Oil Prices Surge and stocks tumble as barrage of missiles in the Middle East prompts supply fears in a region that accounts for a third of global oil production. Us Trade Paralysis dockworkers threaten to continue striking for as long as necessary with ports along the East And Gulf coasts remaining shut for a second day. Also on the programme, could technology bring extinct species back to life . We speak to the boss of a De Extinction Company hoping to resurrect the Woolly Mammoth. Live from london, this is business today. Lets start with the Middle East, where, as weve been reporting, israel has warned of grave consequences after iran launched a barrage of missiles at targets across the country on tuesday. Oil prices have been surging as traders fear a full scale regional war could disrupt Energy Supplies to the global market. Brent crude rose as much as 5 to 75. 40 a barrel in intraday trading. Lets Take A Look at the latest Oil Price now. Up up1. 36 , up 1. 36 , 74 up1. 36 , 74 and
As timing who gets it and when, that is all still to be decided. There is a bit of a protocal for this. Well get into that with a prominent doctor as well. The left and right view on this battle, but first to blake burman on this latest news and this efficacy rate which was higher than both companies originally said, right . Reporter exactly, neil. We knew this Pfizer Vaccine candidate was effective. Pfizer though reiterating that today, in fact raising the effective rate on their covid19 vaccine candidate but just as important pfizer today also reported that they believe their vaccine candidate is safe which is why they say they are going to be applying for the eua. That is the emergency use authorization that the fda gives out. They will apply for that in the coming days. Here is what pfizer said earlier today as part of their news release they put out this morning. To date the Data Monitoring Committee for the study has not reported any serious safety concerns related to the vaccine
Shoppers are spending more during each visit during the pandemic which is good news for target. That is a bright spot in otherwise down day on wall street. Im Connell Mcshane. Welcome to after the bell. You know the numbers after the bell. We have time for the news that is happening at this hour. Fox Business Team coverage, blake burman is in washington, we have Jackie Deangelis in the new york newsroom, Ashley Webster coming up as well watching some of the new restrictions on business ahead of the holidays, well get to that in a moment, but, blake, lets start with you. Whats the latest. Reporter big news out of pfizer today, connell, 95 effective and safe that was the news out of that company as it relates to the covid19 vaccine candidate with pfizer saying they could apply to the fda for that emergency use authorization here in the coming days. Here is what pfizer said this morning about that covid19 vaccine that they are putting forth. They wrote, quote, to date the Data Monitoring
Irelands Prime Minister told bloomberg that the outline of the u. K. E. U. Trade agreement is clear on both sides, but it is not clear that Boris Johnson wants a deal. Has let is set to join the s p 500 next month as its biggest ever new member. Just one hour to go until the start of the european trading day. We have the numbers from easy just. The Lowcost Airline is he easy jet. 4. 5 . Down this is a fullyear set of numbers bearing in mind when the end of the easyjet fullyear is, in november. The revenue is attached below the estimate of 3. 08 Million Pounds. Get to something that loss, 835e, pretax million. That is one of the things we need to understand. It will not the recommending payments of a dividend. A big question for is a jet when we get to see the ceo is, is november the worst of it . Hsbc saying that november may be as bad as it gets for the european airlines. Doesnt feel that way from the aviation flight deck, for could things become more difficult as we get through the w
Yeah, look, we have to be careful because there are Many Companies that benefit, but we have been piling into stocks that were meant to be as if there were no vaccine until some time maybe some time late 2021 where then there will be 2022. So, you have the nasdaq futures up way too much. You have the s p, i think, and dow up the correct amount given what is in those stocks because youve got the bank stocks suddenly maybe they get a real break. Travel and leisure are just incredible how bad theyve bipartisan and then youve got, what do you do with a service here now honestly, what do you do with a company like a zoom or a peleton. Thoseniquely price for a belief that covid will be with us for a long time. David, you know a lot of stocks are trading not as if theyre going to be households and everythingen wi en with everyone is going to have them and trading as catastrophic growth in a number of cases. While there still could be for a number of months, element that says, you know what, i