This is counting the cost on aljazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week as Oil Prices Slump economies shrink and austerity kicks in is this the end of the middle east oil rush also this week south africas unemployment hit a record high before the pandemic whats gone wrong for an economy that emerged from the 2008 financial crisis in a strong position. When you try to reinvent the wheel but turns out you may simply be the Worlds Largest taxi firm is this the end of the gig economy into fights and labor laws and courts around the world. The world economies are moving away from fossil fuels right now being an Oil Producing nation is a tricky proposition burning through money set aside for a rainy day and borrowing money from International Investors to make sure you can pay your bills its also a time many Big Oil Companies are thinking about leaving more oil in the ground many countries have failed to wean themselves off Oil Struggling to diversify their economies
Nasdaq up more than three quarters . The industrials also back on track today. Is there any reason for worry apart from the fact. I worry when i dont worry. I think because you change months doesnt really change the na narrative. There are pockets of the economy that are doing well and recovering housing, auto, parts, consumers, manufacturing. Did you see the numbers . The new orders jumped 5 the ism was the best number since november 2018. Manufacturing is recoverying i would argue is in a v recovery you have pocket of the economy that are not doing well. That are struggling. We have a million job in initial claims thats why i think youre going to see a fiscal package. You still have a lot of trouble in things happening with regards to travel and leisure and restaurants and that sort of thing. I do think that you get the fiscal package i dont think the change is in terms of my investments because as you recover, the economy recovers you get through the elections. I think profits recov
How apples shakeup is driving the blue chips plus the online surge, best buy notching is 242 gain in ecommerce sales in the Second Quarter but can it last . Trade optimism, u. S. And china officials reaffirming their phase one commitment, the s p is poised to add to its record run. Jim, i saw you last night mentioning those changes to the dow and your general point was dont be fooled in thinking there is as much money indexed to the dow as to the s p. We said that last night, its been the theme all morning and theres been no sellers. One of the reasons theres been no sellers are the people who are now trading stocks in early hours have tremendous conviction in the face of being wrong its rather incredible because the hubris of these people they must think dow jones has a lot of money to it and it has to come out of exxon and into salesforce david, you have been at the forefront of the network in explaining the nature of the dow and you see this, too. Arent you shocked that even after w
With the dividend although it will be far lower than last years. Hong kong media tycoon released on bail. His broken National Security laws beijing has branded him guilty. Breaking news out of south korea. We are getting Unemployment Rate numbers, and again, surprising to the upside. They fell to 4. 2 in the month of july, this after surprising to the upside the previous month, falling to 4. 3 in june. Of course, we have seen more job creation efforts. In fact, we just heard from south koreas Ruling Party Leader saying south korea will actively consider a fourth extra budget if needed. South korea has already pledged more than 225 billion in stimulus measures or roughly 14 of gdp to help put a floor on the jobs market, and right now, the july Unemployment Rate falling to 4. 2 . Lets turn to the markets and bring in Sophie Kamaruddin in hong kong. What are you watching . Korean alongside the jobless numbers, we are waiting on Australian Consumer confidence, due out later this morning, a
34. 20 is your level. The nasdaq coming off a fourth positive week. Longest weekly winning streak since december the composting a half percent gain at this point courtney, are you surprised at where we are in the markets given what is going on around the world with the coronavirus its been a while good to see you today. Am i surprised im surprised at how quickly the mark has come back however, we have a market that wants to go up people do want the see things better whether its the onlyis ianalys companies, expectations are very low. The fact we have seen a glimmer of hope, these markets wanted to see that i think well continue to see that rise as we move forward if people can put masks on, we might come out of this faster on the economic front the marks are looking 12 months ahead and saying we see ourselves come out of this and were seeing that with the rise in the s p and market overall. The notion of people being optimistic and wanting to be optimistic you want to be optimistic tha