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So as we await those developments, weve got the dow, lets check it here, up 52 points. The s p better by 15. The nasdaq, up 58. All three of these indexes were down double to triple digits earlier. Right now, the nasdaq has been on fire. Now, since the march lows, its been the winner, right . The home of apple, facebook, microsoft and so many of the tech blue chips is a stock that is up. Nasdaq ceo is here to tell us where she sees big tech and all the other sectors in the nasdaq heading in the near future. And what might happen after the november 3rd election. Plus the zillow cofounder is not house hunting, hes Company Hunting. Hes here to tell us what hes looking for for his blank check company, his spac called super nova which just blasted off. Selfdriving cars, speaking of blasting off, roaring into the future and the present, hitting the streets of San Francisco without a backup driver for the first time. Gms cruz ceo here with how its going and should he convince you guys to get
Todays action dow gaining 140 and nasdaq surging 1. 71 the market reflected everything going right, but totally obscured everything going wrong. Its a tale of two cities. It was the best at times and worst at times but on up days, we focus d on the best and ignoe the rest what do i mean lets start by going over the winners today to see what they are trying to say. You have to define them. They speak to you. The stars of reteail tell the story. The most important winner is amazon this morning, analysts who missed nearly the whole rally here took the recent pull back as an opportunity to upgrade it was very significant. I liked everything in the support from approval to the patience you see, he waited for a double digit decline before he pounced. Most people were flying. Not him. I like that. In recognition of the incredible strength with rapid delivery and the fly wheel approach he says buy amazon is there anything in this note actually, yes. You can make the same arguments about amazon