A big upgrade. We will find out what makes it stick out in that big social media space. Plus, petes got a fast pitch on one medical device maker he says could be a home run. We will tell you what it is as he lays out the big case thats medical miracle mystery chart. In a special bonus hour of fast money at 6 00 p. M. Eastern time, we are taking your burning trading questions. Tweet us cbs fast money and you might get them answered here live on the show in the next hour we start with that monster rally on wall street today the s p up more than 1. 5 and the dow jumping over 400 points as you can see there the nasdaq also up nearly 2 leading those markets Higher Energy stocks, financialis and the small caps as well investors appearing hopeful a new deal for stimulus is town the pike markets still down significantly for the month. Does todays action give you a reason to perhaps be more optimistic and for that perhaps, guy, i will turn to you first. Welcome its always wonderful to have you
News on the banks. We were discussing on closing bell the banks finding out this evening what this extra stress tests theyll go through this fall will be there will be two severe recessions it will be tested against as opposed to normally one. Its possible we could interpret those severe recessions as not as bad as they could have been june saw unemployment spiking to 10 . This test has two versions one is that it spikes to 12. 5 and then dips more quickly to 7 7. 5 both of those factors perhaps highlight the severely adverse scenario didnt get that much worse given the year that were in than perhaps it could have got. 10 unemployment to 11 or 12 is not that much worse. That will also include a stock market decline by 30 house prices falling 26 all of course headlinegrabbing changes but not that much worse than they could have been given the fact that we already knew this early set of tests was coming there is one line that stands out at the end of the statement that says, the board re
Edward lawrence is live in d. C. Hillary vaughn live on the ground in wilmington, delaware. Susan, start with you. Were seeing a record close for the nasdaq and s p 500 as well. Now one star stock performer today, we have to bring updraft kings, dont we . It rallied almost 14 in presession. Not a bad 8 gain today. This is after bringing Michael Jordan on board as stakeholder, investor in the company and special advisor now to the board. Jordan brings his brand name along with him star power and strategy and sports knowledge. We have news from the worlds Biggest Company apple, today. Yes, a bit of a drag. Giving back some of the advance, not all the advance weve seen on monday. Worlds Biggest Company, 2. 3 trillion. That is bigger than the entire European Market and the ftse 100. They created 100,000 new economy jobs during the pandemic. That brings it up to 2. 1 million. That is 15 up in the last year. Biggest states with jump in app economy jobs, not talking california, new york. Texa
Split. Well tell you why invesetors ae piling in today. Energy companies have shut in production we have the latest on the impact of tropical storms marco and laura. Power lunch starts right now thank you, tyler as you mentioned its shaping up to be another record breaking week on wall street. That means even more evidence mounting that stocks are getting pretty expensive bob is following the markets for us bob. Yes it is. Right now we have very light summer volume. We have fairly narrow trading range today. I like what i see and i like what i see for one particular reason for once its not all about Technology Stock it started out that way at the open but it quickly changed and investers decided maybe the tech stocks are too pricey afterall today were seeing Energy Stocks bank stocks out performing, even industrials out performing the Technology Sec tore. Thats a big change of pace for the last couple of weeks i want to show you something to give you an example of how it changed. Apple
Years. And lots to come on the show. Two big ceo interviews on the back of earnings in a few minutes well speck to the owner of Outback Steakhouse blooking brands and later the ceo of boston beer will join us that stock surging after the truly hard seltzer brand helped boost sales. Looking forward to both of those interviews were down. 6 lets get to the big stories were watching meg tirell has more on the signing. And mike san totoli is joining s meg, let aers start with youen that executive order news. Hi. Drug pricing hasnt been in the conversation as much this year as the drug industry has been racing to develop vaccines and drugs for covid19 but the president reportedly planning to sign an executive order with a few different aspects on drug price this is afternoon. One could be allowing importation of drugs from canada where theyre price moored cheaply. Another could focus on tying prices to basket of prices from other wealthy countries. And a third could focus on providing free i