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Coinbase chief legal officer discusses the status of U.S. crypto market legislation
CNBC Television· 2025-12-04 20:27
We're here now in Anglewood Cliffs, New Jersey, CNBC's headquarters. But earlier, you were at the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, where SEC chair Paul Atkins rang the opening bell. He also facilitated a meeting and you participated in that meeting.What was the big takeaway for you. Well, it was a privilege to join uh Chairman Atkins and other uh corporate leaders to talk about how to make the IPO process and the process for life as a public company more efficient, more effective, better for investors, ...
Paramount believes it has path through Trump admin to get WBD deal approved: Puck's Matt Belloni
CNBC Television· 2025-12-04 20:16
Let's talk about it all with Matt Bellin. He is founding partner of Puck, also the podcast host of The Town. Uh Matt, I looked at the letter as well.The language, again, not a lawyer. I do have a law degree. I would say this, it seems like they're priming for a lawsuit if Warner Brothers goes with the Netflix bid.Would you agree with that. I would as a also a former lawyer I would say this is what you do as a pre-litigation letter but I also think that they are targeting these independent directors at Warne ...
Hims & Hers launches into Canada as country prepare for generic GLP-1 weight loss drugs
CNBC Television· 2025-12-04 19:56
Expansion and Acquisition - Hims and Hers has been expanding globally since the start of 2025, moving from the US and UK to include Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, and Canada [1] - Hims and Hers completed an all-cash acquisition of Live Well, a Canadian digital health provider specializing in weight loss care [1][2] - The acquisition provides Hims and Hers with a foothold in Canada, where approximately 66% of adults are living with obesity [2] Weight Loss Market and Generics - Hims and Hers plans a full rollout of weight loss products next year, coinciding with the expected availability of generic semaglutide [3] - Generic semaglutide drugs are expected to be available at about 50% of the price of some branded drugs [3][5] - The introduction of lower-cost generics could significantly impact affordability and demand for obesity therapies [4] Pricing Pressure and Market Impact - Hims and Hers anticipates that unbranded GLP-1s will create a structurally different price point for obesity therapies, potentially improving public health [4] - The availability of generics is expected to put pressure on Novo and Lily to lower their prices [4] - An unbranded version of generic drugs is expected to be approved in Canada by June 2026 [5]
Google partners with Replit amid AI coding boom
CNBC Television· 2025-12-04 19:54
One of the biggest names in AI coding or vibe coding. Dear Dbosa has more in tech check. It's they're like open AI these days.Dear I turn around they're making another splashy move. The stocks up. Yep.And Replet. Speaking of vibe coding, it is the $3 billion darling in the space. It lets non-software engineers like hobbyists or marketing employees or your elementary grade kid simply tell AI what it wants and the AI builds the final app or product for you.Now it differs from some of the other players in the ...
Grocery space is tough with Walmart doing so well, says Bernstein's Zhihan Ma
CNBC Television· 2025-12-04 19:22
For more, let's bring in Jihan Ma, senior analyst at Bernstein. Uh Jihan, it's great to have you here and of what do you think is going on with Kroger today. Is it that the dollar stores are taking share.>> Well, uh I think there's some grocery specific weakness we're seeing in there, but the dollar stores are broadly speaking having a great year, right. They are benefiting from some unique macro tailwinds including middle to high-inccome consumers trading down including for the more discretionary dollar st ...
Member Panel: AI and the CFO
CNBC Television· 2025-12-04 18:05
on LinkedIn. So just you know to give some perspective on on the on what we see on our platform. It's 1.3% billion members on the platform, 70 million uh companies represented on the platform as well.And so we we have access to all this data and what we're seeing is that you know we we predict that the trajectory of any job right now 70% of the skills required for your job today will change by 2030. So by the end of the decade your job is not going to look the same. Right.So whether you're changing or not y ...
Calls of the Day: Robinhood, Delta Air Lines, GE Vernova, Vertiv, GE Aerospace
CNBC Television· 2025-12-04 18:04
Stock Recommendations & Target Price Adjustments - Robinhood's target price increased to $172 from $145, with an "outperform" rating reiterated by Mazouo [1] - City sets Delta's price target at $77 [2] - GE Verova's target price increased to $720 from $710, with an "overweight" rating [4] - Vertiv's target price increased to $181 from $170, with an "overweight" rating [4] - GE Aerospace initiated with a "buy" rating at Susuana with a target of $350 [7] Company Performance & Market Dynamics - Robinhood is seen as having matured and diversified its product stream, making it a better exchange to own in the financial sector [2] - Delta's underperformance and capacity cuts are considered a tactically bullish cyclical setup for 2026 [3] - GE Verova benefits from utility companies' capital expenditure (capex), with 80% of its customers being utility companies investing in transmission and the grid [5] - Vertiv experiences strong organic sales growth at 28.4% and expanding margins, up 220 basis points last quarter, driven by liquid cooling demand [6] - GE Aerospace has consistently beaten earnings, EBIT, sales, organic growth, and free cash flow for the last four quarters, with services accounting for 70% of revenues and $31 billion in trailing 12-month service orders [8] Industry Trends & Observations - Stabilization of cryptocurrencies is seen as a positive factor for Robinhood [1] - Power generation and industrial/utility names are viewed as potential replacements for traditional oil names in portfolios [7]
The Midterms: Senate
CNBC Television· 2025-12-04 18:03
AI Regulation & Innovation - The industry emphasizes the need for a unified, light-handed approach to AI regulation at the federal level, cautioning against fragmented state laws [1] - Concerns exist that multiple, differing jurisdictional AI laws (potentially up to 55, plus territories) could hinder the United States' research and development pacing advantage [2] - The industry views the current patchwork of state AI laws as detrimental to maintaining the US's global innovation leadership [2][3] - The industry believes the innovation gap between the US and competitors like China is narrowing, and regulatory hurdles could exacerbate this [3] Preemption & Best Practices - There's ongoing debate regarding federal preemption of state AI laws, with attempts to include it in defense bills [4] - The industry acknowledges state-level concerns regarding consumer protection, fraud, online safety for children, and data privacy [5] - The industry suggests identifying best practices from state-level "laboratories of democracy" to inform a preemptive federal approach [6] - The industry highlights the potential for increased costs to consumers due to state-level compliance with varying AI regulations [7] Compliance Costs vs Innovation - The industry questions whether resources should be allocated to compliance with numerous state regulations or to fostering competition and innovation [7] - The industry draws a parallel to GDPR implementation in Europe, noting the initial scramble for compliance and the potential for similar challenges with fragmented AI laws in the US [6]
Government Accountability Office opens investigation into FHFA chief Bill Pulte
CNBC Television· 2025-12-04 18:02
All right, I got some breaking news out of Washington. Aean Jabvers has that for us at the White House. Hi, Aean >> Scott. That's right. The General Accountability Office here in Washington says that it is going to conduct an investigation of Bill Py over at the FHFA over this question of whether he appropriately accessed private data as he was doing his own investigations at FHFA in order to lob these allegations of mortgage fraud against a number of prominent officials here in Washington, including Lisa C ...
Around the World: American Interests Abroad
CNBC Television· 2025-12-04 17:58
You've got a proposal with Senator Josh Holly uh that would require some data collection around the impact of AI job losses in America. So I guess two questions to start with you. One is how can you possibly count what an AI job loss is.And then secondly, why do you want that data in the first place. >> Well, I mean one, thanks for the opportunity to be here and it's great to come after my friend Glenn Hutchkins. I know he was talking about this subject.Um you're right. We've got to get a data set. you both ...