Technology stocks. Microsoft, the big one to watch after the bell, releasing Quarterly Results any moment now. So well have live coverage of those microsoft numbers as they come out. Plus in the tech world, the ceos of facebook, google and twitter are all set to appear tomorrow on capitol hill. It is a lot of people will be watching that. In fact in the last few minutes were getting word on exactly what they plan to say. The top leaders on Silicon Valley releasing some of the remarks early. Well also talk about that. Take a quick look at oil, jumping 2 after hitting a threeweek low in yesterdays trade. The oil price hovering below 40 bucks a barrel at 39. 42. On top of all of that were one week out until the 2020 election. Before we get to any numbers i mentioned lets kick things off with blake burman live at the white house. Reporter connell, it is back to big 10 country for President Trump today as he is making three different stops in three different states. I want to give you a liv
Upping its offer for an aid package to 1. 8 trillion, President Trump tweeting go big a positive development on the covid treatment. Gileads treatment helps infected people recover five days faster than average and tech stocks are outperforming as a massive deal is in the work the week capping it off with a bang. Absolutely. The russell 2000 is up 6. 4 for the week the dow is currently positive for the year as a whole, just. Lets get to the stimulus news in washington and the reaction to it. Bob basketball has a look inside the market rally ylan moi, and Dana Peterson from the Conference Board bob, lets start with you on this very nice end to a strong week. Good news and bad news, will. Good news is, s p is up about 3 on the month the bad news is i am seeing a little bit of an inversion of the stimulus play today. Thats concerning if you are a believer in stimulus remember the stimulus play, bicyclicals materials and banks and industry and energy and go light on technology. That was wo
Only hear from the voters, we also have Ohio Republican senator rob portman coming up. This is a big show, stay with us throughout the entire hour. We start the with fox Business Team coverage. Blake burman at the white house. Well get to black in a moment. We begin this afternoon with Lauren Simonetti on the markets. Lauren. Lauren today, guys, wall street took a little bit of a breather with the first down day in four days. Three main concerns here, mainly stimulus, the whole question mark when well get more of it. But also a rise in coronavirus cases in new york which was once the epicenter of the virus, raising fears of another lockdown. Yes, two lesser extent, investors waiting to see whats going to happen. Who will emerge the winner if there is it one after the president ial showdown tonight. This is how we finished the session. You can see the dow, the s p 500 down half of 1 each. The nasdaq down a quarter of 1 . This is the second to last day of the terrible month of september.
Wearing, sanitation, ventilation, separation, we are not going to get a handle on this to be able to fully open our economy and our schools in our society. That is what has been ignored by the administration. That is what we must insist upon in this package. It has been another bills but they have not acted upon the resources in a way science would demand. That said come on the subject of the airlines, ive made the case to my colleagues this is a special case because in order for airline employees to return to the workforce, there are National Security concerns, there are concerns about certification and all the rest of that, not somebody leaving a job and coming back to a job, but having to qualified could take a couple of years for a pilot, six months for a flight attendant, six i think we should pay special attention to that. We should not do that and lose all leverage to do Everything Else we have in the bill, which is to crush the virus, honor our heroes, put money in the pockets
Or highs just yesterday alone. Bit of a pullback today. As for the nasdaq, yeah, it closed above 12,000. There was a massive runup in tech stocks again, a pullback is to be expected, and take a look at that, thats what weve got. Got it. Next, vaccine news. Very positive. The centers for Disease Control is telling states to get ready for Vaccine Distribution on a large scale come november the 1st. Which vaccine . Dont know, but this is a firm date and, of course, its right before the election. And it is exactly two months to the election, and the two campaigns are in high gear. Joe biden has reversed himself. He will travel to kenosha today. He said he wouldnt go, now he is going to be the comforter in chief. What will he say to the burnedout Business Owners . President trump goes to pennsylvania. Hell speak at Arnold Palmer airport just east of pittsburgh. Ive got a feeling hell talk about fracking. Stay with us, please. Youve got to say what Speaker Pelosi is saying about her break th