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Squawk on the Street

Boeing’s 737 Max Troubles, Wall Street’s Record Watch & Amazon vs. FedEx

Squawk on the Street

CNBC

News, Business, Investing

4.1567 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Carl Quintanilla, David Faber & Jim Cramer discuss Boeing’s plans to suspend 737 Max production in January, shares falling for a 4th straight day and in danger of its first negative year since 2014.  as the company reportedly debates cutting or halting 737 Max production. Plus, the S&P 500 hits a new record – but does Wall Street have more room to run for 2019? And shipping wars, the latest in the high stakes battle between Amazon & FedEx.

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0:00.0

Market insight and analysis. You're listening to the opening bell of CNBC, Squawk on the Street.

0:09.6

Good Tuesday morning. Welcome to Squawk on the Street. I'm Carl Cantoneo with Jim Kramer and David Faber at the New York Stock Exchange.

0:15.3

Coming off record highs for the major indices, four straight days of gains, maybe a fifth, as futures are higher.

0:20.7

Despite Boeing,

0:21.5

again, lower on news that will halt max production next month. Europe's mostly lower. Ten-year

0:26.2

186, housing starts were good. We're going to get industrial production and jolts on the way.

0:31.3

Our roadmap begins with Boeing, set to suspend 737 max production in January. Shares are lower ahead

0:37.0

of the bell and now in danger of its first

0:39.5

negative year in five years. Plus new highs are in striking distance. Stocks as you saw set for what

0:45.0

would be a muted open after another round of Wall Street records. And the shipping wars, Amazon,

0:50.3

blocking sellers from using FedEx ground for Prime. FedEx does report tonight after the bell.

0:57.0

Let's kick off with Boeing, though.

0:58.3

Now on track for four straight declines, the company confirming it will suspend production

1:02.4

of the max beginning in January.

1:04.6

As regulators make it clear, they will take their time in approving the Jets return to service.

1:09.2

Boeing says its decision is driven by a number of

1:11.2

factors, including the extension of certification into next year. I see Southwest Jim is delaying

1:18.0

a return until April now. That's the second delay in two months. Yeah, they can't get this right.

1:24.1

And throughout this, the thing that people talk about, we speak to large money managers like I do, it's like, well, we can't move that, miss this move to 400.

1:33.1

And this thing gets approved. We can't. So we're going to stand there and buy the stock. We're not even going to let it go under 300. We want every share we can get because it's just a matter of when, not if. My problem with that is, is that it's just the when keeps getting pushed out.

1:47.6

But this stock was down 12 at one point last night, and there came in the buyers.

1:51.6

And these buyers are voracious and relentless as if something fabulous is about to occur.

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