The markets are focusing on what jay powell said yesterday. The market is also focusing on what we are seeing across the globe. The number of infections being weighed compared to the extra Monetary Policy being put out there. Investors weighing better economic figures against the continued increase in virus cases. In other news, metals advance with copper climbing for the fourth day. Manufacturing and services in china. That adds to a bit of optimism. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news with leighann gerrans. China has approved Landmark National security legislation for hong kong at the end of a threeday meeting in beijing for the nations top legislative body. Representativee confirmed the vote. The u. S. Said it is suspending hong kongs special status, making it harder to export sensitive American Technology to the city. German chancellor Angela Merkel is throwing her support behind a radical Recovery Plan for europe. Packages include 750 billion euros of joint debt. Wh
Im also watching pinterest which has also moved higher, starting around 10 30. Im not sure what its about either, but i cant help and look at facebook and note theres no such bump in that stock. Facebooks barely higher so it makes me wonder if perhaps the news around some civil rights related groups being disappointed in facebooks progress in some areas lack thereof in addressing some issues that they would like to see addressed. Talks again of potential facebook ban those things dont always materialize. I guess facebook lets see, were showing a longer chart there in facebook. Today in the intraday action it has not moved higher maybe theres some hope. Theres the facebook daily chart. Its actually moving lower starting at that 1030 mark maybe theres hope among investors that some of those advertising dollars, some of that engagement moves off facebook to those smaller rivals, carl yeah. We talked to levis chip berg and he was unekwifable looking for concrete action in terms of changes
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Today in some of the comments out of retailers like burlington, anf, dollar tree, and Dollar General yes, if you look at the Dollar General, the numbers are just extraordinary i actually have never seen a Comp Store Sales number this good 21 versus 7 estimate. Dollar tree is going to be the one, david knows this well, people look like, you know what, now the dollar tree Family Dollar merger which had been so on the rocks, the judgment is its working and that stock could power much higher. Dollar tree. The opening trade is sapping the money out of tech. I dont know how much longer it can last thats such a great book in gary because he knows so much about what people are spending theyre essential because they have food, and i look at this market and i think how long with the dow up 4 can we actually say, hey, the reopening trade is just starting . Its already maybe too far too fast its very hard to figure, particularly because faang is being distorted by the president s tweets, facebook
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