Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell is right now explaining why his committee has left near zero rates untouched. Our fed panel is monitoring every single word of what he sees and says as far as stresses on the economic system. Speaking of stress, tensions are still running high from arizona to pennsylvania. This video just in as crowds form in two states, where the administration is launching vigorous challenges. All right, heres the current electoral picture vote. Weve got four states, the key to the presidency. Nevada, pennsylvania, georgia and north carolina. They are still up for grabs on the path to 270. Biden leading 264 to President Trumps 214. Weve got new numbers in nevada showing that joe bidens lead has expanded to 12,000 as team trump seeks legal action there. But keep your eye on the dow and on the markets here because weve got team fox business standing by with up to the minute developments inside both the trump and Biden Campaigns. Blake burman live at the whi
21. 5 Million People lost their jobs in april. Oil prices have also been higher last check of wti saw it just above 24. Thats a began of about 3 that link between oil and stock market futures has been strong too. It has been very, very strong it is interesting. It has been strong on the way up the question is was it strong on the way down it is interesting to think what has been driving what . It has been stuck here. It is up 11 the next morning it is 26 and then 23 again. At the end of the session, it seemed to go back. Weve been holding at 24 24, 25 that seems to be enough. These futures are up 250 points every morning. At the end of the day, weve given it back. We are up to 250 again are you kidding me, china, if we are being nice about trade, thats enough to send the markets up again we are back to that . At least it takes the threat off the table. If you start adding tariffs on, i wonder what happens. Earlier this week, all of this harsh rhetoric. We talked about it yesterday, wha
No let up to the s p 500. After all that negative Economic Data, we have the 10 year yield back down to 65 basis points. Crude oil is trying to make a run for 20 a barrel, a whole . 14 lower their. The vix is trading just below 42. Halfway into the trading day. Lets get to Abigail Doolittle for some more detail. Abigail that was certainly a risk off picture. Thatinancial markets on dire Economic Data we have seen today. Subsector picture it gets worse. Look at the s p 500 energy index. Down 6. 3 . This antipathy in sympathy with the volatility for oil. We also have the bank index down sharply for a third day. More bad earnings from citigroup and bank of america. A global macro picture is not great. Auto down, airlines down even with a bailout. One area that is doing better is the faang index. It is doing quite well. A piece of this is tesla. Take a look at tesla over the last 19 sessions. Tesla has actually doubled. Goldman sachs has initiated on tesla with a buy rating, but it is extr
October 18 futures indicated up about 50 points for the dow s p indicating to be up about six points all of this riding on the big number it is jobs friday expecting an increase of 75,000 none farm jobs and increase of Unemployment Rate of 3. 6 . The numbers are weighed down by the strike at General Motors those striking are treated as unemployed thats important to remember overnight in china, new data showed factory activity slank. Analysts expected it to pick up from last month. All of this raises the stakes for the trade war. Eunice yoon has more for us now. Thank you, becky. That official number was different from the private survey that came out showing factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in two years. It could be because the private survey tracks small and private companies as open toesed to large ones. China this morning proved to be a tech power house the goal here for 50,000 they keep on serving now with the 5g enabled phone apple is on 4g and the huawei phone is 10
This hour President Trump leaves the white house, making way a Campaign Rally in mississippi. Well bring you the president s comment if he makes any. Stop to speak to reporters on the south lawn. Melissa what are odds he passes up that opportunity . Connell pretty low. Melissa fox business deem coverage. Blake burman live at white house. Gerri willis on the floor of the new york stock exchange. Edward lawrence in d. C. Why dont you kick it off. Reporter lets do that. The number of jobs created beat expectations. 128,000 jobs in october. The Unemployment Rate still near a 50year low, 3. 6. That is exactly what the market wanted to hear in conjunction with the chinese trade talks phase one moving nicely. Revisions are story in itself. Job totals for august, september were revised up. Total of 95,000 jobs. That shows continued strength in the foundation of the economy. Then wage growth. Wages are growing at 3 offer the past 12 months. That number low enough where there is no pressure on i