An antitrust lawsuit against google, characterizing its search and advertising business as a monopoly. Shares shrugging it off, up 2 well speak to a top analyst about what it could mean Going Forward for big tk and Tilman Fertitta is seeing bright spots in the country. Hell tell us where and why. Power lunch starts right now let me welcome you to power lunch as well take a look at some of the big names we are watching today. Netflix slightly higher ahead of its earning reports, that stock down about 4 . And no earnings boost to ibm, thats the biggest drag on the dow after reporting its Third Straight quarter of revenue declin declines and financials one of the best performing sectors thanks to regional banks, helping the rest of the group kelly. John, thank you we begin with the two big stories out of washington today. Elan has the story but first Kayla Tausche is tracking new developments on stimulus aid reporter today marks the end of the 48hour window that nancy pelosi set to reach
And were awaiting comments on president elect jooe biden. And later, the biontech ceo will be here to discuss their groundbreaking results showing their vaccine with pfizer is more than 90 effective. Thanks, welcome once again to power lunch. I am john fort check out some of the tech heavyweights Apple Holding up after announcing its own line of chips for computers and names like amazon, facebook, microsoft all under pressure at this hour. And on the flip side, take a look at whats leading gains in the dow. Its walgreens up 8 , boeing up 5 for more on the divided market, lets go over to john pisani you hit it right. It is essentially out of growth and the rally in cyclicals value, not always the same thing but cyclicals and values are continuing. John mentioned walgreens theyre going to be an administrator of the covid shot. Walgreens and cvs moving thats a very specific story by bu si but cyclicals Like Aerospace boeing has been a huge mover in the last few days, 3m, oil stock is anot
Today. Stocks higher as the president returns to the white house plus two big steps in the race for a vaccine sending shares of biontech and vir higher. And battles over how to regulate big tech over a yearlong antitrust investigation republican ken buck from colorado will join us to discuss the gops concerns about too much regulation. Power lunch starts right now welcome to power lunch. Im dominic chu. Check out shares of boeing, one of the biggest losers, down more than 2 as it says the pandemic will hurt Aircraft Sales for the next decade. American airlines delaying boeing 737 max Pilot Training as it awaits the faa to recertify the plane. And the reopening trade is reactivated on some of the positive vaccine headlines that kelly just mentioned on air and then of course the energy trade on fire right now, one of the best performing sectors as crude oil jumps, now up 9 in just the past two days. Watch those trades, the energy sector, very, very much on the up side there. Kelly, ill s
Out. The billionaire Tilman Fertitta will be here power lunch starts right now the dow making major moves to keep up with the changing times and the changing economy bob is looking at the moves and how they will affect the markets. Bob a bit of a shake up in the dow but the moves make some sense. Let me explain why lets take it piece by piece first we have salesforce. Com replacing exxon mobile the apple split has reduced the tech weighting in the dow and we need more Technology Sales force reflect the growing importance of Software Overall in the u. S. Economy. You dont need two Oil Companies in the dow you dont need exxon and chevron with energy only 3 of the s p one of them chevron will do. Lets look at the dow industrials. Pfizer is the lowest stock price in the dow the price would be even lower. Another reason to move it away amgen is reflecting the growing importance of the biotech space. This sounds like two industrial swaps and they are theytheon overlaps a bit with boeing now,
Fed governor saying the fed is likely going to need to shift its Monetary Policy from a policy of stabilization to a policy of accommodation which means helping the economy achieve the level of growth that it has previously. Remaining low until certain Employment Outcomes are hit. A thick fog of uncertainty now surrounds the United States. She goes onto say the Downside Risk dominates the strength will depend on Additional Support along with Monetary Policy. She urges fed emergency facile tills to be as broadly accessible as possible perhaps a concern on her part that maybe some of the current facilities are not. Melissa. Does she sound much more pessimistic compared to other Federal Reserve Board Members . She does sound somewhat more pessimistic but the fed overall has been more pessimistic than the market this continues that concern. The concern about uncertainty that really has been a consistent note from fed chair jay powell but perhaps youre right, shes more pessimistic especiall