Pfizers chairman admits that theyre not sure if someone can transmit the virus after vaccination. And call it a box office reset, warner bros. Will release films simultaneously in theaters and streaming platform hbo max it is a seismic change, carl, in the economics for those related to the film business and well certainly be willing to and happy to take a closer look and discuss it. Yeah. Fascinating change in the economics there. But, guys, jobs numbers, the story of the morning, jim, not just the number itself and the trend it outline, but the degree to which it is going to color the debate on capitol hill today and maybe next week. I think it is enough ammo to say, look, we have to do something, there is some areas of the economy that just are cannot be sustained. Dont forget, these numbers are ahead of what will be a gigantic eviction notice that more than maybe more than 13 Million People get in january. I think this number is just enough to be able to say, lets compromise it is
Investments ever. Were closing in on new records in the markets, this amid new optimism for that potential china u. S. Trade deal as you saw stocks are set to open higher. And the tech lash heads to the states a major multistate investigation into antitrust practices at google, set to be announced later on this afternoon. David, kick us off on t. Interesting here. In so many ways. 3. 2 billion as you said the stake from elliott, the largest single investment i believe they made at the company, a long letter comes out this morning detailing the reasons why this could be a 60 stock within lets call it three years or so, 2021 is what theyre talking about. 65 or so upside to todays stock price. They believe 5 in dividends and 55 stock price, you could get to 10 earnings per share grower with significant margin improvement, what theyre calling for. And buyback. Something i want to make sure people understand here, it is interesting, people who know the company well, but sort of are vaguely
Accusing facebook of misleading investors as the doj launches this antitrust review. Corporate earnings going to be weighing on some stocks at least this morning boeing and caterpillar disappoint trade worries remain u. P. S. Shares sinking ahead of the open. Profits soaring more than 13 for the quarter. David abney joins us first on cnbc this hour facebook up first. Three different Government Agencies today, the ftc formally announcing that record 5 billion settlement with the company over privacy violations, imposing new requirement oz on Mark Zuckerberg and making structural changes to the board the s. E. C. Simultaneously announcing 100 million settlement accusing the company of misleading investors about the misuse of user data. And lastly, last night, the doj is opening a broad review of Tech Companies, that will scrutinize leading Online Market platforms. Didnt name any specific companies, but obviously facebook, amazon, alphabet are all in play. Of the alphabet soup, what is mo
Like well get a positive open, but things reversed yesterday. Financials in particular. Europe you ask, jim, you didnt, but ill show it to you. All five of the big markets. You can see spain is the only loser thus far this morning. Continued strength in the euro markets. Eurozone look i think that draghi im not kidding, no conspiracy theory, keeping the euro lower. Theyre not happy with our president. A lot of unhappiness in a lot of places. Our road map starts with President Trump, as he is expected to withdraw from the paris agreement. The major names opposing the decisions and what elon musk said hell do if the president does withdraw. One of the companies by the way hewlettpackard coming up. Well have ceo meg whitman. Shell join us in an exclusive interview. The earnings which were reported after the bell yesterday. Opaque somewhat given a lot of a good word for it. I said difficult. You have to understand opaque is even more by the way its auto sales day. Out this hour, ford and g
Business here and around the world, with a dow closing at an alltime high. This, as President Trump canceled obamas softer policies on cuba. Slamming obamas move as a, quote, onesided deal that benefitted and enriched the castro regime. Now the president also promised to expose the crimes of cubas communist dictatorship. Therefore, effective immediately, i am cancelling the last administrations completely onesided deal with cuba. [cheers] the president s latest move in making good on his promise to the American People to undo the stultifying legacy of president obama. Heres what President Trump has done. As Health Reform and tax reform continue to wait in the wings. So far President Trump has issued 16 executive actions. Rolling back numerous obamacare and doddfrank provisions that have stuck Economic Growth below 2 an average for the last eight years. Bank of america says these moves could possibly unlock, watch this. 2 trillion in bank capital sitting on the sidelines because of dodd