Wall Street Breakfast

Large cap tech earnings (0:25) Health insurance stocks drop (6:55) Good news in travel and leisure (8:30) More big earnings next week (10:00) Interesting new Fed Chair (12:20) Cloudy macro data (15:30)

Show Notes:
Trump picks Kevin Warsh as new Fed Chair
Tesla targets $20B+ CapEx in 2026 amid Optimus expansion, Model S/X wind-down
The Mag 7 are no longer trading as a unified group

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Former Fed governor Warsh gets the nod to succeed Powell. (0:15) Is Warsh hawkish or dovish? (1:25) What Seeking Alpha analysts say. (2:21)

Show Notes
Miss the action? You can still bet on Fed chair

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Trump administration prepares for Warsh Fed chair nomination, reports. (00:16) GrubHub going after rivals by removing fees on orders over $50. (01:02) Apple (AAPL) edges up after Q1 revenue jumps 16% on record iPhone sales. (02:07)

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Biggest stock movers Friday: SNDK, TSLA, and more
Microsoft reportedly inks $750 million cloud deal with AI firm Perplexity
Trump files $10B lawsuit against IRS, Treasury Department over tax-return leak
Samsung SDI U.S. arm wins battery supply deal, seen linked to Tesla ESS, Yonhap reports

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Software stocks slide sharply as Microsoft, ServiceNow stoke fears. (0:15) Caterpillar beats earnings as AI data-center demand lifts sales. (1:57) Barry Diller wants CNN. (2:59)    

Show Notes
Altria outlines dividend strategy

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Meta (META) gains on earnings beat despite higher spending: Key takeaways. (00:14) Microsoft (MSFT) outlines Q3 revenue target amid accelerating AI cloud demand and Copilot seat growth. (00:48) Tesla (TSLA) targets $20B+ CapEx in 2026 amid Optimus expansion and Model S/X wind-down. (01:39) Norway’s $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund reduces stakes in top U.S. tech firms. (02:22)

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Biggest stock movers Thursday: MSFT, META, TSLA, and more
Trump, Schumer discuss potential deal on DHS funding to avert shutdown - report
Bumble, Match, Panera Bread, and CrunchBase hit by cyberattacks, Bloomberg reports
Nvidia CEO says Chinese government yet to clear H200 imports

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