2nd Hour: Countdown to the Fed, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Housing Outlook for 2025 12/18/24

Carl Quintanilla, Sara Eisen and David Faber kicked off the hour by counting down to the big Fed meeting, where the group is expected to cut rates for the third time this year. Later in the show, Sara Eisen played a portion of her interview with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, after the company announced it will hire 2,000 people to sell AI products. Benioff detailed why he’s “never been more excited about anything in my entire career.” The CEO of Compass also joined the desk at Post 9 with his outlook for the housing market in 2025. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer