i'm taylor riggs. welcome to bloomberg markets. here are the top stories we are following on the bloomberg and from around the world. the u.s. economy recovered much of its norma's ground it lost in the spring, expanding at the fastest rate on record in the third quarter. yet it is still in incomplete recovery. we speak to john ryding. one of the worst performers westech yesterday but it is bouncing back today. the sector has a big earnings day after the bell. apple, facebook, amazon reporting. in the spotlight as it chugs along to profitability and potentially an ipo. sound familiar? it should. let's get a quick check on the markets. after a brutal day yesterday, a bit of a reprieve today, particularly in big tech. up 1.8%. elevated 40ar an but coming off of the highs from yesterday. 10-year yield's drifting higher, a little bit of a risk on tone today on that beaker -- better economic data begot. lows, earlier down to the we have not seen since june. off 4% on wti. back to that economic data begot th

taylor: from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i am taylor riggs. kevin: and from washington, d.c., i am kevin cirilli. welcome to "balance of power" where the world of politics meets the world of business. taylor: i want to get straight to the world of business. joining us is abigail doolittle. seems to be risk on. abigail: it is. a risk on tone for financial markets in the u.s. sharp gains higher for stocks. the s&p 500 up 1.4%. the tech heavy nasdaq up even more, 2.6%. there are nuances to the risk on tone. i say that because of the have the dow transport up just slightly. airlines and car rental companies are lagging. we have oil sharply lower, down 3%. on some worries on the virus. we have numbers coming out of europe and other parts of the world that are not encouraging. clusters in new york. as folks worry about the possibility of a second wave, or even a second wave that is seeming to be starting, you see those parts of the market hanging back. that is exactly what happened in january. in addition, the bond market in the u.s. is closed for th

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i am taylor riggs, and for emily chang. we speak about antitrust report from legislators and if the findings are a threat. .lus, demand for gaming we speak to the ceo of super league gaming on one of th

. ♪ taylor: from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i am taylor riggs. rom washington, d.c., i am kevin cirilli. welcome to "balance of power" where the world of politics meets the world of business. taylor: i want to get straight to the world of business. joining us is abigail doolittle. seems to be risk on. abigail: it is. a risk on tone for financial markets in the u.s. sharp gains higher for stocks. the s&p 500 up 1.4%. the tech heavy nasdaq up even more, 2.6%. there are nuances to the risk on tone. i say that because of the have the dow transport up just slightly. airlines and car rental companies are lagging. we have oil sharply lower, down 3%. those are