what also stood out about bernie marcus was his decency.viously donald trump, had a great fondness for getting this country back to greatness, back to recognizing the value of hard work. that he said was something that transcended politics. democrats loved him, republicans loved him. of course a lot of people who made a lot of money really loved him, but what i loved over the years talking to him was his down-to-earth style and decency. take a look. >> when we started the home depot in 1978, i was broke. i was broke. had arthur blank, myself, and ken was trying to raise the money to get us started. by the way, all of us were broke. ken was not the big guy he is today. okay? he also was struggling a lot. >> sure. >> and we got together -- >> and the concept seemed silly at the time. i remember that. >> not only the concept. people were really betting against us. >> sure. >> who was going to buy -- go into these gigantic stores and have these great assortments, etc., etc. on top of that, have qualified people who were going to teach how you t

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. >> bernie marcus, the funeral was last week.d the world in fact in total is a remarkable life. we are forever indebted to bernie. he left us with really what is the core backbone of our company. our culture and values. those will live on forever. we are just incredibly wasteful to have had the time with him. it was a very emotional week for the home depot family last week, thank you for asking. >> you had a very appropriate center for him too. >> we are orange blooded and i should maybe have worn my orange apron today. but one of the most remarkable things last week, we had hundreds of tenured associates in atlanta line the road into the temple and then later into the cemetery to the grave site. it was such an outpouring of love for truly one of the great americans of all time. >> you are here honoring another one of your founders, ken langone another friend of the show. >> we are blessed. arthur blank and bernie marcus and ken langone have given back so much to the community. arthur blank, the new children's hospital in atlanta

"squawk box" will be right back. >>> home depot cofounder bernie marcus has passed away. following statement to cnbc. the entire home depot family is deeply saddened by our cofounder. we owe a multitude of debt. he was a visionary, but even more importantly, he valued our associates, customers, and communities above all. he's left us with an invaluable legacy in the backbone of our company. our values, we offer our sincere condolences to his wife, billie, and the entire family, and he will be missed. he's a friend to the show as well. for years. >>> we are now just a little more than a half an hour. let's go to don chu who's got these premarket movers on this election day. >> sure thing. we'll look at these shares after workers voted to approve a new labor deal ending a strike that lasted more than seven weeks. 59% of those workers voted in favor of this new deal, which includes a 38% wage hike over four years. that stock is up nearly 2% right now. also watching right here, falling 17% after reporting third quarter results, and it raised its annual revenue guidance for th

i would be happy if bernie marcus was still alive. he was a good friend of mine.ic individual. and, you know, i've said in the past, i think that trump's economic ideas were superior to the democratic party, but his conduct was just so unconventional, so offensive that i couldn't vote for him. and that was -- even though i felt my pocketbook would be enriched by his being elected. >> i voted my values, not my pocketbook. and i did not vote -- i voted strictly republican in the house and senate, and i did not vote for president of either trump or harris. i wrote in mitt romney. >> lee, how do you think your pocketbook is going to be benefitted by this administration? which policies in particular, the tax laws? >> well, the pro growth. the pro growth policies will probably help my portfolio. look, i'm going to make money this morning. and i'm inclined. i'm not a trader, but i'm inlitted inclined to think the market is joe overreacting. i'm looking for low p stocks. free cash flow, and dividends to pay me to be patient. and willingness to buy back stock. everything i