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They were ready. We had under a 4 minute response time. What were learning about this fast moving fire. Also winds are dying down. Why firefighters say the danger isnt over yet and where the biggest threat will be overnight. But first tens of thousands of people across the bay area are still in the dark tonight. It is becoming all too familiar for this time of the year. Public safety power shutoffs because of high fire danger. Now, pg e says that this is a expected to be the largest shutoff of t...

The recovery is under threat from the covid19 resurgence. Frydenberg says the other plumbing rate will jump in the coming weeks. Economy and the government handling of covid19. A look at howake we are shaping up for a new trading week in asia as the market continues to search for direction. U. S. Stocks trading close to fresh highs. We had the stock market up for a fourth straight week friday amid albeit light volumes. Up. 2 this morning and asia and we are seeing positivity going into the start...

Its up about 0. 3 today the dow as we said up over 1 at session highs. The sara crazy to see the s p 500 just wiping out all the pandemic losses the todays show, clorox is a standout winner. Up more than 50 so far this year people stock up on cleaning supplies but can the company keep up with the huge demand for wipes and disinfectants . Were going to talk to the ceo plus, well talk renovations, Small Businesses and more with the ceo of Angie Home Services of that company reporting earnings afte...

Down. 2 , nonfarm futures, claims better than expected. Next chart, dollar remains in story or theme around the dollar today, relative weakness against the g10 but not so much against emergingmarket currencies. That is what the dollar is doing right now. Weakness in offshore currency remains on the back of this broader news from the trump administration, down. 2 , that is your aussie dollar, risk off mood, down. 1 , and the boe is flat against the u. S. Dollar. Gold move to commodities, publicly...

We need to give a shout out to all partners and cutting your hair. Yeah, if i didnt have barbara, id be like pass phil this way. She doesnt know it yet, but i think next week well be okay for a haircut. Hypothetical, everybody. Welcome to monday. The clouds are late arriving to the coast and a little bit of fog developing around petaluma this morning. But you can see the nearly full moonshine reflecting off the bay this morning from the east bay hills camera, but you can see some of the clouds t...

Patriotic. Vaccine is on to find a amid warnings of a greater resurgence to come. Haidi pretty mixed midweek outlook when it comes to trading here in asia and for the first time in a while, we have seen equity markets kind of take a step back in terms of not headlines. A great deal of activities and commodities. Lets take a check of futures. Contracts trading higher after we saw a lack of conviction in u. S. Markets as we get concerns that perhaps this fourth round of fiscal stimulus will not be...

Companies listed in new york. Tiktok remains a major stumbling block. Uber delivers, but not where we might have expected. Food shipments top ridehailing for the first time as the decade of unchecked growth hits the brakes. Haidi lets kick it off with a check of the markets. U. S. Stocks are surging, pushing higher as hopes of a stimulus to deal in congress will be imminent as President Trump says if nodeal is forthcoming, he could take action himself. The are seeing s p futures looking flat at ...

Boat with 170 people defying social distancing orders. New hot spots emerging across new jersey. Cases soaring after weeks on the decline. A massive outbreak at a summer camp in georgia. Hundreds infected in just one week, now raising concerns as students prepare for the school year. Deadlock. With millions out of work and struggling to make ends meet, negotiations over a new coronavirus Economic Relief package at a stalemate. The latest on the battle over reinstating the 600 checks. Wildfires r...

600,000. Los angeles is facing a new lockdown. Tokyo and hong kong reporting record numbers. Australia is set to deliver a new budget, may be the biggest blowout since world war ii. Lets take a look at how we are setting up when it comes to markets. Ures this is how it is shaping up when it comes to the future contracts. A Third Straight week of gains when it comes to the s p, managing to withstand the lakesession latesession wound. Slow but steady rotation away from growth in tech. Much more go...

H shares in now and hong kong up by. 5 . Pretty marginal gains here in the last half hour or so with it brings us near the top of the 2015 bubble. On the other of the argument hsbc is cutting china to neutral f this rally. Something to keep in mind as we take a breather here from the exuberance weve seen in chinese stocks. One more thing were watching is the hong kong dollar. Now 15. 7 billion hong kong has been injected into the system there. Solid that pair and the renminbi with a six handle f...