i'm scott wapner, apple, walmart, disney making headlines today.year's best trades still have room to run. it is 12 noon. this is "the halftime report." >>> darlings of the dow. a beat and a rise for walmart. big price hikes for disney but a rare sale goal for apple a growing wave of

let's get to the judge >>> i'm scott wapner, front and center this hour, the end of the year melt up,ocks could be running through the holidays it is 12 noon and this is the halftime report. >> announcer: this bulls marching on. the one sector you need to be in right now to ride this record run. best buy beats, dollar tree trounced the retail stocks to bet on as we gear up for the crucial holiday shopping season. chipotle one of the ten best

. >>> carl, thanks so much i'm scott wapner the record run for stocks, new milestones again for the s&p and nasdaq as carl said we're trading with super investor mario gabelli it is noon and this is "the halftime report. >> the rally picking up steam. new record highs mario gabelli weighs in with his best ideas for this rally. netflix getting downgraded but it's been on a rally we'll debate in our call of the day. football and financial advice. jets' linebacker brandon copeland joins the desk. he's a member of our financial wellness advisory counsel. "the halftime report starts right now. >>> welcome to "the halftime report." joe terranova, the brothers najarian, courtney gibson and, mario gabelli of the gabelli funds. the s&p heading for its 24th record close of the year what a big year it's been. how are you doing? >> terrific. >> welcome back. how do you feel? better than in months? >> the fact the market is hitting a new high, we're looking at stock specifics and what are they doing. like the viacom cbs. next year the only challenge i see is the lower interest rate that has an imp

i'm scott wapner, apple, walmart, disney making headlines today. do three of this year's best trades still have room to run. it is 12 noon. this is "the halftime report." >>> darlings of the dow. a beat and a rise for walmart. big price hikes for disney but a rare sale goal for apple a growing wave of optimism signals that are pointing up wards and onwards for stocks >>> and the backlash against billionaires, elizabeth warren launching a fiery ad targeting leon cooperman and other individuals. cooperman joins us to fire back. the investment committee is ready to go. "the halftime report" starts right now. >>> welcome. good to have you with us on this thursday our investment committee, joe tearerranov terranova. and the brothers and the walmart retailer beat and raise quarter, stock opening all-time high today. joe you've been making a cas for this one, you own it >> i do. >> and under review. all of the news, the good news is priced in i think walmart is trading a little disappointedly today. still own the stock, i'm going to see in the next couple

. >>> carl, thanks i'm scott wapner running of the bulls two strategists and the ten-year run for your money is just the beginning. it is 12:00 noon this is the ""halftime report." >>> bullish new calls on this record-breaking rally. why you might want to keep riding this run in 2020. >>> plus, the stocks and saukters wall street is bidding on for next year we'll break them down. >>> alibaba shares on fire this year outperforming amazon and the stock just got a huge buy call we'll debate it straight ahead. >>> the investment committee is ready to go. "halftime report" is ready to go right now. >>> welcome. good to have you with us on this friday our investment committee today josh brown, jon najarian, tom lee managing partner and head of research and brian belski, chief investment strategist. we begin today with the market stocks are higher friday still, though, the s&p on pace for its first losing week in the past tom, i turn to you i said in the show, we're going to put two bulls to the test your year end target is 3200 and will you get there confident? >> yeah, i mean, i think we co

. >>> i'm scott wapner here is what's coming up mario grivelli is with us, we're talking stocks, the markets in the year ahead plus we will debate what other stocks could be in play on this big merger monday. and new york jets linemaner brandon copeland joins the investment group today, he teaches an investment class at his alma mater and will tell us the investments he hopes to help with his students. >>> see you then, scott, thanks. pinterest making a couple retail friendly moves this morning ahead of black friday. julia borsen is in los angeles with that news. >> that's right, john. bin tres making two big changes designed to drive shopping on the platform ahead of the all important holiday shopping season this morning pinterest unveiling the pinterest shop with hundreds of products from small and medium businesses. will start with 17 businesses and will expand to retailers they are testing a shop tab at the top of users' home feeds this is the first time the company has promoted a personalized boutique for users. it features custom shopping options. now, these announcements follo

don't miss lee cooperman's response to elizabeth warren's ad today he will join scott wapner at noona bottom line beat the retail giant raising its earnings guidance as it reports third quarter results. >> a magical start for disney plus the entertainment giant's stock soaring on eye-popping sign-up numbers. >> and billionaire bashing from a top presidential candidate massachusetts senator elizabeth warren out with a new attack ad against some of america's wealthiest the final hour of skauks begins right now. ♪ ♪ >> speak for yourself. good morning and welcome back to "squawk box" here on cnbc live from the nasdaq market site in times square i'm joe kernen along with becky quick and andrew ross sorkin how are the sleeves? looking good you taped the clicker. doing the funky chicken. u.s. equity futures at this hour, down about 20 points on the dow, not a lot happening so far. we've got about an hour and a half to go before we start trading in ernest. we'll see where we are but right across the board, treasury yields back -- now down to 1.84% on the ten-year >> let's talk about some of

. >>> carl, thanks i'm scott wapner running of the bulls two strategists and the ten-year run for your. it is 12:00 noon this is the ""halftime report." >>> bullish new calls on this record-breaking rally. why you might want to keep riding this run in 2020. >>> plus, the stocks and saukters wall street is bidding on for next year we'll break them down. >>> alibaba shares on fire this year outperforming amazon and the stock just got

scott wapner got a chance to sit down with mr. blankfein just a couple of moments ago and got his tang on that wealth tax. >> i can understand where the wealth tax is coming from. that's a very good way to, again, share the rewards, share the fruits, which you can also achieve through a progressive tax system if you don't realize i concome, you're not touched by it i understand where it's coming from and i understand the goals. the problem with it is it's completely unworkable. it's hard to settle an estate, often can take many years to settle an estate how do you mark to market your entire wealth every year, farmers who own farms, people who own homes. it n it's not just fancy people with tens of millions in art collections. anybody with a farm or a home would have to establish what that home is worth every year and you'd spend years fighting about it and next year you'd have to do it again. >> i want to bring in the economic adviser to the past five democratic nominees for president and cnbc wealth editor, i'm camming -- calling

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you back here for black friday and back to melissa lee and the half >>> i'm melissa lee in for scott wapner trade hopes pushing stocks to new highs, but is investor euphoria piquing it's 12:00 noon and this is the halftime report. >> new record highs. where to put your money to work right now. boeing getting flipped new fears about the grounded 737 max and a new engine catching fire what's next for the stock? >>> under rateded. under armour soaring on a big upgrade. we'll debate it in our call of the day. >>> netflix up 20% in two months will its latest bet fuel the stock higher from here >>> the investment committee is ready to go. halftime report starts right now. >>> great to have you u with us on this wednesday, the day before thanksgiving. our investment committee, joe, jon, steve and jenny stocks holding steady, but enough for the dow, s&p and nasdaq to hit new highs. the nasdaq trying for its 25th record close and its 11th this month alone. tech, industrials, consumer staps, all hitting record levels we continue to buy into this rally, joe >> yes, we are in the middle of a melt up. t

." >> all right, carl thanks so much i'm scott wapner front and center, a misof record run.ur money ready to run into the end of the year? it is 12:00 noon and this is "the halftime report." >> the bulls marching on stocks hitting new highs should you keep riding the rally? or take money off the table? billionaire investor marc lasry weighs in. where he's seeing opportunities in this market right now nvidia, applied materials, qualcomm, amd, and more. a ton of stocks getting their price targets raised we'll break down the calls and tell you how to play these names from here.

for now let's get to the judge >>> i'm scott wapner this hour, on target a blowout quarter, is this the best retail stock to own it is 12 noon and this is the "halftime report." >>> target hitting all-time highs on the back of strong earnings we go shopping for other retail winners. energy the worst performing sector this year, but a number of stocks in the group getting hit with a buy call. we'll break them down. and betting on growth. we'll tell you which stocks will lied the way in this market. the investment committee is ready to go. "halftime report" starts right now. >>> welcome. our investment committee is at the table today. we begin with shares of target on pace now for the best year since the mid 1970s. shares are up 89% year to date pete, naturally i'm coming to you first. we always joke about your relationship with brian cornell. you are friends. >> yep >> you've pitched this stock for about as long as i can remember and you've been dead right and you deserve credit for that. >> wow i appreciate that. >> they keep performing. >> but the reality is go back a year ago, stock w

let's get to the judge >>> i'm scott wapner, front and center this hour, the end of the year melt up, the likelihood the stocks could be running through the holidays it is 12 noon and this is the halftime report. >> announcer: this bulls marching on. the one sector you need to be in right now to ride this record run. best buy beats, dollar tree trounced the retail stocks to bet on as we gear up for the crucial holiday shopping season. chipotle one of the ten best stocks in the s&p 500 this year up more than 80% and it's been named the best idea for 2020 we'll debate in our call of the day. the investment committee is ready to go, halftime report starts right now >>> welcome. good to have you with us on this tuesday. our investment committee here with us today. let's begin with the markets all three of the major averages setting new records today. stocks going for their 25th record close of the year joe, momentum etf, growth etf, value etf, the text spider, industrial spider all new interday highs today, albeit briefly. >> diverse rally, dispersion that's what you want in the market it

i'm scott wapner the brokerage bombshell.in taubs to buy td ameritrade that could alter the investing landscape. how does it impact your money? it's 12 noon this is "the halftime report." >> announcer: a major shakeout in the battle for your money what it means for trading. financial advisers and investors. a miss by macy's sales fall short and a slashed outlook. the stock taking a hit where it goes from here as we head into the crucial holiday shopping season. >>> and another legendary hedge fund

you back here for black friday and back to melissa lee and the half >>> i'm melissa lee in for scott wapnerushing stocks to new highs, but is investor euphoria piquing it's 12:00 noon and this is the halftime report. >> new record highs. where to put your money to work right now. boeing getting flipped new fears about the grounded 737 max and a new engine catching fire what's next for the stock? >>> under rateded. under armour soaring on a big upgrade. we'll debate it in our call of the day. >>> netflix up 20% in two

now, here's scott wapner and the halftime investment committee. [ cheers and applause >> and welcome to the women's memorial here in arlington, virginia. we have a great lineup of women's veterans in business including the ahead of women's veterans on wall street and some of today's highest ranking female officers. we're happy to be with you to honor women who have served this great country. our traders today we're going to get to our guests in a few moments. we honor your service. let's kick things off with the markets. stocks have been trading around record highs. i'm going to defer to you first for obvious reasons. thank you for being a part of our program. trade. that's what it all comes down to yet again. trump earlier today, the president saying he hasn't agreed to a rollback of tariffs with china in any way. >> we're still up a little bit. before we do that, thank you again. more importantly, i think thank you to everybody serving today who has served. we have the privilege of being in the industry knowing we are under the protection of uniformed services knowing that allows u

i'm scott wapner the brokerage bombshell. schwab in taubs to buy td ameritrade that could alter the investing landscape. how does it impact your money? it's 12 noon this is "the halftime report." >> announcer: a major shakeout in the battle for your money what it means for trading. financial advisers and investors. a miss by macy's sales fall short and a slashed outlook. the stock taking a hit where it goes from here as we head into the crucial holiday shopping season. >>> and another legendary hedge fund manager calling it quits. returning money back to investors. what's behind it and what it means for the hedge fund world >>> the investment committee is ready to go. "halftime report" starts right now. >> good to have you with us. our investment committee in front of you right there, joe terra nova and pete that jdiana becky quick reporting it could come as early as today, 5trillion did assets under management best day since '08 charles schwab for its best day since november of 2011 >> a lot to talk about here. the potential

." >> all right, carl thanks so much i'm scott wapner front and center, a misof record run. is your money ready to run into the end of the year? it is 12:00 noon and this is "the halftime report." >> the bulls marching on stocks hitting new highs should you keep riding the rally? or take money off the table? billionaire investor marc lasry weighs in. where he's seeing opportunities in this market right now nvidia, applied materials, qualcomm, amd, and more. a ton of stocks getting their price targets raised we'll break down the calls and tell you how to play these names from here. the investment committee is ready to go. "the halftime report" starts right now. >>> welcome. good to have you with us on this friday our investment committee here today joe terranova, john levanthal, josh brown, and marc lasry is here. let's fwin with the markets. stocks extending gains, more trade optimism marc, good to see you again. thanks for being here. i'll turn to you first we're looking at the major averages dow is about 70 points from 28,000 what do you make of the markets in the here and

adjourned >> thank you very much >> and welcome to the halftime record i'm melissa lee in for scott wapner fed chair powell wrapping up his testimony before the joint economic committee, saying the new normal now is lower interest rate, lower inflation and probably lower growth. he says rates are unlikely to change on our desk today -- boy, these guys on the hill, they really tried to get powell to say lot of stuff commenting on campaign proposals for instance, ted cruz trying to push him into b commenting on the wealth tax he did comment on the ban on fracking >> he did less than i thought. i was like what planet are these other guys on that they're not asking about wealth tax. i thought for sure we'd come up. basically, the fed is on hold. monetary policy as it stands now, quote likely to remain appropriate. that would be the biggest deal i think he said there going on today. other things he said, the economic outlook is favorable. likes what e he sees right now the risks are from the global slowdown and raid wtrade war an cal policy is unsustainable. be preparing to help out the fed has

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for now let's get to the judge >>> i'm scott wapner this hour, on target a blowout quarter, is this thetock to own it is 12 noon and this is the "halftime report." >>> target hitting all-time highs on the back of strong earnings we go shopping for other retail winners. energy the worst performing sector this year, but a number of stocks in the group getting hit with a buy call. we'll break them down. and betting on growth. we'll tell you which stocks will lied the way in this market. the investment committee is ready to go. "halft

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former goldman sachs ceo lloyd blankfein sitting down with cnbc's scott wapner today to weigh in on theealth tax debate as plans like senator elizabeth warren's has kbgained the attention and ire of wall street >> at the end of the day, i recognize the great success of the wealth creation machine and the less successful part of the wealth distribution machine, and so we can respond to that with progressive taxes. we can modify our estate tax, but we shouldn't have unworkable, demotivating kinds of taxes that will achieve equality by reducing everybody's level of wealth. >> joining us now for his reaction is former treasury secretary, larry summers, who is out with an op-ed this week, advocating for strengthening tax compliance thanks for being with us today what is your thought on the wealth tax and what are you proposing in this op-ed that would be a better solution >> look, i think the place we should start is by collecting the taxes that are owed under current law, but not collected that will be some $7 trillion over the next ten years. we can't get all of them, we can't get most of

not really i've been saying consistently, i think i was recently on with scott wapner, that the conditionsmarket top, you know, recession, accelerating inflation, hostile fed, you know, unforeseen geopolitical event, the last one, of course, you can't forecast, but we don't have signs of recession, inflation, if anything, they're trying to get it up. the fed in my opinion is more than accommodative they just create an environment where it's free money and this is, you know, aiding and abetting the speculative activity and i don't think it's going to change anytime soon. i would say, so, i think the market is okay beyond for year, i would say i have more conservative view, somewhat concern there's nobody talking about the debt buildup in the country. republicans, democrats and we're creating debt at an alarming rate. and that's a factor. second is the shift to the left, you know i mean, i will tell you, by the way -- if elizabeth thinks i'm prejudiced against her, i'm not. bernie marcus -- excuse me, if bernie sanders was elected, it would go down to # th25%, maybe more i'm very worried abo

yesterday on cnbc leon cooper told scott wapner he called you a philanthropist with an example of a billionaire to pay more in taxes because of all the money you give back to society. do you agree with the dog in the fight? >> i signed a giving pledge. i was one of the first 40 to do so i am going to give away basically all of my money. i think taxes are a different issue than philanthropy. i think the taxes in the united states are not completely fair for everybody. i think there could be improvements i'm not sure everything done in the last tax act was perfect no tax act is perfect. i think tax inequality is an issue. i don't know one solution will solve everything i don't think a wealth tax will solve society's problems if one could ever be implemented. >> reporter: do you think there are improvements that need to be made in terms of the taxation of the super wealthy? >> you can always make improvements in taxes but i'm not sure there's any one thing that will solve our problem. if you tax the upper people, there aren't enough to make a wealth distribution effect sufficient there aren't enou

loyd blankfein will be on the "halftime report" and he will be speaking at a cme conference that scott wapner comments on elizabeth warren. >> he's a very funny, smart guy. i thought he might get some push back from that tweet yesterday. >> he did. >> he did? nasty woke -- >> i retweeted it and i got nasty comments. >> can you be ratioed. >> ratioed. >> where you have more retweets than likes. >> i don't know what the ratio was on that but there was people on both sides out. people praising him and people slamming it. >> right >> specifically slamming the last line about tribalism. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> it was like totally tongue in cheek. >> of course it was. >> tongue in cheek >> she's not native american it's hard to be racist when she's actually not -- you know what i mean? is it -- he's just like sort of just -- it was -- like you said, it was tongue in cheek she's very tribal. she's against -- in terms of being against billionaires, maybe it's in her dna. she had that test and showed that you and i -- >> it was a tongue in cheek. you were asking how the reaction was onlin