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
Expectations, both stocks falling. We mentioned somebody was listening in on the Conference Call and it caused that trader to hit the sell button we wont tell you which trader it was just yet. Tim, it wasnt you what did you make of the Conference Call . I think you have a case here where clearly the numbers on the headline looked fantastic. But what was really causing that, that was about provisions, that was about credit quality. Which, its strange because we were complaining that we were fearful that the banks had bigger credit issues that were being possibly seen on the headline and therefore they were putting aside the major reserves what jp morgan look, that beat was a combination of some very strong Investment Banking and fic business but alsos the provisions that came down. Thats something we should everyall be encouraged about with banks bus i think there is more where that came from. But there was some sense this was the only reason. Net margins fell 14 basis points i think ba
Open. The cash trade an hour away. Here are your top headlines from the bloomberg terminal. Brussels shuts the bar as early as the virus resurgence accelerates in europe. France reports a record daily number. Emmanuel macron warns of further restrictions to come. Kamala harris slams the president s Pandemic Response in a largely eventempered debate with mike pence. Polls show joe biden widening his lead in battleground states. Futures push higher amid signs nancy pelosi is open to an somene relief will, but warned a bite and win would be modestly negative for u. S. Starks. We are an hour away from the start of u. S. Equity cash trading. We do have green arrows. In terms, modest gains of futures contract with ftse 100 futures basically unchanged right now. Percentook at the mispriced, you do see gains indicated at this point. Take a look at u. S. Futures, also showing gains this morning, a little bit stronger, the gains. About. 4 across s p, dow jones, nasdaq. Anna breaking news coming
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I want members to know that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegiality and substantive substantive debate, even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with the Ranking Member mr. Smith and his staff to ensure that the rights of all members are respected in this new virtual format. Before i turn to todays important topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures to help you navigate this new platform. First, consistent with regulations the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for their fiveminute statement. Second, members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If you need to step away from the proceedings, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Finally, we have several members who are waving on to the subcommittee for todays hearing. Given the large number i will recognize members in an