• Fed slows rate hikes, Kroger & Albertsons merger, Crypto hedge fund Alameda fraud
    Dec 4 2022

    The Federal Reserve might be slowing their rate hikes, Kroger & Albertsons battle anti-trust pushback in D.C., and Sam Bankman-Fried continues to deny he knew anything was happening between FTX and Alameda.  

    All these stories covered on “This Week in Finance”   

    November 24 - December 1  

    #finance #stocks #economy  

    ----- 

    00:00 This Week in Finance 

    00:18 Fed signals slowing of rate hikes 

    05:57 Kroger & Albertsons legal battle 

    11:00 SBF, FTX, and Alameda 

    ----- 

    - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/30/fed-chair-jerome-powell-says-smaller-rate-hikes-could-come-in-december.html

    - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/29/kroger-and-albertsons-executives-defend-proposed-merger-at-hearing.html

    - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/30/former-ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-says-i-didnt-ever-try-to-commit-fraud.html

    ----- Website- https://jemi.so/financialfriends 💻 

    Shopify - https://financialfriends.myshopify.com 🛍 

    Podcast- https://anchor.fm/financialfriends 🎙   

    Twitter- https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT 🐥 

    Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/finfriendsyt 📸 

    TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@finfriendsyt 🕺 

    Public- https://public.com/brendanschema 📈 

    Free Stock- https://share.public.com/brendanschema 💰  

    Dividend Tracker- https://thedividendtracker.com/?ref=DLz2Lb 📊 

    ----- 

    *These videos are for entertainment purposes only and are NOT financial advice*

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/financialfriends/support
    Show More Show Less
    15 mins
  • Disney replaces CEO, Fed sees smaller rate hikes 'soon', Apple interested in Manchester United
    Nov 27 2022

    Disney has replaced Bob Chapek with Bob Iger, The Fed minutes reveal rate hikes could get smaller 'soon', and Apple reportedly looking at purchasing Manchester United.   

    All these stories covered on “This Week in Finance”   

    November 17 - November 24  

    #apple #disney #federalreserve #stocks #news 

    ----- 

    00:00 Busy week in finance 

    00:42 Disney replaces CEO 

    06:24 Fed sees smaller rate hikes "soon" 

    11:21 Apple reportedly interested in buying Manchester United 

    14:10 Like, comment, subscribe 

    ----- 

    - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/21/kareem-daniel-disney-head-of-media-and-chapeks-right-hand-is-out-following-igers-return.html 

    - https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-company-board-of-directors-appoints-robert-a-iger-as-chief-executive-officer/ 

    - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/23/fed-minutes-november-2022.html 

    - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11465491/Apple-interested-buying-Manchester-United-5-8BILLION-deal.html 

    - https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT/status/1595771088675475462 

    ----- 

    Website- https://jemi.so/financialfriends 💻 

    Shopify - https://financialfriends.myshopify.com 🛍 

    Podcast- https://anchor.fm/financialfriends 🎙   

    Twitter- https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT 🐥 

    Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/finfriendsyt 📸 

    TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@finfriendsyt 🕺 

    Public- https://public.com/brendanschema 📈 

    Free Stock- https://share.public.com/brendanschema 💰  

    Dividend Tracker- https://thedividendtracker.com/?ref=DLz2Lb 📊 

    ----- 

    *These videos are for entertainment purposes only and are NOT financial advice*

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/financialfriends/support
    Show More Show Less
    14 mins
  • FTX saga & bankruptcy filing, tech companies cut costs, retail earnings stay strong (for now)
    Nov 20 2022

    Over the past week, the SBF and FTX situation has only grown more complex. More and more workers are getting let go as companies begin to prioritize profits over growth. And retail sales increased 1.3% in October but it seems to be fueled by consumer debt as US household debt rose to $16.5 trillion.   

    All these stories covered on “This Week in Finance”   

    November 10 - November 17  

    #stocks #ftx #crypto #news  

    ----- 

    00:00 Busy week in finance  

    00:37 Cost cutting & Google activist letter 

    04:35 FTX saga continues & bankruptcy filing 

    10:33 Retail sales & earnings 

    14:45 Thank you for watching!  

    ----- 

    Activist Letter: https://www.tcifund.com/files/corporateengageement/alphabet/15th%20November%202022.pdf 

    Amazon Cuts Jobs: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/14/amazon-reportedly-plans-to-lay-off-about-10000-employees-starting-this-week.html 

    2022 Tech Layoffs https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/09/tech-layoffs-2022.html 

    SBF Vox Interview: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23462333/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-cryptocurrency-effective-altruism-crypto-bahamas-philanthropy

     Genesis: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/16/genesis-crypto-lending-unit-is-halting-customer-withdrawals-in-wake-of-ftx-collapse/ 

    BlockFi: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/16/genesis-crypto-lending-unit-is-halting-customer-withdrawals-in-wake-of-ftx-collapse/ 

    Genesis Tweet: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1592917789898989568?s=20&t=yF2vtZtZLdx5OmyqeNG7Yw 

    FTX Tweet: https://twitter.com/gurgavin/status/1593292792582635520?s=20&t=yF2vtZtZLdx5OmyqeNG7Yw 

    Retail Earnings Tweets: https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT 

    US Retail Sales: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-retail-sales-beat-expectations-october-2022-11-16/ 

    Household Debt: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/15/household-debt-soars-at-fastest-pace-in-15-years-as-credit-card-use-surges-fed-report-says.html

    ----- 

    Website- https://jemi.so/financialfriends 💻 

    Podcast- https://anchor.fm/financialfriends 🎙   

    Twitter- https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT 🐥 

    Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/finfriendsyt 📸 

    TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@finfriendsyt 🕺 

    Public- https://public.com/brendanschema 📈 

    Free Stock- https://share.public.com/brendanschema 💰  

    Dividend Tracker- https://thedividendtracker.com/?ref=DLz2Lb 📊 

    ----- 

    *These videos are for entertainment purposes only and are NOT financial advice*

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/financialfriends/support
    Show More Show Less
    15 mins
  • Twitter losing advertisers, Meta fires 11,000 people, FTX files bankruptcy, Bankman-Fried resigns
    Nov 13 2022

    Advertisers continue to pull from Twitter and they want answers, Meta fires 11,000 employees to cut expenses, and Sam Bankman-Fried's empire comes crashing down.   

    November 3 - November 10  

    #stocks #crypto #news  

    ----- 

    00:00 This was a crazy week... 

    00:44 Zuckerberg fires 11,000 employees  

    05:12 Twitter struggles with Elon as CEO 

    10:14 FTX files bankruptcy & SBF resigns 

    14:33 Drop your thoughts in the comments! 

    ----- 

    Meta fires: https://www.wsj.com/articles/meta-is-preparing-to-notify-employees-of-large-scale-layoffs-this-week-11667767794 

    IG on TikTok: https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT/status/1590328691401560066?s=20&t=qCzSOiQ6jG1XBit5SC_TNA 

    Twitter loses ads: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/04/tech/twitter-advertisers 

    Twitter chart: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkgOK9cOJEV/ 

    FTX bankrupt: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftx-tapped-into-customer-accounts-to-fund-risky-bets-setting-up-its-downfall-11668093732 

    FTX timeline: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/timeline-rise-fall-crypto-exchange-063227404.html

    ----- 

    Website- https://jemi.so/financialfriends 💻 

    Podcast- https://anchor.fm/financialfriends 🎙   

    Twitter- https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT 🐥 

    Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/finfriendsyt 📸 

    TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@finfriendsyt 🕺 

    Public- https://public.com/brendanschema 📈 

    Free Stock- https://share.public.com/brendanschema 💰  

    Dividend Tracker- https://thedividendtracker.com/?ref=DLz2Lb 📊 

    ----- 

    *These videos are for entertainment purposes only and are NOT financial advice*

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/financialfriends/support
    Show More Show Less
    15 mins
  • Elon Musk to charge $8 for Twitter verification, Fed raises rates 0.75%, and more
    Nov 6 2022

    Advertisers bail from Twitter after Elon takes the reins, J&J makes an acquisition to fuel more growth, and The Fed raised interest rates another 75bps.   

    October 27 - November 3  

    #stocks #finance #news 

    ----- 

    00:00 Intro 

    00:52 Elon & Twitter 

    10:06 Amazon pauses hiring, Stripe fires 

    13:15 J&J buys Abiomed 

    16:48 Fed rate hike 

    20:05 Leave your thoughts 

    ----- 

    IPG: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/01/ad-giant-ipg-advises-brands-to-pause-twitter-spending.html  

    Elon: https://twitter.com/elonmusk  

    Chartrdaily: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkgOK9cOJEV/  

    Firing: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/02/twitter-reportedly-ready-to-cut-about-3700-employees.html  

    Amazon: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/03/amazon-pauses-hiring-for-corporate-workforce.html  

    Stripe: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/03/stripe-plans-to-lay-off-14percent-of-workers.html  

    J&J: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/01/johnson-johnson-to-buy-abiomed-in-16point6-billion-deal.html  

    Fed hike: https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/federal-reserve-meeting-interest-rate-hike-november-2022

    ----- 

    Website- https://jemi.so/financialfriends 💻 

    Podcast- https://anchor.fm/financialfriends 🎙   

    Twitter- https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT 🐥 

    Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/finfriendsyt 📸 

    TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@finfriendsyt 🕺 

    Public- https://public.com/brendanschema 📈 

    Free Stock- https://share.public.com/brendanschema 💰  

    Dividend Tracker- https://thedividendtracker.com/?ref=DLz2Lb 📊 

    ----- 

    *These videos are for entertainment purposes only and are NOT financial advice*

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/financialfriends/support
    Show More Show Less
    21 mins
  • Big Tech Earnings Disappoint & Stocks Fall (AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, MSFT)
    Oct 30 2022

    Big Tech reported earnings over this past week and gave investors no reason to be happy about the future and their stock prices reflected that. We break down those earnings in This Week in Finance.   

    October 20 - October 27  

    #tech #apple #amazon #meta #google #microsoft  

    ----- 

    00:00 Intro 

    00:41 US GDP 

    02:00 META 

    03:23 AMZN 

    05:37 AAPL 

    09:17 GOOGL 

    10:25 MSFT 

    11:47 Elon Twitter Takeover 

    13:00 Outro 

    ----- 

    Stock Charts: https://www.google.com/finance/ 

    US GDP: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/27/us-gdp-accelerated-at-2point6percent-pace-in-q3-better-than-expected-as-growth-turns-positive.html 

    Meta: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/26/facebook-parent-meta-earnings-q3-2022.html 

    Meta Earnings: https://investor.fb.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2022/Meta-Reports-Third-Quarter-2022-Results/default.aspx 

    Amazon: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/27/amazon-amzn-earnings-q3-2022.html 

    Meme: https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT/status/1585752018039316482?s=20&t=tLYmv7mpeyzMt87Jpe6Zqw 

    Apple: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/27/apple-aapl-earnings-q4-2022.html 

    Apple Price Increases: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/24/apple-raises-prices-on-apple-tv-and-apple-music.html 

    Alphabet: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/25/alphabet-googl-q3-2022-earnings-.html 

    Microsoft: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/25/microsoft-msft-earnings-q1-2023.html 

    Elon Takes Over: https://www.wsj.com/articles/banks-begin-to-fund-13-billion-in-debt-backing-elon-musks-twitter-takeover-11666824554?mod=hp_lead_pos2 

    Elon Tweet: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585619322239561728?s=20&t=b5qIhxLIxzhB7DitpZW32g

    ----- 

    Website- https://jemi.so/financialfriends 💻 

    Podcast- https://anchor.fm/financialfriends 🎙   

    Twitter- https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT 🐥 

    Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/finfriendsyt 📸 

    TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@finfriendsyt 🕺 

    Public- https://public.com/brendanschema 📈 

    Free Stock- https://share.public.com/brendanschema 💰  

    Dividend Tracker- https://thedividendtracker.com/?ref=DLz2Lb 📊 

    ----- 

    *These videos are for entertainment purposes only and are NOT financial advice*

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/financialfriends/support
    Show More Show Less
    13 mins
  • Kroger & Albertsons Merger, 66% of Americans are worse off even as company earnings hold up
    Oct 23 2022

    Kroger and Albertsons are set to merge but will have to hurdle federal regulators. This news comes at the same time that Americans are facing higher prices at grocery stores and company profits are still robust.   

    These stories and more in This Week in Finance!   

    October 13 - October 20  

    #finance #business #stocks #news #financenews #businessnews  

    ----- 

    00:00 Intro 

    00:45 Kroger & Albertsons merger 

    06:25 Spirit & JetBlue merger 

    08:53 66% of Americans are worse off 

    11:40 PG, NFLX, SNAP, TSLA earnings 

    21:30 Content & Commerce prediction 

    25:50 Thank you for watching! 

    ----- 

    Kroger/Albertsons: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/14/albertsons-deal-how-kroger-plans-to-win-over-regulators-investors.html  

    Kroger/Albertsons: https://www.krogeralbertsons.com 

    Spirit/JetBlue: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/19/spirit-jetblue-takeover-wins-shareholder-approval.html  

    Americans: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/19/report-american-workers-are-worse-off-financially-than-a-year-ago.html  

    PG: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/19/procter-gamble-pg-q1-2023-earnings.html  

    NFLX: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/18/netflix-nflx-earnings-q3-2022.html  

    SNAP: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/20/snap-earnings-q3-2022.html  

    TSLA:https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/19/tesla-tsla-earnings-q3-2022-.html  

    Black Friday: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/18/nfl-black-friday-game-coming-to-amazon-in-2023.html  

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@garyvee/video/7156199551693638955?_r=1&_t=8WfC8eRzBHP&is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7156199551693638955  

    Walmart: https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2022/10/18/walmart-launches-new-content-creator-platform 

    ----- 

    Website- https://jemi.so/financialfriends 💻 

    Podcast- https://anchor.fm/financialfriends 🎙   

    Twitter- https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT 🐥 

    Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/finfriendsyt 📸 

    TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@finfriendsyt 🕺 

    Public- https://public.com/brendanschema 📈 

    Free Stock- https://share.public.com/brendanschema 💰  

    Dividend Tracker- https://thedividendtracker.com/?ref=DLz2Lb 📊 

    ----- 

    *These videos are for entertainment purposes only and are NOT financial advice*

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/financialfriends/support
    Show More Show Less
    26 mins
  • Netflix ad-supported tier $6.99, Kroger to buy Albertsons, Pepsi beat earnings & more
    Oct 16 2022

    The top stories from around the stock market! Kroger, Netflix, Pepsi, and more!   

    October 6 - October 13  

    #finance #business #stocks #news #financenews #businessnews 

    ----- 

    00:00 Intro 

    00:32 Pepsi reports earnings 

    02:53 Kroger & Albertsons to merge 

    05:45 Netflix releases ad-supported tier 

    08:35 Fed & inflation 

    10:15 PayPal 

    11:25 Rivian recall 

    14:57 Google selects Coinbase 

    16:15 Outro 

    ----- 

    Pepsi: https://public.com/posts/pep-reported-early-this-morning-eps-1-97-vs-1-84-expected-revenue-21-97b-vs-676698473  

    Kroger CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/13/shares-of-albertsons-jump-on-report-of-potential-merger-with-grocery-giant-kroger.html  

    Kroger WSJ:https://www.wsj.com/articles/kroger-and-albertsons-in-deal-talks-to-create-supermarket-giant-11665675587?mod=hp_lead_pos3  

    Netflix: https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-ads-to-launch-in-november-11665680110?mod=hp_lista_pos1  

    Fed: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/12/fed-minutes-october-2022.html  Inflation: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/13/consumer-price-index-september-2022-.html  

    PayPal: https://www.yahoo.com/video/paypal-policy-permits-company-fine-143946902.html  

    Rivian: https://www.wsj.com/articles/rivian-is-recalling-nearly-all-of-its-vehicles-11665188392?mod=hp_lead_pos2  

    Recalls:  https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2022/06/16/recalls-ford-honda-gm-porsche-volvo/65361463007/  

    Ford: https://fordauthority.com/2022/07/ford-motor-company-sales-numbers-figures-results-june-2022-usa/  

    Google/Coinbase: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/11/google-selects-coinbase-to-take-cloud-payments-with-cryptocurrencies.html 

    ----- 

    Website- https://jemi.so/financialfriends 💻 

    Podcast- https://anchor.fm/financialfriends 🎙   

    Twitter- https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT 🐥 

    Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/finfriendsyt 📸 

    TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@finfriendsyt 🕺 

    Public- https://public.com/brendanschema 📈 

    Free Stock- https://share.public.com/brendanschema 💰 

     Dividend Tracker- https://thedividendtracker.com/?ref=DLz2Lb 📊 

    ----- 

    *These videos are for entertainment purposes only and are NOT financial advice*

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/financialfriends/support
    Show More Show Less
    17 mins