Um, so you're at this law firm and then you were assigned a summer associate. Yes, you got >> by the name of by the name of Barack Obama. >> Barack Obama.>> Did he have any style. >> Uh, then >> no, he did not. And we talked about it.We did because he was coming out of being a community organizer, right. He was broke. He lived broke.I mean I mean he you know this I wrote about the car with the hole in it. >> Right. Yes.>> You know, and he was very frugal. He he liked the fact that his furniture came from th ...

Joining us now on set to give his take and provide some value stock picks is Chris Crosanti. He is chief market strategist at MAI Capital Management. Chris, good to see you.>> You too, Mike. >> Um, you know, so there's been a glimmer of of life uh from value stocks. They've actually outperformed this month, right.>> Actually, quarter to date. I think S&P value is winning. >> On the other hand, we've seen these head head fakes before.How are you just thinking about the overall market behavior, what it means ...

Food Price Trends - The analysis suggests food prices will not remain as high as in 2025 due to the anticipated easing of certain commodity prices and tariff dynamics [1][2][3] - Companies like General Mills and PepsiCo are already lowering prices, raising the question of whether these price reductions will be sustainable [5] - The unwinding of COVID-era inflation is contributing to savings for consumers on grocery items [6] Consumer Behavior & Economic Impact - The report highlights a "K-shaped" economy, emphasizing the impact of pricing on low-income consumers' consumption of daily use consumer staples [7][8] - High-income consumers' consumption of daily use categories is less sensitive to economic conditions compared to low-income consumers [8] - Volume drag from low-income consumers will be a key indicator in 2026 [8][9] Top Picks & Investment Opportunities - Top picks for the next year include Coke, Monster, and Vitita Cocoa (coconut water) [9] - Vitita Cocoa benefits from structural growth as a workout and recovery drink, and from tariff exemptions [9][10] Company Performance - Lamb Weston's margin improvement and outlook, particularly in international markets, have been disappointing [12] - Lamb Weston's sales were in line with expectations, but margin improvement was the key issue [12][13]

Thank you, Kelly and Jason. Thank you for joining us today. First off, set the expectation for investors.How meaningful will this be for DraftKings bottom line. >> Well, I think at least initially we don't know. It's a new product and um I do think that it will eventually be meaningful for the bottom line, but right now it just launched.So, uh it's first day and we're getting some data, so hard to to say what exactly it will do. >> All right, we'll come back to you at the end of the day. No, I'm just kiddin ...

Joining me now is Eric Hudawi, partner and managing attorney at the Bloom firm. He represents multiple Jeffrey Epstein survivors. Katherine Christian is MS Now legal analyst and former assistant DA at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.Eric, is Congressman Matthew right. Are there the names of at least 20 men associated with sex crimes that should be in these documents. I >> I would imagine so.And I think that's a great way because of course there's a lot of distrust of this administration and rightfu ...

For survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse, tonight's midnight deadline for the files to be released is a major moment after a year'slong fight for transparency and accountability. But it's also a moment loaded with anxiety. With questions swirling about what information will be redacted, what will be revealed.As one Florida lawyer told USA Today, "I receive phone calls, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages from at least five victims every day who are living in incredible fear of what's about to happen." ...

YouTube will now be the streaming host of the Oscars starting in 2029. This I just get such a kick out of this because like I I did this big story about YouTube for its 20th anniversary which was earlier this year. And one of the things they're very honest about is that a a big next moment for YouTube is going to be to start winning some of these big Hollywood awards.Like it has the audience. They got on the Neielson ratings which was a huge deal and a real sort of legitimacy thing. They have all the advert ...

Well, joining us a CNBC contributor and KKM financial founder Jeff Kilberg. Jeff, it's great to have you here, but before I even get in, we're going to start with Nike, but what does it tell you that we're seeing kind of these huge moves across the landscape. Um, I don't know.It feels almost like a more uncertain environment and yet consumer discretionary is outperforming. Maybe the economy is hanging in pretty well, unless you're Nike, as you can see on the screen there. But what do you make of it all.>> W ...

Market Dynamics - TikTok's US operations are spinning off, posing a challenge to existing social media giants [1] - The transition of TikTok's US operations could introduce friction across the consumer experience, advertiser infrastructure, and algorithmic performance [1] - The new US-based TikTok will manage interoperability, e-commerce, and advertising, which need to be global to maintain TikTok's value [2] Competitive Landscape - YouTube also has a short-form video product competing with TikTok [1] - TikTok's US digital ad spending is currently 4%, a fraction of Meta's 23% and Google's 25% [3] - TikTok could gain share from Snap if the changes do not negatively impact user engagement and advertiser results [3] Data and User Base - The new US-based company is taking responsibility for US data, content moderation, and algorithm security [2] - TikTok has 170 million US users [1]

Scott Croniner joins us from uh city. He's US equity strategist. Scott, not to ask how much you can deadlift, but feel free to offer, you know, [laughter] >> let's just say, Kelly, I can lift my weight, but that's about it.>> Which is looking like a little less than that. All right. So, you do think a more dovish Fed is is a plank of this bull market story.>> Yeah, it's it's kind of interesting. We just published a note that hit a few minutes ago that I I titled uh the data is dead, long live the data. And ...