Squawk alley. Were going to begin this morning with literally an epic battle royal they are claiming anticompetitive behavior after launching a new way to buy accessories giving users a discount but cutting out the app store in the process this, of course, violates the terms of both app stores that take a 30 cut of digital sales. They both removed fortnite as a result epic games responded with lawsuits and a parody of apples famous 1984 ad platform unification directives for years they have given us their sums, their labor, their dreams in exchange we have taken now a tribute out of it, out of our control. This power is ours and ours alone. We shall prevail see what they did there . Lets bring in alex. You have get with the app stores for a long time and you continue to what side of this do you come down on . I am now the little guy so i have to be careful with what i say, but i like the odd of challenging apple and google and getting them to reduce the tax they charge all of the devel
Information from dan is taking these new positions in the Second Quarter according to his quarterly letter in disney, amazon, alibaba. Well focus on disney first and foremost josh, i just got off phone with dan who told me the following about why they initiated this position he said theres no close second to disney when it comes to an entertainment company. He says they have slate of tent poll releases. We know the titles they have he said some of the commentary,s the narrative of how disney plus is being thought of in the context with netflix its not a winner take all environment. They have to take market he thinks is easily split between those two and some other players. He also, which was interesting as well likened disney to microsoft 7 or eight yea8 years. You have a time old business and youre able in some respects to reinvent yourself. Much as microsoft has done we know how well that stock has done lately. He seems a similar scenario for shares of disney josh, let me get your ta
Look, any way you take it, employment in april was a disaster. We are looking at an Unemployment Rate that is likely approaching 20 . We get those numbers, the unemployment numbers for the whole country, next friday. However, got to tell you the backtowork movement is really gathering steam. States across the nation are modifying their stayathome rules. Businesses are reopening. Oklahoma reopens some businesses tomorrow. California will allow some elective surgery. This, however, is receiving mixed messages. President trump says georgia is reopening too soon. He says he strongly disagrees with georgias decision. However, he will still leave it up to the states. Heres a positive. The Field Hospital built specially for virus patients in houston, texas, may be dismantled, not needed, underused. Lets get to the markets. First im dealing with oil. Look at this. Moving back up again in price. 16. 71 is the production price right now, but production is being scaled back very very sharply. Sup
Not joe biden, Elizabeth Warren, or even impeachment, its recession. Carol and 2020 is sure to bring about the great antitrust awakening. The question is not just whether to break up Companies Like facebook, google and amazon but how the laws are enforced. Kailey much more ahead. We begin with joel weber. 2020 start of a new decade, what , are the big things we needed we need to be watching . Recession . You hit a couple. Recession is one thing everyone is really wary of. It has huge implications for the Trump Presidency and the u. S. Economy and the Global Economy as a whole. So our interest to gives a survey of the World Outlook as a whole. 2 growth is what has been a projected for the u. S. But , theres always a chance of it being revised downward. It comes down to the u. S. Consumer is capable of. In many ways, the Global Economy is on the back of the u. S. Consumer. Carol we go from the economy to elections. You guys cover that rightfully so. And the u. S. Is not the only place wh
Real threat is it joe biden or Elizabeth Warren or even impeachment, its recession. Carol and 2020 will bring about the great antitrust reawakening. The question is not whether to break up companies but how the laws are enforced. Kailey much more ahead. We begin with joel weber. Start of a new decade, what are the big things we needed to be watching . You hit a couple. Recession is one thing everyone is really aware of. It has huge implications, not only for the presidency, but the economy as a whole. We give a survey of the World Outlook as a whole. 2 growth is what has been a projected but theres always a chance of it being revised downward. It comes down to the u. S. Consumer. In many ways, the Global Economy is on the back of the u. S. Consumer. Carol from the economy to elections. And the u. S. Is not the only place where there will be elections. That is an expected story. We can say elections, thats going to be a choppy sea. Another place that will take up bandwidth is the antitr