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for i.t. infrastructure and uptime, you need apc by schneider electric... an i.t. orchestration by cdw. people who get it. >>> all right, folks starting the phase two and three trials for an antibody treatment for covid-19 that's not the only news meg joins us with the details. >> let's start with the news on the antibeside trials. th this is the first human trials. in this age of condensed clinical trial time lines they will test it in about 20 people for safety and if that looks good, they will expand it to 1300 people in a phase two, three trial. the goal is to prevent covid-19 from becoming severe and requiring hospitalizations this followed last week's safety trial and lily and regeron in the late stages for treatment and revenprevention with the antibeside druantibody drugs. the vaccine news continues to come novavax reached an agreement in principle with canada. for canada to purchase up to 76 million doses. that's if the vaccine is successful in clinical trials and is approved in that country. it could be available as soon as q2 of 2021 we're getting update

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for i.t. infrastructure and uptime, you need apc by schneider electric... an i.t.stration by cdw. people who get it. >>> welcome back to "fast money. beyond meat grilling up some major gains as they go beyond the grocery store. >> beyond the grocery store and online beyond meat shares are still in the green after hours upon ending the regular session up nearly 5 1/2%, this after the company announced its new e-commerce platform. that new platform allows customers to buy beyond meat products directly from the company's website and also acts as an online only specials the direct to consumer rollout allows beyond to really tap into the skyrocketing demand for fresh meat alternatives in retail he also says that channel is up 140% since march with the pandemic shutting down so many restaurants, beyond has really made a big push into retail, launching value packs this summer to better compete against traditional meat companies for price sensitive customers. but its competition is doing the same thing kelloggs announced it's launching plant based ground meet through its i

if someone wants to get better about interviewing for a job through apc, they can take a course on tips on how to do a better job of interviewing. then we even have artificial intelligence that will give people feedback about how they did. so people can practice and learn. i think that is just one example of how we can put digital technology to work, to frankly help people succeed in the current environment and add to the digital skills they are likely going to need to be successful in the decade ahead. mike: brad, i'm getting the hook here. i want to squeeze this in. as i write about the charlotte project, what i was most excited about was smart for -- smart transit. can you give us a sentence about smart transit? brad: when you think about it, we live in a world where data can help us with almost everything we do. cities manage their transportation infrastructure, it can help individuals do a better job of avoiding traffic jams, at least in the days when people are driving more again and going back to the office. if you think about what it means to have a smart city. want,e are all go

for i.t. infrastructure and uptime, you need apc by schneider electric... an i.t.rchestration by cdw. people who get it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the economy, maybe telling another story here one aspect, being the weak dollar which the dollar index hitting the lowest level since may 2018, falling five days in a row and continuing a downward spiral also continue to read about weak economic conditions. the world banks projecting a grim outlook saying it will shrink by 5.2% with the emerging markets and developing economies falling by 2.5% the first contraction in 60 years. joining us for more on the global picture is president of the world bank president, it's good to have you onboard. what do you think the weak dollar is a reflection of right now? >> hi, sara. if you look at a longer term graph, it's more in the mid rarpg wrf it's been over the five year period or over longer periods. so i think what it's reflecting right now is just some signs of growth outside the u.s so that's good if other countries are growing, then the interest rates won't be as negative or they can mo

currently in the polls nationally right now is that democrats overwhelmingly, 51% of them in a race in apc news/"washington post" poll, said they wanted to vote by mail versus just 20% of republicans. that is a huge margin, and much different than what we saw in 2016 when that margin didn't exist. it's very clear that republican voters have been listening to president trump and, therefore, they don't want to vote by mail. and you know what? banking votes before election day in a pandemic that's unpredictable puts democrats at an advantage. >> especially at a time when he hasn't gotten any kind of game together on the pandemic. when this starts in september that early voting, those will be people who are voting with kids who haven't gone back to school, the economy is not opening, they're not doing the testing. they're seeing it in the uk is better. other countries are going to echo that acceleration and we may not. that's a bad time to have voting. that's when mail-in voting may make a difference. harry enten, thank you. >>> from context to the urgency of consequence here. breaking news on

for i.t. infrastructure and uptime, you need apc by schneider electric... an i.t. >>> welcome back to "squawk box" this morning take a look at futures we are 40 minutes away from the market open. dow looks like it will open off two points the s&p flirting with flat for now as it has been flirting for days though with an historic high melissa? >>> six points away from the record closing high to be exact. >>> coming up, jim cramer's first take on the thursday trading day ahead and then we'll do the splits. stock splits that is has the tactic worked when stocks have gone that unrod. stay tuned much more "squawk box" after this quick break wealth management,fidelity your dedicated adviser can give you straightforward advice and tailored recommendations. that's the clarity you get with fidelity wealth management. >>> welcome back to "squawk box. check out shares of penn national gaming where is dave portnoy right now? that stock is up higher, as he would say stocks only go up. i'm not sure that is true. goldman sachs initiating coverage of the stock with a buy rating an