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Squawk on the Street

Target Surges, Disney and Activism, Markets Extend Post-CPI Rally 11/15/23

Squawk on the Street

CNBC

Investing, Business, News

4.1567 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber kicked off the show with Wednesday's biggest gainer on the S&P 500:Shares of Target surged as a Q3 earnings beat and holiday quarter guidance overshadowed a sales decline. David reported that according to sources, activist investor ValueAct has taken a stake in Disney. The anchors also discussed the big  post-CPI rally extending its gains, as the Producer Price Indexfell in October from the previous month. Also in focus: Biden-Xi meeting day, “Magnificent 7” moves, October retail sales decline, TJX among the earnings winners, a setback for the UAW-GM labor agreement. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer

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0:00.0

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

0:05.8

Good Wednesday morning. Welcome to Squawk on the Street. I'm Carl Kinteneer with Jim Kramer, David Faber, post-9 of the New York Stock Exchange. Bulls looking to add to Tuesday's Monster Rally as PPI now gives us more disinflationary cues, down five-tenths. biggest monthly drop in three and a half years. Retail sales soften up a bit as well.

0:22.6

Ten year goes to 442 today. A roadmap begins with target, though, smashing expectations. Shares are surging ahead of the open, even as shoppers pull back a bit.

0:32.5

Plus rally mode, the S&P and NASDAQ knocks what was the best day they've had since April, the magnificent seven stocks, adding more than $200 billion to their market caps.

0:42.3

That was just one day.

0:43.6

And it may be that we have more gains on tap today.

0:45.9

Stay tuned.

0:47.2

President Biden is said to meet China's Xi Jinping.

0:50.1

That's just a few hours from now.

0:52.4

And, of course, one question, how China's economic slowdown factors into today's historic

0:58.4

models?

0:59.8

Let's get the target surging on this Q3 earnings beat, holiday quarter profit guidance, largely

1:04.7

above consensus.

1:05.9

Company cites some lower inventory levels and supply chain costs.

1:09.5

Comps did fall 49 on weakness indiscretionary.

1:13.1

That's the biggest drop in comp since 2009. Here's Brian Cornell on the call.

1:18.4

While we're happy to see inflation rates moderating this year, if you compare industry pricing

1:23.3

in key categories back to 2020, included home pricing for families has increased 25% overall,

1:29.7

and in some areas, up to 30%.

1:31.9

And if you're a parent raising a baby, you're facing increases of more than 30% on baby food

1:37.7

and formula 2.

1:39.4

And that's in addition to persistent increases in a variety of other categories.

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