Lucrative. [ ka ching ] especially when the risk seems washed out by multiple town days including days like today that opened horrendously. The dow at one point down 135 points but then finishing strong. Hallelujah the dow gaining only 68. Nasdaq climbing. 86 . It was the kind of comeback that only happens when a market is oversold and investors have said, enough already. Im going to hold on to what i have left. What do i mean when i say the market is making sense . How about the fact that the slowing growth of the Global Economy and the negative manufacturing data we have seen in this country of late have caused Interest Rates to go low and thats logical. Rates are low. Housing becomes affordable. When housing is affordable people switch from renting. Especially in a situation where rents are about the highest they have ever been when you relate it to the cost of buying a home. Throw in that the banks are willing to lend a bit more with less of a down payment to people who need a loan
Slightly the nikkei up by 0. 2 . Shanghai composite under pressure as was the hang seng, down by a third of a percent the hang seng down by a third of a percent, shanghai composite down by a half percent in europe, in early trading, mostly green arrows. The dax is up by almost 1 the cac in france up by a half percent. If you check out crude oil prices, yesterday up 1 to 49. 16. This morning wti back down to 48. 99. Lets get an update on Hurricane Irma heres what we know. The most powerful atlantic hurricane on record ham agriculture string of northeastern caribbean islands with winds up to 180 Miles Per Hour its a category 5 storm. Its killed at least eight people and millions are without power. On the island of barbuda, 90 of the buildings have reportedly been destroyed for the latest lets get to nbc meteorologist kale dionne. Its an active time in the Atlantic Basin we have three hurricanes irma, jose and katia thats the First Time Since 2010 the main topic is irma as it marches clos
Of failure. M it punches the most since november after the ceo quits. Anna welcome to bloomberg daybreak europe, our flagship morning show. I am anna edwards. Manus im manus cranny. The world deals with another terror attack in barcelona. That is the reality of the world we live in but also across the pond, the world deals with the reality of what is happening in the white house. It is a double punch for the market. The s p 500 is down 1. 5 , the second worst day this year. It has only swung 1 in three of the last six sessions. Are we dealing are we building up to more . Is what really unnerved the market yesterday. They report was set to go, denied by the white house. You have volatility rising. Rising but it is not doing what it has done historically which is drifting away after the events. Anna after terrorism in barcelona, not just in terms of white house agenda, but what does it do for the race to lead the fed as well . Lets get to the risk radar and show everyone where we are in
Investors have reverted to seeking growth regardless of the state of the economy. That was the under current behind the averages down gaining a point. And then nasdaq advanced 0. 19 . Where did we see growth . Today it came in three sectors, bio tech, housing and the group i like to describe as the cold stocks. We are always trying to find order in the market attempting to link the stocks that are going higher with some established pattern or data point. Todays session without official release of data made for erratic pattern free trading. The context of the nfl we have broken field running today, divorced from data other than perhaps singles day in china. Housing. The one thing we know Housing Needs Going Forward is low Interest Rates. We got them and we are beginning to see results. At last we have strong pricing and data from Toll Brothers and dr horton which reported today. You can always tell when a new trend overwhelms the negativity of a sector because investors will start overl
155 points s p up nasdaq gaining. Even though its largely because of the news that greece and the eurozone have reached some sort of agreement on the terms of a bailout to deal with the greek financial crisis. Heres the thing. You better have your biolist ready monday in case it sells off after realizing this greek deal is a total kick the can four months down the road copout. It doesnt solve anything and frankly really isnt even a done deal. So what will we be looking at next week . Whats the game plan . Were still in earnings season with a heavy emphasis on retailers. My favorite stocks. The ideal for cheaper gasoline and colder weather. What else . Inquisitive Companies Might tantalize us with ideas. Monday morning we hear from a company with a stock with a magnificent move. I think its not over. Im talking dish network run by this wily charlie ergen. I bet well hear about deals involving cable cam bows and well likely hear the upbeat tone. I feel sad about some of the combinations