Biggest names in banking are convening here in New York City for Goldman Sachs annual financial services conference. Been a busy week already, including Aries management co-founder and [music] CEO Michael Aragetti, who joins us now with Leslie Picker. Hey, Leslie. >> Hey, Carl.Thank you. And thank you, Michael. >> Hey, Leslie.It's good to be here. Good to have you. Um, so your stock was up about 7% yesterday on the inclusion into the S&P 500.Uh, what do you think that moment says about Aries in the industry ...

Let's talk more about the Fed and what's at stake today. Joining us on the phone is Alan Blinder, former Federal Reserve vice chair and Princeton professor. Allan, it's great to have you.Thanks for joining us this morning. >> Thank you. >> Uh so this consensus idea of a hawkish cut, minimal commitment to further cuts, you got any problem with what the street expects at least.>> I don't. I often do actually as you probably remember from past appearances, but in this case I don't. I think it makes perfect sen ...

I understand you wanted to come on now to talk about these results of this Mackenzie Leanin study. Why does it look like women are losing ground. Because about half of companies no longer think women's career advancement is a priority and 21% of companies say it's a low or not a priority at all.And those are the companies that participated in the report. So in many ways they're the best of them, not the worst. The thing that most concerns me is that for the first time in 11 years of doing this study, we're ...

[music] 80,000 wealthy collectors, over 380 galleries, and Elon Musk as a robot dog. I'm [music] Robert Frank from CNBC, and we're going to take you inside Art Baso Miami Beach 2025. [music] And >> I think coming into Miami now, there's a renewed confidence in the market.[music] We're not out of the woods yet entirely, but there's buying, there's activity, there's energy, and there's vibrancy. >> For UBS, especially for our clients who are from the United States or from the Americas, we have a it's a huge f ...

On that note, stock trading with Jim, would you call that one of the best turnaround stories of the year. >> Yes, I it's remarkable because I remember previous to David Joiner how poorly it had been run. It was a poor consumer stock.Mean retail wasn't that good. Now it is an incredibly inexpensive health care stock because people still remember the old problems at the front of the store. They are not important.They're not an asterisk, but they don't really matter. What matters is the healthcare initiatives. ...

Business Strategy & Transformation - Southwest Airlines is undergoing a transformation, evolving its business model and product offerings [2][3] - The company is introducing assigned seating, extra leg room, and free Wi-Fi for members [2] - Southwest Airlines emphasizes it is not abandoning its core strengths of low cost, best domestic network, brand loyalty, and hospitality [4][5] - The airline is evolving to meet customer needs for a differentiated product, including access to extra leg room and free Wi-Fi [5] - Southwest Airlines is expanding its online presence, becoming available on Expedia, Price Line, and Google Flight Search [5] Cost & Competitive Advantage - Southwest Airlines claims to have 20% lower costs than legacy airlines [4] Customer Experience & Satisfaction - Southwest Airlines has unbundled its products to offer customers choices, including basic products and premium options with guaranteed extra leg room [6] - Net Promoter Scores (NPS) have fully rebounded after the introduction of bag fees [7] - Aircraft with extra leg room and new Ricaro seats are showing significantly higher Net Promoter Scores [7] Market Performance - Southwest Airlines' stock is at an all-time high of $38.90 [6] Industry Outlook - The industry backdrop is considered constructive due to a strong economy and potential capacity constraints [1]

The Fed chair sweep stakes apparently not a done deal just yet. Becky, the president confirming last night in Air Force One that he and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant will begin a series of interviews today with candidates to replace Fed Chair Jay Powell. >> We're going to be looking at a couple of different people, but I have a a pretty good idea who I want.>> The interviews will begin with former Fed Governor Kevin Walsh, according to two sources. They come despite comments from the president last week ...

On that note, let's get Kramer's Mad Dash ahead of the bell. >> I I've known Matt Murphy for many, many years. He's come on our show when he bought stock at 77 in September.One of the greatest buys. Boom. He doesn't flip.Of course, he's an insider. He is basically saying, listen, these stories about them losing anything from AWS, just fiction. Just fiction.And as far as I'm concerned, that puts the lie to what people have said. Uh there the press reports have been very negative. He didn't he didn't really t ...

simply refuse to admit they got the story wrong. >> Are we supposed to only listen to to corporates. [music] When we know them really well, when we've been out with them, we've been involved with them for many years and he's never let us down.We bank with them. I've been willing to savage CEOs who come on this show. If I think THEY'RE LYING, I'LL TRY TO GET THEM FIRED.>> Let's get the opening bell here in the CNBC real time exchange of the big board. It's Magnum Ice Cream Company [cheering] celebrating its ...

We have such a treat today, Carl. This is probably the most bullish story I have seen in years. We're talking about GE Vernova.It's rallying gigantically in pre-market company raising its outlet, doubling its dividend, increasing its buyback plan. And I think that doesn't really express how huge this really is. So joining us now on Post 9 is the CEO of Bernova, Scott Strazing.Scott, [music] you know, I was blown away. My chapel trust owns it. We were looking at it and I didn't believe it. I didn't believe a ...