Nasdaq. Now, here are the negative for stocks today. Dr. Fauci suggesting a lockdown christmas. Why . With all the traveling and celebrating we did over thanksgiving, its expected to produce a new round of infections that will in turn require a new round of restrictions. Well have more on this throughout the show. I get the impression were being treated like children, punished for celebrating our national holiday, but dont get me started. One more item. The biden team takes shape, very similar to the Obama Biden Team that left Washington Four years ago. Neera tanden could go to the budget office, Jared Bernstein expected to become a president ial adviser, he was Vice President bidens chief economist, and back to the future . Sure looks like it, doesnt it . On the show today, the priceline ceo offering deals to get people back to travel. The waffle house ceo, hes pounding the table, keep dining rooms open, hes pleading. And mrs. Fields cookies, their ceo somehow has to replace the reven
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Discovered vast oil reserves but drilling could be environmentally damaging. The worlds factory has been shuttered supply chains have been broken flights of been grounded tourism decimated thats the real world consequence of the coronavirus and the epidemic has yet to peak outside china growth could hard this year want the o. E. C. D. To 1. 5 percent from its previous forecast of 2. 9 percent growth below 2 and a half percent indicates a global recession as markets crashed Central Banks stepped forward to say that they were ready to support growth the Federal Reserve cut rates by a half a percentage point its 1st emergency cut since the financial crisis in 2008 now whether Central Banks have the firepower after more than 700. 00 rate cuts and trillions in buying off the financial crisis is another question after all that it. The stock markets that benefited most from the rate cuts little trickle down into the real economy but unlike the 2008 crisis where banks needed a desperate infusi
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So everyone band except those traveling from the United Kingdom they they can still come over. And i wonder why and while trump has was busy wishing he had never met had that mar a lago dinner with the brazilian president both snehal and his aides one of which is now a confirmed carrier things on capitol hill were just well a little sick leave our good buddy out of tennessee Lamar Alexander showed where his loyalties lie when it comes to the human crisis as he blocked an emergency bill that would have guaranteed all American Workers 14 days of paid sick leave in the event of a Public Health emergency when asked why he blocked the Bill Alexander stated its not a cure for the coronavirus to put a big new expensive federal mandate on employees who are struggling in the middle of this matter. Yes because you know we cant have Walmart Mcdonalds and other corporate conglomerates spending their hard earned executive bonuses on things like you know paid sick leave during Public Health emergenc