what is green light and david einhorn trying to get gm to do? has been a general motors on and off for five years, and he thinks the company is under fight because they pay a good dividend and a putting up record earnings, but they are not getting enough credit for that great dividend, and he wants to split this into two stocks, one that is a dividend stock that pays out the same amount of cash on a smaller issue, so getting a greater dividend yield and pushing up the value. the other which he calls a capital appreciation shares would playoff the earnings. gm plans to buy back $5 billion in shares this year. that is an earning stream on a smaller share base, basically adding more try you to each one and as they i up more shares, that also would appreciate. parts would be greater than the current some and he thinks it could get as high as $60 a share in combined value. gm does not like this at all. vonnie: i can imagine. david welsh. a quick reminder, you can get all of our interviews on the bloomberg at tv . the trump economy is next. this i

one thing i want to pull out is how much green one capital and david einhorn own in gm. tal owning a 3.6% stake. 41.5 million shares. it is the sixth biggest shareholder. david welch, you said that none of the analysts have come on board. have any of the other investors given their support? >> there has not been a big outcry against it. the analysts are confused as to how this would generate value because there is nothing to go on. others have not weighed in very heavily on it. orhave not heard from iss advocacy groups that may come out between now and the annual meeting, which is june 6. you may still see these groups come out and way in one way or another on the proposal. quick i want to ask you a question because we have not talked about tesla at all. david einhorn says shareholders are hypnotized. packing g.m. as a shareholder. >> with tesla, he has a shorter position. he wants management to do something. when she knows said it, he was talking about the tesla-solarcity merger. is a bubble, iis don't know when it is going to burst, but he thinks it is going to burst in

coming up next, david einhorn. the show's about to start! how do i look?penguin. [ laughing ] show me the billboard music awards. show me top artist. show me the top hot 100 artist. they give awards for being hot and 100 years old? we'll take 2! [ laughing ] xfinity x1 gives you exclusive access to the best of the billboard music awards just by using your voice. the billboard music awards. sunday, may 21st eight seven central only on abc. >> a.m. mark crumpton and it is time for first word news. sally yates has told the senate committee that she alerted the white house that michael flynn could be blackmailed by the russians. aboutyates told lawmakers a january 26 meeting that she and a senior member of the national security division had with the white house counsel. him thates: we told there were press accounts of statements from the vice president and others that related conduct that mr. flynn had been involved in that we knew were not true. she said that vice president pence was entitled to know that he was relaying untruthful information about mike flyn

david einhorn presented with green light.ut his position in core laboratory saying that he sees the fair value of that stock as $62, about 45% below the price of that stock before he started talking, and you can see here the stock has declined quite significantly today as his presentation went on. now, i want to be clear. he has not specified his exact position in how he is trading laboratorie laboratories, but clear he's bearish on the company. outlook for its exposure internationally, the outlook for oil as well as the management team in charge. he even showed a picture of kanye and showed -- tried to explain that's a management team that loves itself as kanye west loves himself. a lot of break heart tunes in the presentation. watch that stock price as it continues today. kelly? >> yeah, and, leslie, viewers see that green blip. when he first started talking about the company, wait, long, short, and it became clear as the presentation went on, but this fits with his sort of long-running thesis now of being bearish on u.s. f

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so did david einhorn's green light capital. conduent.vested $200 million in the bank of america in the first quarter. we found conduent very fascinating. janney montgomery scott chief investment strategist mark luschini will tell us. first of this conduent name, do you find that very interesting. they're selling apple to buy it. >> hardly a name you ask somebody on the sidewalk if they knew he it, that's for sure, relative to the two other names you mentioned, liz. it is interesting. anytime investment luminaries taking a big stake in companies whether in the bank of america in the case of appaloosa, somebody known by name brand in the other it warrant attention. there is worse places that you could shop for investment ideas in these gentlemen's portfolios. liz: i don't know if that is the right name for the retailer, the mom-and-pop investor but what do you suggest that they look at, if they get the idea from a guy like david einhorn or carl icahn? should they decide what is appropriate for their time horse son? if not, what names shoul

on monday big hedge fund investors like carl icahn and david einhorn will reveal their first quartertocks like snap, tesla and apple. we'll also get insight into market trends including whether billionaire investors took money off the table in us stocks especially financial stocks as the trump trade began to fade. the gap and home depot will be reporting earnings on tuesday and on wednesday, us retailer target will be reporting earnings. they've already warned of lower profits for this quarter and said it would lower prices to try and compete with rivals. one of those rivals is wal—mart, the world's number one retailer, and wal—mart will be reporting their earnings on thursday. with us isjeremy stretch, head of fx strategy at cibc. it is always nice to see you. what are you looking out for this week what is on your radar?” are you looking out for this week what is on your radar? i think markets are going to look at what the data will do over the next quartering the us, to validate the assumptions of a june rate hike. quartering the us, to validate the assumptions of ajune rate hike.

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. ♪ watching.tory we are hedge fund manager david einhorn is putting a target on tesla, saying the markets too optimistic about their prospects for expanding electric car sales. he says stockholders put the rational faith in ceo elon musk. >> for the time being, investors remain hypnotized by the tesla ceo. they are comfortable with the company being able to mass-market cars and justify the current valuation. and dizzy has him for tesla and other bubble basket stocks is reminiscent of the march 2000.com bubble. many stable it. tesla says initial production of the model three is on track for tonight -- july. they still reported a bigger loss than expected in the first quarter. we are joined by our reporter covering tesla for bloomberg news. what is the biggest surprise? anything to do with the model three? reporter: i think the bulls, the levers of tesla and fans of elon musk, -- lovers of tesla and fans of elon musk, have a lot to be happy about. this is a company that has no often delayed project launches, and now they are two months away track.theyand is on are going to get to 5000 illeg

> reporter: earlier this morning david einhorn hedge fund manager presented for core labs.ew corporate focus, always jumping on the hottest business trends. so, for example, on core's chew on earnings this year the ceo mentioned big data, neural networks, machine learning, artificial intelligence and data analytics all in one sentence. that got us thinking how many other firms are using these tech buzz words. it turns about contractor out about 60% have used buzzing tech phrases in the last ten years. before t four hot phrases this year are artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics and auto mnomous vehicles. some have flattened out in the last 12 quarters, the cloud and internet of things and virtual reality peaked a year ago and has been rapidly declining. ai is a health phrase. for health care it's data analytics. in data energy big energy has been the word. >> would mike construct a short basket to drop these in? >> you can overuse it. it's interesting virtual reality has ebbed, a bit. >> they're kind of over. whereas with the cloud, it became so much a p

vonnie: david einhorn was vicious about pioneer at one point.ou have a reaction to that, which -- it doesn't negate his argument. that he my thinking was wasn't wrong in looking at historical margins to try to figure out what was going to happen in the future, but we were in a different era p we were in the beginning of this multi-shale, multi-formation exploration. we are still kind of in that period. you apply historical margins to that or even economics that weren't going to improve, i think -- he was a little quick. but i'm not sure if he's involved anymore. vonnie: up 4% over the last year and down 4% since the beginning of january. michael mcallister, thank you for joining us. mufgis michael mcallister, senior equity analyst. we are happily into the trading session on mayday. abigail doolittle joins us with the latest market action. abigail: they for that reminder on may day, very celebratory. we do have gains for the major averages, dallas, -- dow, s&p 500, nasdaq all trading higher. what stands out is that divergence between the dow and

. ♪ emily: a story we are watching, hedge fund manager david einhorn is putting a target on tesla, sayingarkets are too optimistic about the company's prospects for expanding electric car sales. he also said stockholders put a -- irrational faith in ceo elon musk. >> investors remain hypnotized by tesla's ceo. the company will be able to mass-market volumes and margin that justified current valuations. the enthusiasm for tesla and other bubble stocks is 2000iscent of the march bubble. emily: but the bulls have reason to stay bullish with the latest earnings report at wednesday. tesla says initial production of its highly anticipated model 3 is on track for july. still, the company reported a bigger loss than expected in the first quarter. we spoke with jamie butters in detroit, who covers tesla for bloomberg news. of elon musk have a lot to be happy about. this is a company that so often has to delay product launches, and this time they are able to say, two months away, they are on track. they are going to go into production in july, get the 5000 per week this year, 10,000 per week next y

another interesting pick is from david einhorn urging a short in corps laboratories.energy play. einhorn coined the term mother fraccers a couple years ago. it's clear he's bearish on the energy sector and in these areas in general. lastly we heard from jeff gundlach just a few minutes ago where he talked about broader macro plays. he's looking at some correlations between active returns versus emerging market returns. he sees significant correlation between those two. he predicts that active returns will improve and therefore is urging investors to take a long position in eem etf while shorting the s&p 500 and leveraging that one time. for cnbc business news, i'm leslie picker. >>> let's turn our attention to asia. sony shares have hit their highest in eight years as they rebound into the television market. >> sony stocks finished up nearly 1% today reaching the highest since september of 2008. it jumped 4% the day before lifting the market value to over 5 trillion yen. that is a level it had not reached since june of 2008, leaping far ahead of rivals like panasonic

david einhorn as well. ackman said he's got a couple of new investments, can can only wonder if this is going to be the stage where he unveils them. >> one would hope that would be the case. >> whether he discloses one or both picks, that's something we'll be watching and this is the perfect platform for him to do something like that. >> we'll wait and see. going to be an exciting day. i know you'll be following the money. we'll hear from you in a little bit. we have a lolt more ahead from the halftime report. >>> next on live from the sohn investment conference. brad is one of the biggest in s investors in united airlines. get his thoughts on the problems, the solutions, the ceo and the stock. he's also a major investor in another company with trouble, uber. and later, keith meister fresh off revealing his big surprise stock pick. the halftime report, live from the investment conference is back in two minutes. trz i count on my dell small business advisor for tech advice. with one phone call, i get product

. >> in the face of these potential head windzs the auto makers could see, someone like a david einhornbreaking up the company. >> it's not breaking up, it's the financials. the pain, a part of the company. >> yes. >> and that helps gm shares. is that what you are hoping for, for instance in. >> it's not what i'm hoping for, i think gm is continuing to execute. i like the cost efficiency. phil said they have to cut back on production they are proposing to put a focus on where there are value parts in the chain. it will get you into some of the parts, which i think are cheap. this is a 5.5% dividend stock. >> i think it's smart. i don't think this flies at all. i don't think this is a chance this gets inactive. >> speaking with the auto, tesla reports, dan will move with the options market. >> the options market is implying ability a 5.5,% in their direction. which is shy of the average moved 10% since the ipo. we were talking about gm and ford. these are companies that sell thousands of cars globally. when you think about tesla having its market cap passed, both gm and ford over the las

you're new to the story as an analyst, but david einhorn, the hedge fund manager and tesla skeptic raised some interest in questions. i want to read you some of his quotes and get you to respond. he said markets are too optistic about tesla. for the time being, investors remain hypnotized by the ceo. he say we are skeptical the company will be able to mass model in margins that -- the enthusiasm for tesla and other what he calls bubble basket stocks is reminiscent of the march 2007.com bubble. as was the case then, the bulls rejected met methods for a happenedful of stocks that seemingly could only go up. we don't know when the bubble will pop. it will. how would you respond to that? >> well, look, on tesla, i agree there's a very robust set of asunlgss that are built in to its valuation. you effectively have to believe that tesla becomes bmw or mercedes in size with superior profit margins to justify valuation. now, the big debate is can they do that. now, i think there are a lot of questions about whether the model 3 can be delivered in volume and delivered profitably. we probably won't

we heard from david einhorn, given the enthusiasm we have seen in these stocks, it is reminiscent ofarch 2000 dotcom bubbles. is there truth in the analogies? michael: i think we were the only ones around in 2000, the rest of you were probably in grade school. the difference is, the company's leading the charge are quality companies. that facebook decision to report on the gap basis, that means they have real earnings. om, it is a pets.c real company with real earnings. i say netflix maybe not so much. google, alphabet, real companies with real earnings. it is not the same. we are not buying into the hype and hoping someday these guys will turn cash flow positive. they are there right now. betty: michael, thank you so much. we appreciate you joining us. you can turn to your bloomberg for more on this. you can see commentary and analysis from bloomberg expert editors. this is bloomberg. ♪ yvonne: this is daybreak asia, i am yvonne man in hong kong. betty: i am betty liu in new york. chinese internet lenders smart ,inance have consulted banks this could happen as early as this year. on

david einhorn's hedge fund stepping up its fight against general motors. leslie picker has the details of the letter gm is sending to shareholders. >> einhorn has sent a few letters since launching a fight a few months ago but the timing of his latest letter makes sense. it comes on the heels of the ford announcement yesterday where the board ousted ceo mark fields in part due to lagging price. gm's stagnant performance pushing a different plan to separate gm stock into dividend shares and capital appreciation shares to boost the price. gm's management said that would lead to a down grade in the company's credit rating and moody's suggested as such. einhorn said in today's letter that the board wasted $15 million by, quote, misrepresenting his plan. gm told cnbc that a vote for any of green light candidates is a vote for its flawed and highly risky idea. einhorn has nominated three directors urging them to vote for him. >> einhorn increased the stake so is upping the ante not just in terms of the letter but had his stake. >> this is a uniquely activist pos

. >>> david einhorn and bill ackman making news yesterday.eslie picker with the ripple effects from this year's event. >> reporter: we're still seeing those effects today. resnick said it's going bankrupt. a statement to cnbc that it has ample financial flexibility to pay down debt. and core laboratories down which einhorn said he was shorting. the long picks are moving as well. he sees shares doubling by 2020. >> a company is re-examining all the things that they're doing or whether it's denied boardings. >> reporter: gun lock took aim at passive investing saying the tide is turning to active management. >> active management, as i said, using the mark twain quote, reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. >> reporter: how to play that. gundlach says when markets outperform the s&p 500, so, too, does active management. he's advising investors to go long emerging markets and short the s&p. leverage that one time. >> from smart money at sohn to tiger 21 the shift into real estate. the founder of tiger 21 to discuss the move and some o

talked to would know this or not, if ford is concerned about activist involvement and we know that david einhorn has been in gm advocating and here we have ford and the stock performance is worse and they have a fat dividend as well. >> reporter: there's certainly unhappy shareholders but it will be really tough and it always has been for any activist to do much with ford. the ford family, they control the majority of the voting stock. so you always hear people say this, the activists ought to get involved at ford. do you think you're going to change the mind of the ford family? you have another thing coming if you do. >> what had been reported in the past by various outlets that the dhs considering a laptop ban on flights coming from other countries. expanding the ban. >> reporter: this has been telegraphed not only to reporters in washington or those who cover the airline industry but the airlines themselves. one airline put up sign saying, oh, look, you're going to have to not have a laptop or it will have to be checked on a flight over to europe. we've seen this telegraphed for some time and

much more from the sohn conference including the best n investing ideas from david einhorn and bill ackman who you will hear from live in a few minutes right here plus we'll head back to omaha for more on becky's big interview with warren buffett, why he says he was too dumb to invest in amazon, which i find hard to believe. melissa? >>> a quick check on markets. stocks are lower but in a narrow range. the nasdaq set another high before moving lower. the s&p 57 managed to set its first interday record high since the beginning of march also before loss of gains. apple having the biggest impact, positive impact, on the dow hitting new highs once again. its market cap now close to $800 billion. tyler? >> and we begin this hour in omaha where becky quick sat down for three hours with the billionaire investor warren buffett. she was also joined for part of the conversation by charlie monger and bill gates. that is three in a row. he lamented he didn't really understand tech for a time. hi, becky. >> it's great to see you. you're right. this was a different berkshire hathaway meeting. so much fo

. >> phil, gm was a target of david einhorn who wants gm to break up into two different share classesa dividend, and one without a dividend. we talked about this just last week about ford and how it's pretty much immune from activist investors because of the control of the ford family. >> correct. >> at this point are there certain things ford could do such as spinning off certain units or buying a company or selling parts of its company that are sort of low hanging fruit? >> i'm not sure there are any low hanging fruits out there. unless they take the approach that gm has taken, which is to pull out of certain markets. now general motors made the decision with europe because not since 2000 did they have a profit in europe, they said forget about it, let's throw in the towel there. ford has finally turned profitable in europe, so the idea is that they're going to stick it out there. and in several other markets around the world. rath remember it was just in the last week that general motors has said we're not going to sell small cars there, we're not going to sell in south africa, we'