Dorsey, and alphabets sundar pichai, are set to testify virtually tomorrow. Section 230hange could have longterm ramifications on free speech on the internet. Banned news political ads. We will ask Cambridge Analytica whistleblower as part of our special electioneering series. First, lets get a read on stocks and microsoft results. Abigail doolittle with us from new york. Big beats out of the gate. Abigail in the after hours, they are trading higher. Although i think what we are about to look at could be all over the map at the moment. They are talking about the idea that further lockdowns could hurt demands. Their Cloud Business was weak. Microsoft Cloud Business very strong. That was a piece of the beat. Maybe part of the business that could have gone to microsoft. Again, after hours, this stock is trading higher on the year. Valuation is rich, but the theter is good enough that stock is doing just fine. The s p 500 index and the dow down once again. The nasdaq climbed sharply higher
Abandoned any hope of a virus package before the election. He says a deal will come after the vote. Big tech prepares to defend interests as jack dorsey calls section 230 the most important law for free speech and safety. Get you started with a quick check up on how markets are right now. Sophie kamaruddin. Are set toa stocks resume losses this wednesday and you have nasdaq eminis under pressure early in the Asian Session after we sawtek shares rally. We are watching what is going on with the tech space following amd agreeing to buy a company. Results could provide support for that space. Its a busy calendar for earnings. Withec reporting today sony. In australia, the asx 200 coming online with some Downside Pressure set to extend losses for a fifth straight session while the aussie dollar is holding steady, slightly under pressure, while bond yields are easing ahead of inflation data due from australia. We see a pickup. Lets flip the chart for a broader outlook on where the dollaryen
Beat for alphabet. Spoke to the alphabet c. E. O. About the results. Ill give you the takeaways from that conversation coming up. Facebook beats the social s the covid her storm. 2021 might not do so well. Big word uncertainty. Earningsnating the calendar and on our show we also saw the results from amazon and twitter. Clobbered inng after hours trading. Well cover it all over the next hour. Abigail doolittle is watching the market moves from new york. Abigail, lots of different stories at play. Seeing . You incredible. Most anticipated day of earnings for any quarterback, at least we have some of the answers. Lets start out with the breakdown because were a tale of two stories. Relative to first apple and amazon. Well see declines. On the surface, they did beat adjusted earnings putting up 73 cents per beat by 4. 7 . They put up nearly 65 illion in overall revenue beating by almost 2 , but beneath the surface as you iphone tioning the sales disappointing, down 21 , and china sales wer
The broader markets are approaching previrus levels. Passed . Or crisis has tiktok is seeking another legal and to curb the use of the out in america. Shery lets get a quick check of the markets. We are seeing u. S. Interest, on the market pretty flat. Had hopes for reelection preelection stimulus, and those hopes are fading away. We have mixed banking reports. The s p 500s song for a second session. Communication stocks are leading decline. As oil rose in todays sessions. Take a look at what oil is doing right now. It rose to the highest level in nearly one week. We got a weaker dollar. The u. S. Shares turned negative. It was a weaker dollar. We had expectations for supply declines in u. S. Inventories, and that really pushing the oil price higher. Lets see how things are shaping up, here is sophie. Stock futures are pointing to more losses, after it pulled back from a march hike. Japan watching reports in , and over in south korea, the agency they hit makes it trading debut after an
In china. China rolls out its fiveyear plan, promising to build a tech powerhouse. Coming his party also wants greater sustainability. At the ecb says more stimulus is coming as eu governments proposed new virus lockdowns. It says bond buying and support wont seize until the covid wont cease until the covid crisis dies down. Shery quick check of the markets, u. S. Futures coming online under pressure, down 1 after disappointing markets in earnings. We managed to end the session higher by more than 1 , s p 500 gaining the most in two weeks. We had strong data to surge Third Quarter u. S. Economic growth and a decline in weekly jobless claims. That recovery in the u. S. , setting us up for a recovery in asia as well. Look at new zealand trading at the moment, ever so slightly higher, asx futures pointing to a gain of. 4 , reversing declines of 1. 6 we saw thursday. Nikkei futures pointing higher, a little weakness though in seoul. Top story, plenty of action after the bell in the u. S. W