A "Pivotal Week" for Markets, Bernanke on Fed's "Mistake," JetBlue Goes Hostile, Buffett's Big Energy Bet, and McDonald's to Exit Russia. 05/16/22
With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each in the midst of a six-week losing streak, Jim Cramer and David Faber discussed why this is a "pivotal week" for the markets. The anchors also reacted to comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke -- who told CNBC the Fed's slow response to inflation was a mistake -- and former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein on recession worries. Also in focus: Goldman lowers its S&P 500 price target for 2022, Warren Buffett ramps up his energy portfolio, JetBlue launches a hostile tender takeover bid for Spirit Airlines, Jeff Bezos tweets about inflation, McDonald's decision to sell its Russia business, Elon Musk and the Twitter "bot check," plus what to make of an upgrade for Netflix.