Cutting back production of the 737 max. Could announce a decision as soon as today. The board began a regularlyscheduled meeting yesterday that is set to continue today just last week the head of the faa told us right here on squawk box that the 737 max wouldnt be cleared to fly before the end of the year u. S. Regulars then warned boeing that it had been setting Unrealistic Expectations for the jet to return to service further Production Cuts would inflate boeings costs and take a toll on Financial Results as fixed expenses would be split among fewer planes the ability to effectively amoretize all of those costs and would also be a real pushback on the company and on the companys ceo. To me, if there really is a production halt, then theres going to be a succession story that i think we havent had yet. The Ripple Effects of what that means not only for boeing but all their suppliers along the way. Thats a much the reason you halt it, i mean, youre just blowing money if you keep making
Into whether its time for investors to cash out or ride this bull wave for another year. And the house of mouse, yes, disney, do it again, adding a sixth movie to its 2019 billion box Office Machine as Worldwide Exchange begins right now good morning im dominic chu in for Brian Sullivan its monday, december 16th, 2019 more than stock futures in the green after another recordsetting session on friday. The s p coming off its 28th record close of the year the nasdaq coming off its 23rd as you can see here, the dow would open up another 55 points if these gains hold into the opening bell the s p up by 12 and the nasdaq up by around 36 points if you take a look at the bond market, we are seeing slight movements there as well. The tenyear note yield 1. 3837 . Twoyear note yield 1. 624 lets go worldwide in the asian trade. It was positive, although a little more muted. You can see there the nikkei in japan, off hang seng off by half a percent. Shanghai, stocks rising to a sixyear high. Data h
Halting max production plus, iff is merging with duponts biosciences and nutrition unit it is a deal that will create a new consumer giant valued at more than 45 billion. Iff ceo and duponts executive chairman will be joining us to discuss the deal in just a few minutes. And record rally, the iss p and nasdaq new highs lets start with boeing, moving lower in the premarket, the journal is among those reporting that the company is considering suspending or cutting production of the 737 max. In response to the story, boeing issued a statement to cnbc saying it would continue to assess production decisions based on the timing and conditions of a return to service for the max. And as we know, guys, faa last week through cold water on that return happening before year end. Right i think that this is something that some people say it is a foregone conclusion. And that the reason why you didnt see this before was that the way that accounting works, something i think a great cfo would understan
Do not finish higher. Facebook and google, alphabet really bracing for antitrust probes. You can see the shares down 1. 8 . Allon, netflix and alphabet lower. The overhang of big tech being regulated has weighed on this. Lets put this into the weekly. Something did happy, the faang the closing back. Back to 2015 and a high of 2018, the complex rising 170 . Incan see from 2018 stuck this range, the facebook social media rose, the regulation fears, now down 10 from the recent highs of big spreads for what the s p 500 is doing. These have got to get on board if the s p 500 will continue climbing. This chart is not so bullish or bearish. It is stuck sideways so it will be interesting to watch. That has notething been stuck sideways is the bond market. I want to bring it back to that space because when you have conversations about the slides we have seen in yields, many bring up supply and demand dynamics. The idea that there are so many negative yielding bonds overseas that if investors ar
Of another Government Shutdown but after a day where the dow gained 118 point, s p climbed and nasdaq advanced 0. 8 , you know what im most afraid of im afraid of jeans. Good price yep, i think the biggest threat to this bull market is denim i right now at this very moment am more worried about jeans than i am about china why . Because this morning levi strauss the storied maker filed for an ipo where they expect to raise 600 million to 800 million. Its an exciting deal. Got a lot going for it, profitable, yes. So what makes this a threat to the markets animal spirits . Simple if you want in youll probably have to sell some pvh. The Parent Company of calvin klein and Tommy Hilfiger and thats why i think that lost ralph lauren got hit down 3 bucks and contour, yeah, thats the maker of lee and wrangler jeans thats being spun off. That will be in direct competition with these bad boys. Now, maybe you think im being smallminded here. Its just jean, right . Wrong. See, its not just jeans, t