Barrier. Softbank is said to be planning deep cuts at the vision fund which could affect 10 global staff, souring bets on tech are takingke their toll. Haidi a mixed start to a politically driven status when it comes to the markets today as we get that precedent being set with that security bill as well as greater considerations over what kind of reopening and second wave issues we are seeing across the rest of the regions. We are seeing new zealand markets starting off the day with tepid gains. The session looks a little bit more muted for the rest of asia. We are seeing japanese futures as well as Australian Futures pointed a little bit higher. Those in hong kong seeing retreats. The npc is being i to be passing the Hong Kong Security eyed to be passing that Hong Kong Security bill. The u. S. Sees 100,000 deaths. We are watching the oil story, seeing whether this pause in the rally will continue given concerns about renewed production out of the likes of russia. Shery to our top stor
The committee will please come to order. First, straightive matters based on the sergean u attending physician after we consulted the department of health and Human Services and the centers for Disease Control and prevention, individuals in the hearing room are six feet apart. As a result theres no room for the public to attend in person. Relayingni observations to colleagues. The hearing may be watched online. Unedited recording will be available on www. Senate. Gov. Witnesses are participating individual i dont conference in a onetime exception. Some senators, including the chairman, are participating by video conference. Senators, weve been advised, may remove their masks, talk into the microphone in the hearing room six feet apart. Grateful to the rules committee, sergeant of the arms, capital police, Committee Staff all for their hard work to keep us safe. We are hearing last thursday, all roads back to work about back to school run through testing. And what our country has done s
Essential work places. Im sorry, senator, you broke up at the beginning of your question. If you could just say it again. Im sorry. Yes, dr. Redfield, do you think that the testing protocols currently in place in the white house present a model for other essential work places. Well, thank you for the question. I think one of the important things you bring up is the essential worker guidance the cdc put out and i think it was originally modeled on Health Care Workers where there was significant shortages. Im asking if you think the white house protocol testing are a model for other essential work places. I would say i think each work place has to define their own approach how to operationalize. Had some considerable comment on the fact osha has not stood up an enforceable mandatory temporary standard for workers in all sorts of work settings. That aside, would you say that the ppe rules and protocols in effect right now in the white house are a model for other essential work places . We
Shutdowns until at least may 15th we have a great lineup today. In just a few moments, well speak with Patrick Harker about what will take to get the economy back on its feet and later, Alexis Ohanian will join us hell talk about his investment in a company thats help iing Small Businesses navigate the loan process, which is one of the issues lets focus in on the stories we are watching in this final hour of trade wilfred of course covering the bank earnings. Morgan stanley the latest. Meg has new details on testing but well begin with breaking news out of washington where President Trump is expected to meet this hour Via Teleconference with governors. What are we expecting here that conerer sags is about to get underway where President Trump is going to share with the nations governors what the white house and its medical team have arrived at as far as the guidelines for reopening the economy. The Daily White House briefing is going to take place at 6 00 p. M. And what President Trump
In the early part of the session, not just the yield curve that dom mentioned but suspensions of dividends from very large european banks this morning as well. And you have the great interview with michael as well talking about that bank and everything hes seeing through that lens, too the other thing in focus, real estate, worst performing sector in the s p today in what is a down day across the board for the major averages coming off the worst First Quarter for the dow and s p ever the other thing im looking at is crude were seeing crude prices come off again after not only the worst month but the worst quarter ever in terms of price fall for crude, lost more than 66 if in the first three months of the year prp you also had the industrial numbers, manufacturing numbers out of europe that didnt look good either john, what are you watching today . Its hard to find good news among tech stocks this morning so much is down. I think its worth having a broader conversation about where we go