One of the hottest stocks in the market, General Motors dives in and the ceo will join us in just a moment power lunch starts right now welcome to power lunch. Im dominic chu. One bright spot is the Housing Market you have restoration hardware, williams sonoma, theyre jumping and then you have trex, which makes decking and railingtype products for homes and two Retail Stocks hitting new highs, will brands a the a 52week high, target at an alltime high yet again today after its big blowout Earnings Report yesterday. And, kelly, you mentioned the electric vehicle trades tesla a the at a new high is up 20 in just this past week kelly. All right, dom. The dow sliding today and heading now for a down week. Lets go to bob pisani for the action the markets are still having a hard time to figure out on what to focus. Do you focus on the spring reopening in 2021 and Second Quarter or on the covid winter right now . Today a little more focus on the covid winter the good news is tech which has be
Dom . It looks like well try that recovery trade from yesterdays late day selloff here. Stocks are broadly higher and to a decent degree. 250point gain for the dow about 1 upside. The s p 500 still very much above that 3,400 area. Thats an area that a lot of traders are looking at as a pattern of support there possibly for the markets up 1 , and the nasdaq, believe it or not, is underperforming, only up threequarters of 1 as well so the nasdaq a key focus there. If you take a look at some of the things that traders are watching from a more macro perspective. Interest rates, especially longer term ones are a very key focus here we dont show the 30year long bond very often. We focus on the tenyear more but that move to the upside has taken that 30year long bond beeld 1. 592 above its longer term trend line or the 200day average yield for that particular Interest Rate 1. 52 is the level to watch there. That could have reverberations on the financial side of the market also then check out
Internet stocks popping higher, even with netflix in the mix. The at the david at same time when the equity markets do not give us a clear picture, we look at things like debt, the 10 year yield on u. S. Government debt, and also the dollar. Is there some thought that stimulus may, in is that affecting the dollar and debt . Theail absolutely, that is bigger driver on the day. When we take a look at the 10 year yield bond, we have bonds lower, that tells us yields are climbing higher. We have the 10 year yield starting to pop out of the middle of a range. Should that continue, and it seems likely to press up closer to 1 , and of course that is coming on the narrative stimulus is around the corner at some point. Then the idea you will have yields continuing to climb. At what point does that spook investors for a variety of reasons . Earlier today it is 1. 5 . In june when the 10 year yield 1 ,allowed was around that is when stocks could be wobbly, selected be what we are seeing today on
It is hip to be square used to be at least. Lets check out u. S. Equity futures. Things are relatively flat and that isa good thing. A bit of a difference after the big swings weve seen. Right now dow futures up about 3, s p 500 up about 2, nasdaq up by 13. Of course this is after a done day for the m down day for the markets yesterday. Treasury yields are something to start paying attention to because we did see a pickup in treasury yields to the highest levels weve seen since june the ten year is yielding 0. 813 . And i know it doesnt seem like a lot, but it is the highest level weve seen in a while and there is so much that rides on that including mortgage pricing which has been a key part of what has been happening in the housing sector, a strong point in the economy so far. Lets get over to washington. Well talk about id call it a soap opera, but really it is a reality show and means a lot to so many millions before nancy pelosi says she is now optimistic that democrats may be abl
1. 9 trillion. Also some comments on timing. A a lot of comment from the white house. Tesla is the stock afterhours. Trying to eke out gains. Looks like it will. Ahead of Earnings Report we expect to come out during this hour. Well cover that. Analysts look for any sign that tesla meets delivery target fore2020. The number to watch is 500,000 vehicles. 500,000 on deliveries. Remember that when tesla comes out. Today our swing state economy series brings us to south st. Paul, minnesota. Weve been speaking to people on the ground as President Trump wants to flip this state red. He has less than two weeks to do so. Well hear about Business Owners and how the economy impacts the vote. Were ask our host, with a local business running here since the 1800s at the same location. How they weathered the pandemic and over times. They make fire hydrants and Fire Suppression equipment. Real interesting american company. Well talk a lot about that later in the hour. Fox Business Team coverage of our