comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> chinese internet stocks have been sinking throughout most of this year among the notable names, all down again this week, some over 10%. all withconcerns over the crackdown hitting the sector hard making china, a much more complex area for investors as regulation could be in the cards for 2022 bringing in expert on this topic. always great to get your expert he's on all things china this has been a very challenging year the idea that china will continue to grow its market. we look at the growth of stocks and the return it has been a really tough year. does it change next year >> it has been challenging but think of 2022 globally our theme is normalization especially for the levelled world. you think of china and how it catches up with performance and growth there is a lot of effectiveness there. you are looking at the best entry point in chinese equities the index itself is cheap and there is a lot of concerns as well for those who are underweight china. es

give your business the gift of savings today. comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> cnbc can now report that instagram has surpassed 2 billion monthly active users according to sources within the company. that number doubling since 2018 when instagram announced it hit the billion mark and stock reporting those figures publicly the company has been under fire with a series of pr problems prompted by the facebook files of revelations of its negative impact on kids and teens instagram ceo was on capitol hill facing tough scrutiny from lawmakers. growth remains solid and the parent company hasn't done too badly over that time period. the stock is up about 70% though today is down about 1.5% you can read the full story on cnbc.com and we just tweeted it from our show account as well. >> big difference between bad headlines and bad performance got to look beneath the covers for sure taking a broader look at software, bearish on the sector overall downgrading more than a dozen stocks and price targets joining us now is sterling from jpmorgan tell

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comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> there's a look at futures on this tuesday morning, we are high by 100 points on the dow jones industrial, nasdaq suggesting a higher open as well, up 90 points after a record day on wall street. nasdaq 100 gainers here in premarket action, led by nvidia up 1.5%, marvel, advanced micro and tesla at $1,100 a share. >>> to the metaverse in 2021, that became the hot word for companies from facebook, nike, and ferrari. and b aidu said it will wade into the act joining us now is tech futurist kathy hackle, ceo and chief metaverse officer at the futures intelligence group a pleasure to have you on this morning. >> happy to be here. >> it was a month ago when facebook rebranded the company to meta and it's hard to understate the powerful effect that had on this industry. i think it pushed more people to really take a serious look at this market. since then, major developments from your perspective, and what are your thoughts about a big chinese tech company also ge

comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> call it the jay hawk the fed flapping its wings and going after inflation, but will it work? steve liesman is here to break it down. >>> stock investors, shaking it off, futures are up once again >>> stay home, the latest big company to tell employees not to come back to the office. it is thursday, december 16th and this is "worldwide exchange." >>> welcome or welcome back, and good thursday morning, thanks very much for joining us here on "worldwide exchange," i'm brian sullivan let us get to the markets and your money, following the nice gains on wednesday. it looks like the gains could be nicer today. futures are higher across the board. dow futures up more than 200, but nasdaq once again the star nasdaq futures up more than one half of 1%, about 100 points for the nasdaq we have the big move higher for stocks on the fed move wednesday, dow up 1%, but the nasdaq up more than 2%, that was a more than 300 point move higher truly remarkable move. internally

comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> 20 years ago tomorrow one of the biggest corporate scandals in american history took off en enron filed for bankruptcy it ranked 7th on the fortune 500 just a few months earlier. 20,000 people lost their jobs. many lost their retirement savings. investors world wide lost confidence several top executives would go to prison, including the former ceo jeff skilling and the former chief financial officer andrew fastow ken lay found guilty on multiple counts of fraud. he died before he could appeal so his convictions were wiped out. if you think you know all there is know about the enron fiasco here is scott cohn he covered it for this network 20 years ago and is back in houston tonight. hi, scott. >> reporter: hi, shep. there it is, the famous glass tower of enron used to have the crooked e logo. chevron has officers here. enron left behind more than just an office building and a financial disaster some of the things that we take for granted today trace their r

give your business the gift of savings today. comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> welcome back to "fast money. we have an earnings alert on rivian let's go to phil for the details much. >> we are about halfway through the conference call. r.j. is talking about not only what the company has done so far, increased demand, as you look at shares, the q3, an update on what we saw at the ipo. they lost 12.21 per share, as expected on the revenue side they produced 362 vehicles delivering 386 of those. and they delivered their first r1s, suv so it has begun. here is r.j. from a few moments ago talking about the delivery van and where they stand >> they have achieved the range of 201 miles based on epa testing procedures we have received our certification to sell these vehicles and will deliver our first vehicles to amazon this month. >> 100,000 have been ordered by amazon and the first ones will be delivered this month. the georgia facility is going to be built east of atlanta production will begin in 2024. they break ground next summer. capaci

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comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> let's turn now to evs, shares ending the year with a tough december, what can we expect going into 2022 joining us is colin rush good to talk with you about that we've added so much market cap in this area of the market tesla is up a few hundred billion, rivian, lucid together, i don't know what percentage of ford more than doubling is about evs. is that, do you think, the market catching on to the current size of the opportunity? have we kind of overshot in terms of how quickly this transition is going to happen? >> yeah, i think we want to look at a couple things this trend goes back to third quarter of 2019 when tess lay finally broke through in a real way, and we've seen market cap growth from there. what's happening now is we're looking at the transformation, the market cap is reflecting the opportunity size we're really looking at this as an excuse mere tesla has gone through some challenges in a public view in the last number of years i think we're g

comcast business. powering possibilities. the city of chicago saw a violent christmas weekend. three people were shot dead and 22 seriously injured as city these 25 your height and murderers. chicago emergency dispatcher is angrily speaking out warning the city is unsafe due to police shortage. >> at all hours of the day there's a massive amount of crime taking place in the city of chicago it is horrendous, people are being shot, killed, citizens deserve more backup out there at the acknowledgment of things going on and needs to be taken. first responders, not just police but fire departments, ems, dispatchers and call takers out here doing wonderful jobs, they have no backup. they are being overworked and with shortages going on right now, it's affecting the citizens of chicago. >> he's placing blame squarely on chicago mayor lori lightfoot both who's at fault in the spike in crime and staff shortages? to discuss them a former wisconsin republican congressman and fox news contributor, sean duffy. thanks for being here, this

comcast business. powering possibilities. guy: after yesterday's massive rally, european stocks had lower. the countdown to the close starts right now. >> the countdown is on in europe. this is bloomberg markets -- "european close" with guy johnson and alix steel. 30 minutes until the close. let me update you on the price action. european stocks at session lows. after yesterday's rally such price action is not unexpected. the stoxx 600 down .5%. the pound is under pressure. boris johnson is under pressure. the expectation is we could see more restrictions applied by the british government as early as today. the pound responding to that.

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comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> so looks like senator manchin is forcing republicans to -- he explained why he's still at odds with biden over the build back better plan. >> i want to make sure we're up front and transparent with the public. >> but you don't believe that child tax credit could fit? it could blow up the price tag -- >> it's a big one. whatever decision the president makes, i'm going to try to work with him. i really am. >> kirstjen powers is here and charlie dent as well. good evening. you just heard joe manchin. he is looking for big changes. how big of a blow is this to president biden? >> i think it's a bit of a blow but i don't think anybody should be surprised by this. i've been saying for several weeks, actually months, that i hope he's shocked at this bill in any form passed before christmas. i think it's in real trouble. i think senator manchin wants to be scored fairly ap nd the cbo came out with a ten-year score and the numbers weren't pretty and i think he's con

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comcast business. powering possibilities. early audiences give "sing 2" an a+. i counted nine smiles, two belly laughs and five chuckles. it's a heartwarming crowd-pleaser that will have feet tapping. our next guest congresswoman mikie sherrill is sounding the alarm on what her colleagues were doing before january six. congresswoman mikie sherrill, a former navy helicopter pilot, kissing that members of congress who had groups coming through the capitol that she saw on january 5th for what she thought was reconnaissance for the next day. joining us now is democratic congresswoman mikie sherrill of new jersey. she is a member of the armed service committee. she is also a federal prosecutor. and a former helicopter pilot in the navy. congresswoman, we have come a long way from that experience you were having on january 5th watching these people move through the capital and wondering about it 24 hours later, getting very suspicious about it. we now have all of these informations gathered and revealed so far by the january six co

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comcast business. powering possibilities. >> from the world of politics to the world of business, this is "balance of power" with david westin. joe: from bloomberg world headquarters in new york to our tv and radio audiences worldwide , welcome to "balance of power." i am joe mathieu along with emily wilkins. we are now counting down to the end of the year on capitol hill. welcome to the last gasp. we have some big votes today on the debt ceiling. after that it is anybody's guess. we talk about supply chain bottlenecks. capitol hill has its own bottleneck. the question is will anything else get done? emily: that is a huge question. we have the deadline things done, the government is funded, the debt limit is on track to be raised.

give your business the gift of savings today. comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> good morning, welcome or welcome back the senate late last night passing a bill to fund the american government through mid february, averting the risk of a shutdown the 69 to 28 vote funds d.c. through february 18th. it came just hours after the house passed the measure with the support of just one republican also happening, elon musk's stock selling spree stretching into a second month. new disclosures late yesterday showing the tesla ceo selling another 934,000 shares, valued just over $1 billion musk has now unloaded more than $10 billion in stock since his selling began on november 8th after polling his twitter followers about whether or not he should sell 10% of his tesla stake. >>> and buzz feed will raise roughly $16 million from a public funding monday after the spac it was merging with suffered a wave of withdraws in june they announced the plan to go public but since then the company has seen about 94% of its $287 million funding dry up as invest

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comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> the star board value run by jeff smith now owns about 6.5% of the internet domain firm, worth about $800 million godaddy shares are about flat over the last three years. they typically try to get companies to take measures to improve performance, restructure the business the journal also points out they're known for seeking board seats after amassing positions like this, but 83 bucks going to be about a five-month high on godaddy. >> that's a big jump nearly 10% >>> now to internet picks for the year ahead calling 2022 a catch-up year for the sector after a sluggish 2021 bullish on google, meta, doordash and godaddy joining us now, usef sculley we heard a similar tone from meghan which parts of the sector and what about the fed it seems a lot of these names, especially the higher growth ones, are reacting more to a potential fed tightening next year, not these underlying digital trends that came with the pandemic >> yes good morning happy holidays to you gu

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comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> good morning, breaking in the last hour, and it's early, the biden administration announcing new measures to combat covid over the winter and it could affect your travel plans. details straight ahead >>> we're learning more about the first confirmed case of the omicron variant in the united states a vaccinated traveler from california vaccinated mean? three, two j&j? >>> and major league team owners voting for a lockout after the kleb collective bargaining agreement expired. we'll tell you what's happening next major league basketeball, i get talk sports. great day. it's thursday, december 2, 2021, and "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "squawk box" right here on cnbc i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. we're going to start with the markets this morning after yesterday's big selloff. it was something to watch. because the dow had been up by about 500 points, but towards the end of the session it

comcast business powering possibilities. >>> welcome back. now tensions over russia's military build up along ukraine's border were on the agenda at the g7 foreign minister's meeting. the g7 nations are warning russia of massive consequences if it takes any further aggression against ukraine. they're warning a threat from russia is real. a representative was part of a bipartisan congressional delegation and spoke exclusively with cnn. he calls for extreme sanctions against russia and said the u.s. must be prepared. listen. >> it is a very difficult situation for us to calculate what putin is going to do, but in my opinion it's always important for you to believe what someone is telling you that they are, and if they are showing you that they want to invade ukraine, they are going to intend to do it, we might as well plan for it and make sure we are helping out ukraine in terms of the capability for them to resist this invasion. >> he says the group is meeting with u.s. to assess the information. >>> u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is i

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comcast business powering possibilities. >> that has you so angry? is it the attackers -- >> but also the attack. listen if i tell the truth, then that's it. because it is the truth. then it became a thing of like, oh -- how can you doubt that? like how do you not believe that? it is the truth. and then it became a thing of like oh -- it is not necessarily that you don't believe that this is the truth. you don't even want to see the truth. welcome back to unfiltered remember actor jesse smollett who fell for this his trial accused of lying to police isn't going well either. joining me for his reaction weekend co-host pete thanks for joining me. i appreciate it. >> absolutely dan, thank you. dan: so dave chappelle named it justice for juicy isn't turning out like juicy thought so justice may smack juicy right in the face here in this trial if he gets convicted of making this whole thing up. j i think that's exactly what we're seeing. only thing he's benefiting that we're not seeing cameras in the courtroom but off the readouts are every witness that's

comcast business. powering possibilities. >> welcome to the bloomberg audience. i am mark crumpton with first word news. the cdc has recommended a coronavirus vaccine by pfizer or moderna over the johnson & johnson shot. president biden warned that unvaccinated americans faced what he called a winter of severe illness and death and asked the u.s. supreme court to allow a federal shot mandate for health workers to take effect. pfizer has asked u.s. regulators to grant full approval for their jab in children between the ages of 12 and 15. british airways has put its flights to hong kong on hold until march. the move comes after hong kong imposed strict quarantine rules that forced air lined workers -- airline workers to stay in a makeshift camp.

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comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> president biden will be in kentucky later today to survey the damage from those deadly weekend tornados that have left behind so much devastation and despair as many are looking to start over and rebuild. meanwhile, at a totaled candle factory in mayfield, kentucky, there are allegations that the company put employees in harm's way. cnn's nick valencia is joining us live from bowling green. tell us what one employee is saying and what we should expect as the president visits. >> reporter: good morning, brianna. president joe biden is specked to arrive at a state that was ravaged by tornados saturday night. western kentucky was the hardest hit, surveying the devastation and speaking to survivors. as you might imagine, some of the stories he might hear are startling, including a candle factory that was leveled by a tornado where eight people died. reportedly one of the workers was telling cnn they were going to be fired if they left before the tornados touche

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give your business the gift of savings today. comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> hey, thanks. we could not have held this all together without you. >> that's why i'm here. i know roseanne would want me to step in and watch over the family. >> no, it would kill her. but she's already dead, so carry on. >> one of the things that i love about the sitcom is that it is necessarily a reflection of the atmosphere in which it's made. and so leaving aside roseanne's repugnant views as an individual person, i think the show that was rebooted by abc is really about how do you make ends meet in the 21st century? ♪ >> i hope everyone is enjoying the movie. i'm having a blast sitting on this hard chair paying bills on a plastic tray stolen from hometown buffet. >> one of the reasons i think that the connors works in like the 2010s is because income disparity is an even bigger deal now than it was in the 1990s. >> i am completely financially unprepared to have a baby. i'm screwed. >> the connors themselves are still dealing with the same issues of a

comcast business. powering possibilities. >>> first trading day of december we talked about how good a month of november was for the chip stocks up 14% in a month has now gained 43% year to date that's a massive move for a big etf. take a look at a few of the specific names you can see why qualcomm is the top gainer on the s&p and nasdaq for november. up more than 35% followed by amd and nvidia rocketing higher among supply constraints and growing demand one chip name that did miss the rally, intel trading relatively flat for the month and now just $5 billion in market cap away from being eclipsed by amd in total size and that would be a seismic move, d, if it happened. >> significant move, too, for the landscape. one that has kind of been a long time coming. turning to box now the stock is up nearly 10% this morning after a beat on the top and bottom lines the company also reporting a 25% yearly boost in billings and remaining performance obligations. up 13%, i should say joining us now box co-founder

give your business the gift of savings today. comcast business. powering possibilities. let's get a gut check on tesla, falling this morning after issuing volunteary recalls for nearly half a million vehicles potential failures in its trunk l latching system released between 2017 and 20 20 reliability and durability of tesla's manufacturing process always something the bears look to with this company back in 2018, you'll recall recall, tesla recalled half the total number of cars the company had ever produced, which is a good point of context to introduce for tesla spec specifically but yes, bears care a lot about these headlines. when you think about tecotta has had 63 million cars recalled because of faulty air bags put this in the grand scheme of things how much is this going to really matter >> i think for tesla, if they want to chill with the big boys, they've got to get good at manufacturing at scale on these little things. elon musk was saying don't buy a tesla at the beginning of our run. they still have the same problems and so you see new cars like the mustang

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