Look, any way you take it, employment in april was a disaster. We are looking at an Unemployment Rate that is likely approaching 20 . We get those numbers, the unemployment numbers for the whole country, next friday. However, got to tell you the backtowork movement is really gathering steam. States across the nation are modifying their stayathome rules. Businesses are reopening. Oklahoma reopens some businesses tomorrow. California will allow some elective surgery. This, however, is receiving mixed messages. President trump says georgia is reopening too soon. He says he strongly disagrees with georgias decision. However, he will still leave it up to the states. Heres a positive. The Field Hospital built specially for virus patients in houston, texas, may be dismantled, not needed, underused. Lets get to the markets. First im dealing with oil. Look at this. Moving back up again in price. 16. 71 is the production price right now, but production is being scaled back very very sharply. Sup
Jobless claims, though, 4. 4 million, bringing the total to 26 million over the past five weeks. Oil bounces, and the european pmis remain historically low 16 in france no, 10 in france 16 in germany. Jim, though, your tone this morning is relatively hopeful. Look, i am a creature of who reports and what they say. And i can literally i find it hard to remember as Many Companies as saying good things, even as obviously were in nidest of a pandemic, and i dont think theyre all clockeyed optimists. These are large cap companies. These are not the companies that the government is trying to protect. These are arguably the winners the companies that are going to get stronger i listened to lee, and Lee Cooperman was talking about what its going to look like on the other side i look at my desk. I have reports everywhere here these are all companies that are going to come through with fewer competitors. And that may be bad for the u. S. Consumer, but its good for the stock market david, would y
President affectionate of his base and the other side who leads them socialist or a billionaire, wall street journal poll, the democrat race has tilted heavily to socialist, Bernie Sanders, hes got 27 support. The fading joe biden is essentially tied with newcomer Mike Bloomberg, the president s approval record hits new high for the poll, 47 tonight it really is mustsee splitscreen tv, all right, we will get to your money, of course, not quite as exciting as politics, chinas government says theres a slowing in rate of new infections for the second day, less than 2,000 new cases reported but beijing still has, you might call it credibility problem, 3 wall street journal reporters kicked out of the country objective voices gone. Anyway, the dow will be up about 80, s p up about 10 and nasdaq another nice gain, already at new high, up another half percentage point. Rally all across the board. Now, just wait till you see tesla stock, im showing it to you now, if you bet against it, you are
That china would take more measures to bolster its economy. Companies from adidas to tyson are spelling out what the impact will be on their bottom lines and the pace of homebuilding fell less than expected and it surged to a 13year high our closer today, with the debate just showers way, former chair sheila bair willbe here to discuss a wealth tax, financial transaction tax and how markets are responding why she says as a republican shes voting for warren. Thats all coming up after the bell joining us for the hour, keith bliss, welcome back, keith. Thank you very much. The question has been asked a lot of times, and yet you still look at these markets and record high territory going up every day despite the coronavirus warnings and fears and cases and you wond frer if theres a disconnect. I dont think theres a disconnect i didnt think there was going to be much to this story its a serious story and could impact the markets the longer it goes on. Now were starting to see the trend is c
100 points, nasdaq down about 35 points. Thats aflight away from stocks and into safe havens like gold, there you have it. Twentythree dollars higher gold this morning, 1,643 per ounce, now look at this, this is the yield on the 10year treasury bond, down 4. 8 , thats a flight to safety, money moving into the safer heaven of Treasury Bonds and out of the more risky assets known as stocks. President trump in rally in colorado, he was on the economy and markets and presented a very positive view of americas future, very much in contrast to the damage control that the democrats are doing after their debate, tonight, by the way, the president speaks in las vegas, that will be his third rally of the week and its in las vegas right before the las vegas the nevada caucuses which start tomorrow, look at this, on your screens now, thats the president with momentum, his 49th Approval Rating is higher than 48th percent disapproval, first time in presidency, the man has the wind in his sail and ra