Bob iger will continue to direct creative endeavors. And conversations from tech regulation to politics. We begin with the coronavirus and the outbreak spreading beyond china. In the United States, the first known case of unknown origin was reported in california. The state is monitoring just two hours north of san francisco. The state is monitoring thousands for signs of exposure. President has tapped mike pence the task of overseeing the u. S. Response. Trump spoke from the white house wednesday. Pres. Trump because of all we have done, the risk to the American People remains low. We are ready to adapt and do whatever we have to. This one is different, much different. This is a flu. This is like a flu. I think the stock market will recover. This economy is very strong. Emily but the markets were not all fine, with markets pinned to the virus threats. The s p 500 and dow jones suffered big losses this week. At some point, as much as 10 . As for the tech sector and supply chains, micro
Get you back to flat the question is a recession ahead . Ray dalia was on cnbc this morning with some of his odds. Take a listen. Recessions are always inevitable the only question is when. Do you see one coming yeah, i think that in the next two years, lets say prior to the next election, theres probably a 40 chance of a recession. And i think that youre seeing this around the world. You know, big discussion in the last hour, guys, about what is going into some of these recession models, why some of high yield spreads are not confirming them, whether theyre based around the yield spread or more a lot of companies in tech are starting to catch a cold plant materials which i did cover last night as promised the numbers werent that bad they werent far off of what was expected but their memory business is in this memory slump and people seem to get a bit skittish about that we had cisco talking about how the uncertainty is contributing to their cautious guidance the scary music is startin
Hour look at these large megacap Communication Services and tech stocks for where Shopping List items might be for any buys on the dips with that well send things out to see j man thats going to be a harder objective to achieve, if anything a stronger dollar will become a bigger pain for multinationals sectors like technology, industrials and Consumer Staples that derive in some cases 40 to 50 of their sales overseas. If the dollar continues to strengthen it will make American Products less attractive to customers outside the u. S. , especially in emerging markets where the consumer tends to be more price sensitive it also impacts profitability for these companies when they convert foreign sales back to dollars. Now, a handful of companies in the Consumer Staples space that make everything from shampoo to cereal have outperformed the Broader Market because of the dividend yield they offer. Kimberlyclark with a yield of 3 , General Mills at 3. 6 , but with Central Banks around the world
Spreeor the buying during chewing dotcoms first day of buying has really been seen since the 2008 crisis. The u. S. Justice department is nearing approval of tmobiles 26 billion merger with sprint. This is according to the New York Times. A group of states sued to block the deal claiming pressure on the Justice Department. Our reporter joins us from new york, what do we know . Has been the doj continuing negotiations with sprint and tmobile about how to approve the deal. Sprint and tmobile have promised to do vest a number of assets that include the prepaid phones. Also some spectrum assets to the sec. The doj torking with potentially offload some other assets. They have a list of buyers the doj would be comfortable going to. Sprint and tmobile are working with them, that includes dish and others. For ahe doj wants is fourth carrier to be set up out of this deal. Even after sprint and tmobile merge, which would take the players in the market from four somebody the doj want to provide v
Chewing dotcoms first day of buying has really been seen since the 2008 crisis. The u. S. Justice department is nearing approval of tmobiles 26 billion merger with sprint. This is according to the New York Times. A group of states sued to block the deal claiming pressure on the Justice Department. Our reporter joins us from new york, what do we know . Reporter the doj has been continuing negotiations with sprint and tmobile about how to approve the deal. Sprint and tmobile have promised to do vest a number of assets that include the prepaid phones. Also some spectrum assets to the sec. They are working with the doj to potentially offload some other assets. They have a list of buyers the doj would be comfortable going to. Sprint and tmobile are working with them, that includes dish and others. What the doj wants is for a fourth carrier to be set up out of this deal. Even after sprint and tmobile merge, which would take the players in the market from four to three, the doj want somebody