Market Pressures, the Takeover Bid, & Unemployment Lows 4/25/22
In France, President Macron is celebrating victory, American diplomats will return to Ukraine, and all across the globe, markets are under pressure. In Washington, DC, the Biden administration is work...
25 Apr 202231min
Streaming War Battle Scars: Goodbye to CNN+ 4/22/22
The streaming wars have left big players with some battle scars: Netflix is recovering from a rough year so far, and CNN+ is no more. Axios media reporter Sara Fischer and The Wall Street Journal’s Jo...
22 Apr 202232min
Tesla Up, Netflix Down, Hedge Funds Flipping 4/21/22
Famed shortseller Bill Ackman and his firm Pershing Square dumped its stake in Netflix yesterday following the streaming service company’s disappointing quarterly report. Netflix lost 200,000 subscrib...
21 Apr 202229min
Netflix’s Plunge, Disney’s Drama, & America, at Half-Mask 4/20/22
In a shocking and disappointing report on Wall Street, Netflix revealed a loss of subscribers in the last quarter–its first loss in 10 years. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is taking aim at Disney by p...
20 Apr 202235min
Masks Down! 4/19/22
Masks are no longer mandated on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the CDC had overstepped its authority when it issued a mask mandate for planes, trains, and buses. Sa...
19 Apr 202230min
Love Twitter Tender 4/18/22
Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter has prompted questions about his own financial liquidity, and free speech on the platform. While Wall Street is eyeing Musk’s offer, Musk is bringing the entire Twitter boa...
18 Apr 202222min
Inside Amazon 4/14/22
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says workers may be “better off” not joining a union. In an extended interview at Amazon’s Seattle campus, Jassy spoke with Andrew Ross Sorkin to break down his first annual let...
14 Apr 202240min
Surviving Putin & A Rising PPI 4/13/22
The Producer Price Index, which measures prices paid by wholesalers, rose 11.2% from a year ago, hitting a record high. Inflation around the world continues to rise as Vladimir Putin presses on in his...
13 Apr 202223min
