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This week, the US consumer inflation rate hit 7.5%. If this inflation rate persists, US interest rates could rise and US stocks could fall for several years. Chris and Robert discuss how some investors are positioning to protect themselves from a price collapse.

Chris and Robert look at valuations and regulatory risks for beaten-down China stocks, including the mysterious disappearance of Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and the imminent threat of delisting from US stock exchanges. Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is for educational purposes only, and is not intended as financial advice.

We dig into the reasons behind last week's cryptocurrency selloff and nerd out on cryptocurrency, blockchain, and decentralized finance with special guest Carl Youngblood. Learn why Ethereum is Carl's coin of choice and he remains optimistic about the space.

Chris and Robert dig into how Bill Hwang's investment fund Archegos Capital blew up a 10 billion-dollar private fortune in under ten days and shaved off a third of the market cap of Switzerland's second biggest bank.

Chris and Robert recorded an unscripted conversation about what's next for the podcast, including going to a monthly rather than weekly format. Hit us up on social media and let us know what you want!

Robert discusses how rising Treasury bond yields affected the market this week and how a third vaccine and a new COVID relief bill could turn things around.

Chris and Robert talk money printing, Modern Monetary Theory, interest rates, and inflation expectations in the aftermath of the 2020 stimulus binge!

Chris and Robert hit the news highlights and then dive into the market mechanics of "short selling" and "short squeezes" to explain why Game Stop went to $325 per share this week. Break out the popcorn, because this is one to watch.

This Week at the Zoo, 2021 is on pace to be a record year for S&P 500 corporate earnings as the vaccine rollout proceeds apace and the housing market runs hot, hot, hot. Chris and Robert float a few trading ideas on Apple, IBM, and the EWU United Kingdom ETF.

This Week at the Zoo, we interview Passiv's director of growth Nicholas McCullum about ETFs, mutual funds, direct indexing, algorithms, AI, and the future of the passive investing space.Passiv Website - https://www.passiv.com Passiv Twitter - https://twitter.com/Passivteam Email - nick.mccullum@passiv.com

This Week at the Zoo, Chris and Robert talk bubbles, economic data, and what US economic policy might look like in 2021. With Democrats in control of the Senate after winning a runoff election in Georgia, future stimulus must be weighed against the possibility of a corporate tax hike.

The S&P 500 returned over 18% this year, amid one of the worst single-year economic contractions in modern history. We discuss why it happened, whether we're in a bubble, and what the best investing opportunities for the coming year might be.

This Week at the Zoo, we saw warning signs in the data on jobs, retail sales, and manufacturing as Covid cases and deaths set new records in the US. The S&P 500 rose anyway, thanks to optimism around vaccine rollout and federal stimulus negotiations.

Mixed markets this week as stimulus negotiations struggle, but the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines proceeds apace. Energy stocks are soaring amid US-Iran tensions. And Robert proposes a new stock market acronym: the TAD stocks (Tesla, AirBnB, and Doordash) are just a tad overvalued.

Chris and Robert dig into the financials on airline stocks. Are they trading at a discount due to the pandemic? Will a new bailout send them soaring higher? Which airlines are in the best financial shape, and when might their earnings recover to pre-pandemic levels? We tackle these questions by a listener's special request.

In a special episode this week, we asked trader Dan Carlson to share his best current trading idea. Dan is buying McKesson, a healthcare supply company that makes the cold storage freezers necessary to store Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine. Find Dan online at instagram.com/friday_night_jiu_jitsu/.

Stocks started the week strong after exciting Covid-19 vaccine news from Moderna, but new state and city business closures weighed on the market later in the week. We also discuss valuations, Amazon's online pharmacy launch, and cryptocurrency's big bull run.

Investors have been rotating from growth stocks to value stocks after news of a Pfizer vaccine. But after market close on Friday, five US states announced renewed lockdowns. Insider selling and the Citi economic surprise index also flashed warning signals this week.

This Week at the Zoo, we review how previous election results have affected the market. Divided government and the prospect of stimulus bode well for markets in 2021, but Covid-19 and the housing market pose systemic risks.

This Week at the Zoo, special guest Michael B. Wang joins us to discuss how the US presidential election outcome might affect US equities.

This Week at the Zoo, we discuss stimulus talks, election outcomes, and economic data that may move markets going forward.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor, and ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and not intended as investing advice.

To say stimulus news was "mixed" this week would be too generous. It wasn't mixed; it was confused. We also cover economic data, theater closures, and the possible breakup of Big Tech firms.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial adviser. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis and mixed jobs numbers weighed on stocks, but indexes ended the week higher on stimulus hope.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, the Nasdaq paused its correction with a nearly 2.5% bounce as Democrats floated a new stimulus proposal. We talk political hope and political risk as elections approach.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, mixed economic data, US-China trade tensions, and tropical storms weighed on stocks, and there may be more weakness ahead.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, the Nasdaq fell 4.5% as the US Senate signaled that no stimulus deal will be struck before the November election. The jobs recovery has slowed, but there are positive signs for small business and manufacturing.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, the Nasdaq fell 3.5% in what CNBC called a "tech wreck." Chris and Robert expect some sector rotation out of "growth" technology stocks into "value" names in the leisure, travel, financial, and manufacturing sectors.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, the S&P 500 surged nearly 3.5% to close the week at a new all-time high, even as Hurricane Laura devastated Louisiana and shut down the oil industry. Consumer spending still looks good, despite a sharp fall-off in consumer confidence after August expiry of the $600 unemployment benefit.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo. the S&P 500 clawed its way to new all-time highs despite worrying jobs numbers. The housing sector ran hot, tropical storms shut down 13% of Gulf oil production, and manufacturing activity shifted from Europe to the US amid dollar weakness against the Euro.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, Congressional stimulus is delayed until at least September 8, and an executive order stopgap may or may not actually materialize. Manufacturing and jobs data beat Wall Street expectations, while auto sales missed. Also, inflation data came in unexpectedly hot.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, the S&P 500 approached its all-time high as forward-looking economic data strengthened. But there's one big risk: the stimulus bill is stalled in Congress with 40 million Americans at risk of losing their homes.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investment advice.

This Week at the Zoo, stimulus 2.0 is stalled in Congress as emergency relief measures expire. The economic recovery has flatlined. But Apple, Amazon, and Facebook reported blowout Q2 earnings. The US dollar continued to weaken but may be ready to bounce. Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes and not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, the pandemic may have peaked in the US, the US dollar is close to breaking its 10-year uptrend, and big-city rents are tumbling as tenants flee to the suburbs. Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor, and ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes and not intended as investment advice.

This Week at the Zoo, economic data turned south as people stayed home amidst a spike in coronavirus cases, but liquidity increased slightly as the Fed increased its balance sheet for the first time in five weeks. Bank earnings beat expectations on revenue, but missed on earnings.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, China stocks soared after the Chinese government told investors to buy. Economic data continued to blow out analyst estimates, especially in real estate, construction, and services. But there are growing headwinds from business re-closures and Fed balance sheet reduction.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor, and ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes and not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, we've got a growing risk of trade war with Europe, China, and Canada. We've got economies reclosing as coronavirus spread accelerates. And we've got rising default and bankruptcy rates ahead of Q2 earnings season.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, the S&P 500 gained 2% on news of impending stimulus and blowout retail sales data. However, a jobs slowdown and a spike in both corporate defaults and new Covid-19 cases threatens the recovery.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, the stock market corrected downward as daily counts of new COVID-19 cases rose to new highs in several states. Debt risks are also rising, with US private debt having risen 12% even as credit rating agencies downgrade hundreds of corporate loans.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, airline stocks rallied on TSA data and the Nasdaq reached new all-time highs as unemployment numbers came in way better than expected.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial adviser. ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, the financial and real estate sectors outperformed technology stocks after better-than-expected new home sales data. Overall, the market moved higher despite the risk of renewed trade war with China.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, we dig into the week's news about US-China tensions, potential Covid-19 vaccines, corporate earnings, and April economic data. Might the market sell off as the numbers of new Covid-19 cases rise?Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor, and ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, the S&P 500 ended the week down over 2% on news of worsening employment forecasts and rising US-China tensions.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, oil posted strong gains due to supply cuts and recovering demand, and airlines plummeted after Warren Buffett announced that Berkshire sold its entire airline stake.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas presented on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, we dig into earnings, GDP numbers, Trump's threat to impose new tariffs, and the developing shortage of meat products.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investing advice.

Crude oil futures crashed to negative $35 per barrel. Why did it happen, and is it an investment opportunity? Plus the skinny on earnings and economic data for the week.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a registered investment, tax, or legal adviser. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and not intended as investment advice.

This Week at the Zoo, the S&P 500 continued its rally with a 3% gain, despite some extremely bad economic data. Trump wants to reopen the economy by May 1. Is this too optimistic? We also discuss why reopening the economy may be slower and more difficult than expected.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, we saw a huge 12% rally in the S&P 500 as the spread of coronavirus slowed, Saudi Arabia and Russia reached a truce in the oil price war, the Fed announced another $2.3 trillion stimulus, and the outlook improved for S&P 500 dividends. However, we also saw record jobless claims numbers this week.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor, and ideas expressed on the podcast do not constitute investment advice.

This Week at the Zoo, we discuss how rumors of Phase 4 stimulus and OPEC+ talks supported stocks despite a flood of bad news, including a 30-day lockdown extension, 6.6 million new jobless claims, and a 32% unemployment projection from the Fed.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor, and ideas expressed on the podcast are not intended as investing advice.

This Week at the Zoo, we discuss the mid week rally, the unemployment numbers reported, and how the stimulus package may impact the market.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a registered investment, tax, or legal adviser. Ideas expressed by Wall Street Petting Zoo are not intended as investment advice.

This Week at the Zoo, we predict impending financial crisis as unemployment numbers spike. However, the market may see an early-week rally on news of larger-than-expected stimulus before buyers capitulate in response to Thursday's jobless claims data.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a licensed financial advisor. Ideas expressed on the podcast are for educational purposes only and are not intended as investment advice.

This Week at the Zoo, we discuss last week's wild roller coaster ride as markets saw some of their largest single-day gains and losses ever. We remain bearish on markets going into next week as quarantines expand and a payroll tax cut fails to materialize over the weekend.Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is not a registered investment, tax, or legal adviser. Ideas expressed by Wall Street Petting Zoo are intended for education purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.