The Exchange

Listen to the day's top stories, the must reads & a whole lot more for today's modern investor.

Stocks are lower after the economy showed more signs of a labor slowdown ahead of tomorrow’s jobs report, but our market guest is staying optimistic for a 4th-quarter rally. Plus, US Steel remains under pressure on reports that the Biden administration will block its deal with Nippon Steel. And CNBC is unveiling its Official 2024 NFL Team Valuations today. We’ll tell you which team tops the list and which franchises are falling behind.

Most of the chipmakers are under pressure again today, but one value investor says it’s time to buy and joins us with the names he’s bullish on. Plus, the yield curve is disinverting for the first time since the August sell-off, but a different part of the bond market is flashing a bullish signal for stocks. And Bernstein is naming an unloved off-price retailer as its top pick in the space. The analyst joins us to make her case.

A new batch of economic data is raising fresh concerns about the health of the economy. We’ll look at how to protect your portfolio from a potential September swoon. Plus, Intel is launching its latest AI PC chip, but it may be too little too late to turn things around, according to our market guest. And housing affordability is front and center in this election. We’ll check in with one company that still offers a 2% mortgage even as rates remain stubbornly high.

The soft-landing narrative is getting stronger with the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge coming in as expected. It could be smooth sailing for investors from here, but our market guest has one major concern. Plus, we’ll check in with one company that’s leveraging AI to keep the lights on, literally. And Abercrombie & Fitch is getting some love on Wall Street today, thanks in part to its inroads with Gen Z.

The Dow is hitting a record high on the back of Nvidia’s solid report, so what’s the next catalyst or concern for the market? We’ll debate. Plus, Citi’s analyst double-upgraded Best Buy from a sell rating to buy ahead of its blockbuster report. He’ll join us with where else he’s seeing opportunity in retail. And Tanger is uniquely positioned to monitor foot traffic with its 40 shopping centers across the country. The CEO joins us with the trends they’re seeing.

Nvidia is set to report after the bell today. We’ll look at why it’s so important to the market and what Wall Street will be watching for in the results. Plus, Box shares are having their best day in 3 years on an earnings beat and guidance hike. Founder & CEO Aaron Levie joins us exclusively to discuss the results and future of AI regulation. And it’s not just Nvidia. Affirm, Crowdstrike, and Dollar General are on deck to report, and we’ll look at how to position ahead of the print in Earnings Exchange.

How fast and how far will the Fed go with interest rate cuts? Fed Chair Powell didn’t say, but he did signal a September start. One economist says he wishes Powell hadn’t boxed himself in and joins us to explain. Plus, billionaire investor Greg Flynn is putting $40M into the San Francisco office-property market, saying now is the right time to get in. And we’ll look ahead to Box, SentinelOne, and Nordstrom’s reports in Earnings Exchange.

Fed Chair Powell delivered what the market wanted, but will Nvidia keep up its end of the bargain when it reports earnings this week? We’ll debate the high-flying AI tech stock. Plus, the consumer continues to seek value, and new data from Mizuho suggests an under-the-radar food name is poised to outperform. And one fitness stock is trading at a 15-month high as Baird names it its new bullish, fresh pick.

Fed Chair Powell is signaling that the Fed will cut rates next month, and while he stopped short of saying by how much, one of our guests is confident it’ll be by 50 basis points. Plus, Our strategist is bullish on what he calls AI 2.0 companies and brings us the names he says are in a sweet spot. And hopes of a turnaround helped Peloton rally toward its best day ever yesterday. Today, we’re looking at the turnaround trade in 3 Buys and a Bail.