Money yes concerts are cancelled and Live Performances stay down. Im sumi so much going to thank you for joining us the southern german state of bavaria has canceled the october fast beer festival because of the corona virus the event attracts more than 6000000. 00 visitors every year and authorities fear it allowing it to go ahead would lead to a spike in infections as we report the move is likely to take both a financial and emotional toll. No crowded party tents giant mugs of beer or packed out parades. Germanys biggest festival has been cancelled for the 1st time since world war 2. Large events are currently banned in germany until the end of august october 1st was supposed to start on september 19th but Officials Say the risk of infection during the coronavirus pandemic is just too high. 2 it is painful for us it is a great pity but as with many things this is not a normal year and this is certainly going to be a year without the festival. About 6000000. 00 visitors flock to the o
Im sorry so misconduct its good to have you with us the southern german state of bavaria has canceled the october fest beer festival because of the coronavirus the event attracts more than 6000000. 00 visitors every year and authorities fear that allowing it to go ahead would lead to a spike in infections as we report the move is likely to take both the financial and emotional toll. No crowded party tents giant mugs of beer or packed out parades. Germanys biggest festival has been cancelled for the 1st time since world war 2. Large events are currently banned in germany until the end of august october 1st was supposed to start on september 19th but Officials Say the risk of infection during the coronavirus pandemic is just too high 2. Which is painful for us its a great pity because with many things this is not a normal year and this is sadly going to be a year without the 1st. About 6000000. 00 visitors flock to the october fest every year crowding the Festival Grounds but also the ho
The cash trade is an hour away. Lets get your top headlines for you off of the bloomberg terminal. Operation work speed. President is organizing a Manhattan Project file effort to fasttrack a coronavirus machine. Big pharma will work with washington and the military to develop it by years end. Lasting damage. Jerome powell voices concerns about the longterm fallout from the outbreak. Attention turns today to Christine Lagarde as economists expect the eurozone economy to pump the most since the Second World War. Grenada cuts. Norway joins opec in slashing oil output. We will see shortly what the ceo , after exxon mobil throws its dividend for the first time in 13 years. Just under an hour away now from the start of cash equity trading across europe. Lets take a look at futures here. We have gains on the euro stock. In bluechip benchmark index europe of almost 1 . Dax futures are up more than 1 this morning as ftse futures rise about three quarters of 1 . Anna . 6 anna lets talk about br
Crudeng with oil, wti ps more than 100 to 1. 5 a barrel. Negative for the first time, june delivery contract, 21 a barrel. President trump says he will suspend immigration to the u. S. Over virus concerns as some states look to end the lockdown, plus u. S. Officials learned kim jongun was in Critical Condition following Cardiovascular Surgery last week. Washington is seeking clarity on the north Korean Leaders health. Just under an hour where from the start of cash equities trade. Lets look at futures after markets went negative with the plunging oil prices. You can see european futures now, down about 1. 5 to 2 . U. S. Futures, the cash trade close lower in new york yesterday so u. S. Futures are down a little less than european futures, but we are still seeing dow futures down two thirds of 1 . European equity markets on the oil price, some geopolitical news out of the korean peninsula, as well and perhaps a little focus on the data coming through. U. K. Data on joblessness coming th
Which prevent michiganders crossing the street to visit family members. No relaxation of the social distancing rules from President Trump. Hes considering extending the keep your distance regulations into the early summer. Then theres this. Antibody tests that show far more people have been through covid19, three million in new york state, 20 of new york citys residents have had it. That means the fatality rate, the number of people who died from the virus, comes way, way down. Interesting. Quickly to the markets. Not Much Movement at the open today. Orders for durable goods in march down 14 , yeah, thats bad but it was expected. The dow is going to be up 193. I call that little movement. How the times change. We will be back to 23,500, big gain modest gain for the dow, nice gain for the s p and for the nasdaq as well. Look at oil, staying at low levels. We are looking at 17 a barrel. In the absence of demand, we are still not driving very much, we are running out of places to store al