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Squawk on the Street

Market Reaction to CPI, Nvidia's China Challenge, Musk Threatens Apple 8/12/25

Squawk on the Street

CNBC

Investing, News, Business

4.1567 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber led off the show with market reaction to July CPI inflation data -- as well as what the results could mean for the Fed. Chips back in the spotlight: Beijing reportedly demanding that Chinese tech companies justify buying Nvidia's H20 chips instead of domestic alternatives. The anchors reacted to Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan's White House Meeting with President Trump. Elon Musk threatens Apple with legal action over alleged antitrust violations involving the App Store. Also in focus: Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet extends its post-IPO rally to a gain of 490% after posting its first quarterly report as a public company, Trump threatens Fed Chair Powell with a "major lawsuit." Squawk on the Street Disclaimer

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0:00.0

Market Moving Insight and Analysis. Join Jim Kramer, David Faber, and me, Carl Kintanilla, on the opening bell hour of CNBC Squawk on the Street. Tuesday morning, welcome to Squawk on the Street. I'm Carl Kintania with Jim Kramer, David Faber, Post 9 of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock's taking July CPI in stride as year-on-year headline comes in a 10th light. Year-on-year core is the highest since February

0:21.9

at 3-1. We'll get to the internals as some of the short-term rates drop. Roebap begins with the chips

0:27.8

and trade. China reportedly urging local companies not to use Nvidia's age 20s, despite the

0:33.8

president extending tariffs on Chinese goods, the duration period on that reprieve,

0:39.8

another 90 days.

0:41.2

Also ahead Elon Musk, threatening to take legal action against Apple over its app store,

0:46.5

how its app store ranks apps, particularly, as you might imagine, Glock.

0:50.9

Plus, circles out with his first quarterly results as a public company.

0:54.0

That includes a revenue

0:54.9

beat. Stock up now more than 450 percent. It just went public in June.

1:00.8

Let's begin with Mark of Reaction to July CPI, Jim, working through some of the numbers.

1:05.9

Apparel, footwear, airfares, some of the culprits this month.

1:09.6

Right. I mean, I always read these and I think, okay, when, I've learned to question everything since the labor department. We got everything. It's jump ball and everything. And I just think that if you shop at the wrong place, you're going to pay more. I mean, like, for instance, furniture up. Wayfair. Hey, go to Wafer, go to IKEA. Don't just drink, eat the meatballs, David. Go to IKEA.

1:29.2

I mean, you can I go to Wayfar. Go to IKEA. Don't just drink. Eat the meatballs, David. Go to

1:28.4

IKEA. I mean, you can do things to minimize this. And I think that this is why I keep saying it has to be outsource. Because I don't think these people seem to know that if you go to the wrong place, it's expensive. You go to the right place. It's not. But it doesn't seem to matter. And I think it's therefore somewhat of an irrelevant number.

1:45.9

We all trade off it.

1:46.9

But it doesn't seem to matter. And I think it's therefore somewhat of an irrelevant

1:45.3

number. We all trade off it, but it doesn't really matter. David, I think that we all are starting

1:50.2

to come around to the idea that all these numbers need to be rethought. What do you mean when you

1:55.1

say that? I mean, I would think this number was important. Obviously, the Fed continues to look for real

1:59.7

impacts in terms of prices from tariffs, and it's not happening. It's from the Bureau of Labor statistics. So I mean, like, hey, goodbye. Because you're not going to believe them any longer as a result of the change in leadership there? No, I'm not. I'm not going to leave anything. Well, that's not good. How are you supposed to navigate macroeconomics? I look at companies.

2:18.1

And the markets?

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