We dont prepare and act now to secure access of void funding shortfalls and disruptions to trade we could be facing multiple famines of biblical proportions within the next few months. Well here in the United States of america while we may rank 27th in the world in education and health care we do hold the distinction of ranking number one in coded 19 infections and deaths with close 2900000 confirmed cases and roughly 50000 deaths. If that is an american exceptionalism out of spine is that i dont know i mean hey we might not be good at math and science and all that but you know that whole reading thing but you know we can we can rack up some covert 15 recovered 19 numbers thanks to our poor Profit Health care systems. So with us citizens near and far battered and beaten down by this virus we now turn to our great and powerful elected officials to find out what ideas or plans they have in place to help stop and protect us from this rampaging virus supposing we hit somebody with a tremen
Steeper decline. We will have the first numbers. First contraction in 6 years and also hearing from Federal Reserve jay powell later today. Also another big day for earnings, boeing is in focus this morning, wall street journal reporting reporting thae aircraft maker is facing criminal probe into Quality Control issues on still grounded 737 max fleet. The company also reported looking to raise capital to major bond sale. On tap before the bell this morning, General Electric is out with its earnings along with master card and ensurers anthem and humana, after the numbers attention to microsoft, facebook, tesla, markets are higher, take a look at futures, gain at the start of trading, dow futures right now showing a gain of 180 points, three quarters of 1 . S p is up 25 and nasdaq higher by 93. This after the dow, nasdaq and the s p 500 erased early gains yesterday to actually end lower. Dow industrials were down 32 points at 4 00 oclock on wall street yesterday and nasdaq down 122 and s
What may be the most important stock in the market right now. The roller coaster ride that is crude Oil Continues last night, july falling below 18 a barrel a lot going on on this wednesday, april 29. You are watching Worldwide Exchange here on cnbc good morning welcome from wherever in the world you may be watching. Im Brian Sullivan here is how your money and markets are setting up their wednesday. The dow did fall a bit yesterday but as bob pointed out, many thought it was a relatively good market day for this reason it wasnt just the four or five big cap tech stocks leading the way as they always had been. Banks, small cap stocks, which had been notable underperformers were actually stand outs some people want to see that kind of rotation today, Big Cap Technology could be in focus. Following googles quarter which wasnt as bad as some feared, stock up nearly 8 premarket. Oil on a macro level becomes the metric to watch. Crude oil in the frontmonth contract, which is june, is tradin
The dow futures down 448 points. Down almost 2 . S p better than 2 , nasdaq lower by 225. 2 and a half percent there as well. Strong showing in april despite losses yesterday, the dow, s p 500 posting largest monthly gain in 33 years for month of april. Oil prices are still down this morning sliding again, take a look, this morning more on the impact, low prices and decline in demand are having on big energy. Oil now 39 cents, better than 2 . I will be speaking this morning exxon mobile and chevron will be reporting and we will speak with the ceo of chevy robe coming up. Amazon with jump in sales but seeing profits fall as cost of doing business of the pandemic rises. Could post First Quarterly loss in 25 years. More bombshells, more unsealed documents reveal the fbi was moving to close the investigation of Michael Flynn back in january of 17 before agent peter strzok stepped in to say keep the case open. Flynns Attorney Sidney Powell will join me powell at 8 10 a. M. Eastern on the ef
A long political stalemate in israel the Prime Minister signs a deal to form a unity government with the former opponent. We stand with you and we grieve if you. Canadas Prime Minister pays tribute to those who died in the countrys worst mass shooting as the death toll rises to 18. The World Health Organization is warning countries against loosening coronavirus long down restrictions that as governments in europe begin easing social isolation measures germany has reopened some shops and schools Nursery Schools in norway are also reopening to the Czech Republic denmark poland also lifting the shutters on some businesses but European Union Health Experts are warning the battle is fast. Over with infections nearing 1000000. 00 well india has partially lifted its lockdown allowing agriculture manufacturing and construction to resume that says the country reported its highest single day increase in new infections well Health Organization is caution countries the easing of what downs worldwi