Slowing economy. Joining us for the hour, stephanie link great to have you. What do you make of this market right now . I have fatigue over trade i really do. Its impossible every day it changes. So im trying to ignore it and focus on fundamentals. Today i thought we got some good data on the economy. The philly fed better than expected vince were better than expected meaning he they went own maybe were bottoming. Lets see the flash pmis tomorrow existing home sales up 5 yearoveryear good consumer, lets talk retail earnings have been very good Minus Department stores and some one office. I think that bodes very well for the consumer fatigue over trade but excitement over m and a. Very much so. Im still excited by trade. Im more excited about bristolmyers closed earlier than expected. Thats a great story for 2020. So theres a lot underneath the surface to this market of whats going on and thats what im trying to focus on versus trade. Lets get straight to that big story, the potential c
Certainly has been weakening i know businesses spending on software purchases technology purchases, but do you think now businesses are sitting on cash because of the uncertainty around trade. That is what we hair travel around meet with businesses, farmers are absolutely nervous suffering from low prices you are hearing manufacturers nervous some export nervous about trade wars some nervous about globe environment we know that europe is slowing we know china is slowing so i think there is a general level anxiety that is causing people to pause. What can you tell us about minneapolis are you seeing weakening there i know there was some worry or speculation that maybe Unemployment Rate was ticking up. The minnesota rate kicked up from very low levels i am not hearing businesses saying laying off workers i am hearing caution about how many more they are going to hire, so o i am hoping just noise in the data but something we are paying close attention to is this upcoming week getting anot
Certainly has been weakening i know businesses spending on software purchases technology purchases, but do you think now businesses are sitting on cash because of the uncertainty around trade. That is what we hair travel around meet with businesses, farmers are absolutely nervous suffering from low prices you are hearing manufacturers nervous some export nervous about trade wars some nervous about globe environment we know that europe is slowing we know china is slowing so i think there is a general level anxiety that is causing people to pause. What can you tell us about minneapolis are you seeing weakening there i know there was some worry or speculation that maybe Unemployment Rate was ticking up. The minnesota rate kicked up from very low levels i am not hearing businesses saying laying off workers i am hearing caution about how many more they are going to hire, so o i am hoping just noise in the data but something we are paying close attention to is this upcoming week getting anot
Maria big show this morning, joining the conversation fox business Dagen Mcdowell, benchmark capital kevin kelly and forbes media chairman steve forbes is here. Good to be with you. Maria a lot happening on the china front, futures indicating a lower decline, lawer move at the start of trading, dow industrials down 91 points, s p declining 8 points and the nasdaq lower by 16 as tensions between u. S. And china ramp up. Here is the latest, washington added 28 companies to an export blacklist over their role in that countrys crackdown on the Muslim Minority group, beijing warning of retaliation to stay tune, highlevel trade talks to begin on thursday, the president weighing on a potential for a smaller agreement yesterday watch. I would much prefer a big deal, i think thats what we are shooting for, maybe, who knows, probably unlikely. So i would say you heard the story here first, 1 Million People in china who have muslim religion, they have been rounded up now for months, a lot of peop
Certainly has been weakening i know businesses spending on software purchases technology purchases, but do you think now businesses are sitting on cash because of the uncertainty around trade. That is what we hair travel around meet with businesses, farmers are absolutely nervous suffering from low prices you are hearing manufacturers nervous some export nervous about trade wars some nervous about globe environment we know that europe is slowing we know china is slowing so i think there is a general level anxiety that is causing people to pause. What can you tell us about minneapolis are you seeing weakening there i know there was some worry or speculation that maybe Unemployment Rate was ticking up. The minnesota rate kicked up from very low levels i am not hearing businesses saying laying off workers i am hearing caution about how many more they are going to hire, so o i am hoping just noise in the data but something we are paying close attention to is this upcoming week getting anot