paul: george, thank you for joining us, george chen is global i.p.o. leader at e.y.developments in the corporate space we're tracking. nippon steel has made a formal commitment to expanding jobs. and includes a $1.4 billion in capital spending as well as a promise of no layoffs before 2026. anybodyon steel new president has pledged to track ahead with the takeover with the opposition of president biden and said nippon steel should be american owned. tesla boosted head count by 86% and has more than 22,700 employees in the region and tesla turns out its model y's and cybertrucks and officially makes elon musk, austin's largest private employer and multiple musk firms including the tesla giga factory and the launch site for space x. citigroup has a round of job cuts in the investment last week. technology, media and telecom were among the coverage areas hit hardest with senior bankers and junior roles effected and comes as citigroup said it concluded the major actions around its reorganization plan. mckenzie is offering nine months pay and career coaching services to s

my name is samuel chen, i'm the vice president of the george washington union's alexander hamilton society chapter. i wanted to ask a very quick question about the e-7 program. i know the u.s. air force have -- does this have to do with the f-35's increased capabilities and increased from satellites. are we going to be considering more options for increased aircraft with increased effectiveness? thank you very much. andrew: excellent question. i'll try to give an answer that matches the sophistication of the question. you're correct. we're moving away from the idea of one to one replacements. it's also true for e-7 and e-3. so, yes. we are trying hard to look at all of the capabilities across the joint force, what they bring to the table and then not go buy something just because we need the same number of the new thing that we had of the old thing. but what is the number we actually need given the capabilities of the joint force. so there is a difference in number between the e-7 and the e-3. the exact, you know, difference in total number is still to be determined. ultimately. the way ac