Burning documents, not shredding them burning them, China Threatens to retaliate and feels and looks like a new cold war. We have a significant turn in the fight against a virus, President Trump says its going to get worse before it gets better. A clear sign that the economic effects will drag on past the election. However, the trump team signed a contract with pfizer with 100 million vaccine doses. America gets the vaccine first, they pay pfizer 1. 1 billion and the cost to you, 0. Two stocks, got to watch them all day long, microsoft and tesla, the Financial Results reported around 4 00 oclock eastern this afternoon, in advance of that those stocks are on the upside. By the way, as of right now tesla is the most valuable car company in the world worth more than gm, ford, and honda combined. And microsoft at 1. 5 trillion is the second most valuable company right behind apple. We have big news on real estate two, applications for mortgages to buy a home of 19 over last year. Refi appl
Today in some of the comments out of retailers like burlington, anf, dollar tree, and Dollar General yes, if you look at the Dollar General, the numbers are just extraordinary i actually have never seen a Comp Store Sales number this good 21 versus 7 estimate. Dollar tree is going to be the one, david knows this well, people look like, you know what, now the dollar tree Family Dollar merger which had been so on the rocks, the judgment is its working and that stock could power much higher. Dollar tree. The opening trade is sapping the money out of tech. I dont know how much longer it can last thats such a great book in gary because he knows so much about what people are spending theyre essential because they have food, and i look at this market and i think how long with the dow up 4 can we actually say, hey, the reopening trade is just starting . Its already maybe too far too fast its very hard to figure, particularly because faang is being distorted by the president s tweets, facebook
In to turn sunny areas into partly sunny. The rain is hit and miss toward mendocino county, lake county, there still some sudden forecast, highs upper 60s, 70s toward san jose in the santa clara valley, showers north, north of the golden gate, 40s, 50s, san jose 52, San Francisco 53, look for that low to continue to file in moisture but the bulk is going toward of the golden gate and last to the south. 60s and 70s, way below for santa rosa but close percent is a. Last i heard things were okay is that the case there sir . Yeah, they are, we do have a nicelooking drive around the bay area, ill see what i can punch appear to show you. It looks like 101 in san jose is a good commute if you are driving on northbound 101 coming up through san jose, if you are driving on northbound 280 it looks very good. San mateo bridge seems better with more crowded earlier and right now on interstate 880 is off to a good start. It 7 02 lets go back to the headlines. Restaurants in california still dont kn
Edition of squawk box, which is starting right now. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to squawk box on cnbc. Im becky quick along with joe kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Weve been watching with the u. S. Equity market and things are under pressure dow was down by 600 points on friday and adding to those losses today dow futures right now down by 273 points earlier this morning we were down by 350, so this is some improvement from a half an hour ago. The s p is down by 28 points the nasdaq off by 61 lets get rightto our big stor of the morning that is, of course, the Berkshire Hathaway meeting that was health over the weekend. Warren buffett speaking out about the Global Pandemic and his recent investment moves. This was a little different this year no crowds. Usually theres 40,000 people there. This time it was just buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Vice President on stable but his message was still received loud and clear. Buffett made the case that you should never bet against america, b
It is fascinating because the stock is up 67 , at the highs of 74 , on pace for its best day. On the hope that they may be will come up with a vaccine. Markets are so excited for the possibility of a vaccine against this virus. David not just the markets. I think all of us are excited. In the meantime weve been hearing from dr. Fauci from the nih talking about the prospects of reopening and what the risks are. Are the markets reacting to what he is saying . Abigail not all that much. His remarks are more cautious that a vaccine will be available this fall. The idea of herd immunity, not a lot of positive commentary. These are the major averages fluctuating. Not a huge reaction. I would say there is caution. One of the pieces of news on the day that weve been talking about is some degree, especially yesterday, the bond issuance. A piece of this has been on the idea the fed will step in and buy some of these credit etfs. Today is the day they start the at. Investment group they start tha