Former NEC director Gary Cohn reacts to this morning’s inflation data and concerns over Fed independence. Then Goldman Sachs out with its quarterly list of top earnings trades. A list that has historically outperformed the S&P 500 by 3% annually over the past 14 years. Those names, this hour. And former IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath, as global central bankers rush to defend Fed Chair Powell from attacks from President Trump’s DOJ.

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Investors react to the DOJ investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the renovations to the central bank’s headquarters. Former Fed general council Scott Alvarez breaks down what could come next in the legal battle. Then bank and credit card stocks under pressure after the President calls for a cap on interest rates. KBW CEO Tom Micahud helps look ahead to those earnings and the possible long-term impact. And the CEO of nuclear company Oklo, after inking a deal to power Meta’s data centers.

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An Illinois toymaker fights against the Trump administrations tariffs. One of the lead plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case challenging the tariffs’ legality. Then the former CFO of Goldman Sachs is now running a firm that’s one of the largest single-family homeowners in the country. He’s pushing back against the President’s call to ban institutional investors from the market. And nuclear stocks are surging after Meta announced a deal for nuclear power. More on those moves.

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Shares of defense contractors jumping after President Trump says he wants to increase defense spending by 50% to $1.5 trillion in 2027. The President also adding he wants defense companies to cut dividends and share buyback programs. Then, the U.S. Federal Housing Director Bill Pulte responds to the President’s plan to try and ban large investors from buying single family homes. And Google announcing it will use Gmail users’ full email history as part of some new AI tools unless you manually opt out. That story, this hour.

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New this morning: CNBC breaking the news that the sales of sanctioned Venezuelan oil to the U.S. will continue indefinitely. Now more details about oil executives meeting at the White House emerging. The President Trump takes aim at NATO saying other countries in the group don’t have America’s back. Plus, the CEO of Alaska Air Group on the airline’s record purchase of Boeing airplanes. More on the company’s growth strategy.

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Doubleline’s Jeff Sherman lays out opportunities in equities and the bond market despite elevated geopolitical risks. Then, the head of Amazon Devices and Services, leading products like Alexa, Ring and Fire TV. Unveiling new AI features at CES. Plus, it could shape up to be the year of the robot. A closer look at new humanoid bots powered by Google, Nvidia and AMD.

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We’re live outside the courthouse as Venezuela’s Maduro and his wife are arraigned in Manhattan. How should investors be thinking about geopolitical risks? Then the impact for the energy markets and how oil and energy companies could react. Plus, the Chinese AI IPO pipeline remains red hot. How the debut of new companies impacts global competition with CES kicking off in Las Vegas.

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“Money Movers” provides investors with real-time analysis of the stories and the people attracting the attention of the markets each day. Capturing the energy of day’s early trading, the program includes the breaking news and numbers driving stocks and sectors, helping investors make critical decisions. “Money Movers” anchors speak with the CEOs, government decision-makers and newsmakers who play a relevant role in how money is moving.

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