-hour workweek. the case can be made that elon musk has done a pretty good job. five quarters our profitability. bet is what was needed to included to the s&p 500. estimated for the fourth quarter of this year to more than double what they put up the last quarter in profitability. numbers moving in the right direction. ago, people years wondered if the company would be profitable and it was a question if it was a going concern. vonnie: thank you for that, abigail doolittle. more markets coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ . . mark: i am mark crumpton with bloomberg's first word news. wisconsin election officials have ordered two counties to start recounts of the november 3 presidential election by saturday. president trump's campaign is claiming absentee ballots were illegally issued and altered. any recount would need to be completed by december 1 when the commission must certify results.

jeff bezos alone saw his net worth jumped by more than $70 billion during the pandemic.hen, democrats use the coronavirus to change their system of voting. the vastly increased number of mail-in ballots. they knew their candidates would benefit from less secure voting and they were right. they use the single most effective "get out the vote" operation which for generations had been the national rifle association. not enough has been written about this but anyone on the ground saw it. thanks to legal harassment from the left, the nra played vastly reduced role in this election, and that made a huge difference in swing states like pennsylvania and others. but above all, democrats harness the power of big tech to win this election. virtually all news and all information, the english-speaking world travels through a single company, goog google. if you use technology to censor the ideas that people are allowed to express online, ultimately you control how the population votes and that's exactly what they did. they rigged the election in front of all of us, and nobody did anyt

it's ceo just passed bill gates to be the second richest person on the planet behind jeff bezos.k to you. >>> the biden administration moving forward with its transition to power this morning. yesterday the trump administration finally gave the go head for the president elect and his team to access federal resources. in a letter gsa administrator emily murphy wrote she came to the decision independently ands in was never pressured by anyone including those who work at the white house. minutes after that was released in a partial tweet the president wrote we are moving full speed ahead. we will never concede to fake ballots and dominion. the president elect hasn't been waiting on the gsa. he named his national security team made of people who served under president obama. his cabinet could have strong ties to uc berkeley. if confirmed -- the first latino and the first immigrant to be homeland security secretary. >>> and janet yellen is reportedly in the returning to be the first woman united states secretary. >>> gm is splitting with the trump administration over its fight against

>> jeff bezos? >> yeah, not you well, you too., to do this >> yeah, i didn't see all of it, obviously, nobody did. but the -- they had a great team, they had a massive opportunity, and i think they outperformed anybody's wildest imagination 20 years ago, been extraordinary to watch >> and what inning are we in >> i don't know. >> third inning. top of the third >> nothing goes up forever, but -- >> i don't mean the stock. >> day one, that's what jeff keeps preaching, and he said on the record, look, some day we're going to go bankrupt, i want to stave that off as long as possible by being as innovative as possible. and they're continuing to do that and one great thing about this business, which jeff actually pointed out to me, he invested in insider inc. a long time ago, he said i like the media business, it is like commerce, it is not a winner take all game, you just try to gain a little bit of share and that's what's going to happen now in pharmacy amazon will gain a little bit of share. they don't need to obliterate everybody. t