>> from what we have seen, the hp and lenovo laptops, they use those mostly in the budget range, havedon't have sales numbers, but, you know, every model -- he right after its introduction. >> interesting great stuff, guys. thank you both ty, i bought a new laptop at costco earlier this year right before demand really spiked. so i'm in the mix. >> you know, i think it's absolutely true. we now have two more laptops than we had in march, one for work, one for my son, an ipad that's on the teleprompter, or ipod i think it's called, and an ipad so there's a lot of buying going on the nasdaq, as it has been doing, now at 11,101, up 0.9 of a percent. kelly? >> impressive stuff. let's hand it over to "closing bell." we'll see you tomorrow on "power lunch. >>> good afternoon, everyone welcome to "closing bell." i'm along with sara eisen. stocks have been fluctuating, but we're seeing a strong rally into the close, the nasdaq in particular at record levels. constituent a lack of real progress, but both sides insist negotiations are move forward. 1.2 million people still applied for jobless be

a chinese company got blacklisted over human rights violations bitland is a supplier to lenovo, so theed up colliding with a crush of orders from school districts who were trying to gear up for virtual learning now these districts are telling us their orders are getting seized during shipments, and it could take weeks, even months for them to be replaced. with you districts in missouri said they have had 645 laptops received in indianapolis, another district sis it's waiting on 3700, and in denver, as many as 12,500 laptops could get hit kelly, we did reach out to lenovo for comment they did not respond, but schools tell us it is working with new suppliers >> you probably have experienced this as well, ylan, the scramble for any type of laptop, and people are now learning their kids might now need more laptops. >> that's exactly right. thereof 7 million students whoa do not have a device at home to use for virtual learning the real concern is equity how many kids will not be able to complete the schoolwork they need to do because they simply don't have the technology available to them.

you're looking for something a little more affordable, consumer reports recommends the mid range lenovo yoga laptop. >> this laptop is a two in one so it can be used as a tablet as well and has a good processor, lots of memory, which is great for running all the different applications students will be using. >> reporter: of course if you use a laptop and internet you need a router. the netgear solid performance and built-in cyber security protections. gorton says headphones are important for back to school, too. >> a good pair of headphones is a great way for kids to really zone into what they're doing and not be distracteded. >> reporter: she recommends the microsoft surface headphones because of its noise cancellation. for younger children gordon says headphones from puro sound labs has a volume limit feature which prevents it from getting too loud. so when should you buy? the answer is right now. these back-toschool deals are expected to last through mid-september. after that prices will go up until we're back into the holiday season. >> good information, michael. thanks so much. >>>

if you go to the manufacturer's website, dell or lenovo, for example, then you know you're getting the original and even better hardware and software. you also get a much better manufacturer warranty. anything that's five years old or newer is usually a safe bet, especially if it's been refurbished. to deal with all these new text needs right too. >> one more question because i have a million of them but i'm going to settle with how do you know when stuff is in stock? looking for it can be frustrating when you go to the website. how do you know? >> that's one of the biggest frustrations. you spend all this time figuring out exactly what chrome book or laptop to buy. you find it then it's out of stock. so sign up to get first alerts from stores. let's go back to this best buy example. you sign up for the student deals program and you get exclusive offers on tons of back-to-school tech must-haves. then also on best buy, theiran e which products are available at your nearest store. you won't be able to see quantity, how many they have there. if you see it in stock, buy it and run on over

items behind facemasks accord the e-commerce analytics firm profit hero companies like hp dell and lenovo has told schools they are experiencing a shortage of close to 5 million laptops as well and delta airlines such a furlough 1900 pilots in october according to reuters demand for air travel has plummeted has not recovered as much as the folks that hope to the airlines tell you if you take federal government money at the beginning of the pandemic in part of the agreement to doing that was no layoffs until october 1st so we do expect to see the airlines start can't jobs in that month and here's another unexpected consumer purchase during the pandemic at home microwaveable popcorn the president of jolly time says in march when everyone was told to stay inside things got out of control crazy a microwave and raw popcorn sales have been a 40 to 80% live from new york, i'm jane thank you robin, i have a secret stash in my cabinet to thank mardi has already from popcorn to the weather was a check in with dave spahr to find out about the forecast either day i have a big stash to so i'm ready as

lenovo, hp and dell told school districts they have a shortage of nearly 5 million computers. supply chain disruptions and sanctions on china. hp in the premarket is up by more than 1%. real quick, a look at dell, there is the lenovo and dell stocks as you can see comparison year-to-date performance on both of those. nice little uptick at the end of the chart, marie y those are your headlines. maria: thank you. creating economic opportunity, the white house council of economic advisors is releasing its analysis of opportunity zone investment. it shows over the past two years $75 billion of private capital has flowed into disadvantaged communities across the country. joining me now is housing and urban development secretary, dr. mr. secretary, always great to see you. thank you you so much for being here. >> thank you, maria. maria: well, these are serious numbers flowing into the -- go ahead. >> it's very serious. you know, this $75 billion in two years is remarkable because as the program was put together, secretary mnuchin and his group predicted $100 billion over 10 years.

you have a school district that ordered 5,000 of these lenovo chromebooks and they can't get them.more, making back-to-school fun, more "fox & friends" on the other side. ♪ ... [sizzling] i may not be able to tell time, but i know what time it is. [whispering] it's grilled cheese o'clock. pete: good morning. welcome to fox & friends and we're straight to a fox news literary. we're following several breaking stories. just this morning a suspect arrested in the shooting of two st. louis police officers, one of them fighting for his life after being shot in the head. pete: two other officers in chicago shot during a traffic stop, one of them hit in the chest and is in serious condition. we'll have more details in just a few minutes. jedediah: but first we begin in portland where a man is shot and killed near downtown protests. shots fired as trump supporters and black lives matter protesters clashed in the streets. police have not said if the shooting is connected to the demonstrations. meanwhile, president trump is scheduled to visit kenosha, wisconsin, on tuesday after the police sh