on the barron's virtual round table, ben, karl and jack. great to see you, guys.ish we were together again. so the word unprecedented is getting quite a workout over the past month or so. jack, it certainly applies to what was happening in the energy market over the past week. >> right at the start of the week the energy markets -- you know what? let's get weird. i know you think you've seen weird, but how does -$37 sound on a barrel of crude oil? does that mean i can go to a gas station, they'll pea me to if fill up the car? that's not what it means. in the futures market, each contract has to do with a specific type of oil delivered to a specific place at a specific time, and on april 20th when that may west texas intermediate contract came due, you better have had a pipeline and storage tank willing to accept your oil in oklahoma or you got closed with next to zero liquidity. most people didn't have it, so so we had prices go sharply negative. now -- jack: if you have a boat that holds oil, that's a nice thing. >> funny you mentioned that because on my street w

together. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ jackie: right to your barron's survey.e most successful money manager in the country on where they think the economy is going. it may surprise you. here to weigh in is morgan stanley cio lisa shallot. you and your team titled a recent report too far too fast and suggested that the recent runup is just a bear market rally. does that mean you think investors should not be chasing stocks right now? >> no. actuallying quite the opposite. i think the point we're trying to make is that investors really need to think about act e investing as opposed to just the pass i index -- passive index. right now we know that the the index, the s&p 500 index is going to -- [inaudible] and our sense is that a huge portion of that is really driven with by the fact that the s&p 500 as an index is extraordinarily concentrated with the top five stocks actually representing about 22% of that index. there are another 300 companies in that index that actually represent less than a tenth of a percent each. and so so our view is the index itself, this

on the barron's virtual round table, ben, karl and jack. great to see you, guys.ish we were together again. so the word unprecedented is getting quite a workout over the past month or so. jack, it certainly applies to what was happening in the energy market over the past week. >> right at the start of the week the energy markets -- you know what? let's get weird. i know you think you've seen weird, but how does -$37 sound on a barrel of crude oil? does that mean i can go to a gas station, they'll pea me to if fill up the car? that's not what it means. in the futures market, each contract has to do with a specific type of oil delivered to a specific place at a specific time, and on april 20th when that may west texas intermediate contract came due, you better have had a pipeline and storage tank willing to accept your oil in oklahoma or you got closed with next to zero liquidity. most people didn't have it, so so we had prices go sharply negative. now -- jack: if you have a boat that holds oil, that's a nice thing. >> funny you mentioned that because on my street w

have♪ >> barron's round table, sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jackie: welcome to barron's round table where we getd the headlines to prepare you for the week ahead. i'm jack otter. we begin with what we think are the three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. it was another volatile week, actually a tale of two markets. some companies were hit hard while others were resill e cent. what we can expect going forward. the pandemic exposing and exacerbating deep troubles in retail. which companies are best positioned to weather the storm. and big investors pressuring companies to take care of their employees. why this is good for business and workers. finish on the barron's round table tonight but at a safe distance, ben leveson, carl english and jack howe. ben, first to you. let's talk about what's happening in the market right now. in the beginning of the bear market, we had that crazy panic stage, lots of missed pricings. now things seem to have settled down, investors maybe trying to find what the right prices are? >> they are. or at least they, you know, they're maki

. >> barron's round table sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to barron's round table, i'm jack otter.begin with what we think are the three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. stocks took a big hit in response to the coronavirus, but the s&p 500 and big tech are showing surprising resilience. health care companies at the center of the pandemic, which stocks to watch and the impact of the crisis on automakers. how the entire auto ecosystem might function in our new reality. we spoke to ford ceo jim hackett. on the barron's round table, ben leveson, jack howe. ben, we saw stunningly horrible economic numbers last week, really unbelievable, but the market actually was higher on the week. what is happening? >> yeah. i mean, this data was just terrible. retail sale, industrial production, empire state manufacturing, you name it, it was probably the worst ever on record. unemployment, the jobless claims continued to rise another 5 million people lost their jobs. i mean, it's just bad. but we knew it was going to be bad, and there's also two rays of hope out t

. >> barron's round table sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to barron's round table, i'm jack otter.begin with what we think are the three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. stocks took a big hit in response to the coronavirus, but the s&p 500 and big tech are showing surprising resilience. health care companies at the center of the pandemic, which stocks to watch and the impact of the crisis on automakers. how the entire auto ecosystem might function in our new reality. we spoke to ford ceo jim hackett. on the barron's round table, ben leveson, jack howe. ben, we saw stunningly horrible economic numbers last week, really unbelievable, but the market actually was higher on the week. what is happening? >> yeah. i mean, this data was just terrible. retail sale, industrial production, empire state manufacturing, you name it, it was probably the worst ever on record. unemployment, the jobless claims continued to rise another 5 million people lost their jobs. i mean, it's just bad. but we knew it was going to be bad, and there's also two rays of hope out t

barron's takes a deep dive into utility stocks this week. >> yeah.f people like utilities for the safe, stable dividend. but with more people staying at home, you don't have as much commercial electric usage. these are businesses that have a lot of debt and expensively run. so we ran a screen on which companies have the safest looking dividends, american electric power, dominion energy all yielding around 2.3-4.6%. jack: and i had an interesting talk with ryan hedrick with t. rowe price, with commodity prices so lower and renewables being an ever larger share, sunlight and wind are free marginally, he thinks utilities can actually get the same revenue but make more money because their cost is going to go down. it's an interesting view and good if you happen to be an income investor. >>> coming up, can smart thermometers track and prevent the spread of co19? that's next -- covid-19? that's nexexexexex as we work to get through these times together, you may not be thinking about blood donation, but blood is needed to save the lives of people who are si

. >> barron's round table sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to barron's round table, i'm jack otter.begin with what we think are the three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. stocks took a big hit in response to the coronavirus, but the s&p 500 and big tech are showing surprising resilience. health care companies at the center of the pandemic, which stocks to watch and the impact of the crisis on automakers. how the entire auto ecosystem might function in our new reality. we spoke to ford ceo jim hackett. on the barron's round table, ben leveson, jack howe. ben, we saw stunningly horrible economic numbers last week, really unbelievable, but the market actually was higher on the week. what is happening? >> yeah. i mean, this data was just terrible. retail sale, industrial production, empire state manufacturing, you name it, it was probably the worst ever on record. unemployment, the jobless claims continued to rise another 5 million people lost their jobs. i mean, it's just bad. but we knew it was going to be bad, and there's also two rays of hope out t

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. ♪ >> barron's round table, sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jackie: welcome to barron's round table where we get behindu for the week ahead. i'm jack otter. we begin with what we think are the three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. it was another volatile week, actually a tale of two markets. some companies were hit hard while others were resill e cent. what we can expect going forward. the pandemic exposing and exacerbating deep troubles in retail. which companies are best positioned to weather the storm. and big investors pressuring companies to take care of their employees. why this is good for business and workers. finish on the barron's round table tonight but at a safe distance, ben leveson, carl english and jack howe. ben, first to you. let's talk about what's happening in the market right now. in the beginning of the bear market, we had that crazy panic stage, lots of missed pricings. now things seem to have settled down, investors maybe trying to find what the right prices are? >> they are. or at least they, you know, they're making bets that some kinds of co

. >> barron's round table sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to barron's round table, i'm jack otter. three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. stocks took a big hit in response to the coronavirus, but the s&p 500 and big tech are showing surprising resilience. health care companies at the center of the pandemic, which stocks to watch and the impact of the crisis on automakers. how the entire auto ecosystem might function in our new reality. we spoke to ford ceo jim hackett. on the barron's round table, ben leveson, jack howe. ben, we saw stunningly horrible economic numbers last week, really unbelievable, but the market actually was higher on the week. what is happening? >> yeah. i mean, this data was just terrible. retail sale, industrial production, empire state manufacturing, you name it, it was probably the worst ever on record. unemployment, the jobless claims continued to rise another 5 million people lost their jobs. i mean, it's just bad. but we knew it was going to be bad, and there's also two rays of hope out there. one was a new set of treat

. >> barron's round table sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to barron's round table, i'm jack otter.begin with what we think are the three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. stocks took a big hit in response to the coronavirus, but the s&p 500 and big tech are showing surprising resilience. health care companies at the center of the pandemic, which stocks to watch and the impact of the crisis on automakers. how the entire auto ecosystem might function in our new reality. we spoke to ford ceo jim hackett. on the barron's round table, ben leveson, jack howe. ben, we saw stunningly horrible economic numbers last week, really unbelievable, but the market actually was higher on the week. what is happening? >> yeah. i mean, this data was just terrible. retail sale, industrial production, empire state manufacturing, you name it, it was probably the worst ever on record. unemployment, the jobless claims continued to rise another 5 million people lost their jobs. i mean, it's just bad. but we knew it was going to be bad, and there's also two rays of hope out t

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on the barron's virtual round table, ben, karl and jack. great to see

follow us on twitter @barrons on line. stay safe, wash your hands. see you next week on "barron's roun >> from the fox studios in new york city, this is maria bartiromo's "wall street." maria: happy weekend, everybody. welcome to the program that analyzes the week that was and helps position you for the week ahead, and what a week it was. thanks for joining me, i'm maria bartiromo. coming up, we will talk about the coronavirus and its impact. the ceo of 3m, mike roman, is here to talk about the need to produce more medical supplies to combat the covid-19 pandemic and why president trump is calling out 3m for its production of respirators. the u.s. economy lost 701,000 jobs in the month of march. that was the steepest decline in jobs since 2009. the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%. however, on mornings with maria this week, i spoke with the former president of the atlanta federal reserve, and he told me that the unemployment rate is much closer to 10% than 3.8% given we did see.6 million unemployment benefits this past week. joining me now to discuss t

. >> barron's round table sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to barron's round table, i'm jack otter. three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. stocks took a big hit in response to the coronavirus, but the s&p 500 and big tech are showing surprising resilience. health care companies at the center of the pandemic, which stocks to watch and the impact of the crisis on automakers. how the entire auto ecosystem might function in our new reality. we spoke to ford ceo jim hackett.

. ♪ >> barron's round table, sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jackie: welcome to barron's round table where we get behinde week ahead. i'm jack otter. we begin with what we think are the three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. it was another volatile week, actually a tale of two markets. some companies were hit hard while others were resill e cent. what we can expect going forward. the pandemic exposing and exacerbating deep troubles in retail. which companies are best positioned to weather the storm. and big investors pressuring companies to take care of their

have♪ >> barron's round table, sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jackie: welcome to barron's round table where we get prepare you for the week ahead. i'm jack otter. we begin with what we think are the three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. it was another volatile week, actually a tale of two markets. some companies were hit hard while others were resill e cent. what we can expect going forward. the pandemic exposing and exacerbating deep troubles in retail. which companies are best positioned to weather the storm. and big investors pressuring companies to take care of their employees.

. >> barron's round table sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to barron's round table, i'm jack otter.ee most important things investors should be thinking about right now. stocks took a big hit in response to the coronavirus, but the s&p 500 and big tech are showing surprising resilience. health care companies at the center of the pandemic, which stocks to watch and the impact of the crisis on automakers. how the entire auto ecosystem might function in our new reality. we spoke to ford ceo jim hackett. onhe

. >> barron's round table sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to barron's round table, i'm jack otter. most important things investors should be thinking about right now. stocks took a big hit in response to the coronavirus, but the s&p 500 and big tech are showing surprising resilience. health care companies at the center of the pandemic, which stocks to watch and the impact of the crisis on automakers. how the entire auto ecosystem might function in our new reality. we spoke to ford ceo jim