For hedge funds. The Investment Committee is ready to go. Halftime report starts right now. Welcome. Good to have you back with us on this friday. We have a super sized Investment Committee, josh brown, jon fortt, steve wise, meghan shoe is here, kate moore, also with us today, deproveco lake owes. Lets win with the market stocks as we know by now are lower. It is the move in key areas like bonds that we are watching very closely today. Kate moore, ten year hits 145. The ten i dont remember keeled down 30 to date 30 year yield record low is this a sign that a Tipping Point for stocks is in fact closer i dont think so many things have been affecting the bond market. The liquidity push from Central Banks into the bond market i dont think we should take too much signal from yields today and say at this point we are at an inflection and that equity markets have tosell off as a result everyone is looking for an excuse there is a lot of uncertainty, a lot of anxiety about the move we have ha
Today. This time dow industrial rising. Nasdaq at 28. 1 . These were all miraculous record closed by the way. Where did that momentum come from momentum is a tricky thing i can tell the market is on fire because employment is red hot. We know adp, at least incredibly strong numbers the Labor Department will give us a positive non farm payroll report tomorrow. I can tell you people are buying stocks, good feelings, breaking up with u. S. And china thanks to phase one trade deal chinese seems to be placing large orders with american business, dont you think . There is just one problem. I am not buying that these i am not just pushing these medical forces i think theyre not the force of todays market momentum. Why . Well, because momentum is what happens when a stock keeps worrying for emotional reasons and not financial reasons. A stock that goes higher because buyers went in at any price, that my friend is momentum now especially i like it when stocks rally i am not a fan of momentum bu
Big offering at ces. Meg whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg in las vegas. First our top story, the threat of war brings profits for the defense industry, and a risk of Cyber Attacks from iran could shine a spotlight on assets. Take a look at how these firms performed, their shares gained about 8 the last few days. It is indicative that cyber volleys between the u. S. And iran are not going away anytime soon. To discuss what could be next, marcus is a director at an ai security firm. In studio, our reporter. Ingot the attacks from iran physical form. Does that mean we are clear from the cyber perspective . Definitely not. There is a significant distinction between irans conventional battlefield capabilities and where they are on the cyber front. They are never going to go toe to toe with the United States in this realm in a conventional battle. In the cyber realm, they have a greater chance of pushing back more dramatically and having a greater impact in the United States, so even though th
Political relief rally banks are in focus this morning. This is bank of america calls citigroup its pick of the decade. The ceo of ulta will join us at post 9 this hour. Well begin with stocks on track to open at record highs. Also adding to positive sentiment, china confirming the vice premier will head to washington next week for the signing of that phase one trade agreement with the United States jim, its going to be busy next week between that and the kickoff of corporate earnings. It sure seems like everybody believes everything is going to be good. A sheer mention of the banks is really underestimated. There are so many people saying buy these. Why does that matter thats who kicks off earnings season already the expectations are pretty high. They better deliver after this run. And thats what these upgrades are mostly all about. I mean specifically on the banks. Goldman getting not one upgrade but two today out of buckingham and b of a, as b of a or it goes from 270 to 245 what ne
And we will hear from quimbys big offering at ces. More often brings profit for the Defense Industry and a new wave bringerattacks could [inaudible] the lastined about 8 few days. Discuss what could be next, at an ai a director security firm. We got the attacks from iran in physical form and does that mean we are clear from the cyber effective . Simply not. There is a significant distinction between irans conventional battlefield capabilities and where they are on the cyber front. In the cyber realm, they have a greater chance of pushing back more dramatically and having a greater impact in the United States, so even though they have in terms oft route immediate reprisal, it is not out of the question that we will see something else. That . Cus, your take on i think you make great points, they are this is the time for them to do it even more than they have. Certainly, i was not expecting to see the immediate retribution , but the cyberattacks and vulnerabilities are significant and we