Of optimism into the market. Thats sending a huge swath of the markets to record highs, as president elect joe biden gets clearance from the Trump Administration to begin preliminary transition protocols. Yes, it crashed through the 30,000 ceiling but can the dow close there . Heres what you need to watch in the next call it 59 minutes with me. The dow has got to be up 359 points for a brand new record. But were above 30,000 and that means we are up about 437, just 29 points above 30,000. So you get to do the math there. The s p has got to be up 49 points. We are at the moment up 55. No record for the nasdaq, but it did pop above 12,000 for the very first time and we are still there, 12,026. The russell, im not going to ignore it. I know you russell fans. These are the small and midcaps. Any gain is a record. The dow transports also about to close at new alltime highs. We are watching it all so closely. But as the markets say let the good times roll, there is a darker backdrop at this
Alex azar, 7 30 a. M. Eastern with war on coronavirus and potential vaccine and whats being done to curve spikes. Im joined by donald trump, jr. , we are talking a lot with him, dont mishis take of 2020 race, mailin ballots, ongoing protests and social media and a lot more. Final day of Second Quarter, we are wrapping up a quarter thats been the best in 20 years, markets mixed, dow industrials down 70 points, the nasdaq is up 6 points and s p down 5. For the the Second Quarter markets are up sharply with yesterdays gain 180 points. For the Second Quarter, the dow up 16 , nasdaq up 28 and the s p 500 higher by 18 . Their best quarter since 1998 on the dow and s p 500. Federal reserve chair jay powell says the path ahead for u. S. Economy is extraordinarily uncertain. Powell and secretary mnuchin will be testifying before House Financial Services committee today on Pandemic Response and Stimulus Fund landed. More Companies Joining the facebook ad boycott costing the social media giant bi