The Rundown

Market update for Tuesday June 23rdCheck out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) and YouTube for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Why tech stocks are selling offGoogle just had the worst day in its history after losing two of its top AI minds to rivalsWhy Meta is going all-in on $299 smart glassesIBM rises after getting an upgrade from JPMQualcomm drops despite a $4B AI dealFun Fact: Amazon spent $40 million on a Sam Altman movie… and then buried it

Market update for June 22, 2026. Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Kevin Warsh's first Fed meeting and why he's trying to remake how the Federal Reserve operatesWhy Apple says price increases are "unavoidable" and how the memory chip crisis is making all your electronics more expensiveGetty Images surges 200% on an OpenAI dealSpaceX extends its post-IPO losing streak while launching its first-ever bond saleToy Story 5 shatters franchise records as Hollywood posts its best box office year since before the pandemic

Morningstar equity analyst Nicolas Owens breaks down why his team values SpaceX at just $63 per share despite the stock soaring above $200 after its IPO. We unpack the assumptions behind SpaceX's most ambitious bets, from reusable Starship launches to data centers in space and the company's growing AI ambitions. Owens also explains where he thinks investors may be getting ahead of themselves, why Starlink's opportunity could be smaller than advertised, and what milestones could ultimately justify the hype. Plus, we discuss the odds of a future Tesla–SpaceX merger and what it could mean for shareholders.

Market update for Wednesday June 17, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed Chair and why the conversation has flipped from rate cuts to rate hikesOpenAI's leaked Q1 financials reveal surging revenue AND surging lossesSnap unveils $2,200 AR smart glasses and the stock immediately tanksAST SpaceMobile launches three satellites aboard a SpaceX rocketLionsgate whipsaws on Netflix acquisition rumorsSpaceX options shatter every record in their trading debutNOTE: No episode Thursday or Friday. The stock market is closed Friday for Juneteenth. No deep dive this weekend as well, but an interview will be posted on Sunday morning. We'll be back on Monday with a full recap of the Fed meeting.

Market update for June 16, 2026.Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.Deep Dive: Why Google Just Raised $85B It Didn't Need

Market update for Monday June 15, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:The US and Iran reach a peace deal to reopen the Strait of HormuzWhy the US government forced Anthropic to pull its most powerful AI model just days after launch SpaceX pulls off the biggest IPO in history (and just made it even bigger)Paramount-Warner Bros. gets cleared to buy WBDFox buys Roku for $22 BillionKnicks shatter merch record 

Navan CFO Aurélien Nolf joins Zaid to break down the company's rapid growth, why corporate travel demand remains resilient, and how Navan is building custom AI models. They explore the rise of agentic AI, how the company bounced back from a bumpy IPO debut last Fall, and the businesss trends that drove bookings growth of 50% year over year in their most recent quarter. Plus, Nolf shares his perspective on the AI infrastructure boom and what it means for the next generation of software companies.

Google just raised roughly $85 billion by selling stock — even though the company is already sitting on a mountain of cash and generating massive cash flow.So why would one of the richest companies on Earth sell shares for the first time in nearly two decades?In this weekend's deep dive, Zaid breaks down Google's record-breaking stock sale, why the company may have chosen equity instead of taking on more debt, and how its massive AI infrastructure spending is changing the math for Big Tech.We also dig into Google's AI buildout, its cloud demand, the risks of overbuilding data centers, and whether this move is a smart financing decision or a warning sign that the AI trade is getting way too stretched.

Market update for Friday, June 12, 2026.Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:What you need to know about the SpaceX IPO todayArm rallies on a bold AI call Adobe sinks despite beating earningsFun Fact: SpaceX IPO is minting over 4,400 employee millionaires (and Elon becomes the world's first trillionaire

Market update for Thursday June 11thCheck out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:A hot PPI inflation report and escalation with IranOracle's monster quarter that still sent the stock tumbling OpenAI weighing drastic price cuts as an AI price war brews with AnthropicNavan soars on earnings while Beijing slaps down Alibaba and JD.comWhy World Cup ticket prices are falling

Market update for Wednesday June 10thCheck out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Inflation heats up to 4.2% in May, the hottest reading in three years Anthropic releases Mythos 5, the AI model it once called too dangerous for the publicNvidia and Google are co-signing massive data center deals for OpenAI and Anthropic Cracker Barrel posts a surprise profit Super Micro sinks on a $7 billion stock saleFun Fact: the Knicks are making $20 million per home game at the NBA Finals

Market update for June 9, 2026. Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:OpenAI confidentially filing for an IPOApple unveiling Siri AI at WWDC powered by Google's Gemini technologyGSK acquiring cancer drugmaker Nuvalent for $10.6 billionVail Resorts cutting outlook for the second time this year after worst snowfall season on recordFun Fact: University endowments are about to make billions off the SpaceX IPO this Friday

Market update for Monday June, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:What triggered Friday's massive selloffApple kicks off WWDC with a make-or-break moment for Siri and its AI strategyGoogle signs a $30 billion deal with SpaceX for AI computing power ahead of the IPOCorning lands AI data center deal with AmazonWix cuts 20% of its workforce and slashes its revenue outlookFun Fact: South Korea has been the best-performing major stock market in the world this year

Lumentum CEO Michael Hurlston joins The Rundown to explain why fiber optics have become one of the most important pieces of the AI infrastructure boom. He breaks down how AI data centers are shifting from copper to optical networking, why hyperscalers like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and NVIDIA are driving unprecedented demand, and what makes Lumentum's laser technology so difficult to replicate. Michael also shares his perspective on NVIDIA's investment in the company, the risk of another fiber bubble, and why he believes AI infrastructure spending is still in its early stages. Plus, we discuss the next big trend in networking: co-packaged optics and the future of AI connectivity.

In today's deep dive, Zaid breaks down how Taiwan became the epicenter of AI. We cover the founding of TSMC, why AI made Taiwan borderline irreplaceable, the economic boom that has Taiwan growing faster than almost every country on Earth, why Nvidia is spending $150 billion a year there, and the geopolitical risk that has Washington warning of an "economic apocalypse" if something goes wrong.

Market update for Friday, June 5, 2026. Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:May jobs report comes in way hotter than expected 172,000 jobs added vs 80,000 expectedSpaceX denied early entry into the S&P 500 ahead of biggest IPO in historyLululemon slashes full-year forecastServiceTitan surges after blowout earningsDocusign beats expectations but stock still dropsFun fact: AI bots now generate more web traffic than humans

Market update for Thursday June 4, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Why the stock market is finally take a breather (hint: tariffs)Bitcoin keeps sliding as ETF outflows pile upBroadcom tanks despite a record quarter and huge AI chip growthAmazon signs a $4 billion AWS deal with Pinterest to power AI discoveryUnitedHealth rises after a Bank of America upgradeCrowdStrike falls after earnings as guidance disappoints investorsFun Fact: companies are starting to ration AI usage as token costs explode

Market update for Wednesday June 3, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.

Market update for Tuesday June 2, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Anthropic filing to go public, kicking off what could be the biggest IPO wave ever alongside SpaceX and OpenAIGoogle raising $80 billion by selling stock to fund its AI buildoutMarvell surging after Jensen Huang calls it a potential trillion-dollar companyShake Shack tumbling after cutting guidanceFun Fact: SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan's most valuable company for the first time since the dot-com bubble

Market update for June 1, 2026. SpaceX Valuation Deep Dive: [Spotify][YouTube]Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Nvidia shows off new AI chip designed for PCsSpaceX lands two huge Space Force contracts ahead of its record-breaking IPOBerkshire Hathaway buys homebuilder Taylor Morrison for $6.8 billionAST SpaceMobile drops after a Blue Origin rocket explosion rattles space stocksFun fact: what the Spurs-Knicks NBA Finals has to do with the dot-com bubble

Fresh off Spotify's Investor Day, Zaid talks with Roman Wasenmüller, Spotify's Global Head of Podcasts, about how a music company became a podcasting powerhouse. Wasenmüller traces it back to early consumer signals in Germany in 2015–16, the acquisition spree (Anchor, Megaphone, Gimlet, Parcast, The Ringer), and the exclusivity era that put Spotify on the map. Then he looks ahead: video podcasting as a discovery engine, distributing full Ringer episodes on both Spotify and Netflix, AI "personal podcasts" made just for you, verification for human-made shows, and a monetization mix spanning ads, Premium video payouts, and memberships.

In today's deep dive, Zaid breaks down the upcoming SpaceX IPO which is on track to be the biggest in history at a $1.75 trillion valuationThe recent filing showed a company that's burning cash, growing slower, and looks very different from the rocket company you think it is. We get into all of it, the business, the numbers, the valuation, and whether retail investors are being set up as exit liquidity.

Market update for Friday May 28, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Stocks close at record highs as Wall Street bets on an Iran peace dealDell's stock surges after a monster quarter, with AI server sales exploding 757%Anthropic raises $65B and passes OpenAI to become the world's most valuable AI startupMovers: NetApp rips on earnings, Gap gets crushed after cutting guidanceFun Fact: US Treasury to release new $250 bill with Trump's face on it (maybe)

Market update for May 28, 2026.Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:April PCE inflation hitting 3.8%, its hottest reading since 2023Meta charging for AI and rolls out paid subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsAppSalesforce beat on earnings but the stock barely moves Snowflake pops on a blowout quarter and a $6B Amazon dealFun fact: just 10 companies now make up almost 40% of the entire S&P 500

Market update for Wednesday May 27, 2026.Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Micron crossing $1 trillion in market cap Nvidia announcing a $150 billion annual investment in TaiwanAmerican Airlines picking SpaceX's Starlink for in-flight Wi-FiLululemon ending its messy proxy battle with founder Chip WilsonZscaler stock plunging after weak guidanceHow much Knicks Finals tickets are actually going for

Market update for May 26, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:why stocks keep ripping despite bond yields flashing warning signsThe latest on the Iran war and what it all means for oil pricesEli Lilly's $4 billion vaccine shopping spree and the next-gen weight loss drug analysts are calling "surgery in a syringe"Uber's $11.6 billion bid to take over European food delivery giant Delivery HeroWhy Micron stock could double from here, according to UBSBP's surprise move to remove its chairman over "serious" conduct concernsWhy fans are roasting Ferrari's first ever EV 

AI data centers are becoming the backbone of the global economy, and Applied Digital CEO Wes Cummins says we're still in the early innings. In this episode, Wes breaks down how his company went from building crypto infrastructure to making a massive early bet on AI before the rest of Wall Street caught on. He explains why hyperscalers like CoreWeave, Meta, and Microsoft are scrambling for power and compute capacity, why North Dakota unexpectedly became a hotspot for AI infrastructure, and why he believes data centers, not GPUs, will become the biggest bottleneck in AI. We also dig into the company's explosive growth, the risks around debt and energy demand, and whether today's AI boom could end like the dot-com bubble.

Market update for Friday May 22, 2026.Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Spotify stock rips after AI music deal announced on Investor DayAnthropic working on custom chip deal with MicrosoftOpenAI preparing to file for an IPO very soonZoom beats earnings, raises outlook on AI momentumTake-Two confirms GTA VI on track for November 19th launchRecord 45 million Americans traveling for Memorial Day despite $4.56 gas

Market update for Thursday May 21, 2026.Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers: Nvidia's $81 billion quarter and why Wall Street wasn't impressedWhat Walmart's earnings reveal about the American consumer right nowE.l.f. Beauty is lowering prices while everyone else is raising themIntuit cuts 17% of its workforce and the stock tanksSome of the financial surprises from SpaceX's S1 filings including $4.9 billion in losses

Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode:Google unveils Gemini 3.5 Flash, AI agent and a major overhaul to Search at its annual I/O developer conferenceTarget crushes earnings with its first positive same-store sales in five quarters and raises its full-year outlookCava defies the restaurant slowdown with 9.7% same-store sales growth and a raised forecastLowe's beats on earnings but stock slips as comparable sales disappoint in a tough housing marketOpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic

arket update for Tuesday May 19, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Bond yields hitting their highest levels in over a year and what that means for stocksElon Musk losing his $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam AltmanGoogle and Blackstone creating a new AI cloud company to rival Nvidia and CoreweaveAmer Sports stock surging on blowout Salomon and Arc'teryx demandHome Depot beating earnings but falling on weak comparable salesAmazon launching AI-generated podcasts through Alexa+

Market update for Monday May 18, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Check out the Cerebras Deep Dive: (Spotify, YouTube)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:What to watch this week from Nvidia, Walmart, and Target earningsNextEra Energy's $67 billion deal to buy Dominion EnergyBerkshire Hathaway's first major portfolio shakeup under new CEO Greg AbelWhy Cerebras is bouncing after its volatile IPO debutWhy Regeneron shares are falling after a failed late-stage melanoma trialHow OpenAI and Anthropic now dominate the AI startup space

The Enhanced Games are one of the most controversial new ideas in sports. In this interview, Enhanced Games CEO Maximilian Martin explains why the company is allowing athletes to use FDA approved performance enhancers, how the league plans to compete with traditional sports organizations, and why critics from the Olympic world are pushing back. We also break down the company's business model, including its growing consumer health platform focused on peptides, longevity, and human optimization. Plus, why the company believes the future of sports and healthcare are becoming increasingly connected.

In today's deep dive, Zaid breaks down the Cerebras IPO. Cerebras makes AI chips the size of a dinner plate and the company just went public and just raised $5.5 billion making it the biggest tech IPO since 2019. But not everyone is buying the hype. Zaid digs into what Cerebras actually does, the drama behind how they got to this IPO, the OpenAI deal that critics are calling a circular scheme, and whether the stock can justify a valuation of 130x sales. 

Market update for Friday May 15, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Why oil prices are rising after the Trump-Xi summit OpenAI preparing possible legal action against Apple over their failed ChatGPT partnershipHow Ford became an AI stock after launching Ford EnergyFigma crushing earnings and proving software stocks aren't dead yetApplied Materials posting record results but the stock falling anywayPlus, Zaid answers a listener question about his journey from civil engineering to hosting The Rundown

Market update for Thursday May 14, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers: Kevin Warsh's confirmation as Fed Chair and why hot inflation could complicate rate cutsNvidia's push to reopen chip sales in China as H200 approvals remain stuck in geopolitical limboCerebras' massive AI chip IPO and what it says about investor appetite for the AI tradeCisco soaring on AI data center demand and stronger networking revenueDoximity plunging after weak guidance disappoints Wall StreetMicron overtaking Nvidia as the most heavily traded stock in the market

Market update for Wednesday May 13, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:PPI inflation surges 6%, blowing past expectationsTrump lands in Beijing with Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Tim Cook and moreAmazon kills Rufus chatbot, launches Alexa for ShoppingWolfspeed surges 23% on power chip hypeBirkenstock misses earnings as Iran war hits sandal salesYou'll soon be able to trade futures tied to AI computing power and GPU rental prices

Market update for Tuesday May 12, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:April CPI coming in hot at 3.8%, the highest inflation reading since May 2023eBay rejecting GameStop's $55B+ takeover offerCerebras raising its IPO price range as AI chip demand heats upWendy's stock surging on reports Nelson Peltz may pursue a take-private bidHims & Hers shares falling after its GLP-1 pivot comes with higher costsNetflix revealing it spent $135B on films and TV shows over the past decade

Market update for Monday May 11, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Why Moderna and other pharma stocks are surging on hantavirus headlinesCircle's $222 million Arc blockchain raise backed by BlackRock, Apollo, and othersMonday.com's earnings beat thanks to AI pushNintendo's stock drop after a Switch 2 price hike and weak sales forecastWhy the New York Knicks could eventually become their own publicly traded company

Zaid sits down with Will Marshall, the co-founder and CEO of Planet Labs, to break down how satellite data is becoming a critical layer of the AI economy. They discuss why AI models need real world data, how Planet's imagery is being used by governments, agriculture companies, insurers, and defense agencies, and why the company believes space based data centers could eventually be cheaper than building them on Earth. Plus, Will explains Planet's partnerships with Nvidia and Google, the growing geopolitical demand for Earth imaging, and why he believes AI and space are converging faster than most people realize.

In today's deep dive, Zaid breaks down the massive semiconductor rally that has Wall Street drawing comparisons to the dot-com bubble. Chip stocks just had their best month in 26 years, with AMD, Intel, and Micron all more than doubling in 2026. But is this a real supercycle or 1999 all over again?Zaid covers what's driving the surge, why AI demand has spread way beyond Nvidia, some of the biggest winners so far, and whether this rally has room to run or is about to hit a wall.Check out our Sandisk deep dive: [YouTube][Spotify]

Market update for Friday May 8, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:The April jobs report: 115,000 jobs added, unemployment steady at 4.3%CoreWeave sinking after earnings as AI infrastructure costs keep climbingIREN jumping on a major Nvidia-backed AI infrastructure dealLime filing for  IPO at a potential $2 billion valuationRocket Lab rising after strong revenue, backlog growth, and progress on NeutronCloudflare cutting 20% of its workforce as it shifts toward agentic AINintendo raising Switch 2 prices as AI-driven chip demand makes gaming more expensive

Market update for Thursday May 7, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:The two reasons stocks keep ripping higher McDonald's earnings beat and why its value push is workingAnthropic signing a major compute deal with SpaceX to power ClaudeDoorDash jumping on strong order-value guidanceSnap falling after ad headwinds and the end of its Perplexity AI dealThe Sphere becoming the highest-grossing arena in the world

Market update for Wednesday May 6, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Oil prices plunge as reports suggest the U.S. and Iran are closing in on a deal to end the warAMD's blowout earnings, including surging data center revenueDisney beats across the board in new CEO Josh D'Amaro's first earnings reportUber rising after stronger-than-expected bookings guidance and continued delivery growthNvidia investing in Corning as fiber optics become a bigger part of the AI data center buildoutLucid falling after a weak quarter, flat deliveries, and suspended production guidanceAmazon opening up its massive logistics network to outside businesses

Market update for Tuesday May 5, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers: Bitcoin crossing back above $80KPalantir crushing earnings, but investors question the valuationApple talking to Intel and Samsung to build chips in the U.S.Pinterest surging after a strong earnings report and upbeat guidanceDuolingo dropping as bookings growth slowsMichael Burry dumping GameStop after its wild bid for eBayThe Devil Wears Prada 2 proving millennial nostalgia is big business at the box office

Market update for Monday May 4, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Why earnings are pushing stocks higher Spirit Airlines officially shuts down after 34 years, and what it means for travelers and airfare pricesHighlights from the first Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting without Warren Buffett on stageGameStop making a wild $56 billion offer to buy eBay

Zaid sits down with Public co-CEO Leif Abraham to break down the launch of AI agents and what they could mean for everyday investors. They discuss how these tools can automate trading strategies, analyze portfolios, and potentially close the sophistication gap for retail investors. Leif explains the safeguards behind the technology, why agents are different from traditional AI tools, and how they could reshape financial advice. Plus, a look at prediction markets, the evolution of retail investing, and where the industry is headed next—including a tease of Public's upcoming “free money” feature.

In today's deep dive, Zaid breaks down what's going on at OpenAI. From missed revenue targets and internal tensions between Sam Altman and his CFO, to rising competition from Anthropic and Google that's eating into ChatGPT's dominance. Zaid explores OpenAI's business model problem, the company's pivot to advertising, and what it all means for the AI trade and whether OpenAI is actually ready to go public.

Market update for Friday May 1, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode:Stocks wrapped up their best month since 2020 (S&P 500 up 10%, Nasdaq up 15% in April)PCE inflation hits 3.5%, the highest since 2023, driven by rising oil prices from the Iran warApple reports a monster quarter thanks to iPhone 17 lineupAnthropic in talks to raise money at a $900 billion valuationReddit stock pops after revenue jumps 69% and profits soar nearly 8xRoblox gets crushed after child safety measures slow user growthSaudi Arabia pulls funding from LIV Golf

Market update for Thursday April 30, 2026Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode, Zaid covers:Jerome Powell's last Fed meeting and what comes nextGoogle crushes earnings, cloud revenue surges 63% to $20BAmazon's AWS grows 28%, fastest pace in nearly four yearsMicrosoft beats estimates but stock drops as cloud momentum stallsMeta revenue jumps 33% but stock tanks on raised AI spending and user declineEli Lilly blows past estimates, Zepbound and Mounjaro sales skyrocketFun fact; 69% of Polymarket traders are losing money

Market update for Wednesday April 29Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.In today's episode:Oil prices rip higher for a 7th straight dayThe UAE quits OPEC. what it means for oil prices and the future of the cartelStarbucks crushes earnings and raises its full-year outlookVisa beats across the board as consumer spending stays resilientRobinhood misses estimates as crypto revenue plunges 47%Disney decides to keep ESPN