You do. A new ceo at ford, what jim farley needs to do to get the stock out of the breakdown lane. And microsoft in talks to acquire tiktok. Why the videosharing app is so popular and what it means for microsoft investors. On the barrons roundtable, ben levisohn, carlton english and al rupe. Ben, before we get to the dollar and gold, i just want to ask you, were most of the way through earnings season right now. We knew it wasnt going to be pretty, but is we learn have we learned anything new about the health of Corporate America Going Forward . Its a lot better than people originally thought. 82. 3 of companies beat, which is a really amazing number. The last four quarters was about 71 . And historically, the average is around 64 , and they beat by 22 , so these are huge beats. But theres also worries that these numbers cant be sustained, that they were onetime factors that held to the fact that things were going to get tougher ahead. A lot of it is being explained away. Jack ben, you
A new ceo at ford, what jim farley needs to do to get the stock out of the breakdown lane. And microsoft in talks to acquire tiktok. Why the videosharing app is so popular and what it means for microsoft investors. On the barrons roundtable, ben levisohn, carlton english and al rupe. Ben, before we get to the dollar and gold, i just want to ask you, were most of the way through earnings season right now. We knew it wasnt going to be pretty, but is we learn have we learned anything new about the health of Corporate America Going Forward . Its a lot better than people originally thought. 82. 3 of companies beat, which is a really amazing number. The last four quarters was about 71 . And historically, the average is around 64 , and they beat by 22 , so these are huge beats. But theres also worries that these numbers cant be sustained, that they were onetime factors that held to the fact that things were going to get tougher ahead. A lot of it is being explained away. Jack ben, you write i
The viewers. There theme is unity, and when im watching tonight, what im most going to be wer looking fo, can they bring the Democratic Party together, which is what they are hoping to do with the speeches tonight. They have everybody from pay new york governor, something of a moderate, andrew cuomo, doug jones from alabama come all the way to burning centers Bernie Sanders, and john kasich. I want to see if theres any sort of interparty squabbling, as the case may be, given how big of a tent the Democratic Party is today and how joe biden and Kamala Harris are trying to bring everybody together. I think its going to be a big task. The big question is for what . Are they against President Trump or are they for something . I think thats exactly right. One thing that they do agree on from all sides of the party is that they want to get rid of donald trump, remove have power office. But i think your question is on point. Can they agree to what comes next, should biden win. I was struck by
The dow as the president says the u. S. Government should take a cut of its deal. Apple inches toward a 2 trillion market cap. The price were looking for to hit that level is 4. 6777 about 27 above where we are now. Apple is up 1 today gold topping 2,000 an ounce for the first time ever. The precious metal is up as the market attempts to price in a postpandemic recovery, there are new signs the road back could be longer and bumpier than experts think steve is digging into the data good afternoon. Even if the forecast of economists for the strong second half ebound pans out, the u. S. Economy is still going to be in the e kwif lenquivalent of a reb year end the Unemployment Rate forecast decline from 11. 1 now to 9. 8 by december. Look at those numbers and the 9. 8 Unemployment Rate would make it the third highest among recessions we have done a good job of taking it down from 15 . It would be e clipted by the surgeon jobless followed by the 81 and 08 recessions. Charlie evans talking t
Of this comes straight from the heart to its former c. E. O. Even when theres no money dilution the march will in trucks how much. From the 1st of the last to their final resting place the russians d. W. Documentary. Argentina says its reached an initial agreement with its jilted creditors couldnt deal helped pull the country out of a crippling 2 year recession. Investors are going to goggle for gold precious metal hits an all time high look at whats behind the surge. Also on the show child labor has risen among Cocoa Farmers in west africa and recent years can chocolate producers do more to stop the practice. Hello and welcome im Stephen Beardsley in berlin its good to have you with us its been a difficult 2 years for argentina which has endured a crippling recession worsened through the ongoing pandemic in may the government was unable to make a loan payment putting it in default for the night time in its history now whereas arias says it has reached an agreement with creditors which