Nobel winner, jails robert shi yales Robert Shiller. I didnt mean to cause jaws to drop. Why this call . Well, its not that different. Stocks have generally outperformed other investments through history. Theyre highly priced now, which means i dont expect them to outperform so much, but for a longterm investor, and most people are, i think there should be a place for stocks in the portfolio, and they could go up a lot from where they are now. They could also go down a lot. Thats the problem, but the answer isnt to avoids stocks entirely. What gets them to go up 50 from here . Well, the last time that happened right now the price earns ratio i used is cyclically adjusted youre very famous for your cape ratio. Its about 30 now. Think back to the 190s. It went up from 30 to 45 in 2000. Thats a 50 percent essentially a 50 further increase. Im just saying that could happen again. To me its largely psychology, its not something that has an exact science. We have some kind of inspiration maybe from the white house, a businessman president. If factors go right and theres tax cuts for corporations, its not that hard to understand that that could happen. Earnings obviously have been strong, the economy is improving. Is that in and of itself enough to take stocks to where they can go . How much help do you need from washington . I dont no in we need the markets can do that on their own, you know, but i dont know what you mean by how much help from washington . Its an agenda. Im talking about the agenda. Tax cuts and all these other programs that the president would like to get through. Well, if you cut the corporate profits tax to 15 , if you can do that, get that done, thats going to be a major shift. That gets you good way there, just that, and then, you know, im sounding awfully optimistic. Believe me, thats one of the reasons my jaw dropped. Wait a minute. Shiller is saying it could go up 50 . I would say it could go down 50 . Both of those are extreme cases, and both of those are unlikely. So the problem with being an economist, you have to be boring most of the time and those are extreme, extreme outcomes. Both of those are possible, but for a longterm investor, this is such a femme idea, stocks have generally outproismd. So you can try to time the market, but im not particularly knowledgeable at this point to predict a things could go wrong. I understand the necessity to hedge a bit on a call like this, but i clearly hear you saying theres no likelihood in your mind that stocks go you want 50 percent from here rather than down 50 . Yes, a little bit more. Stocks are not the exciting investment that we assume them to be, because theyre already high, but even so, yeah, my Analysis Shows that it is likely that theyll go more likely up than down over the next ten years. I use a long horizon, and remember im talking about stocks versus bonds. Bonds are dangerous territory now, they have low yield and the Interest Rates are professor, when i first heard 50 in you, i thought sheesh, down 50 , ill deal with that, and talk about, it turns out to be directionally incorrect. What i think is important from you is i had felt the possibility of you saying were in a giant bubble was more likely than so i want to clarify everything. You do not think were in a giant bubble or overinflated. You mention its kind of humdrum or boring, but thats important to me to hearing the professor its not the same mentality when i wrote the book are rational exuberance in 1999, we had this dotcom excitement. The internet wang was changing the world. People were breathless. It was a gold rush. People thought forget earnings, now is the time to stake your claim, and they were right about that. They were just off on the magnitudes. You do, thoughs, notes that valuations here in the u. S. Are high, and that you could easily find better value in almost any other market around the globe. Now, im, you know, paraphrasing it perhaps a little too liberally, but you get my point. Yeah, i forgot to say that. You dont have to stay in the United States. Theres a whole world out there, other asset classes. I was just saying i was referring to stocks versus bonds. Bonds are not that exciting. Is it that controversial to say youre not going 100 bonds . A portfolio would likely be diversion fitted have less than half in stocks, but having something there, because its still a positive investment. Why are bond yields so low . What does that say . Does the bond market know something that the stock market doesnt . Are we going to be surprised . That at the same time that the bond market knows something is humanizing. I would tend to talk about the narratives, and theyre generally not that knowledgeable. I think we are still emerging from the financial crisis. We have a secular stagnation narrative, we have fears about automation, robotics, same fear that was taking hold in the great depression. We dont know where our jobs are. So we bit up asset prices out of fear more than excitement. Thats the kind of moot we are in at the moment. Its kind of hard to find a historical precedent for it. Maybe its Something Like the 1932 to 37 stock market boom during the great depression, but other than the its different. Were bakkal full employment. People are debating where in the bull market cycle we are, by you suggesting we could go up another 50 from here seems to suggest were in the fifth, sixth inning, that were nowhere near the ninth inning of this bull market . Well, that was a okay. Thats a possibility, yes. 50 increase from here would be putting us into extraordinary territory. Im not predicting im thinking more like 10 or 20 is more reasonable. Why do we keep going back to the extreme . You said 50, i didnt. Is that over the tenyear period . Yeah. If you look at 50 over ten years, youre actually looking for underperformance in the equity market relative to the historic performance in the past, because the market historically goes up way more than 5 per year. I was talking about the s p, not a total return index. I understand. Theres another factor, that companies are buying back shares, which tends to push prices up, but thats kind of illusory. Its just a Share Repurchase tactic. Just so summarize, what youre saying is when you add back dividends, which are right now we are two and change, i guess the in the s p yield, youre talking trend line over the next ten years versus very overpriced bonds . So its a relative call more from that standpoint . Yeah, i think that sounds right, yay. Professor shiller. Jon najarian. Ive heard you speak about this and about the reflation trade and in particular about some of the springing up. In particular ply question is how much of the agenda that President Trump has is priced both into your projections and where you think were going to be, whether its in the one year or ten years. Are we at a 50 50 . A 40 chances . What do you think is priced in . Well, i dont think markets are very effective in pricing in the future. Its investors tend to look at what they think other investors are going to do. So, you know, on the night when trump was elected, i thought the swings in the market should have been even bigger if they were really pricing in what hes going to do. So i dont yeah, i dont think too much in those terms, is it priced in . Its a factor. Its a narrative. Thats an interesting point of view. Professor, thank you for your time. Okay. My pleasure. Professor Robert Shiller at the yale school of business management. Obviously wanted to walk it back. Cant deny that. I think everyone here recognizes, it could be down what hes saying is i wish you guys hadnt focused on the 250, but what i think is really important, any time ive ever had him on is bubble bubble bubble, toil and trouble. Hes clearly not saying that. I know a professor is not going to say dow 36,000, but i think its important that he compared it to 1999 favorably. And a lot of our viewers may think its big bubble, federal reserve. Ive heard people say, listen its all the federal reserve, when the reserve takes the air out of ball its going to crash. Thats not what hes saying. A hes saying fundamental reasons for the increase over time. The pentup potential power of the trump agenda is enormous, according to the professor, as being a real propeller and he hits that at the end. He expected even bigger swings, and is this really priced in. Weve it on the network time and time again. Everybody loves this expression everything is all priced in, judge, and here we are at 2400 on the s p. So the reality is if it was priced in, where is it now . That i think is what hes talking about. That low volatility, im going to hit this one more time. You protect a portfolio and you get the tuned to ride professor shiller to the up side if that exists, especially if its faster than ten years. I dont think he was walking back. I think he was putting a time frame on what he was saying. 50 over ten years, as i said, thats way below the average of what the market has done. The commentary, the cautious note, more than the bubble is stay away from bonds. It was a relative call. In terms of reference, yes, the fundamentals are better. Hes not looking for it to get to 45 times, to match the progression and the buybacks. What about the other suggestion he makes, and he makes it in his commentary that got us started in the first pla place. That is the u. S. Has a high cape ratio, and you can go anywhere else in the world and find it lower, the suggestion being better values exist outside the United States than in. We talked about that. You see can find value anywhere. Finally stock pickers will come back into favor. So its what names do you actually see value . Are you picking up on pullbacks or buying at the highs . Where are you buying globally. We are in a global market. Its up to you to decide if youre looking at the full sandbox or play in a small corner. Were not talking about u. S. Based stocks. Were talking about shunning the u. S. For markets overseas that have better perceived value. I think the europo is incriminal le undervalued. We actually put money in europe, okay . Why . It was an investment. I think the euro is ridiculous, and i think that theyre about to have a major turn. I wanted some exposure that did real estate. Its just crazy. Its too good over there. I dont get what theyre trying to do with kwan at a timive ease, but i think the valuations are nuns. Herein lies the. I think that movement has to happen over the next few months. Shiller is saying own u. S. Stock exchange, and over the long period of time that many of our viewers have as their horizon, you are going to see great returns. But he also apropos of what joe kernen just said, it was like he was on squawk box playing joes music. Hes not talking about trump getting impeached, but getting it done, and if he gets it done we have kind of stopped hearing that. Youve said this before, yeah, you, youve said this before. This market right now is doing well because i think we are seeing some fundamental improvements in the economy. Individual stocks. As long as we think that there is an opportunity for trump to get something done, this market will be fine. Yes. Yes. Im glad its held off to 2018. So i go to your famous line of your show theres always a bull market somewhere. The question is with all these sectors that have raced ahead, where are the best places to investment in the u. S. Market given what shiller told us and what you guys think are the places to courtney you run a portfolio in chicago. Im running my own portfolio, but we trade on behalf of a lot of institutions. And its diversifiediversified. What are you doing . I want to know what i bought Oil Field Services today. You did . Thats important, because im struggling. I want to believe. I want to bluff that the saudis come in with something thats breathtaking i dont know if its companyspecific. Diagnose go halliburton . I did. You know halliburton is at that key level. Its at that level, and i got in. Im not going to fight that. We were kicking around a segment where the fangs get all of the play, and we came up with one called trash, which is those are the lowestperforming stocks relative to the fangs. And a number of though whether its the h of hall burting or a of what is the s . Hey, its like it gets two fists. Exactly. But herein lies the point. Kourtney saw opportunity. I bought akami. I had on my list to buy steel. Did you . And i thats for a trade, because its oversold. I had a bit in below the market today, and i got hit, so i own a little steel now. And transocean, by the way, was the t. Energies occupies a piece of the underperformance. Professor shiller came on and said i think its time to get into nvidia . That would be something. That is something thats coming. This is a juggernaut. Thats the one that does remind me of the 08d days. I do love it, but its one that i think i struggle with fang. Let me ask you a fundamentally simple question, jim. How do you feel about the market . Do you feel okay . I feel okay. I really do. I just feel like that look, if i liked europe, theres a lot of companies levered to europe. Im seeing this rotation where suddenly the restaurants come alive. You see the steels come alive. I had the Consumer Product stocks come alive. If we get a good note from the fed and you see jpmorgan start going up, holy cow. Yesterday it was Goldman Sachs and the kre both. Last week it was citi. I think these underperforming, they have paused. The financials have paused. I think the next step is not down, but up. Thats the crucial call right now. You better hope the fed plays ball . Thats part of what youre saying . I think the fed plays ball. And rates start to creep up . Look, i think europes rates are going to go up and its going to draw some money. New at noon, dan lopes, third point stepping up. With a new presentation sent to the board of directors of what . Its a great stock. He goes after honeywell and dupant . Is he going to go after nvidia . Im going to get your stake on that. [ laughter ] as part of their planned merger, they are currently in the middle of splitting it into three main units. The third point is questions whether too many assets are being pushed into the planned materials uchbt, which would be controlled by the executive chairman, who is set to leave the company next year. In its presentation on the heels of a joint press release, promising to consider the portfolio after the deal is completed third point asks if the plan is even the best or whether the company should consider creating additional businesses or divestitures to better enhance that value. The third point says optimizing that structure could create shareholder value. You may recall in to 14, as part of the settlement, the firm recommended two independent directors that ended a contentious fight between the two parties, third point not commenting today. It is my understanding, though, from sources that the firm has yet to speak with anybody from dow our dupant for sending that presentation. Youre going against ed green, maybe one of the greatest value creators. 114,000 people in the stadium but i do think that pick on breen, pick on codys form of honey did president well . I dont know. I think that loeb is going after fruit thats ill take the other side. You think its a bad trade . No, im going with dan loeb, one of the historys best hedge fund managers, his analysis i have found to be impeccable. You get everything right, but he certainly gottia hoo right, made a lot of money there. His track record is phenomenal, so i think the fact that he sees theres more to be done there, so hes not satisfied with great. He wants greater. S as with the new c oeismt of honeywell. This deal is yet to get the full blessing. I love what breen did. I also think that andrew livers is a good man. There was a very Nasty Campaign again dow that i thought was unfair by dan. I guess the feel this is more about the future rather than looking back. The contentious battle and its trying to take december make it even greatest. Breen is fabulous. I think the General Motors plan put forth makes no sense. I agree with you. Jimmy, i want your tame. Dom chu has something. So Jeffrey Immelt is making comments at the Electrical Products Group conference in florida right now along with a number of other industrial companies. You can see by the chart of a lot of the moved happened how some of the conference remarks. A couple lieheights. General electric says earnings per share, the forecast of two bucks a share is at the high end of expectations where markets are today, hitting goals will require additional cost contingencies. They also talk about this idea that Capital Allocation impacts are they also say that their goals of 3 to 5 organic growth and 100 basis points are expected in to 18 as well, and we do say strong emerging markets are an improving situation, and also resource remain tough impacting the oil, gas, power and transportation sectors. Dom, thank you. The two words i hear you say more recently start with a c and an f. Thats i interviewed most of the cos of the top industrial companies. How did this happen . This is a real bad sign. You buy the stock here, guys . I would rather buy s p futures. I keep think that something is going to happen big, like maybe this is youre saying the risk then is to the up side . I think its a short term. Yeah. Guys in the control room, can i read a statement from dow . I just got something emailed to me. It says and i quote. They have agreed to country as announced on thursday, may 11th. Additional regarding the review. On the two companies are fully aligned regard the objective of that review, and we continually solicit that from our shareholders. Hell do it. Man, hes good. Hes good. Thats the latest from dow dupant. Thank you for being here, man. Jim cramer, what do you have tonight . I like it. Say it again loud. Eastport is the most important secular shake shack from here. He got a home run. Dont forget mad money. Were just getting started. Up next, lowes tiffany, sign signet, chico, all getting slammed. Where is it safe to put some money to worked . Plus a big upgrade for the stocks of steel. One analyst bold call that has a lot of market watchers paying attention. Halftime report is back in two minutes. But theres no business track record. Well, have you seen her work . No. Is it good . Good . At cognizant, were helping todays leading banks make better lending decisions with new sources of data so, multiply that by her followers, speaking engagements, work experience. Credit history. That more accurately assess a business chances of success. This is a good investment. Shes a good investment. Get ready, because were helping leading Companies Lead with digital. Im dr. Kelsey mcneely and some day you might be calling me an energy farmer. Energy lives here. Coach and burberry go up about 4 apiece, for more go to cnbc. Com pro. All right. Lets talk retail. In case you needed more evident that it is hurting and big time, there it is. Chicos tiffany, advance automarx lowes and more, kourtney do you find anyply. Ultimately its one of the best names in the entire sector. However, lets look at the whole thing. If youre and down 5 , 3 , these number the problem with lowes is their management as well as they dont attract the professional contractors the same way. Attracts the contractors. The do it yourself, and everybody else. Im that guy thats going there every single weekend. See, i dont know what im doing. Do they stocks start to diverge. They do. I think the identity of the company has to be one where you position it differently. Lowes is almost always thats a generalization haz underperform its always going to be at a discounts. They totally believe it out thats what were asking sorry to interrupt, doc. Thats okay. Did they tell you you cant win and think that the amazon, or whatever fell is going to hit that vitt more so . So they still have growth. The problem is home depot the professionals whacks does that mean . Then its the thats why home depot will outperform. Tiffany. Not at retailers are going to go out of business or be amazon or whatever, what do you make . Worth day sin 2015, lets say that. How its their going to maintain that brand to make sure that they want that little teal box. That would hole the future of this company. Theyve had some management changes, executives moving around. Thats not necessarily a bad thing. The question is, how do they remain relevant . Right now, again if youre comparing in the sector, theres probably other Luxury Brands you may want to hold. Do you hold any retail . No. The one i owned was louie louis vitten. But farce pvh, who will be the ceo will with jim tonight. Last week we called that, because they dont have bricks. This is just brands. Its calvin line, everybody else. If the ceos dont know what about costco . Best buy have really amazon has any idea. Keep an eye on best buy. Energy stocks, we will do the big reveal, next. Go to protect your vehicle . Im on it. Weathertech. Made right, in america deartheres no other way to say this. Its over. Ive found a permanent escape from monotony. Together, we are perfectly balanced, our senses awake, our hearts racing as one. I know this is sudden, but they say if you love something. Set it free. See you around, giulia for a pair of unlawful options trades in the well, i got a stock. That gets kind of interesting. Cord any talked about it, but you talked about energy. 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I wanted to buy it earlier in the week, and credit sweet comes out. I bought it for a trade, though, because i thought it was overso oversold. Letter x youre talking about . Letter x specifically. It doesnt matter what we do here if the chinese continues to add capacity, that means the steel prices are going down globally, and theyll be owned down here as well. So 10 and im gone. They say that when they downgraded it in january, that the thesis has now played out, which is why they upgraded those stocks in the sector today. Well, as the analysts said, judge, its down 23 since february, the sector that is, versus the s p thats up, about last six days unusual activity in letter x, stld similarly getting some love and today at the 21 strike theyre aggressively buying again. Newcorp is up 16. 5 since the election. Steel dynamics up 28. Letter x up three. Cramer point iing out nucor is e low cost producer. Maybe nucor the better place to be. As trades and thats why im curious why over nucor. Because i know how a trade is better, looking to express the view theyre oversold. Thats how i chose to express it. Do you have a take on steel . No. No take on steel. All righty then. Copper is on the move after moodys downgraded china. Well hit the future pits next. Predictable. The comfort in knowing where things are headed. Because as we live longer. And markets continue to rise and fall. Predictable is one thing you need in retirement to help protect what youve earned and ensure it lasts. Introducing brighthouse financial. A new company established by metlife to specialize in annuities life insurance. Talk to your advisor about a brighter financial future. Welcome back to the Halftime Report. Im jackie deangelis. We are watching copper today falling after moodys downgraded chinas Credit Rating for the first time in nearly 30 years. China the Worlds Largest consumer of copper. Did you short copper on the down grade . I did not. That was a mixed down grade. Think of how moodys hedged themselves. That was actually an upgrade. The modern day silk road from 2,000 years ago in china, that silk road were calling one belt one road will touch 50 of global gdp, and that infrastructure should buoy copper and the onetwo punch, jackie, if trump can get any type of robust infrastructure project. You can see copper move significantly higher off this demand on copper due to the infrastructure. Do you agree with that view and do you think the charts are telling us copper will go higher from here . Well, the charts when you look at them, jackie, hit a 50day moving average, resistance when the down grade happened and we failed there. Theres been bad numbers coming out of china for the last few mont months. Im not surprised by the down grade. The other factor is the dollar. If the dollar starts to rally, then the prognosis is more pain for dr. Copper. For more futures now head to the website. 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You heard me talk about it earlier today. Our analyst has a 67 price target thats 40 higher than here. I put my money on it. Based on the comments from the coo we think they will continue to perform in second half in 2018 earnings will be sharply higher. Let me get a couple of quick stocks that are hitting 52week highs or even more further out. Int intuit highest level since the ipo, 93. They beat on top and bottom line. They guided higher, judge. Unusual activity yesterday. Huge upside. The stock has exploded. What the ceo said about how many people are doing their own tax returns on mobile. This platform keeps growing and growing. Alltime high in 84. Anybody have a quick comment on that . Its semiconductor equipment. Thanks. Power lunch. Thanks, scott. Im melissa lee. Home prices are rising. Home sales are rising overall but will there is one thing completely freaking out the Housing Market right now. Well tell you what it is straight ahead. And uber under fire. 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