Its down 207 but the russell 2000 has the biggest percentage loss. The small and midcaps are getting creamed, down about 3 right now for the russell. Powell tying an economic recovery to a Covid Vaccine and therapies that can cure horrific symptoms including a disturbing new lifethreatening clotting disorder like the blood clots that cost a broadway star his leg. Enter the biopharma ceo mike sherman, here in a fox business exclusive on his new anticlotting covid drug thats on the fda fast track. Boy, are they moving fast. Plus as the covid outbreak destroys huge retail names, its actually bringing back one from a near coma, at least the stock. Speaking of stock, its overstock. Com, not just alive but actually thriving with triple digit sales increases. Overstock ceo Jonathan Johnson here in a fox business exclusive on the steps hes taken to fill a leadership vacuum left by the controversial former ceo, patrick byrne, and the problems of coronavirus. Plus bring on the quarantinis. Alcoh
Points, of course we had 74 earlier in the week sort of reflects that. It does indeed. Lets talk about it. They join us now to break all of that down. Good morning, guys. Good morning. Tobias, your target for the s p in june 2021 just a bit higher than where we are right now. 3160 given that, how should investors be positioned . Is it just a matter of averaging back in if youre not in the market and doing it cautiously or what do you expect . So i think you just put it perfectly and cautiously using that terminology i think the market right now is a bit ahead of itself so i think its a bumpier road Going Forward in the nearer term four key issues to worry about, one the unemployment numbers, how quickly they come back the fact that most of us will probably be somewhat in terms of practicing social distancing not going back to normal until things like vaccines, commercial industrial lending standards data suggest tightening of Credit Conditions which usually means no big bounce really i
Ive got another one for you. 25 million of us were indeed out and about over the last two weeks and that is a big increase. Its not back to normal but we are coming out of the total lockdown. Dead on arrival. Thats the speakers 3 trillion spending plan. It would have encouraged staying at home. It would have bailed out the Postal Service. It would not have provided any Liability Protection for businesses. It was a votebuying scheme. Thats my opinion. Thank heaven its dead. Now this. Fed chair powell is speaking right now. This is the man who is in charge of printing money so whatever he says is important and it can move the markets. Edward lawrence is with us. Whats the headlines, edward . Reporter yeah, stu, the Federal Reserve chairman saying right now we are in the worst recession since world war ii. He says that this is a severe decline of Economic Activity and that job gains over the past decade have been erased. He says the coronavirus is the largest shock in history. Hes talking
Cape canaveral. First time in almost a decade americans are going to be sending americans into space. This is a big moment for elon musk and his spacex company. In fact will use tesla vehicle to bring the two astronauts out to the ganttry here. This is launchpad 39a. That should ring a pell, where all apollo flights took off, including apollo xi, the one that landed on the moon. You will see see key players there. People on cocoa beach. They say better part of valor keeping your distance. Try telling a people not seen a manned launch from Cape Canaveral in a decade. We we have phil keating at Kennedy Space center in Cape Canaveral. Phil . Reporter at this moment all systems are go for the historic launch 4 30 p. M. Eastern time, roughly four hours from now. This is the fires time, a private space company, spacex will launch astronauts from their rocket and capsule, ever. This is big deal. Lives are on the line. This is the only second time the space dragon capsule has gone from either
Jobless claims news, over last nine weeks, over 40 million americans applied for first time jobless benefits this is expected to be about the worst of it. We might see an unemployment report tipping 20 or so. That could be the worst of it or at least that is the hope. Lets getted read from Jackie Deangelis following what is happening on the virus, following what is happening on the markets putting it all together. Hey, jackie. Reporter neil, with respect to a bumpy ride the markets are a little confused today. Down 50 points, this is smaller bump than weve seen in the past which is definitely a good thing. The big question has always been as states start to reopen, are we going to see a spike in cases . That was always the fear, the argument against reopening. Here is what we know, global cases topping five million but that doesnt really tell the whole story. Testing has become more readily available. More people being tested. It will look like more people have the virus, presumably be