dan murphy of cnbc is live in dubai making his "wex" debut he has the latest. dan?, brian from market darling to damsel in distress i got off the stage talking to industry leaders and the outlook for cryptocurrencies and blockchain and also the head of cisco's blockchain unit. he said if we can learn anything from this most recent crypto collapse it's that there were no fundamentals on the way up or down his key learning from the price action we've seen in 2018 is that the reality is when you assess the fundamentals there's not a lot driving these markets. the bottom line emerging from the ashes from all of this is a renewed focus on the power and potential of blockchain which he says can change a number of seshgts and sectors in the future. we've seen bitcoin slump below $4,000 for the first time in 14 months there has been big declines here something for investors to follow around the world. >> certainly there has been. what a chart that is dan murphy, great to see you. >>> are you searching for optimism your next guest has three reasons why next year could be bul

dan wantrobski of janney montgomery scott and kara murphy. >>> a mixed bag for retail but the group isp 7% since those lows back last month with these three names leading the way -- macy's, ulta and tiffany's. should buy now "trading nation" is next not a creature was stirring, but everywhere else... there are stores open late for shopping and fun as people seek gifts or even give some. not necessarily wrapped with paper and bows, but gifts of kind deeds, hard work and cold toes. there's magic in the air, on this day, at this time. the world's very much alive at 11:59. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ comfort. what we deliver by delivering. >>> welcome back to "power lunch. i'm mike santoli, and this is "trading nation. retail on a roll the past couple of weeks the xrt retail etf up 7% since hitting a five-month low in october with a number of names like macy's and tiffany all getting a boost. and this comes, of course, as retail earnings are about to get into full swing. so, what, if anything, would you buy in this space? craig johnson's with piper jaffray, mike binger is with grady investments. so, mike, str

what do you say, dan, about all of this murphy brown stuff?e in my ear. i thought it was a mistake too something to do with a spatula. it's an allusion toward something you wouldn't want to have done with you if you are a human being. there is no issue out there that hollywood and the intel jennings and academia misread more on than immigration. can i prove it to you, guys. look what happened in this election. the democrats did well, right in the midterms. they had a good day. wasn't a great day historically. decent day. went back in the house, lost in the senate. and did okay in the governorships. look at what happened. the progressives out there who ran on open borders-type platforms and this immigration policy's anti-donald trump, they lost, they got crushed badly, as a matter of fact, the republican in florida ron desantis, who ran a commercial with his kid building the wall. literally, got 44% of the hispanic vote. they are misreading america terribly on this issue because chaos is not a brand and chaos at the border does not sell. pete: