Report help to boost sent men this morning with the u. S. Economy adding 638,000 jobs in october. The Unemployment Rate fell to 6. 9 the coronavirus surge remains in focus, the u. S. Setting a record with more than 121,000 cases on thursday according to Johns Hopkins data 59 minutes left of the session in what has been a crazy week. Today though essentially flat, sara. Holding onto the gains i would argue, which are very strong so far this week. Ahead on todays show we will ask jeff sonnenfield how americas Corporate Leaders are thinking about the heated election race. Big news out of cvs as larry merlo announces hi retirement. We will also speak with the ceo of hershey asking about how cappy sales fell during this years unusual halloween season. Lets get to the final hour of trade, the markets and the election mike santoli tracking all the action for stocks. Frank has the vote count in pennsylvania ylan moi is covering the balance of power in the senate how georgias undetermined races
When you listen to the reasons, theyre dumber than a bag hammer everyday we hear about stimulus talk even if we pass the deadline, i wish they stop talking all they do is creating false hopes. Both republicans and democrats see no deal as a win for them even as the rest of the country loses. I am confident that well get the stimulus package eventually. There is no stimulus coming any time soon, certainly not before the election get a game plan for heavens sake how about covid19 we have been predicting the spike for months here. Why did we start the mask competition . We knew it was temporary reprieved and it would get worse once the weather gets colder i totally understand it seems like an in efficient way to stop this thing we dont have much those case numbers have been creeping for more than a month now. The only thing more incurable than covid is the market i have been recommending the bull market created out of control pandemic without a stimulus now it is happening. We are taking
Ahead of the start of the first test against pakistan tomorrow. The one day team are down bp halves its shareholder in southampton aiming for a series whitewash over ireland ireland have dividend posting a record got off to a strong start this £5 billion loss as the pandemic hits Global Demand for oil. Afternoon they won more trouble for the high street the toss and chose to bowl. As Pizza Express and Currys Pc World announce further plans and very quicklyjason roy was gone forjob losses and closures. Departing forjust the one. Stop resisting lockdown englands other opener authorities in australia increase fines for repeated rule breaches Jonny Bairstow, whos been as melbourne endures in great form, didnt hang a deadly virus second wave. Around for long either, also coming up, we meet a violent gangster jailed for shooting dispatched for a. A metropolitan Police Officer, who now says he would lay down his life for his victim. If it was me, if it was a situation england now 39 2 from 5
Of the surge in new cases. Ill have more on that in a moment. We are getting new information on the twitter hack. It wasnt just a handful of celebrities. 130 accounts were targeted and it appears to have been an inside job. That is serious stuff. Im not sure that Twitter Twitter is up, thats right. Im thinking of another stock. Okay, twitter is up just a fraction. It is serious stuff about twitter. Weve got an analyst on the show who says it might have been a test run for something much bigger. Time to drop your twitter account . We will ask the question and get an answer. More on that coming up, too. Lets get to the market. This week we have seen a shift away from big tech and towards smaller companies. The russell index of small cap stocks, for example, up 3 this week. The dow industrials, down just over 2 . This morning, we will open with a nice gain for the dow, up maybe 100 points, 26,600. Look at the nasdaq. Theres a bounceback for you, up 100 points at the opening bell. All righ
The goto travel campaign, rather, offers discounts on transportation and accommodation and coupons that can be u used tourist facilities and souvenir shops. The government is urging travel agents and Hotel Operators to take thorough preventive measures and plans to delist businesses that do not follow the request. Translator we are offering cotton swabs to reduce the ris guests can use them tovoid rectly touching buttons. The number of iections has been on the rise across japan. 632 cases were reported on tuesday. Tokyo has been hit especially hard. In response, the government is excluding businesses and residents in the capital from the campaign. The announcement came after some in the capital had already made reservation. But the government says it will cover cancellation fees. Its also compensating travel agents and hotels for losses caused by cancellations. The head of one of japans biggest travel agencies is down playing the campaigns prospects. Jtb president says the decision to