. ♪ ♪ >> "barron's roundtable" sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to "barron's roundtable" with we get behind the headlines. i'm jack otter. we we begin with what we think are the three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. stocks rallied this week after a surprising rebound in unemployment, and despite national unrest after the police killing of george floyd. one of the forces that lifted the markets, and can they keep climbing? demonstrations across the country bring renewed focus on racial inequality and police brutality. will it improve diversity in corporate america? and twitter at the center of the political and cultural conversation, what jack dorsey told barron's. my colleagues, ben levisohn, carlton english and jack howe. so, ben, according to lpl, the market had its best 50-day streak in all of history, and that was before friday's 800-point jump. is this all about jobs? what's going on? >> yeah, i mean, the market certainly sniffed out something, something big happening, and it really, i think, was shown in this jobs report. 2.5 million jobs were creat

barron's senior writer leslie norton joins us now to discuss this trend. is so, leslie, the old school of sustainable investing meant simply avoiding stocks and saying companies that sold alcohol, tobacco or firearms. but that has changed. >> that's right, jack. so what we have now is what's called esg investing which is investing according to environmental, social and governance factors. you know, it's also called sustainable investing, it's also called responsible investing. you know, typically -- people have used financial metrics to evaluate companies. what esg does look at a whole host of non-financial metric ranging from whether a company's board and management are functional to how a company treats its employees to whether it is, it is saving money by using renewable energy. and growth in this kind of investing has been spectacular. last year inflows into these kinds of funds quadrupled. right now there's $120 billion in assets in esg funds, and this is growing strongly. you're also seeing it more and more broadly accepted on wall street, main stree

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. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to barron's round table where we get behind the headlines, i'm jack otter. we begin with what we think are the three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. promising news for covid-19 treatment after research showed a widely available steroid was effective in reducing death. gilead also working on a treatment. jack howe got an update. >>> tech stocks have powered the market's recent surge, but they're looking pricey. barron's found a few for a reasonable price. >>> and the pandemic-fueled down ton and the protests following the killing of george floyd, the economic cost of inequality. on the virtual round table, my colleagues bev leveson, carlton english and jack howe. so an old generic steroid proved to be really beneficial for covid-19 patients, and the market moved higher on that news, jack. this is another reminder that this is something that won't kick into full gear until medical science makes some advances. >> that's exactly right. i've been limbering up my lips to pronounce some long words because i want to tell you the g

. ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to "barron's roundtable" where we get behind the headlines and prepare you for the week ahead. i'm jack otter. we begin with what we think are the three most important thing investors should be thinking about right now. stocks stumbled on reports of a rise in covid-19 hospitalizations. what's changed, what hasn't and what to expect next. it's been a tough year so far for dividend investors as struggling companies cut or eliminate payouts. which companies can still deliver. and the state of housing, what's changed for buyers and sellers since the pandemic began. on the round table the, my colleagues. it was a mostly ugly week for the market, and it ended really strongly. it's kind of schizophrenic. what's going on? >> well, the market was due for a fall after having the kind of rally it did, and it finally got an excuse this week when covid hospitalizations started rising. it's not in places like new york that have been hot spots before, but in places where it really hadn't been like texas and arizona. and that kind of freaked the market out because if there has to b

i disagree with ron barron who was great this morning, it's the same thing over and over again he said when people get scared out you need professionals i mean, people just kind of otherwise want to own index funds. warren buffett scared people out because he sold all the airlines exactly when they -- some of these day traders decided to run it so it's the professionals that scared the people out, not the amateurs now, the amateurs i wish -- do i wish that they were buying bristol-myers? they will one day. after they've lost some money they will discover the idea that there's some really good companies, but this is part of the -- this is teething. they're teething and they've got -- right they're teething i'll lose some money on danbury resources, but i made some hertz. carl icahn sells 38% of hertz at 70 cents but these people feel it's worth $5. i don't know, maybe they're showing contempt for carl or maybe they just don't know what they're doing, but once they learn they will then fall in the line of people who have invested in great stocks like -- why don't they buy amazon in the r

the main part still remains, she wanted normalcy for barron. she wanted barron trump to finish out his school year in new york. she didn't want to feel rushed to sort of make the huge life change. and as we have learned from melania trump, you know, the decision she makes are typically made because of -- she wants to make them, not because an adviser is telling her, it's politically sound or quote/unquote the right thing to do. she does whatever she wants, but i do think it was probably a wily and smart move to have this time being spent to bring him back to the table and say, listen, our dirty laundry is going to get exposed, i'm under a magnifying glass, and our son's life. pony up. >> do we know how much money she got in the negotiation? >> in my reporting the numbers ranged from $1 million more up to 20 million more. so the rumor mill is awash in what the exact final amount was. knowing donald trump and knowing how eager melania trump was to sign in the first place, she said on the record, i don't have a problem signing a prenup, i get it.

. ♪ ♪ >> "barron's roundtable" sponsored by: ♪ ♪ jack: welcome to "barron's roundtable" with we get behind the headlines. i'm jack otter. we we begin with what we think are the three most important things investors should be thinking about right now. stocks rallied this week after a surprising rebound in unemployment, and despite national unrest after the police killing of george floyd. one of the forces that lifted the markets, and can they keep climbing? demonstrations across the country bring renewed focus on racial inequality and police brutality. will it improve diversity in corporate america? and twitter at the center of the political

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language. >> so barron is very close to her father. there's a unit within the family unit, and it's melania, her mother, her father and barron. and they all speak slovenian and it's interesting, the secret service has no idea what they're saying. >> reporter: and donald trump doesn't have a good idea of what they're saying a lot of the time when they're speaking -- >> no. he has said it annoys him sometimes because he has no idea what they're saying. >> reporter: jordan also says melania has no problem making herself understood. >> she's quite influential, and i think people have underestimated her big time. for instance, when donald trump was trying to figure out who to pick as his vice presidential candidate, he brought chris christie, newt gingrich, and mike pence, and had her vet them. she spent two days with the pences. and her advice to him was, you know, pick pence, because he'll be content to be no. 2. the other ones won't. they'll be angling for the number one job. >> reporter: while melania has towed the trump company line in

liz: barron's giving amazon a potential item for its shopping list. that would be macy's real estate. barron's pointing to macy's coronavirus losses as a real opportunity for amazon to scoop up the retail giant at a discount and then further expand its e-commerce dominance into the physical retail world. we've got amazon up about 2%. we've got macy's up about 1%. but forget the herald square icon for a minute. that would be macy's, for those of you who don't know new york. breaking today, amazon has signed a lease for a one million square foot warehouse in queens. that would be the biggest ever in new york city. not to be outdone, facebook is also considering snapping up some former neiman marcus digs in hudson yards. pretty brand new store. of course, neiman marcus filed for bankruptcy in may. lot of movement when it comes to real estate. certainly when it comes to commercial. lu be but let's go to residential real estate. it is emerging from the covid-19 crisis and is moving back to live in-person showings. anybody who wanted to buy a house couldn't

wear your masks, be healthy, and we'll see you next week on barron's round table. ♪ ♪ >> from the fox studio in new york city, this is "maria bartiromo's wall street". >> happy weekend everybody, welcome to the program that helps position you for the weekend ahead. joining me coming up in just a few moments white house trait advisor peter navarro is here to talk about the economic impact of the riots as well as the pandemic and the need to bring the supply train back to the united states post-covid-19. but first the federal reserve painted a tough picture of the economy as jay powell said interest rates will remain near 0 until at least 2022. >> my assumption, there will be a significant chunk well into the millions, i don't want to give you a number because it's going to be a guest but well into the millions. people who don't get to go back to their old job and in fact there may not be a job in the industry for them for some time, there eventually will be but there could be some years before we get back to those people finding. maria: joining me now to talk about the economy and how

floyd protests and the show of solidarity in a richmond neighborhood tonight, residents lining up along barron avenue and displayed signs in support of the black letters matter movement. efforts were applauded by many drivers who honked as they drove by.>>> in the south bay san jose's police chief announced today that he is restricting the use of rubber bullets in the wake of the recent protests. >> reporter: the police chief is responding to sharp criticism regarding the tactics used during last week's protest. some people want rubber bullets band. san jose police officers in riot gear firing rubber bullets, using teargas and flash bang grenades is under scrutiny following complaints officers use excessive force to control protesters. in response the san jose police chief on monday issued a memo effective immediately and crowd control stipulations projectile impact weapons will only be used where a person is actively attacking an officer or another person or when an armed agitator poses a threat. >> i think surely what we were trying to do is stop the violence against not only the police offi