Stock Market Observation

Ep. 168: Knightscope signs 11 new K1 call boxes. DraftKings stock surges after sports betting company boost outlook for 2023. Ford gave a warning to its F-150 customers before the fire broke out for the company. Gas prices are being affected by inflation and China's rebound is making the oil markets face an unknown of what could happen.

Ep. 167: Knightscope signs 5 new contracts with clients. Comcast beats expectations even as broadband growth slows. IBM tops revenue estimates and will cut 3,900 jobs. Tesla shares pop on better-than-feared earnings and demand seems to be there as well. Chevron announces a $75 billion stock buyback and will also be increasing its dividend.

Ep. 166: U.S. will send 31 Abram tanks to Ukraine ahead of the Russian offensive. Microsoft reported earnings and the company suggests that it will be a glommy tech environment in the making. NYSE says that a trading glitch caused a manual error on Tuesday. Google's CEO is defending job cuts at the company and the DOJ is filing its second antitrust suit against Google.

Ep. 165: Microsoft announces new multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. Spotify cuts 6% of its workforce globally. Bank of America, JP Morgan, and other banks are wanting to take on Apple Pay. Finally, Apple wants to manufacture 25% of its iPhone in India and Apple ramped up its lobbying spending in 2022.

Ep. 164: Procter and Gamble revenue and profit all as the company looks to higher prices to offset declining sales. Netflix is set to report earnings after the bell. Amazon is discontinuing its charity donation program amid cost cuts. Yellen says that the Treasury is taking extraordinary measures to avoid default as the U.S. hits the debt limit. Finally, Jamie Dimon says that Congress shouldn't play games with the creditworthiness of the U.S. government.

Ep. 163: 7 Clients renew their annual contracts with Knightscope. Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees and Amazon is laying off 18,000 employees. Party City is filing for bankruptcy with plans to restructure its debt. Finally, David Solomon admits that Goldman took on too much, too quickly in the consumer business.

Ep. 162: Morgan Stanley shares jump 6% as bank earnings top estimates. Roblox pop after the December update shows an increase in bookings. ABB chairman is optimistic that the global chip shortage is coming to an end. Unilever's CEO believes that prices have not peaked. Finally, Apple's CEO Tim Cook requests and receives a 40% pay cut after the shareholder vote.

Ep. 161: American Airlines shares jump after airline hikes revenue and profits. The luxury car maker Lucid produced more vehicles in 2022 than they expected for the year. Swiss company that works with Microsoft says that they have removed CO2 from the air and placed it underground. Ubisoft sinks on news that seven-year low after slashing guidance and canceling games as well. Finally. Walmart strikes a deal with Salesforce to sell more of its tech to other retailers.

Ep. 160: Bed Bath & Beyond jumps 50% to lead a 'nonsense' rally in meme stocks. Crypto exchange Binance plans a 15%-30% hiring spree in 2023. FTX has recovered $5 billion worth of liquid assets. Barclays cuts Apple's price target from $144 dollars to $133 dollars. The West's oil war against Russia is starting to take its toll but there are calls for tougher measures still.

Ep. 159: Bed Bath & Beyond reports wider-than-expected losses and there is a chance that they could be filing for bankruptcy. Babies R Us is attempting a comeback by opening a store in the American Dream mall. Coinbase is going to slash 20% of its workforce in a second major round of job cuts. Microsoft is reporting that they plan to invest $10 billion in ChatGPT. Finally, Capella Space raises $60 million fund by billionaire entertainment exec Thomas Tull.

Ep. 158: Knightscope signs 4 new contracts for 8 machines to start off the year and Knightscope is also announcing its plan for a post-CASE Acquisition and plan toward profitability. Tesla breaks into America's bestselling cars list for 2022 while trucks continue to dominate. Elon Musk's attorney is aiming to move the trial from California to Texas. Goldman Sachs is cutting up to 3,200 employees starting this week.

Ep. 157: Knightscope receives 5 new contracts as it continues to grow. Google estimates Microsoft's cloud business is actually losing. Elon Musk tries to explain why Tesla shares are tanking. Goldman Sachs believes that Japan will start tightening rates. Finally, there is a chance that investments are to potentially flow back into China's tech giants as they avoid delisting from the U.S. stock exchange.

Ep. 156: Apple will be producing their MacBooks in Vietnam starting in 2023. Elon Musk is actively searching for a new Twitter CEO. Amazon avoids multibillion-dollar fine as it reaches EU antitrust settlement. Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion settlement with CFPB over customer abuses. Finally, Democrats' Senate Majority PAC plans to return $3 million from donations from the former FTX executives.

Ep. 155: Avatar: The Way of Water opens up at $134 million just missing the expectations for opening weekend. Meta could face $11.8 billion fine as EU charges tech giant with antitrust rules. Epic Games has to pay $520 million in fines to the FTC settlement. Senator Warren believes that Musk failed to meet his legal duties due to the Twitter takeover. Finally, reports say that Global coal use is on course to hit an all-time high this year.

Ep. 154: Goldman Sachs is planning to cut up to 8% of its employees starting in January. Elon Musk sells a large chunk of his Tesla shares. BP invest 13.53 million in a "rapidly deployable" solar tech company. East Coast ports are winning on domestic trade over the West Coast ports. Finally, the U.S. slaps restrictions on Chinese chipmakers and other companies due to national security worries.

Ep. 153: ABM deploys Knightscope Autonomous Robots in a major parking facility. Avatar: The Way of Water could bring in a $175 million box office opening. There was heavy trading that drove a mystery rally 60 seconds before there was a CPI hit. Senate banking hearing is set to take aim at FTX which is considered to be the biggest Ponzi scheme in history. Finally, Congress considered a crypto consumer protection bill right before FTX collapsed.

Ep. 152: Twitter suspends account that was dedicated to tracking Elon Musk private jet. Delta expects 2023 earnings to nearly double thanks to a high demand for travel. London stock exchange suffer IPO drought as fund raising plunges down 90%. Morgan Stanley upgrades its growth outlook for China for the coming year. Finally, Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S.

Ep. 151: Knightscope signs the biggest contract in company history. United Airlines is buying 100 Boeing Dreamliners to replace aging wide-body jets this is at the time when it's being reported that hotel and airfare are on the decline due to cooling demand. Nuclear fusion just passed a major milestone after generating more energy than was used to create the reaction. Electric Ford F-150 Lighting named MotorTrend truck of the year. Finally, China is bringing a case to the WTO against the United States on its sweeping chip export curbs.

Ep. 150: Amgen to buy Horizon Therapeutics in 26.4 billion deal. Microsoft to buy a 4% stake in the London Stock Exchange as it inks a 10 year cloud deal. LinkedIn has a fake account problem as well and LinkedIn believes that real users will help solve the problem. Chinese police arrest a gang that had laundered $1.7 billion in crypto even when Beijing had crackdowns. Finally, Democratic lawmakers are accusing big oil companies as "greenwashing" and that oil companies are not becoming green fast enough.

Ep. 149: Grocery delivery firm Getir is buying out Gorillas which will lead to industry consolidation. Walmart backed up fintech called One is looking to compete with buy now, pay later companies. Marijuana industry sales slow down since the pandemic surge. GM battery plant workers vote to unionize and join the UAW. Finally, China and Saudi Arabia leaders meet in Riyadh where they discussed the importance of making the oil market stable.

Ep. 148: Saudi Arabia reports a surplus in its budget for the first time in 10 years due to higher oil prices. Apple supplier Foxconn reportedly helped persuade China to loosen the Covid rules that the nation had. The FTC is suing Microsoft in order to stop them from buying out Activision Blizzard. House passes $858 billion defense bill that is said to scrap military Covid vaccine mandate. Kevin O'Leary says he lost a $15 million payday from a crypto firm and the SEC issues new guidance requiring companies to disclose any cryptocurrency risks that they have.

Ep. 147: Southwest Airlines is reinstating its dividend after nearly three years as travel demand rebounds. FDA is expected to decide on the Pfizer RSV vaccine by May of 2023 for older adults. Morgan Stanley cuts iPhone shipment by 3 million more units while at the same time Apple announces plans to encrypt iCloud backups. McDonald's hopes to get more business by offering 50-cent double cheeseburgers by getting customers to use their mobile app. Finally, National Security is concerned about a TikTok-US deal in the making.

Ep. 146: Knightscope sells 16 more machines with 3 new contracts. Carvana shares tank as reports says that bankruptcy concerns grow for the used car retailer. Wells Fargo and Bank of America say that there is a slowdown happening due to cooling consumers amid Fed hikes. Freight rates from China to West Coast are down 90% as there are signs that global trade falls off fast. Finally, the U.S. pledges to ramp up supplies of natural gas to Britain as Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak seek to cut off Russia.

Ep. 145: Moderna claims that Pfizer copied its Covid vaccine which Pfizer denies. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO, David Zaslav, plan to turn around the company is to get cash flow again for the company. Paramount shares fall as CEO lowers fourth-quarter ad revenue forecast. GM battery plant workers will be voting for union representation in the EV industry. Finally, TSMC will invest $40 billion in a second semiconductor plant in Arizona and Apple's CEO says that Apple will buy its chips from that plant.

Ep. 144: Electric air taxis could shake up the airline industry in the next decade. Parking lots could become as important as cars are in the climate change efforts. Foxconn expects their Covid-hit China plant to resume full production by the end of the year while at the same time Foxconn is reporting a slump in revenue for the month of November. Finally, a global critical chip firm in the Netherlands is driving a wedge between the U.S. and the Netherlands over the China tech policy.

Ep. 143: Nowrx's Pharmacy Patient Business is being acquired by Alto Pharmacy. A new flying car company called Alef Aeronautics is planning to release a flying car by 2025. China is loosening more on COVID-19 easing gathers pace. Manufacturing orders from China down 40% in unrelenting demand collapse. Finally, OPEC+ agrees to stick with its existing policy of production even though Russian sanctions are about to kick in.

Ep. 142: Elon Musk has suspended Ye's account after violating the social media platform's rules. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk kicks off Semi Truck deliveries. Toyota receives funding in order to make a hydrogen fuel cell for its Hilux pickups. Silicon Valley is starting to invest in nuclear energy for the first time since 1970. OPEC+ will meet on Sunday and there is a chance that they will make deeper oil output cuts.

Ep. 141: Fox CEO Luchlan Murdoch to face questioning on Dominion Voting $1.66 billion lawsuit. Tesla recalls 435,000 cars in China over rear light issues and software issues. Elon Musk shows off updates for his Neuralink brain-implant technology during a "show and tell" recruitment event. Meta is downsizing its New York location that it opened up back in 2019. Finally, there is a chance that India may become the third-largest economy by 2030. If this happens, India will pass up Japan and Germany.

Ep. 140: Russian oil sanctions are about to kick in and it could affect the oil markets in a big way. This comes at a time when the White House is debating whether to release emergency heating and crude oil reserves as winter approaches. Kroger reported earnings and they had strong grocery sales which topped estimates. Reckitt believes that the U.S. infant formula shortage will be around until Spring. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried had an interview and he claims that he is broke and committed no fraud. Finally, Kraken joins the tech layoffs by announcing that they will lay off 1,100 employees.

Ep. 139: Knightscope receives 5 new contracts which will have a total of 22 machines. Doordash is the latest tech company to lay off workers as they announce that they will lay off 1,250 employees. Amazon touts record sales over Black Friday shopping weekend. Elon Musk has criticized Apple for years and Apple has mostly ignored Elon. Finally, Elon Musk believes that the Fed must cut rates "immediately" to stop a severe recession.

Ep. 138: Knightscope Projects that they will triple their annualized revenue by the end of the year. If they are able to do it their annualized revenue will grow by 300%. Elon Musk claims that Apple has threatened to remove Twitter from the app store, this comes at a time when Twitter just will stop policing misinformation about COVID-19 and will be restoring 62,000 suspended accounts. Biden urges Congress to pass legislation to avert a nationwide rail strike that could possibly happen on December 9. Finally, Goldman Sachs sees a "high probability that OPEC will make a cut in oil production. If this happens Goldman Sachs believes that oil will hit $110 dollars a barrel next year.

Ep. 137: Knightscope signs the biggest contract with a Transit System client that decided to upgrade 97 Emergency Call Boxes with Knightscope K1 Technology. Disney returning CEO Bob Iger will still freeze hiring at Disney. Protests erupt across China due to Covid Controls, Apple shares slip on the unrest at a China factory. Finally, Tech companies are beginning to reroute critical chip supplies to trucks with a potential rail strike looming, there is a chance that the oil market could be affected by this as well.

Ep. 136: Disney was the biggest winner and loser at the box office during Thanksgiving weekend. Walmart overtakes Amazon in shoppers' search for Black Friday bargains, this comes at a time when sales for online Black Friday shopping top $9 billion. Hyundai is on a hot streak in the U.S. but Joe Bidens inflation act could end the streak. Finally, the tech market has lost $7.4 trillion in one year.

Ep. 135: Qatar to ban beer at World Cup stadiums in dramatic reversal two days before the tournament. Home sales fell for the ninth straight month in October as higher rates scared off potential buyers. Pfizer says omicorn booster is better against new subvariants than the old shots. Tech layoffs are not a bellwether for braoder cuts in other industries says Morgan Stanley analysts. Carvana lays off 1,500 employees following stock free fall.

Ep. 134: FDA says that lab-grown meat is safe for human consumption. Rent growth slows to the lowest level in 18 months. Walmart and Target both recorded earnings and both gave us different looks at how the economy is looking for both retailers. Starbucks union to strike at more than 100 locations on Red Cup Day. Meta reportedly disciplined or fired more than two dozen workers for taking over Facebook user accounts.

Ep. 133: Knightscope continues to grow with a signing of a contract for 41 Machines for a university in New Jersey. Joe Biden meets with President Xi for a three-hour meeting. Metaverse could pump up $1.4 trillion a year from the Asia markets. Jeff Bezos urges consumers and business owners to reduce risk by saving money. Finally, Amazon is reporting that they will be laying off 10,000 employees in their tech sectors the biggest layoffs in the company's history.

Ep. 132: European stocks close higher by 2.8% following a U.S. inflation report. Carvana shares jump more than 30% from record lows. Amazon deploys a robotic arm called "Sparrow" that can do repetitive warehouse tasks. Carl Icahn believes that we are still in a bear market despite the rally on Thursday. Finally, Elon Musk releases a letter to Twitter employees and he is stating his opinions on the state of the company and where they need to take the company.

Ep. 131: Knightscope deploys 25 more machines to the field. 5 States voted on the legalization of recreational marijuana. Volvo reveals a new flagship vehicle for its future electric car fleet. Roblox reported earnings and their shares sink on bigger than expected loss. Finally. Meta will lay off 13% of its workforce as they prepare to get revenue growth again.

Ep. 130: Knightscope continues to grow with a new college contract which will get 22 devices in Flordia. Kohl's CEO will step down but will be taking a new position as the CEO of Levi Stauss. Tesla recalls more than 40,000 U.S. cars over the possible loss of power steering. Boeing's aircraft deliveries slip in October of the 737 fuselage flaw. Finally, Lyft shares fall after disappointing revenue and missing active riders as well.

Ep. 129: Meta shares are up on a report that Meta will begin mass layoffs at the company. Walgreens-backed Village MD to buy Summit Health in $9 billion deal. Carvana stock tanks in a continued sell-off while at the same time Planatir stock falls after a slight earnings miss. Feds announce that they have recovered the second-largest recovery of Bitcoin seizing up to $3.36 billion worth. Finally, the EU is having some concerns with Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.

Ep. 128: Warner Bros Discovery reports underwhelming revenue and their streaming service is coming early. Twilio shares plunge 34% on light guidance. Sean "Diddy" Combs to acquire cannabis business for $185 million. Elon Musk has started laying off people at Twitter which is causing employees to sue Twitter. Finally, Elon Musk says Twitter has had a massive revenue drop as advertisers have paused their spending.

Ep. 127: Trump Media documents suggest that there is a chance that Parler and Rumble could merge. Qualcomm shares fall on first-quarter guidance while at the same time they are announcing a hiring freeze. Shares of Airbnb tumble 13% on low fourth-quarter guidance. Ark's Cathie Wood believes that Elon Musk will turn Twitter into a super app. Finally, Disney's CEO Bob Chapek is preparing for a possible Republican House majority.

126: Elon Musk says that banned Twitter won't return to the platform for at least another week. Boeing is expecting to have $5 billion in free cash flow next year. This comes when they forecast that they will have a jump in deliveries. Yum Brands reported earnings and even though sales rose in KFC and Taco Bell, the strong dollar is weighing on Yum Brands. Mortgage rates demand falls slightly even though rates slip from recent highs. This comes at a time when Wells Fargo is expecting layoffs as U.S. loan volume collapses. Finally, Joe Biden's administration is to provide $13 billion to help American families lower their energy bills.

Ep. 125: Knightscope secures 5 new contracts which will help accelerate the company's growth. Oil CEOs warn this winter energy crisis will be nothing compared to what 2023 will be. Joe Biden is threatening oil companies that if they don't start to help lower gas prices that he is going to get higher taxes put on them. Elon Musk is debating to bring back Vine which might be able to take on TikTok this comes at a time when Twitter is limiting employee access to content-moderation tools before the midterm election.

Ep. 124: Self-driving truck startup TuSimple fires its CEO over an improper tie to a Chinese firm. Credit Suisse shares are considered a "steal" from a Saudi backer who just bought 9.9% of the company. Wheat prices jump by nearly 6% after Russia withdraws from vital Ukrainian exports. Finally, Shanghai Disney shuts down over Covid and China's factory activity drops because of more Covid controls.

Ep. 123: Intel announces cost reductions up to $10 billion in cost reductions. Amazon quietly gave $400,000 to a conservative nonprofit that opposed new antitrust legislation. The diesel market is in a perfect storm as prices surge and supply starts to dwindle. GM is temporarily suspending advertising on Twitter and Elon Musk is looking at getting a moderation council to see who can return to Twitter's platform.

Ep. 122: CNBC is changing their reports about two engineers being laid off at Twitter. There is a chance that it was a hoax. Railroad union votes down labor deal needed to avoid a nationwide strike. Beer is on pace to lose its leading share of the alcohol market to spirit. Chevron reports an $11.2 billion profit which soars past estimates. Exxon also reported numbers as well and they smashed their profits to nearly match Apple.

Ep. 121: Apple beats but they do come up light on iPhone sales and services. Amazon stocks sinks 13% on weak fourth-quarter guidance while at the same time Amazon's AWS cloud unit slowed down in the quarter as well. Dogecoin surges 35% as Twitter deal inches closer to a close with Elon Musk. Elon Musk is making moves at Twitter when he let go of CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal, it seems like more layoffs are coming as well.

Ep. 120: Microsoft exec says that the gaming industry is somewhat resilient to the economy should weakness arrive. Shopify shares jumped 16% on smaller-than-expected loss when they reported earnings. Elon Musk is getting closer to buying out Twitter when a video has Elon Musk walking into Twitter's headquarters. Elon is also saying that Twitter "cannot become a free-for-all hellscape" as he seems to be making a push for advertisers to return to the platform.

Ep. 119: Shell reveals plans to hike dividend after their quarterly profits more than double. Swiss bank Credit Suisse's share plunged 14% due to third-quarter loss and bank strategic overhaul. Mobileye jumps more than 37% in market debut after spinning out of Intel. Facebook reported numbers and shares fall on weak fourth-quarter forecast and earnings miss. This comes at a time when Wall Street is focused on ad revenue and Facebook is focusing on putting more money in the Metaverse.

Ep. 118: Deutsche Bank logs in a ninth straight quarter of profit with big earnings. Boeing reports a quarterly loss on Air Force One and Tanker programs. Seagate will cut 3,000 employees in the latest sign of a major PC and cloud slowdown. CNN chief Chris Licht has big ideas as employees are scared of losing their jobs. Finally, the White House hammers economic issues with an attack on "junk fees".