Were happy about. Congratulations for that lets go to the wall and check out where we stand as we set the table for our friday conversation 29,367 for the dow thats 1 . 2 8. S p is just shy of that and the nasdaq is having a pretty good day as are the small caps. Liz young, lets set the investing landscape if we could for our debate youve got virus cases soaring but very promising vaccine news on a number of different front you got the president not conceding but you got biden winning arizona, which gives some more certainty to the transition period, despite the noise and the noise makers, if you will youve got so much pentup demand on the other side of the virus. You know thats going to be the case then you have this battle between value and growth as you all try and figure out where to place your bets for the months ahead. What do we do with all of that what do we do with all that we start with thinking about the time frame its true that through the end of the year, maybe into januar
To be in talks with the u. S. Government to avoid a sale. Lets get started with the quick check of the markets. U. S. Futures coming offline. Down given the rally we saw in the regular session. There was really solid buying throughout the session. A big reversal from the selloff we saw yesterday. The s p 500 saw the best day since june. 500 sectors11 s p up led by tech. Higher. T was also the nasdaq gained. And headingalling toward the 37 per barrel level. This is after it saw the biggest jump since june. There has also been expectation that u. S. Crude stockpiles would extend their streak of declines. We are waiting for the brent open but we have seen it back above 40 per barrel. Of the oil ande gas names here in asia. Lets look at how asian markets are setting up for the day given that we had a rebound we saw in the u. S. Most stocks ending off the session highs. Just half ais percent higher. Sidney futures looking much more positive. We are also getting increasing nervousness when i
Flying tech name your Investment Committee is stephanie link, josh brown and michael farr great group. New highs earlier on the s p 500. Markets have cooled off a bit. You have the dow down 182. Apple is one of the stocks ma weighing on the dow. You sold 20 of your positions in apple and nvidia. Are you sure it was hard to find a buyer . Love you, sully i dont know why were saying this is a big move or bold move. They hear the part they like its the opposite of a bold move im playing chicken. Im saying nvidia and apple have become too big a part of my portfolio. I have tons of apple exposure elsewhere. I own the kwqs everybody owns apple my lifetime exposure to apple is high all im doing is keeping 80 of my position inted of 100 . Its not that bold im doing the same with nvidia these stocks have plooned. Its like risk management. I dont want to be out of these stocks i just dont want to live my entire life based on how they do each day this is what all prunts investors do its what im d
U. S. Cases do continue to decline. The fda gives the go ahead for plasma use in hospitalized patients and a potential vaccine fast track and tech on a tear. Shares of apple up nearly 75 this year ahead of its four for one stock split today. Jim, we have all that to handle and jackson hole this week, the rnc and couple tropical storms in and not a sleepy august it should be a sleepy august, and its not august supposed to be a down month and its not people say, wait a second. 70 of the market didnt do well last week. I always find those kind of things because 70 of the market does well this week. You dont have a bunch of anything to hang your hat on when you look at a big apple price target increase basically to where the stock is you realize, wait a second shes the first. But will everyone have to follow every price target is below where the stock is a lot of people feel enthusiasm for the stock split. Of course, that is part of it. I know stocks mean nothing but they excite people she
Microsoft overnight. That is being digested as well by u. S. Investors. You have the currency offshore at seven, currently. It is weakened by about 2 10 of 1 . The aussie dollar is looking like that, said he six. The euro is flat. The bloomberg dollar index is weakening, down a 10th of 1 . Lets move it down. The stock was suspended on july the 13th after they failed to get a renewal for their license. Currently trading at 10. It is down 30 . It just reopened after a 10 day suspension of trading. The company saying it is in talks with its creditors over longterm debt. It will continue businesses that dont require that franchise. Noncoret nunc activity. Rishaad china vowing to retaliate for the u. S. Closing its consulate in houston. Protectd it is to information. President trump indicated more such moves might happen. President trump as far as closing additional embassies, it is possible. We thought there was a fire in the one that we did close. Everyone said there is a fire, there is a