Investors are increasingly pinning their hopes to a virus recovery on the vaccine so modernas news is helping the market this monday morning. And its own stock, of course. The dow industrials, probably going to go up a few points, maybe 70. S p up about 12. The nasdaq, up 85 points. Green this monday morning. Next headline, gold. The price is now at an alltime high, closing in on 2,000 an ounce. A weak dollar plus the fear of a postvirus bout of inflation, plus the u. S. china escalation, all pushing the price to, what, 1956 per ounce as of right now. Were expecting the republicans to detail their trillion dollar stimulus plan perhaps today. 1200 checks, Liability Protection for business extended but reduced emergency unemployment bonuses. Larry kudlow on that later on todays program right here. Now, look at big tech. Top executives from four of them virtually testify to Congress Later this week. This is important. What are we going to do with the crown jewels of americas business . Ta
The largest trial for a potential kobe 1000 vaccine began on monday well mcgurn a started its trial 130008 plan volunteers helping to touch shots under the partnership with the u. S. National institutes of Health Volunteers will either receive a real shot or a placebo after 2 doses scientists will evaluate the results to see if it can prevent symptomatic cove at 19 for the 1st test site to begin vaccinating is in Savannah Georgia and a total of more than 70 testing sites will be used across the country well phase one results published earlier this month showed the vaccine was generally safe and had only mild side effects this included fatigue and even muscle pain well the center for Disease Control and prevention says it typically a phase one study consists of a small number of people to see if a vaccine is safe and elicit an immune response well phase 2 is an expanded and a vaccine is given to people who have characteristics such as a. Physical health and similar to those for whom the
Aztec giants reported blowout earnings. Whats next for the sector . Why these special Purpose Acquisition Companies are so hot and what the phenomenon says about froth in the market. And golds record rally. Is the yellow metal poised finish even more gains . On the barrons roundtable, my colleagues. So, jack, this week was interesting. Four very powerful dudes get hauled up in front of congress, theyre asked some dumb questions, some tough questions, the market shrugs, the next day they come out with earning, and three of the four stocks soared. Yeah, actually rose during and after the testimony and end then again after results. The stock market this week, if you look at the s p 500, it was up close to 2 . Now, thats a wonderful result, but its particularly great when you consider the backdrop. What did we learn this week . Gross domestic product, the economy shrank 9. 5 from the quarter before. If you feel compelled to annualize that figure, yes jack no, please dont 33 , right . Eithe
Why these special Purpose Acquisition Companies are so hot and what the phenomenon says about froth in the market. And golds record rally. Is the yellow metal poised finish even more gains . On the barrons roundtable, my colleagues. So, jack, this week was interesting. Four very powerful dudes get hauled up in front of congress, theyre asked some dumb questions, some tough questions, the market shrugs, the next day they come out with earning, and three of the four stocks soared. Yeah, actually rose during and after the testimony and end then again after results. The stock market this week, if you look at the s p 500, it was up close to 2 . Now, thats a wonderful result, but its particularly great when you consider the backdrop. What did we learn this week . Gross domestic product, the economy shrank 9. 5 from the quarter before. If you feel compelled to annualize that figure, yes jack no, please dont 33 , right . Either way, its the housiest number in 70 years of lousiest number in 70
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