. >>> i'm scott wapner survey says our exclusive look at where wall street thinks stocks and your money are heading in the months ahead revealed right now it's 12 noon and this is the "halftime report." >> stocks surge. the s&p and dow now less than 3% from all-time highs. is a second quarter breakthrough on the way >>> plus, the halftime report's stock survey see where money manager manager investment officers and other big name wall street investors stand on the state of stocks >>> plus -- lyft's big drop. and a giant energy play is today's call of the day. the "halftime report" with scott wapner begins right now. >>> good to have you with us here to debate and trade the big stories of the day, the first trading day of the quarter joe, jim, josh brown, john najarian, also liz saunders from charles schwab stocks surging to start the second quarter after scoring the best start to a year since '98 the big question now is, now what we picked up where we left off on friday. only 80 s&ps away from a record high is that where we're going? >> i feel that's the most likely and, look, it's been

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. >>> carl, thanks i'm scott wapner did goldilocks just deliver a big gift for investors what today's job report means. it's "the halftime report." >> announcer: did the jobs report and the slowdown in wage growth hit the market just right? the dow and s&p now less than 2% from all-time highs. will this lift stocks to the next level plus, the president's call is there any chance the fed will go along and holding the halftime investment committee's feet to the fire see where their picks hit and where they missed. "the halftime report" with scott wapner begins right now. >> welcome, good to have you with us on this friday here to debate the big stories of the day, josh, steve, liz, shannon, the chief investment officer and also with us today is jpmorgan's head of u.s. equity strategy. let's begin with the markets stocks are higher, following the mostly solid jobs report so does it now clear the way for stocks to continue their momentum josh, 50 points away now on the s&p. is this just what the doctor ordered? wage growth a little bit less, jobs good, what more do you want >> it's hard n

. >>> carl, thanks, i'm scott wapner as stocks march toward new highs, are investors ignoring new fears about the economy and how big of a risk is that? it's 12:00 noon, this is "the halftime report. >> announcer: new highs, new fears, stocks are on a roll. the s&p touches a six-month high that index is 1.9% from an all-time high. 2.0% for the nasdaq and dow. but new data rolls in as well. the services sector and employment showing signs of concern. which side wins? fear or greed? plus, a big downgrade for caterpillar as the analyst warns it's time to have serious concerns about global growth the rocky ride for lyft could get worse today. and how the halftime investment committee fared in q1. the quarterly report card comes out today. "the halftime report" with scott wapner starts right now. >> welcome good to have you with us on this wednesday, here to debate and trade the biggest stories of the day, jim, john, pete, carrie firestone is here, the ceo of arias asset management the stocks are touching six-month extra day highs, led once again by tech, the best performing sector of the we

let's goet to the judge and the half >> i'm scott wapner. stocks march toward new highs. does a deluge of downgrades mean it's time to take a rework of your own portfolio it's 12 noon this is the "halftime report." >> boeing, ge, micron, roku, starbucks, southwest, clorox, harley-davidson, all get downgrades what does it say about the stock market this is the s&p comes within 50 points of an all-time high plus, widely followed and very influential former fed man richard fisher on the president's call for quantitative easing, rate cuts and whether herman cain and steven moore are good enough to be part of the federal reserve >>> plus, the big call on snap if you are looking to make a buck, is this a good stock to trade? our investment committee weighs in the "halftime report" with scott wapner starts right now. >>> it is good to have you with us on this monday. here joe terranova, jim leventhal. and mr. wonderful, kevin o'leary, the chairman of o shares etfs and an nbc contributor. he's all smiles today. stocks are trying to extend a seven-day winning streak a slew of down

"the halftime report" with scott wapner starts right now. >> big show ahead. good to have you with us on this tuesday. here to debate and trade the stories of this day so far joe, stefani, john, we beginning with the markets and that march to new highs as we said at the top, thes&p less than 3% away now after one of the best starts to a year on record steph, a lot of things seem to be falling into place. china's getting a little bit better some parts of the market that were underperforming are playing along. hello, financials. is this where we're going now? >> i hope so we've been waiting for a really long time. the data clearly is getting better here in the united states but also overseas as you mentioned of course the china number was a big catalyst for yesterday's rally but the data here is pretty darn good it's getting better and i think the first quarter gdp numbers where we were nervous that we would see flat or down, negative, the number looks like it's about 1.5%. nothing great but i think that is your low water mark for the year in terms of gdp and fo

with that we will send it over the half and scott wapner. >>> i'm scott wapner the tech tear, is it enoughreach greater heights? surging against this hour, microsoft and facebook report blowout earnings it is 12:00 noon this this is "the halftime report." >>> tech, back in the spotlight. key investor falling big top analyst jpmorgan's tusia is back to tell us where he thinks 3m, ge, honeywell and micro technologies are heading

. >>> i'm scott wapner here at one market in san francisco.have another big show coming up chamath is with us exclusively today from his future of his firm, social capital, the tech ipos and soaring valuations to facebook, we cover it all today. plus, a top five financial adviser with us on what to do with your money right now, andy chase of morgan stanley wealth management gives us his top plays with stocks hitting new highs and tech investor dan niles will be here as well he's making some new moves in his portfolio. you won't want to miss them. all top of the hour back here in san francisco. carl, we'll see you in just a few. >> man, what a week you are having out there, scott. we'll see you in a bit, scott wapner >>> let's get over to the cme group and get the santelli exchange, rick >> good morning, carl. there was a time where the phrase, silly season, was purely aimed at the political landscape and many times the stretch right in front of a presidential election but i think silly season should be expanded to pretty much about every six w

. >>> i'm scott wapner stocks continue to march toward new highs. debate what all of that means for your money. >>> plus the call today that got jim cramer all worked up our investment committee takes on caterpillar and whether it's time to sell we'll take a look at the stocks that could chachlk it's all at noon morgan, we'll see you in just a few. about 15 away. >> sounds good. >>> the company disrupting the delivery of medical supplies through the skies. and tomorrow do not miss another exclusive interview with walmart ceo doug mcmillon. you can catch that thursday beginning at 2:15 eastern. dow up 75 points more "squawk alley" after this break. >>> welcome back to "squawk"ally the first drone program wu approved by the faa in the u.s ups will do it across the hospital campus. joining us now is the ceo of matternet. it has been a long, slow slog in terms of commercial drone deliveries here in the u.s. going mainstream break down this program, this partnership with u.p.s. for us and why healthcare seems to be, at least at this point in time, potent

here's brian sullivan in for scott wapner. >> thank you, ed good to be with you on thursday and have you with us the degate and trade, biggest stories of the day are josh brown, job eye jarrian, and one of barron and forbes top 100 advisers and carrie, thank you for adding class to this panel the market is up big time, depending on the market you pick, 10%, 15%, 23%. >> good question up 23% from the bottom of december, here we are about to start earnings season and we know earnings will be down the markets have been fantastic in overlooking what will be a weak first half or looking at the second half. as we start to hear companies report, numbers say they're bringing down guidance, that can be a little tricky we're up so much that even if the market were to come back in 5% or so, we're still having a year that's up over 10%, that's great for the first four months of the year. so i'm not worried about that and we don't really see interest rates going up we don't have the fear of recession particularly and we're comfortable the second half of the yearwill be better the market can stay

i'm scott wapner make it or break it. is that what's at stake this week with the rally? it's 12 noon this is the "halftime report." >> a huge week for earnings. nine dow components. big tech names like facebook, microsoft and intel. big industrials, boeing and caterpillar. then there's amazon. will the market break the notion we could see the first negative quarter for earnings since 2016, propelling stocks higher plus, the big name semiconductor stock, one analyst says is about to soar. the halftime report with scott wapner begins right now. >> welcome good to have you with us joe terranov ajim 11thal margaret reed is back with us. vice president with the union bank, the private bank let's begin with the markets investors bracing for the busiest week of earnings season. a week that could determine whether stocks take that next leg up or stall out. all right, joe i'm going to read this list. intel. some of the names. intel starbucks, chipotle, 3m, u.p.s., at&t, boeing, kat, facebook, amazon, microsoft, twitter. take your pick this is the week if you were worried about ea

let's get to the judge >> carl, thanks, i'm scott wapner how far can the record run for stocks really go if you haven't gone all in on the rally, is the market now too expensive to buy big questions. our investment committee has the answers. it's 12:00 noon, this is "the halftime report. >> record high watch, the s&p and nasdaq both flirting with all-time highs if they get there today, what pushes them higher plus a big wave of earnings comes in four hours, facebook, mickels microsoft, visa, chipotle, and more we'll trade them all and a big call on a key reason why the consumer staples sector just hit a 52-week high. "the halftime report" investment committee is standing by now, here's scott wapner >> good to have you with us on this wednesday, here to debate and trade the big stories of the die, steve weiss, jon and pete najarian, brenda, the cio of sand hill globals and rob, one of forbes top 100 financial advisers let's begin with the markets the nasdaq, s&p 500, several key sectors all coming off record closes the question, of course, now, can earnings continue to set the pace and

i'm scott wapner with stocks reaching for new records, is a flow of new money about to kick start the next leg of the rally it's 12:00 noon, this is the raft report. this is "the halftime report." >> investors are exposed >> blackrock's larry fink's call on stocks. is he right and is now still a good time to get in? plus, as we approach record highs on the s&p, which part of the market will get you the biggest return we're debating bank of america as the stock falls after reporting quarterly numbers. and want to get ahead of ibm's earnings this is the place. "the halftime report" investment committee is ready to weigh in now, here's scott wapner >> welcome, good to have you with us on this tuesday, here to debate and trade the big stories of the day thus far, jim, stephanie, john and pete najarian we begin with the markets, stocks moving closer to those new records after earnings beats and at least one big market watcher says stocks could be about to take off. >> i think we have a risk of a melt-up, not a meltdown here despite where the markets are, and equities, we have not seen mone

with that we will send it over the half and scott wapner. >>> i'm scott wapner the tech tear, is it enough to reach greater heights? surging against this hour, microsoft and facebook report blowout earnings it is 12:00 noon this this is "the halftime report." >>> tech, back in the spotlight. key investor falling big top analyst jpmorgan's tusia is back to tell us where he thinks 3m, ge, honeywell and micro technologies are heading and one of the best top value pickers is telling us what he think is the best opportunity. >> welcome good to have you with us on this thursday and debate the biggest stories of the day, pete that jaron and the ceo of sand providers. >>> a big story today, microsoft, story you have been talking about a long time continues to pay off for a big time. >> and you know what i will say, satya nadella, takes over the company five years ago and what's happening now, completely flipped what they were look where they're finding growth still by the way, something i have not heard anybody talk about on tv, look at the acquisition of linked in. that hasn't been talked about b

and two big calls of the day from the restaurant sector "the halftime report" with scott wapner starts right now. >> welcome it is good to have you with us on this wednesday, our investment committee today, joe, jim, pete najarian and meagan shoe, senior investment strategist at wilmington trust we begin, the markets heading toward record highs lifted by a broad group of sectors new all time highs for tech and discretionary, staples and communication services, number of others getting awfully close. pete, that has to be a pretty good sign. i know tech gets a big part of the conversation >> deservedly. >> it's the serctor in the s&p and they got the marquee names but discretionary, all time high, tech all time high, staples, 52 week high. com services, 52 week high and there's a number of others that aren't all that far away >> but it's -- you led it right with technology. that really has been the backbone of what we've been watching over the last couple of months and it's been extremely strong and we talked about the difference of technology too we talked about going from the cloud nam

let's get to the judge carl, thanks, scott wapner we're on high watch, stocks trying to edge closer to new territory. is it time to believe a china deal is close? what would that really mean to the larally if one is? it's 12:00 noon and this is the halftime report. >>> market mover, a pivotal day in the trade deal with the u.s. and china. big calls and big beck wall street weighs in on facebook and micron. >>> the lyft debate is on. is there more than meets the eye? one of our own traders has been very active in and out >>> and another analyst gets bullish on disney. "the halftime report with scott wapner" starts right now. >> good to have you with us on this thursday. the biggest stories of the day thus far steve weiss, john and pete are here and jenny harrington, the portfolio managing stocks have been boosted to new highs after a lead in boeing, caterpillar, as the president meets with china's vice premier today midst with headlines whether close to making a deal the question is, what would a deal real palestine to yoly mea? >> it's not. it's not priced in. >> you believe something

. >> i'm melissa lee in for scott wapner today our top trade this hour what is the intel from intel thetrack for its biggest one day decline in nearly a decade. it's 12:00 noon and this is "the halftime report. >> intel is under pressure the ceo speaking moments ago what the chip maker's outlook means for the rest of earnings season plus, the call of the day. one wall street firm is grounding this shipping stock. the traders will debate it and josh brown is making moves in his portfolio he's buying a stock that's up more than 80% this year. why he thinks there's more green ahead. "the halftime report" begins right now.

i'm scott wapner along with morgan brennan today with an hour in the trading day to go. it's somewhat misleading today, at least if you look at the dow. walgreens is having the worst day in some five years, disappointing earnings and that stock is weighing heavy on the dow today. the nasdaq is coming back. look i looking for a little direction the last hour. there you go there's your market picture this moment small caps are off by one quarter of one percent you look at the dow at the top there, morgan. >> investors definitely seem to be digesting that rally we saw yesterday. wilfred frost and sara eisen are in washington, d.c they both have big interviews to bring us wilfred has bank of america and sara has the chair of the fcc and just spoke with larry kudlow sara >> let's kick it off with sara. >> go ahead. >> reporter: i was just going to tell you that everybody here -- the business community is now a little bit worried on the trade side of things now that the president has threatened to shut the u.s./mexican border. chamber of commerce, i did catch up with national

let's get to the judge >> i'm scott wapner. the march to new highs getting closer by the way.at to avoid it's 12:00 noon. this is "the halftime report." >> where should you put your money with the s&p 500 approaching a new high goldman sachs has a list of 20 stocks to buy now. >>> plus, the disney upgrade one of the most outspoken bears raises his rating on the stock after being on the sidelines for more than two years. >> and our call of the day the bold case for western digital. an analyst is saying the cyclical recovery is

energy space the halftime investment committee is ready to weigh in now, here's brian sullivan for scott wapner >>> yesterday we had a panel, today we have an investment committee. it's an upgrade. happy friday and thank you for being with us on this friday here to debate is your investment panel steve wise >> hi, brian. >> john is here as well. and brynn, managing partner at reck sit management. >>> we have a lot to do. the four big movers, the four dow components are your radar today. j.p. morgan, disney, apple, chevr chevron. jp morgan chase kicking off bank earning season with their quarterly numbers. and ceo jamie diamond offering a dose of assurance. saying, quote, even amid some global geopolitical uncertainty, the u.s. economy continues to grow inflation is moderate, financial markets are healthy. do you agree with jamie diamond that everything is awesome >> absolutely. we've been telling our clients for some time that the growth and global growth is made up of the usa and emerging markets jamie echos what's happening in the u.s. this takes off the fears, the rhetoric that everyone is t

. >>> i'm scott wapner survey says our exclusive look at where wall street thinks stocks and your moneyeading in the months ahead revealed right now it's 12 noon and this is the "halftime report." >> stocks surge. the s&p and dow now less than 3% from all-time highs. is a second quarter breakthrough on the way >>> plus, the halftime report's stock survey see where money manager manager investment officers and other big name wall street investors stand on the state of stocks >>> plus --

let's goet to the judge and the half >> i'm scott wapner. stocks march toward new highs.it's time to take a rework of your own portfolio it's 12 noon this is the "halftime report." >> boeing, ge, micron, roku, starbucks, southwest, clorox, harley-davidson, all get downgrades what does it say about the stock market this is the s&p comes within 50 points of an all-time high plus, widely followed and very influential former fed man richard fisher on the president's call for quantitative easing, rate cuts and whether herman cain an

. >> carl, thank you so much i'm scott wapner as the s&p closes in on a new record is the great americanck market the only place for your money right now it's 12:00 noon, this is "the halftime report." >> announcer: the s&p now just 2.5% from a record high. the dow, not far behind. if stocks breakthrough, what will lead the way? plus, bank of america's brian moynihan is with us live see what he sees in the market and what's ahead for consolidation in the financial industry another rough ride for lyft. a big call on disney an

i'm scott wapner make it or break it. is that what's at stake this week with the rally?s 12 noon this is the "halftime report." >> a huge week for earnings. nine dow components. big tech names like facebook, microsoft and intel. big industrials, boeing and caterpillar. then there's amazon. will the market break the notion we could see the first negative quarter for earnings since 2016, propelling stocks higher plus, the big name

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. >>> carl, thanks i'm scott wapner did goldilocks just deliver a big gift for investors what today's report means. it's "the halftime report." >> announcer: did the jobs report and the slowdown in wage growth hit the market just right? the dow and s&p now less than 2% from all-time highs. will this lift stocks to the next level plus, the president's call is there any chance the fed will go along and holding the halftime investment committee's feet to the fire see where their picks hit

. >>> i'm scott wapner here.t in san francisco where we have a great lineup of exclusive interviews for our first day out here altimeter's brad gerstner talking all things tech including the stock he put 20% of his fund in light street's glen kacher with us sequoia, the backer of zoom, the hottest parts of venture capital and defy's trae vassallo, talks about the future of early stage investing and what looks to be a record year in the valley for women led ipos all coming up here one market san francisco top of the hour at noon. we'll see you in just a bit. deirdre? >> scott, that is a great lineup you are doing san francisco proud. now boeing ceo just wrapping up a press conference addressing 737 max concerns how is that press conference being received so far? >> reporter: muilenburg said his top priority is getting those 737 max planes up and flying safely as for compensating airlines for any loss of revenue because of this grounding, here is what he had to say >> we're actively engaged with all of our airline

and if we recovered this afternoon >>> welcome to the halftime report i'm brian sullivan in for scott wapnerre right there on the eve of another earnings season. the question is it time to buy into a sector that bragged at the broader market, the financials >>> j.p., pnc all report tomorrow s this the financials lagged over the one month, three month and six-month time period, second worst only to energy. this as the s&p is back within

let's get to the judge carl, thanks, scott wapner we're on high watch, stocks trying to edge closer totime to believe a china deal is close? what would that really mean to the larally if one is? it's 12:00 noon and this is the halftime report. >>> market mover, a pivotal day in the trade deal with the u.s. and china. big calls and big beck wall street weighs in on facebook and micron. >>> the lyft debate is on. is there more than meets the eye? on

. >>> i'm scott wapner stocks might be falling but one big name is rising again it is apple, going forinning streak, its longest since 2010 is that the most positive sign yet that the rally's momentum is far from fading? it's 12:00 noon and this is "the halftime report. >> announcer: apple's run, up ten straight days, just over 8%. what's it mean for the rest of the market if we suddenly have a two front trade war in europe and china, which stocks will react first? and get ready to rumble. tomorrow, the banking ceos face a brand-new financial serv

i'm scott wapner with stocks reaching for new records, is a flow of new money about to kick start theext leg of the rally it's 12:00 noon, this is the raft report. this is "the halftime report." >> investors are exposed >> blackrock's larry fink's call on stocks. is he right and is now still a good time to get in? plus, as we approach record highs on the s&p, which part of the market will get you the biggest return we're debating bank of america as the stock falls after reporting quarterly numbers. and want to get ahead of ibm's earnings this is the place. "t

now let's get to scott wapner for a cnbc news update >> thanks so much.me court hearing arguments over the trump administration's plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census three federal courts already blocked that question. several dozen protesters against the question gathered outside the court. >>> workers have started installing temporary tarps over net redame cathedral to offset potential rain damage. the cathedral isn't expected to reopen to the public for five or six years. >>> nbc news reporting joe biden will announce his presidency, presidential candidacy, excuse me, thursday morning with an online video he will then appear in pittsburgh monday for an event at a local union hall. he will then travel to all four early voting states the following week. >>> the national hockey league said it would purchase carbon credits to offset emissions during the stanley cup playoffs, the announcement coincided with earth day is part of the league's efforts to address climate change that is the cnbc news update at this hour. one thing at a time for

i'm scott wapner we begin with breaking news.eaking above their record closing high from last september, the catalyst today, strong earnings from several big companies on the busiest day yet of earnings season welcome to "the halftime report," good to have you with us on this tuesday we're also joined by joe, jim, stephanie, and john najarian we're going to begin where else? the markets. green across the board stro stocks higher on the back of those earnings p&g, united tech, lockheed, new highs today, disney, mcdonald's, hershey, m

. >> i'm melissa lee in for scott wapner today our top trade this hour what is the intel from intel the chip maker on track for its biggest one day decline in nearly a decade. it's 12:00 noon and this is "the halftime report. >> intel is under pressure the ceo speaking moments ago what the chip maker's outlook means for the rest of earnings season plus, the call of the day. one wall street firm is grounding this shipping stock. the traders will debate it and josh brown is making moves in his portfolio he's buying a stock that's up more than 80% this year. why he thinks there's more green ahead. "the halftime report" begins right now. >> and it is great to have you with us on this friday, here to debate and trade the biggest stories of the day with joe, josh brown, jim lebron, and bryan, managing partner at requisite capital management intel dragging down the semis, the most cyclical sector in the markets. is it telling us there could be a slowerdown on tap? joe, you got out of smh recently >> yes, it is not -- it is not telling us that there is going to be a slowdown fundamentally what

let's get to the judge >> i'm scott wapner. the march to new highs getting closer by the way. what to buy, what to avoid it's 12:00 noon. this is "the halftime report." >> where should you put your money with the s&p 500 approaching a new high goldman sachs has a list of 20 stocks to buy now. >>> plus, the disney upgrade one of the most outspoken bears raises his rating on the stock after being on the sidelines for more than two years. >> and our call of the day the bold case for western digital. an analyst is saying the cyclical recovery is under way the "halftime report" begins now. >>> welcome. good to have you with us here to debate and trade, joe terranova, josh brown, steve weiss. we begin with the markets. joe, s&p pretty much at 2900 we'll call it that new all-time intraday high for technology and mkm has a note today, quote, the march higher continues >> it does the march higher continues and we haven't even gotten to the tech companies you're citing leading the market higher. there's a lot of notes out today talking about limited up side in the marketplace. let's hea

i'm scott wapner welcome to "the halftime report." our breaking news, two surging ipos, mueller report released in the past hour. and big well-known market watcher say stocks could be prime for a short-lived pullback because of weakness in a sector that could cause a lot of money to rotate out of it. welcome, we will discuss all of that with our investment committee today, many josh brown, steve white, our chief equity strategist, and courtney gibson, the president of luke capital. let's begin with the markets pinterest and zoom surging those stocks opening for trading. we're also on record watch s&p inching closer to its new highs. the question is steve weiss, will we get there? and then what? >> so look, earnings have been pretty decent -- >> maybe better than the worst fears of two weeks ago. >> absolutely. what's important is we are seeing it in companies this relate directly to the economy that are saying basically the economy isn't as bad as we thought. there's nowhere else to go i think it would be a nonevent we're seeing a hea

edition of "the halftime report" live from the heart of san francisco, one market street, with scott wapner begins right now >>> and it is good to have you with us here at one market in san francisco for our look at all things tech as that space continues to drive the market to new record highs you heard there in the open that we're going to have some very special guests with us over the next couple days brad gerstner with me for the hour, the founder of altimeter uber beginning its road show he has a large position in facebook i figure we should start with all things tech. thank you for being here >> and welcome >> it's been a while >> we deliver this weather. >> it is beautiful it's the perfect time to do this the s&p, another new record high today, in large part a tech-driven rally. how long is this party going to go on? >> well, you know, let's just step back for a second q-4 a 23% drawdown in faang. it feels like a party today, but we're just back to where faang was at the end of q-3. i think if you take a longer perspective on this we're as excited about technology as ever and we thin

i'm scott wapner, is the sector surge carrying stocks toward new highs the much talked about market melt-upt's 12:00 noon, this is "the halftime report. >> announcer: four sectors hit new highs or flirt with them who's leading? which stocks are set to take off? and what's the catch-up trade if you missed the mark on this rally? plus, qualcomm surge >> qualcomm wants to push through 58 >> he made the call yesterday and he's back today. how high can it go and why another member of the halftime investment committee just took his qualcomm profits and ran. and two

let's get to the judge >> carl, thanks, i'm scott wapner how far can the record run for stocks reallyen't gone all in on the rally, is the market now too expensive to buy big questions. our investment committee has the answers. it's 12:00 noon, this is "the halftime report. >> record high watch, the s&p and nasdaq both flirting with all-time highs if they get there today, what pushes them higher plus a big wave of earnings comes in four hours, facebook, mickels microsoft, visa, chipotle, and more we'll trade them all and a big call on a key reason why the co

"the halftime report" with scott wapner, live from the hearoft san francisco, one market street, is back in two minutes feel that? that's the beat of global markets, the rhythm of the world. but to us, it's the pace of tomorrow. with ingenuity, technologies, and markets expertise we create the possible. and when you do that, you don't chase the pace of tomorrow. you set it. nasdaq. rewrite tomorrow. >>> welcome back to "the halftime report," i'm meg tirrell. check out shares of pfizer, the drug giant up more than 3% i just spoke with ceo, we talked a lot about drug pricing there are two different hearings going on on capitol hill today on that topic. he noted that pfizer's growth in the future is going to come not from pricing but from volume he said pricing in the quarter actually declined 3% in the united states. we also talked about acquisitions, their cfo telling me they're looking at bolt on acquisitions, not huge mega merger type deals. finally we also talked about where future growth is coming from, particularly in china. they said that's going to be a significant area of growth f

i'm scott wapner welcome to "the halftime report."reaking news, two surging ipos, mueller report released in the past hour. and big well-known market watcher say stocks could be prime for a short-lived pullback because of weakness in a sector that could cause a lot of money to rotate out of it. welcome, we will discuss all of that with our investment committee today, many josh brown, steve white, our chief equity strategist, and courtney gibson, the president of luke

i'm scott wapner we begin with breaking news. stocks breaking above their record closing high from last september, the catalyst today, strong earnings from several big companies on the busiest day yet of earnings season welcome to "the halftime report," good to have you with us on this tuesday we're also joined by joe, jim, stephanie, and john najarian we're going to begin where else? the markets. green across the board stro stocks higher on the back of those earnings p&g, united tech, lockheed, new highs today, disney, mcdonald's, hershey, mondelez, honey well, mastercard, microsoft, oracle and on and on and on pretty big day >> it's a great day if you own stocks, which we all do here obviously. so, just breaking it down in terms of who reported today, i think if you look at coke and p&g i was encouraged by the organic growth both companies -- mid single digits which is quite nice, actually the problem with p&g is the expectations were just too high headed in. it's been one of the best consumer staple stocks out there. coke had