Nobody wants a second wave. The market starts the week on the upside again. Investors like the get back to work trend and there are several forecasts of imminent recovery for the economy. Secretary mnuchin says there will be a rebound july, august and september. The dow is looking at a 200 point gain first thing this morning. Thats close to 1 . A nice gain for the s p, close to 1 . The nasdaq will be up over a half percentage point. Now, the reason the nasdaq is up, because of this. This week, many Big Tech Companies report their financial position. Strong results expected because the virus lockdown has a more limited effect on these companies. Premarket, most of them are up. But look at oil. No joy for the drillers. They are looking at 12 a barrel and the worldwide glut shows no sign of easing. Over the weekend, the price slump claimed another victim, diamond shamrock. The drillers declared bankruptcy. The price of gas still falling, albeit slowly, about one cent down a day. The avera
Competitive after the crisis. Adidas at a standstill saying refuse news are severely impacted by the closing. Well have a better view after may when we see the progress in germany. Boj launches an unprecedented expansion of the boq in a move that sends asian equities higher and sets the stage for the fed and ecb meetings later this week uk Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work to lay out a plan to lift the lockdown. Spain lets children outside and france looks to approve its exit plan in parliament. Very warm welcome to street signs. You can see were outside downing street awaiting Boris Johnson, whos returning to work after recovering from the coronavirus. Well bring you the Prime Ministers comments as soon as they come in. Meanwhile, lets get a check of european markets. Were off to a roaring start the stoxx 600 rallying in the first hour of the session. Last week we saw a modest retreat and just about 1 lower. This week focus firmly turning towards the reopening of the europe
All the major f. A. N. G. Companies. They are set to release their numbers and guidance. Thank you for joining us im Brian Sullivan lets talk more about your market setup you have dow futures indicating a gain of about 100 plus points at the upside. 200, as a matter of fact, stock futures are well in the green despite the fact that oil has come down significantly. The price of oil down again right now. Remember, we are in that june contract it is off about 13 this morning, down to under 15 and change so, watch oil. There is a story in the oil patch to Pay Attention to as well that is Diamond Offshore Diamond Offshore, a major oildrilling contractor, obviously like the name immris, off the coast. An offshore company has, indeed, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection the Company Simply not able to meet its obligations so Diamond Offshore has filed for bankruptcy protection. Keep an eye there on that story as well. Also you want to watch the stock of loews, ticker l, not the Home Imp
Go Halftime Report starts right now. Welcome good to have you with us on this thursday our Investment Committee today, josh brown, john ageri, Jenny Harrington we begin the markets where all eyes are on the white house. That meeting on trade with those new tariffs looming. Watching it all. The latest, including the president ial tweet sending stocks surging the best gains since october u. S. Negotiators have offered to cancel the december 15 tariffs and cut existing tariffs on 360 billion in chinese goods in half. Thats according to two people close to talks my sources offer a couple caveats on the offer reported this morning by the wall street journal. It was made to the chinese last week clearly, a lot of time in between then and now second, talks have been taking place at the deputy level, with the ambassador absorbed by developments on usmca. Lighthizer will brief republican senators on that deal at a lunch meeting today on capitol hill. President trump appears ebullient saying the
Investigators recently released a final report on that 1st 737 crash site in the controversial jumbo least a final report on that 1st 737 crash site in the controversial jumbo jet models Flight Control system and c. I. S. As a significant factor in the crown jet models Flight Control system and c. I. S. As a significant factor in the crash the growing record of the 737. 00 max is trouble development leaves mr mueller. The growing record of the 737 maxs trouble development leaves mr mulan berg an easy and inviting target for some tough questions on tuesday in the senate and wednesday in the how easy an inviting target for some tough questions on tuesday in the senate and wednesday in the house and for more on these congressional hearings are to correspondent karen friends that followed this repels and for more on these congressional hearings are to correspondent karen friends at filed this report from near the site of the hearings. Janet yellen support from near the site of the hearings