It is about Central Banks this week. Julie it is. We are not seeing much activity. There is earnings still in a number of various deal agreements happening today. Oving the s p slightly lower. A big finish for the nasdaq on the strength of tech earnings. We mentioned a number of deal targeted Companies Moving today. Lets move them. Being targeted by lennar. A 27 premium. Gy is selling itself to the largest tech generator in texas. This is a medical deal here, based in france, it trades here in the u. S. For 3. 9 billion in cash. Radiopharmaceutical company. Finally, capello education. Apella education it has 80,000 students across the United States. We are also watching apple and the usual apple ripple effect. Delivery times for the iphone x stretching to six weeks in the United States. That implies there is Strong Demand for them. We had that big finish for the banks friday. Momentum helped by apple is continuing to some degree today. Mark after the monday session risingup for that af
Several states today voters in virginia and new jersey decide their next governors. President trump treating bras northbound will be rampant in virginia. Hes weak on crime, weak on our Second Amendment and has been horrible on virginia economy. Vote at ed gillespie today. On the trump factor could wane and on the result. As the battle for tax reform of sound as we enter another day of discussion today. Several kilo dose to get the bill passed. Grossly negligent fbi director james comey originally offered a strong opinion that Hillary Clintons decision to have a private email server while serving as secretary of state. Average over the decision to soften the language. Drugstore is eyeing prescription delivery. Details at cvs and walgreens plan to bring medicine right to you. Markets this morning take a look at gain from the Dow Jones Industrial average. S p 500 on the not back closed yesterday. A firmer tone to these markets this morning. Major indices mixed today. Germany dax up this m
Were closed for holidays. In the early trading in europe this morning, ahead of that final debate between the last two candidates in the french election, you can see the cac is off by a third of a percentage point. Ftse is also down. Crude Oil Yesterday down, and down once again as pumping in libya and the United States more than made up some of the cutbacks. We closed below 48 yesterday. Right now 48. 04. On todays agenda the fed concluding its twoday meeting with a statement at 2 00 p. M. Eastern time. The central bank expected to hold rates steady. Investors looking for hints that the economy is on track for a rate increase in june. Another big earnings day ahead. We will hear from time warner and yum brandtbrands, after the close, facebook, tesla, aig and fitbit will report. Adp private payrolls at 8 15 this morning. Later services pmi and ism nonmanufacturing. We are just four days away from the final round of the french election. Candidates emanuel macron and Marine Le Pen face o
Just under 30 minutes until the end of the session. The high, the bull market we entered yesterday stuttering, or is it sputtering . The lefthand column are the european equities, down by 2 3 of 1 . All those currencies rising against the dollar. Weve got a mixed bag in the bond market, the greek 10 year yield is lower. Commodities and credit default swaps are the final two. You know im a bit of a whichcal analysis nerd, is why i love this chart, the euro stocks 50. From what weve seen in the last 14 days, according to the relative strength index, weve seen the euro area stocks are overboard. Running, the euro stocks 50 has been about 70 and above. 30 and below is over. That is the longest run in overbought territory since 1999. The euro stocks 50 is one of the stocks 500. Is. A wonderful sure that continuing to go from strength to strength. Highest level since 2013. Core inflation is important. Inching up to. 9 . It is barely off its lows,. 6 last year. Inflation creeping up, this wil
Trade to me in welcoming president upon the heads to capitol hill for their meeting with democrats. They will discuss ways to preserve part. Mike pence will also be on the this morning where he will talk with House Republicans about their plans to dismantle up on the care. The senate is due to debate the budget resolution this week with the house were expected to follow next week. Former house in Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will discuss the future of obamacare this morning 7 30 a. M. Eastern time on mornings with maria. House republicans on efforts to get an independent ethics board after plotting by donald trump. Peter burns. House republicans got trip to that an ethics controversy in the first day of the new congress has part of the new Congress House considers a package of rules for how it will consider legislation and conduct of members. House republicans had included in the package a probation to eliminate an office of congressional ethics which congress created in 2000 after