In the last 10 days. The u. S. And china trade new barbs. Washington rejects chinas claim to the South China Sea. Top u. S. Senators are facing mainland sanctions. Haidi u. S. China sentiments dominating again with the grim overlay of rolling back restrictions around the world. This is how we are shaping up when it comes to u. S. Futures contracts, up by. 2 after what was a truly volatile session. We had the s p 500 touching levels prepandemic and we also have the nasdaq hitting a fresh record before finishing in the red and we spoke about tesla being a huge part of that tech eventual close lower. Nikkei futures up by. 2 percent. Sydney futures escalating in the red, point 8 lower, looking like a set up of. 5 lower, this as we are expecting an announcement today that the fed of New South Wales will ease back those restrictions when it comes to indoor gatherings at pubs after cases coming from the pubs. It is now over 20. New zealand trading modestly higher, about. 25 . Some significant
What happens in vegas will happen in vegas. Casinos reopen doors for the First Time Since the march lockdowns began. Get the dice ready it is thursday, june 4 you are watching cnbc. Good morning good afternoon, good evening wherever you may be watching thank you for joining us on a thursday morning the major averages trading at the highest level since early march. Gaining some averages. The dow trying for a four session win streak futures now a little lower 114 points off time to turn it around this has been one of, if not the most remarkable come backs in the history of the american stock market the s p 500 is up 21 this quarter. We still have a few weeks to go in the quarter the nasdaq 100 just. 75 of 1 of a new record closing high. Doesnt look like it right now could happen today the markets pricing again a fast recovery off the pandemic than pretty much anybody would have thought possible one month ago around the world is not just here mostly green arrows in asia and Companies Like
Take shape across the nation. This is a live picture that we can show you of an event being held right now in brooklyn, new york. As you can see, there are people with the microphone, there are people Wearing Masks and they are sort of social distancing and most importantly, it appears very peaceful. Isolated incidents of violence did mar largely peaceful protests all across the United States last night. Some businesses still struggling with that double whammy of damage from both looting and the enduring losses of the coronavirus pandemic. We will speak to one Business Owner who is desperately trying to cope. With so many people gathered so closely together in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, will we still see a second wave of the deadly outbreak sooner than the fall . We will take you straight to the front lines. Dr. James gasparino works in the trenches at Brooklyn Hospital center. He will give us an update on what he believes will be a new coronavirus spike. And what he expec
Actions taken on pandemic and how money is being spent today. Getting america back to work today, larry kudlow will join me today at 8 30 a. M. Eastern live on the reopening of American Economy and rebound hes expecting and what if any additional stimulus is needed. We will also get into china. Turn into markets this morning. Futures are turning direction this morning. We are expecting weak opening this morning for stock prices, s p futures down 10 and nasdaq futures lower by 12 this after positive news from moderna on vaccine trial help fuel strong rally for stocks. Dow industrials up 911 points yesterday almost 4 . The nasdaq was up 220 points and s p was up 90 all the major indices up 2 and a half and 3 and a half percent. A closer look at the Pandemic Impact on retail this morning, this morning we will get walmart, hem depo who remained open reporting earnings. More stores and malls are reopening even in the face of bankruptcy elsewhere. Who would be held responsible . Attorney gen
A similar loss on the s p. Big loss on the nasdaq composite. Why the nasdaq down so much . Well, just look at this. Big tech being taken to the cleaners this morning. Start with apple. Look at that. Its still a trillion dollar company, way down this morning after its Financial Report late yesterday. Ive got more on all this. Amazon, huge drop, down 120. They are plowing their profit into coping with the virus. Microsoft, not much impact from the virus but its caught in the downdraft. Microsoft is down nearly 2 , 3. 46. Next case, the political news. Topping that this morning is joe biden. He has denied a Sexual Assault allegation. He says quote, this never happened. Ive got more on that in a moment, too. Got a big weekend coming up. Texas opens up a lot of businesses. Who will go to the store, the barbershop, the restaurant . Thats going to be a pretty good indicator of the urge to get out of the house. In california, the governor has relocked down the beaches. How will that go down .