Jim and Jeff discuss the potential winners from a TikTok ban. They also dive into this big tech stock’s dip. Become a CNBC Investing Club member to go behind the scenes with Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks as they talk candidly about the market’s biggest headlines. Signup here: cnbc.com/morningtake 

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Breaking news this hour as the Supreme Court issued their opinion on Tiktok, voting unanimously to uphold the federal law banning the app beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company Bytedance.

Sara Eisen and Michael Santoli broke down the news with analysis from Wall Street to Washington, including but not limited to: a Bytedance investor, a former NSA General Advisor, an analyst who covers social media stocks, and CNBC’s own Eamon Javers alongside Julia Boorstin, with headlines throughout the hour. 

Jim Cramer and Sara Eisen discussed market movers on the final trading day before Donald Trump returns to the presidency on Monday. The anchors looked at the best- and worst-performing S&P 500 stocks since Joe Biden became president, including Nvidia skyrocketing more than 900%. Also in focus: Mega-tech CEOs set to attend Trump's inauguration, the Supreme Court and the TikTok ban, Apple's stock slump, the Medicare news that sent shares of obesity drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk lower, Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent on Trump tax cuts, a retention award for Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon.

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Carl Quintanilla, Sara Eisen and David Faber broke the latest for stocks after another busy morning of data and earnings – plus the Senate Finance Committee’s Confirmation Hearing for Trump’s Treasury pick Scott Bessent.

To start the hour: Fed Governor Waller joined the team to breakdown recent inflation data, telling Sara that rate cuts ARE possible in the next few months. He also noted that December’s CPI could mean PCE – the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge – would come in close to the Fed's target for December.

Also in focus: Trump’s tariff threats towards Canada, and what they would mean for consumers. Canada’s Minister of International Trade not mincing words with the team at Post 9 this hour. 

Jim and Jeff discuss why you should keep an eye on this biopharmaceutical company. Become a CNBC Investing Club member to go behind the scenes with Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks as they talk candidly about the market’s biggest headlines. Signup here: cnbc.com/morningtake 

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The morning after the best day for stocks since just after the election,  Carl Quintanilla, David Faber and Sara Eisen led off the show with better-than-expected earnings from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley. UnitedHealth shares weighed on the Dow after the company issued its first earnings report since the murder of one of its top executives. A surprise appearance by Jim Cramer, back at Post 9 after his San Francisco trip. Hear what he had to say about the markets with a second Trump presidential term just days away — as well as Thursday's confirmation hearing for Trump Treasury secretary pick Scott Bessent.

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Carl Quintanilla, Sara Eisen and David Faber broke down the market rally following this morning’s better-than-feared CPI print. Key gainers included categories like Gas, Cars, Airfares and more – with not a single category falling on the month. What does it mean for the Fed and rates? 

Also in focus: results out of the financials. The team discussed what to do with stocks like JPMorgan and Citi with an analyst from RBC – plus brought the latest headlines out of Goldman and Wells Fargo’s conference calls, underway during the hour. Additionally, the team talked the latest out of those LA wildfires, with a fresh read from the ground in Pasadena plus “Selling Sunset” agent Jason Oppenheim’s take on the road ahead. 

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber covered all of the bases on inflation and Wednesday's market rally: Stocks surged and yields fell after the December Consumer Price Index's core rate came in tamer than expected. Earnings beats from JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Citi also fueled investor sentiment. Quantum stocks partied like it's 2024, surging on comments from Microsoft after a rough start to the year. Also in focus: Supreme Court-TikTok watch, California wildfires, Cramer sounds off on the Commerce Department's new rule to curb AI chip exports to China.

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Carl Quintanilla and David Faber began the hour by breaking down the cooler than expected PPI print, which sparked a market rally. BMO Capital’s Brian Belski also joined the program to discuss why he’s still bullish on the markets going forward. Later in the hour, Leslie Picker previewed the financial earnings on deck and the impact behind JPMorgan’s leadership change, with COO Daniel Pinto announcing that he will retire at the end of next year. Also in the mix: Sara Eisen was live from the NRF Big Show for an interview with Lululemon CEO, Calvin McDonald.

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Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber led off the show with market reaction to wholesale inflation data: The December Producer Price Index came in cooler than economists' forecasts. The anchors also discussed China reportedly weighing a sale of TikTok's U.S. operations to Elon Musk. At the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Jim interviewed Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks about the company's latest guidance and road ahead for its weight loss drugs. Also in focus: "Magnificent 7" movers, KB Home beats, Signet Jewelers plunges, the California wildfires effect. 

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