Which prevent michiganders crossing the street to visit family members. No relaxation of the social distancing rules from President Trump. Hes considering extending the keep your distance regulations into the early summer. Then theres this. Antibody tests that show far more people have been through covid19, three million in new york state, 20 of new york citys residents have had it. That means the fatality rate, the number of people who died from the virus, comes way, way down. Interesting. Quickly to the markets. Not Much Movement at the open today. Orders for durable goods in march down 14 , yeah, thats bad but it was expected. The dow is going to be up 193. I call that little movement. How the times change. We will be back to 23,500, big gain modest gain for the dow, nice gain for the s p and for the nasdaq as well. Look at oil, staying at low levels. We are looking at 17 a barrel. In the absence of demand, we are still not driving very much, we are running out of places to store al
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Since the oneday selloff last week now approaching record highs. Tech stocks driving the rally. Up 1 . Energy is the sector closing lower today. And thats what weve seen all year. Check out the sector leaders for 2017. Tech, up 18 . Consumer discretionary, up. Financials basically flat for the year. Stocks grind higher. Heres the question. Do you stick with whats working or start buying the laggards . What has been working recently, but not all through 2016, in my opinion, is biotech. 2016 was a lost year for biotech. Its come back in the last month, month and a half, but still in my opinion has a long way to go. Im a big believer in the market doesnt give you this long to sell the highs, which in my opinion means were going to continue to grind higher. My one concern last week where it flipped. Market continues to grind higher. I think biotech which lagged all of last year will start to find its mojo once again. Transport is an area youre starting to look at . . I like the quality wit
The president is increasingly at odds with the nations top Infectious Disease doctor Anthony Fauci as well as other experts in this administration. On the death count, skoochools reopening and when to get the country back up and running. Its a delicate balance that states face and one that just got even more in wisconsin after the States Supreme Court there struck down the governors stay at home order. More on that in just a minute. And when this hearing begins at the top of the hour. He is going to make it very clear that he believes that the United States was not prepared for the coronavirus pandemic and needs to take additional preparations to prevent significant causalities, significant deaths, significant amount of illnesses in the months ahead if those preparations and precautions are not taken. And its about a drug that President Trump frequently touted and its a potential vaccine for covid19. He made it clear that there should be caution and skepticism and thats one big reason
Abusing his power. In the language of the drafters, to corruptly solicit election help from ukraine and of obstructing Congress Investigation into the affair. Now, tomorrow evening the committee, which is utterly divided along party lines, will debate. By thursday, they could be voting, setting the stage for the entire house to decide perhaps by next week whether to impeach. And even as they weigh that next move, the president is lashing out. His attorney general is on the attack over the russia investigation. Democrats in red districts are wondering how to proceed. And by the way, the russians also happen to be visiting. It has been a big day. It is a big night. I want to start at the white house with cnns jim acosta. How is the president feeling tonight about all of this . Do we know . Reporter anderson, i think we have a sense. Hes at a rally right now in pennsylvania. He said that his supporters should not lose sleep over these articles of impeachment. He said that these articles o