Consumer in this covid economy and a ventilator boost from medtronic, but sales for other medical devices remain lower medtronics ceo will join us exclusively later this hour. Carl, jims shaking his head already. I dont know speculative market ive ever seen i was going to say, jim, i mean, what a confluence of headlines and then to layer on what you were talking about with becky, this seemingly endless generational bid for stocks in general. You know, look at these plug power did a deal last week, 38 million shares of 22. 25, norwegian did a deal of 40 million shares at 20. 80, carnival did a huge deal at 17. 59, up huge on that, American Airlines did a deal, huge amount of stock, and about price that is a dollar below where this it is trading. Ive never seen anything like it where are the profit takers . Where are they i dont know. This is listen, we have been talking about this new cohort in the market, theyre for real, man. They are real it is not just ev stocks that are ev Companie
Indicating it. We are a few days in december, and clearly we get no respite for the holidays. There is no question about that. An extraordinary 46 minute video from the president last night, hugely commented on in washington. Attorney general barr, you wonder how he gets through the weekend with the president. I agree with you, this french issue is not a small matter. Memory of if in the that macron decided to rip a page out of the textbook from 30 years ago. Francine we will have a lot more on the dynamics of europe and france, but lets get straight to bloomberg first written with with rickets with or take a group with ritika gupta. Nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer are backing a bipartisan stimulus plan. They see the proposal from house and Senate Lawmakers with a new round of negotiations. The plan calls for 908 billion dollars in spending, less than what democrats want, increased from the number being floated by Senate Majority leader mitch mcconnell. The u. S. Has had its deadliest d
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to bloomberg surveillance. I am Francine Lacqua here in london. This is what the gap. There is a big movement on europound. That is what i would be watching. Also data coming in better than expected but really still under 50 at 41. 7. If you look at the data, the story on the markets is exactly what is happening with euro pound. Now, the fact that france is now floating a veto threat over the brexit deal makes a lot of Market Participants very nervous. I am looking at our live blog, in 2020 at funny expecthe basically says eurosterling to appreciate rapidly through the september high. Leaplks about ready to Tall Buildings if the trade talks fail. Overall, looking at global stocks really pausing for breath after record highs. Now lets get to the bloomberg first word news in london with leighann gerrans. Hi, leighann. Leighann good morning, francine. Expanding the lockdown in germany for three more weeks until january 10. Reassessrkel wants to the restrict
Thrilled you are with us, the simulcast, Bloomberg Radio coasttocoast, and good morning on bloomberg television. The new york city Christmas Tree lighting tonight at rockefeller center. All of the worry we have talked about of this pandemic, death set a record level in the United States come breaking the april 29 level as well. Jon, the markets speak. Moments ago, euro out to new recent record strength. Jonathan a record high in the equity market, the unwelcome record of the pandemic. 1. 21 53 on eurodollar. Once again, it is broadbased dollar weakness. You just wonder how uncovered it will this will make the ecb and how comfortable the move in eurochina will actually keep them. I think that is key, what happens broadbased for euro against other currencies. The im looking at bloomberg terminal here. You can see that on Bloomberg Radio right now. Renminbi comes down as well, with an abrupt move. At all correlates together, and then theres this zombie, the gloom of the bond market. How d
To president elect biden Energy Continues a monster move higher the oil and gas etf up 13 in the last two days. Despite the steady increase in covid cases vaccine developments are continuing to help the likes of the airlines, cruise stocks, retail all surging higher today as we cross that 30,000 level once again, to check it we are still above it will we say that 59 minutes left to trade. 29 points above it. On todays show, two voices to help explain the dows record rise in just a few minutes Jeremy Siegel will join us and later Liz Ann Saunders plus former testry secretary jack lew will discuss president elect biden pick of janet yellen to lead his treasury administration. Lets get the latest from wall street mike santoli is tracking the action to led us to dow 30k. Certainly the story today because of that big round number i am going to keep it consistent, though, and take a fwlims at the s p 500. Similar look in every respect in terms of getting back up pretty much to an alltime hig