It was the big gainer. It closed at an alltime high. Tech has been leading the way. Sales force, facebook, taketwo and qualcomm at record highs you have to watch one stock in particular apple. After more than 10 gain on friday and thursday night, it closed up 2. 5 to an alltime high percentages away from hitting the 2 trillion market cap that 4 to 1 stock split is hit that price has to sit 477 not far off. Weve been talking about the pressure that has been put on yields in the treasury market. Right now, the 10year note at 0. 45 . Scott . Becky, im listening to you talk about tech and these companies. We have to get ready to talk nasdaq 11,000. As crazy as that would sound, we are on the doorstep. In spitting distance, basically. Unbelievable. Largy carri largely carried by these big five apple, amazon, facebook and alpha bes alphabet and microsoft looking back in march, would you have thought we would be talking nasdaq 11,000 by summer . No way. There is reason for it if you look at s
Politicians to begin another day of talks of a for the Financial Aid for millions of unemployed americans. 36 People Killed at least 300 inmates have escaped after an isolated in a high security prison in afghanistan. And will feed us pay tribute to john hughes a man known as one of Northern Ireland scrapes just heroes. We begin this hour with a stark warning from the World Health Organization as the rush to find a Coronavirus Vaccine intensifies while the w. H. O. Is applauding the efforts of more than 140. 00 Research Teams around the world it says the people should not pin their hopes on the discovery of effects of vaccine and stress that basic prevention measures remain crucial. We all hope to have a number of effective vaccines that can help prevent people from infection however there is no Silver Bullet at the moment and then might never be for now stopping outbreaks comes down to the basics of Public Health and Disease Control testing isolating and treating patients and tracing
Infections spike in the philippines millions of people return to lock down medical workers say more must be done. Rockets fired as an airport in eastern afghanistan a day after i saw claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a high security prison. And the long wait for financial help talks resume in the u. S. On a rescue package for millions of unemployed americans. And it was the race to find a Coronavirus Vaccine continues the World Health Organization has warned there may never be a socalled Silver Bullet to end the pandemic is urging governments to enforce basic prevention measures rigorously intruding mosques and social distancing as a way out of the crisis all the 18000000 covered 19 infections have been reported worldwide the true number is thought to be much higher of those confirmed more than 680000 people are known to have died from the disease according to the u. N. Health less than 10 percent of those whove had the virus have developed antibodies that means theyre at r
Attackers affiliated with i saw it stormed a prison in eastern afghanistan. And World Leaders bid farewell to the man who kept hope alive in Northern Ireland Nobel Peace Prize recipient john hume dies aged 83. And im sam how much now have all the sport hes an actor a Pro Wrestling star and now an American Football League owner when johnson buys the excess sell it together with an Investment Firm for 15000000 dollars. As the race to find a corona virus vaccine continues the World Health Organization has warned there may never be a socalled Silver Bullet to end the pandemic is urging governments to enforce basic prevention measures rigorously including masks and social distancing as a way out of the crisis with an 18000000 covered 19 infections have been reported worldwide but the true number is thought to be much higher of those confirmed will than 680000 people a known to have died from the disease according to the u. N. Health body less than 10 percent of those who had the virus have
In terms of the euro, that is firmly in focus. European leaders meeting in brussels at loggerheads over how to rollout the plan. The offshore currency is essentially flat. The fix is essentially 6. 99. That is what the aussie yen is doing. The u. S. Dollar has ticked up 2 10 of 1 after a number of weeks of weakness. We can move it onto look at some of the commodities in the 10 year. A bit of concern about demand destruction for crude given the infection rate in the u. S. Florida, some policymakers saying the virus is out of control in that state. That will be a concern. 40 for wti. You still have this significant divergence between the 10 year, u. S. And china. Rishaad just getting some news from a motor company. It is secured funding from a variety of private equity companies. What it does show is chinese startups promising vehicles. Attracting funding even as we are seeing the industry having a rough time of it. This is leading to x peng saying the Company Managed to achieve the 400