Stock Market Observation: Recent Episodes
Jacob Lee
This podcast is dedicated to talking about events that are happening on the stock market or news articles that Wall Street will not be talking about on their channels.
Ep: 176- Bud Light tries for a comeback as the company decides to focus on sports and concerts. Keenon Robotics partners with Wyndham Hotel Group. Bitcoin is predicted to hit $150,000 and Treasury Department announces new Series of I bond rate. Finally, oil could hit record high of $150 dollars a barrel.
Ep 175: CVS and Walgreens are at their breaking point. Supermarket branches are closing 7 times faster than other locations. Chevron and Exxon might be leading a new era of megamergers. Federal Reserve might not raise interest rates but people won't be feeling relief.
Ep: 174-Wyndham reported third-quarter results and they are making a case for not merging with Choice Hotels. Amazon and Chipotle reported numbers for the quarter. Finally, Joe Biden hails the hot GDP report even though voters don't see it.
Ep: 173-Hilton reported third-quarter numbers and some Hoteliers are rethinking deals. IBM reported numbers for the third quarter. Shell plans to cut 200 jobs in the clean energy division and Exxon and Chevron are doubling down on fossil fuel energy with big acquisitions.
Ep: 172-The New York Knicks will advertise for Sphere Entertainment on their jerseys this season. Microsoft profits pop the stock 27 percent. Meta is being sued. Washington is taking on Robocalls while Qualcomm is getting on the AI craze.
Ep: 171 Las Vegas Sphere could potentially be in London or New York soon, Automation and AI could be heading to a hotel near you soon and Knightscope signs a deal with Penn Entertainment for all their properties to have security robots.
Ep. 170. Companies are cutting salaries for new hires while workers hit record highs for pay expectations. New booster shots are becoming available from Moderna, Pfizer, and Novavax.
Ep. 169: The world's largest wind farm is now officially open and it is helping power the North Sea oil operations. India became the fourth country to land on the moon. Pentagon awards a $1.5 billion contract to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for communications satellites. Finally, the U.S. approves the possible sale of F-16 search and track systems to Taiwan.
Ep. 168: Knightscope signs 11 new K1 call boxes. DraftKings stock surges after sports betting company boost outlook for 2023. Ford gave a warning to its F-150 customers before the fire broke out for the company. Gas prices are being affected by inflation and China's rebound is making the oil markets face an unknown of what could happen.
Ep. 167: Knightscope signs 5 new contracts with clients. Comcast beats expectations even as broadband growth slows. IBM tops revenue estimates and will cut 3,900 jobs. Tesla shares pop on better-than-feared earnings and demand seems to be there as well. Chevron announces a $75 billion stock buyback and will also be increasing its dividend.
Ep. 166: U.S. will send 31 Abram tanks to Ukraine ahead of the Russian offensive. Microsoft reported earnings and the company suggests that it will be a glommy tech environment in the making. NYSE says that a trading glitch caused a manual error on Tuesday. Google's CEO is defending job cuts at the company and the DOJ is filing its second antitrust suit against Google.
Ep. 165: Microsoft announces new multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. Spotify cuts 6% of its workforce globally. Bank of America, JP Morgan, and other banks are wanting to take on Apple Pay. Finally, Apple wants to manufacture 25% of its iPhone in India and Apple ramped up its lobbying spending in 2022.
Ep. 164: Procter and Gamble revenue and profit all as the company looks to higher prices to offset declining sales. Netflix is set to report earnings after the bell. Amazon is discontinuing its charity donation program amid cost cuts. Yellen says that the Treasury is taking extraordinary measures to avoid default as the U.S. hits the debt limit. Finally, Jamie Dimon says that Congress shouldn't play games with the creditworthiness of the U.S. government.
Ep. 163: 7 Clients renew their annual contracts with Knightscope. Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees and Amazon is laying off 18,000 employees. Party City is filing for bankruptcy with plans to restructure its debt. Finally, David Solomon admits that Goldman took on too much, too quickly in the consumer business.
Ep. 162: Morgan Stanley shares jump 6% as bank earnings top estimates. Roblox pop after the December update shows an increase in bookings. ABB chairman is optimistic that the global chip shortage is coming to an end. Unilever's CEO believes that prices have not peaked. Finally, Apple's CEO Tim Cook requests and receives a 40% pay cut after the shareholder vote.
Ep. 161: American Airlines shares jump after airline hikes revenue and profits. The luxury car maker Lucid produced more vehicles in 2022 than they expected for the year. Swiss company that works with Microsoft says that they have removed CO2 from the air and placed it underground. Ubisoft sinks on news that seven-year low after slashing guidance and canceling games as well. Finally. Walmart strikes a deal with Salesforce to sell more of its tech to other retailers.
Ep. 160: Bed Bath & Beyond jumps 50% to lead a 'nonsense' rally in meme stocks. Crypto exchange Binance plans a 15%-30% hiring spree in 2023. FTX has recovered $5 billion worth of liquid assets. Barclays cuts Apple's price target from $144 dollars to $133 dollars. The West's oil war against Russia is starting to take its toll but there are calls for tougher measures still.
Ep. 159: Bed Bath & Beyond reports wider-than-expected losses and there is a chance that they could be filing for bankruptcy. Babies R Us is attempting a comeback by opening a store in the American Dream mall. Coinbase is going to slash 20% of its workforce in a second major round of job cuts. Microsoft is reporting that they plan to invest $10 billion in ChatGPT. Finally, Capella Space raises $60 million fund by billionaire entertainment exec Thomas Tull.
Ep. 158: Knightscope signs 4 new contracts for 8 machines to start off the year and Knightscope is also announcing its plan for a post-CASE Acquisition and plan toward profitability. Tesla breaks into America's bestselling cars list for 2022 while trucks continue to dominate. Elon Musk's attorney is aiming to move the trial from California to Texas. Goldman Sachs is cutting up to 3,200 employees starting this week.
Ep. 157: Knightscope receives 5 new contracts as it continues to grow. Google estimates Microsoft's cloud business is actually losing. Elon Musk tries to explain why Tesla shares are tanking. Goldman Sachs believes that Japan will start tightening rates. Finally, there is a chance that investments are to potentially flow back into China's tech giants as they avoid delisting from the U.S. stock exchange.
Ep. 156: Apple will be producing their MacBooks in Vietnam starting in 2023. Elon Musk is actively searching for a new Twitter CEO. Amazon avoids multibillion-dollar fine as it reaches EU antitrust settlement. Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion settlement with CFPB over customer abuses. Finally, Democrats' Senate Majority PAC plans to return $3 million from donations from the former FTX executives.
Ep. 155: Avatar: The Way of Water opens up at $134 million just missing the expectations for opening weekend. Meta could face $11.8 billion fine as EU charges tech giant with antitrust rules. Epic Games has to pay $520 million in fines to the FTC settlement. Senator Warren believes that Musk failed to meet his legal duties due to the Twitter takeover. Finally, reports say that Global coal use is on course to hit an all-time high this year.
Ep. 154: Goldman Sachs is planning to cut up to 8% of its employees starting in January. Elon Musk sells a large chunk of his Tesla shares. BP invest 13.53 million in a "rapidly deployable" solar tech company. East Coast ports are winning on domestic trade over the West Coast ports. Finally, the U.S. slaps restrictions on Chinese chipmakers and other companies due to national security worries.
Ep. 153: ABM deploys Knightscope Autonomous Robots in a major parking facility. Avatar: The Way of Water could bring in a $175 million box office opening. There was heavy trading that drove a mystery rally 60 seconds before there was a CPI hit. Senate banking hearing is set to take aim at FTX which is considered to be the biggest Ponzi scheme in history. Finally, Congress considered a crypto consumer protection bill right before FTX collapsed.
Ep. 152: Twitter suspends account that was dedicated to tracking Elon Musk private jet. Delta expects 2023 earnings to nearly double thanks to a high demand for travel. London stock exchange suffer IPO drought as fund raising plunges down 90%. Morgan Stanley upgrades its growth outlook for China for the coming year. Finally, Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S.
Ep. 151: Knightscope signs the biggest contract in company history. United Airlines is buying 100 Boeing Dreamliners to replace aging wide-body jets this is at the time when it's being reported that hotel and airfare are on the decline due to cooling demand. Nuclear fusion just passed a major milestone after generating more energy than was used to create the reaction. Electric Ford F-150 Lighting named MotorTrend truck of the year. Finally, China is bringing a case to the WTO against the United States on its sweeping chip export curbs.
Ep. 150: Amgen to buy Horizon Therapeutics in 26.4 billion deal. Microsoft to buy a 4% stake in the London Stock Exchange as it inks a 10 year cloud deal. LinkedIn has a fake account problem as well and LinkedIn believes that real users will help solve the problem. Chinese police arrest a gang that had laundered $1.7 billion in crypto even when Beijing had crackdowns. Finally, Democratic lawmakers are accusing big oil companies as "greenwashing" and that oil companies are not becoming green fast enough.
Ep. 149: Grocery delivery firm Getir is buying out Gorillas which will lead to industry consolidation. Walmart backed up fintech called One is looking to compete with buy now, pay later companies. Marijuana industry sales slow down since the pandemic surge. GM battery plant workers vote to unionize and join the UAW. Finally, China and Saudi Arabia leaders meet in Riyadh where they discussed the importance of making the oil market stable.
Ep. 148: Saudi Arabia reports a surplus in its budget for the first time in 10 years due to higher oil prices. Apple supplier Foxconn reportedly helped persuade China to loosen the Covid rules that the nation had. The FTC is suing Microsoft in order to stop them from buying out Activision Blizzard. House passes $858 billion defense bill that is said to scrap military Covid vaccine mandate. Kevin O'Leary says he lost a $15 million payday from a crypto firm and the SEC issues new guidance requiring companies to disclose any cryptocurrency risks that they have.
Ep. 147: Southwest Airlines is reinstating its dividend after nearly three years as travel demand rebounds. FDA is expected to decide on the Pfizer RSV vaccine by May of 2023 for older adults. Morgan Stanley cuts iPhone shipment by 3 million more units while at the same time Apple announces plans to encrypt iCloud backups. McDonald's hopes to get more business by offering 50-cent double cheeseburgers by getting customers to use their mobile app. Finally, National Security is concerned about a TikTok-US deal in the making.
Ep. 146: Knightscope sells 16 more machines with 3 new contracts. Carvana shares tank as reports says that bankruptcy concerns grow for the used car retailer. Wells Fargo and Bank of America say that there is a slowdown happening due to cooling consumers amid Fed hikes. Freight rates from China to West Coast are down 90% as there are signs that global trade falls off fast. Finally, the U.S. pledges to ramp up supplies of natural gas to Britain as Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak seek to cut off Russia.
Ep. 145: Moderna claims that Pfizer copied its Covid vaccine which Pfizer denies. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO, David Zaslav, plan to turn around the company is to get cash flow again for the company. Paramount shares fall as CEO lowers fourth-quarter ad revenue forecast. GM battery plant workers will be voting for union representation in the EV industry. Finally, TSMC will invest $40 billion in a second semiconductor plant in Arizona and Apple's CEO says that Apple will buy its chips from that plant.
Ep. 144: Electric air taxis could shake up the airline industry in the next decade. Parking lots could become as important as cars are in the climate change efforts. Foxconn expects their Covid-hit China plant to resume full production by the end of the year while at the same time Foxconn is reporting a slump in revenue for the month of November. Finally, a global critical chip firm in the Netherlands is driving a wedge between the U.S. and the Netherlands over the China tech policy.
Ep. 143: Nowrx's Pharmacy Patient Business is being acquired by Alto Pharmacy. A new flying car company called Alef Aeronautics is planning to release a flying car by 2025. China is loosening more on COVID-19 easing gathers pace. Manufacturing orders from China down 40% in unrelenting demand collapse. Finally, OPEC+ agrees to stick with its existing policy of production even though Russian sanctions are about to kick in.
Ep. 142: Elon Musk has suspended Ye's account after violating the social media platform's rules. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk kicks off Semi Truck deliveries. Toyota receives funding in order to make a hydrogen fuel cell for its Hilux pickups. Silicon Valley is starting to invest in nuclear energy for the first time since 1970. OPEC+ will meet on Sunday and there is a chance that they will make deeper oil output cuts.
Ep. 141: Fox CEO Luchlan Murdoch to face questioning on Dominion Voting $1.66 billion lawsuit. Tesla recalls 435,000 cars in China over rear light issues and software issues. Elon Musk shows off updates for his Neuralink brain-implant technology during a "show and tell" recruitment event. Meta is downsizing its New York location that it opened up back in 2019. Finally, there is a chance that India may become the third-largest economy by 2030. If this happens, India will pass up Japan and Germany.
Ep. 140: Russian oil sanctions are about to kick in and it could affect the oil markets in a big way. This comes at a time when the White House is debating whether to release emergency heating and crude oil reserves as winter approaches. Kroger reported earnings and they had strong grocery sales which topped estimates. Reckitt believes that the U.S. infant formula shortage will be around until Spring. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried had an interview and he claims that he is broke and committed no fraud. Finally, Kraken joins the tech layoffs by announcing that they will lay off 1,100 employees.
Ep. 139: Knightscope receives 5 new contracts which will have a total of 22 machines. Doordash is the latest tech company to lay off workers as they announce that they will lay off 1,250 employees. Amazon touts record sales over Black Friday shopping weekend. Elon Musk has criticized Apple for years and Apple has mostly ignored Elon. Finally, Elon Musk believes that the Fed must cut rates "immediately" to stop a severe recession.
Ep. 138: Knightscope Projects that they will triple their annualized revenue by the end of the year. If they are able to do it their annualized revenue will grow by 300%. Elon Musk claims that Apple has threatened to remove Twitter from the app store, this comes at a time when Twitter just will stop policing misinformation about COVID-19 and will be restoring 62,000 suspended accounts. Biden urges Congress to pass legislation to avert a nationwide rail strike that could possibly happen on December 9. Finally, Goldman Sachs sees a "high probability that OPEC will make a cut in oil production. If this happens Goldman Sachs believes that oil will hit $110 dollars a barrel next year.
Ep. 137: Knightscope signs the biggest contract with a Transit System client that decided to upgrade 97 Emergency Call Boxes with Knightscope K1 Technology. Disney returning CEO Bob Iger will still freeze hiring at Disney. Protests erupt across China due to Covid Controls, Apple shares slip on the unrest at a China factory. Finally, Tech companies are beginning to reroute critical chip supplies to trucks with a potential rail strike looming, there is a chance that the oil market could be affected by this as well.
Ep. 136: Disney was the biggest winner and loser at the box office during Thanksgiving weekend. Walmart overtakes Amazon in shoppers' search for Black Friday bargains, this comes at a time when sales for online Black Friday shopping top $9 billion. Hyundai is on a hot streak in the U.S. but Joe Bidens inflation act could end the streak. Finally, the tech market has lost $7.4 trillion in one year.
Ep. 135: Qatar to ban beer at World Cup stadiums in dramatic reversal two days before the tournament. Home sales fell for the ninth straight month in October as higher rates scared off potential buyers. Pfizer says omicorn booster is better against new subvariants than the old shots. Tech layoffs are not a bellwether for braoder cuts in other industries says Morgan Stanley analysts. Carvana lays off 1,500 employees following stock free fall.
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Ep. 134: FDA says that lab-grown meat is safe for human consumption. Rent growth slows to the lowest level in 18 months. Walmart and Target both recorded earnings and both gave us different looks at how the economy is looking for both retailers. Starbucks union to strike at more than 100 locations on Red Cup Day. Meta reportedly disciplined or fired more than two dozen workers for taking over Facebook user accounts.
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Ep. 133: Knightscope continues to grow with a signing of a contract for 41 Machines for a university in New Jersey. Joe Biden meets with President Xi for a three-hour meeting. Metaverse could pump up $1.4 trillion a year from the Asia markets. Jeff Bezos urges consumers and business owners to reduce risk by saving money. Finally, Amazon is reporting that they will be laying off 10,000 employees in their tech sectors the biggest layoffs in the company's history.
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Ep. 132: European stocks close higher by 2.8% following a U.S. inflation report. Carvana shares jump more than 30% from record lows. Amazon deploys a robotic arm called "Sparrow" that can do repetitive warehouse tasks. Carl Icahn believes that we are still in a bear market despite the rally on Thursday. Finally, Elon Musk releases a letter to Twitter employees and he is stating his opinions on the state of the company and where they need to take the company.
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Ep. 131: Knightscope deploys 25 more machines to the field. 5 States voted on the legalization of recreational marijuana. Volvo reveals a new flagship vehicle for its future electric car fleet. Roblox reported earnings and their shares sink on bigger than expected loss. Finally. Meta will lay off 13% of its workforce as they prepare to get revenue growth again.
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Ep. 130: Knightscope continues to grow with a new college contract which will get 22 devices in Flordia. Kohl's CEO will step down but will be taking a new position as the CEO of Levi Stauss. Tesla recalls more than 40,000 U.S. cars over the possible loss of power steering. Boeing's aircraft deliveries slip in October of the 737 fuselage flaw. Finally, Lyft shares fall after disappointing revenue and missing active riders as well.
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Ep. 129: Meta shares are up on a report that Meta will begin mass layoffs at the company. Walgreens-backed Village MD to buy Summit Health in $9 billion deal. Carvana stock tanks in a continued sell-off while at the same time Planatir stock falls after a slight earnings miss. Feds announce that they have recovered the second-largest recovery of Bitcoin seizing up to $3.36 billion worth. Finally, the EU is having some concerns with Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.
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Ep. 128: Warner Bros Discovery reports underwhelming revenue and their streaming service is coming early. Twilio shares plunge 34% on light guidance. Sean "Diddy" Combs to acquire cannabis business for $185 million. Elon Musk has started laying off people at Twitter which is causing employees to sue Twitter. Finally, Elon Musk says Twitter has had a massive revenue drop as advertisers have paused their spending.
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Ep. 127: Trump Media documents suggest that there is a chance that Parler and Rumble could merge. Qualcomm shares fall on first-quarter guidance while at the same time they are announcing a hiring freeze. Shares of Airbnb tumble 13% on low fourth-quarter guidance. Ark's Cathie Wood believes that Elon Musk will turn Twitter into a super app. Finally, Disney's CEO Bob Chapek is preparing for a possible Republican House majority.
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126: Elon Musk says that banned Twitter won't return to the platform for at least another week. Boeing is expecting to have $5 billion in free cash flow next year. This comes when they forecast that they will have a jump in deliveries. Yum Brands reported earnings and even though sales rose in KFC and Taco Bell, the strong dollar is weighing on Yum Brands. Mortgage rates demand falls slightly even though rates slip from recent highs. This comes at a time when Wells Fargo is expecting layoffs as U.S. loan volume collapses. Finally, Joe Biden's administration is to provide $13 billion to help American families lower their energy bills.
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Ep. 125: Knightscope secures 5 new contracts which will help accelerate the company's growth. Oil CEOs warn this winter energy crisis will be nothing compared to what 2023 will be. Joe Biden is threatening oil companies that if they don't start to help lower gas prices that he is going to get higher taxes put on them. Elon Musk is debating to bring back Vine which might be able to take on TikTok this comes at a time when Twitter is limiting employee access to content-moderation tools before the midterm election.
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Ep. 124: Self-driving truck startup TuSimple fires its CEO over an improper tie to a Chinese firm. Credit Suisse shares are considered a "steal" from a Saudi backer who just bought 9.9% of the company. Wheat prices jump by nearly 6% after Russia withdraws from vital Ukrainian exports. Finally, Shanghai Disney shuts down over Covid and China's factory activity drops because of more Covid controls.
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Ep. 123: Intel announces cost reductions up to $10 billion in cost reductions. Amazon quietly gave $400,000 to a conservative nonprofit that opposed new antitrust legislation. The diesel market is in a perfect storm as prices surge and supply starts to dwindle. GM is temporarily suspending advertising on Twitter and Elon Musk is looking at getting a moderation council to see who can return to Twitter's platform.
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Ep. 122: CNBC is changing their reports about two engineers being laid off at Twitter. There is a chance that it was a hoax. Railroad union votes down labor deal needed to avoid a nationwide strike. Beer is on pace to lose its leading share of the alcohol market to spirit. Chevron reports an $11.2 billion profit which soars past estimates. Exxon also reported numbers as well and they smashed their profits to nearly match Apple.
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Ep. 121: Apple beats but they do come up light on iPhone sales and services. Amazon stocks sinks 13% on weak fourth-quarter guidance while at the same time Amazon's AWS cloud unit slowed down in the quarter as well. Dogecoin surges 35% as Twitter deal inches closer to a close with Elon Musk. Elon Musk is making moves at Twitter when he let go of CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal, it seems like more layoffs are coming as well.
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Ep. 120: Microsoft exec says that the gaming industry is somewhat resilient to the economy should weakness arrive. Shopify shares jumped 16% on smaller-than-expected loss when they reported earnings. Elon Musk is getting closer to buying out Twitter when a video has Elon Musk walking into Twitter's headquarters. Elon is also saying that Twitter "cannot become a free-for-all hellscape" as he seems to be making a push for advertisers to return to the platform.
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Ep. 119: Shell reveals plans to hike dividend after their quarterly profits more than double. Swiss bank Credit Suisse's share plunged 14% due to third-quarter loss and bank strategic overhaul. Mobileye jumps more than 37% in market debut after spinning out of Intel. Facebook reported numbers and shares fall on weak fourth-quarter forecast and earnings miss. This comes at a time when Wall Street is focused on ad revenue and Facebook is focusing on putting more money in the Metaverse.
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Ep. 118: Deutsche Bank logs in a ninth straight quarter of profit with big earnings. Boeing reports a quarterly loss on Air Force One and Tanker programs. Seagate will cut 3,000 employees in the latest sign of a major PC and cloud slowdown. CNN chief Chris Licht has big ideas as employees are scared of losing their jobs. Finally, the White House hammers economic issues with an attack on "junk fees".
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Ep. 117: Spotify stock falls 7% after they reported a third-quarter loss that was wider than analysts were expecting. Microsoft stock falls 6% with reporting on softer cloud revenue and they also gave weaker quarterly guidance. Finally, Alphabet misses on earnings as there are reports that YouTube will shrink and Alphabet is also feeling the pain in ad revenue from the cryptocurrency world as well.
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Ep. 116: Paypal shares rise after Amazon announces that they will be accepting Venmo as a payment option for their people who shop at their store. Swiss bank UBS post a 24% profit which beat analyst expectations. General Motors posts a big third-quarter earnings beat but still hold guidance as steady amid the headwinds the company is facing. JetBlue post quarterly profit as travel demand help covers the cost this comes at a time when Airlines have the passengers but they don't have the planes to meet the demand. Finally, Adidas terminates its partnership with Ye, formerly known as Kayne West.
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Ep. 115: Apple raises its prices on its TV and Music and streaming services. This comes at a time when glass supplier Corning is saying that glass for smartphones and tablet sales have slowed down for the quarter. Apple also announces that it is tightening its rules on Crypto and NFTs in the app store. There are reports that there is a wave of LNG tankers that are trying to get to Europe to deliver their gas shipments.
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Ep. 114: China's GDP beats with a bounce in the third quarter even though delayed data shows. Apple reports earnings this Thursday and all eyes are on iPhone 14 sales. Investors will be able to contribute more to their 401ks along with their Roth IRAs. The contribution limits for 2023 for 401k plans are $22,500 and IRAs will increase to $6,500. Inflation is being talked about by CEOs of companies on their earnings calls. Finally, an NBC news poll says that voters will have "Anger on their minds".
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Ep. 113: Black Adam brings in $67 million in domestic debut, it's the first film opening since July to top $50 million. Ethereum implemented a major network upgrade that helps with less energy consumption by more than 99%. The U.S. government is considering a national security review of Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion dollars. There is a chance that Joe Biden can kill the deal. Joe Biden says that 22 million people have signed up for student loan forgiveness while a court temporarily blocks Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness.
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Ep. 112: Caesars and SL Green pitch a plan to build a casino at Time Square. Snap reported earnings and shares plunge on a disappointing Q3 revenue. There are reports that Elon wants to lay off 75% of Twitter's workforce but Twitter is saying that they don't have any plans for layoffs. Amazon hires Hawaiian Air to fly rented Airbus cargo jets in order to replace older freighters. EU leaders give political backing to gas price cap but details are still being figured out. Asia has secured their energy needs by using more coal within its own country for energy consumption instead of importing LNG.
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Ep. 111: Knightscope completes acquisition of Case Emergency Systems. There is a chance that the company could be seeing some major growth soon. IBM surpasses quarterly projections and they lift their full-year revenue forecast. Tesla stock slides after Q3 revenue misses which has Wall Street worried. This also comes at a time when Musk says that Tesla expects to meet inflation reduction act requirements for new tax credits. Finally. Joe Biden is blaming oil companies again for not ramping up oil production. This is the second time he has done this since he talked about it back on June 10, 2022.
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Ep. 110: Jeff Bezos becomes the newest CEO to warn about a potential recession in the economy. Hyundai says Biden's new EV tax credit rules deal will cause a blow to the business. Netflix reports earnings and Netflix adds more than 2.4 million subscribers while at the same time Netflix is telling Wall Street to focus on revenue and profit and not on subscriber growth. Finally, Danish police are saying that Nordstream Pipeline was a "powerful explosion" while at the same time Joe Biden is releasing 10-15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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Ep. 109: IKEA teams up with Kodiak Robotics in order to test self-driving trucks in Texas. Facebook agrees to sell Giphy when UK regulators decided to block the deal. Peloton extends refunds for the Tread+ for another year while at the same time Chief People Officer Shari Eaton is leaving the company at the same time. Finally, Microsoft confirms that there will be job cuts as growth is starting to slow thanks to weaker sales of Windows licenses for their PCs.
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Ep. 108: Meta is reporting both good news and bad news. Meta is reporting that the Metaverse is not on track for user growth while at the same time Meta is reporting that ads are targeting iMessage. California is building a new desalination plant in South Orange County. Elon Musk tweets that SpaceX will keep funding Ukraine while Ukraine is fighting Russia. Kanye West agrees to buy a conservative social media platform. Bank of America reported earnings that the Bank tops estimates.
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Ep. 107: Kroger decides to buy Albertsons for 24.6 billion. Now Kroger has to convince Washington DC that the deal would be good for the grocery business. Beyond Meat is cutting 19% of its workforce as sales and stock struggle. Both Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase reported earnings and both companies did really well. Elon Musk says that SpaceX cannot fund Starlink in Ukraine. Elon Musk is asking the Pentagon to pay for it. Finally, Europe is still quietly importing Russian nuclear energy.
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Ep. 106: Albertsons might be merging with Kroger and the deal could be done by the end of the week. Bitcoin recovers above $19,000 after it hit a new monthly low. Coinbase shares slide 5% on the hot inflation report. Netflix will charge $6.99 a month for a new ad-supported plan that will take place on November 3 in the U.S. Finally, reports are saying that Biden had asked Saudi Arabia to delay the cut for oil by a month before OPEC had their meeting.
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Ep. 105: Lucid confirms that it's on track to meet 2022 production targets. Moderna and Merck team up in order to develop a cancer vaccine for high-risk melanoma. Microsoft unveils three new Surface computers, this also comes as Microsoft launches Designer to take up Canva. Finally. Joe Biden threatens "consequences" for Saudi Arabia after OPEC cut but CNBC is saying that his options are limited.
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Ep. 104: Boeing deliveries rose in September to 51 airplanes. It's the first time the company has been able to get over the 50-delivery mark since 2019. Bitcoin holds steady at $19,000 with signs of institutional adoption. Honda's new 4.4 billion EV battery plant will be built in Ohio. GM is launching a new service to allow new businesses to connect to homes and businesses with EV chargers. Finally, Knightscope announces that they will be buying CASE Emergency Systems which will help Knightscope expand nationwide. When the acquisition is complete Knightscope will have over 7,000 devices deployed.
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Ep. 103: Rivian shares slump after the company announced a recall. JP Morgan Chase's Jamie Dimon warns that the U.S. likely to enter a recession in the next 6 to 9 months. There is a second strike at Liverpool that could cause more port congestion. PC shipments continue to decline in Q3 with HP, Lenovo, and Dell, while Apple bucks the trend. Finally, Chinese chip stocks tumble after the U.S. calls for new curbs on the chipmakers.
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Ep. 102: Rivian is recalling 13,000 vehicles due to a loose fastener. This comes only days after they announced that they were going to meet the goal of producing 25,000 cars by the end of this year. Addidas is going to review its relationship with Kanye West to see if the partnership will continue. CNBC is reporting that after doing a survey with 2,500 people will not be cutting their Netflix subscription but would instead cut food from their budget. New space mining companies are trying again in order to one day drill on an asteroid. Finally. the "Ice Bucket Challenge" has resulted in the funding of a new drug for ALS. There are some experts that are nervous about how quickly the drug was released.
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Ep. 101: Polestar confirms that it will be able to deliver 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022. While the Sweden car maker is being able to meet production at this time in the United States new cars are back in stock but there is a chance that Americans might not be able to afford them. AMD shares fall 7% after the company reported earnings for the third quarter. This comes at a time when Samsung as well reported earnings and the chipmaker announced that their operating profit margins likely plunged 32% in the third quarter. Finally, half of the coal industry is still on an expansion course in a reckless mining rush while Ron Insana believes that it's time for the US to use an "all the above" energy policy in order to take on OPEC+.
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Ep. 100: Biden to tout IBM as IBM plans to invest $20 billion dollars in New York for the next decade. Ford is increasing prices for their F-150 Lighting pickup which is the second time in less than two months. GE is laying off workers at the onshore wind unit as part of the turnaround strategy. Pelton is slashing 500 jobs as its focus is to return to growth for the company. The White House is not happy that OPEC+ is cutting oil production and there is a chance that it will cause a political blow against Joe Biden as the midterm elections come up.
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Ep. 99: Elon Musk and Twitter have not reached an end to the litigation. Apple is reportedly in talks to start producing AirPods and Beats headphones in India. Ford to end the production of the $500,000 GT supercar with a special edition. OPEC+ has decided to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the White House is disappointed that OPEC+ is cutting production. Finally, Senator Chris Murphy says that the United States should reconsider its alliance with Saudi Arabia.
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Ep. 98: Elon Musk is changing course and he is going to buy Twitter. South Korea Naver is buying Poshmark for $1.2 billion dollars which will allow Poshmark to be accessible overseas. Rivian says that they are on pace to meet 2022 goals for production after they reported that were able to grow production by 67% in the third quarter. Ford sales were also up 16% in the third quarter even after a September decline. Finally, Micron will be spending $100 billion to build a computer chip factory in New York.
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Ep. 97: General Motors says sales rose 24% in the third quarter while they also announced that they will increase production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and the EUV. Tesla reported earnings as well and their stock dipped after third-quarter production and deliveries report. Ocean freight orders are signaling a big drop in consumer demand. For the time it seems to be affecting the months of September and October in the making. The Supreme Court is taking up the YouTube dispute on whether or not YouTube has immunity. These results could have some affects in the social media world soon. Finally, OPEC+ is considering to have a "historic" cut as analyst believe that we could be seeing the return of $100 dollars a barrel again.
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Ep. 96: New sanctions on Russia by the Biden administration as Russia claims annexation of the Eastern side of Ukraine. Disney names a new president of Disney+. This comes as Disney is preparing to launch their ad tier. Toyota's CEO doubles down on EV strategy amid criticism that the company is not moving fast enough. New York becomes the second state to ban the sales of new gas cars by 2035. Finally, a report from Britain shows that EV charging points are nearly as expensive as gasoline.
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Ep. 95: Joe Biden approves an additional $1.1 billion in security assistance for Ukraine. Porsche shares rise in landmark debut on Frankfurt exchange. Nasdaq says IPO by Chinese firms could pick up as delisting fears ease up. Miso Robotics robot called "Chippy" will be tested at a Chipotle in Fountain Valley, California. Chippy will be used to handle the chips at the Fountain Valley location. Finally, analysts believe that Russia and India's military will have a relationship for decades.
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Ep. 94: Apple stock dips after a report comes out that the company is bailing on planes to boost new iPhone production. Wall Street banks are being fined $1.8 billion over failures in monitoring how staff used personal phones to talk about work. DocuSign to cut workforce by 9% as part of a restructuring plan. Nord Stream Pipeline is being reported as sabotaged while at the same time Baltic Pipeline opens up so Poland can stop relying on Russian gas.
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Ep. 93: Harley-Davidson spins off electric motorcycle division in a $1.8 billion SPAC deal. Biogen to pay $900 million to settle allegations about how the company convinced doctors to prescribe multiple sclerosis drugs. SEC fines Oracle $23 million as the company bribed foreign officials. Facebook takes down political influence operations from China and Russia. Finally, a new ETF is forming to allow you to follow politicians in Washington to get in on their trades. The future ETF fund ticker symbol will be NANC, for Nancy Pelosi, and KRUZ, for Ted Cruz.
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Ep. 92: Avatar re-releases shows the franchise's overseas strength. Avatar pulled in $10 million domestically this weekend which might be an indicator of the movie doing well when Avatar: The Way of Water is released. Walmart has entered into the metaverse with Roblox as they try to get a positive experience with younger shoppers. IRS steps up efforts in order to get taxpayers who have failed to report and pay taxes on cryptocurrency. Brent crude slides below $85 dollars a barrel as the dollar surges. India is trying to become a powerhouse as they try to turn the country into a chipmaker country.
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Ep. 91: Moderna asks FDA to authorize omicron Covid booster shot for children who are as young as six. A new Ford supply chain issue is now hitting the iconic blue oval badges for the F-Series pickups. A survey found that small business owners can weather a recession, but in the same survey, inflation is cutting into their profits. Google had another all-hands meeting where CEO Pichai said to not "equate fun with money". Finally, investor Vivek Ramaswamy has asked Disney to stop promoting "One-sided political agendas" and focus on making money.
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Ep. 90: Avatar is returning to theaters as Disney tries to hype audiences for the upcoming movie of Avatar: The Way of Water. Ford is to restructure its supply chain following a $1 billion in unexpected quarterly cost. One of the reasons has to deal with supplies that Ford is struggling with getting. The U.S. and its allies are joining forces in the chip industry so that China doesn't reach the next level. Turkey is cutting rates even though inflation in the country is at 80%.
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Ep. 89: Youtube says that it will share some of its revenue with short creators. This is in an attempt to take on TikTok while Apple and Microsoft are trying to take on TikTok as well. Tesla's Megapack battery recently caught fire at a PG&E substation in California. The EU approves $5.2 billion in public funding for hydrogen projects. Germany nationalizes energy giant Uniper to keep the industry afloat since Russia has cut off gas supplies to Germany.
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Ep. 88: Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 11 update with new features like video editor and Start menu folders. There are other programs in the update as well. Costco and Albertsons are using a tech start-up called Smarter Sorting to help with getting rid of their waste at their locations. FED is expected to raise rates by three-quarters of a point again. There are more layoffs happening in the market one of them being that 500 corporate jobs are being eliminated.
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Ep. 87: Hilton is teaming up with Starlabs with getting hotel services in space. 10-year Treasury yields jump to their highest level since 2011 at 3.51%. Bitcoin briefly drops to its lowest level in 3 months. Egypt's Suez Canal is to increase transit fees by 15% by 2023. Finally, homebuilders lower prices as sentiment falls for the ninth straight month.
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Ep. 86: Volkswagen has decided that will go public on September 29. FedEx CEO says that he believes that the world will be in a "worldwide recession". Shells CEO is stepping down and getting replaced. EU chief says they will overhaul the energy markets, and put a tax on fossil fuel profits. Finally Germany is putting one of the biggest green hydrogen plants in the country.
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Ep. 85: Disney's CEO Bob Chapek said that ESPN is looking for a third party in order to get sports betting to happen at the company. Chapek said that Disney will not be involved in the bookkeeping so a third party will have to do it. Chapek also spoke about how he wants to buy all of Hulu today but right now isn't the time to do it. Billionaire Barry Sternlicht says that the economy is braking hard and it's causing stress for CEOs. Finally, a deal has been made in order to prevent the railroad workers from striking but there might be some concerns going forward because even if the deal isn't accepted it prevents a railroad shut down for several weeks due to the standard language included in the deal.
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Ep. 84: Twilio said that it will have to lay off 11% of its workforce as part of a major restructuring plan. Volvo hopes that 50% of their heavy-duty trucks to be electric by 2030. Ford outlines EV investment structure for its dealers. They are hoping that one of their dealers will be a valuable franchise. Google loses appeal over EU antitrust ruling. Their fine though was cut by 4.12 billion dollars. Finally, the Biden administration is preparing for a potential railroad worker strike.
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Ep. 83: Gas prices are falling in the United States and it gives hope that inflation might start being contained. Large railroad labor unions move closer to a strike. Google spins out a secret high-speed telecom project called Aalyria which is software for high-speed communications networks that extend from land to space. Goldman Sach's Apple Card Business has a surprising subprime problem while at the same time there will be layoffs in the making.
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Ep. 82: Space sector Q2 results are a mixed performance with some companies up for the year while others are down for the year. Gun demand could be on the decline as Smith and Weston shares declined after they reported their numbers. Amazon acquires warehouse machinery and robotics maker Cloostermans. The UK to cap energy prices while at the same time they are ending the fracking ban to help ease the crisis. Finally, G-7 leaders are hoping to get more countries to enter into the capping of Russian oil.
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Ep. 81: Nio is saying that they won't be affected by Nvidia's restrictions on selling chips to China. Jeep announces a new all-electric Wrangler-inspired SUV which should hit the market by 2025. GM bets on electric Equinox to start their massive adoption. Mercedes-Benz and Rivian team up to build electric commercial vans in Europe. Finally, United Airlines buys 200 aircraft from upstart Eve which might pave the way for electric air taxis.
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Ep. 80: Target CEO Brian Cornell to stay on for three more years as they scrap retirement age. Target might still be a good company for the next three years because of this. Howard Schultz says that he will not return to Starbucks for a fourth term as the CEO. Starbucks believes they have found the correct CEO going forward. Google's CEO says that the company still needs to be more productive by 20% and says that there could be potential layoffs in the making. Finally, the Delaware court denies Musk's request to delay the Twitter trial but approves the request to add whistleblower claims while at the same time, Elon Musk is still telling the world that we need to have more oil and gas right now.
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Ep. 79: Hollywood only has four major films that are coming out for the rest of the year. CVS to buy Signify Health for 8 billion dollars. Apple is catching up to Google and Facebook for online advertising while at the same time Apple's event is this Wednesday. Energy Crisis in Europe and what that means.
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Ep. 78: Volkswagon is to decide on the IPO date for Porsche but it could potentially go public at the end of September or the start of October according to CNBC reports. TikTok is upending the music industry and it's also affecting Spotify as well. Europe markets went down with the auto industry getting hit along with energy companies. OPEC just announced as well that production will go down for oil while at the same time India will look carefully at a Russian oil cap.
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Knightscope introduces Automatic Criminal Detection Capability which will be deployed in Q4 for its K1 Towers and K1 Hemisphere. Starbucks introduces new CEO while at the same time NYC is suing Starbucks for firing a union organizer. Bed Bath & Beyond's CFO is found dead, this comes after the company announced that they would be laying people off and the CFO was accused of a pump and dump scheme. Finally, analysts believe that political turmoil in Iraq will cause future oil markets to rise should the country become unstable.
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Ep. 76: Chobani to delay IPO due to market conditions. Comcast believes that Disney will still buy Hulu from them as they said they would back in 2019. Some charts came out with how movies did in 2022 while Amazon released the Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power had 25 million viewers globally on its first day. The G-7 had a meeting and they are trying to convince countries like India and China to support a price cap on Russian oil.
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Ep. 75: Student loan forgiveness could cost US taxpayers $2,500 research finds. Nvidia says that the US government will allow them to develop their chips in China. Biden's administration believes that China might use these chips for military purposes only hence the restrictions. Finally, CNBC is reporting that Europe will stop relying on Russian oil but ironically China has quietly been selling Russian LNG to Europe.
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Ep. 74: Meta's Horizon vice President Vivek Sharma is leaving the company. EV makers face a cash squeeze in this type of environment. Some companies will be ok with their current cash flows but it doesn't mean they will last. BlackRock to invest $700 million dollars in Australian battery storage. Norway to invest in Indian solar project as they see India as an important market for green energy. Japan is looking to restart its nuclear energy program again which lead to the cooling of the oil markets.
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Ep. 73: Knightscope signs a new reseller agreement with Weatherspoon Enterprises, Inc. Saudi Aramco profits surge 90% in the second quarter due to high oil demand. London is facing water restrictions while the FEDs call for water restrictions because the Colorado river is in a 23-year drought. If drought conditions continue there is a chance that Desalination plants could become popular to solve the water crisis.
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Ep. 72: A group of scientists in Italy has created a robot Bartender named Brillio. This robot can make drinks and carry on a conversation with people. Tech companies are laying off or slowing down their hires during a time when there is a talent shortage. Cloud stocks might be on the rise for the rest of 2022 since they were hit hard at the beginning of the year. German company RWE says that they will burn more coal to meet the demand in Germany since Russian oil and gas are not being imported as much. Finally, gas falls down below $4 dollars a gallon across the United States.
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Ep. 71: Elon Musk sells 7.92 million shares of Tesla. Coinbase and Roblox reported earnings and both reported losses. Finally Senate passses sweeping climate, health, and tax package. Part of the bill will also be used to hire 87,000 new IRS workers.
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Ep. 70: Gaming companies are hit with gaming woes since the end of COVID. Nvidia also reported that gaming chips revenue is down as well. Novavx cut its year's guidance since they believe that they will not be selling as many COVID vaccines this year. Allbird also reported earnings and they will have to lay off 23 people. Finally, the US sends the largest aid package to Ukraine which is worth to be around 1 billion dollars. It is also being reported that Saudi Arabia is buying Russian oil at this time.
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Ep. 69: Amazon reports that they are buying iRobot for 1.7 billion dollars. Berkshire Hathaway reports its Q2 earnings where they reported that operating earnings surge, but posts big investment loss amid market rout. Netflix is making a push into the video game service. Subscribers don't seem to be too interested in it. Elon Musk and Twitter are both accusing each other of having bad behavior before the trial. Elon Musk challenges Parag Agrawal to a debate about Twitters spam bot accounts.
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Ep. 68: Elon Musk countersues Twitter. Details have not been released yet but could be made public soon. Google CEO says that productivity and focus must improve for the company. This comes after the company had another disappointing result. Pinterest reported earnings and they were ok while at the same time Ford reported earnings and it could be their best performance since April of 2009. Finally, coal consumption could be hitting levels that haven't been seen since 2013.
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Ep. 67: P&G reported earnings and the company believes that there will be some headwinds ahead for the company. Masten files for bankruptcy. Mortgage rates fall sharply after a negative GDP report. Finally, Chevron and Exxon reported earnings and both companies are doing well. Cities in Germany are starting to cut off hot water in order to start saving gas for the upcoming winter.
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Ep. 66: Chip bill passes House and will be going to Joe Biden's desk for his signature. JetBlue wins the merger deal with Spirit Airlines. Now JetBlue has to deal with Biden’s Justice Department. The United States might be in a recession except people are not willing to admit it. GDP dips but Janet Yellen says that we are in a transition period and Roku reports poor earnings.
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Ep. 65: Shopify sinks 14% after the company announces it will lay off 10% of its workforce. The semiconductor bill passes the Senate, it now heads to the House. Natural Gas hits the highest level since 2008 and at the same time Joe Biden Presidency is selling 20 million additional oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Finally, the White House says that the United States is not in a recession.
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Ep. 64: Ukraine might be receiving some F-15 and F-16. Tesla just reported earnings recently and things are looking ok. US government is trying to pass a bill for the chips even though they have no idea what they will put into the bill. Netflix just reported earnings and the stock is doing well but is it legit?
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Ep. 63: IBM reported earnings on Monday. Company seems to be getting back on track. Pentagon signs a deal with Lockheed Martin to build the F-35 fighter jets. Joe Biden says that we will not walk away from the Middle East. This comes at a time when EU is signing deals with other countries with oil. Google and Chevron are investing in a nuclear energy company.
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Ep. 62: Netflix partners with Microsoft on ad-supported subscription plan. Casino's CEO says that industry isn't seeing signs of a recession but is prepared for a pull back. Justworks and Fresh Market are not planning on having their IPO this year, but Tonal is planning for an IPO this year. Finally, Chevron says that oil price decline may be short-lived.
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Ep. 61: Target to start selling Bobbie brand baby formula at their stores. This comes at a time when the baby formula shortage is still happening. Joe Biden has a deadline for meeting with union leaders about the railroads. A strike could be coming on the way if they don't get their demands they are looking for. Staff are being let go at both Gopuff and Microsoft. The trend of layoffs continues. Equinor is buying out East Point Energy which is a battery storage company.
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Ep. 60: Homebuyers are canceling their home purchases. It's the highest it has been since the beginning of COVID. Frontier has asked Spirit to delay their vote again for the merger of either Frontier or JetBlue. Twitter shares sink after Elon Musk decides to pull out of the deal. Finally, EU is planning to raise inflation forecast with a potential of losing Russian Gas. ERCOT is telling residence in Texas to save more energy during a heatwave.
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Ep. 59: Thor: Love and Thunder is doing well at the box office this weekend. It proves that if you have a good movie that people will watch the movie. Ford releases the Ford Mustang Mach-E which should be able to compete with Tesla going forward. Iconic brands are cashing in on R&D moonshots. Sri Lanka is having protest in their country. The people are seeking to put in a new government. Is this the start of other countries meeting the same fate as Sri Lanka?
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Ep. 58: Auto dealerships are dealing with a shortage of workers who can repair cars. Elon Musk is having a battle with Twitter about whether or not he will be buying the company or not. California is planning to open an insulin plant in California in order to bring prices down for insulin. Finally, Railroads and the West Coast ports are having some bottlenecks in the supply chain.
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Ep. 57: Ford had its worst Q2 sales report in China since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Spirit Airlines is delaying their vote again for the third time to merge with Frontier Airlines. JetBlue is looking like they will win the merger in the end. Elon Musk has told Twitter that he is terminating the deal. US to send its 15th ad package to Ukraine. While India is most likely going to keep buying Russian Oil no matter what.
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Ep. 56: It's a hot job market despite there being fears of a recession in the making. The school security industry is valued at $3.1 billion as of 2021. Will the industry rise up to be more? Finally, Europe braces for the upcoming winter for their oil supply. Oil dropped to below $100 dollars a barrel and Joe Biden is shipping oil reserves overseas.
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Rent Prices are dropping in five cities in the United States. Turkey's inflation hits the highest level in 24 years. This includes food and transportation. Finally, we have some more news from the Oil and Gas industry. Consumers are feeling it at the pump, G-7 is considering putting a cap on Russian oil, and Jeff Bezos slams Joe Biden about blaming gas stations for the high gas prices.
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Minions: The Rise of Gru, was able to bring in $108 million from the box office this weekend. Air New Zealand is thinking about allowing people to have sleep pods in their economy class for customers. Tesla had a decent quarter and at the same time they had some problems with some of the software in their cars. Finally, Top Wall Street Analyst say that there are some stocks that have some upside potential.
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Outdoor grills were booming during the COVID years, and the companies believe that people will still be buying grills because of inflation. Hundreds of flights are being canceled and there is a chance that this trend will be here to stay for a while. Trumps company True Social is being investigated. Finally, Joe Biden opens the possibility of more offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Walgreens just reported earnings for the quarter. It was reported that profits are squeezed as Covid vaccine wanes, health-care investment rises. Investors believe that the market will be dead in the water for the rest of the year. They believe the best option will be in order to make money for this market is buying dividend paying stocks. Finally, Gazprom will stop paying dividends this year. OPEC+ is trying to increase production but might already be at full capacity. Supreme Court limits EPA authority to set climate standards for power plants. Finally, Joe Biden says that high gas prices will continue 'as long as it takes' to defeat Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Knightscope issues challenge to Mayors in the United States. Their challenge is to work with Knightscope to make their cities safer for their people. Spirit delays their vote for their potential merger with either JetBlue or Frontier. It seems like shareholders are wanting the JetBlue offer. Finally, there are companies that are working on projects that will allow them to capture CO2 from the air and be able to use the carbon for everyday life. Some Big Tech companies are pouring money into these projects. This could create a new investing sector in the future.
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Knightscope introduced its Scout program. It will pay people $1,000 dollars if they are able to get a robot in that area, the program is subject to rules and regulations. Banks shared their stress test results and some banks raised their dividends. Two banks, one of them being JP Morgan Chase, decided to not raise their dividend right now. JetBlue ups offer for Spirit Airlines which there will be a vote on a potential merger sometime this soon. Nike released earnings and did well in Europe, but in China they didn't do as well due to the zero Covid policy.
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Knightscope announces New K1 Hemisphere for under $1 dollar per hour. Secure 2.0’ retirement proposals are now in talks again. Proposals look different between the House and the Senate. El Salvador is facing issues because of their attempt of accepting Bitcoin as a currency. Exxon Mobil CEO cautions against an abrupt energy transition, warning underinvestment leads to high gas prices. France is now asking people to use less energy due to a potential energy crisis in the making.
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Germany isn't the only country going to use more coal to make up for the gas shortage in the making from the Russia Ukraine War. Countries like Austria, Italy and Netherlands will be focusing more on coal as well. How long until other companies join as well. Elon Musk to lay off 3.5% of his workforce due to the chance of a recession in the making. Kellogg's announced today that the company would be splitting into three new companies. Finally, Lowe's is stepping into the Metaverse. They will allow their customers to visualize projects.
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Janet Yellen says recession isn't inevitable, but inflation is too high. Lightyear movie snares up $51 million this weekend domestically. Bitcoin drops below $17,800 before rebounding. Finally, Joe Biden considers lifting gas tax for 4th of July weekend and Germany is looking to start using more coil now.
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Casino stocks take a hit because of inflation. Is Wall Street correct or are they overreacting? Starbucks leadership is having another shake up this year. There will most likely be another one in the future with Howard Schultz. A report from Yahoo news is talking about the success that Knightscope is having so far this year and the year isn't done yet. Finally, China and Russia are expanding their trade between each other while India is buying cheap oil from Russia along with expanding who they will buy arms and weapons from.
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Some stocks had some after-hours movement after reporting numbers. Telsa is slowing their hiring and potentially laying people off. Inflation is on fire and here is what is moving it. Finally, Joe Biden says a recession is not inevitable while the professionals say that it will be a shallow recession.
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GM Investing 81 million for their electric car Cadillac Celestiq. Home builders' sentiment drops to lowest level in two years. Joe Biden to send 1 billion dollars of military aid to Ukraine for the war against Russia. Oil drops 2% with Fed increases interest rates, Joe Biden is still complaining about oil companies and their record profits.
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Freeport is reporting that there will be delay's in restarting their facility following explosion. Wholesale items increased by 10.8% in May. Elon Musk says that Starship should start flying in July. Finally, there are layoffs happening in both the Real Estate market and at Coinbase. Will the layoffs continue in other companies soon?
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U.S. Lawmakers agree to curb China's investment. U.S. bill to rein in Big Tech which is backed by dozens of small and large businesses. SpaceX is being required by the FAA to make environmental changes in order to operate in Texas. Finally, Morgan Stanley sees a 50/50 chance of a recession.
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Millennial's and Gen Zer's say they want to buy a home, but their biggest hurdle would be affordability. Walmart is having issues with too much product in the United States for its stores, while in China their biggest problem is dealing with the Chinese government. Apple is releasing homegrown chips which will present a challenge to Microsoft’s Windows business. Finally, Joe Biden says that inflation will be here for a while, while people are betting that the FED will have to raise rates sharply due to high inflation.
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Gas hits 5 dollars a gallon across the United States and there is a chance that it could go higher. Joe Biden is blaming Exxon Mobil for the high fuel cost. Is Joe Biden right or is it his fault? Could it be that Exxon has worked these last couple of years to get back to profitability, or are these oil companies being greedy at this time?
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Hedge Funds struggle in May due to recession fears. Intel is freezing job hires for at least two weeks. Cramer believes that the market is worried that the increase in oil will cause a recession. Finally, Mortage demand falls to its lowest in the last 22 years.
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Shares of BYD jump on news that they are set to supply batteries to Tesla. Target announced that they are planning to sell all their accessive items in order to allow seasonal items to thrive. Marko Kolanovic predicts stocks will reclaim 2022 highs even if gas hits $150 dollars a barrel. Human rights advocates tell Congress bitcoin is essential in countries with ‘collapsing’ currencies.
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Jim Cramer has recently said that people should consider buying oil stocks right now. Kohl's is in talks with Franchise Group. Franchise group wants to buy Kohl's for $60 dollars per share. Congress is looking to start a new retirement saving for those who don't get retirement savings from their employers. Finally, Knightscope Achieves U.S. Federal Government FedRAMP “In-Process” Rating. Meaning Knightscope is getting close to selling their security robots to the US Federal Government.
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Abbott Laboratories is opening its factory back up in Michigan. Baby Formula shortages might be coming to an end. China might be getting close to signing the biggest trade deal. Finally, Joe Biden is canceling his trip to Saudi Arabia but two delegations are going to the United States on June 15. There is a chance they might be speaking to Joe Biden.
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Starbucks has set up a 1 million fund to help cover the Starbucks workers who go on strike to unionize. IRS to get more people hired so that they can audit people who are considered high net worth individuals. The biggest job cuts in the tech sector since December of 2020 recently happened. Microsoft lowered its guidance for the upcoming quarter due to exchange rates according to the company. Finally, OPEC+ is looking to increase their production of oil and there is a chance that Joe Biden will go to Saudi Arabia in order to talk to OPEC+ about oil production.
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The Streaming war is now hitting hits phase two according to CNBC. According to Foxconn things are not as bad for Apple when it comes to making their products. $700 million dollars worth of aid was sent to Ukraine. What is in this most recent aid package? Finally, the job market remains hot. However, Jamie Dimon says that there are storm clouds ahead and he is not sure what type of storm is coming for the market.
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Biden speaks with Powell on how to control inflation, Yellen talks about how she was wrong about inflation from a year ago and there are talks about Build Back Better again. Americans are delaying their retirement due to inflation. Finally, Russia and the EU are having news about Oil. The EU is cutting supplies from Russia and Russia says they will find someone else to buy their oil.
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Google to back India ShareCaht in $300 million funding. People and businesses are packing up and leaving Hong Kong for Singapore. The War with Russia and Ukraine is causing Insurance to go up while at the same time it's changing the oil markets. Finally, there are talks of a Recession on Wall Street.
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Reckitt is trying to tighten its grip on the U.S. baby formula market. Reckitt is trying to take the number one spot in the U.S. since Abbott had to shut down production. SEC is looking into Elon Musk because he apparently filled out the wrong paperwork when he decided to buy out Twitter. In reality, it just seems like his plans changed and he had to fill out different paperwork each time. Car sales might be in the decline on Memorial Day weekend, and gas prices are causing people to stay home this weekend. Finally, the Fed believes that inflation could be slowing down and Goldman Sachs believes that it will top soon. Goldman Sachs also believes that once it tops, the stock market will go higher based on past trends.
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Carl Icahn loses proxy fight with McDonalds. Carl Icahn claimed that the company was not taking care of its agreement in social justice even though Icahn did not attend the proxy vote. Broadcom to buy VMware for $61 billion dollars. U.S. retailer earnings show chasm among shoppers as inflation surges. U.S. labor market is hot, but declining profits cast a shadow over the economy and Microsoft is being more cautious when it comes to hiring new talent.
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According to the Commerce Department, U.S core capital goods orders growth slows in April. SpaceX Starlink has reported that they now have 400,000 subscribers globally and it expects it to continue to grow this year. Hedge Fund Elliot Chases Oil and Gas Deals, Wall Street is paying attention. Finally, both Ukraine’s foreign minister and Saudi finance minister are both saying that their will be a food crisis in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, and potentially the wider world.
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Yesterday the market took a dive with reports that have caused Wall Street to start to question the market. It is being reported that we are now in a bear market. Snap Chat reported earnings yesterday and their stock fell about 40% while other social media platforms took a hit on Wall Street as well. Ford has agreed to pay 19.2 million dollars on false advertising for their cars. Finally, food shortage is still happening as its being reported right now that some governments are hoarding food, India will not be exporting as much sugar this year as it did last year.
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Best Buy just reported earnings and they were not as bad as Wall Street was expecting. Mcdonald's and Starbucks are officially pulling out of Russia. JPMorgan rallied 6% on interest outlook despite Wall Street questioning if JPMorgan is able to make money or not going forward. Finally, an analysis believes that the World Economy has a buffer even with a recession. Even though China is still having their lockdowns. Is this wishful thinking or are they right?
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Panama is looking to develop the largest advanced biorefinery to make lower-carbon aviation fuel while California is questioning Chevrons and Schlumberger project for sending Carbon into the ground. ASML is looking to make machines the size of double-decker buses in order to make microscopic circuitry on computer chips. Danone ramps up U.S. baby formula shipments while at the same time Baby Formula has started to arrive in the United States on Sunday to help the Baby Formula shortage. Finally, U.S. households' emergency savings are getting hit by high inflation, Deere also reported earnings on Friday showing us signs of how the heavy machinery market is doing.
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More news on the Housing Market. US home sales fall for a third straight month. Spirit Airlines calls for Shareholders to reject JetBlue's offer. A decision will be made by June 10 in a special shareholder's meeting. US Labor Market reported numbers and reported that weekly jobless claims hit a 4-month high. Finally, Kohl's reported numbers and said that inflation was one of the reasons why their profits were not as good. Wall Street is not happy with inflation and how it affects them. Joe Biden and his presidency are trying to figure out how to fight inflation before the November midterms but sadly he has very few options when it comes to fighting inflation.
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Tesla was removed recently from the S&P 500 ESG Index even though Tesla is an environmentally friendly company. Tesla might be getting hit in the other areas of what ESG stands for. Global Supply Chain worsens in April. There is a chance that it could get worse. The Housing Market is starting to cool. Even though Lowes and Home Depot reported numbers yesterday claiming that the cold spring made people stay inside, Home Depot says that construction companies still came for supplies at their store. So is the housing market really cooling off? Finally, Gas hits 4 dollars a gallon across the United States. There is a chance that this summer it could hit as high as 5 dollars a gallon this summer.
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U.S. manufacturing output rises in April. Walmart and Target have reported earnings for the quarter. They are both showing how the U.S. consumer is spending money. The U.S. is looking to Lift Sanctions on Venezuela and allow Chevron to talk to the country's state-owned oil company, PDVSA, but not to drill or export any petroleum of Venezuelan origin. Finally, Netflix is laying off 150 people within the company. This comes after Netflix said that people should leave the company if they are offended by the culture of the company. Some people on Wall Street believe that Netflix is still a good company to invest in even though signs are showing that they are not.
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Recent updates from the Baby Formal shortage says that the they are considering to import the baby formals, JetBlue is determine to buy out Spirit Airlines when they just offered an all cash deal to buy them out, Carlyle Group is buying out a defense contractor for 3.9 billion, Finally, White House weighs inflation vs. farmers in new biofuel mandates.
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Perrigo Company reports that the Baby Formal shortage will continue through at least 2022. Perrigo works with Walmart and Amazon which makes the store brand Baby Formal, FAA finds Boeing 787 certification documents incomplete, Tesla puts India entry plan on hold after deadlock on tariffs, Finally, Big Oil gets investor reprieve as energy worries trump climate concerns
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Twitter is starting to clean up some of their positions by getting removing some people, Ford is now releasing info about their board of directors trying to show how diverse they are, Bitcoin is falling which is causing the Crypto markets to fall, Sri Lanka is facing a potential collapse. Though I don't expect it to be a big deal I still wonder how Wall Street will handle it.
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FTC is reporting that Elon Musk buying Twitter might be a good thing for the US Economy, Biden tells Global summit that the United States will share its COVID vaccine technology with the world, Finally, there are three issues that might be causing the shortage for Baby Formula. The first two are easy to understand like a bacteria infection and a world virus. The third one might be the real reason and it has to deal with the United States trade policy.
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Tesla halts most output at Shanghai plant, April sales dive, 50 bps rate hikes make sense, could see unemployment rise, Biden says that the FED is targeting inflation, Finally, Pfizer to pay $11.6 billion for Biohaven to tap migraine market.
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Tinder owner Match sues Google in the last attempt before potentially getting kicked out of Google Play, Bitcoin is falling in price and El Salvador is adding more to their balance sheet, Boeing sells more planes to Lufthansa, Finally, U.S. profit forecasts weaken as companies assess inflation risks.
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Elon Musk plans to quintuple Twitter's revenue to $26.4 billion by 2028. Goodyear tire had a decent quarter even with supply chain issues. Union workers talked to the White House last week even though Starbucks was not invited to the meeting. Finally, the US government looks to get a bill passed to help the US compete more in the chip space.
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Semcorp to invest $916 million to make EV battery components in Ohio though a time frame of when it will happen is yet to be disclosed. U.S. weekly jobless claims rise. There are jobs out there but employers are having a hard time filling the roles. Boeing is moving their headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Virginia. Boeing seems to be taking a step in the right direction for making this move. Finally, U.S Senate is trying to pass a bill to be able to sue OPEC while at the same time Warren Buffett continues to buy more Chevron and Occidental while EOG doubled its profits. The oil markets are going crazy it seems like these days.
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EV firm Atlis plans to have an upcoming IPO sometime this summer. The EV truck maker believes that they can match the towing and payload capabilities of diesel-powered vehicles. A reformer from Shareholder Commons believes that Twitter should have a "public benefit" structure. This would allow not only shareholders to benefit from the platform but also stakeholders as well. There was a trade deficit reported in March while at the same time, Biden is touting that he will reduce the budget by 1.5 trillion dollars. Even though it has nothing to do with any of the policies that he has enacted. Finally, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a half-point and there are talks that they will start reducing the balance sheet at the start of June.
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Activist investors are looking to get Western Digital to split the company into two. Dairy Queen is looking to add 600 new locations in China soon while at the same time looking to expand into India. DiDi is being probed by the U.S. exchange after they had their IPO last year. The company will likely be taken out of the New York stock exchange. Mexico is looking to work with Argentina, Chile and Bolivia in order to build a lithium association. This could create a new power when it comes to the mining of lithium.
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Elon Musk is looking to not put as much money into buying Twitter. From reports, he is also not looking to get into more debt to buy out the company. It might be that he doesn't want to sell a lot of Tesla because that would cause the stock price to fall. Fertilizer and corn are making move in the market. Is Wall Street overreacting or will there be a problem in those areas? Manufacturing hits activity slowest in more than 1-1/2 years as workers quit. The White House passes a bill to allow companies to manufacture EV batteries in the United States. Finally, Warren Buffett buys 9.5% of Activision into his portfolio. Warren said in his shareholder's meeting that he personally bought into the company along with management within Berkshire Hathway.
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U.S. consumers shrug off high inflation. Consumers tap into savings in order to survive high inflation. Panama is poised to start accepting 8 Crypto in their country, should the bill pass. Elon has sold Tesla shares, it is believed that it's part of his funding to buy out Twitter. At the same time, Elon has ideas on how to make money for Twitter and it seems like he might be replacing the CEO of Twitter. Finally, Disney's executive Geoff Morrell will be stepping down from his position after only being in the position for 3 months. It seems like Disney is going to have a lot of headwinds coming their way soon. How will Disney survive?
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Central Africa has announced to the world that it has decided to adopt Bitcoin. Even though it's one of the poorest countries the country plans to adopt the currency. U.S Economy shrinks in the first quarter. Trade and inventories apparently mask underlying strength. Starbucks continues to have union votes at its stores. The union situation seems to have investors staying away from the company. Finally, Apple reported earnings and did really well. However, the stock still went down in after hours. There are a few concerns that could determine Apple's third-quarter situation.
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Republic Service is about to meet with regulators to see if they are given the ok to buy out U.S Ecology. If the deal goes through, shareholders would then have to approve the deal but it would mean one less competitor in the Waste Management industry. Wine Industry is facing supply chain issues. Though it seems like the only concern might be imports to Russia since there are sanctions on the country. U.S auto sales to fall in April on tight inventories and rising rates. Finally, Facebook has made Wall Street happy with its results. The metaverse is still being questioned by Wall Street but I believe once they understand the metaverse they will be on board with it.
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Shipments of gold surged to the U.S in the month of March. It seems like investors are getting more worried about uncertainty in the world due to how the market has been this year so far. A company called Leveljump recently bought a bigger stake in Real Time Medical. Leveljump is a telehealth company while Real Time Medical is a teleradiology company. Will this become a new trend in the making? U.S home sales dive while the prices increase for housing. Finally, Boeing shares plunge on a string of setbacks for the company. One of these setbacks has to deal with the production of the 777X.
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United Health Care has reached an agreement to sell Change Healthcare's claims business for $2.2 billion. This move will most likely increase the chances of the merger closing soon. Coca-Cola is in a battle with inflation even after reporting decent numbers. The company has decided to start using refillable glass bottles to fight against inflation. Oil dropped again in fears of Shanghai lockdowns as they might be expanding to Beijing. Finally, Elon Musk has finally bought Twitter. Even though Elon has bought Twitter the real winner of the deal is potentially Morgan Stanley.
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On Friday a bill was signed in Florida which would take away Disney World's special privileges that it has had since 1967. This could mean more taxes for Disney in the making along with the counties that it serves. Boeing is facing problems with the 777X. The manufacturing of the plane might not be ready for service until 2025 causing a backlog of orders in the making. Germany is facing rising energy prices which is pushing half of the companies to cut new investments. Twitter is taking Elon Musk offer more seriously as the company might announce sometime this week that they will sell themselves to Elon. This announcement comes at a time right before Twitter reports earnings this Thursday.
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Elon Musk continues his march to buy out Twitter by potentially getting Thoma Bravo as another investing company to help bid to buy Twitter. Amazon is allowing third-party's to have access to Prime membership benefits which sounds like a move in order to compete with Shopify. Jerome Powell says that interest rates will most likely rise in May, the question people need to be asking is if interest rates rise will banks make more money, or is a recession on the way? Finally, CNN+ is shutting down at the end of April. The streaming war is going to get ugly most likely as companies are competing with each other over who is using their service.
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Exxon Mobil has announced today that they will officially be out of Russia by June 24. Exxon Mobil will lose about 227,000 barrels a day from one of their sites in Russia but the company is ok with that. In Atlanta Apple Employees at an Apple store get the signatures in order to form a potential union for Apple Employees the first for Apple and a trend that seems to be growing in the marketplace. Finally, Elon Musk announced that he was secured 46.5 billion dollars to buy out Twitter and make the company private. Will Twitter decide to listen to Elon or will they use the poison pill clause to stop him?
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The housing market continues to be hot in the United States as the demand for housing has not stopped with a limited supply out there. Netflix just reported earnings yesterday and it seems like the tech giant is going to start having problems going forward. Elon Musk and Twitter are still going at it when it comes to whether or not Elon is going to be able to buy the company or not. Finally, Russians withdrew $9.8 billion in FX from banks in March due to the war with Ukraine.
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We talk about some news that is happening in the markets today. Gold is having a day and oil might be in the rise. What is interesting is if the news from the SEC will be covered by any news organization due to the fact that this scam has happened on the expand of 3 Continents.
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In today's podcast we talk about news events that I am seeing when reading the news about the stock market. Wall Street can't cover everything at times so we can talk about it all we want on this Podcast. Everything that I talk about is for your entertainment purpose only and that you should talk to a finacial advisor when it comes to your investments. I am not a professional advisor in any way shape or form.
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