year for sport. up here, an historic treble. down under, a women s world cup. england and australia couldn t be separated in the ashes, whilst cricket, rugby union and netball all had world cups of their own. golf came togetherfor the solheim and ryder cups. but the start of this sporting year was, for some, less a beginning and more a resumption. football had onlyjust returned after its unprecedented winter world cup break. also resuming, returning, the australian open once more welcomed novak djokovic, a year on from his deportation over his covid vaccination status. still no vax for novak but here he was, back and unbeatable. his was a 22nd grand slam title. for irina sabalenka, a first. saudi arabia s bid to become a major player in global sport was laid bare. cristiano ronaldo becoming a figurehead for the fledgling football league. before the end of the year, they had all but been awarded a world cup. there was shock, too, injanuary, after buffalo bills damar hamlin su
Maria good wednesday morning, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us this morning. Im maria bartiromo. It is wednesday, april 3, your top stories right now, you 6 00 a. M. On the east coast. Today Inflation Fears gripping investors in a rough start to the Second Quarter with markets extending a two day selloff this morning as worries over spiking inflation and Higher Oil Prices set the tone. The dow industrials right now lower again, extending a selloff yesterday. The dow falling nearly 400 points yesterday on new worries had take the Federal Reserve cannot cut rates amidst persistent imflation. Opec plus is set to meet this morning after an earlier agreement to extend output cuts. Take a look at the 10 year and two year Interest Rates which are up this morning about 2 basis points apiece ahead of the weeks jobs data this week, the marmarch adp number out this morning. The jobs report on friday. Take a look at the euro zone. The ft 100 is negative, the others fractionally higher. Asia
Well. I mean, if you want to give him a report card, a plus. I mean, hes commander in chief. Had. That never stops and the dus and responsibilities are literally global. Maria hes the the commander n chief who never stops moving, hes like the th the energizer. You want to give somebody an a a plus. On the economy, real clear politics average joe biden gets 37 approval. Foreign policy, 38 approval. Inflation, 32 approval. Crime, 36 approval. On ukraine, thats the high point, 42 approve. Overall direction of the country, 24 of people think its going in the right direction. That doesnt sound like straight as to me. John works for joe, he has to say jo joe is doing a great job. When i changed ds to bs on my report card, i went with something my father would believe. A plus . Maria always have the person who is grading you as someone who works for you. Yeah. And you determine that guys success in return are. The one thing i will say, we sort of talked about this earlier, but i think its imp
Anticipated a. I. Chipmaker earnings after the close tonight take a look at where he stands the dow jones 39 and the nasdaq down 20 points going into the earnings and s p 500 lower by seven and a half earnings and revenue expected to be up sharply at nvidia and some are betting on a poster earnings rally ill tell you about those bets this morning despite 200 gain in the stock in the last year nvidia share down one half of 1 , before we get to that we have target and tjx reporting earnings before the opening bell those pulling back take a look at yesterdays performance, the nasdaq and s p 500 in record territory at the close beginning a new day and unchartered space the dow industrial was up 66 and the nasdaq of 13 at a new high of 5321. The nasdaq 37 at a new high of 16832, european markets are pulled back s p 124 cac cron 41 and dax index lower by 47. In asian markets lower fractional moves acrosstheboard shanghai composite flat but up a tiny bit, back at home battling persistent infl
The value of all publiclytraded stocks has gone up by 10 trillion in the last 122 months. That is a Wealth Creation machine like no other, and theres no pullback this morning. The dow can, its getting close to 40,000, real close actually, its going to be not much change to start the day. Same with the s p and the nasdaq is up a point. A tiny bit of green after yesterdays record closes. As for Interest Rates, well, theyre staying at lower levels. Well start with the 10year treasury, youre down to 4. 35 this morning and the 2career, thats a long way below 5 , 4. 77 right now. Bitcoin on the upside today, 66,000. Gold Holding Around 2300, 2400, 2383, to be precise. Oil still below 80 a barrel, 79. 34. No change for gas. Regular, 3. 60. Diesel is down one cent, 3. 92. Politics. The new fox Poll Shows Trump Holding a narrow lead overall, but he has a growing lead with key voting groups. Blacks, hispanic, suburban women and moderates. More detail emerging about the two candidates the two deb