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Hitting the alltime record high on february 12th and the definition of a bear market is 20 lower than the recent highs. The markets tumbling just as President Trump is expected to meet with some of the biggest banking ceos in the world to find out how stable the Financial Market system is and what to do to keep it there. We are still waiting on word but if cameras are allowed in the room we are going to take you there and hear what they all say. This as the battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic moves into a new phase, as National Guard troops get set to sweep into the hot zone in new rochelle, new york. And as businesses and colleges close their doors, Microsoft Teams is swinging to their digital defense, with a suite of Software Products to help those working from home or moving to online learning. I know a lot of you were experiencing that or your kids are. Countdown has a lineup of power players to tackle all these topics. Steeple chairman and ceo ron krusz kruszewski on th
Season jpmorgan crushes estimates, citi and wells are mixed ahead of the open. Plus sustainability is becoming the new standard, blackrock ceo saying the Climate Crisis is about to trigger fundamental reshaping of finance. And the tesla rally rolls on shares now up more than 100 in the past three months alone. Well start with bank earning, jpm, chase, citi, each posting better than expected results. Wells fargo shares moving lower on its miss. New ceo charlie sharp our cost structure is too high and i believe there are many areas where we will be able to increase our rate of growth. Efficiency really the story on wells, jim well, i got to tell you, im a total believer in Charlie Scharf and what he did at visa hes the most technologically inclined ceo in the bank group it has the most opportunity after this washout it is a washout. I dont think charlie will waste any more time. He has to address these things and he will. In the meantime, jamie diamond, what can i say about jpmorgan . It
The CEO of one of the most prestigious names in investment banking has shaken things up at the Wall Street titan, but not in the way the board had hoped.