The pound is trading up i about 0. 2 . Ultimately what the extra supply is going to do to the shape of the curve, but certainly, this is what many people have been anticipating would be delivered. Italy also announcing it is going to increase its fiscal stimulus to help the economy out , an economy that continues to remain largely in lockdown, along with the population. Lets get more on how Insurance Companies are dealing with what we are seeing at the moment. The u. K. s prudential is a Health Insurer and asset manager as well. Joining us now is mike wells, ceo of prudential plc. Good afternoon. How is the company being affected by what is happening . Todaywe Just Announced 2019 results, were you had a number of convergences occur. Earnings were up 20 . The majority of our markets in x hong kong come very strong and resilient. It is an indication of what youre seeing now, which is market by market, we still see doubledigit growth in Southeast Asian markets, and as we are sitting here
Damaging as the financial crashes. Italy is taking steps to contain the worst infection rate outside of china. All businesses and pharmacies are ordered to close. Shery lets get you a check of the markets in the u. S. We had the dow fall into a bear. Arket territory, falling 20 the s p 500 a hair away from the 19 lower than the previous high. We had every group on the s p 500 sinking more than 3 . The nasdaq down 4. 7 . U. S. Futures under pressure. We have seen no more details on the substantive stimulus that President Trump had promised. In the afternoon, he said at one point that the u. S. May not need the fiscal measures. That did not sit well with the markets. U. S. Futures gaining 2 10 of 1 . We will see how we do without how we do throughout the rest of the session. News and headlines dominate market sentiment. Sophie a lot of caution. A she futures pointing lower despite the global stimulus engine being revved up. In new zealand, a fiscal response is being considered. The rbnz
Are seeking to capitalize on it. We will talk about the potential threats to National Security. And no refunds. Hotels and airlines might be refunding trips, but many airbnb customers may be out of luck. We have the details. We begin with the volatile state of the markets and the Global Economy as the coronavirus outbreak widens. Italy went into a nationwide lockdown, u. S. Fires the dow cases spike, and the market plunged. Jones entered a bear market wednesday, the s p tumbling into bear market territory thursday after President Trump took to the airwaves, announcing a ban on travel from europe. To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from europe to the United States for the next 30 days. The new rules will go into effect friday at midnight. Tech, the forecast on how much Companies Like apple, amazon, google, and facebook would lose in a downturn, and uber and lyft shares fell on the reality that customers are sheltering in place. Danked wegman sec
With amosite in the Cloud Business. A new target seems to be retail customers. First, to our top story. Last year, apple ceo tim cook stunned investors when the company readjusted its forecast due to struggles in china. Official Government Data shows the apple smartphone shipments in china grew almost 19 . That marked a big jump from previous months. It is particularly remarkable when shipments of phones of all brands were down nearly 14 in the same period in china. Surprised about the amount of bullishness we seem to have on china . That number is a surprise. The broad push in china to focus on huawei and have consumers by huawei funds instead of iphones. That was the concern for a lot of last year. Some of the trade tension has come down. Athink more to the point is device like the iphone 11 is a little bit cheaper. The battery life is very long. The photos you can take are a lot better than the previous version. When you put all those things together and combine it with a large back
Tenth Straight Record close driven by all the names that worked all winter long plus a strong read on Retail Holiday shopping numbers do not disappoint. And jobless claims fall pointing to continued strength in the labor market joining us for the hour, anastasia om row sew it is great to have you with us. Great to see you. What do we make of this its typical. We melt up into year end i mean, think about all the things that got resolved in december weve got the phase one basically a done deal between u. S. And china maybe a little bit overlooked by the usmca getting passed by the house. Weve got a lot of good enthuse. We started to see the inflection point. Whats interesting in the internals of the market is what people are buying. What do you do when the s p is up almost 30 for the year you start to look for the laggards its emerging markets, health care, energy those are the ones rallying the most to break down those areas you see opportunity over the course of the hour. For now lets