Begin with the oracle of omaha well start with the trimming of apple shares hes got more than 900 million we totally get it. Its not like buffetts bailing on apple in any way. It did sell about 36 million shares what is this, do you think is it simply Portfolio Management i think thats exactly right, scott. Its Portfolio Management. Apple being one of the most liquid stocks in the world on any market he could have sold a lot more than that if he had wanted to. So this is just, look, the stocks had a great run, hes pairing back a little bit, got a lot of cash. What i found kind of surprising is that with that much cash, actually not surprising but confirming on the value of the market is that he really hasnt made any big acquisitions. Hes only said hell only buy his stock if he cant find anything else to buy they scooped up 9 billion of their stock in the last quarter. They continue to buy back a lot of stock i do wonder even at the margins, ty any, if this is in any way a statement tha
What hes expecting ahead of the 22 billion their ddollar debut week power lunch starts right now thank you its been another rough week for the market but the nasdaq is now on track to snap a threeweek losing streak. Dom is following the numbers for us assuming that leadership position again and trying to snap that multiweek winning or losing streak rather but if you take a look at the move higher were still in a position now where the dow industrials and the s p 500 could both be on the verge of four week losing streaks. First time thats happened since august of 2019. The nasdaq 11,000. Were watching as the key level. The trends that were happening educational where this year for the vast majority of this year have reasserted thelss this week. Watch what else happens in the marketplace with apple it may be the case to be made there. Well see if that sticks pm back over the you my son just bought apple in his virtual investment port gro portfolio as his starts his 9th grade investment c
Saving in terms of production and marketing costs. Of course, the question is sort of how that impacts the question next year when we start to see them ramp up the production again or even second half of this year. But to your point, mike, about digital, i think what really is driving this stock higher today is not just the fact that disney plus is doing so well, hitting 60 million subscribers, four years ahead of the goal of hitting between 60 and 90 million subs so really far better than expected in terms of disney plus but also the fact that the company is really doubling down on digital theyre committing to build another digital streaming service, internationally, also talking about this mulan strategy, offering mulan at 30. Really interesting to see the company push even further in that direction this at a time when the parks are struggling lets take a closer look at the park segment, taking a 3. 5 billion hit due to the coronavirus. Joining us now to discuss that is former design
As much as 10 some optimism that lawmakers are making progress on the next virus relief package we got news republican senators are pushing for 25 billion in additional aid for the airlines. Nasdaq record high, gold record high, oil at a fivemonth high, 59 minutes left to trade, wilfred. Were up 0. 6 on s p 500. Ahead on todays show cbs giving up despite strong earnings and guidance, well speak with Ceo Larry Merlo about the results. Plus shares of twillio up 50 but taking a dip on earnings today. Well take a look at work from home winner. Roku, etsy and zynga analysis as soon as they cross first big stories were watching today, mike santoli tracking action, david faber new reporting on microsoft tiktok and berty on a multibillion dollar tech tale mike, first with you. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion to this rally grinding higher as a lot of the macro forces are pretty familiar right now. Another leg lower in the u. S. Dollar, real Interest Rates are further into negative terr
Week on the hole for global stocks. Lets get a first word news update. Heres leighann gerrans. Leighann president macron of france has appointed a new Prime Minister. Macron is preparing to reshuffle his government in the widely expected relaunch of his presidency for the final two years of his term. North Korean Leader kim jongun urging people to stay alert of coronavirus. He warned that complacency could lead to unimaginable and irreversible crisis or get despite the warning, he has reaffirmed north koreas claim to not have had a single case of covid19. This is widely doubted by Global Health officials. European president christine crisiss signature fighting tool is becoming the focus of disagreement among policymakers. Governing councilmembers face a potential risk over how much their emergency Bond Purchase Program should stay weighted toward weaker countries such as italy. That is according to multiple conversations with central bank officials. And hong kong, police have charged a