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Wall Street Breakfast
Seeking Alpha's flagship Wall Street Breakfast provides investors an overview of key investment news every morning and afternoon.Transcripts: seekingalpha.com/wsb
Episodes
Wall Street BreakfastNvidia’s chip reign challenged
Nvidia (NVDA) stock drops after report of Meta considering multi-billion-dollar deal for Google AI chips. (00:25) Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) to acquire The Brand…
Wall Street BreakfastAI trade battles back
The Nasdaq rallies more than 2%. (0:15) Novo Nordisk sinks after weight-loss drug falls short on Alzheimer’s test. (1:25) Michael Burry’s big reveal falls…
Wall Street BreakfastUbisoft cracks next level with Tencent
Ubisoft gains as Tencent invests in studio behind Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six. (00:20) Trump expected to announce 'framework' to cut health costs -…
Wall Street BreakfastWill Burry or BABA invigorate a short week?
Alibaba reports earnings Tuesday: time or buy or sell? (0:40) Michael Burry teases Tuesday announcement. (1:33) DOGE ‘doesn’t exist’ anymore. (2:16)Show…
Wall Street BreakfastWall Street Roundup: Nvidia dips, bitcoin cracks, retail winners emerge
Nvidia earnings - strong results driven by data center growth, but shares slip as markets turn cautious (0:25). Bitcoin drops below $83K, crypto weakness…
Wall Street BreakfastBrewing U.S. relief with Brazil beans
Trump drops 40% tariffs on Brazilian beef, coffee amid rising food prices. (00:22) Joby Aviation (JOBY) accuses rival Archer Aviation (ACHR) of corporate…
Wall Street BreakfastNvidia battles the bears
Wall Street analysts loved what they saw from Nvidia earnings. (0:15) Long-awaited September jobs report shows solid payroll gains. (1:10) Walmart benefits as…
Wall Street BreakfastDelayed jobs numbers drop today
Long-delayed September nonfarm payrolls expected to be relatively steady vs. August. (00:24) Netflix (NFLX) will keep releasing Warner Bros. (WBD) films in…
Wall Street BreakfastXiaomi EVs power into profit
Xiaomi’s EV division makes profit for the first time. (00:23) Workday (WDAY) to buy AI integration platform Pipedream. (01:04) Brookfield (BAM) targets $10B…
Wall Street BreakfastCloudflare outage hamstrings internet
Major apps like ChatGPT and X face disruptions. (0:15). Home Depot blames ‘no storms’ for weak comps. (1:49) Google CEO says nobody immune to an AI bubble pop…
Wall Street BreakfastBitcoin slides below $90K
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) briefly slides below $90K for the first time in seven months. (00:23) Amazon (AMZN) raises $15B in first U.S. bond sale since 2022. (01:28)…
Wall Street BreakfastJeff Bezos creating AI startup
Bezos will be co-chief executive of Project Prometheus. (0:15). Alphabet rallies as Berkshire Hathaway discloses stake. (1:16) UBS could relocate to the U.S…
Wall Street BreakfastWho leads Apple next?
Apple (AAPL) said to step up CEO succession planning as Tim Cook may leave next year. (00:26) Trump’s $2,000 tariff rebate may need Congress nod, Bessent says…
Wall Street BreakfastNvidia: 'nuff said
Will the market’s most important company shine or disappoint? (0:17) Disney back on YouTube. (2:10) Apple prepares iPhone overhaul. (2:40)Show Notes Earnings…
Wall Street BreakfastWall Street Roundup: Cisco surges, Oracle sinks amid growing AI fears
Market mood is mercurial and jittery (0:20). Cisco vs. Oracle: a split in AI infrastructure plays (0:55). The challenge of high valuations and why Nvidia's…
Wall Street BreakfastMerck talks send Cidara soaring
Merck (MRK) seen nearing acquisition of Cidara Therapeutics (CDTX) in deal potentially above $3.3 billion. (00:23) U.S., Argentina to open markets to key…
Wall Street BreakfastBig Short's Michael Burry shuts hedge fund
Burry wound up his fund just days after disclosing bets against AI trade. (0:15). Disney tumbles on TV, film weakness. (1:55) AI trade could kill buybacks…
Wall Street BreakfastAlibaba’s Qwen is coming for ChatGPT
Alibaba (BABA) reportedly preps revamp of AI app to resemble ChatGPT. (00:22) China's Baidu (BIDU) sets stage for new AI chips at its annual tech event…
Wall Street BreakfastIBM unveils Quantum Nighthawk processor
Big Blue says it’s on a path to elusive ‘quantum advantage.’ (0:15). AT&T gets a rating boost. (1:21) Peak oil demand pushed out to 2050. (2:16)Show…
Wall Street BreakfastGM targets China-free supply chain
General Motors (GM) directs suppliers to pull back China supply chains - report. (00:22) AMD CEO says AI market is 'faster than anything we've seen before,'…
Wall Street BreakfastMeta's chief AI scientist exits
Turing Award-winning AI scientist Yann LeCun heads to startup land. (0:15). XPeng rallies as its lifelike human robot debuts. (2:48) Levi’s selling $300 jeans…
Wall Street BreakfastDream home, lifetime loan
50-year mortgage: A game-changer or more pain for homebuyers? (00:23) SoftBank unloads entire stake in Nvidia for $5.8B. (01:52) Anthropic said to be on track…
Wall Street BreakfastAI becomes a major e-commerce player
AI shopping referrals surge 1,200% in October. (0:15). Health insurers tumble on Trump healthcare posts. (1:40) Will your parked car soon be powering AI?…
Wall Street BreakfastMarkets smell a deal in D.C.
Stock index futures jump on reports of Senate breakthrough to end shutdown. (00:19) Taiwan Semi's (TSM) October revenue rises 17% YoY, below September’s surge…
Wall Street BreakfastWhere is the smart money now?
Hedge funds will disclose positions ahead of Friday’s 13F deadline. (0:17) Disney to report earnings amid YouTube battle. (1:30) Trump slams ‘money sucking’…
Wall Street BreakfastWall Street Roundup: layoff surge, prolonged shutdown, cracks in AI trade
Macro economic overview, job cuts (00:10) Impact of government shutdown on economy (02:58) AI sector earnings and market sentiment (06:14) Valuation concerns…
Wall Street BreakfastJoby makes rush hour fly by
Joby's (JOBY) Blade to launch 12-minute helicopter flights connecting NYC to suburbs. (00:23) U.S. won't permit Nvidia (NVDA) to sell scaled-down AI chip to…
Wall Street BreakfastNvidia CEO not so sure China wins AI race
Jensen Huang backtracked after declaring China the big AI winner. (0:15). ‘Godparents’ say AI already as smart as humans in some areas. (1:01) How to spot an…
Wall Street BreakfastGovernment shutdown hits new altitude
FAA to reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 'high-volume' markets due to government shutdown. (00:22) Pfizer (PFE) matches Novo bid for obesity biotech Metsera…
Wall Street BreakfastOpenAI hits business customer milestone
The company says it has more than 1 million business customers. (0:15) McDonald’s sees huge drop in low-income customers. (1:39) UPS plane crashes on takeoff…
Wall Street BreakfastRecord shutdown meets election day
Government shutdown becomes longest ever; odds say the end is near. (00:24) Google (GOOG) wins DOJ approval for $32B Wiz acquisition. (01:56) Bear market?…
Wall Street BreakfastMichael Burry bets against AI
The “Big Short” hedge fund manager takes positions against Nvidia and Palantir. (0:15) Palantir’s CEO calls Burry ‘bats--- crazy.’ (1:02) First Brands founder…
Wall Street BreakfastPalantir’s big gains, bigger drop
Palantir (PLTR) stock tumbles despite Q3 beat as analysts mull valuation. (00:22) Denny's (DENN) to be taken private in a $620 million deal. (01:22) Starbucks…
Wall Street BreakfastOpenAI and Amazon in $38 billion cloud deal
OpenAI enters ‘adulthood’ with access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs. (0:15) Analyst values Nvidia at $8.5 trillion. (1:05) Kimberly-Clark to buy…
Wall Street BreakfastTop FDA exec ousted
The director for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research was accused of making false statements about a drug and soliciting a bribe. (0:15) Baidu’s Apollo…
Wall Street BreakfastTesla's trillion dollar question
Tesla shareholders will vote on Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package. (0:17) Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile keeps growing. (1:28) Palantir set to report…
Wall Street BreakfastWall Street Roundup: is this time really different?
Highly divided Fed meeting (0:45). Amazon earnings, layoff concerns (2:35). Meta's pretty good earnings; difference between Meta and Alphabet (6:00). Apple a…
Wall Street BreakfastNasdaq climbs on tech wins
Nasdaq futures rise sharply as Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) results bring cheer. (00:26) Disney (DIS) channels go dark on YouTube TV over disputes. (01:19)…
Wall Street BreakfastTrump, Xi agree on rare earth, tariff relief deal
Trump cuts fentanyl tariffs on China, reaches rare earths deal with Beijing. (00:22) OpenAI eyes record-breaking $1 trillion IPO - report. (01:49) Microsoft…
Wall Street BreakfastFed cuts rates but Powell flips December script
The Fed cut rates by 25 bps as expected. But Chairman Jay Powell says one more cut this year is far from a foregone conclusion. (0:16) Stocks end mixed as…
Wall Street BreakfastJoby’s taking off
Joby Aviation (JOBY) shares soar after teaming up with Nvidia to advance autonomous flight tech. (00:25) Nvidia (NVDA) stock nears historic $5 trillion mark on…
Wall Street BreakfastAmazon weighs biggest corporate layoff yet
Amazon (AMZN) plans to cut up to 30,000 office jobs - Reuters. (00:21) Meta, Snap, TikTok (BDNCE) to comply with Australia’s under-16 social media ban. (01:41)…
Wall Street BreakfastQualcomm takes on Nvidia
Qualcomm is rallying after entering the AI accelerator market. (0:16) Organon CEO out amid scandal. (1:04) Looking at Pets.com 25 years later . (2:55)Show…
Wall Street BreakfastNovartis puts $12B on the table
Avidity (RNA) stock surges on $12B Novartis (NVS) deal. (00:29) Bessent unveils Fed chair finalists before year-end decision. (01:21) HSBC faces $1.1B loss…
Wall Street BreakfastThe AI trade gets a pulse check this Fed week
Five of the Magnificent 7 stocks report earnings. (0:17) A Fed cut is considered a dead certainty. (1:52) Trade tensions ease with Asia, ramp up with Canada…
Wall Street BreakfastWall Street Roundup: are we in a bubble?
Tesla headlines earnings this week (0:25). GM pops, Netflix slides (1:50). Intel's strong results (5:50). Beyond Meat's meme stock moment (7:00). CPI report…
Wall Street BreakfastIT outage grounds Alaska fleet again
Alaska Airlines (ALK) IT outage halts flights. (00:30) Target (TGT) cuts 1,800 corporate job positions in significant downsizing. (01:39) All eyes on CPI…
Wall Street BreakfastQuantum names pop
IonQ (IONQ), Rigetti (RGTI), D-Wave (QBTS) surge on report of Trump administration quantum equity talks. (00:22) Beefing over beef: Trump says ranchers don't…
Wall Street BreakfastGold still struggling
The yellow metal remains under pressure as it nears correction territory. (0:16) Beyond Meat on a wild squeeze ride. (1:04) Meta laying off 600…
Wall Street BreakfastDraftKings bets on predictions
DraftKings (DKNG) breaks into the prediction market industry through an acquisition. (00:23) Netflix (NFLX) names Mattel (MAT) and Hasbro (HAS) for K-Pop Demon…
Wall Street BreakfastChina's luxury conundrum
As GDP weakens, luxury brands seek new inroads to Chinese customers. (0:15) Warner Bros. Discovery open to a sale. (2:28) Jimmy Kimmel suspension cost Disney 7…
Wall Street BreakfastApple edges toward $4T
Apple (AAPL) iPhone 17, AI initiatives key as company approaches $4T market cap club: Wedbush. (00:20) Unilever (UL) postpones ice cream spinoff due to U.S…
Wall Street BreakfastMarkets march higher
Stock index futures rise ahead of busy earnings week, inflation data. (00:25) Chinese-linked hackers breached F5 networks for months, U.S. and U.K. issue…
Wall Street BreakfastWall Street Roundup: financial earnings, golden highs, data dearth
Big week for financial earnings (0:20). Dearth of economic data given government shutdown (3:20). AI dealmaking (6:50). CAT's valuation (10:40). Gold hitting…
Wall Street BreakfastRegional bank worries drag futures lower
Stock index futures slump as concerns on health of regional banks rattle sentiments. (00:23) Novo Nordisk (NVO), Eli Lilly (LLY) slide after Trump pledges…
Wall Street BreakfastHolidays getting a retail therapy boost
Wells Fargo says fears about jobs and tariffs may actually boost festive spending. (0:15) Snowflake and Palantir team up. (1:55) Jack in the Box selling Del…
Wall Street BreakfastGIC sues Nio over inflated revenue
Nio (NIO) slides after Singapore wealth fund accuses EV maker of inflating revenue. (00:28) Nvidia (NVDA) joins $2.9 billion data center initiative in…
Wall Street BreakfastAmazon swapping humans for AI
Amazon eyes layoffs in human resources as it spends big on AI. (0:15) Daily AI use rises. (1:16) Fund managers see AI bubble as the biggest risk. (3:09)Show…
Wall Street BreakfastStellantis bets on U.S. production
Stellantis (STLA) shares jolted higher by $13B investment in U.S. manufacturing. (00:23) Netflix (NFLX) to carry video podcasts under new tie-up with Spotify…
Wall Street BreakfastBanks beat the Street
J.P. Morgan, Goldman, Wells Fargo top estimates. (0:16) Oracle deploying 50,000 AMD chips. (1:41) Geopolitical arbitrage increasing as Americans seed golden…