Sara Eisen and Brian Sullivan talked 2024’s top trends and broke down the outlook for 2025 with CFRA’s Sam Stovall. The team also discussed top picks across Energy and Tech out of RBC and Jefferies – as the Nasdaq fell to end the week. Also in focus: Bitcoin under pressure, falling below $95K in the hour; What a Trump presidency could mean for China with one former Trade Representative warning of pain ahead; and a look at Silicon Valley’s immigration debate.

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Sara Eisen and Brian Sullivan broke down the key stocks to watch across multiple sectors this hour: with renewables, software, and cannabis stocks a key focus. Plus: IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond breaks down the bull case for 2025, and one former Fed President's take on the path ahead for rates.

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Sara Eisen and Scott Wapner began the show with breaking news, as a group of banks and business groups sued the Federal Reserve over the annual bank stress tests, saying the current process falls short of its goals. The anchors also discussed American Airlines grounding all flights earlier in the day, due to a technical glitch. Later in the hour: former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn joined the program to discuss why Nissan would be a “victim of carnage” if its merger deal with Honda goes through.

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Sara Eisen and Scott Wapner led off the show with a Christmas Eve travel nightmare for American Airlines and holiday travelers. The carrier halted its flights for more than an hour due to a technical outage before resuming them. Sara broke news about big banks suing the Federal Reserve over stress tests. Also in focus: A deadlocked government panel leaves the fate of the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal in President Biden's hands, Apple's march toward a $4 trillion valuation, the Santa Claus rally, Netflix's NFL Christmas.

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Sara Eisen and Scott Wapner started the hour with former Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan, who said the Fed’s uncertainty on the rate path is a good thing. Later in the hour, the anchors also discussed Qualcomm’s legal victory over Arm Holdings, involving a chip licensing dispute. Also in the mix; former IIF CEO Charles Dallara joined the show to discuss how Trump’s potential trade tariffs could rattle the global markets.

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Sara Eisen and Scott Wapner led off the show with broader market's wild ride. The S&P 500 coming off its best day since early November and its worst week since election week. Jefferies Chief Market Strategist David Zervos offered his 2025 market outlook. In the Washington spotlight: President-elect Trump's latest picks to serve in his administration, Elon Musk and Capitol Hill drama. Also in focus: Luigi Mangione -- the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson -- enters "not guilty" pleas, chips rally, Qualcomm-Arm court ruling effect, a different kind of ring for Apple, investing in Apollo Global following its addition to the S&P 500.

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