About with joe, andrew and becky and the degree to which walmart can post a 74 increase in ecommerce it looks like the big guys won. You basically had them cordoned off as essential services. So many other companies, little companies, medium, small, just couldnt compete this is what happens when you have a survival of the fittest economy. This is darrwin playing out. These numbers are astounding if the stock had not run up every day, i wouldnt know what to do. Add back 60 cents for home depot and before you start selling it thats the costs they said home depot had to keep traffic back they had to hold back traffic because they were trying to do it safely. Walmart had these big stores, they were set, ready, and their dotcom, ever since they bought jet. Com has been amazing they also can do a lot of food these are Great American companies that are on fire the move in walmart is stunning ever since he decided doug mcmillan, who is on squawk tomorrow, decided to creator the earnings in ord
We will receive testimony from the secretary of the check treasury as required under title iv of the cares act congress has appropriated 3 trillion to protect to fight the pandemic and to stabilize the infrastructure of our economic system. A large portion of this funding is from the title iv of the cares act which has significant resources for loans and loan guarantees and other investments from the Federal Reserve with the emergency lending facilities in the states and municipalities and tribes. The title iv provided 454 billion as the infusion into the Stabilization Fund to support the emergency lending facilities that facilitated the qualities to support eligible businesses, states, local governments and tribes. And to be authorized under section 13 and to stabilize those markets but the Federal Reserve announced the establishment of the intent to establish to support the Financial Markets and businesses including some that are supported by the cares act. Last week other members of
To disneys streaming kit abilities. Disney is down 1. 7 now. Guy here in europe, it is unsurprising we are seeing a reversal. Marketse peripheral really taking it on the chin after the rally we saw yesterday. The stoxx 600 down 0. 8 . Byrids overbite is down over 3 . You are continuing to see a bid on btps, which is fascinating. Massive move yesterday on the plan announced out of paris and berlin come up in chile to allow burden sharing in europe. A huge rise about in jobless and the u. K. That makes you wonder what happens when some of the Government Schemes start to roll over, and potentially millions market added to the unemployment roster. It is a very disturbing number to have to deal with. We do have some news on paris, potentially providing some clarity for the post frexit u. K. Thein the postbrexit regime here in the u. K. Vonnie fed chair Jerome Powell and the treasury secretary testifying before congress. We will bring that to you when it happens. We got numbers from kohls an
Take some time for public to regain confidence and adapt to the new world and start traveling, taking vacation, going to restaurants and things like that. Im glad you brought that up. Thats one thing we havent talked about was this notion that when we looked to open our businesses and i think we all in a bipartisan way, thats what we want. We have to find this balance, opening our businesses in general. Theres only going to be as successful as the Customer Confidence that is there to patronize those businesses thats not just true for the Hospitality Industry thats true for all businesses i do know that the service and retail has been hardest hit business and my understanding that some of the data ive seen over 2 of those businesses have closed permanently already how are we to address this Consumer Confidence issue . I know thats something you thought about and talked about publicly what should we be doing . One thing ill say is it affects different sectors of the economy. The one we t
First will be taken advantage of. Our state and federal governments as well as our nations largest corporations have a responsibility to do what is right. And let me end by saying this, this virus doesnt care whether or not youre republican or whether or not youre a democrat. It should not be about party or politics. This is will health and safety of our nations food workers and our food supply. And as such, no company should be shielded from the responsibility for adopting irresponsible practices that foster the spread of this virus through their facilities. For the sake of this country that i know that we all love i urge you to Work Together to do what is right for these workers. And, again, thank you for your time and id be pleased to answer questions you may have. Thank you very much. Miss dixon. Good afternoon, chairman graham, Ranking Member feinstein and members of the committee. Im grateful for the opportunity to testify today. Im rebecca dixon, executive director of the Nation