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Nasdaq hits a record high at open

CNBC’s Bob Pisani looks ahead at the day’s market action.

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Business Business (Memphis) Markets

How FedEx has been impacted by the loss of Amazon business

FedEx rolled out weaker than expected quarterly earnings results, leading to the stock to take a hit in the pre-market Wednesday. Ken Hoexter of Bank of America Merrill Lynch joins “Squawk Box” to discuss the earnings miss as well as expectations for 2020.

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China Economy Markets

Paulson Is Concerned About Militarization of U.S. View of China

Dec.18 — Hank Paulson, chairman and founder of the Paulson Institute and former chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., talks about how he grew the bank’s business in China and his views on current U.S.-China relations. He appears on “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations.” The interview was recorded Oct. 2 in Washington.

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Markets

U.K. to Enjoy a `Flurry’ of M&A: JCRA CEO

Dec.18 — Jackie Bowie, chief executive officer of JCRA, discusses merger and acquisitions and the outlook for U.K. assets and Bank of England policy in 2020. Alain Bokobza, head of global asset allocation at Societe Generale, also speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”

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Markets

SocGen Has One of the Most Bullish Calls on Treasuries in 2020

Dec.18 — Alain Bokobza, head of global asset allocation at Societe Generale, discusses the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve policy and the outlook for Treasuries, equities, gold and the dollar in 2020. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”

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Markets

Druckenmiller: Boris Johnson Is a Smarter Version of Trump

Dec.18 — Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller explains his optimism for the U.K. following last week’s election, saying he expects investments to fly into the country. The result is “very good for the British economy,” he said in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker in New York. (Excerpt)

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Markets

Druckenmiller: I Was Well-Positioned in 2019, But Very Timidly

Dec.18 — Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller, widely considered the greatest hedge fund manager of his generation, explains why he took a conservative approach to investing in 2019, barely eking out a double-digit return for the year. He speaks exclusively with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker in New York. (Excerpt)

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Markets People

Watch Billionaire Michael Platt Tell Cabbie About His Wealth

Dec.18 — In a seemingly spontaneous conversation with self-proclaimed “cabbie to the stars” Manny Anzalota, Michael Platt, the billionaire hedge fund manager, told his driver that he’s “the highest-earning person in the world of finance…In the world.” Bloomberg’s Alix Steel reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.”

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Markets

Three Must-See Charts About Financial Stress, Emerging Markets, Yield Curve

Dec.18 — Bloomberg’s Sarah Ponczek takes a look at three charts on financial stress, emerging markets and the yield curve and what they may signal about the economy. She speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.”

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Markets

The stock market is melting up and what to expect in 2020

BNY Mellon Chief Strategist Alicia Levine and Heritage Capital President and CIO Paul Schatz discuss a possible market melt up and the outlook for 2020.