But you were talking about the dow being in positive territory for the First Time Since september 2nd. Stocks in china reopened after a week long Public Holiday they both jumped by more than 2 the shanghai composite was up by 2. 6 lets take a look at where things stand right now in europe where there is some trading taking place you can see the markets are open there and theres a bit of a mixed picture. Its actually a little bit higher ftse 100 is right around the flat line, andrew. Hey, becky. Weve got so much going on this morning. Weve got this is squawk planner, two major tech events first amazon sales day it begins after it was postponed, if you remember, back in july. Now running two days, starting at midnight tonight eastern time so watch out for that. Ive already scheduled it and then Apple Holding the big event tomorrow the launch event expected to unveil the new iphone. Everybody looking for the new 5g iphone it will include the first major exterior redesign since 2017 and we
Stories. We begin with ongoing protests in hong kong. President trump signed a bill backing protesters. This pump to china to threaten retaliation against the u. S. As it nears a phase one trade deal. The chinese spokesman saying u. S. Stopsuggest the sticking obstinately to its course or china will take resolute countermeasures. Where does this leave them in that phase one trade deal . Reporter it is very interesting because for several days, weve had the chutneys threatening nonspecific countermeasures, but there havent really got into any detail. The most weve had is the suggestion they might put a ban on those who drafted the bill from entering china or hong kong, which is a pretty lowkey response. The fact that we had several days of this without any suggestions without any specifics suggests beijing is grappling with how to handle this. It is clear the u. S. Once a trade deal done very soon. The chinese want a trade deal done as soon as possible. They dont want to bring in tensio
Open up higher, just a little higher, and yes, we are still very close to record highs. The dow is going to be up maybe 15, 20 points. Very small gain for the s p, 11 points up for the nasdaq, but up is the operative word of the day. Now look at this. Street battles in hong kong. That is the right word to use. Water cannon was in use, police pointed their guns. There is a report of a shot fired in the air. Chinas leader has a growing problem in his own backyard. Tomorrows october 1st. Chinas big day. The last thing xi jinping wants is more violence in the form of british colony. Big protests are planned. We will be looking at the impact of this on china trade and yes, on your money. Look at this, too. Huge fire at a new billion dollar train station in saudi arabia. That comes on the heels of the attack on the big oil refinery there, and the shooting death of a saudi general who was a bodyguard to top saudi leaders. Plus a reported attack on an American Military installation in somalia.
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