Inflation Data and Walmart Spark a Market Rally, Tech Surges and Berkshire's Munger Blasts Crypto ... Again. 11/15/22

Published: Nov. 15, 2022, 4:03 p.m.

b"Carl Quintanilla, David Faber and Mike Santoli began the show with wholesale inflation data that helped to spark a market rally: The Producer Price Index for October came in tamer than expected, unchanged from the previous month when you strip out food and energy. As for retail earnings, Walmart shares surged on better-than-expected quarterly results, raised guidance and a $20 billion share buyback program. Home Depot also posted a quarterly beat. Jim Cramer joined the anchors shortly before the opening bell and weighed in on retail earnings and the movers of the morning. Also in focus: Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger's new message blasting crypto in a CNBC interview, the latest on the FTX collapse, Warren Buffett's bet on Taiwan Semiconductor boosts the chip sector, and Netflix jumps on a double upgrade."