It is hip to be square used to be at least. Lets check out u. S. Equity futures. Things are relatively flat and that isa good thing. A bit of a difference after the big swings weve seen. Right now dow futures up about 3, s p 500 up about 2, nasdaq up by 13. Of course this is after a done day for the m down day for the markets yesterday. Treasury yields are something to start paying attention to because we did see a pickup in treasury yields to the highest levels weve seen since june the ten year is yielding 0. 813 . And i know it doesnt seem like a lot, but it is the highest level weve seen in a while and there is so much that rides on that including mortgage pricing which has been a key part of what has been happening in the housing sector, a strong point in the economy so far. Lets get over to washington. Well talk about id call it a soap opera, but really it is a reality show and means a lot to so many millions before nancy pelosi says she is now optimistic that democrats may be abl
The sessions you want to take a look at whats happening with u. S. Equity futures this morning. Dow futures up 10 points, s p up by three we are still under water for all three major averages even after the gains we saw yesterday the dow down about 3 . The nasdaq is down 5. 6 also bumping up against the end of the quarter. Major averages still in positive territory. Youll see now, it looks like the 10year is sitting at 0. 65 of 1 . Andrew, welcome back thank you, becky House Speaker pelosi said democrats proposed a new 2. 2 trillion relief bill saying it is a compromised measure with in funding for schools and airlines white house chief of staff saying President Trump would be willing to sign a 1. 3 trillion relief package well see, guys where this all heads. Inching along we went from 2. 3 to 2. 2. I dont know where the white house is Vice President mike pence said yesterday americans should expect a rise in covid cases in the days ahead as testing increases in some midwestern states
Gap, all falling very hard as you can see there. Well go shopping for opportunity in that Retail Sector later on, buy gold now thats the message from one top wall street firm we will debate if there is any shine left in that big trade we start first with breaking news out of disney the stock is moving lower in the after hours session as the Company Announces some very, very major job cuts. Lets get to our own Julia Boorstin with the details. These are tens of thousands. Thats right. Disney is laying off 28,000 domestic employees, hourly, sal rye e aried and executive roles. In light of the prolonged impact of covid19 on our business, including limited capacity due to physical distancing requirements and the continued uncertainty regarding the duration of the pandemic exacerbated in california by the states unwillingness to lift restrictions that would allow disneyland to reopen, we have made the difficult decision to begin the process of reducing our workforce at our parks, experiences
Todays action dow gaining 140 and nasdaq surging 1. 71 the market reflected everything going right, but totally obscured everything going wrong. Its a tale of two cities. It was the best at times and worst at times but on up days, we focus d on the best and ignoe the rest what do i mean lets start by going over the winners today to see what they are trying to say. You have to define them. They speak to you. The stars of reteail tell the story. The most important winner is amazon this morning, analysts who missed nearly the whole rally here took the recent pull back as an opportunity to upgrade it was very significant. I liked everything in the support from approval to the patience you see, he waited for a double digit decline before he pounced. Most people were flying. Not him. I like that. In recognition of the incredible strength with rapid delivery and the fly wheel approach he says buy amazon is there anything in this note actually, yes. You can make the same arguments about amazon
Plus tiktok continues to tick in the u. S President Trump gives his blessing to oracle and walmart buying a 20 stake and shares of electric truck maker nikola tumbling after a firm accused the company of making, quote, an ocean of lies. Jim, theres going to be a lot to process, not just today but all week long. We have 14 fed speakers during the course of the week and powell three times well, look, powell is on the side of those who believe you should be a buyer. Its pretty clear that powell does not want things to collapse a stimulus dealdeal that seems like a thing of the past were down off of something no one understands. Maybe uk lockdown. Thats not us. Maybe madrid lockdown not us this banking story so emamorfs in other words, what im saying is weve been down for three straight weeks, carl the big faang stocks are down double digit this is when you start thinking maybe there is something to buy. Its been so bad for so long and everyone is watching and these things are really going