about the hershey trust.f money there, a significant holdings of hershey's b shares which give them super votes, some $10 billion worth of that. talking at the last 13-f, 54.6 million shares of the bs. what does the trust want? well, from what i'm hearing right now what they really wanted was more money than perhaps had been at least in the early approach discussed. >> more money, more problems. >> more money, more problems. you know, you've got michelle buck who is from what i've understood made it no secret, thes the ceo of hershey, that she's look to o potentially leave the job, jim, at some point. she is in her -- 62, 63 years old. we have a stock price that topped out at 260 in april of '23, hit the low 100s, rebounded from there. certainly questions around profitability due to cocoa prices and hedging issues. i'm not going to get into that. what i will share is the following from one interested observer which is mondelez will always and forever want to buy hershey but the question is when will the timin

this -- what we know is that mondelez has preliminary approach to hershey. it would be a very, very big transaction, combining capri and kitkat. it is a deal that comes with a lot of hurdles, markets, price, investor sentiment, regulation. matt: we have seen the run-up in prices is no headline, but it is happening just like it has for other consumer goods. the value of hershey when mondelez considered it in 2016 was more than $20 billion. the company was trading at the friday close for $35 billion. it is going to cost hershey has almost twice as much as it would have been then. do we know what premium they put on the deal? crystal: we don't have much color on price yet, but i would look at it this way -- if you look at the price compared to 2016, is one of a lot. 52-week high because of coco prices has come down significantly. is said we are timing accurate -- is it weird timing? it is always weird timing, but people do deals anyway. with the change of administration antigovernment in pennsylvania -- and government in pennsylvania, there is the new attorney

hershey's stock was up dramatic on that news. the question will become the hershey's trust, as we made the point many times, back in '16, mondelez made a similar move. the attorney general of pennsylvania also got involved. so a lot of moving parts here. i wish i had more clarity myself. i'm not getting -- >> why do they like -- >> from some people on that hershey trust, to get a sense to their posture. that's the key here. i have believed since they were unable to buy kellanova, that hershey may have made a strategic decision in some way, and michelle buckets, the ceo, that maybe if we can't get bigger, it's time to consider a sale. but the hershey trust will be key here. jim katzman is on that trust. he will be key in terms of where he comes out, i think, is what i've heard. he's not returning calls. we'll see, i guess, is where we are right now on this, obviously, the market digesting that significant move up yesterday in hershey's shares. >> look, mondelez is at its low. mondelez had a good quarter and no gop, even though the

they hershey's up 1%. mondelez down.lation. >> pepsi was the name, people follow the pepsi jet in harrisburg, but in fact it was all over the state. didn't mean anything, and by the way, pepsi not interested. that said, if this thing is in play, you never know what's going to happen. >> true. here we go. i love when we tag team, snag some deals. here's our road map for the rest of the hour. riding the record rally, our next guest raised his s&p target for the next year. >>> president-elect trump's cabinet is far and away the wealthiest in history, at least a half dozen billionaires, and that's not eskd ven including l musk, we're taking a look at the group and how it could shape policy. shpi cisastailhrtm opng this holiday season. we'll explain that after "squawk on the street" continues after this. (agent) we've always said never sell a house in the winter. that's not true. with opendoor, you can skip the showings and get a real cash offer. (agent with altered voice) foof, just checking. (vo) it's true. opendoor makes s

tell us more about hershey trust, because this says the ultimate owner of hershey that is making thison that they don't want to be taken over. >> that's a great point. they're calling the shots here, and just as we saw in 2016 when they reject the other offer from mondelez, they're in the driver's seat. if they don't to want sell and think a bid is too low, they have no reason to do a deal. there's nothing to really exert leverage on them that would bring them to the negotiating table. if we ever see the hershey trust come out and say that they're open to something, i think we could see a bidding war one day. that's why we keep focus on what is the future of hershey, because eventually maybe something could happen. scarlet: in the meantime, they have the c.e.o. leading the company. they're dealing with their own challenges. hershey has to contend with rising cocoa prices, among other rising expenses. >> they also see some of their competitors are being very aggressive with m&a. earlier this year in one of the largest transactions, we saw mars buy a spinoff of dells on's. -- a spinoff

before we go, hershey havejumped by more hour.ave jumped by more than 10% after reports another firm has approached about a buyout. it owes the uk—based cadbury and the league could provide this luxury giant with combined sales of almost $50 billion a year. that is all for business today, see you soon. i'm betty with the catch up. tonight: what is happening in syria, the golden globes, and a woman who collects scissors. first, let's talk about what is happening in syria. over the weekend, rebel groups captured the country's capital of damascus, toppling the 50—year—old assad regime. assad has fled to russia, while back in syria, thousands of people are reported to have disappeared under assad's regime, so crowds have rushed to this prison to search for lost relatives. lara escaped when she was six. she spent the weekend celebrating. she is now 18 and living in london. i'm celebrating the liberation of my people, wearing the colours of the revolutionary flag. it is the official flag. i had the craziest weekend of my life. my grandp

shares in hersheys hasjumped computer.er reports that mondelez is considering a buy—out. more news on that later. i'm betty with the catch—up. tonight, what is happening in syria, the golden globes, and a woman who selects scissors. first, let's talk about what is happening in syria. over the weekend, rebel groups captured the country's capital of damascus, toppling the 50—year—old assad regime. assad has fled to russia, while back in syria, thousands of people are reported to have disappeared under assad's regime, so crowds have rushed to this prison to search for lost relatives. lara escaped when she was six. she spent the weekend celebrating. i’m weekend celebrating. i'm celebrating _ weekend celebrating. i'm celebrating the _ weekend celebrating. i“n celebrating the liberation of my people, wearing the colours of the revolutionary flag. i had the craziest weekend of my life. my grandparents have lived through years and years of the oppressive regime, we're finally free. of the oppressive regime, we're finally free-— fi

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now, some people that john stewart, john hershey's hero or sima or oscar lewis as children of sanchez were early examples of a, quote, nonfiction novel and. capote anticipates this type question and he responds to it. so, carina, can i ask you or may i ask you, you don't win the lewis book is a documentary a job of edingrom tapes and however skillful and moving is not creative writing. hiroshima is cate in the sense that hershey isn't taking something off a tape recorded and editing, but it still hasn't got anything to do with what i' talking about. roshima is a strict classical piece. what is closer to iwh lillian rose did with picture or my own book. the muse are heard, which uses the thnues of the cosmic comic short novel. it was natural thashld progress from that experiment and get myself in much deeper water. i read in the paper and the other day that i had been quoted as sayg at reporting is now more interested in the non than fiction. now that's t at i said. and it's important to me to get this saight. what i think is the reporting can be made as intesng fiction and done as art

griff: i want that cookie with the hershey kiss in the middle. the cookie with that.that is what we decorate every year. carley: the icing. peter: we do the cookies and i think one-year-old and squeeze them. griff: we are going to decorate a gingerbread house but there is an advantage here. it is a competition. we are competing. carley: do you dunk your gingerbread coffees and cookie? i didn't think that was going to be a stellar. it is just so hard. >> you put a face on it and if you dip it in the face is going to melt off. that's how you scar a child for years. >> janice: i like a classic chocolate chip. peter: i'm allergic to chocolate. the white and blue one looks the best. carley: i forget about you being allergic to chocolate every year until christmas time when i'm reminded we will eat on the set, one of the strangest things. peter: can't go to hershey park. >> had to stay at the hotel and didn't think i was going to make it. i had allergic reaction to chocolate on this couch years ago. jedediah was doing a chocolate pancake thing and ended up having to eat it

you know, chris, when you said let's look at a stock like hershey, and little did we know how much ofthere was an offer they rejected. what is your thinking about it on now? >> i think it's a classic example of how if the public markets reject a stock and keep the price low a private buyer can come in and value those assets, so that's a classic value situation. now that the stock is back down almost to where the rumors started, and i see no down side here in the sense that maybe something happens and you make money right away or maybe they fix it and it takes a couple years and you get paid a decent safe dividend while you wait and while hershey is at its lowest multiple -- >> doesn't it have a complicated management structure? >> yes, and some folks say a takeover is impossible. i don't think that's the case. they are really suffering now. i think a buyer can come in and say, hey, there's a decent claim that we are worth more for the trust than the current management and the current business plan. that may get reception ironically because it's not doing so well. >> well, that's good,

right now, albertsons is down a percent and kroger is up more than half a percent and then hershey isng slightly after leaping at a report that mondelez was trying to buy the rival chocolate company and they are committed to a strategy focused on bolton assets and they also announced a $9 billion share buyback program. bloomberg is reporting that hershey's main controlling owner rejected mondelez, and they found the offer "too low" and macy's is on sale literally after the department store chain cut its fiscal year forecast. weak demand over shadowing the holiday sales numbers and the company confirming one rogue employee hit $151 million in expenses over a three-year period stock is down 1.5%. and stich fix is hitting a 52-week high today on track for a record increase if you look at the percentage basis at the stock. it's up 43% right now. the online personal steining company raising its fiscal second quarter revenue outlook and full year revenue guidance, canaccord genuity updating from $56 to $5. well, the high cost of food, unrelenting as inflation remains sticky. celebrity chef

so you are starting to see executives respond they think is a better regulatory environment, —— hershey'sy also so when you look ahead to 2025 is one market strategist tells me, this is the year that we expect and hope to see a pick—up. that and hope to see a pick-up. that is want to _ and hope to see a pick-up. that is want to keep _ and hope to see a pick-up. that is want to keep an _ and hope to see a pick-up. that is want to keep an eye - and hope to see a pick—up. that is want to keep an eye on as we head into 2025, thank you, michelle fleury, live in new york. to tech now and an apparantly revolutionary new kind of computer chip with "mind boggling" capabilities. here it is — it's the latest cutting—edge quantum chip from google. and it's fast. according to google it's capable of completing in five minutes a task that would take one of the world's fastest super computers a septillion years — that is a 1 followed by 25 0s — to complete. this the latest in the field of what's known as quantum computing. to help us understand what we're talking about — joining me now is our technology

takeover interest in hershey seems to be a long shot. what do you think here, matt?k is bouncing back nicely off of the news. it didn't seem like a great fit for them to begin with. some of the ones that they -- the add-ones, they refer to them as bolt on. smaller companies that could enhance other businesses that exist. this was a new thing. the fact that -- i don't think they will chase hershey now with this buyback they announced. i do think on a short-term basis, the stock was very oversold. it is bouncing back nicely. if it can break above 66 level, the 200 week moving average, it could fly here. on a longer term basis, i'm worried about processed foods and pricing there. i don't know if it's a good long-term holding. for a year-end rally, this will bounce. >> quickly, do you see -- if there were more deals to come next year, is your pipeline telling you this could be the first of many? or an isolated case? >> i think -- i don't know the industry very well. from what i read, they had a conversation that both stocks have been hammered. it doesn't seem like this i

hershey shares on pace for their best day since june 2016 while mondelez is falling down around 2%.d take a look at solar edge. that stock up about 12% after the solar energy company announced it has started shipping its usa edition home battery. they said the product is designed to qualify for dmek domestic credit. >> thank you. coming up, apple shares hitting a record high today. one wireless company is warning of a slow start to the upgrade cycle. a top analyst lays out what he expects, why apple is still his top pick heading into 2525. closing bell's back after this. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. call coventry direct to learn more. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. our friend sold their policy to help pay their medical bills, and that got me thinking. maybe selling our policy could help with our retirement. i'm skeptical, so i did some research and called coventry direct. they explaine

now, some people that john stewart, john hershey's hero or sima or oscar lewis as children of sanchez were early examples of a, quote, nonfiction novel and. capote anticipates this type question and he responds to it. so, carina, can i ask you or may i ask you, you don't win the lewis book is a dry job of editing from tapes and however skillful and moving is not creative wri hiroshima is creative in the soofa tape recordedisn't taking tinto do with what i'mill hasn't talking about. hiroshima is a strict classical piece. i closer to is what lillian rose did with picture or my own book. a heardus the techniques of the cosmic comic short novel it was natural that should progress from that experiment mylf in much deeper water. i read in the paper and the dayhabeen quoted as saying that reporting is now moreerted in the non than fiction. now that's not what i said. and it's importe get this straight. what i think is the reporting adas interesting fiction and done as art underlining those two ass i don't mean to say that one is feel that creative reportage has been neglected and h releva th

and, two giants in the candy market and one of the largest conglomerates and hershey's surging on thatnd mondalese down around 2%. stuart: i was born and raised rd with cadbury. a person of interest in united healthcare ceo murder and police think he hopped in a taxi shortly after the shooting. telling you where he was heading or where we think he was heading. doge wants to cut $2 trillion worth of government waste and some critics think congress has -- doesn't have the guts to do it. we'll bring you a full report from capitol hill on that. even some democrat haves a problem with the idea of preemptive pardons. >> i'm also very concerned about the idea of preemptive pardons and i think we should have pardon reform and it's a right of the presidents. stuart: house oversight committee chair james comer will take that on and he's next. ♪ at harbor freight, we do business differently from the other guys. we design and test our own tools. and sell them directly to you. no middleman. just quality tools you can trust at prices you'll love. ♪ to go further, you need to be ready for what's down

. >> we'll get to it >> speaking of takeover, shares of hershey up a bit. >> what are you hearing?ng on kellanova i mentioned hershey's name i believe -- obviously, the proxy is out -- they were one of the companies, beca, whatever you want -- that was interested. they weren't there is there any m&a in their future always hard to tell. the hershey trust, obviously, has significant voting control, and that is what stopped mondelez back in '16 and the state of pennsylvania came to their aid. in '02 wrigley tried. >> it's a gem. >> you know, they're -- maybe in a somewhat difficult position. largely domestic may be a need and desire to broaden their product portfolio. >> i think that all foods are challenged remember, they paid a lot of money, mars, for kellanova. >> mars paid a lot the deal in progress to close. >> do whatever they want smart company. i've met with them very impressed with them we need more consolidation because those companies are not doing that well. >> yep. >> smucker's is not interested they're happy with the portfolio. >> kel nova going to stay at the same price

so she left them hershey's kisses instead for each of those 160-plus night. >> i am most looking forwarddiego, her husband taren waiting with her son and daughter. >> it's going to be a great christmas. this is the best gift. >> reporter: some 3500 crewmembers on board means 3500 families waiting for their return. >> we're really grateful he gets to come home, spend the holidays with us. >> the children are really excited about having her come home. >> pretty excited to have him home. >> we're excited to have the hubby could to be home. >> reporter: the ship secured, the gangway opens and these sailors can finally step home. >> permission to go ashore. >> granted. ♪ for the land of the free ♪ >> this is the moment lieutenant commander travis, who left behind those chocolate kisses has dreamed of. ♪ and the home of brave ♪ >> hello! >> the best. our thanks to hallie jackson for that. and our thanks to you for watching "early today." i'm jessica layton. have a great monday. i'll see you tomorrow. >>> the christmas travel week is off to a chaotic start. trains coming to a halt in the northe

. >> ask smu is not going to spend a week in state college and go visit hershey p. a. the chocolate factory and stuff. and in bowl games, they're special. we would love to be in the playoffs. but the opportunity that we get to spend a weekend in orlando will be an awesome opportunity that they are looking forward to. >> yeah, disney world, they're fun. but hey coach, you have fun there in orlando. my alma mater, they're competing for the national championship. we'll take the college football playoffs. speaking of the bowls. unveiling their new trophy for this year's game. it's an actual toaster that will pop up and serve pop tarts to the winning team. this might take the cake as the coolest trophy in all of sports. >> best ever. >> yeah. like listen. stanley cup move over. lombardi, move over. >> what flavor are you bringing? >> oh. brown sugar. >> and i was going to say the same thing. i'm going with the classic brown sugar. let's go. okay, thanks, matt. >>> up next, the holiday light show with a twist. we'll take you to the bay area home where you won't catch a glimp

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reports of another potential deal causing a sugar rush for hershey.s up 12% on a report that mo mondolez is exploring an acquisition, it would create a company with nearly 50 billion in sales. mondolez is pulling back slightly. work day shares are rallying 5 and-a-half percent on the announcement that hr and finance software maker is joining the s&p 500. the addition will take place before the market opens on december 23rd. meanwhile, on the other end of this, app love it is on pace for a record percentage decrease after the advertising tech company was not on the s&p 500 new addition list. the disappointment comes after baron's reported that it was a leading candidate to be added to the index due to its market cap. the perceived snub has the stock down right now 14 and a third percent. and we should just say the market cap is at $102 billion. well, the crypto world has since election day been celebrating donald trump's election and his choice for s.e.c. chair. former commissioner paul atkins is known to be pro-crypto. what does fellow crypto advocate

and shares of hershey's soars on reports that mondelez is considering a takeover of the company. >> and our friend chris kri san ty will be happy. >>> police are making an arrest in the shooting of the ceo of united health care. bertha coombs is in new york city with the very latest. bertha? >> kelly, a 26-year-old man is in custody in altoona, pennsylvania, with new york investigators headed down to speak with him. according to mayor adams, he matches the description of the person they have been looking for. and authorities also credit the social media presence and the media for having put out that picture of the suspect showing his face, helping to lead to this arrest. here's what the police commissioner had to say. >> earlier this morning, in altoona, pennsylvania, members of the altoona police department arrested luigi mangioni, a 26-year-old male on firearms charges. at this time, he is believed to be our person of interest in the brazen, targeted murder of brian thompson, ceo of united health care last wednesday in midtown, manhattan. >> reporter: police say that he arrived in alt

hershey's aviation watchdog says the plane veered off course after hitting a flock of birds.cing an emergency landing. azerbaijan's prosecutor, general's office has lodged a criminal investigation into the crash. grass-fed. ♪ ♪ >> griff: anita, roughly half a million ukrainians are spending christmas in the bitter cold after a massive rush and strike. russia party ukraine's energy sector with more than 70 missiles and 100 drones and what ukrainian president president zelenskyy called a "inhumane and deliberate assault." it is master's 13th attack on the ukrainian energy sector this year. and eric. ♪ ♪ >> anita: well, chris castano answers on the mysterious drone sightings letting of the skies. how federal authorities are now responding to coming up. ♪ ♪ >> how's it going. i'm out here with the intelligence battalion in okinawa, japan. want to wish my family a happy holidays, merry christmas. i want to say love you guys, miss you. is there going to be anything left... —left over? —yeah. oh, absolutely. (inner monologue) my kids don't know what they want. you know who knows wha

omni omnicom, and mondelez reportedly eyeing a take over of hershey. is seeing more deal flow than he has seen in a decade, and says that's the next sector ripe for consolidation is his own. banking. joining me is john steinmetz. >> good to be with you. >> quite a different landscape as we head into 2025. do you think the election is playing a role in that? >> absolutely. there's been a sense of renewed optimism within corporate america, not only in banking but the economy as a whole. we're seeing that in the markets. i'm excited about possibly a spark of m&a as policies begin to apply again. >> you're texas-based, that is right? >> dallas based. >> there could be quite -- people have said one of the areas overdue for consolidation is the banking industry. the starting gun is going off, and we could see a lot of major changes? >> absolutely. you know, if you look at texas in particular, there's 380 bank charters in texas. as an example, there's just over 100 in california, less than 100 in florida, and i think texas is ripe for consolidation. as you lo

. >> and then there's my beautiful hershey the cutest of all. he's perfect. what i have to go out of town or something comes up. i have someone who will care for him in good times and in bad, but too many people don't. and in the united states, more than 900,000 shelter animals are euthanized every single year. one reason many people surrender their pet is because they cannot find someone to take care of them while they're seeking treatment for substance abuse. >> well our next hero is changing that and keeping their beloved pets safe and out of shelters to tell us about his remarkable work is the star of nbc's brilliant minds and a proud supporter of the trevor project and a champion of raising awareness around mental health. zachary quinto late one night, a woman holding her beloved dog jade, knocked on the right door. >> steven knight opened it and there stood his friend in bad shape. she asked steven to take her to the animal shelter to surrender. jade so she could go to rehab steven was only eight months sober himself having been addicted to crystal meth

leave us with a party, and i'm not going to bring up hershey. i'm kind. >> fair enough. >> leave us with a parting thought for equity performance in 2025, just the near term, you know. >> well, it's somewhat problematic, and i mean, i don't see any immediate clouds in the sky, but looking at the valuation, which is, you know, 28 times trailing earnings, even though earnings went up 8% this year, the pe went from 23 to 28, because the market went up. that bill is going to come due. we're not going to stay at 28 times earnings for years and years, we're going to go back towards the average of 16 or 17 times. and when that happens, the ones that are going to get hit the most are the ones that have the furthest to fall. that's why i'm gravitating, sailing closer to shore, liking health care, liking google so you can blame technology, at a below market multiple. i think it's time not to try to out perform. i think it's time to try to look toward more reasonable exactlyuations. >> -- valuations. >> some of my strategists, time to go into health care s

shares of hershey's, those shares down over a half percent after a downgrade to underweight from equalfit pressures in the downgrade due to skyrocketing cocoa prices. this chart, cocoprices are up 37% over the last month. the downgrade comes after reports came out on monday that fellow candy maker mondelez exploring a takeover of hershey. both have declined to comment. head over to cnbc.com/pro where subscribers can get more access of detailed analysis of the big calls and big stories. back over to you. >> all right. frank, thank you. we will check in with you a little later. >>> some are calling it the largest wealth transfer in u.s. history with trillions of dollars expected to be passed down over the next two decades. robert frank joins us now with the details. miss the boomers. >> we all are. so let's get to the numbers and they are big numbers. more than $124 trillion expected to be passed down from older to younger generations over the next 25 years. they call it the great wealth transfer and it will be by far the largest in history. $18 trillion of that will go to charity, so th

shares of hershey down 3% on the prospect of higher chocolate prices.ording to a new survey from u.s. bank, more than half of gen xers about 53% are afraid of having to be financially responsible for their kids. now, what makes this interesting is that gen x is what's known as a sandwich generation. in other words, this generation might be financially responsible, both for their elderly parents and for their grown kids. and that obviously places financial pressure on gen x itself for their own retirements. interestingly, gen x is the first that has seen 4 of the 5 largest stock market crashes in history. they're also the first generation that is forced to rely primarily on 4, 1, k's retirement as opposed to pensions. and that's going to change everything. back to you. >>next in sports, the made their decision on linebacker de'vondre campbell after he was seen leaving during the game last thursday. we'll have reaction from some of his teofficial sunday, the forty-niners they've announced that they have suspended linebacker de'vondre campbell for the rema

she has not been able to kiss them good night the past five months so she left them hershey's kissesn san diego, her husband waiting with her daughter, andy, and son, tristan. >> this is going to be a great christmas. it's the best gift. >> reporter: some 3500 crew members on board means 3500 families waiting for their return. >> we are grateful he gets to come home and spend the holidays with us. >> children are really excited about having us home. >> it's exciting to have him home. >> we are waiting for the husband to be home. >> reporter: she is waiting for her husband, archie. she and her son, gabriel only have one wish for christmas. >> full house, that's all i want. >> reporter: that's archie on board. he cannot wait for facetime calls to turn into face-to-face moments. >> i haven't seen my family, my wife, my little boy. >> reporter: for construction mechanic kendall weeks, this is more than a trip home. >> i can't wait to go home to my beautiful wife, and see my son. >> reporter: a son he has never met, born while he was away. >> she introduced us to our son so i could hold h

. >> hershey, pennsylvania, last call for the governor. go ahead, please. >> good morning, brian. i'd like to say to the governor, you've got to be a breath of fresh air to all of those good people down there in arkansas. >> well, not to everybody down there, i don't think. >> a pleasure to talk to you this morning. earlier today, this morning, brian had a guest on, the assistant secretary of the senate, i believe talbot. >> deputy secretary of state. >> yes. was his name talbot. >> i know he's a long time associate and friend of bill clinton and tried to get through to ask him a question about what bill clinton was doing in russia when he went back over to england during the vietnam thing. and he spent three weeks in russia. i know talbot wouldn't have answered the question, but do you know what he was doing in russia? >> i have no idea. that was back in the 1960's and i was probably all of, maybe 12 years old at the time. >> go back to the live caller and asked you if you had any sympathy at all for somebody like the president? >> i have sympathy for anybody that is willing to g