Course in america we go into the jobs report next thursday because of independence day, a week from today. Is viruserica, it front and center. I would agree with you, europe is a different tapestry this morning. Francine it certainly is. Watch out for germany because it seems the overall number of infections rose, but there are pockets where it is researching. Lets get to first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Ritika good morning. The u. S. Has not seen a day like this since the coronavirus pandemic hit. The country registered its biggest ever jump in cases, and that is leading some governors to reopen their states. To pause reopening their states. Texas has suspended elective surgeries in big cities. Businesses that are already open and operate. There are reduced occupancy limits. The administration has asked filed a brief with the Court Last Night that urges the entire Affordable Care act must fall, including its protections for people with preexisting conditions. The Su
Stocks after the worst day for the averages in two years . Does it make sense to bail on the market when the dow just plunged 1032 points, s p 500 plummeted 3. 35 , and nasdaq nose dived 3. 17 is that the right thing to do or should we treat in melt down like a buyable pull back honestly, it depends on five factors. So lets check them down one, do you have enough cash to buy or do you need to borrow to make that happen if you dont have a decent amount of cash on the sidelines, you shouldnt do any buying. Do some selling in a moment of strength history suggests we could bounce tomorrow take advantage of that lift, do some selling promises are not going away. Look at your bank account, do you need that money in the near term, say the next 12 to 18 months, if you dont think youll need it and you havent bought anything yet, then i think it makes plenty of sense to start putting that cash to work but only if the market gets hit again. Do not buy a rally please. Get a rally, you missed it it
By and by down by the sleigh well wander, sweethearts you and i wait til the sunshines, nelly, by and by terrific. Merry christmas, everybody and one of the traditions is to bring children and grandchildren down on the floor. Theres a number of them here today. Tell me your name. Shannon youre the daughter of a retired member, right . Yes. His name . Michael spidaro do you know why the New York Stock Exchange is important . It makes new companies and businesses thats the right answer thanks mike, one of the big traders for gts does all of the Retail Stocks your work through the year, keeping the markets moving and keeping liquidity in the market. Thank you, bob. Merry christmas. Art cashin, 55 years, started almost this day, 1964. Thats correct. In the same book as John D Rockefeller and jpmorgan they were just a touch older than i am. Lets hope youll outlive them all by a long way thanks very much Merry Christmas. Thank you all for coming down for a great tradition that goes back 150
The dow and nasdaq not far amazing suits and float around behind. S of tiffany surging the cabin. It will be a great market after all. I see you are talking about space suit this morning interest in acquiring the that was designed by under company for 120 a share. Armour the next investing frontier, one of the questions that gets Virgin Galactic set to make the put to me a lot is how do you public debut here at New York Stock Exchange this morning. Sir Richard Branson will join us know it is going to be safe . First on cnbc. When it comes to space i mean so, markets are chasing some history this morning the s p is on track to open at space is hard, it got to go off an all time intraday high. On friday, closed within six without the hitch. Points of that record level no room for error here after being fractions away from setting a new milestone. How do you ensure thats the case and what do you tell jim, a lot of the bears arguing what has gotten here from july has been healthcare and ut
Says military cloud contract win. And Restoration Hardware surging at the open, Buffetts Berkshire hathaway revealing a new stake in the furniture retailer stocks are looking to make more history a day after the s p posted its 21st record close of the year futures up on comments from larry kudlow about progress of trade talks in china, upbeat news about the consumer adding to positive sentiment. Retail sale s rebounded in october. 3 but strip out gas, it is a miss. Strip out autos and gas, it is a miss as the threemonth average continues to slow. Jim . Look, i there is just the mixed picture keeps making it so it is bullish. It is amazing. If it were too strong, we would have to say that jay powell has they still play by jay powell there is just enough tease with trade talk i have my view on what is happening now and it is not as sanguine as what people are saying this is about farm, about ag, and it is about this is my understanding, not necessarily about soy. A lot of pork involved b