We Don't Want Economic Warfare

In this episode I talk about earnings from PLTR and ARM and how the growth of AI as an industry spurs their growth. I also talk about RBLX and how I believe that it's more of an AI play than many may believe. I talk about PYPLs recent earnings, their layoffs and potential 2024 "turnaround year". I end discussing DIS, their blowout earnings, investment into Epic Games and scope for a continued comeback.

In this episode, I start by talking about the FOMC meeting, likelihood of higher rates for longer and why there's no real need for the Fed to cut rates in March. I move on to discussing some earnings from the semiconductor sector, discussing ASML, Intel and AMD and then I end with Big Tech. I go through Amazons impressive Q4 earnings as well as the story of the week, Meta Platforms.

In this episode I talk about Netflix's outstanding earnings and how they've cemented their position as leaders in the streaming space. I also talk about their WWE Raw deal and what this means for content and potential future live sports streaming for the platform. I also talk about Comcasts surprise earnings and the strength of their growing peacock, NBCUniversal and theme parks business . I end with Tesla's disappointing quarter and year overall. A glum outlook for 2024 leaves little room for excitement in investors/shareholders.

In this episode, I talk about Adyen's massive sell of from last week as well as Grabs earnings and the road to profitability. I also talk about Zoom's earnings and how they plan to leverage AI as well as the "Stock Of The Year", NVIDIA, their surprise earnings and how they continue to dominate and surprise an already highly anticipated and hyped AI industry. 

In this episode, I go through few key companies that I missed over the last month. I start with PLTR - talk about their earnings and how A LOT of growth at a fast rate is priced into their valuation currently. I run over big tech and their earnings too - no major upsets there and finally I end with the big story of the week/region; Sea Ltd. and their historic drop. I talk about Shopee's declining growth, Garenas decreasing revenue and whether Sea can pivot and come out of this storm.

In this episode I discuss 4 major bank earnings (JPM, MS, BAC and GS). I talk about the effects the macroeconomic conditions have had on their net interest income and how they have fared through the turbulent "banking crisis" period. I also discuss TSLA, their earnings, cybertruck and FSD along with NFLX and their growing subscriber count, effects of password crackdown and their overall earnings.

In this episode I talk about Foxconn dropping out of the $19.5bn JV deal with Vedanta, I also talk about Adani Capital and the private equity race to acquire the financial arm of one of the largest conglomerates in the country. I talk a bit about the macro inflation data that came out this week and also elaborate more on the struggles Disney are facing, Bob Igers contract extension and whether a turnaround tale is on the cards.

In this episode I talk about the updated jobs data for this month, Apples manufacturing struggles and Tesla delivery prowess. I also talk about the much anticipated Threads by Instagram and the threat that they pose to Twitter both from a users perspective and an ad revenue perspective. I wrap up with a brief half year review of how the market has done up until this point and what we can potentially expect going forward.

Note: Apologies! I accidentally said 500 million units instead of 5 million units (what I intended to say) for Goldman Sachs' prediction for Apples Vision Pro sales in the first year.

In this episode, I talk about Walgreens Boots Alliance, their earnings and the impact of inflation on the consumer discretionary sector. I also talk about Microns earnings, their ban from China, entry into India and the wider regulatory landscape on the chip sector and potential economic warfare. I briefly talk about newly approved "lab grown meat" and the current situation as well as the potential of the industry.

In this episode I talk about the last 2 weeks and the macroeconomic updates we've heard regarding interest rates, the Fed and inflation data. I also talk about Oracle, their incredible earnings and how they're gaining traction in their cloud infrastructure business. I then talk about the Indian airline industry, competition within and the monstrous deals that have recently occured.