the deun s & p touching all-time highs. janet yellen testified on capitol hill all with an optimistic take on the economy. a slew of major banks reporting second quarter earnings. paul beating analyst expectations. despite that stocks traded lower. much of the week in washington was dominated by controversial emails released by donald trump, jr. in which he agreed to week with someone who reportedly had something about the russian government that would incriminate hillary clinton. democrats raised calls of collusion while the president parades his son's transparency saying most people would take that meeting. a meeting which allegedly proved to be a waste of time for the trump campaign. senate republicans unveiling their new healthcare bill that directs billions to low and middle income households to purchase insurance. medicaid would still he substantial changes and two key taxes would remain in place. finally amazon celebrating prime day. the company's personal version of black friday. it saw its sales soar by 60%. amazon