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BermudAir expands with AnguillAir for direct service to Anguilla with no middle seats
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 12:37
A new leisure market airline has come up with an innovative pitch to try and win over consumers who are looking to visit the Caribbean. Philau joins us right now with more. What's the pitch, Phil.Well, the pitch is that if you're going to be flying on Angila Air, which is a subsidiary of Bermuda Air, which is just launching service, you might be able to have a little more elbow room when you're flying on one of the Ember jets down to the island of Anguila. Some people might be listening to this report or wa ...
CPI data will leave Fed in a cutting bias, says Vanguard's Joe Davis
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 12:09
Joining us right now is Joe Davis, Vanguard's global chief economist, global head of investment strategy. Vanguard recently released its economic outlook for 2026. Uh good morning to you.Let's talk about the outlook in just one second, but CPI, what what do you expect. What what should we be looking for today. >> Well, I think it's going to be mixed.I mean, I think we will see a trend that's in some components is coming down, but you'll see some pressures. you know, the areas tied to either tariffs and then ...
Trump Media and Tae Technologies agree to merge in all-stock transaction valued at $6B
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 12:06
Alex, stay with us for just a moment because we've got some news about a new media merger and it's pretty unusual one. Uh, the Trump Media and Technology Group is announcing plans to merge with TAE Technologies. That is a fusion power company.This is an all stock merger of equals that's valued at more than $6 billion. And upon closing, Trump Media will be a holding company for its current portfolio of media brands including Truth Social. also the power brands that are owned by TAE.If you read this release, ...
Trump announces 'warrior dividend' of $1,776 to every U.S. soldier
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 02:40
Military & Government Spending - 145万 (1450 thousand) military service members 将在圣诞节前收到一份名为 "warrior dividend" 的特别款项 [1] - 这份 "warrior dividend" 是为了纪念美国在 1776 年的建国 [1] - 每位士兵将收到 1776 美元的款项 [1] Economic Impact - 总计将发放 1776 美元/人的 "warrior dividend" [1]
Coinbase adds prediction markets and stock trading in push to be one-stop trading app
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 01:44
Coinbase's Strategic Expansion - Coinbase is introducing new features to transform its app into a comprehensive financial platform [1] - The company aims to integrate stocks, advanced trading options, and prediction markets into its platform [1][2] - A long-term goal involves bringing equities on-chain [2] Competition and Market Positioning - The space is becoming increasingly competitive with players like Khi and Poly Market [2] - Robinhood has expanded into sports-related event contracts, intensifying competition [2] Prediction Markets as Information Products - Coinbase views prediction markets as a potential mass-market information product, with only 1% of users using it for trading and 99% for information [3] - The company believes prediction markets can rival traditional media or entertainment [3] - Coinbase aims to make outcome trading a daily habit within its app [3] Future Vision - Coinbase is positioning itself as a next-generation brokerage [3]
Lightning Round: I would buy M&T Bank tomorrow morning, says Jim Cramer
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 01:00
Stock Recommendations & Analysis - Pfizer: Good yield but lacks momentum, recent update was unfavorable, considered a weak hold [1] - Elanco: Impressed with the company's turnaround, a supplier to retail dealing with livestock and pets [2] - Rocket Lab: Considered a good speculative play, better than just magical thinking, ahead of another big offering [3][4] - LA lithium: Not recommended, considered a no-go [4] - Scoreboard company (unnamed): New CEO, CFO, and $30 price target, institutionally held by BlackRock, but the business is not compelling enough [5] - Thorance (unnamed): Needs further research, analyst ratings are all buy or strong buy with over 11% short position [6] - M&T Bank: Surprisingly inexpensive at 12 times earnings, recommended as a buy [9][10] - Unnamed company: Revenues are up 600% this year, sitting on $800 million cash, $3 billion market cap expects to be cash flow positive next year, viewed as a "cats and dog thing" and a pass [11] Industry Trends & Observations - Beer and liquor companies: Potentially negatively impacted by GLP1 drugs like Lily's [7] - Constellation and Brown-Forman: Downgraded, dividend yield at 5.6% may provide some support [8]
Coinbase rolls out biggest app overhaul yet, adding stocks, derivatives and prediction markets
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 00:56
Coinbase's Strategic Shift - Coinbase is introducing new features to transform its app into a comprehensive financial platform, including stocks, advanced trading, and prediction markets [1] - The company aims to become a next-generation brokerage by integrating outcome trading into its app [4] - Coinbase intends to expand its on-chain ecosystem and tools for businesses and developers [1] Competitive Landscape - The prediction market space is becoming increasingly competitive, with players like Cowshi and Poly Market [2] - Robin Hood has entered the prediction market space with NFL event contracts [3] - Robin Hood's event contracts have seen significant growth, with over 11 billion contracts traded [5] Prediction Markets as Information Products - Coinbase views prediction markets as a potential mass market information product, with trading as one use case and information gathering as another [3] - The company believes prediction markets can compete with traditional media and entertainment as a way to understand real-time events [3] Financial Performance and Diversification - Coinbase's stock is down approximately 5% year-to-date [5] - The company sees diversification into new products as a way to attract new users and retain them during periods of lower crypto prices [5]
We have a new champion, it's Claude and Anthropic, says HundredX CEO Rob Pace on AI platforms
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 00:50
AI Industry - Claude Anthropic has surpassed ChatGPT in terms of current users and likelihood to recommend [4] - Gemini 3 has significantly closed the gap with OpenAI since its release in mid-November [4][6] - The AI platforms are helping with productivity [16] - The valuation of ChatGPT at $500 billion may be questionable given the rapid changes in the AI landscape [3][14][15] Video Streaming Industry - YouTube demonstrates real strength, especially with younger and more diverse consumers, in terms of future time spent [8] - Netflix's potential acquisition of Warner Brothers might be more defensive, focusing on share of time [7][10] - Paramount is not as competitive in the video streaming market [10][11] Wireless Industry - T-Mobile has closed the network coverage gap with Verizon and outperforms in price, value, and plan options [12] - T-Mobile's instore experience is now superior [12] - Consumers are switching wireless providers based on value [13]
There's a cost to being reckless, until someone stops the spin, buyer beware, says Jim Cramer
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 00:47
HEY I'M CRAMER. WELCOME TO MAD MONEY. WELCOME TO CRAMERICA.OTHER PEOPLE MAKE FRIENDS I'M JUST TRYING TO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY OUT HERE. MY JOB IS NOT JUST TO ENTERTAIN BUT TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT. SO CALL ME AT ONE 807.43 CNBC OR TWEET ME AT JIM CRAMER. WHEN I WAS RUNNING THE STREET. COM, THE ONLINE NEWS JOURNAL I STARTED IN 1995, I FOUND OUT HOW HARD BUSINESS COULD BE.HARDLY A QUARTER WENT BY WHERE WE COULD MEET OUR QUOTA FOR AD REVENUE, WHICH IS WHY WE SET UP MORE STABLE SUBSCRIPTION BUSINESS TO CUSHION ...
Jim Cramer uses past lessons to prepare you for what to come
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 00:40
Market Observations & Dot-Com Era Comparison - The report suggests the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble has been bursting for weeks, drawing parallels to the year 2000 dot-com collapse [5] - The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 228 points, the S&P 500 tumbled 1.16%, and the NASDAQ plunged 1.81% [5] "Lazy Susan" Deals & Ethical Concerns - The report defines a "lazy Susan deal" as an investment where the money is immediately returned to the investor's company through purchases [3] - Such deals are considered legally and ethically problematic from an investor's perspective [3] - OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise at least $10 billion from Amazon, with some funds potentially used for Amazon's AI chips, raising concerns about "lazy Susan" deals [6] Personal Experience & Cautionary Tale - The author recounts a past experience where they were asked to invest in a company in exchange for purchasing goods from that company [1][2][3] - The author's lawyer advised against the deal, which proved wise as the other company later collapsed [3][4]