The "Biden Transition Rally", Yellen As Treasury Secretary?, The COVID-19 Effect, And Elon Musk Keeps Getting Richer

Squawk on the Street

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discussed the rally for stocks on this first trading day since the Trump Administration officially authorized the Biden presidential transition. With President-Elect Biden expected to nominate former Fed Chair Janet Yellen as his Treasury Secretary, the anchors took a closer look at what such a decision could mean for the markets. They also explored a question Jim asked about this rally: "Where are the profit takers?" Also in focus: Vaccines amid the continuing surge in COVID-19 cases, retail earnings ahead of "Black Friday," and Tesla's Elon Musk becoming the world's second-richest person. The CEO of Medtronic appeared on the program to the discuss his company's earnings and the effect the pandemic had on the company’s results.