Starts. That means demand up for Mortgage Applications, supply going up in the future. That follows a remarkable improvement in the outlook for home builders. They are much more optimistic. The housing rebound would give the overall economy a real boost just when it really needs it. Now lets get to the market. Again, look at this. We are going up again, not much, going up at least at the opening bell. The rally continues. The dow up maybe 70. S p, maybe 10. Nasdaq, better gain, up nearly a half percentage point. Thats a 46point gain for the nasdaq. Okay. The fed is printing money. Theres a new stimulus plan in the works. Retail sales saw a huge increase, a positive News Development on virus treatment plus real estate and you add it all up, youve got a continuing stock market rally. Weve got a big show for you today. The president s reelection hangs on the economy which is coming back strong. So why is he trailing joe biden in the polls . We will address that. Social distancing is the b
To and from five specific prefectures including tokyo where the number of infections remained relatively high. The government is also releasing an app designed to notify user who is come into close contact with someone confirmed infected with the virus. The app is called covid19 contact confirming. It will record encrypted data of users when they come within a certain distance of each other. If a user tests positive for the virus, they register their information. People with the app who spend at least 15 minutes within about one meter of them will be identified. The app deletes contact data after 14 days. It also does not collect phone numbers, location data, or other information that could identify its users. The government says it can better protect user privacy than Similar Software introduced abroad. Translator this will be an important tool to protect lives. I hope many people will install it. The app was developed under the supervision of the Health Ministry with the goal of prev
For short. It will send out data from other smart phones that come within a onemeter radius for 15 minutes or more. It allows users who test positive to anonymously notify others who they come into contact with. The app doesnt harvest information on phone numbers, location or anything else that could identify users. All contact data is deleted after 14 days. The government says the app is better at protecting user privacy compared to Similar Software introduced abroad. Opinions on the hightech tool are mixed. Translator everybody is worried right now so thehe app useful. Its easy to install. Translator elderly people are most at risk. I wonder whether they with easily operate smart phones to download and use the app. The government is calling on people to download the app saying the more users there are, the more effective it will be. People are gradually coming back to airports and railway stations across japan. Travel restrictions between prefectures put in place to fight the e coron
Squawk alley. As you just heard, stocks are continuing to move higher today although off of the highs of the morning. The s p is up about 0. 6 the nasdaq up about 84 points. On track for the fourth week of gains for the major averaging and today it is that reopening trade back in the drivers seat today. It is it is retail names as well at the same time we dont see a buy fur indication it is a shift to more of a focus on e commerce. Amazon is up 1 . And facebook is up better than that that to me is interesting. Walmart is a stock that has done well prior to things opening up. It is also higher. So there is a mix. I think there is general positivity, larger stocks in general are doing better, but it seems like the market is reacting to not just opening up versus not, but maybe a sense that the economy is starting to find its footing. It is such a great point, john it is names like micro soft, adobe, some of the big cap tech names. So it seems like today, at least, this rally, the breadth
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