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Is Meta targeting Apple with its latest moves?
What will Netflix do with Warner Brothers?
Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong have major bones to pick with the release of the delayed CPE report and those that claimed today would be make of break for markets. Is 2% inflation still the right level to have? What will Netflix do with Warner Bros. movie studio and how do they handle HBO? Studios are already pushing back on Netflix’s purchase of Warner Brothers. What you need to know when doing your portfolio year-end review.
Is Friday really a make or break day for the stock market?
Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong explain why Friday is not a make or break day for the stock market. Ted Rossman (Bankrate) joins the show to share the results of a recent holiday tipping survey. Three year-end strategies that can cut your 2025 tax bill. Rising holiday scams to be aware of. Weight loss drugs for cats?
Why do markets view weak jobs data as good news?
Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss markets viewing weak jobs data as good news and why that's a problem. The stock market rode AI to record highs. What could knock it down? Marc Benioff makes interesting claims about how Salesforce is using AI. Bond investors warned US Treasury over picking Kevin Hassett as Fed Chair.
How to fix the home affordability crisis
Chuck Zodda and Marc Fandetti discuss home prices inching up and what parts of the country will be most impacted. Can the home affordability crisis be solved? Anthropic taps IPO lawyers as it races OpenAI to go public. Waymo's self-driving cars are suddenly behaving like New York cabbies.
Ask Todd: Using trusts to avoid estate taxes
This week, Todd Lutsky explains how trusts help you avoid estate taxes and managing cash gifts to children.
Will the Fed act fast enough as potential trouble brews?
Chuck Zodda and Marc Fandetti discuss today's ADP jobs report and if the results mean the Fed is more likely to cut this month. Will the Fed act fast enough as potential trouble is brewing in a key corner of the financial market. Todd Lutsky joins the show for his weekly segment, Ask Todd. This week, Todd explains how trusts can help with estate taxes.
OpenAI declares ‘Code Red’ as Google threatens AI lead
Mike Armstrong and Marc Fandetti break down how diversified the S&P 500 really is. OpenAI declares ‘Code Red’ as Google threatens AI lead. Washington must break its promise on Social Security. How sticky is US inflation? The end of the slop bowl era.
Why is talking about a ‘K-shaped’ economy?
Mike Armstrong and Marc Fandetti discuss the divided Fed can't agree the future of rate cuts. Why Kevin Hassett is winning the Fed Chair race before it has ended. Here’s why everyone’s talking about a ‘K-shaped’ economy. Bitcoin rout picks up steam as investors fret over a new ‘Crypto Winter’. World economy surprisingly resilient to tariffs, OECD says. Costco files suit against Trump admin over tariffs.
Are Americans finally fed up with high car prices?
Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss American consumers losing patience with high car prices. Private credit 'hysteria' will get very real next year. People are ordering smaller pizzas with fewer toppings. Does this mean anything? Americans brace for a surge in healthcare costs. Do we need to Uberize the power grid for AI?