59 minutes left of trade nasdaq 100,. 2 from a record closing high set in february hard to believe. Seriously is hard to believe. Were up 0. 4 . Coming up on todays show, despite growing dissent, tech stocks once again nearing all time highs well discuss the outlook for the sector amid new challenges with investor dan niles. Plus, powerful words from one of the biggest icons in sports, nba lenld, Kareem Abduljabbar will join us with his compelling message for all americans about the need for what he calls a rush to justice. Lets focus in on the big stories we are watching in this final hour of trade. Mike tracking the Market Action as always. Julia boorstin following the cory russ of dissent inside facebook and courtney covering the civil unrest mike, start us off with the Broader Market and this continued strength we are seeing yes, continued, persistent strength its a day when its gone a little bit away from the nasdaq leaders that were were so familiar with. That trend has remained
Time now for our top market moving news from our new york team. Joining me Bloomberg Opinion columnist brooke sutherland. What were some of your Key Takeaways . Brooke i think what is interesting is target talks about First Quarter comparable sales being up, but nearly all of that was from digital. Digital comparable sales were 141 in the quarter. Those sales come at a cost. They are more expensive. The natural supply chain dynamics of delivering products to homes rather than having them purchased instore is more expensive for target, so you are seeing that market squeeze. Clothes,rent buying where target gets more of a higher profit margin. They were buying food any essentials. Is this a structural shift . Are people getting so used to ordering online that they will continue to order these items . They did also callout market share gains, which is key. Given Amazon Logistics troubles, are you going to be seeing customers rediscovering target and walmart, some of these longerlasting st
About how her organization is approaching testing, treatments and vaccines and which countries she says are doing the best right now handling the pandemic. Plus, the interim president of new yorks mta joins us to discuss a path forward for pass transit and whether people will ever feel comfortable riding in a crowded subway car again the biggest subway system in the country. Lets focus on the big stories were watching kayla has the latest on a new 3 trillion relief bill proposal. Mike diving into the Federal Reserves Corporate Bond Purchase Plan which kicked off today. Kayla, lets start with you and washington relief. We are waiting to hear from House Speaker nancy pelosi to discus what they are calling the heroes act this second wave of multitrillion dollar stimulus that now democrats say is needed to jumpstart the american economy. Pelosi has urged her conference to think big, even as many fiscally minded democrats have raised concerns b about the price tag. In this 3 trillion packag
Saying it was the right choice. This is about 45 minutes. Virginia made sacrifices, but everything you have done has truly made a difference. We must figure out a path forward, but we must always be aware that this virus is still with us. Togood morning and welcome live. Gton post i am bob costa, National Political reporter of the post. This morning we continue our leadership during crises series with two governors who have been giving with the pandemic for days and weeks on end. We begin with virginias democratic Governor Ralph Northam then we will hear from arkansass republican governor, asa hutchinson. First, Governor Northam is a medical doctor and has recently announced plans to reopen virginias economy. Governor, welcome. Governor northam good morning to you and all your viewers, thank you so much for doing this. So important that all americans and in my case, virginias, have access to up did it information so i appreciate the opportunity to be with you today. Mr. Costa thank you
Going to prosecute. The governor calls these businesses selfish. President trump goes to pennsylvania on thursday and later on this program, we will have numbers from businesses in states that have allowed a partial reopening and ill tell you now, business is good. Moments from now, we have Shelly Luther with us. Shes the salon owner who went to jail for opening early, an American Hero on this program today. One hour from now, dr. Anthony fauci begins his virtual testimony before congress. Reportedly, he will say opening too early means needless suffering and death. The democrats will try to drive a wedge between dr. Fauci and the president. We will have, by the way, the latest on the explosive revelations coming out about what president obama was doing to instigate and set off the russia collusion mess. Turns out joe biden was in the key meeting. He was asked about it this morning. He did not have convincing answers. The status of joe bidens candidacy, the markets stunning recovery, o