Town halls. Who came out on top . I will ask. Also coming up, pfizer announcing it will hopefully be able to move forward with its vaccine next month as americans try to hold out hope. We have the very latest on the trials and how they impact the investing. Of course, its all about your bottom line. We will talk about that at the bottom of the hour. All that and so much more on making money. Charles all right, folks. The markets bolted out of the gate initially powered by higher than expected retail sales through september. Huge number, crushing wall street. In fact, overall, up 1. 9 . The street was looking for up. 7 . More than 300 more above the 0. 4 in consensus and the control group which goes into the gdp report, up 1. 4 . Department stores, they saw a huge rebound, clothing popped as well. Even the internet, its interesting, though, because it had a more pedestrian move. Meanwhile, restaurants, they picked up really nicely as Grocery Stores seemed to have plateaued. Auto sales w
Government shutdown. Can congress get anything done . I will ask indiana senator mike braun. Johnson johnson is the latest vaccine to enter phase three. What it means for your portfolio. All that and so much more on making money. Charles well the market gave up early gains pretty quickly as the rally attempts continue to fade and wouldbe buyers continue to hold back. The pendulum from investors asking more questions, waiting for more answers before they buy. That means the bias remains to the downside. This includes stimulus from the Federal Reserve or congress, the future of lockdowns, those political shenanigans in our nations capitol and market valuations. The atlanta fed handicapping the third quarter, saying gdp at 32 . Lets ask our panel how this will shake out. Kaltbaum Capital Management president Fox News Contributor gary kaltbaum, katheryne rooney vera and Ladenberg Thalmann manager phil blancato. Gary, start with you first. The bias is to the downside, what turns this around
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