Roku tumbling on a downgrade, wells fargo, deere also getting undercut. The Investment Committee is ready to go, Halftime Report starts right now it is good to have you with us on this monday, our Investment Committee joe chernova, jim lachb that will, Jenny Harrington is the ceo and portfolio manager, rob seechum is back, one of forbes top 100 financial advisories stocks are on pace for the best year since 2013. Tech, small caps also posting their best month since the summer, we enter december with a lot of momentum, derailed for the moment by an ism manufacturing report that throws into question that the industrial economy is bottoming and a headline from wilbur ross that says tariffs will be increased if there is no deal by december 15th. Thank you very little. Yeah, well, we came in position we strong and aggressive for further appreciation, but you have to Pay Attention on a day like today to your point when you get the ism manufacturing, it reverses a lot of the optimism we were
Against Pension Reforms adds the government seeks to calm fears but push ahead with an overall of the system. And checking out tesco trades near the top of the stock 600 as the retailers considers a move that could generate 9 billion. Well, a very warm welcome to street signs this morning. Lets kick off with a look at fx markets because we have seen a pretty strong move higher in the pound. You can see here trading around 131. 59 sterling has hit a sevenmonth high against the dollar after a opinion pollex the ended their lead over the labour party the british currency hit a two and a half year high against the euro very strong reaction in fx markets. That seems to be the main way they play. Very strong move there, just under the 132 mark now, were going to have more on the upcoming uk election in about half an hour with managing director at teneo. Lets look at equity markets a slightly weak estart to trade 234 europe following a positive day on friday, not only for european stocks but
Investors, be good for both companies. A little off their highs now. At one point, td was up 24 . Interesting to note, e trade is down on this deal. Guy lets take a look at the stoxx 600 in europe, down by 0. 4 today. The pound is rising. We have the labour party issuing its manifesto earlier on, bashing billionaires. Seems to be fashionable on both sides of the atlantic. See,n tenyear, as you can we are seeing a little bit of movement in yields today. The big movement actually came yesterday. People are watching what is happening with this trade story, trying to figure out exactly how the whole story fits with the trade story. We are going to talk about that in more detail. Vonnie the u. S. China trade war weighing heavily on the minds of world and Business Leaders at the bluebird new Economy Forum in beijing the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in beijing. Have a listen. We are at the foothills of a cold war. Common,ould pursue comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and reje
Ameritrade becky quick will join us in a few moments. A lot of conversations about what we think the brokerage business is now with zero commissions, how it leads to Advisory Services and implications around Financial Services. It is best performing stock in the s p, e trade the word speaks to the fact theres expectation of more consolidation. What it means for tech startups, names like robin hood and names out there, brought in disruption, now being given a run for their money. I dont know why e trade is the word in terms of more consolidation. You would think thats a big plump turkey ready to be stuffed. I think the market expected that name to be first to be taken out. Often times when these things happen, the next one ends up getting bit up thinking back 20 years to when e trade was robinhood. They were the new kid on the block, shaking up the way the others were operating. Now were in interesting space where little companies are having an impact, but the older companies, your fide
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