Can you guess what company just passed facebook to become the second most downloaded app in the world well goat you the answer a bit later in the show. Its a busy hour were kicking it off with target missing the mark a once red hot retailer posting the worst day since november 2018 after reporting sluggish electronics sales. Target which had been a bright spot for the sector and market in general joins kohl as jcpenney five below and l brands failing to meet holiday expectations. The xrt, the etf tracking the group, down more than 1 to kick off the year. Guy. Yes, zwlier do you think there are cracks in the consumer showing . I dont think its an indictment of the consumer at all. I think in this case one off misses we have have a consumer conversation but i dont think its about target the stock went from 80 to 130 in a Straight Line and finally valuation catching up to walmart compsy disappointing you cant say they were not. They reiterated Fourth Quarter guidance and margins down. Sto
By as investors have been rushing into safer assets. , tlt hask at the flow taken in more than 4 billion this year, which is a record for seenund, while spy has outflows of 18 billion, even as we saw the s p 500 rally over the last six months. Interesting, those outflows on the s p 500. Gaine looking at a small this week. If you went to the beach and came back, the markets are basically unchanged. The roller coaster and selloff monday, rebound rally yesterday, then todays huge rally come the s p 500 up three days in a row. Lets put that into context. Over the last year and a half every time it has gone below that moving average, it has stayed below it for quite some time. Take a look at this in the middle of last year when volatility was wrestling with the moving average. In the Fourth Quarter last year, it was pretty ugly. May this year is interesting, back above two sessions. That suggest we have not seen a capitulation bottom yet for the s p 500. May be new lows ahead. Perhaps. High
Since the creation of bitcoin in 2008. Facebooks project has generated renewed interest in Digital Currencies, including how they react with u. S. And International Regulatory frameworks, the potential benefits and challenges they pose, and concerns around issues like antiMoney Laundering and counterterrorism efforts, including data privacy, Consumer Protections, commerce, and Monetary Policy. A few weeks ago, the head of the program joined the committee to provide an update on facebooks proposed Digital Currency. Somearcus emphasized important points and commitments. There are a number of regulators globally engaged on the facebook project. They will have the highest standards when it comes to data privacy and no Financial Data or account data that is collected will be shared with facebook. It will be headquartered in geneva switzerland, but will and haveistered oversight from u. S. Regulators. Though it may have begun this conversation, the block chain and cryptocurrency system is di
Morning. Be sure to watch thursday morning following the second night of the democratic president ial candidates debate of the 2020 race. Next, the Senate Banking hearing on regulating Digital Currency with tech and financial industry officials. This is one hour and 20 minutes. Sen. Crapo this hearing will come to order. Last congress, this Committee Held two hearings examining the Digital Currency ecosystem. In those hearings, we heard about some of the developments that have occurred within the Digital Currency marketplace since the creation of bitcoin in 2008. Facebooks project has generated renewed interest in Digital Currencies, including how they react with u. S. And International Regulatory frameworks, the potential benefits and challenges they pose, and concerns around issues like antiMoney Laundering and counterterrorism efforts, including data privacy, Consumer Protections, commerce, and Monetary Policy. A few weeks ago, the head of the program joined the committee to provide
The Senate Banking committee yesterday held a hearing on Digital Currencies and how they should be regulated. Well hear from witnesses from a Financial Services company, the Congressional Research service, and a law professor. This is about an hour and 25 minutes. This hearing will come to order. Last congress, this Committee Held two hearings examining the Digital Currency ecosystem. In those hearings we heard about some of the development that is have occurred within the Digital Currency marketplace since the creation of bitcoin in 2008. The potential benefits of Digital Currencies and the concerns about the value stability, fraud, and illicit uses, market manipulation, and privacy. Since then, facebook announced its intentions to launch a block chain system, lee bra, that will be comprised of financial and nonfinancial members including facebooks digital wallet service. Facebook including how they interact with u. S. And International Regulatory frameworks, the potential benefits an