168 points to the down side. At the lows we were down about 185, 186 points. So were off the worst levels of the session so far. But an interesting carry through from yesterdays trade when it was all about the fed minutes and the idea. The possibility of a june rate hike from the Federal Reserve and that really drove markets kind of a little bit more towards the volatile side. Today, most is to the down side in terms of moves. You can see theyre off by 1 for the s p 500. Utilities and staples have taken up the lead if can you call it. That up about a quarter to a third of a percent. Theyre showing signs of life here in this particular down day. The financials are interesting to focus on because so many of them, including regional banks, were such big gainers in yesterdays trade. On the idea that Interest Rates could rise on the longer end and the shorter end and maybe expand the yield curve and give them a profit margin. The net interest margins, youll hear traders talking about financ
Retail sector is still under pressure. Pandora shares on the rise after activist Investment Firm calling for pandora to consider a sale. Stocks poised to open lower following mondays rally. Futures up 0. 4 as gasoline, medical care and food prices up. April Housing Starts up 6. 6. Well above expectations on a 3. 7 gain. Economy doesnt look too bad this morning, jim. No. A lot of that increase in cpi is gasoline has come up. Thats something that the market likes, which is the craziness of this market. Remember we go to 48 for oil yesterday, and we have an explosion. All the stocks of the companies that do poorly when oil goes higher, but thats all right because oil is meant to be a barometer. We keep telling ourselves that. At a certain point its not a barometer. At a certain point its back to the inflation rate. But at the same time i dont see a lot of strength. I just see a lot of no volume, algorithmic moves in the stock market. Yesterday was one of the worst examples of it because t
Daughter sherri and the ceo and leader of viacom Phillippe Dauman. This morning he has filed a lawsuit just moments ago along with George Abrams in the massachusetts probate and family Court Challenging changes purportedly made to the trust arrangements by an attorney claiming to represent mr. Redstone. In a legal complaint, these two gentlemen, mr. Dauman and mr. Abrams who again have been removed from the trust that oversees the stake in National Amusements that in turn controls viacom and cbs, they are going to the court saying they want immediate judicial relief and a court ruling to invalidate the purported removal of them by mr. Redstone as trustees of the trust and also invalidate the removal as well as directors of National Amusements. They would assume then want him, that is mr. Redstone, to be deemed potentially incompetent and not able to make decisions. And very harshly worded language, guys, that accompanies this lawsuit. In a press release i just received Phillippe Dauman
Get an interview with siri, by the way. Tomorrow is day one of the fed meeting with most economists saying a rate hike is off the table. When will we see any movement on Monetary Policy . Well be joined live here at the new york stock exchange. And oil, the highest its been. Hes holding to that forecast. We begin with microsofts blockbuster acquisition of linkedin, announced just before the opening this morning. Jon fortt spoke with both ceos. Jon . Microsoft wants to get bigger, but to do that it needs online professional Services Running on the platform. Linkedin has got more than 430 million members, but only about a quarter of them sign in during any given month and to change that, its been promoting itself more than just the biggest place to find a job online. Its promoted it through news stories, training courses and more. Linkedin was approached when stock was lower. Take a listen. We were talk in february about whats the next phase . Can we complete it more tastefully and wbett
You why Something Else may be the key to oils next move. But first, we start with the markets. It was, of course, a tough day for stocks, i guess. The dow down 150 points at its lows. Although both the dow and s p eked out gains for the month of may. And the losses come as expectations mount for a Federal Reserve Interest Rate rise as the dollar enters a twomonth high. What do you do with your portfolio now . I dont see anything wrong with going for the protection, especially at the levels coming into today. We finished last week at 2100. But you look at the way the dow traded today. It really was something that was reflective of a couple of things. Boeing, bing turn to the down side. The energy names, chevron, exxon, you see the way oil flipped from over 50 to close underneath 49. Big flip there. Is that something thats sustainable . The way weve been trading lately on oil, it seems like the ranges seem to have a higher lows and higher highs. Youve got to be impressed with the way the