. >> welcome both our bloomberg and bnn audiences.hese are the top stories we are following for you from around the world. we will discuss the latest on the bipartisan infrastructure deal that faces hurdles in congress as former transportation secretary rodney slater. plus an update on virgin galactic as shares soar following faa clearance for customer spaceflights. and canada pushes ahead with sports betting. the senate passes legislation that will legalize sports betting. we discussed that with a guest. amanda: we are watching, of course, the s&p 500 as it will trade to stay in positive territory and close at a new record. this is the best week stocks have seen since april. we have seen thin trading overall that it is still positive. you can see tech is showing up a little bit weaker but they are positive on the s&p. nike is one name jumping out. on that third quarter but also the upbeat outlook. it is hard to ignore bank of america, citigroup moving up. as experts price in the expectation of dividends and buybacks. the banks have a

we welcome both our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences. here are the top stories we are following from around the world. ready for lift off. st. louis fed president james bullard says we may see interest rates hikes before 2023 as well as inflation. plus, our exclusive interview with the president of venezuela, nicolas maduro. hear what his plans are for rebuilding the oil industry there. and the future of fitness. we speak to the ceo of training app future about whether the pandemic has changed the way we work on forever. -- workout forever. amanda: we are watching the market responds not only to what the fed had to say on wednesday but jim bullard roiling things a bit. a mixed picture out there. internals of the s&p 500 are not mixed at all, everything is negative. tech, while week, is among the best -- while weak is among the best performer. look at the yield spread. you have the two year yield falling to -- rising to levels that are of note to the federal reserve. as we get those comments about rate hikes coming sooner, it will be on t

matt: welcome bloomberg and bloomberg bnn audiences.ere are the top stories from around the world. i jobs miss. i report in the u.s. and canada fall short of analysis. the latest data with diane dwonk at grant thornton. we will look at how labor shortages and food inflation are influencing the restaurant industry with cheetie kumar, a member of the restaurant coalition. a framework for global minimum tax. we will catch you up to the speed on the meeting of g7 finance ministers as they close in on a plan for that global minimum corporate rate. amanda? amanda: markets are in a more positive frame of mind today. it is big tech leading the s&p 500 higher. it is busting out of that range it's been trading in interfirst record territory. -- into fresh record territory. . energy is holding its own we are watching west texas flirting with $70. it's a pretty high price. the biggest names are microsoft, tesla, netflix. maybe it takes longer than we thought to get back to full employment. that may be feeding into that narrative. bitcoin on the dat

we will both our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences.e top stories we are following from around the world. biogen hat it's all cymer's drug approved by the fda in a landmark decision that could dramatically change treatment of the debilitating brain condition , and as a side effect, make owners of the stock very wealthy. we are looking for the open any second and live updates from apple's biggest event of the year as the world wide developers conference kicks off with software updates for the iphone and ipad. we will speak to the founder and ceo of latch, the maker of smart building operating systems, to discuss his company going public via spac. it looks like the bids are opened and it is up 55%. amanda: unsurprising in some ways. we have been waiting for biogen to start treating. 15% move. in the market that is pretty quiet, but this is important news. a general feeling that this may force a re-think analyst that have been pretty neutral on biogen so far. important development for this company and for the alzheimer's space. broad look

we welcome our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences.are the top stories we are following from around the world. in just a few moments, we will speak to john tory, the mayor of toronto, about the cities red-hot housing market amid a new report from bloomberg economics that dubbed canada one of the frothy is to markets in the world. more on draftkings as shares drop by the most since march after a short seller said it is betting against the online gambling company. and we will preview what to expect from president biden and putin's meeting in geneva tomorrow. joining us to talk about that is angela stent, author of "putin's world." amanda: we are seeing something of a similar kind of session as recent sessions, which is to say a quiet one at or near record levels but moving sideways in this range we have been stuck in. today it is technology that is weak on the s&p 500. energy and industrial leading the way higher. exxon and chevron are rocketing because the price of oil continues to jump. new multiyear highs with some big traders globall

welcome to our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences.are the top stories we are following from around the world. ford sees strong demand in the second quarter. we will break down the numbers from the automaker second-quarter earnings. and we will speak with anthony trench avenue, managing partner of nexo about his call on bitcoin hitting possibly $100,000 over the next 12 months. and why the boom in commodity prices during the pandemic has fueled a surge in theft from around the world. although, amanda, that might be self expiratory. when stuff gets more valuable, more people want to steal it. amanda: especially when it is often left lying around job sites. watching markets, lots to chew on today post that hawkish fed. it is a mixed picture. the s&p 500 unchanged, it had been weaker. the nasdaq is bearing better. inside the s&p 500 is the big story. the big decliner are energy, financials, materials. the groups that make up tech are doing ok, mildly positive. worth noting that the big banks are really suffering today. bank of america, ci