Win would lead to a total meltdown especially when it comes to markets. Stuart talked about hong kong. Were watching it closely. Well have a run on the banks well talk about. A big weekend ahead in hong kong. Well look live where tensions stand right now. Lets get to trade, how governments are reacting to what is happening. The dow is up 275. Were ending week on up note. We have a few hours to go, still down overall for the week whether governments are aware well get to that in a moment. New stimulus could be helping stocks. Hillary vaughn starts us off at the white house. Hi, hillary. Reporter connell, President Trump says the september meeting with chinas trade delegation is still a go. He talked on wednesday with chinese trade officials. He is expecting a call soon with president xi. He said if china dares to retaliate against september first tariffs he thinks the u. S. Holds the ultimate retaliation or ultimate form of retaliation. I never said china was going to be easy but it is
Futures this morning after those gains, youll see there are still green arrows indicating a higher open, as well. Dow futures indicated up by about 44 points. S p futures indicated up by close to 5 points and the nasdaq is up close to 14 points. An rue, ill send it back over to you. Lets talk about the deal of the morning. Facebook is now getting into the wearables market. The social media giant acquired a Company Called oculus vr for about 2 billion. They make Virtual Reality headsets. Their main product called the oculus rift is primarily used for gaming. Mark zuckerberg posting a statement on facebook saying after games, were going to make oculus a platform for many other experiences. Imagine enjoying a courtside seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor or facetoface just by putting on goggles in your home. I know where i know. Youre waiting for the sound effects in the what has driven he ever what drives all of