The Exchange CNBC

Our economist says the consumer is on the cusp of a significant slowdown, and that could mean big changes for the Fed’s rate cut timeline. Plus, La-Z-Boy shares are soaring to their highest level since 2021 and best day in 7 years. We’ll ask the CEO what’s driving demand. And Lennar is lower despite an earnings beat, but our analyst says that presents a big buying opportunity.

The growing divergence between corporate bonds and equities could signal two things, according to our market guest, and neither of them is particularly good. Plus, investors are starting to question travel stock multiples as prices begin to crack. We’ll check in with the CEO of one of the largest global hotel brands. And we’re tackling stock splits in 3 Buys & A Bail with KKM’s Jeff Kilburg.

The Fed’s Loretta Mester says it’s important not to wait too long to cut rates, but one of our guests says the bifurcation she’s seeing in the economy all but guarantees we’ll be higher for longer. She’s here to make her case. Plus, investors dumped value and bought growth stocks last week, but our market guest is sticking with the value trade. He brings three names he says are well-positioned to pay dividends literally, and figuratively, from here. And from buydowns to rebates the EV winter has pushed suppliers to offer heavy incentives to stoke demand. But Barclays says it may have gone too far. The analyst joins us with the story and the trades.

The latest economic data suggests the Fed may be falling behind, but is today’s data more noise than signal? We’ll debate. Plus, Slow Ventures’ Sam Lessin says Apple’s WWDC showed it was being smart about AI and came with a serious warning to OpenAI. He’ll join us to explain. And as shareholders vote on whether Elon Musk’s pay package should get approved, we’ll speak with one shareholder who voted yes.

We’re counting down the Fed decision with what to expect from the committee and what to listen for during Powell’s press conference. Plus, Paramount’s controlling shareholder Shari Redstone shocked the business world by terminating merger talks with Skydance. Needham’s Laura Martin joins us to discuss what’s next for the company. And ad firm MNTN is unveiling a new AI-powered platform for advertisers. We’ll look at how it works, and whether it can alter the media landscape.

Kelly explains why Apple’s AI offering was a game-changing moment for the company – and maybe the whole world, too.