it is 5:00 a.m. here at cnbc a possible day of reckoning for president trump. the key whistle-blower could come as soon as today. the president trying to change the narrative for your money, giving investors new hope maybe over trade deals with japan and china. but some mixed messages overall. very different takes on the u.s. economy and the help of the consumer if smile direct and others were

not enough, wall street getting lift from another company. another shoe drops, facebook regulators set to launch a separate probe "worldwide exchange" begins right now. ♪ >> we always try to play it right down the middle of the road good morning, good afternoon, good evening from wherever in the world you are watching i'm brian sullivan thank you for watching going to capitol hill where sources are telling nbc news that the whistle-blower has been declassified and is expected to be released this morning we have more now from washington

>> reporter: in a new nbc news tally indicates that a majority of the house of representatives now favor some sort of action in impeachment proceedings of president trump. president trump returns now after all of this impeachment talk acting director of national intelligence testifies before the house and senate intelligence committees today. he arrived hours after members read the whistle-blower report >> i found the allegations deeply disturbing. i also found them very credible. >> the complaint reportedly stems from the president's dealing with the leader of ukraine zelensky in which the president asks z

zelensky to investigate joe biden. >> this is about our national security and democratic elections. the president and allies scoff >> no push, no pressure, no nothing. all a hoax, folks. >> from my point of view to impeach any president over a phone call like this would be insane >> republicans aren't totally unified. >> i read the transcript, it remains troubling. >> nobody pushed >> troubling but is it impeachable. six in the house are conducting an inquiry >> what whistleblower report as of yesterday when it was finally released, they were the only ones able to look at it. it looks like the public may get to look at it today as it was

declassified late last night >> thank you so how is what is happening where chris is on capitol hill affecting your capital stock futures higher right now the dow jones ups another 65 points the dow and s&p both still within 2% of your record highs how many times have we said that lately right now, the bond market as well, we are not seeing a huge move there right around where they were in asia, mixed trade there not a lot of direction there japan up, hong kong up shanghai market is down. little optimism. all the major averages are higher the uk is up 1%.

it is not just what is happening in washington affecting your money. facing a series of comments to the inside u.s. consumer yesterday, a voting member of the fomc said he is looking for another 25-point basis cut >> i think trade is the biggest issue. i think the global trade war has expanded compared to what people have expected. i think it will take quite a while to get to the agreements the chinese will have incentive to wait out and see what happens. that could come back to bite the u.s. economy it is not all doom and gloom

the food company ceo and kb home ceo have more bullish outlooks >> market conditions remain favorable, mortgage rates, steady market growth, positive demographic trends demand is healthy, supply continues to be insufficient to meet needs particularly at the affordable price point where we operate which is a key element of our success >> we see a consumer that feels perfect ety good snacking is not going in line with all the economic twists and turns. overall the snacking market, particularly the biscuit market in the u.s. is growing we do not see any signs that the consumer is affected by all the

news. >> there you go. for the feds, more bullish but the biscuit market is parentally a rocking. how should you read it all as a hold i assume you are not long biscuit calls. let's focus on the macromarkets. what side would you be on? we feed to cut rates or ceos suggesting things would be good right now? >> i think i'm on the ceo side here bullard does bring up good points ed trade war could raise problems going forward the inverted yield code, there are others that have consented to the rate cuts

retail sales have really been strong job growth has been strong industrial production was something i think helped to lead us into this rate cut campaign if you want to call it that. powell isn't calling it a campaign industrial production isn't calling it off the map the two dissenters of the fed. >> i believe you know consumer discretionary may have gotten ahead of itself as a group there is a difference between the economy and the stock market, as we well know. >> absolutely.

when i'm looking at sectors whether i like them or not, i look at the valuation, number one, the visible earnings growth down the road and how does it look technically you kind of hit the nail on the head there, consumer discretionary is a little out of kilter >> you still like growth over value. when you say international, is that asia, europe or emerging markets? >> in answering that question, since the fed is still in rate-cut mode, we expect the dollar to nudge down here. that would say the big cap growth would do better than the smaller stocks the international space, with most of our clients, we are not

getting into country specific or region specific etfs it is more about, you got to have international exposer or a nudging down dollar, it makes sense to wait. >> quickly, financials also continue to look good. even with rates at 1.7%. they are not quite getting the yield some want, you like it >> yes our expectations we've had this inverted yield curve. it's a big concern our thought is that it is going to get steeper and help banks and help the financial space >> rob morgan. i'll let you go, maybe get a nap in i hope jim cramer isn't

listening. maybe he's in green bay. big game for the birds there in lambeau. facebook coming under fire again. now in the crosshairs. >> did you also know i'm an eagles fan from phil >> here is the question, how are we going to watch the game tonight. >> i'm not morningings tomorrow so i can watch >> good luck to the birds. this will be the fourth probe in months a group of state attorney generals reports said the justice department and ftc had divided

up authorities for tech companies. in july, the doj said it was launching a probe of on line platforms without specifying which one. it say it would address concerns about search and social media. wall street journal is reporting that the ftc is examining facebook situation u.s. lawmakers have criticized the appearance of what he calls overlapping investigations facebook has declined to comment. brian, can you see shares are down this morning about .6%. >> a busy hour when we come back, if money losing companies and $4,000 treadmills are your thing, we

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workouts were completed this year for the company today, they will make their public debut on the nasdaq more on the health of the ipo. >> the health of the ipo and the ipo market shares at $29 at the top of the range giving the company valuation over $8 billion. they sell premier stationary bikes and treadmills that run between $2,000 to $4,000 each. they have millions of members that shell out $39 a month for live music fuelled classes it is like netflix for the

noncouch potatoes. even those memberships have doubled. the company is losing more than $240 million in the latest fiscal year ending in june as for netflix, there are big costs to develop and market engaging and addictive classes the music is a big part. peloton is facing $300 million for using thousands of songs without proper licensing that lawsuit filed by downtown music publishing john foley will be on. and cnbc parent company is an investor in peloton. >> the music is a big deal i've got one

i don't get on as much as i should they say, this is an 80s music ride country or whatever i guess the artists would like to be given some cut >> they tout themselves as an entertainment company. as it grows more popular, the a artists will want their own cut. some of their popular instructors have moved on. there are people who do this on their phones what is to say instructors couldn't reproduce that on their own with their own following >> they become their own stars a couple have left and maybe starting up their own thing there. start me up.

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style. the chase cut short due to a lack of juice. that is trending coming up this thursday, september, 26. you are watching "worldwide exchange." ♪ >> the choice of music, genius i have nothing to do with it when you hear the story, the slow ride will make a lot of sense. 5:31 on the east coast happy thursday the major index is coming off their best day in two weeks. futures are higher again up 63 right now on the dow the developing story that has captivated everybody sources are telling nbc news that the whistleblower complaint

at the center of the house impeachment inquiry has been declassified with minimal redactions and is expected to be released today aim aimon javers in new york and more >> we might be able to see some of that whistleblower complaint. it is about the president's interaction with the president of the ukraine and whether that was proper i had the opportunity to ask the president if he could explain to the american people why it is appropriate for the president of the united states to ask a foreign leader about information about a political rival.

>> the new president of ukraine is looking to stop corruption. there is a lot of corruption going on i just told him about senators that threatened him with votes and no money coming in that is what people are trying to say i did i didn't do it there was no quid pro quo. >> the president telling me i didn't do it but not really offering an explanation to the american people about why he believes what he did was appropriate saying what he didn't do was offer a quid pro quo. that was hold back funding in exchange for information i asked why was it appropriate to ask for information of a foreign leader in the first place. that one, he just didn't defend.

through the course of the day, this will be another day dominated by scandal as democrats raced to impeach the president. the president saying he felt the democrats had timed their case to ruin his visit to the u.n >> we are going to send it over to ukraine steve sedgwick is there live with the latest. steve. >> reporter: brian, let me take a step back in time to 2014 on my first visit here, i spoke to the world champion boxer he said, i asked him, why do you want to get involved in politicians. he said because ukraine is seen as the most corrupt country on the planet

from the top down, this country is seen as corrupt his goal was to change that image there. the surprise is that he has been embroiled in the u.s. side that is the last thing he needs. he needs to sort out this country and he needs western money as well. he needs to tread delicately with the biggest power in the u.s., the united states. he doesn't want to get involved in domestic u.s. policy. very delicate for him. >> we are going to bring in a third voice to tie this up

jeff, the lead story on cnbc.com right now is that investors may be betting even if the impeachment inquiry or impeemt moves forward, investors are optimistic that the stock market could go up a la 1998 when clinton was impeached. do you buy that? >> i do. it is simple to see when this announcement came out, the market one down 1% about a day or two after clinton lost here we are with another impeachment. i think the market has become desensitized they are trying to focus on the upcoming trade tensions. i don't know how much historical data we can use with clinton

it is not the focus. no one is concerned that we'll see this deepen. >> if you look at the rest of this presidency, what is it the market is looking for moving forward, it seems that mark elt and for the market perspective, what they were looking to get out of this? >> that's a great question one thing not really talked about is the fact that he's been really critical of the federal reserve. last december, we saw a hawkish fed talking about three hikes.

that has helped the dovish stance it helps to see that type of rhetoric the china/u.s. trade deal. i think he's going to push closer to claim thatle victory and some type of trade deal. maybe that's what the market wants or needs to take that leg higher >> does that mean it is good for the market as they see the president to go more likely to a trade deal >> i work with more advisors around the country they don't think it will have the effect maybe they've become too callused or over the last two years money managers will focus on what will happen in q 4. they will press mute and we can see a christmas rally of all santa clause rallies >> i talked to an investor

yesterday who said, the worst case scenario is president pence, which the market doesn't see as that bad anyway steve, you are living through, in your home country, the united kingdom, you are living through all of this turmoil as well. yet, the ftse 100, your dow jones is up 9% this year this morning, it shows that investors can separate the political stuff from the fundamental stuff. >> reporter: brian, it is not often i disagree with you. the reason why the ftse 100 is up is because the pound is down. before the brexit vote, the pound was up it plummeted around to its low around 118 and got back up to the mid-1.20s again.

the bps, the glasko smith klein part of it is the mechanics. the yield of nearly 5% on the ftse 100 it is undervalued. they are not buying more because of this brexit turmoil that just goes on and on seeing the scenes yesterday in the house of common, they were chaotic. >> my friend, did you actually disagree with me did the pound go down. it is not like they are sitting around the dinner table eating their tea and crumpets you still made money

>> you are right they still get 14% that is a health of a return or risk premium in the market remind myself again, how many trillions of bonds are in negative t negative territory out there you can find any good blue chips anywhere in the world. that is a good risk premium. >> in chicago, for a second, look at domestic revenue market. that is part of the reason why your ftse is up nearly 9%. this is a risk on environment. if the ecb continues to be more dovish, we are in a situation where we kin to see risk on. that is the bottom line.

4:40 a.m. in chicago 5:40 here, 12:40 here in the ukraine. this truly was a "worldwide exchange." great discussion appreciate it. coming up, peloton pricing its ipo at the top of the range. use users love it but will the fight over music change things and gm in the uaw, a major strike

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first vaping-related deaths bringing the u.s. vaping death toll to 11 don't miss the interview with fill lip morris ceo around 9:00 a.m. peloton making its market debut at the high end of expected range joining us now, managing partner at bullish and early investor in peloton. welcome. >> happy thursday. >> users love it the product, the bike, yoga classes, instructors the problem, $300 million lawsuit around music rights. how do they figure it out and make a profit on the service that people like >> the service, they've got a good return on investment.

they've gone from a $250 million company and have turned into a $900 million company they are only in the u.s. and canada >> once you buy the bike for $2,000, you'll keep paying that $39 a month subscription fee the music thing is a big deal here the music industry says, hey, you are growing, we want our cut. >> probably some smart moves from peloton that will take care of itself. there is great content out there. >> why are you so optimistic we've seen other companies not do so well out there

i'm thinking uber and lyft >> there are unicorn companies out there. they have an amazing fan base according to the nps score. >> what is that? >> the likelihood for you or me to be an advocate and recommend them you could be negative 100. bank of america's nps score is negative people aren't recommending it. >> 845 companies ipoing this year many down this year. they haven't reacted well. what does it take to be a successful ipo these days?

>> we are at the mercy of a presidential tweet could throw the markets at any time. just getting started one of the facts is, it is an expensive bike you can get it for $58 a month when you finance it. this isn't a bike company, it is a digital fitness company. >> you are getting money off users that don't have the bike if you don't use the product, you've got an app, you can put it on the product. we stream it to the television you've got the big screen tv with the yoga class. you can be the peloton customer and not pay $2,000 for the bike or $4,000 for treadmill. >> the average user was using it

seven and a half times two years ago, now it is 11.5 times. >> you mentioned beyond meat, it is like a tie up >> the meatless burger and the exercise thing >> appreciate that good luck today. cnbc's parent company is an investor in peloton. let's find out what else you'll be talking about today time for the top trending stories. rahel solomon is back. what time do you wake up in the morning? >> 2:45. >> imagine waking up then and asking for an update and hearing

samuel l. jackson's voice. users can choose between a clean or explicit option >> if you don't like frightening answers, don't ask me scarey questions. >> this is great i hope cardi b is next >> the cleanest line from pull p fiction. >> i'm not a fan >> you have to remember to charge your electric cars. april officer in the middle of a high-speed car chase when he realized the battery was low apparently someone forgot to charge the car a spokesperson pointed out this was a user issue and says it

happens with gas cars every so often. don't you hate when that happens. >> did they catch said offender? >> they found the car abandoned. they had to stop the pursuit because of danger to the public. marrow kart hit the market the game became the number one iphone app the game does offer various in app purchases. one of which is $4.99 a month giving access to more characters and races. >> it is still fun to play with your kids. a little italian plummer who kills monitors, jumps down pipes

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extra $1 billion or more into wework the japanese firm will renegotiate an agreement before the valuation fell and the ipo was delayed. still in early stages. general motors and union workers are close to a deal. talks have reportedly intensified in the past two days james bullard says he thinks the central bank should continue cutting rates. he said his preference is for one more quarter point lower by end of the year. that doesn't mean he is not without concern. listen >> one of the biggest risks we face is falling into the kind of negative interest rate trap that you see in europe today or japan today. if you get to that point, it is

kind of too late the trick here is do what he with can >> just to make sense of what is happening because there are no shortages does the market, the stock market care what the fed does the rest of the year, if they cut or don't cut, would that matter to the markets >> sure, it will to si certain degree i think now that the trade war is still an important issue. that has moved the markets going forward, i don't think we get a major deal it will be the key to the market for the rest of the year

the president yesterday hinting maybe because of other headlines he wanted to distract over but it did not go over 500 or 600 points it went up what it had lost the day before what is it that we need pen to paper deal that would move the market significantly? >> i don't think it will be a major one but some sort of interim one. the earnings situation isn't very good. earnings growth for the full year with fourth quarter estimates is only an increase of 1.3% we are seeing a lot of down grades to other companies. we could have negative earnings growth this year

definitely something on the trade side to take the markets higher >> oil is at or below where it was before the saudi attack. everybody is dumping extra oil on the market. energy stocks have fallen. they are dumping energy names because they don't want them for many different reasons it sounds like maybe there is a bottom there perhaps >> the group is incredibly underowned that was a majorturning point.

president trump has not talked about it at all. we've got a situation where oil prices could surprise people from the upside. matt, we appreciate your time. that's it for "worldwide exchange" this morning i'll see you at noon on the half time report, "squawk box" begins right now. good morning, the race to go public peloton at the top end of its range. politics, you can't avoid it the whistleblower complaint against president trump has been declassified and could be released today thursday, september 26, "squawk

box" begins right now. >> announcer: live from new york where business never sleeps. >> good morning, welcome to "squawk box" here. i'm becky quick with joe quick dow futures are up s&p up about 4.5 and nasdaq up about 1.5. markets ended a three-day losing snap for the s&p 500 and nasdaq. looking at up arrows again biggest gainer yesterday was the nasdaq looking at the u.s. treasury market at this point, it looks like the