1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,519 Speaker 1: Global business news story four hours a day. If Bloomberg 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: got gone the radio plus mobil your said Bloomberg Business 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: Flash from Bloomberg World Headquarters, signed Charlie Public, the dal 4 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: v S and t naztack Hall, advancing on his jobs Friday. 5 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: It is onto a long holiday weekend, folks from New 6 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: York Air show ringing that closing bell Stock's edge hire 7 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: with an earlier rally losing some steam amid underwhelming labor 8 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 1: market data that did little to bolster confidence growth will 9 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: be steady enough to support stronger corporate earnings. Alan Krueger 10 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: is a professor of economics at Princeton, and he was 11 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: interviewed today right here on the Bloomberg advantage. This look 12 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 1: okay to me. I think we're going to grow about 13 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: two percent this year. Having the consumer power the recovery, 14 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: I think that's actually very helpful. Consumers account for seventy 15 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: percent of the US economy, so seeing households in a 16 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: stronger physician with higher income with low were at gasline prices, 17 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: I think that should support the economy. Payrolls grew at 18 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: a slower but solid pace in August, while measures of 19 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: labor slack were little changed. The Labor Department said payrolls 20 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: climbed by a hundred and fifty one thousand last month, 21 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: following a two hundred seventy five thousand gain in July 22 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: that was larger than previously estimated. The unemployment rate did 23 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 1: hold steady at four point nine percent, so equities climbed today, 24 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: with the SMP five hundred indecks up nine points to 25 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: twenty one seventy nine, a gain of four tenths of 26 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: one percent, the down Jones Industrial Average up seventy two 27 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: points to eighteen thousand, four hundred ninety one, a gain 28 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: of four tenths of one percent, and Nasdaq was up 29 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: twenty two points. Again there are four tenths of one percent. 30 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: The tenure up nine thirty seconds with the yield of 31 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: one point six percent. Gold also advancing today, up nine 32 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: tenths of one percent, up twelve forty thirteen twenty six. 33 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: Crude oil up two point four percent, up one oh 34 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: five of barrel West Texas Intermediate crude at forty four 35 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: twenty two. Brent crude up today by two points six percent. 36 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: Lulu lemon Athletica shares falling the most in almost nine 37 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: months after its forecast miss some estimates. Lulu Lemon down 38 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: ten point six percent. Again, the SMP up nine, a 39 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 1: gain of four tenths of one percent four oh two 40 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: on Wall Street. Now, let's look at other news from 41 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: around the world from Bloomberg Radio. Thank you, Charlie from 42 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 1: the Bloomberg Newsroom. I'm Jill Schneider. Russian President Vladimir Putin 43 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: sat down for a rare and exclusive interview with Bloomberg 44 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: Editor in chief John michaels Waite. Speaking through an interpreter, 45 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: Putin refused to take sides in the U s presidential race, 46 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: in which he's been accused of secretly favoring Donald Trump. 47 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: We will work with an administration revenue president will win 48 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: the support of the American people if, of course, they 49 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: want to cooperate with Russia. Putin also refuted allegations that 50 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: the Kremlin has interfered with the presidential election. In the US, 51 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: tropical storm Herman is now moving north, heading for the Carolinas. 52 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: Emergency workers in Florida are assessing damage from the storm, 53 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: which was a hurricane when it made landfall there. Governor 54 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: Rick Scott is underscoring the dangers of lingering standing water 55 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: because of the threat of Zica is incredibly important that 56 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: everyone does their part to combat the Zekea virus by 57 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: dumping standing water, no matter how small. Potential heavy rains 58 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: from her men over the Labor Day weekend could be 59 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: a boon for farmers upstate who have been struggling through 60 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: the drought this summer, more than twenty five years after 61 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 1: it started. Officials gathered in Bayo, New Jersey, to celebrate 62 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: the completion of a two point one billion dollar project 63 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: to deepen navigation channels in New York Harbor. The project 64 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: to deepen thirty eight miles of channels to fifty feet 65 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: started in nine Chicago Mayor Rom Emmanuel's party leader in 66 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: the Chicago City Council, says the mayor plans to hire 67 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: hundreds more police officers after the city's deadliest month in decades, 68 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: But the Mayor's office says it cannot confirm that. Yesterday 69 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: police announced there were ninety homicides in Chicago during August, 70 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: making it the most violent single month in the city 71 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: since August. Global News twenty four hours a day, powered 72 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: by more than journalists and analysts in more than one countries. 73 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: I'm soil Snyder. This is Bloomberg Charlie, and we thank 74 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: you and again recapping an up Friday Jobs Friday with 75 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: the S and P up nine to sev nine to 76 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: gain there four tenths of one percent. I'm Charlie Pellett, 77 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: and that's a Bloomberg business flash. Move around, motion, create promotion, 78 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: up the elite, move on the move like they do. 79 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: I've never seen anyone move that back hard people. Let's 80 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: move luck to get a purpose. That's called movers and shakers. 81 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: They cost a little more about that name. Cracked me up. 82 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: Bloomberg taking stock Movers and Shakers with Pim Fox and 83 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: Kathleen As on Bloomberg Radio. Here live with you as 84 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: tennis open here in Flashing Meadows Corona, Part Queen's a 85 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: lot of moving and shaking out on the tennis courts, 86 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: and a lot of moving and shaken in the stock market. Today. 87 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 1: Let's jump inside the SNP five hundred. I'd say this 88 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: day was definitely tilted the upside with three or ninety 89 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: six gainers, hundred six losers, three unchanged. Dave Wilson is 90 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: back in Bluebird World headquarters to kick off movers and Shakers. 91 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: Let's take a look at one of the best performers 92 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: in the SNP five hundred today, and that would be Biogen. 93 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: The drug maker's proposed treatment for early Alzheimer's disease, received 94 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: a fast track designation from US regulators. The status may 95 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: help accelerate approval in the drug, which is now in 96 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 1: final stage trials, and that positive development led to a 97 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: game for Biogen of two and a half percent in 98 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: today's training. Well, Dave, I want to take a look 99 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: at lu lu Lemon. You know how I love retailers 100 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: of all kinds, and of course I'm ATTHIEWS Open Tennis. 101 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: Sports is on my mind. But I'll tell you the 102 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: definitely uh on the market's mind today. Lulu Lemon following 103 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: the most in nine months. It's forecast missed some estimates, 104 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: and there's a lot of concern now about slower demand 105 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: and all this big, big competition. Lulu Lemon share price 106 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: down ten and a percent of the closed sixty eight 107 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: dollars and fifty seven cents. Foot Traffic was sluggish last quarter. 108 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: Maybe people aren't going to the mall as much. Maybe 109 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: it's that online shopping cutting into their market. Mounting competition 110 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: not just from the internet, but in the yoga air 111 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: market Nike, so many other rivals are pushing deeper into 112 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: the category. John Morris, and analyst over at BMO Capital Market, 113 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: said weak traffic trends will likely continue to weigh on 114 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: comparable sales going into the back half. We would have 115 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: to see traffic improve going into the holiday season before 116 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: getting more constructive on the stock. Well, since we're talking 117 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: athletic apparel, why not under Armor. Their chief executive Kevin Plank, 118 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: who actually founded the company, plans to sell as many 119 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: as two point one million shares starting in October. Plank 120 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: answered into a rearranged stock trading plan that will be 121 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 1: active for nine months. I mean he'll still have about 122 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: thirty two million Class C shares of under Armour. These 123 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: are non voting shares, uh if he completes all the sales. Nonetheless, 124 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,239 Speaker 1: the idea of Plank backing away from under Armour didn't 125 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: go over so well. Under Armours Class she C shares 126 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: and also their voting Class A shares down about three Okay, 127 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: but I still call it the gap, Dave, it's gap. 128 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: It's shares of gap down today. In fact that the 129 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: clothes losing more than two and a half percent to 130 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: twenty three dollars and nine two cents, and it's just 131 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: all pretty much on sales. UH. Companies Comparable store sales 132 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: for August down three percent versus a two percent drop 133 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: a year ago. UH. If you look at GAP, you 134 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: kent on break it down a little bit versus GAP 135 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: in the other parts of the company comps sales down 136 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: five percent. That compares with the decline of eight percent 137 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: last year. But in a republic same store sales down 138 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: ten percent, UH, compared to eleven percent decrease last year. 139 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: Old Navy comps rose one percent a year ago, though 140 00:07:58,200 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: the increase by six percent. Kind of a tough way 141 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: for for GAP, isn't it? Because they had that big, 142 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: big fire at their fish Kill distribution center the GAP 143 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: seeing today they've activated extensive contingency plans designed to help 144 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: mitigate the overall impact to the business, including leveraging its 145 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: North American network network of distribution centers and ship from store. 146 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: Capability is so important because a lot of their online 147 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: sales come out of fish Kill. Well, let's talk about 148 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: very assigned barely the best performer in the S and 149 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: P five hundreds today, but the best nonetheless the Internet Registrar. 150 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: According to Cowen probably won't face a material adverse outcome, 151 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: in their words, on a proposed six year extension of 152 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: a contract will oversee dot com addresses. Cowen threw this 153 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: conclusion from a letter that the US Justice Department sent 154 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: to Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who heads a committee that's 155 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: looking into the potential extension. So the prospect of more 156 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: business for very assigned sent that stock higher by five 157 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: point six recent time. Now for the Volatility Index report, 158 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: brought to you by CBOE VIX Options and Futures. Volatility 159 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: can be harnessed with CBOE VIX Options and Futures c disclosures. 160 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: Learn more at CBE dot com Slash Powerful outcomes. VIX Well, 161 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:19,439 Speaker 1: quite a drop in volatility today in the VIX uh 162 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:22,719 Speaker 1: point and a half to eleven point nine four. This 163 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: is only its second drop in ten days, and in fact, 164 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: the VIX is coming off its biggest monthly increase in 165 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: a year, after surging in late August from its lowest 166 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: level since all right, Dave, you're hi. My name is Dave. 167 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: Just what do you think you're doing? Day? We're going 168 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:52,719 Speaker 1: for a bankbound wil Dave, Mr Wilson Liberty tax. What happened. Well, well, 169 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 1: let's go back to the beginning with this one, Kathleen, 170 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: I mean companies don't need to make an initial public 171 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: offering to list their shares. And and company that skipped 172 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: the sale as Liberty tax whose stocks started trading on 173 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: nazdak in June twelve. Now Liberty Taxes, headed by John Hewett, 174 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: who co founded rival Jackson Hewitt after working at industry 175 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: leader H and R Block, Liberty file for an IP 176 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: in twenty eleven and then decided against proceeding if the 177 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: company obtained a listening to make it easier to buy 178 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: and sell shares. The ticker symbol wasn't obvious choice tax 179 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: t a X. Liberty Tax has been up and down 180 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: since going public. The up phase lasted through November, when 181 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,319 Speaker 1: the stock peakeda director thirty nine dollars and sixty cents. 182 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: Then came to down phase, in which almost all of 183 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: the post listing gains were lost. Liberty Taxes low as 184 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: nine dollars and nine cents reached in May. The stocks 185 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: attempt at a recovery faltered today after fiscal first quarter 186 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 1: results were released. Revenue failed to meet analysts average estamate 187 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: to Bloomberg, survey. Now, Liberty Tax, like it Peers, doesn't 188 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: generate a whole lot of revenue at this time of year. 189 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: Most it comes during tax season, as you might imagine. Nonetheless, 190 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: Liberty Tax fell as much as nine point two percent 191 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: today in the wake of its report, before closing with 192 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 1: a loss of five point two percent. The decline, even 193 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: though it was a whole lot smaller, was still the 194 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 1: steepest since April. Quick final question, Dave, sentiment, What's gonna 195 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: happen on Tuesday? What's what's up for the rest of 196 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: this year? Do you think? Well, at this point, it 197 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:31,359 Speaker 1: really is a matter of how does FED policy unfold? 198 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: How does earnings unfold? And we really won't get a 199 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: hand on either of those key questions for a few weeks. 200 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: Of course, we have the FED Policy Meeting coming up 201 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: later this month, and then it's gonna be another month 202 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: or so before we start getting any kind of earnings 203 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:50,439 Speaker 1: reports or much in the way of guidance for the SMP. 204 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: Only a couple of companies reporting next week, alright, but 205 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: you'll be there, That's all we need. Dave Wilson, our 206 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:06,319 Speaker 1: Stocks editor. I'm Kathleen Hayes, and this is Bloomberg the 207 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: Tennis Channel. One of our first guests on the show 208 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: todays that it has been so much headed up by 209 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: Ken Solomon, CEO and Chairman of the board to bring 210 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 1: tennis to the masses, increased interest in the sport. Coming 211 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: up now on Bloomberg Radio