coming up, less than an hour to the closing bell and i'm cheryl casone in for liz claman. let's start "the claman countdown." cheryl: well, forget apple. forget samsung. it is pc makers that are popping higher this hour. hp reporting a 30% jump in laptop sales versus a year ago. increased demand due to working and learning from home. dell also reporting an 18% increase in revenue driven by its pc sales department. both pc makers actually beating estimates on the top and bottom line, as you can see, the stocks substantially higher. dell up almost 6% and you've got hewlett-packard up almost 6.5%. >>> not to be outdone, ulta, take a look at the stock. it's up almost 7%. they had a 2 ed200% jump in dig sales as positive trends at reopened stores helped to up the earnings results. it's the makeup, the cosmetics store. i love going there. it's really fun. at least seven firms raising their price targets on shares of the beauty products retailer despite a miss on revenue estimates for them. >>> morgan stanley throwing a flag on the play. they are downgrading draftkings and barstoo

liz claman. thank you very much. charlie: liz claman. abbey hoffman go to berkeley >> liz: yeah, he was my room nate. we're looking at a huge rally we've got the nasdac up 219, dow up 300 points, the 10 year which earlier, yeah, that's a seven- week high by the way .67% so not a lot of fear at all in this market with the closing bell ringing in 21 minutes. folks we're moments away from seeing history play out in front of us the newly-formed democratic 2020 ticket is about to hold its first campaign event together. we'll take you live to wilmington delaware as soon as joe biden and kamala harris take the stage. and as the world waits for the return of the nfl next month, forget about college ball , find out how two-time super bowl champ and former patriots defensive end jarvis green pivoted from football to business in a huge way. all in a brand new episode of my everyone talks to liz podcast, his oceans 97 shrimping company took a major hit during this pandemic because he of course supplies a lot of restaurants which all shutdown but tha

i'm cheryl casone in for liz claman. let's start "the claman countdown." cheryl: well, shares of gamestop are surging after the cofounder of online pet food firm chewy's reported a 9% stake in the video game retailer on the belief that this particular stock is undervalued. it's up more than 30% right now. shares of workhorse, let's take a look at that stock right now, is trending higher by almost 14%. they just announced strategic agreements withhitachiamerica andhitachicapital america. this will help them develop a national dealer network and vehicle financing options. >>> scitigroup upgraded beyond meat to neutral from sell, saying the alternative meat maker's new website eliminates lack of direct-to-consumer distribution concerns. citi expecting restaurants to up their plant-based offerings as the worst of the pandemic passes. that stock up more than 4% right now. >>> taking a look at apple, the biggest mover on the dow today but only the 18th largest component after today's four-for-one stock split that went into effect this morning. let's flash back t

charlie breaks it and we're less than an hour until the closing bell even cheryl casone in for liz claman. let's start the "claman countdown." >>> and we start with some breaking news right now. firefighters are battling these blazes out in california, after a rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that actually sparked several small fires like they really needed that at the northern california. all of this has set off a huge forest fire just north of los angeles, more than 4,500 buildings are under threat by this wildfire, which is burning towards thick, dry brush and that's not a good thing as you know, in the angeles national forest we'll continue to monitor what's happening this afternoon out in california and we also have this story to bring you german biotech chore vac working on a covid-19 vaccine, that stock is popping right now. look at it at 32% and change this is a second day of trading, after the stock initially sky rocketed 249% when it made its debut on the nasdac on friday. we do want to note to you the bill and malinda gates foundation funded it with 44.2 million back

liz claman, someone had amazing breaking news on that, an exclusive earlier today. liz: well, yeah. on that and yeah, sorry to your guest but it does look like it's microsoft and not oracle. indeed, charles, thank you so much. breaking news. as we head into what's been a rocking hour of trade, microsoft is actually now down after hitting a high after sources familiar with bytedance negotiations to sell its tiktok u.s. assets reveals to "countdown" the up to the minute state of play in microsoft's pursuit of social media's most talked-about name. we've got more breaking news that's coming right up on that story. >>> from the race to buy tiktok to the race for a covid vaccine, as biotech's biggest names from novavax to pfizer to jnj hit the gas on their

i'm cheryl casone in for liz claman. let's start "the claman countdown." cheryl: we begin with some breaking news right now. california authorities are fighting to keep the light and ac on as a heat wave is currently stressing the state's electrical system. the california independent system operator expected to make utilities start rotating blackouts to as many as 3.3 million homes and businesses, as temperatures may hit triple digits in many areas in the golden state. residents already enduring a series of blackouts on friday and saturday. we will keep you posted, watch what's happening out west. >>> then there's this beverage giant, dr. pepper falling today after its largest shareholder, maple holdings, sold 45 million shares. those shares were sold in a 2% discount from monday's closing price. maple is still the largest shareholder, with a 49.5% stake, but take a look at the stock right now. it's down 2%. >>> pinterest gaining popularity intraday. take a look at it, up almost 3%. this as the digital pinboard and image sharing company appointed their fir

we are still grinding it away here as i hand it over to my colleague liz claman. nasdaq and s&p looking pretty good. the dow ironically held back by the names getting kicked out. they are already down. the ones getting in, they are not in yet. the stocks are up. go figure. liz: charles, exxonmobil. that was a little bit of a thing last night when i saw that. i said i'm going to get on my -- [ speaking simultaneously ] liz: just crazy, right? you know what, it's not just looking good for the s&p and nasdaq, though. don't undersell it here. we are at session highs but we begin with a fox business alert to start the hour. in a very unusual move, oil stocks are actually sliding even as the gulf coast braces for impact. valero, phillips 66 and exxonmobil just hours ago started shutting down all their refineries that are in the texas region. beaumont and the whole area. as hurricane laura's wrath unwinds right on top with more than 82% of gulf oil operations now offline. we now know where the powerful storm is headed and what it could mean for prices at the pump. by the

the dow jones industrial average is up 300 points as i hand it over to my friend and colleague liz claman. liz, over to you. liz: it's good to see you, charles. you know, we will start with the breaking news. it is a meeting that begins imminently between washington's power players with trillions of dollars on coronavirus stimulus at stake and it has the markets juiced. as charles just said, we have a triple digit gain for the dow jones industrials. moments ago, our fox business cameras captured senate minority leader chuck schumer arriving at house speaker nancy pelosi's office for the meeting with treasury secretary steven mnuchin whom i am told just arrived as well, white house chief of staff mark meadows and the postmaster general. is the coronavirus relief deal inching closer or is it as we said, imminent? we will bring you all the breaking details out of those very offices where the meeting's happening. >>> the deadly pandemic exposing a major need not just for relief, but for contactless payments and an economy dependent nowadays on digital retail. the ceo of global payments is her

meantime, dow up 220 points as i hand it over to my friend and colleague, liz claman. liz? liz: you know what i'm calling this rally? i'm calling it from russia with market love. just what you were talking about. charles: that was one of my favorite bond movies, too. liz: no, it's "the spy who loved me." let's get that out of the way. from russia with love. the nasdaq still kind of caught in the big tech cyclical tug-of-war but the dow and s&p are taking flight as vladimir putin claims the world's first viable covid-19 vaccine. we've got the dow flat at the moment, actually, i'm sorry, up 212 points. s&p better by 7. the nasdaq down 49. but the news of this possible, we stress possible vaccine, is fueling travel stocks. delta less than an hour away from landing its longest winning streak since just before the discovery of that first covid case in the u.s. here in a "countdown" exclusive, delta's ceo live on the airline giant's high-flying turnaround, whether layoffs are coming if congress doesn't offer more financial relief to the sector, and the key safety promise that's f

liz claman, the dow is leading the way today. liz: i know. finally. what an interesting trend this week. yes, major market milestones are about to be shattered after federal reserve chair jerome powell shape shifts the fed's inflation target, which could leave rates lower and longer. the dow now positive for the year as the s&p and the nasdaq close in on all-time highs yet again. is a deal to buy tiktok hours away? as we reported here first, microsoft ceo speeding fastest toward the social media prize. now it's confirmed walmart has bet on microsoft's horse to nudge it across the finish line. the analyst who says a deal has been sealed and is down to the wire in a fox business exclusive. dan ives of wedbush, only here coming up. >>> hurricane laura leaves destruction in her wake as the energy world scrambles at this hour to restore power and get natural gas and oil operations back online. we are going to take you straight to lake charles, louisiana, where the eye went right over for a look at the on-the-ground damage. >>> and the boycotts spreading at

liz claman, someone had amazing breaking news on that, an exclusive earlier today. liz: well, yeah. we have even got more on that and yeah, sorry to your guest but it does look like it's microsoft and not oracle. indeed, charles, thank you so much. breaking news. as we head into what's been a rocking hour of trade, microsoft is actually now down after hitting a high after sources familiar with bytedance negotiations to sell its tiktok u.s. assets reveals to "countdown" the up to the minute state of play in microsoft's pursuit of social media's most talked-about name. we've got more breaking news that's coming right up on that story. >>> from the race to buy tiktok to the race for a covid vaccine, as biotech's biggest names from novavax to pfizer to jnj hit the gas on their hunt for a covid killer, a fox business exclusive, this is really interesting, with the ceo behind the public company that owns the rooms where it's all happening for these vaccines. a vaccine not coming soon enough for new york city. times square still without its throngs of summertime tourists. in doughnut world

starting the week off in the right direction as i hand it over to liz claman. a nice little start to the week so far. liz: we're getting spoiled, charles. we really are. charles: we really are. liz: yeah, let's all remember that, okay? let the good times roll and then the bad times -- yeah, yeah. all right. that's why charles and i are here, to keep you calm. it is the covid catalyst. the dow, s&p and nasdaq are hitting the fast track and two of those indexes are shattering records as we head into the final hour of trade but could that theme, treatment breakthroughs, be a death knell for some of the biggest lockdown names from peloton to bitcoin to beyond meat. our millenial all-stars are here on who is still hot and who's not when it comes to those names. >>> the market's ev tidal wave getting even bigger. coming up, the newest entrant in electric vehicles now paddling its way into the public market with its skateboard inspired suv and the spac helping to move that power. in their first joint interview, the ceo of canoe, have you heard of this, there's a waitli

liz claman, the markets making a pretty good bounce here as well. >> liz: this is the kind of friday i like. [laughter] no drama, no histeria, but you know, you could argue there's a lot of energy and histeria to the upside. markets are embracing a triple dose of good news on the u.s. economic front. this final hour, it looks to propel the nasdac and the s&p to score new record closes, both of them, so why is one of the top economic experts on the planet sending up the warning flare? mohammed is here on a "premature " danger he now sees lurking in the weeds. the 2020 fireworks officially blasting off, team biden-harris hoping to win back the white house from president trump and vice president pence, job creation, clean energy, social security and medicare protection s all on the docket as well as tax hikes for the rich and on large corporations. our all-star panel will duke it out, and react. >>> and in his first interview since joe biden's acceptance speech last night, billionaire hedge fund giant and democratic fundraiser mark lazzry is here is he ready to pay more taxes under a bi

. >>> meantime, liz claman, market's a little bit shaky right now. just waiting, i think waiting for congress. liz: yeah. yeah. well, you know what, because the markets have up until just a few minutes ago looked so strong, i'll tell you, congress, we are going to talk about this, may be slow-walking that relief package but right this moment, as we head into the final hour of trade, folks, market bears have just turned the tables on the bulls. late in the session, the nasdaq and s&p 500 have just given up gains after they both appeared earlier like they were headed to brand new record highs. not so now. we do have the dow jones industrials down 143 points. cisco's poor earnings is pushing that index down. s&p down 11. nasdaq just higher by 19 points. not the same at all for apple. apple hitting yet another new high as it closes in on the $2 trillion market cap. news breaking of its new plan for subscribers to bundle the apple joy so which companies might want to dive for cover? we are taking a deep dive into the apple barrel, online contactless auto s

thank you very much to you and i want to send it to my colleague liz claman. i did my best but i got to say, i kind of failed you on the s&p 500 and nasdaq. my apologies. liz: no, really, you know, the s&p's just kind of teasing the flat line there. so you know what, i think it's just trying to give you a run for your money. we will see what happens in the final hour. thanks so much. all right. >>> we have breaking news. just as the top senate democrat says covid relief package negotiations are quote, on the right track, one voice at the white house says it's an absolute mockery quote. trillions of dollars in unemployment benefits and help for states hangs in the balance as we head into the final 59 minutes of trade. could we see a breakthrough in this hour? we are going to take you straight to the white house for a live update. yeah, cheryl was right, markets are losing a bit of steam late in the session. the s&p as i said, kind of straddling that line. it's up two points right now but the nasdaq which had been up, is now in the red, negative by 13 points. it

liz claman, it's another big day in the markets. liz: oh, huge, charles. each day has been huge. you hand it off, i take it and things have just been exploding. we have a fox business alert here to start with. with the deadline to submit bids for the u.s. assets of tiktok less than 72 hours away, sources close to negotiations are now telling fox business that quote, what last week was a quote, baseball game in the seventh inning with microsoft in the lead has now turned into a tighter sports race with oracle but for now, our sources are saying microsoft still has it by a nose. sources familiar with tiktok's chinese parent bytedance in its negotiations to sell the short form video app u.s. assets say the ceo wants it and sees it as a prize. we should tell you the bid for tiktok which reports say could go as high as $50 billion are due this week. president trump has said if there's no deal by september 15th to sell its u.s. arm to an american company, he will ban the app. tiktok sources tell us the company has witnessed not just an american but an international rush to download the

the dow jones industrial average is up 300 points as i hand it over to my friend and colleague liz clamanr to you. liz: it's good to see you, charles. you know, we will start with the breaking news. it is a meeting that begins imminently between washington's power players with trillions of dollars on coronavirus stimulus at stake and it has the markets juiced. as charles just said, we have a triple digit gain for the dow jones industrials. moments ago, our fox business cameras captured senate minority leader chuck schumer arriving at house speaker nancy pelosi's office for the meeting with treasury secretary steven mnuchin whom i am told just arrived as well, white house chief of staff mark meadows and the postmaster general. is the coronavirus relief deal inching closer or is it as we said, imminent? we will bring you all the

meantime, dow up 220 points as i hand it over to my friend and colleague, liz claman. liz?i'm calling this rally? i'm calling it from russia with market love. just what you were talking about. charles: that was one of my favorite bond movies, too. liz: no, it's "the spy who loved me." let's get that out of the way. from russia with love. the nasdaq still kind of caught in the big tech cyclical tug-of-war but the dow and s&p are taking flight as vladimir putin claims the world's first viable covid-19 vaccine. we've got the dow flat at the moment, actually, i'm sorry,

liz claman, for apple to do that, they have less influence on the dow and all these other indices but i think they are doing it to acknowledge the individual investor. i think it's a good thing. liz: remember the seven for one stock split, i think back in 2014? that's a could have, would have, should have, right? charles: i'm telling you. absolutely. liz: you know, it's good for the retail investor. you're absolutely right. preach it, charles. i love when you explain these things to our investor audience. perfect. good stuff. i'll take it from here. here's a question. professor liz takes it from professor charles. do you or don't you give your portfolio the month of august off? what about this time around? breaking news, if you kicked off that summer vacation today, you're losing money, particularly if you are a tech investor. on this first trading day of august, the nasdaq aiming for its 29th record close of the year as tech giants from apple, like we were talking about, to microsoft and a whole host of other names, lead markets higher. we have the nasdaq up 176 points right now. dow

speaking of the best here is liz claman over to you. >> liz: [laughter] oh, my new best friend, [laughterand i've got to tell you , you are the best when it comes to looking at stocks breaking it down for viewers charles have a great weekend, and meanwhile the love fest continues here right? breaking news, two big question marks are in play as we head into this final hour of trade. number one, team trump's attack on social media companies out of china, those are tiktok and whether the nations leaders can forge a deal for trillions of dollars of coronavirus aid by

liz claman, it's another big day in the markets. liz: oh, huge, charles. each day has been huge.take it and things have just been exploding. we have a fox business alert here to start with. with the deadline to submit bids for the u.s. assets of tiktok less than 72 hours away, sources close to negotiations are now telling fox business that quote, what last week was a quote, baseball game in the seventh inning with microsoft in the lead has now turned into a tighter sports race with oracle but for now, our sources are saying microsoft still has it by a nose. sources familiar with tiktok's

speaking of the best here is liz claman over to you. >> liz: [laughter] oh, my new best friend, [laughter] listen, and i've got to tell you , you are the best when it comes to looking at stocks breaking it down for viewers charles have a great weekend, and meanwhile the love fest continues here right? breaking news, two big question marks are in play as we head into this final hour of trade. number one, team trump's attack on social media companies out of china, those are tiktok and whether the nations leaders can forge a deal for trillions of dollars of coronavirus aid by this weekend. a beat on the july jobs report not enough to keep any of the majors in the green, dow and s&p are about to snap five day winning streaks while the nasdac which did hit a new intraday record earlier has now reversed and probably won't likely see its fifth straight record close still what a week its been for the nasdac. one of the top minds on wall street is here, to make sense of all of the market monster moves this week. from the tech rally to gold's jump about $2,070 an ounce and bitcoins come back, and w

. >>> meantime, liz claman, market's a little bit shaky right now. ink waiting for congress. liz: yeah. yeah. well, you know what, because the markets have up until just a few minutes ago looked so strong, i'll tell you, congress, we are going to talk about this, may be slow-walking that relief package but right this moment, as we head into the final hour of trade, folks, market bears have just turned the tables on the bulls. late in the session, the nasdaq and s&p 500 have just given up gains after they both

cheryl casone in for liz claman will usher you through the next hour. cheryl: the c.p.s looking at the dow and nasdaq and s&p, looking at some of the best markets for the month of august that we haven't seen since 1984. i was trying to remember what i was doing in 1984 and i can't. charles: i can't remember what i did yesterday. cheryl: long time ago. we will see what we can do with these markets. all right. wall street, well, we are looking at a mixed picture as we close out the best august in decades, like i was just talking with with charles. the dow down 188 but the s&p and nasdaq green right now. best month in 36 years. the s&p 500 and nasdaq hitting new intraday records today. we will see if we can actually have these markets hit new records again at the close in an

thank you very much to you and i want to send it to my colleague liz claman. est but i got to say, i kind of failed you on the s&p 500 and nasdaq. my apologies. liz: no, really, you know, the s&p's just kind of teasing the flat line there. so you know what, i think it's just trying to give you a run for your money. we will see what happens in the final hour. thanks so much. all right. >>> we have breaking news. just as the top senate democrat says covid relief package negotiations are quote, on the right track, one voice at the white house says it's an absolute mockery quote. trillions of dollars in unemployment benefits and help for states hangs in the balance as we head into the final 59 minutes of trade. could we see a breakthrough in this hour? we are going to take you

made another pretty good move, starting the week off in the right direction as i hand it over to liz claman getting spoiled, charles. we really are. charles: we really are. liz: yeah, let's all remember that, okay? let the good times roll and then the bad times -- yeah, yeah. all right. that's why charles and i are here, to keep you calm. it is the covid catalyst. the dow, s&p and nasdaq are hitting the fast track and two of those indexes are shattering records as we head into the final hour of trade but could that theme, treatment breakthroughs, be a death knell for some of the biggest lockdown names from peloton to bitcoin to beyond meat. our millenial all-stars are here on who is still hot and who's not when it comes to those names. >>> the market's ev tidal wave

we are still grinding it away here as i hand it over to my colleague liz claman.pretty good. the dow ironically held back by the names getting kicked out. they are already down. the ones getting in, they are not in yet. the stocks are up. go figure. liz: charles, exxonmobil. that was a little bit of a thing last night when i saw that. i said i'm going to get on my -- [ speaking simultaneously ] liz: just crazy, right? you know what, it's not just looking good for the s&p and nasdaq, though. don't undersell it here. we are at session highs but we begin with a fox business alert to start the hour. in a very unusual move, oil stocks are actually sliding even as the gulf coast braces for impact. valero, phillips 66 and exxonmobil just hours ago started shutting down all their refineries that are in the

business exclusive, were less than hour to the closing bell, i'm abstention ashley webster in for liz claman, let's start "the claman countdown" ♪ ♪. ashley: breaking news, right off the top of the show, mgm resorts is said to reopen the mirage casino resort on august 27, and headed crucially of the long labor day holiday weekend, the 3000 room resort along with many other casinos in sin city has been shut since march due to the coronavirus, a sign of progress, right there. mgm reopening the mirage august 27, as for the markets, apple hanging around the bottom after a fight broke out on the countdown yesterday, i hope you did not miss it but the creator of popular videogame fortnite has epic games suing apple and apple but for being kicked up every respective app stores over the way it collects payments, draft kings down after then a loss despite beating revenue estimates and an upbeat forecast, that is draft kings, as you can see down more than 6%, the fallout felt across the sector, national gaming which is soon to be the golden nugget online gaming, those two stocks down 2%. it is topping

liz claman, last week you told me this week was the moment of truth. to tomorrow. liz: yeah. you know what, and tomorrow, you just mentioned it, we obviously are waiting on the jobs report. that is going to be a big one, at least with the news heft of it. and we've got this breaking news. we are about to take you live to the whirlpool plant in ohio. this is the largest washing machine factory in the world. president trump, there he is, taking a tour right now on the ground in the buckeye state. what he's going to do after the tour is give a speech on the economy and in the latest shot at china in his years-long trade war, we do expect him to sign an executive order requiring the federal government to buy its essential drugs

liz claman, the dow is leading the way today. liz: i know. finally.his week. yes, major market milestones are about to be shattered after federal reserve chair jerome powell shape shifts the fed's inflation target, which could leave rates lower and longer

liz claman, the markets making a pretty good bounce here as well. >> liz: this is the kind of friday histeria, but you know, you could argue there's a lot of energy and histeria to the upside. markets are embracing a triple dose of good news on the u.s. economic front. this final hour, it looks to propel the nasdac and the s&p to score new record closes, both of them, so why is one of the top economic experts on the planet sending up the warning flare? mohammed is here on a "premature " danger he now sees lurking in the weeds.

liz claman, for apple to do that, they have less influence on the dow and all these other indices but to acknowledge the individual investor. i think it's a good thing. liz: remember the seven for one stock split, i think back in 2014? that's a could have, would have, should have, right? charles: i'm telling you. absolutely. liz: you know, it's good for the retail investor. you're absolutely right. preach it, charles. i love when you explain these things to our investor audience. perfect. good stuff. i'll take it from here. here's a question. professor liz takes it from professor charles. do you or don't you give your portfolio the month of august off? what about this time around?

appreciate you taking the time in the meantime, i'm going to hand it off to cheryl casone, whose in for liz claman, but that s&p is within striking distance. >> cheryl: look at what the nasdac is doing right now here i was thinking i was going to talk up the s&p for now or go nasdac, charles thank you very much. i'll take it from here so the s&p and the nasdac are really flirting right now with new record highs as we go into the last hour of the session this monday and we're jumping into high gear as the election now is kicking off this week with the conventions and also breaking this hour, president trump taking the fight right to the backyard of the dnc as night one of the virtual historic convention kicks off in just six hours and the president just moments ago began t

. >>> meanwhile, we are leaving you near the highs of the session but cheryl casone in for liz claman a knack for doing this. they call it the c.p. effect. cheryl: have you heard of the c.p. effect? it's a real thing. it is. who's ready for the dow to go positive? who's ready for the dow to go positive for the year, charles? you ready? exactly. have a great weekend. charles: i'm ready. cheryl: we are ready to go. charles, thank you very much. we've got a lot of breaking news coming up during this hour, but here's the big one. wall street is looking to close out a summer friday with new records from the s&p 500 and the nasdaq. this is going to be six straight days for the s&p higher. that's the most records in a row since january of 2018. you've got the nasdaq,

liz claman, last week you told me this week was the moment of truth. maybe it all comes down to tomorrow. liz: yeah. you know what, and tomorrow, you just mentioned it, we obviously are waiting on the jobs report. that is going to be a big one, at least with the news heft of it. and we've got this breaking news. we are about to take you live to the whirlpool plant in ohio. this is the largest washing machine factory in the world. president trump, there he is, taking a tour right now on the ground in the buckeye state. what he's going to do after the tour is give a speech on the economy and in the latest shot at china in his years-long trade war, we do expect him to sign an executive order requiring the federal government to buy its essential drugs from u.s. manufacturers, in an effort to less lessen dependency on foreign pharma. this visit ties directly to the start of the president's tariff wars back in january of 2018. that's when he imposed 30% to 50% tariffs on imported washing machines that were mostly coming from south korea appliance giants lg an

weekend about 100 different locations, share price is climbing higher we are speaking to the ceo on liz claman's3:00 p.m. hour, neil , and you can see that the red carpet hasn't come out for me but it's set to open 200 locations and you can get all the popcorn you want and i thought the plexiglass is going to block the smell but that's not the case so it'll still feel like the good old movies. back to you. neil: awesome. we need that. we need to just get back to some sort of normalcy. christina thank you very much that should be what i look forward to amc. want to go to gerri willis following another business trying to come back having a little tougher time talking about small and medium-size hotels. they are still in a pinch aren't they, gerri? gerri: a very big pinch that's right, neil. the hotel industry is the latest sector to seek federal assistance as the pandemic devastates demand for hotels and small b and bs all over the country. insiders are expecting a wave of foreclosures if there isn't some kind of aid made available. now look at this. even hotels that can boastful occupancy they st

our own liz claman has reported this as soon as next month and locked down or around that time.ou optimistic about that? >> neil, what i am optimistic about is that tiktok will be around for the long haul. we're going to continue to grow as we are, and provide value for our creators and the people that rely on this app and use it every single day. it is really been a bright spot during these difficult times of covid and everything else, bringing families together. providing more competition in the marketplace. another place for advertisers to come and reach people and so we have really positive story to tell, continue to grow. we will continue to offer the great experience over 100 million people across the u.s. have learned to love, using on a regular basis. neil: michael, one of the reports were that the parent company, bytedance, as part of the provisions here would have to jettison its u.s. operations all together, including tiktok, moving out of the country period. do you know where that stands? >> yeah. the conversations that we're having relate to, to the u.s. business. y

ceo adam aron told this to our own liz claman.s, we are sold out today almost all across the country. everybody's wearing masks. social distancing is very important. you know, we set up plexiglass shields. you could eat off the floor in our theaters. they have never been this clean. stuart: i suspect they need a lot more than 30% capacity to make real money. the stock is down 4% this morning. >>> i will show you a car. see if you recognize it. brad pitt drove this one in "once upon a time in hollywood." you can buy it, $20,000, $30,000, somewhere around that. i want to bring in brandon allinger, c.o.o. of the prop store. he sells movie and tv props and costumes, puts them up for auction. welcome to the show. good to have you with us. i want to get right at this. i want you to show us the first item you've got here. that is the darth vader helmet, first item in the list. darth vader helmet. how much? >> well, this darth vader promotional costume is estimated to sell for $150,000 to $250,000. it's actually not just the helmet. it is

less than an hour to the closing bell, let's start "the claman countdown." liz: breaking news. apple facing yet another fight over its app store terms. this time with news publishers. in a letter to apple ceo tim cook, major news organizations, including the "wall street journal" and "new york times," say they are looking for an improved deal with apple, seeking to keep an additional 15% of subscription revenue. news publishers currently pay apple, like many other apps that have to pay apple, 30% of the revenue from first time subscriptions made through the ios app and reduced to 15% after the first year. this comes after epic games took legal action against apple for removing its fortnite game from the app marketplaces. apple shares still hitting an all-time high, above that key level they need to be to keep it at a $2 trillion market cap. right now apple is at $470.73, up 1.75%. >>> estee lauder posting a wider than expected loss for its fiscal fourth quarter, saying the lack of parties and gatherings and store closures have impacted the company, but its hair care and skin ca

let's start "the claman countdown." liz: and yes, we need to take you to chicago right now. you are looking at a live picture of what appears to be pretty much a blockade of police cars sealing off michigan avenue, the same street as its famed magnificent mile with all of the big fancy department stores and hotels. this after a night of looting and unrest. the windy city, parts of it torn apart after police shot a suspect yesterday in one of the city's neighborhoods. the unrest has led to the arrests of more than 100 people and damage to the city's shopping district. which is a huge, by the way, a huge tourist attraction. checking chicago-based companies nordstrom, archer daniels, midland and cme group, we have a mixed picture. nordstrom is actually up 4.7%. >>> let me get to our pop stocks. mgm's chip pile getting bigger in this final hour of trade. the vegas headliner joining forces with barry diller's iac to build up its digital gaming and sports betting business, bet mgm. iac is calling the $1 billion price tag for its 12% stake in mgm a quote, once in a decade opportuni

liz: a great name with a billion dollars under management. a big win for the s&p and the nasdaq. the dow closes up 363 points. that will do it for "the claman countdown." melissa: kicking off the week with fresh records on wall street. the s&p 500 and the nasdaq soaring to new all-time highs on vaccine hopes. it is the second consecutive record close for the s&p. the third for the nasdaq. check out apple. the tech giant, here we go, closing over $500 for the first time ever. apple closing at a record high for the fifth straight day. what a way to start the week. i'm melissa francis and this is "after the bell." connell: i'm connell mcshane reporting live today from charlotte, north carolina. we're coming to you from the home of the charlotte knights, the city's minor league baseball team. we'll have more on the location later in the hour. the big story on the city, president trump was also here in charlotte addressing the republican national convention after officially securing the delegate meeting to be formally nominated for a second term. president trump: i want to thank the people of north carolina, to be honest with you, i felt an obli