Power Lunch
Power Lunch
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Mega-Cap Tech Rally, Diesel Prices Hit Record High, East Coast Flight Disruptions 9/21/26
42 minutes Posted Sep 21, 2026 at 8:01 pm.
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Stocks are rising to start the trading week as technology leads the markets higher with oil prices and treasury yields falling slightly.
Brian Sullivan and Contessa Brewer are joined on set by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee to discuss whether the major averages are poised for a rally, and Freedom Capital’s Jay Woods also joins the conversation to give the technical perspective.
Morgan Stanley’s Head of Power and Utilities Research, Stephen Byrd, sits down with the anchors to weigh in on the outlook for global power demand as diesel prices hit a new nationwide record high.
CNBC’s Leslie Josephs calls into the show with her latest reporting on the flight disruptions at Newark, Laguardia, and other major east coast airports following an air traffic control malfunction.