1 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: Global business mens twenty four hours a day. If Bloomberg 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: dot Com the radio plus Mobila and on your radio, 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: this is a Bloomberg Busines squash from Bloomberg World Headquarters. 4 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: I'm Katherine Powdery and as that closing bell sounds. The 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: Dell Industrial Average down thirty eight points to tens of 6 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: a percent to eighteen thousand, five hundred seventy four. SMP 7 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: five foundered down two points to three. The NASDAC higher, 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: which would mean that it's made another record up four 9 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: points a tenth of a percent of fifty two thirty two. 10 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: The Dow Industrial Average and SMP five hundered pulled back 11 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,959 Speaker 1: from their all time highs. The NASDAC little changed. There 12 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: was a little incentive today to push equities after the 13 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: three benchmarks reached records yesterday. Rick hath, chief executive at 14 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: Silver Crest Asset Management, on the markets valuation, The indusies 15 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: may be at an all time high in recent history, 16 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: but that's talking about equity industries. If you look at 17 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: the multiple on where fixed income is, it's more like 18 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: a sixty seven times multiple and they look very expensive. 19 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: The world is risk averse. Banks were the biggest drag 20 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: as Treasury yields fell on speculation that the Federal Reserve 21 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: will be in no rush to raise interest rates. Drug 22 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: Makers waited on the healthcare group, while raw materials fell 23 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: the most in five weeks. Energy producers rose along with 24 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: the price of crude oil for a second day. In 25 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: North Strom jumped to buy retailers after its quarterly profit 26 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: beat projections. In other market, soil climb to its biggest 27 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: weekly advanced since April. The Saudi Arabia signal it's prepared 28 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: to discuss stabilizing markets at informal OPEC discussions next month 29 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: after prices tumbled into a bear market. West Texas intermediate 30 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 1: crude rose one dollar a barrel to settle at forty 31 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: four forty nine, prices climb six point four percent this week. 32 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: Spout Gold down nine dollars nine cents and ounce of 33 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: thirteen and the Tenure Treasury up fourteen thirty seconds with 34 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: the yield of one point five one cent. Among today's 35 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: top business stories, Anthem and Signa rose after a Justice 36 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: Department lawyer told the judge in their antitrust case that 37 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: the government is willing to hear settlement offers from the companies. 38 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: Anthems proposed forty eight billion dollar takeover of Signa has 39 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: raised questions about competition in the industry and the possibility 40 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: that it will undermine choices for consumers. It's four oh 41 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: two on Will Street. Let's get an updated. Some of 42 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: the other stories were following. Katherine, thank you from the 43 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: Bloomberg news room. I'm Mark Crumpton, Republican National Committee Chairman. 44 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: Ryan's previous today introduced Donald Trump at a campaign rally 45 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: in Erie, Pennsylvania. We just had a great pull that 46 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: came out. I don't know if you saw the l 47 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: A Times Paul showed a tied election in spite of 48 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: the bias media. This man is going to win. He's 49 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: going to save our country. He's gonna put us back 50 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: to work again, put more money in people's pockets. And 51 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: Trump told the crowd that his lack of campaign ad 52 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: spending doesn't matter. Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over 53 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: Donald Trump in three battleground states, and who pulled from 54 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: The Wall Street Journal, MBS SEE News, and Marist find 55 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: Secretary Clinton with bigger leads in Colorado, Virginia, and North Carolina, 56 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: while maintaining her advantage in Florida. The data recorder from 57 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: the sunken Alfaro cargo ship is now in Jacksonville, Florida. 58 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: The Alfaro sank near the Bahamas last October, killing all 59 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: thirty three people on board. 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Says they begin to settle down. 74 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: Industrial leverage down thirty seven points to eighteen thousand, five 75 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: hundred seventy six SMP five fundered down two four the 76 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: nastack up four to fifty two thirty two. Bloomber Taking 77 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: Stock is brought to you by Sector Spider E t S. 78 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: Why buy a single stock when you can invest in 79 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: the entire sector? Visit sector spdrs dot com or call 80 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: one eight six six Sector e t F. And that's 81 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: a Bloomberg business flash move around, multi praery promotion. I 82 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: feel the earth move. You moved like they do. I've 83 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: never seen anyone move that back. Five people's move like 84 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: you've got a purpose. Is called movers and shakers. They 85 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: cost a little more. That name cracked me up. Bloomberg 86 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 1: taking stock Movers and Shakers with pim Box and Kathleen 87 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: as on Bloomberg Radio. Movers and Shakers for Friday, August 88 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: the twelve, twenty sixteen in the SMP five hundred, one 89 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety nine issues advanced, three hundred and one 90 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: decline and five are unchanged. Here to tell us more 91 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: and begin our movers and shakers is Dave Wilson, Bloomberg 92 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: Stocks Calumnist. Let's take a look at signal. You know 93 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: Anthem has been trying to buy the Health Ensure for 94 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: more than a year. Now it's a forty eight billion 95 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: dollar deal. The Justice Department has filed an anti trust 96 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: suit to block the transaction from going through. Well today, 97 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: a lawyer for the department said at a hearing on 98 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: the suit that the agency's open to listening to settlement 99 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: offers from Anthem to try and resolve the issues that 100 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: are holding up the deal, and that respect, and maybe 101 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: they will be a settlement down the line went over well. 102 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: Stigma shares up five point three percent. That's the third 103 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 1: biggest game on the day. And the S and P 104 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: and them also higher, rising one point six percent. And 105 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: I want to talk about a solar panel installation company. 106 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: Sun Run climbed the most in more than seven months 107 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,679 Speaker 1: after sales increased sixty nine percent in the second quarter 108 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: that beat estimates. UH and the second biggest uf rooftop 109 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: solar company, exceeded its installation forecast, so beating even its 110 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: own forecast. The company was up fifteen percent. Solar City, 111 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: on the other hand, was down one point three one 112 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 1: point four percent at the end of trading, and Vivint 113 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: was down four point four percent. So only sun Run 114 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: gets that bonus. All right, I'm gonna tell you about 115 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: the shares of Ruby Tuesday, the restaurant company, down more 116 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 1: than thirteen percent today after reporting fourth quarter results that 117 00:06:55,680 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 1: missed earnings estimates. The Maryville, Tennessee company said that it's 118 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: going to close nine locations. Comps store sales, they said 119 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: fell three point seven percent. The company sided falling foot 120 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: traffic as well as high promotional activity, and it was 121 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: the loss for the quarter was forty six cents. Revenue 122 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: fell six percent. Ruby Tuesday stock fell. I want to 123 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: revisit Ali Baba Group Holding, the Chinese e commerce company 124 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: who talked about him yesterday, because they came out with 125 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: fiscal first quarter results, earnings and revenue beating analysts average 126 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: estimates and Bloomberg survey. Well, today Ali Baba shares did 127 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: even better than they did yesterday. You put that together, 128 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: it's a seven point one percent gain today. Ali Baba 129 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: in the last two days up twelve and a half percent, 130 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: and that's the biggest jump for the stocks as the 131 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: company went public almost two years ago, and Yahoo, which 132 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: owns about a fifteen per cent steak on Ali Baba, 133 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: went along for the ride. Today's trading uh Yahoo shares 134 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: up four point one percent, and that's on top of 135 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: the game yesterday speaking of retailers, J C. Penny of 136 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: course big story of the day and retail posting a 137 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: smaller fiscal second quarter net loss than analysts had estimated, 138 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: showing that while consistent profitability remains incredibly elusive, the department 139 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: store chain is making progress in its multi year effort 140 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: to rebuild its business, and the shares closing the day 141 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: up six point one percent and the shares of Wind 142 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: Resorts down nearly three percent today after mcau's Gaming Authority 143 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: A lotted a hundred and fifty gaming tables for the 144 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: company's new four billion dollar resort in Macau. That's just 145 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: a little over a third of what the company had 146 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: applied for. The gaming authority also said that the gaming 147 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: tables will be for mass market players. Let's talk about 148 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: Concordia International. This is a Canadian drug company trade of 149 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: actively in the US, and a whole lot of investors 150 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: have been betting against this stock. We've seen the amount 151 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:01,199 Speaker 1: of short selling rise tenfold over the past year. Uh 152 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: number shares sold short right now thirty one percent of 153 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: the total available for training or the float. Well, the 154 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: short sellers had quite the day today. Concordius suspended its 155 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: dividend cut this year's earnings and revenue forecast, and said 156 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 1: Chief financial Officer Andrean del de Saldana is leaving. We 157 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: put that all together and the shares of Concordia International 158 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: falling thirty eight percent. Alright, it's time now for the 159 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: Volatility Index Report. It has brought to you by cbo 160 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: E VIX Options and Futures. Volatility can be harnessed with 161 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: cbo E VIX Options and Futures CE disclosures. Learn more 162 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 1: at cbo e dot com Slash Powerful Outcomes VIX. The 163 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,319 Speaker 1: VIX declining today down one and a half percent. It 164 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,679 Speaker 1: was down zero point one eight and it's settled at 165 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: eleven point five and the VIX is near its annual 166 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,719 Speaker 1: low of eleven point twelve. It has dropped more than 167 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: fifty five percent since the Brexit vote peak of volatility 168 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: back on June. All right, Dave, you're uh hi, My 169 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: name is Dave. Just what do you think you're doing today? 170 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: We're going to Dave. Dave Hey, Mr Wilson, tell us 171 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: about Planet Fitness. You know, pen the shares of Planet 172 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: Fitness have gone through the kind of transformation this year 173 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: that the fitness club owner would surely like to see 174 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: for its members. Planet Fitness is listed under the ticker 175 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: p l n T and went public last August. When 176 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: this year began, the shares were just below the initial 177 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: public offering price of sixteen dollars. In the first month 178 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: and a half, they fell as though his thirteen twenty 179 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: three and that Men's Plant Fitness was a busted I 180 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: p o H. The status, though, didn't last long. The 181 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: stock went back above its initial price in May and 182 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: rally from there. Today, Planet Fitness rose to a record 183 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: after the company reported second quarter results or any The 184 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: revenue beat the average anlans testaments in the Bloomberg survey, 185 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: as they have done in every quarter since Planet Fitness 186 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: went public. The company raised full year forecast for the 187 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: second time since making them in March. Jeffries analyst Randall 188 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: Knach put it this way into report, and I quote 189 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: what to do with the stock? Buy it. Many investors 190 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: did just that today as Planet Fitness closed with a 191 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: gain of ten percent. Dave, I know I can get 192 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: your chart of the day if I message you at 193 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: d Wilson at Bloomberg dot net. Do you mean stock 194 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: of the day as well? Well? You can see the 195 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: stock of the day on my Twitter feed at the 196 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: one day, then other assorted social media. I put it 197 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: up right after I talked about it here on Bloomberg 198 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: RADI I count on Dave Wilson to do all the 199 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: hard work, and then I steal it and use it 200 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: on TV as often as I possibly can. And I 201 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: am grateful for the acknowledgement. That's that's efficiency, right, theam 202 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: that's efficiency. Uh, this is the Bloomberg advantage. Matt mill 203 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: are filling in for Kathleen Hayes today, Pen Fox here 204 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: as usual, the guy you through the market close. This 205 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: is Bloomberg. Sorry. Coming up, we're gonna be talking about 206 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: biotechnology stocks. Signs of deals brewing in the biotech sector. 207 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: Does this mean that the competition will increase in prices 208 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: will increase? We'll find out