Gain of more than 500 points the day before that and right now dow futures indicated up another 113 points this comes after the dow closed at its highest level in a month yesterday. Oil prices picking up by about 3 more of a supply picture but the s p 500 indicated up by about 13, nasdaq up by 31. And treasureky my market, te yielding 0. 765 . Andrew lets talk about stimulus this morning because house he Speaker Nancy Pelosi and treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke about a broad stimulus plan yesterday and Speakers Office says that the treasury secretary made it clear that President Trump had interest now in finding an agreement on a comprehensive relief plan, that conflicted with comments from the White House Communications director who said that the white house wants to address stimulus checks, Small Business loans and the airline, but not anticipating a larger package. Nancy pelosi said that the white house is open to something bigger but not on the scale that democrats have prop
Reporter four days after he boarded marine one to Walter Reed Medical Center, President Trump tweeting hes leaving tonight, saying hes feeling really good despite undergoing experimental treatments and needing supplemental oxygen and stating in a video yesterday he gets it, the president today saying dont be afraid of covid, dont let it dominate your life. Those words unlikely to resonate with the families of more than 210,000 americans who have died from the disease. The white house physician giving this update on the president s health today. Though he may not entirely be out of the woods yet, the team and i agree that all our evaluation, and most importantly, his clinical state, support the president s safe return home, where hell be surrounded by worldclass medical care 247. Reporter the president set to return to a white house that is its own covid hot spot. Press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany revealing she tested positive for the virus this morning. Abc news has learned at least two
Now. Broader markets also higher. Take a look at futures, dow futures currently up 250 points, thats about 1 , nasdaq futures up 92 and s p futures up 25. Stimulus standoff leading to the nasdaq lower by 185. Gold losing some of its shine. Tumbling 4 and a half percent yesterday. More tiktok security concerns this morning. The popular chinese app reportedly tracking user data for millions of people in violation of google policies. Plus College Football taking time out, the big ten and pack 12 postponing the fall season due to coronavirus. Mornings with maria is live right now. Maria and global marks this morning are mixed. Ftse 100 in london is up 48 points and uk economy falling into a recession after shrinking more than 20 in the Second Quarter, largest contraction reported by any major economy so far. The cac quarante in paris up 12 and dax index in germany lower by 18 points this morning. Check asian markets mostly higher on the session. Kospi index was higher as well as hang seng,
Good thursday morning. Welcome to squawk on the street. Im carl kint nia and jim cramer still over 1 million for the 20th straight week ahead of the jobs number. Leader mcconnell will join us on the stimulus talks that continue on the hill followed by Speaker Pelosi later this hour, jim, as we continue to get reports that the two sides are trillions of dollars apart. Yeah. This is a day where we have to find out in our interviews whether theres any hope for compromise because if there isnt, youre going to see a full open business that will make the unemployment numbers very rearview mirror. A lot of people recognize that theyre trying to figure out, is washington playing partisan politics do they genuinely want to deal maybe they dont we will find out during this show. You think well find out . Well talk to mcconnell first, jim. Yeah, i do. A billing part of that is sort of the fragility of the republican caucus. As mcconnell has said this week, jim, he has 20 senators who feels we hav
Meanwhile Federal Reserve not even thinking about raising rates now. Fed chair jay powell saying the current economic down torn is the most severe in our lifetime. Warning containing covid is essential to protecting our health and the economy. Big tech in focus all reporting today, their earnings after the bell, ceos grilled on capitol hill yesterday about anticonservative bias, Business Practices, privacy and china. Highlights from the fiery hearing coming up. Markets this morning pointing to selloff at the start of trading. Take a look at futures indicating decline 216 points right out of the gate, s p lower by 28. Marks rallied yesterday following Federal Reserve decision. The market was up 160 points don oh dow. The nasdaq up 140 and s p up 40 points yesterday. Unrest in america with violence in major cities. And the nba tipping off today, players taking to court in bubble at disney world with empty stands, we will check it out. The ceo of fanduel is here on how the virus is impact