Announced, but the big story is surrounding big tech earnings like microsoft, facebook, and even comcast and qualcomm. It look like some of these companies were basically created for this moment if you didnt know, the microsoft quarter was just a thing of beauty a lot of that is because theyll have a product like teams or like azure that are incredibly strong linkedin doing very well facebook quarter was good, and boom, they say april is stabilization. One of the themes were seeing in tech, or you have service now, well have Bill Mcdermott later today. They have an unbelievable quarter. Maybe the best in the history of the company. So youre seeing companies that frankly not only do not have to make any excuses but are saying good things. You know, qualcomm, ill say, secular trend, 5g, and then highspeed internet is one of the most lucrative parts of comcast. Yes, of course, theme parks not going to happen, but theyll open up again. But high speed, it will never go back you dont switch
The bloomberg terminal back to work. Italy starts seeing its lockdown ease, france follow suit. Boris johnson returns to his post today. Adidas revenue slumps 19 in the First Quarter, but bayer catches oost with adjusted epic. Ebita. Surprise. Ish Deutsche Bank says that expects to post a profit for the First Quarter, but as it is unlikely to meet its leverage ratio in 2020. We are just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Let us take a look at futures as they trade across europe this morning. Looking at gains on futures of 2. 3 for the euro stoxx 50 bluechip european benchmark index. Ftse futures up 1. 5 . They have risen a full percent in the last hour. Dax futures are also up. In terms of the u. S. We see 1 gains across the major equity indexes in terms of futures. S p futures, dow jones, and nasdaq futures. Let us get the bloomberg first word news. In place a plan to start easing lockdown measures on may 4. Manufacturing and construction set to restar
Attention to the virus to aid in war against the pandemic, live tomorrow morning for special interview you dont want to miss. Do stay with us for that. This morning pointing to higher opening. Take a look at future, up better 250 points on dow industrials, s p is up 29 and nasdaq higher by 116 this morning, this after the dow, nasdaq, s p ended down last week. As you can see better in the dow and s p. Google parent alphabet, microsoft, facebook, amazon, Technology Names reporting earnings this week and at the end exxon reporting numbers. Holding china responsible. Senator tom cotton telling me the coronavirus escaping its borders was a deliberate attack by the chinese and calling for action against the Chinese Communist party. Plus questions rolling with the health of north Korean Leader kim jong un as he remains unseen. Mornings with maria begins right now. Global markets this morning are rallying, take a look at europe indices, ftse 100 up 95 points, cac quarante in paris is up 86 an
Basis points. Lets get to our guest now. We have a very fascinating guest right now. Ed hyman, Institutional Investor economist of the year for decades. The surveys he carries out are unparalleled in the industry. We are going to talk about Central Banks, the ecb, and the fed meeting this week, and the bank of japan coming out with some decisions today. Chairman of evercore isi, is with us now. Small and mediumsized enterprises, and companies that do business is with china. Obviously, the data is falling off a cliff right now, but in your estimation, what will the severity of this recession be in comparison to, say, 2008 . Ed much worse. But this is a very interesting time for me. Ive probably been the most bearish person on the street with our gdp numbers down 50 , and like you say, things have been kind of freefall, Company Surveys included. I just wanted to share with you that for the past two weeks, our surveys have increased a little retailers and restaurants. The checks that were
Flat for 2020 as tech continues to lead the gains. Financials and utilities amongst the worst performers today coming up on todays show, we will speak exclusively with sap ceo Christian Klein about his companys efforts to develop a coronavirus Contact Tracing app and what hes hearing from customers about the state of local business and the earnings reports will come fast and furiously this afternoon highlighted by lyft, grub hub, tmobile and well speak with tmobile Ceo Mike Sievert ahead of his companys Conference Calls just after numbers cross. The big stories we are watching, mike santoli following the volatile trading action, Steve Liesman with a look at the economy and another sobering jobs number today, and deirdre bosa is covering uber and lyft mike, start us off the s p struggling to stay in this zone for the past few weeks. This is a oneyear march its flattened out since april is it resting, rolling over . Its a bit of a standoff i think people are saying right now its preserve