June. There are segments of this economy that were very strong before the pandemic and they are resuming their strength. There are other ones that are just plain baffling. I think we are all surprised that retail is doing better, but then we remember target, walmart, costco, these places added people and then the incredible one, the only sector that really seems to be being heard is the one that has the social distancing problem which is restaurants it seems the travel and hospitality people are gearing up and i think that these numbers do reflect the reopening of some states that are now troubled, but i dont want to put a negative gloss on this these are just very strong numbers and we are not where we thought we were or we would be, say, eight weeks ago we had a Strong Economy before, were seeing the strength again. So is this kind of number an Apple Closing Stores number or is this a disney still on track to open in july number well, i think these are numbers where we really felt th
We can get above that 200 day. I have to tell you, once again, what causes a decline its always the banks. Why the banks . Because we cant value we cant value them because we dont know what their future loan losses are going to be. I think that the feds chilling statements made for a tremendous confusion because, remember, weve been skating everybody has been saying how can the market almost bet a its high the answer is because we dont have any data. No real reports that contradict that i didnt like the nike quarter, but people already apologized for that it is the banks and, once again, when i think of the banks an article today about credit cards and how people arent taking the big credit cards with the 400 and 500 fees. David, the credit side continues the buyers jim, that is really interesting to see when we start to get the earnings where the focus of investors is. After the close we get jeffries. Investment banking not overry large but what will be interesting, jim, im sure well
San francisco gr San Francisco implementing a curfew effective immediately. This comes as protests over the death of george floyd turned destructive. Looking at looters along market 12r50 street. Windows smashed at the westfield mall as well as union scare. Mayor london breed had this message for looters. If you are in our city from other places, please go back to the city that you live in. Please do not come into San Francisco and destroy our city. Again, its effective immediately, lasts until 5 00 tomorrow morning. It starts up again 8 00 tomorrow night. Mayor breed says the National Guard is also standing by to help if needed. Other scenes playing across the bay area tonight. Our sky ranger was in emeryville where protesters torched vehicles at a best buy. A live look now for you of that very same best buy. Now officers have arrived too late to protect the cars, but theyre protecting the store as best they can right now. Speaking of emeryville, thats where nbc bay areas Sergio Quint
Revived trade war with china this time, the chinese are threatening to label some of our best companies as unreliable, meaning they wont be able to sell in the peoples republic. Then we got some mid retail Sales Numbers that werent just bad. They were grapes of wrath bad. But just when it looked like it would turn into a the buyers came right back. Plus, all sorts of Companies Keep reporting and telling us that april was much better than march, which bodes well for may. S p advanced 3. 9 . Nasdaq gained. What a turn. Now, that in mind, whats on tap for next week . Well, first, im dreading well come in on monday and hear about an escalation. The president s new containment strategy against china the market got hit earlier today because we are getting tough on huawei, the huge Chinese Company that the white house views as an unofficial farm of t unofficial arm of the communist party. There is a legitimate concern and if we give it to them, it is a security risk. Okay it its something he
A heaping of starbucks and shake shack after the closing bell despite a host of developing threats out there, no disability a quarter of companies that have reported so far have yanked guidance China Threatens retaliation for its role in the pandemic, and the virus death toll, new reports we could see 3,000 deaths a day in the United States as states begin to reopen. Is the action we saw today actually a sign that the market may be climbing a wall of worry . Hi, mel. Hi, guy its clearly climbing something. Tims been on this theme, so kudos toll him i was impressed, the price today was, you know, very interesting. So kudos to the market and people that still believe in it. Out of the three things you mentioned and loss of life obviously is the most concerning, but in terms of the market, you know, this potential retaliation against the chinese, that Steve Mnuchin spoke about today, and saying the chinese were still going to honor their trade agreement, i personally dont think the market