Stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are slipping at the midday mark, with the health care (XLV) and energy (XLE) sectors leading the way down and consumer staples (XLP) still in the green. Alan Valdes, director of floor operations at Silverbear, joins us live from the New York Stock Exchange.
To discuss the other big stories of the day, Justine Underhill is joined by Yahoo Finance’s Rick Newman and Dan Roberts. And Yahoo Tech founder David Pogue joins us from Boston for the latest in tech.
Trump takes on outsourcing with new executive order
Trump is taking on outsourcing again — this time in tech. He’s signing an executive order meant to rein in abuses in the H-1B visa program, which lets some companies hire foreign workers.
NYC wants Uber app to include a tipping option
To tip or not to tip your Uber driver? That may soon be a question you’ll be asking. Regulators in New York said they plan to require the option in the app by July. Meanwhile lawmakers in California have introduced a similar bill.
Hotel industry trying to lobby Airbnb out of business
It’s Tuesday Tech Watch with David Pogue. Today, the founder of Yahoo Tech joins us from an Airbnb in Boston to discuss the escalating battle between the hotel industry and Airbnb, as recently revealed by the New York Times.
