Plenty of things to be thinking about. The election dominating the narrative. Alix polls are just opening in alaska. In the lower 48 states, voters have been filing into bowling into Bowling Centers across the United States. Joining us into pulling Centers Across the United States. Joining usis bloombergs nick wadhams joining us is bloombergs nick wadhams. We saw a record early turnout of about 100 million voters, i reflation that a lot of democrats in particular were worried about the coronavirus and possible exposure, and want to get their votes in early. Republicans tend in this election to vote much more on election day. The big number we are looking at is 9 00 p. M. That is when we expect to know what is happening in florida. Once we know florida, people have a very good sense of what this race is going to look like. If joe biden wins florida, President Trump has very few paths to get to the white house. If it is a nailbiter, that could give us a sense of the shape of things to co
Francine one week to go, biden picks up his campaign pace as the senate hands the Supreme Court judge confirmation to trump and republicans. Syphilis Nancy Pelosi Nancy pelosi and Steve Mnuchin failed to make a deal. And chief executive noah quinn cast credit losses. Paybank aims to conservative diffidence. Welcome to bloomberg surveillance. Tom keene in new york, im french on the quad and london. That Francine Lacqua and london. We have hsbc, we talk about dividends. Bp saying it will be a very volatile couple of quarters ahead. Tom the pandemic overlay was still ahead. That was the theme yesterday, far more than the election, it was certainly the talk of new york. Every conversation was about a reinventing of the pandemic. Thee going to try to put nearlyhrough today, not as much damage as you would we are witht here futures up six. Francine and what is also significant is a lot of european countries, there seems to be a backlash against governments that are trying to put too many res
There say couple of people in some room in pennsylvania, i dont know who they are, i dont know if theyre working yet, maybe not up yet, maybe working 9 00 to 5 00, i dont know who are going to determine what matters the most, i can put a price multiple on bristolmyers better than anybody in the world unless you tell me there is a big sweep or something that is going to happen. You know when you deal with a lot of the companies were looking at, the price sharing multiple will be decided by the notch up or down by the president ial election. I think you dont think over the last two yesterdays trading session, potentially what were going to see today, the market is already making a decision in terms of who it thinks the president is going to be and what the composition of senate is going to be. Yes, it is. Youre talking about workers in rooms as though theyre make the decision, the decisions have been made, theyre simply doing an envelope, taking a ballot out and putting it in a pile so i
And tom keene on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio across this nation, one day to the election, and to all of you worldwide, good morning. An incredibly busy newsweek. After the election, weve got the fed, weve got jobless claims, and a jobs report on friday. We are really focused on the election. How do you from london see it. Jonathan elevated volatility going into it, and a breakdown in correlations. For markets, i think it is really tricky right now. Typically you would expect some inverse correlation between stocks and bonds. At are not getting at the moment. Difficult is really to assess what the politics actually mean, and to put together a portfolio around it. Tom we are going to talk to an esteemed guest about that. I got to ask you about the lockdown. We heard earlier this morning the exceptionally difficult weekend Prime Minister johnson had. It is government threatened . Jonathan his government is failing on this front, and plan has failed as well. His party, that is wh
29yearolds say they will definitely vote this year. 47 said the same in 2016. The polls show young voters will likely back joe biden over to 25ent trump, 63 percent. It is becoming a familiar story for louisiana. Much of the state is under a hurricane warning. Zeta is heading toward the uf goals u. S. Gold coast. Gulf coast. If it makes landfall in louisiana, it would be the fifth named storm this year. Bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. Vonnie it is 1 00 p. M. In new york, 5 00 p. M. In london, and 1 00 a. M. In hong kong. Im vonnie quinn. Welcome to bloomberg markets. Here are the top stories we are following on the bloomberg and from around the world. William spriggs, the aflcio chief economist on how the groups 12. 5 million members are coping in the absence of more fiscal stimulus. Big news in the semiconductor business. Competitor for 35 billion in an all stock deal. With theive interview