Say, someone who believed that things may not bottom. And i think hes switched. He may say its not in dramatic fashion because its near the middle of his piece, not at the top. I do believe what were seeing is a gigantic amount of liquidity put in by the fed, when it looked like things might go back down that mattered a lot. A lot of companies that dont have great credit are getting money. Thats important we saw the retailers go up last week it wasnt because retail sales were good, but because their credit was so bad, maybe they get a chance to raise money. Ge raising money a lot of companies are raising money that would not be able to raise money. That is going to be a major change to keep a lot of companies out of bankruptcy and in the same way that the oil deal might Keep Companies out of bankruptcy david, you know theres so much debt being issued now. And theres some opportunities for people who want to buy debt, but holy cow, is the government wide open to buying anything on thurs
President s chief economic adviser larry kudlow. Hes going to join us. Thats the question we will ask, when, where and how will some americans be able to get back to work. Now, check out the market. It reopens today after a threeday weekend. Last week was one of the best weeks in decades, with the dow rising 12 . No significant pullback this morning. We are down just maybe 70 odd points for the dow industrials and well above 23,500. How about that. The s p down about. 33 and the nasdaq, same thing, down about. 33 . That is not a significant pullback. Not helping the stock market is a forecast from jpmorgan. They suggest that gdp could fall 40 this quarter and unemployment could reach 20 . Now, that is a dire prediction. Check out the price of oil. The u. S. , russia, saudi arabia and other Oil Producers have announced an agreement that would take 9. 7 Million Barrels of oil a day off the world market. However, that has had very little impact. It may put a floor under the price of oil b
With the toll it is taking on the american economy. The president tweeting that he alone has the power to reopen the economy. States deathork toll numbers are flat, but at a horrific level according to governor cuomo. Unemployment numbers somewhere between the Great Recession and the Great Depression meantime, apple and google, two tech rivals teaming up in a massive project to help deliver Contact Tracing to americans and people around the world. The companies would Work Together to notify users if they come into contact with someone who tested positive for covid19. You just got off a Briefing Call with apple and google. Still a lot of questions about how exactly this will work. Fill in some of the blanks for us. Peoplehe big question, want to know, will i be notified if i crossed paths with somebody off the street or in a Grocery Store . This is something that will be developed over time. One suggestion eight on the to 10and the proximity up minutes, that would allow them to notify t
The number of deaths over the past few days has been dropping for the first time. What that might mean for the battle around the country as millions of americans begin a new week under lockdown. Infected. The u. S. Navy captain forced out for sounding the alarm about the outbreak on his ship, now himself diagnosed with the virus as top military and white house tussle over the firing, the commanders crew gives him a heros sendoff. The latest just ahead. Hospitalized. British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons condition worsens. Admitted to the hospital overnight 10 days after testing positive for the coronavirus. The queen delivers a rare televised address. If we remain united and resolute, we will overcome it. Her message just ahead. Those stories plus a historic diagnosis at the bronx zoo. A beloved tiger catches the virus. As many as six others might be exposed as the outbreak takes a surprising turn, today, april 6th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and
The banks and government begin to roll out a 350 billion loan relief package Consumer Staples just turned positive rest of sectors are negative 59 minutes left of trade coming up on the show, well speak exclusively with Jeffrey Katzenberg well ask him about the Coronavirus Impact on the entire Entertainment Industry plus, the ceo of go daddy yoins us with a look at how Small Business clients are dealing with the kris and of course with job losses but we begin with breaking news in washington. President trump meeting this hour with executives from Energy Giants like exxon and chevron at the white house. Brian sullivan joins us now with more about what we know, brian, about this meeting yeah. What we know, what we dont, thank you very much. A couple of things here, one of which is obvious, one less obvious. These oil executives, the ones weve talked to, that ive talk ed to off the record, said theyre not looking for a bailout. They dont want any kand kind of a bailout. Theyre being reque