Possible and on testing the American People really deserve to know that when we began, as you said, mr. President it, was literally a standing start. We didnt have information on the coding of the coronavirus until midfebruary but americas cdc labs and Public Health labs did their level best. By the end of february we had done less than 10,000 coronavirus tests but as you Just Announced a few moments ago, last week we cleared 100 million tests all across the country. It is extraordinary. We have the capacity to do three million tests a day. It is a testament to American Innovation and the leadership youve provided. Also, mr. President , weve delivered to nearly 14,000 Nursing Homes in america point of care tests already and are making it possible for us to really keep focus on the most vulnerable. As you know only 8 of those who have contracted the coronavirus are in Nursing Homes but 40 of those that have lost their life have been in Nursing Homes. So weve surged those resources and s
Protesters have created an opening for looters and police sometimes cant tell the difference between the two even from a purely business perspective, youd think people smashing up major retail destinations like the flagship macys would be bad for the stock market, right . Every time the market looks like its about to get clocked we get a stay of execution. Dow gained 268 points. Nasdaq advanced. 59 last night after president trumps fire and brim stone law and order speech, our futures plummet. Declaration of war replete with threatened deployment of the u. S. Army. Thats not the job, theyre war fighters makes you want to sell stocks for certain. Those futures looked ugly. All those images of looting didnt help. The futures stayed soft. I got up at 3 15 a. M. , expecting precarnage. Futures rallied again. An hour and a half later, the futures were up nicely you know what counteracted the pain a 4 rally in the german stock market with several of their borses not far behind. Yes, we actua
Did we get hammered today . Because investors are finally starting to realize that the coronavirus is a very Destructive Force for economies. Dow plunges 228 points s p plummeted. Nasdaq, 1. 79 . As profit takers came out in forces, especially in big tech, recognizing the chinese economys going to go maybe offline. And going offline cant be good news for the United States the 30year treasury, well, it fell to record lows. That worries me. Yes, thats got to be a dangerous signal and not just a windfall for home buyers, right . All the action seems to el us the bad news out of china is finally translating into bad news almost a total delayed reaction. Should have been a week ago. Because our economy remains deeply intertwined with theirs so many of our companies rely on chinese suppliers for everything from trim, like in clothing, to buttons, essential medications, components, all sorts of technologies were really much more intertwined than people realize. I think were right to be worrie
Like Companies Like facebook and apple. Regulation, legal and legislative hurdles continue for technology, especially for overseas apps like tictoc, we will hear from Marsha Blackburn on how much more needs to be done. We begin this hour with tesla, its stock has been on a runaway rally for the latter part of the year, last year we saw shares reaching 420. Analysts recently raised his price target by 100 to 370. We are going to discuss whether tesla turnaround is working. You look backif at the last six months, it has been massively impressive, what musk has been able to do in terms of turning this around, have a base case of 370, at bulky its to 600. If they are able to execute over the next quarter to this china thesis, and theres an upward to trajectory, you could see it go higher. This gets us to a base case, i think both cases have 600, and a lot that rests on china. I have spoken to a few theral bearish analysts in last few weeks, they are concerned about demand in china. Do we h
Why they like it Companies Like facebook and apple. Tech regulation. Legal and legislative hurdles continue for technology, like overseas apps like tiktok. We hear from senator Marsha Blackburn and how much more needs to be done. We begin with tesla. Its stock has been on a runaway rally. Last week, we saw shares of breach the ceos goal of 420. An analyst joined me to discuss whether the turnaround is working. If you look back at the last six months, it has been massively impressive what musk has been able to do in terms of turning this around from a demand and profitability perspective. Base case, 370. Is 580600. You could start to see the stock go much higher. Bull case, 580 to 600. A lot of that really rests on china. Taylor dan, ive spoken to a neutral bearish analysts who really are concerned about demand in china. Do you have any sense of what could be a bear case if something were to happen, may be the economy starts to slow . What would need to happen for you to turn more beari