meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Squawk on the Street

Markets' 8-Week Win Streak, Apple Watch Import Ban, a Blue Chip as a 2024 Top Pick 12/26/23

Squawk on the Street

CNBC

Business, Investing, News

4.1567 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Sara Eisen and Scott Wapner led off a holiday-shortened week by exploring the markets in rally mode: Major stock indices up for eight consecutive weeks -- and the 10-year note yield hovering around 3.9%. The anchors also discussed a U.S. trade tribunal's decision to ban Apple Watch imports. An analyst from Jefferies joined the program to explain why McDonald's is his top pick for 2024. Also in focus: The holiday season spending surge, Bristol Myers Squibb's second M&A deal in less than a week, U.K. billionaire to acquire a 25% stake in Manchester United, shipping giant Maersk prepares to return to the Red Sea after rebel attacks on vessels, Intel’s $25 billion chip factory investment in Israel, is OpenAI worth $100 billion? Squawk on the Street Disclaimer

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

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

0:05.3

Good Tuesday morning and welcome. Excuse me to Squawk on the Street. I'm Sarah Eisen with Scott Wapner today.

0:10.4

We are live from Post 9 of the New York Stock Exchange. Carl Jim and David have the morning off.

0:14.6

Take a look at Futures this morning. Looks like the rally continues after eight straight weeks.

0:19.2

Going strong here. Up to 62 points on the Dow.

0:22.2

NASDAQ pointing to an upstart as well.

0:24.3

24 points, S&P, up eight in the early action.

0:27.0

Our roadmap for the hour is going to begin with the market rally.

0:30.3

Major indices in the midst of an eight-week wind streak.

0:34.4

Also ahead, shipping giant Maersk preparing to resume operations in the Red Sea after

0:38.9

attacks by rebels in Yemen. Plus, a setback for Apple, the White House declining to veto a U.S.

0:43.9

Trade Tribunal's decision to ban imports of the company's watches. We begin, though, with the markets

0:49.3

as we kick off a holiday shortened week. It has been amazing to see the resilience and the strength of this

0:55.1

rally, Scott. Even, you know, the strategists all put out their S&P year-end targets for 2024, what,

1:01.6

a month ago. We're close to that. Yeah, they have to throw those out and the garbage. Right.

1:06.1

Because of what we've done since November 1st. It's pretty stunning. Dow's up 13% since November 1st.

1:13.2

S&P's up 13.5%. Now we're going to talk about all-time high watch because we're going to

1:19.5

open above the all-time closing high for the S&P 500, which was 4796. So keep an eye there as the

1:27.2

futures look positive. The intraday all-time

1:29.5

highs 4818. But the run since November 1st has been nothing short of stunning. And it's really

1:35.5

Fed-fueled, right? And you've seen it in the bond market, too. The rally in the bond market,

1:39.7

100 basis point move lower in the 10-year yield. We're also breaching all the targets for next

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CNBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of CNBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.