4 . The dow finishing up more than 5 higher after the worst week since 2008. That financial crisis. The dow gave up 3,500 points so the swings are dramatic. Two things driving the action today. Bargain hunting and speculation that the fed will cut the rate. The futures marketing pricing in 100 chance of a quarter point cut. The sectors rallying are the consumer staples, real estate stocks, tech as well. Apple, boeing, walmart, verizon, home depot, they were accounting for about half of the rally that we saw today. The lagers were the economically sensitive ones like industrials, any, consumer discretionary. The cruise lines, Royal Caribbean and carnival, they were not able to turn it around. Still down. The airlines also having some trouble as well. American airlines, delta didnt see a huge move today. United. The dow session high around here as its settling out at the close. As you said, this was a massive move higher, somewhat historic when you look at how the dow had been moving lat
The minute and scoring an endorsement this evening. Amy klobuchar is dropping out of the race and reports that mayor Pete Buttigieg will be endorsing joe biden and will be in dallas. We begin with the bigger story right now, the coronavirus. We are execing to hear from Vice President pence in a few moments from the white house giving an update on the government response and join by ambassador birx. The expectation is that she is giving daily briefings about the government response from here on out as necessary. This update comes as we just learned of four more deaths in Washington State bringing the total to s total to six in the United States. This update as researchers say that the coronavirus may have been spreading and circulating undetected in Washington State for weeks. Thats according to a genetic analysis of samples. New cases reported today in california, oregon, illinois and new hampshire. New york city reported a first case of coronavirus in a woman who has recently traveled
Coronavirus, former people have died. That brings the total in the u. S. To six. Vice president pence taking questions about the virus and follow that on foxnews. Com and weve been monitoring for news and President Trump meantime says hes considering new travel restrictions and pushing Drug Companies to come up with a vaccine quickly. Last week stock market leaned of the virus fears and mitigating a big in today, all three major exchanges exploded for the biggest single day point again ever. If on the hopes of an Interest Rate cut by the federal reserve, the dell finishing ahead 1294 sp 500 was up and nasdaq 385. The president will address the rally at the top of the hour. Of correspondent Kristin Fisher is a at the white house tonight with the latest in good evening, kristen. Good evening, bret, Vice President pens taking questions right now in the Briefing Room and they said that despite some very sad news today, six americans have died from the kronos virus while in washington state
And everything, you get together. We want to beat this deal. I have many of them, hotels, clubs, things like that where people get together. I would think it would be a Good Practice to close them up. Go ahead, please. Mr. President , as you know, weve been talking about masks. Weve also talked about how not Everyone Needs to take a test. What about a temperature test. We all came into this room and got tested before we entered. I do it. I have temperature tests. I didnt ask everybody here. I wouldnt be surprised if they had temperature tests. Otherwise im going to run off the stage. Should they be on a mass distribution basis too . I think they are, pretty much. The easiest thing is the temperature. I think they are. I dont know. Are you learning a lot from the temperature test, tony . Could you maybe discuss that for a second. They have a place. Theyre not infallible. Right now, every time dar certainly, here every time i go into a different room i get my temperature taken. We see th
Up. You dont want people getting together and hotels and clubs and everything you get together. We want to beat this deal. So i have many of them. Hotels, clubs, things like that where people get together. I would think it would be Good Practice to close them up. As you know weve talked a lot about masks and about how not Everyone Needs to take a test. What about a temperature test . As we know we all came into this room and got tested before we entered. Well, i do it. I have to have temperature tests. I didnt ask everybody here but i wouldnt be surprised if they had temperature tests. Otherwise ill run off the stage. Should those be on a Master Distribution a mass distribution basis too . I think they are pretty much. The easiest thing is the temperature. I dont know. Are you learning a lot from the temperature test . Could you maybe discuss that for a second . Yeah. Theyre not infallible. There are so many ways to get around that. Right now every time, certainly here, every time i go