Bank Stocks Pull Markets Lower on Fed News, The Tech Stock Slide: How High Will Bond Yields Go?, Earnings: FedEx And Nike Shares Head In Opposite Directions, And The NFL's 11-Year Media Agreement Includes An Amazon Exclusive

Published: March 19, 2021, 2:32 p.m.

b"Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber led off the show reacting to breaking news that sent financial stocks lower and bond yields higher: The Fed announced it will not renew pandemic-era capital relief for banks. Jim says interest rates need to stabilize to end the slide for big tech stocks such as Microsoft. This as more Wall Street firms weigh in on whether the 10-year note yield will surpass\\ntwo percent by the end of the year. Earnings news also in the spotlight: FedEx up sharply after beating estimates, while Nike shares take a hit as shipping delays impact its results. The anchors also took a look at the NFL's new eleven-year media agreement which includes Amazon getting exclusive rights to stream Thursday night football games. Also in focus: Tense talks between the U.S. and China, Barclays upgrades Ford to \\u201coverweight\\u201d citing the automaker\\u2019s electric vehicle strategy, The one-year rebound and rally in cruise stocks and what it would take for the cruise lines to ramp up trips as vaccinations accelerate, SPACs getting hurt, Chubb's unsolicited bid to acquire insurance rival Hartford Financial, and a survey that shows Goldman Sachs junior investment bankers are suffering burnout."