With you. Really . The judge how are you . Are you said what have you got . Do you have like chambers there or like, what are you equipped to do if push comes to shove today. You have what do you have at home what have you got. And report on what we report on. Am i the only one. I filled in i filled in recently for a full week and they didnt play the theme music a single time. Hopefully they can make up for it today we didnt hear about it we started having fun. We nip that in the bud pretty quickly. Oh, this is you. Im sorry this is you. So you got that going. Im glad i got up this morning. Lets take a look at equity futures. We try to get a new record on the s p 500. Well see what we can get over the top there. Treasury yields on the rise as of late. 25 last week alone. Theres the ten year not doing too much not all that long ago. We have seen rates starting there and stocks have been on the move well see that new record on the s p this morning. The amount of money were sprinting, i d
Delays from washington from the trade deal to the stimulus negotiations, deadlines and expectations being pushed back the weve got 59 minutes left to go in the trading week s p 500, 16 points from a record close. Down right now, jon. Still higher on the week everyone except the nasdaq great to be with you this afternoon. We have a big show coming up to finish out the week. Were going to speak with minneapolis fed fred neel sakashkari and later, as stimulus talks grind to a halt, well speak with Maxine Waters about whether there is any compromise to be had. Plus, shell discuss a new bill encouraging the fed to use authority to close the racial wage gap in this country mike santoli is tracking the Market Action. Start us off on the broader market. You can call it resilient or fatigue or really anything a standoff here at the record high levels of the s p 500. The past four days have basic clind of touched it or been shouting distance of it. The were just hovering there. Up 3 or so month
Yield moving up to. 4 basis points the vix is below 22. Joining me now is marc lasry. Great to speak with you. Lets begin with the markets. You said 2020 be a onceinalifetime opportunity. Where are we in that opportunity now . Now that the first wave of buying is over, is there another way to come this year . Marc thank you for having me. There is this misconception that we have missed it. We have not missed it. Is doing really well, and that is fabulous for equities. But you have a Record Number of companies that have already filed, and they are continuing to file. It is a world of haves and havenots. Us, we are finding quite a bit to do in the u. S. And around the world. We will get to everything that you are doing in a moment, but what do you do if you feel like buying but you know it is probably not the time yet. Do you have a forecast on when we are likely to see more pain . Marc i think now is a great time to buy. You dont want to time this. In want to be able to invest situation
Promising results from both of them. Later, we are expecting news from astrazeneca, thats a british company. They are going to announce the results of their phase 1 trials of a covid vaccine. Now, positive news on a vaccine usually moves the market. It certainly did last week, and i think its helping futures this morning, too. There is news on a new stimulus plan. The president says he would not approve any plan that did not include a payroll tax cut. All right. Now look at the market. It has turned around. Earlier today we were way on the down side. But now we have moved to the upside i think its on the strength of this vaccine news. The dow held to the 26, 600 level last week. 8,000 points above where it was when President Trump won election. By the way, a new the Washington Post abc news poll showed joe biden with a 15point lead, 5540. This is 106 days before the november vote. We will be talking a lot about election risk on todays program. Then theres this. For the 54th straight da
Tourist destinations are facing an unprecedented challenge. Many holiday makers are now spending their vacation in their home countries here in germany this has led to beaches being shut due to overcrowding is this the end of the road for travel and tourism thats our focus this week on made im glad to have you on the. This is khalid used to be cruise ships giant floating condominiums carrying tens of thousands of tourists from one port to the next to see all the sites that could be packed into one week on the water but now the coronavirus has crippled industry ports have been refusing ships entry leaving passengers and crew stranded at sea and with operators struggling to stay afloat my colleague ben physical and asked if anyone will ever take a cruise again. My own holiday from hell 2016 highly contagious no road virus broke out i was trapped for 2 days in my cabin with severe chills vomiting diarrhea my 1st and last cruise. And now the w. Sends me to what morty packed with idle cruis