Rose. Microsoft saw a better First Quarter revenue, helped by demand for Cloud Services as more people work remotely. Sales through september topping 37 billion. Melbourne, the merge from a melbourne emerges from a strict lockdown. Ours and restaurants are reopening, even home visits are allowed. Shery lets get you started with a check of the markets. U. S. Futures opening lower, down. 4 . This after stocks fell to a three week low in the regular session. We had cyclical stocks taking the brunt as virus cases continued to climb globally. We have the nasdaq composite pulling back of yesterdays losses on the deal around amd. Durable goods orders coming in better than expected. Lets see how things are shaping up for the asian markets. Here is Sophie Kamaruddin in hong kong. Sophie we are seeing losses continue here in asia. Chip stocks very much a focus after amds deal to buy. Earnings. We have results from sony, zte, as well as budweiser asia to name a few. And a straley or, we have had
Abandoned any hope of a virus package before the election. He says a deal will come after the vote. Big tech prepares to defend interests as jack dorsey calls section 230 the most important law for free speech and safety. Get you started with a quick check up on how markets are right now. Sophie kamaruddin. Are set toa stocks resume losses this wednesday and you have nasdaq eminis under pressure early in the Asian Session after we sawtek shares rally. We are watching what is going on with the tech space following amd agreeing to buy a company. Results could provide support for that space. Its a busy calendar for earnings. Withec reporting today sony. In australia, the asx 200 coming online with some Downside Pressure set to extend losses for a fifth straight session while the aussie dollar is holding steady, slightly under pressure, while bond yields are easing ahead of inflation data due from australia. We see a pickup. Lets flip the chart for a broader outlook on where the dollaryen
They are suspending trading in hong kong. We dont know the reason for that but we will bring you the reasons when we get it. Backdrop, the hang seng up by half of 1 . The authority spending a lot of money to defend the dollar peg. That is something on peoples. Inds as people make a rush 0. 5 toi composite, about the downside. Of what istrends going on as far as Market Action in this part of the world. Lets look at some of the first word news. President trump seems to have abandoned any hope of a virus package before the election next hek, telling supporters that sees a deal coming after the votes. Package covid19 continues to soar in the u. S. In newlizations jumped , ando, 50 in wyoming elsewhere in connecticut. France is planning a nationwide lockdown bid one in four airports in europe are collapsed as the virus europe face collapse as the virus stifles travel. Kar inion people in kash were said toince have undergone checks over the weekend. Authorities found five confirmed asymptoma
Southwest, at t, dow and Union Pacific this morning, jim, the hard thing today, jim, is going to know where to start. Yeah, i mean, look, i think last night the news flow was, as you said yesterday, heavily weighted toward microsoft which people regarded as disappointment i think that disappointment is not having the greatest quarter in the world, lets just say that today i think that the focus is whats going to happen when these benefits end and which companies are going to be able to continue to deliver the numbers. For instance, chipotle had a great number, will that be impacted whirlpool had a great number last night will that be impact snd what are we going to see with southwest air we had a fantastic interview with american and then secretary mnuchin i felt once again sounds like theres some room to get a deal done. We need a deal or else were going to find ourselves with a consumer who is too strapped and i think that thats what im looking at for next week and then of course im
Side. But, us know, history is not the long suit. Of these woke children. They didnt take history classes apparent lit in high school and college. They were too busy taking social justice seminars. You can see tt too in philadelphia. The statue of matias baldwin. He was a committed and devoted abolitionist who funded education for freed African Americans, who gave them jobs, and they defaced his statue. Even more amazing, in boston the shaw memorial was defaced. The shaw memorial honors the 54th massachusetts regiment, the first African American regiment formed after the emancipation proclamation. Whose braver and battle on behalf of the union cause was memorialized in the movie glory. Yet it was defaced by these mobs. Not just our history. Its pop culture and entertainment too. You may have seen the news that live p. D. And cops Television Shows canceled. Paw patrol was on the cutting board too. You may know that chase is the police cop. Theres call to euthanize the police dog on soci