I cannot underscore enough the originality of what was being accomplished yesterday, francine. I was sitting there with michael mckee, and his press conference question was superb. They are all dealing with what to do with inflation at no aggregate demand. It is a fascinating time. Francine we will have plenty more on that, but now lets get to first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Ritika President Trump has slapped down some of his top health officials. He contradicted them at a news conference, saying that a Coronavirus Vaccine could be distribute it widely to the public by as early as next month. Cdc director Robert Redfield told congress that the vaccine would be distributed in the second and Third Quarter of next year. The president called those comments a mistake. At least one person was killed and hundreds were rescued after Hurricane Sally came ashore near the floridaalabama line. Heavy rain swamped pensacola, florida, and other cities in the region. Sally is now a
Coming after yesterdays euphoria that is part of the momentum growth trade materials and industrials are the only sectors in the green. We have a few more ipos and awaiting more news on tiktok and oracle it will be busy coming up on todays show, mohammed elerian will join us on the on going stimulus stalemate and well speak with Jim Fitterling and shares of Cybersecurity Firm Palo Alto Networks up 80 from the march lows as companies boost protections for employees working from from home the ceo will join us to discuss that trend and much more lets focus first of all on the big stories youre watching. Mike santoli is tracking to days volatile Market Action we have the latest on stimulus in washington and sara has new reporting on the oracletiktok sag yachlt mi saga mike, markets down 1. 4 . The ive been heavy tape all day. We continue this process of sort of undoing that august overshoot to the upside. Ive been focused on levels that we saw back on august 11th thats about 3333 we closed
Tiktok bid jim, we will start with the retail numbers lowes is a good one to start with, its been called depots quarter on steroids today. Look, i think that Martin Ellison has taken a Company Making it anything but an also ran. 35 camp is terrific hes really got finally hes got the e com down Marvin Ellison is a turn around man par excellence and this is an amazing quarter we dont want target to overshadow it too much because i like the stock and i love the fact it wasnt up big early on its a buy yeah. In store traffic or in store comps, jim, up 11, which is different than what we saw out of others. I mean, i guess when you dont have as fierce a web challenge in Home Improvement and you have the stay at Home Rebuilding boom, thats going to add to a couple huge dynamics. Yes, it will. Remember, there was a period where lowes was not digitized enough also didnt really have very Strong Customer service. All of thats changed under marvin he is the last person to ever want to champion hims
Get started now. Folks are still arriving which is fine. But we want to get started because weve got a fantastic program for you and not a lot of time. This hour is going to flyby. Toms book is really a fantastic read. But i do think that folks especially in the United States are going to find the book controversial. Thats a great thing about a book. If the book doesnt generate a conversation then it may not be worth reading. This is a glass halffull story about chinas economy in the management of the Financial System. Its offered at a time when u. S. China relations are declining. And attacks from all different corners in the United States of china system are growing. And theres this argument that chinas economy, how it manages that economy, is incompatible with the international system. And as a result the u. S. And others need to reduce their exposure to chinas unique risk. The book tries to answer the question, how did china japan should do it . How did they manage to continue to g
Program for you and not a lot of time. This hours going to fly by. Toms book is really a fantastic read, and but i do think that both especially in the United States theyre going the find the book controversial, and thats the great thing about a book. If a book doesnt generate a conversation, then it may not be worth reading. But this is a Glass Half Full story of chinas economy and the management of the Financial System. And its offered at a time when u. S. china relations are declining and attacks from all different corners in the United States of chinas system are growing. And theres this argument that chinas economy, how it manages that economy, is incompatible with the international system. And as a result, the u. S. And others need to reduce their exposure to chinas unique risks. The book tries to answer the question how did china manage to do it, howd they manage to continue to grow without a mayor financial cry crisis. And they keep it up. Im going to turn the floor over to tom