Good thursday morning. Welcome to squawk alley. Im jon fortt with carl quintanilla. It is cloud week on squawk alley. If you were betting against snowflake, wur oyoure out in t cold this morning. That stock up is 12 same for Cloud Security and authentication specialist okta were going to talk to the ceo to see if this thing may stabilize from here or go higher splunk, that is the sound of a cloud stock dropping 22 after missing Sales Guidance for the third quarterer in quarter in a row. All this happening as amazons cloud conference is in full swing. Salesforce announced the second Biggest Software acquisition ever and we started the week on squawk alley talking to ibm president Jim Whitehurst who came to big blue in what and is still thelargest Software Acquisition ever redhat driven by a hybrid cloud. Julia, investors are betting on further growth from already heady levels we can certainly see that in what is happening with snowflake this morning it is reapproaching the highs that so
Theres some interesting things in the Options Market that could keep the market down for a bit of time. I do think people are underestimating, a, youve got a good economy with a tremendous amount of stimulus coming in and i think that will continue to drive the market higher. Plus youve got a dynamic where the fed has made much of the fixed income market on investable with treasury and mortgages where they are today, when you take the earnings yield well into the 4 off next years earnings that is a pretty attractive asset class and i think it will propel the market higher so election uncertainty doesnt matter much in the near term stimulus talks, negotiations may not. How does that factor in . Its a big call that you make. Youre the one that suggests in our notes today that it mossably could happen or at least start before the election. Yeah. I mean, so listen, the election the election does matter i think what people have started to realize, since the last time i was on your show weve
Across the atlantic. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there would be no chance of a trade agreement with the u. S. If Boris Johnsons action threatens hes in northern ireland. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson is defending his comments in which he intentionally downplays the severity of this coronavirus. President told author and Journalist Bob Woodward he likes playing down concerns to avoid panic. Democratic president ial nominee joe biden said trump failed to do his job and is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths for not getting adequate warning about the dangers of the virus. Now, one in five companies in coveringwith only just debt Interest Payments according to the conservative think tank onward. It is called for the chancellor to relax the rules on virus loans repayments, warning the economic recovery will be hampered by crippling levels of corporate debt. It says borrowing sense lockdown began, threatening to push more than 4 of companies, employing almost only 2 Million People int
Im Anthony Howard thanks for joining us we begin here in berlin with protesters have tried to storm the German Parliament building the Group Holding in period german flags managed to reach the entrance of the rocks die before police force them back this happened during a vast protest on the streets of the german capital against the countrys coronavirus restrictions that saw hundreds of everests. Taken by the thousands to demand germanys government changing its course in the corona crisis. But for many the demonstrations in the heart of berlin ended in arrest. Police say they were forced to make the detentions after far right activists who marched alongside coronavirus skeptics clashed with police. In a small group even managed stormed the steps of the German Parliament before being detained. Saturdays demonstrations attracted a Wide Coalition of activists from right wing radicals to those who reject the authority of the German Government or doubt the severity or even existence of the p
Wisconsin protests. World Central Bank Leaders coming together virtually, Federal Reserve chair jay powell speaking at key economic conference and investors closely watching what he has to say. Ahead of the speech, few hours are lower. We are taking a look at decline at start of trading. S p and nasdaq hit record highs again yesterday. This morning dow futures down 88 points. Mornings with maria live right now. Global markets this morning are red across the board. Take a look at european indices, the cac quarante down 31 and the dax index lower by 52. In asia overnight markets mostly lower, worst performer was korea down more than 1 . Top stories that we are watching this morning. Night 3 of the Republican National convention honoring americas bravest, devoting their lives defending our freedom. Since 9 11 ive seen americas heros up close. Some of them saved my life. Service, its more a word to me, its a way of life. Maria meanwhile mike pence touting President Trumps economic success