Territory in a single trading session. For some, it was even worse than that check out shares of apple down it lost 180 billion in market cap. That is the largest oneday lost for a u. S. Listed company on record if that isnt enough to get your attention. Apple lost more in market cap yesterday than the individual market capitalizations of 470 of the companies in the s p 500 it wasnt just apple microsoft, alphabet, microsoft and even tesla saw their market caps shrink. Microsoft down by 115 billion amazon off by 93 billion. This morning, things look a little better. You still have the dow down 150 points right now, it is reverse that up 300 points the nasdaq saw the biggest declines, up 27 points right now. We have to keep that in context a few things in here as well talking to people all day yesterday, here is the list. Youll want to know exactly what happened it was the nasdaqs largest drop you dont go up 400 and down that will be highspeed trading. That would matter until they do. Va
Disagreements of content by the Companies News outlets and other decisions. Thats in his letter that is submitted to the board included in the s. E. C. Filing disclosing this change to the companys board, prett notable move and speaks to the split within that Murdoch Family over some of the political content of news corp back over to you we know, julia, already theres a family rift of james and his wife and his brother lockland over Climate Change denialism that has been put forth by fox news and the other outlets and not entirely a surprise with the division perhaps not surprisingly james donated to Vice President bidens Campaign Fund and investigating in a number of startups around the world specifically in india an backing some Climate Change initiatives as you mentioned. Julia, thank you. Mike, comment on news corp yeah. So, you know, one of the things that news corp is contending with isnt just the News Department but obviously they have some challenges in other areas of their bus
Into our freedom the Chinese Party getting into strength and Services Also pushes the french print past expectations retail rebound uk sales urge past expectations in june as the lockdown lifts while the uk starts to enforce new rules on face coverings. European stocks struggle after chip maker issue earnings dpi guidance and delay the launch of a key next generation product a very warm welcome to street signs. A big day in terms of data we have the flash pmi coming through. Weve heard from germany and france better than expected now we have the eurozones overall for the region the flash composite up from 54. 8 we cross into growth territory we look at the breakdown and the flash manufacturing pmi that has come in at 51. 1 versus 47 in june on the services side, the pmi has surged to 55. 1 up from 48. 3 in june. So a big, big step higher in terms of the overall numbers for the eurozone that is reflecting strength in germany and france lets get out to williamson. The organization that p
Dozens of earnings. Softbank. Cus on nextn move it on to our terminal chart that shows softbank. They have said they will buyback 12 of their shares. Up more than 40 percent yeartodate for softbank. Dollar has been firmly in focus, given what we have been hearing from the fed. The index is down. 4 . Looking for a fifth week of decline for the u. S. Dollar. Gold is up. You have seen a little bit of softness towards the end of the session. Can it break above 2000 and stay there . Crude is at 40 a barrel, up. 8 . There is concern. Is a concern in terms of the pandemic. Point. Own one basis look at lets have a the first word news, kicking things off with the global coronavirus case levels. Passing the 17 million mark. All out with a Record Number of deaths. California had its second deadliest days deadliest day. Texas, hospitalizations dropped for a ninth straight day. Almost 10,000 people in the u. K. A earlystagen vaccine. Almost 1000 new infections in germany. The australians have a cas
The nasdaq off 95. The dow off its session lows but still taking a hit today. The uncertainty boosting gold prices above 1900 an ounce. Take a look at gold as well. 1900. Okay. We will also take a look at johnson johnson, merck, fiedzer and fiedz pfizer and regeneron, on pins and needles awaiting the president s announcement. Lets go straight to Edward Lawrence for a preview of what we are expecting to hear. Reporter exactly, the president signing any minute an executive order that in one way will get departments the look at ways they can further reduce drug prices going forward. Also, we have heard it may include the provision that connects the prices the u. S. Pays with foreign prices. The prices Drug Companies charge Foreign Countries. That is the deal exactly the president worked out between gilead in the United States where the United States will basically buy the entire supply of remdesivir. Remdesivir is a drug that helps coronavirus patients. The president puitched a simila ide