“The Bird is Freed” & Exxon’s Record-Breaking Profits 10/28/22
Elon Musk officially owns Twitter. $44 billion, and one soap opera later, the Tesla CEO has completed the deal to buy social media platform Twitter, and he’s already prompted some big changes to its e...
28 Loka 202239min
Meta’s Mega Loss, & Credit Suisse’s Major Overhaul 10/27/22
Facebook parent Meta reported disappointing quarterly results, prompting a plunge in its stock price. In spite of Wall Street’s doubters, CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his investments in the metaverse ...
27 Loka 202231min
Tech Traffic, Burrito Budgets, & Rep. Ro Khanna 10/26/22
Now that the “Davos in the Desert” has wrapped up in Riyadh, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) discusses America’s role in the global energy markets, and California’s plan for taxing residents, taxing t...
26 Loka 202229min
Hasan Minhaj: Are We Getting the Diamond Back?! 10/25/22
Comedian Hasan Minhaj has made his career off of his social commentary; an episode of his talk show “Patriot Act” was even removed by Netflix after a legal complaint from the Saudi government. His sec...
25 Loka 202226min
Polls, Prices, & Preserving Democracy 10/24/22
U.S. midterm elections are about two weeks away, and the biggest voting issue for the American public: the economy. A close second, according to NBC polling, is the preservation of American democracy....
24 Loka 202230min
Big Apple News, Snap’s and Elon’s, Too 10/21/22
NYC Mayor Eric Adams shares his plans for a “unified” solution to subway and street violence in New York, including a summit on public safety and criminal justice this weekend. The leader of the natio...
21 Loka 202225min
The Big Dills: Pickleball Teams, UK Changes, & Elon Musk’s Plans 10/20/22
Major League Pickleball?! NBA star Kevin Durant and investor Rich Kleiman have purchased an MLP expansion team, and they’re set to compete in 2023. The investing team shares the appeal of pickleball t...
20 Loka 202229min
Lessons from ‘87: Bulls, Bears, & Crash-Tested Strategies 10/19/22
It has been 35 years since the October 1987 Black Monday market crash, still the record for Wall Street’s worst single-day stock plunge: a 22.6% drop. Wall Street veteran and Merrill Wealth Management...
19 Loka 202233min
