Deal...and No Deal, Markets' 7-Week Win Streak, Costco CEO Exclusive 12/18/23

Published: Dec. 18, 2023, 3:49 p.m.

b"Jim Cramer and David Faber led off the show with lots of news on the M&A front:\\xa0Nippon Steel agrees to acquire U.S. for $55 per share in cash, Adobe and design software startup Figma scrap their $20 billion deal, Illumina decides to divest cancer test maker Grail in wake of an antitrust ruling. The anchors explored what's next for stocks in the midst of a seven-week win streak.\\xa0Costco CEO Craig Jelinek joined the program to discuss inflation, the consumer and stepping down from\\xa0running the company at the beginning of next year. Also in focus: Americans' stock ownership surges, cybersecurity\\xa0breach hits VF Corp.\\n\\n\\n\\nSquawk on the Street Disclaimer"