The Exchange

Meta slashes its metaverse budget after its Reality Labs unit loses $70B in four years. Jobless claims hit their lowest level in three years, but alternative data paints a different labor market picture. Plus, JPMorgan's homebuilder haves and have-nots heading into 2026.

Fresh AI concerns getting trumped by weak jobs data fueling rate cut hopes. Two top stock picks with one common denominator. Plus, why the bottom for Bitcoin may not be in, and a pullback is a buying opportunity.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman issues a ‘Code Red’ as Google threatens the company’s lead. Bitcoin bounces back from its worst day since March, but can you trust the comeback? Plus, Amazon just upped the ante in the food delivery wars.

Kelly Evans is back in the anchor chair, and while investors are clamoring about the AI trade, she’s watching the 10-year yield. We’ll debate what its direction means for the markets and the economy. Plus, bitcoin is falling to its lowest level since April, and retail stocks are climbing on Cyber Monday. Morgan Stanley’s retail guru joins us with the names he expects to win big this holiday season.

The small-cap names to watch as the Russell 2000 outperforms the major averages during the shortened holiday week. Sellers are pulling their homes off the market at a rapid rate, and Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman warns there could be more housing pain ahead. Plus, how consumers are using AI to shop for gifts this season.