employees. bank of america and morgan stanley among big banks reporting. dow component johnson & johnson right here. futures in the red. we are standing by for retail sales and jobless claims this morning at 8:30 a.m. eastern. stocks edging higher, investor sentiment over covid-19 vaccine pushing markets into the green. the dow industrials up 227 points, nasdaq up 62 and s&p up 29. the state of travel today airlines in the midst of a sharp downturn as pandemic fears keep travelers grounded at 7:30 a.m. eastern i ll be joined by ceo of delta edward bastian. plus this, drink up, how moderate alcohol consumption can protect against cognitive decline. mornings with maria is live right now. maria: european markets on the decline. standing by for the ecb decision for the next hour, rates are expected to stay unchanged. ftse 100 is down 36 points, new data this morning from the uk shows half a million workers were furloughed in the month of may. that s in response to the pandemic
to shut things even further down, especially that news conference from andrew cuomo today really took the air out of the rally for today. we have to say is we look at the dow down 152 points in the s&p down 22, the president remains hopeful. i believe in a lot of things. i want to get workers money and whichever way the best way to do it and i want to keep businesses open. so we are going to get an update on the plan. senator kevin kramer will join us during this hour and we have market analysis from our very own charles payne. he will be calling in and you don t want to miss him. a lot more coming up during this hour, making money starts right now. the white house launching fresh travel restrictions in wake of the coronavirus crisis. at the same time the publi republicans trying to get democrats on board with the white house latest stimulus plan. let s bring in edward lawrence. he is live with us with a lot more. edward. this is a phase three stimulus and it s
happy friday. maria: big story and the top story right now this hour 2020 shake-up, new york city mayor billionaire michael bloomberg to enter the 2020 democratic race, he s expected to file paperwork to do in alabama. you heard it here first, white house chief strategist steve bannon and former adviser to the clintons mark penn told me last month. i think that bloomberg and clinton are still there as biden is in fourth in iowa, second in new hampshire, dropping to third. he s losing steam everywhere. maria: do you think michael bloomberg or hillary clinton will enter the race? the two representatives of the centrist party. maria: who are you expecting to enter the race? i m not sure exactly who is going to enter, if you re a michael bloomberg, hillary clinton, john kerry or michelle obama, you re probably sitting there saying, i could take this field, maybe i should get in, maybe not, i think all four of them are possibilities. maria: that s why we love our guest so
and a big show this morning, joining the conversation this morning, fox business network dagen mcdowell, founder and ceo and columnist for the hill fox news contributor liz peek, we have so much to discuss, right to top story this hour and that s democratic debate, 2020 hopefuls taking the stage in texas pressing views on wide-range of issues, hillary vaughn has more now, she s in houston, hillary. maria, vice president joe biden went on offense last night calling out other candidates by name challenging their ideas, really trying to play the voice of reason against progressive policies promoted by candidate bernie sanders and senator elizabeth warren, biden challenged both of them over the cost of their medicare for all plans, he also sparred with former hud secretary julian castro whether or not which person is better fulfilling obama s legacy and also took on senator harris and congressman beto o rourke over gun control. my friends, the employers are going to giv