Short bet. Traders take their positions fast money Halftime Report starts right now all right welcome. Big show today our Investment Committee is here joe, stephanie, josh brown lets begin with the markets those comments from paul jones, what he told cnbc in daf as about what he calls the explosion driving markets. We are just again in the crazies craziest monetary mix in history. Its explosive it defies imagination. And i dont think anything is changed. It reminds me a lot of early 99. So early 99 we had 1. 6 pce 2. 3 cpi we had ex act same metrics today. Thats out in davos josh brown, turn to you. Answer the question. Time to worry or party like its 99 i think most investors are doing a little bit of both the data does not show that any segment of investors, whether talking about institutions, hedge funds, retail, Family Office foundation, there is nobody out there right now acting in word or indeed as though its 1999 you just dont see that form of euphoria out there in the market do
Big offering at ces. Meg whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg in las vegas. First our top story, the threat of war brings profits for the defense industry, and a risk of Cyber Attacks from iran could shine a spotlight on assets. Take a look at how these firms performed, their shares gained about 8 the last few days. It is indicative that cyber volleys between the u. S. And iran are not going away anytime soon. To discuss what could be next, marcus is a director at an ai security firm. In studio, our reporter. Ingot the attacks from iran physical form. Does that mean we are clear from the cyber perspective . Definitely not. There is a significant distinction between irans conventional battlefield capabilities and where they are on the cyber front. They are never going to go toe to toe with the United States in this realm in a conventional battle. In the cyber realm, they have a greater chance of pushing back more dramatically and having a greater impact in the United States, so even though th
And we will hear from quimbys big offering at ces. More often brings profit for the Defense Industry and a new wave bringerattacks could [inaudible] the lastined about 8 few days. Discuss what could be next, at an ai a director security firm. We got the attacks from iran in physical form and does that mean we are clear from the cyber effective . Simply not. There is a significant distinction between irans conventional battlefield capabilities and where they are on the cyber front. In the cyber realm, they have a greater chance of pushing back more dramatically and having a greater impact in the United States, so even though they have in terms oft route immediate reprisal, it is not out of the question that we will see something else. That . Cus, your take on i think you make great points, they are this is the time for them to do it even more than they have. Certainly, i was not expecting to see the immediate retribution , but the cyberattacks and vulnerabilities are significant and we
Economic outlook remains favorable. Plain english, no recession on the horizon. Growth continues. Top banker jamie dimon joined the optimist club. Growth will continue, he says, and he expects a phase one trade deal with china. This week, we reported on jpmorgans call for market rally next year and Goldman Sachs call for a Strong Economy next year. 2020 looking good. Todays Market Action is somewhat clouded by the uncertainty of whether or not theres going to be what the results will be of that white house trade meeting. The dow will be down 30, 40 points. Small loss for the s p. Small loss for the nasdaq at this point. Now, the president s looking good. Reports this morning that some House Democrats will not vote to impeach. That means a split Democrat Party and a hyper partisan impeachment process. Not supposed to be like that. Oh, and the brits are voting. Looks like the socialists will lose. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart all right. We are beginning with the trade meeting
In 2018, a group of female Venture Capitalists banded together to found all raise with the goal to change the face of those investing in Tech Startups and the people who build them. It is the industry thats changing the world faster than any other, yet it is also one of the most dominated by men. Joining me today on bloomberg , aileen lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures, kirsten green Founding Partner of forerunner ventures, and maha ibrahim, general partner at ataan ventures, all partners all raise. Emily in april of 2018, you all were on the cover of forbes magazine. This is space normally reserved for men, normally reserved for male billionaires, and this is the first time, as i understand it, that a group of women was on the cover. When you saw this, how did it make you feel . We were all in awe. This was the culmination of months of work, and frankly, at this point, in decades in the background conversations, and wondering whether or not our industry was finally going to be as diverse