Power Lunch
Power Lunch
CNBC
CNBC’s Kelly Evans and Brian Sullivan take you through the heart of the business day bringing you the latest developments and instant analysis on the stocks and stories driving the day’s agenda. “Power Lunch” delves into the economy, markets, politics, real estate, media, technology and more. The show sits at the intersection of power and money. “Power Lunch” gives viewers a full plate of CNBC’s award-winning business news coverage, plus a healthy dose of personality from the show’s anchors and the network’s top-notch roster of reporters and digital journalists.
Stocks head for winning week on Wall Street ahead of the three-day holiday weekend 5/22/26
Markets are trading higher across-the-board as the Dow Jones touched a new intraday all-time high earlier in Friday’s session. Brian Sullivan and Kelly Evans are joined by Former Federal Reserve Governor Randall Kroszner as Kevin Warsh is sworn in as the next Federal Reserve Chairman, and they also speak with celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck on rising beef prices ahead of the Memorial Day federal holiday.
May 22
41 min
Markets trading mostly higher despite post-earnings declines from Nvidia & Walmart 5/21/26
Major averages are mostly higher on Thursday as stocks aim for their eighth straight winning week. Kelly Evans & Brian Sullivan are joined on-set by analysts covering Nvidia & Walmart to give their takes on the latest earnings reports while investors comb through SpaceX’s S-1 filing ahead of the company’s expected $1.5 trillion IPO on June 12th.
May 21
42 min
Major averages rally amid growing optimism around the conflict in the Middle East 5/20/26
Stocks jump higher as oil prices and bond yields move lower on reports that the Iran War could soon be resolved. Brian Sullivan & Kelly Evans also react to the latest Federal Reserve minutes and live radar map of the Strait of Hormuz as investors look ahead to Nvidia’s anticipated quarterly earnings report expected out after the markets close.
May 20
42 min
Stocks slide as a jump in bond yields threaten the bull market 5/19/26
Major averages coming under pressure from higher treasury yields as consumer and tech stocks lead the declines. Kelly Evans & Brian Sullivan break down whether the recent market rally may be in jeopardy. Meanwhile, media mogul, Byron Allen, and Google’s Chief AI Architect, Koray Kavukcuoglu, join the show for exclusive interviews on the state of their industries.
May 19
43 min
Power Lunch 5/18/26
CNBC’s Kelly Evans and Brian Sullivan take you through the heart of the business day bringing you the latest developments and instant analysis on the stocks and stories driving the day’s agenda. “Power Lunch” delves into the economy, markets, politics, real estate, media, technology and more. The show sits at the intersection of power and money. “Power Lunch” gives viewers a full plate of CNBC’s award-winning business news coverage, plus a healthy dose of personality from the show’s anchors and the network’s top-notch roster of reporters and digital journalists.
May 18
54 min
Tech Stocks & Small-Caps Pull Back as Treasury Yields Rise 5/15/26
Stocks pare their recent gains following the conclusion of the Beijing summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Brian Sullivan reports live from Louisiana at the site of an LNG export facility with one-on-one interviews with Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry while Kelly Evans breaks down the move in tech stocks and treasury yields back at CNBC Global Headquarters.
May 15
42 min
Dow retakes 50,000 level as Nasdaq and S&P hit record highs 5/14/26
Major averages move higher across the board as President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and Cerebras Systems begins trading on the Nasdaq for the largest tech IPO since 2020. Celebrity chef Bobby Flay and NASCAR COO Ben Kennedy also join Kelly Evans & Brian Sullivan on set for exclusive in-person interviews to round out the show.
May 14
40 min
Power Lunch 5/13/26
CNBC’s Kelly Evans and Brian Sullivan take you through the heart of the business day bringing you the latest developments and instant analysis on the stocks and stories driving the day’s agenda. “Power Lunch” delves into the economy, markets, politics, real estate, media, technology and more. The show sits at the intersection of power and money. “Power Lunch” gives viewers a full plate of CNBC’s award-winning business news coverage, plus a healthy dose of personality from the show’s anchors and the network’s top-notch roster of reporters and digital journalists.
May 13
45 min
Chip stocks drag Nasdaq 5/12/26
Rick Santelli joins to break down the global rise in yields. Sunrun CEO Mary Powell joins to discuss the state of solar energy. And is the market too concentrated?
May 12
42 min
Memory Stocks Continue to Grip Wall Street  5/11/26
The Kospi continues to surge. Jefferies' Julien Dumoulin-Smith joins to discuss the surge in energy storage stocks. And how close is streaming getting to old TV?
May 11
41 min
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