Nasdaq. Now, here are the negative for stocks today. Dr. Fauci suggesting a lockdown christmas. Why . With all the traveling and celebrating we did over thanksgiving, its expected to produce a new round of infections that will in turn require a new round of restrictions. Well have more on this throughout the show. I get the impression were being treated like children, punished for celebrating our national holiday, but dont get me started. One more item. The biden team takes shape, very similar to the Obama Biden Team that left Washington Four years ago. Neera tanden could go to the budget office, Jared Bernstein expected to become a president ial adviser, he was Vice President bidens chief economist, and back to the future . Sure looks like it, doesnt it . On the show today, the priceline ceo offering deals to get people back to travel. The waffle house ceo, hes pounding the table, keep dining rooms open, hes pleading. And mrs. Fields cookies, their ceo somehow has to replace the reven
Help, food aid. Yes, they are still talking. Investors like the idea of many more trillions poured into the economy, but it aint a done deal yet. The political world really cant stop talking about the debate. The president says he won. He, quote, held joe accountable, thats what the president says. Biden says the debate was a national disgrace. The Electoral Commission seems to agree. I they run the debates, and theyre looking at new rules. They agree, they seem to believe and blame the president for the interruptions and insults. Theyre even considering a kill button for the moderator to cut the mic of any offending candidates. The numbers are in. Far fewer people watched than i expected, just 73 million tuned in. Down from 84 million who watched the first debate in 2016. And if you look inside the numbers, the audience dropped away as the chaotic debate kept going. They tuned out. Stay with us for the next three hours, i promise it will be worth it. Varney company is about to begin.
The governor of california recommends the elderly should take shelter in their homes. New york city closes its schools. Many states close bars and restaurants. Hourly workers, in dire straits. The economy is grinding to a halt and we dont know how long this massive disruption will last. All right. Heres the financial reaction. This monday morning, stock futures are limit down and when we open an even bigger drop is expected. That may mean a trading halt. Travel and leisure stocks again beaten down. Airline stocks, decimated. Last night, the fed took emergency action, cutting rates to the lowest level since 2008 and pumping 700 billion into the Financial System. Were waiting for a rescue package from congress. Were waiting to see if the administration will put money directly into the hands of affected workers, helicopter money, for example, and into desperate industries. A kind of modern bailout. So whats next . We will find out in 90 minutes. At 10 30 eastern, Vice President pence hold
President once again targets the fed. Huawei restrictions relief tech executives expected to make their case to the white house today. And equifax to pay as much as 700 million for that 2017 data breach well start with futures, though, set for a higher open. The dow, s p and nasdaq all lower in three of the past four trading days big week for earnings. Well hear from phobia, amazon, alphabet were a week away from the feds decision on rates. And then the president today is tweeting its far more costly for the fed to cut deeper if the economy actually does in the future turn down very inexpensive in fact productive to move now the fed raised and tightened far too much and too fast. In other words, they missed it big. Dont miss it again. Of course now the fed blackout window is in place so we wont get a response to that, jim, before the meeting. Look, the president is he wants that last hike repealed. I think that we have to hes obviously a lightning rod beyond belief, but its perfectly r
Among them, print alaweed and western businesses including the Parent Company of this network. Saudi arabia is a bulwark against the iranian power in the oil patch and they are cracking down. The tax package, good for business, good for middle america. How much help to the economy get when the 1 end up paying much more than how much help for the Housing Market when the mortgage deduction is cut . Still very much a work in progress. One less headline. Vin scully has had it. So disgusted the up and protest he wont watch any more. Stay right there, please. A whole lot more coming right after you. Varney company a route to begin. About to begin. I think that Mental Health is your problem here. This is based on preliminary reports, very deranged individual, a lot of a lot of problems over a long period of time. A lot of mental help albums in our country as do other countries. If this isnt a done situation. This is a Mental Health problem at the highest level. A very, very sad event. These a