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Were not seeing anything like that today. We have tech stocks that are lifting the nasdaq right now. Dow is down about 44 points but the nasdaq looking nice and strong here, up 94 points. The coronavirus pandemic of course is still causing not glitches but massive disruptions in particularly the u. S. Meat supply. Shortages are now upon us, as stores now limit purchases of beef and pork and chicken to prevent hoarding. That has beyond meat surging after the plantbased meat giant reported better than expected quarterly earnings. That stock up 23 . But its biggest competitor, oneupping beyonds good news. Impossible foods and its ceo pat brown are here in a fox business exclusive on his huge deal that he Just Announced with kroger and how virus hot zones are popping up in meat plants and spurring consumers to make a big change in what they are putting on their dinner table. And as lockdowns linger, more companies are realizing that keeping employees working from home might actually improv
The s p 500 by the way is having its best year since 2013 we do have a if you more trading days left in the year and you can still notch the best year since 97. Well see where things shake out but people are already apparently going for the egg nog. Trading was little light, as they say down here today certain lay different tone from last years Christmas Eve joining us to talk about the markets. The senior Portfolio Manager paul hickey, cofounder of the Investment Group and the Portfolio Manager. Great to see you all ill start with you. What do you make of todays Market Reaction . Yeah. Just light volume. I do think this year were in a complete market meltup. Kind of an interesting time where things can get a little bioverdone and i would be kind of cautious here and look to maybe take some profits and sell some of those names in the portfolio. It might be overvalued here. And i would understand if you think that you do get some selling once you turn the calendar over. People dont want
Fighting. This morning at least 60000000000 were evacuated from the clashes but again this. Is a 1000000000 area and we do expect the most of the crowd to be simply because of the random shooting and random bombarding thats happening by both sides. Yemen has not always been one country north and south yemen came together in 1990 after years of conflict but its not been an easy union and the war is deepening the divide Victoria Gate and be out there. Sami hamdi is the editor of International Interest a Current Affairs magazine with a focus on the middle east he says the war has reached a stalemate. Until the u. N. Decides that a National Dialogue by all the parties that was agreed upon that broadhead this government which the whole thing is then reneged on with weapons and seize the capital until the un believes that democracy is worth fighting for its worth sending troops its worth ousting the whole fees and force it into agreement then well have a free for all in yemen its a stalemate
Above its all time high after last weeks major sell off. Falls to the bottom as th Worlds Largest miner delivers a strong full year profit and dividends but warns the u. S. China trade war is a major threat to growth and facebook and twitter call out china. The social media firm take action to block accounts they claim are being used in a beijing backed Propaganda Campaign against hong kong protestors well, our top story today, italian Prime Minister is to address the senate later in a speech that could spell the end of his government. The far right party is looking to table a no confidence motion in an attempt to bring an end to its coalition in the movement and force a snap election. Meanwhile, the leader says a 50 billion euro budget is necessary next year to bring about a quote, shock fiscal stimulus so that seems to be the operative word over the last couple of sessions modest in italy and germany and in the context of the u. S. Overnight as well. But lets focus on whats happening