Trillions from washington, more printing by the fed, that is a shot in the arm for stocks. Look at this, the dow industrial is going up maybe 300 points plus at the opening bill. The s p up 33, nasdaq up close to 100 points. Investors are really shrugging off the new round of stay at home and lockdown orders. And restrictions, were new ones in new jersey, ohio and california. And, yes, another case of lawmaker hypocrisy. L. A. County supervisor sheila are cool voted to ban Outdoor Dining at restaurants and then promptly went out for an outdoor meal at her favorite restaurant in santa monica. Youd think theyd learn, wouldnt you . Weve got a big show for you. Were going to introuse you to monetary introduce you to monetary theory. You dont pay for anything. Youll meet the man who declared an autonomous zone around his bar. Now, that is defiance. And youll meet the california guy who is flipping burgers on the sidewalk because they shut his restaurant down. And today, yes, we have got a T
Of the vaccine and the test helping stock prices. Dow jones up about a hundred points at the open, seven for the s p and eight for the nasdaq more retailers reporting this morning and target looks good work samestore sales up 20 , another measure of the strength of Consumer Spending, just like walmart, target stock up 2 at the moment. Look at this, bitcoin crossed 18000 per coin and has backed off to 17855, about a thousand dollars or shy of its alltime high 19640. I was a skeptic, maybe its Something Else i should have bought that didnt like apple, tesla, amazon, zoom and so many more. We do have a jampacked show. New york Governor Cuomo says President Trump had nothing to do with the Rapid Development of the vaccines. You will see him say it. Boeing gets max judd approval and is now ungrounded. How about this for thanksgiving, noticing, no shouting, kp the music down so you dont have to raise your voice and my off the alcohol. New restrictions for thanksgiving is growing. Varney co.
And s p 500, nas in six weeks. Yeah. Well start with tech. More broadly, ipos and big tech valuations have been surging culture questions continue to brew in Silicon Valley as well i want to talk about that and a lot more with long time venture capitalist whose newest venture is a private and middle school with entrepreneurship baked into the curriculum Draper Associates founder tim draper joins us now. Tim, good to see you i want to start with your take on these markets i was talking just yesterday to the founder of rike. He said he isnt going public this year because he underestimated how well the ipo market was going to perform in a pandemic has that surprised you and what are you saying about it to your Portfolio Companies . Absolutely. I was blindsided i didnt realize that the government was going to print 13 trillion it has been strong for bitcoin and it sure has been good for the Public Markets particularly the tech stocks that have benefitted from that and i think people many p
Or highs just yesterday alone. Bit of a pullback today. As for the nasdaq, yeah, it closed above 12,000. There was a massive runup in tech stocks again, a pullback is to be expected, and take a look at that, thats what weve got. Got it. Next, vaccine news. Very positive. The centers for Disease Control is telling states to get ready for Vaccine Distribution on a large scale come november the 1st. Which vaccine . Dont know, but this is a firm date and, of course, its right before the election. And it is exactly two months to the election, and the two campaigns are in high gear. Joe biden has reversed himself. He will travel to kenosha today. He said he wouldnt go, now he is going to be the comforter in chief. What will he say to the burnedout Business Owners . President trump goes to pennsylvania. Hell speak at Arnold Palmer airport just east of pittsburgh. Ive got a feeling hell talk about fracking. Stay with us, please. Youve got to say what Speaker Pelosi is saying about her break th
Reaches a milestone. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to bloomberg surveillance. Im Francine Lacqua in london. We have breaking news the last 20 minutes. China says that the u. S. Has abruptly closed its consulate in houston. That is having an impact on the market. Lets get the markets. Risk sentiment looks a lot shakier after china says the u. S. Abruptly ordered the closure of its consulate. Most european indices have extended declines to session lows. S p futures accelerating their dissent. I did want to show you gold and silver. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Ispresident donald trump restarting virus briefings. There was a shift in tone with the president urging americans to wear masks and avoid risky behavior. The death toll for the virus in the u. S. Has topped 140,000. Cases are still growing, especially in southern and western states. President trump it will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better, something i dont like saying about thin