Power Lunch

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum discusses President Trump's newest energy announcement. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference. And stocks head for a positive day. 

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CNBC’s Morgan Brennan takes you through the heart of the business day bringing you the latest developments and instant analysis on the stocks and stories driving the day’s agenda. “Power Lunch” delves into the economy, markets, politics, real estate, media, technology and more. The show sits at the intersection of power and money. “Power Lunch” gives viewers a full plate of CNBC’s award-winning business news coverage, plus a healthy dose of personality from the show’s anchors and the network’s top-notch roster of reporters and digital journalists. 

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Stocks continue sliding as all three major averages are tracking for a negative week. We sit down with Tiger 21's Michael Sonnenfeldt to get a read into how the ultra-wealthy are investing. 

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Companies continue to pledge more money to the AI buildout. We dive into it with Niles Investment Management's Dan Niles. 

And what else is sticking out right now in equities? Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders weighs in. It's all here on Power Lunch

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Bill Gates-backed TerraPower is teaming up with Evergy and the state of Kansas to explore bringing its Natrium nuclear reactor to Kansas. Melius Research's James West joins to discuss energy and AI. 

And what should you expect from stocks for the rest of 2025?

 

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A look at what the options market is signaling to investors. Dealmaking is on the rise in 2025. And Nvidia and OpenAI announced Nvidia will be investing up to $100B in OpenAI. Where will the energy to power the AI come from?

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President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held talks on Tiktok on Friday. Apple's newest iPhone goes on sale.

 

And how should you be playing stocks right now? It is all here on Power Lunch.

 

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In its race to rival Amazon and become the next great “everything store,” Walmart leveraged its brick and mortar empire to grow into a major player online. And it didn’t take long for the world’s biggest retailer to build a massive digital marketplace with hundreds of millions of products and thousands of third-party sellers. But Walmart’s digital boom has a little known and much darker underside – where some sellers steal the identities of legitimate businesses so they can peddle counterfeit and sometimes dangerous products to unsuspecting customers. After CNBC shared its reporting with Walmart, the company began tightening its vetting process for both products and sellers and says it has a “zero-tolerance policy for prohibited or noncompliant products.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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CNBC's Steve Kovach sits down with Microsoft president Brad Smith to talk data centers and AI. Joe Lavorgna, Counselor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, discusses the economy and rates with Brian Sullivan. 

 

And what should you make of investing in big tech right now?

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Fed cuts rates by 25 basis points. Power Lunch brings you pre and post Fed decision analysis. 

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