Nightly Business Report

The soft-landing narrative is getting stronger with the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge coming in as expected. It could be smooth sailing for investors from here, but our market guest has one major concern. Plus, we’ll check in with one company that’s leveraging AI to keep the lights on, literally. And Abercrombie & Fitch is getting some love on Wall Street today, thanks in part to its inroads with Gen Z.

The Dow is hitting a record high on the back of Nvidia’s solid report, so what’s the next catalyst or concern for the market? We’ll debate. Plus, Citi’s analyst double-upgraded Best Buy from a sell rating to buy ahead of its blockbuster report. He’ll join us with where else he’s seeing opportunity in retail. And Tanger is uniquely positioned to monitor foot traffic with its 40 shopping centers across the country. The CEO joins us with the trends they’re seeing.

Nvidia is set to report after the bell today. We’ll look at why it’s so important to the market and what Wall Street will be watching for in the results. Plus, Box shares are having their best day in 3 years on an earnings beat and guidance hike. Founder & CEO Aaron Levie joins us exclusively to discuss the results and future of AI regulation. And it’s not just Nvidia. Affirm, Crowdstrike, and Dollar General are on deck to report, and we’ll look at how to position ahead of the print in Earnings Exchange.

How fast and how far will the Fed go with interest rate cuts? Fed Chair Powell didn’t say, but he did signal a September start. One economist says he wishes Powell hadn’t boxed himself in and joins us to explain. Plus, billionaire investor Greg Flynn is putting $40M into the San Francisco office-property market, saying now is the right time to get in. And we’ll look ahead to Box, SentinelOne, and Nordstrom’s reports in Earnings Exchange.

Fed Chair Powell delivered what the market wanted, but will Nvidia keep up its end of the bargain when it reports earnings this week? We’ll debate the high-flying AI tech stock. Plus, the consumer continues to seek value, and new data from Mizuho suggests an under-the-radar food name is poised to outperform. And one fitness stock is trading at a 15-month high as Baird names it its new bullish, fresh pick.

Fed Chair Powell is signaling that the Fed will cut rates next month, and while he stopped short of saying by how much, one of our guests is confident it’ll be by 50 basis points. Plus, Our strategist is bullish on what he calls AI 2.0 companies and brings us the names he says are in a sweet spot. And hopes of a turnaround helped Peloton rally toward its best day ever yesterday. Today, we’re looking at the turnaround trade in 3 Buys and a Bail.

Our market guest is shifting gears to small-cap tech to find opportunity and joins us with the names she is watching. Plus,  retailers are trying to offer consumers more value deals, but one in particular is doing it better, according to Bank of America. And Peloton is surging after posting its first sales increase in nine quarters, but will it be enough to turn things around?

The Dow could top 47,000 in the next 12-18 months, according to our strategist. He’s bullish in the long-term, but has three dividend darlings to weather the near-term volatility in the market. Plus, VP Harris’ running mate Gov. Walz is speaking tonight at the DNC. We’ll get a live report ahead of those remarks and look at one key area that the Democrats’ economic agenda doesn’t address. And payroll growth is being revised lower by the Labor Dept. We’ll tell you what it means for the economy, and why it could matter to the Fed.

Our market guest says the bulk of stocks are trading at reasonable or attractive valuations and joins us with the names to buy. Plus, our technician says the moves in stocks and bonds are becoming increasingly correlated, signaling one group is due for a pullback. And the so-called “conscience of capitalism” John Hope Bryant joins us to make the case for the 40-year mortgage as a way of making home ownership more accessible.

Three central bankers spoke out over the weekend, with all seemingly in favor of a September rate cut. Our strategist still sees three cuts this year and joins us with his read on the economy. Plus, the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago today, and we have a live report from Chicago with what’s at stake and what a Harris presidency means for your money. And UBS sees the foundations for a homebuilder rally forming, despite the recent negative data. Their analyst will join us with the name he sees rallying 16% from here.

Stocks are on pace for their best week of the year, but one portfolio manager says investors are ignoring two very significant market risks. Plus, Vice President Harris is laying out her economic policies ahead of next week’s DNC. And Robert Frank is in Monterey, California, with a look at the $30B classic car market and the $400M test it faces this week.

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July’s consumer inflation read not matching the tenor of the cooler wholesale inflation print. Our panel of experts discusses whether that means a 50 basis point rate cut at the next Fed meeting is off the table. But whatever track the Fed takes Morgan Stanley says rate cuts will help REITs both on  a macro level and on a fundamental one. Their head of Global Listed Real Assets lays out the names to buy now. Plus, Mars agreeing to buy Kellanova in one of the biggest deals the industry has ever seen, Elliott Management readies a proxy fight against Southwest, and we preview Macy’s, Tapestry, and Alibaba earnings.

Starbucks shocking the business world today by ousting their CEO in favor of Chipotle’s chief executive Brian Niccol. We have Wall Street’s reaction, the bottom line for investors, and leadership lessons to take away. Plus, this morning’s wholesale inflation report came in lighter-than-expected, but is it enough to derail a rate hike from the Fed next month? And we’ll look at the price action in commodities as tensions in the Middle East ramp up.

Markets are holding steady ahead of this week’s economic data, and our guest is looking at some names to find value in the market volatility. Plus, retail earnings ramp up with Home Depot results on deck tomorrow morning. We’ll speak with the analyst who forecast the slowdown in home renovations two years ago. And Nvidia is bouncing back from the recent sell-off. We’ll look at whether it’s too late to buy the stock.

Stocks are struggling to end the week higher, as the Fed’s path toward rate cuts is getting a little murkier. We’ll look at how to position within the Magnificent 7 stocks and beyond. Plus, China’s inflation data suggesting more government stimulus may be needed there. Our guest is highlighting one catalyst that could jumpstart Chinese equities. And SweetGreen is surging after a big earnings beat and guidance hike. The CEO joins us in a “First on CNBC” interview with what’s driving growth in a tougher macro environment.

We have fresh data from Bank of America Institute, giving us a real-time picture of what's going in the economy. We’ll speak with the woman in charge about the health of the consumer. Plus, stocks are rallying on the back of new jobless claims data, but one of our market guests warns it could be a head fake. And Interactive Brokers Chairman Thomas Peterffy joins us with a first look at demand for the company’s new event contract business.

The S&P Bank ETF is on track for its worst month since last March amid the regional bank crisis, but JPMorgan is only 7% away from last month’s record high. Our Leslie Picker sits down with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to talk about the business, the Fed, the economy, the markets, politics, and much more.

Stocks are rebounding from yesterday’s sell-off. We’ll debate whether the growth scare is overdone or if it’s the beginning of a bigger pullback. Plus, is it time to buy the dip on tech stocks? Our market guest thinks so and has the names he’s buying at these levels. And Disney is raising prices on its streaming services. We’ll look at whether it can get the stock out of its recent rut.

Stocks are selling off to start the week amid growing concerns of a recession. We have team coverage tracking the Fed’s path forward, the plunge in treasury yields, and the drop in mortgage rates. Plus, WaFd CEO weighs in on the strength of the consumer and state of loan demand. And mega-cap tech stocks are erasing trillions of dollars’ worth of market cap. We’ll put the sell-off in perspective.