Take a hit. The covid consumer, walmart, home depot and kohls among retailers reporting earnings today. Walmart says ecommerce sales up 79 . And elon musks billions, tesla getting a spot in the s p 500. It is among the highest valued companies to ever enter the benchmark index and musk is on top to become number three, that is the third richest person in the world. Indeed, guys. Well start with the retail picture this morning, jim, youve been vocal as to the investor response on home depot and walmart. I guess thats related to the news out of amazon. Look, by the way, those stocks do tend to run up in the quarter and sell off thats nothing new a more aggressive amazon is always something we have to Pay Attention to i remember when amazon bought pill packs, the drug stores got killed i also point out that walmarts online david, thats not going to go away you can argue someone is going to argue thats the peak i would argue that amazon and walmart have taken so much share in this country,
Election uncertainty poised to bounce from the worst week since march businesses are bracing for election unrest. Live in manhattan. Well take a look at how companies are preparing for the unknowns of this week ahead. And with no preelection stimulus lifeline, how airlines are now preparing to stem the losses and lure passengers back in to their seats. Carl all right, jim, what do we think is going on this morning doesnt sound like you trust futures at this level. We really sold off terribly friday until the last half hour. This is continuation of what looked like a short covered rally. I think a lot of people who are betting that no matter what happens it will be contested and therefore the market has to go down so, why not just come in short my problem with that is what happens if its actually not contested . What happens if its a landslide for either side. The reeason i point that out if youre betting on a contested election its entirely possible with our 24hour coverage its entirel
Nonessential businesses. A crisis in wisconsin with four out of ten tests coming back positive. Hospitals reporting a critical staffing shortage. The mayor of milwaukee joins us live this morning. Trail of destruction. Hurricane zeta devastating the badly battered south. Now the new coastal storm barreling towards the northeast. Millions bracing for the first snow of the season on halloween weekend. New fallout from the Breonna Taylor case. The Police Officer shot in the operation that killed her now suing taylors boyfriend Kenneth Walker for shooting him. I was a victim as well. My family has been a victim in this. The outrage this morning. Fire pit alert. With sales soaring as temperatures drop new warnings on the hot products hidden risk. A look at the potential dangers. Our eyeopening demo. Monthlong black friday. How the big brands are getting a jump on holiday deals this year. Where you can save big right now. Make it pop d. J. Blow my speakers up its our countdown to halloween.
Their pitches to the public. What a new poll is showing and the Record Number of voters heading to the polls. Breaking overnight. Officer fired. The cop in illinois involved in the shooting of an unarmed black man losing his job. What officials are saying about the death that fueled protests in the area. Wildfire deaths. A couple married nearly 70 years losing their lives in one of those monstrous colorado infernos. Strong winds fueling the flames. Nature seems to be really against us right now. Plus, the major fire threat on the way to california. And taking the lead. Heres one shot into left. It is gone. The dodgers scoring a victory in game three of the world series. How a young fan earned his way into the stands by giving fellow fans a way to show their support. Hey, good morning, everybody. Lets get right to the disturbing news overnight about the coronavirus pandemic. The huge and troubling headline. The u. S. Saw more reported cases of the coronavirus friday than on any other da
Now in the days and weeks that will decide how germany will fare in this pandemic in winter. We see that we obviously have very special infection dynamics in germanys largest cities. Patients on ventilators for. My top priority is possible not to have to bring economic and public life back down to the level that was necessary in the spring. We have to appeal to our population we dont want to have a situation like the resume prousts for a situation like there is in spain. We dont want to 2nd lockdown. Germany marks a year since an anti semitic attack that left 2 people dead. Ladies and gentlemen it is not enough to condemn an attack like the one in hundreds of targets and then to return to business as usual. Welcome to the day chancellor Angela Merkel the mass of 11 major cities in germany have agreed a package of new measures to stop the spread of coronavirus germany fear is a growing 2nd wave of the virus after infection rates in cities like berlin and frankfurt reached a key threshol