Good afternoon thanks for joining us this is r. T. International. Speaking with our daily check on the latest global coronavirus figures total infections now stand above 4500000. 00 fatalities are approaching the 303000 mark on the number of those whove recovered is above 1700000. Schoolgirls in france have been heard ringing for the 1st time in more than 8 weeks with infants and probably schools getting back to business following the log down however some parents fear the move could bring the coronavirus into their homes so the doman scheme has more. This week schools across from have been throwing open their doors once again to welcome peoples as part of plans to move a step closer to normality the government is opening up these educational facilities to gradual pace but many parents are torn about the idea of sending their children back to school into the classroom i am quite as severe as magic children have asthma as long. And so that has been very much a worry. Just how does this
The sector. Either this is r. T. International great to have you with us. Begin with our regular check on the latest global coronavirus figures total infections now stands at more than 4500000. 00 they are approaching the 303000 mark or the number of those whove recovered tops more than 1700000. School bells in france have been heard ringing for the 1st time in more than 8 weeks with infants and primary schools getting back to business following the lockdown however some parents fear the move could bring the coronavirus right into their homes. Explains. This week schools across from its have been throwing open their doors once again to welcome peoples as part of plans to move a step closer to normality the government is opening up these educational facilities to gradual pace but many parents are torn about the idea of sending their children back to school into the classroom i am quite a severe asthmatic children have asthma as well. And so that has been very much a worry. Weve seen jus
Numbers, 8 30 this morning. We knew it was going to be bad because bricks and Mortar Stores have been largely shut down, and it was bad. April sales down 16. 4 in april after dropping 8 in march. So heres the market, with just minutes to go to the opening bell. Red ink all over the place but not as bad as it was. The dow off about 180, 25 down for the s p, 121 down for the nasdaq. Thats of course inspired by apple, which is way, way down this morning. What were looking for is how fast we can rebound on the other side of this really bad Economic News. Thats the other side of the coin. The great reopening. Which gathers steam this weekend. There are only a handful of states that are still trying to enforce a complete lockdown. This will be a test of our willingness to get out and about, our willingness to travel, eat out and shop. This is important. We need to open the economy. We need to get back to work. This weekend, i think its a prelude to memorial day next weekend which is the unof
Lots of people start retiring retail value starts to drop your medically, as a result of which, air france is taking the 500 million euro hit on that. Vonnie suppliers like rollsroyce, talking to the jet engine maker earlier on, and every time a widebody plane aes away, rolls doesnt get reorder for that particular plane. The s p 500 up 1. 5 . Most stocks are higher in the s p, and all of the groupings in the s p are higher, but we do have about 50 or so stocks lower. To be honest, a lot of those are came out after target and said, look, i cant tell you what is going on with the consumer. I am just completely confused. Target upping its offerings of fruits and vegetables and cook foods, but really not understanding what the customer is doing about a parable is doing about apparel. The dollar index down to 99, testing the 99 mark. Lets not forget the fomc minutes later on, for what thats worth. Theres also a lot of chatter about negative rates, particularly out of england. The 10 year yi
Will reopen the economy if it is safe. And the italy and italy and lowering in the number of cases. Manus we are getting some breaking news. We go to the heart of earning season. Single structure. Jennifer may will leave at the end of may. Numbers, First Quarter, nonir four f. They see a solid start to 2020 despite the eye of the coronavirus storm. And First Quarter results, they theyted some softness and had said there was a little bit of a dent with a significant new business having been derailed. They see a solid start to 2020 amid this covid19 crisis implying a strong rebound. In the structure at sap. We are waiting to see if any other news is coming through on their dividend. Good morning. It is all about the oil market. Nejra absolutely. 20 7 revenue increased for sap. The tech sector is going to be in focus this week. In the u. S. As well, we have the following revenue and the pulling away of the forecast for ibm. Tech has been resilient in the equity market. If that falls, we m