Help, food aid. Yes, they are still talking. Investors like the idea of many more trillions poured into the economy, but it aint a done deal yet. The political world really cant stop talking about the debate. The president says he won. He, quote, held joe accountable, thats what the president says. Biden says the debate was a national disgrace. The Electoral Commission seems to agree. I they run the debates, and theyre looking at new rules. They agree, they seem to believe and blame the president for the interruptions and insults. Theyre even considering a kill button for the moderator to cut the mic of any offending candidates. The numbers are in. Far fewer people watched than i expected, just 73 million tuned in. Down from 84 million who watched the first debate in 2016. And if you look inside the numbers, the audience dropped away as the chaotic debate kept going. They tuned out. Stay with us for the next three hours, i promise it will be worth it. Varney company is about to begin.
Questions, i think, heading into this new month is can big tech stage a big rebound because september was fairly dismal. Apple was down more than 10 alphabet down 10 microsoft down almost 7. Amazon down almost 9 facebook down 10 y do you see all those pull backs represent consolidation. That up trend remains thoroughly undisturbed. I really dont think profit taking and consolidation the month of september end up being meaningful i could be wrong thats the way i would think about it 42 of stocks in the s p five hundred are above their 50 day more than half of the market is not. The consumer stock, Consumer Discretionary looks incredible equal weight retail looks great. Anything that has to do with the consumer looks pretty darn good. The big trends are all in place. Target, new highs. Walmart looks like it wants to break out again. This morning i heard 11 of americans are now already paying for walmart plus they rolled this thing two weeks ago. They have 11 of the country as m paying me
Seema mody is here with those numbers. The month of october, but off the highs. Were currently up, the nasdaq, though, leading again up around 1 for a second weekly game over the last couple days, continuing to fuel the that tracks them actually notching a fresh alltime high today. But rebounding much here it is again, a nice gap between the housing sector and the s p 500 pinterest up another alltime high etsy just 7 from its record high palantir just flagged below that 10 opening bryce. Kelly, back to you. Nancy pelosi appeared the treasury secretary are meeting right now. The white house has said pelosi is not interested, the white house but thor pelosi made it clear she doesnt want to do piecemeal legislation. It condition as tune cost because theyre wealthy, theyre successful, at the expense of the poor were not going to exploit the needs that people have to help the high end other areas of disagree, state and local aid, kelly, mnuchin had said whether or not and what i find out, b
And technology outperforming in todays trade. Theyre all up more than 1 hers at the moment weve got 59 minutes left to go in another wild session. Green across the screen once again. The company now pivoting to very different space. Well speak with the ceo about the strategy shift plus, former ceo getting in on the spac craze with a Blank Check Company. Lets get straight to the big stories were watching mike santoli tracking the market on this first day of the Fourth Quarter. Steve leezmiesman has a look ate Economic Data and we have the latest on the stimulus notions its been a little jumpy. A little fitful action it is shuttling up and down within that range. It seems as if the market is trying to shake out the people or the al go riridg al algoriths the year to date chart, we remain here. We keep pointing out its kind of this, you know, upper range above the year to date break even level it is about 1 , 1. 5 up from this level in the 3400s. People say maybe represent an upside break
Later, a Bed Bath Beyond stock handing in one of its best days ever one of our traders says it could be headed even higher from here. We start with a developing story out of washington. The next round of coronavirus aid apparently hanging in the balance. Lets get right to it with ylan mui. Reporter the house has begun debate on democrats 2. 2 trillion relief package with a vote expected later on this evening. Five Straight Days of negotiations between the treasury secretary and the speaker of the house nancy pelosi have failed so far to produce a compromise the white house has propose aes 1. 6 trillion bill but those numbers are still far below what democrats are willing to accept. Pelosi also pointed to business and child tax credits as another major Sticking Point in a statement her office said that the two sides discussed further clarifications but distance on key areas remains. Chuck schumer put it even more bluntly. He said, they are not in agreement yet and there are lots of area