Closing Bell

Julian Emanuel of Evercore ISI explains how policy headlines are shaping investor positioning and risk appetite. Dan Yergin joins to assess what comes next for oil and LNG as global supply and geopolitics remain in focus. Credit stress remains a major concern. Jeffrey Kivitz of Canyon Partners discusses risks building beneath the surface and how institutional investors are navigating tighter financial conditions. Paul Hickey of Bespoke looks to history to frame what could come next for markets while Sheila Kahyaoglu of Jefferies explores opportunities and risks in the defense sector.

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Strategas’ Chris Verrone, Requisite Capital’s Bryn Talkington and Lauren Goodwin from New York Life Investments tell us what they’re forecasting for stocks amid all the geopolitical uncertainty. Plus, OpenAI struck a deal with the Defense Department after the Pentagon cut ties with Anthropic. Plexo Capital’s Lo Toney is an Anthropic investor – and he tells us what all this could mean for the future of the AI arms race. And, big news out of DraftKings’ Investor Day today. Our Contessa Brewer sits down with the CEO to discuss.

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Malcolm Ethridge of Capital Area Planning Group makes the bullish case while Warren Pies of 3Fourteen Research turns more cautious and outlines where oil prices may head next. Rising attention around private credit and activity at Jefferies as investors search for yield and alternative sources of return. Looking ahead, attention turns to next week’s key earnings report from Target. Chris Horvers, Head of Broadlines at JPMorgan, explains why he is lowering fourth quarter comp estimates and why new leadership could reset guidance expectations.

Salveen Richter of Goldman Sachs outlines how AI is beginning to deliver tangible benefits in biotech and healthcare, particularly in early drug discovery and development, and why that could translate into both top line and bottom line gains for adopters.

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Goldman Sachs’ Head of Hedge Funds Tony Pasquariello gives us his take on the broader market, big tech, software and much more. Plus, Aswath Damodaran – so-called Dean of Valuation – says he is as cautious as he’s been his entire career. And, Tom Lee from Fundstrat helps us wrap up the trading month.

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Markets digest a wave of earnings as volatility lingers and NVIDIA struggles to hold gains. Why NVIDIA’s pullback matters and what it could mean for the broader AI trade. Results roll in from Block, Dell, Intuit, Autodesk, CoreWeave, Flutter and Zscaler, shaping sentiment across payments, enterprise tech and infrastructure. Saira Malik, Chief Investment Officer at Nuveen, argues that four forces are driving volatility: trade policy, central bank leadership, AI disruption and developments in the Middle East. She explains why earnings must do the heavy lifting as elevated valuations limit upside and why fixed income fundamentals remain solid even as defaults tick higher. Bradley Tusk of Tusk Ventures joins to discuss where VC is placing its money in tech. Aneesha Sherman of Bernstein explains why TJX’s experiential model may protect its premium multiple and outlines her $175 price target.

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