We DId It, Respectfully | Group Chat News Ep. 929

Group Chat News is back with some of the hottest stories of the week, including Expo West convention recap, the issues people have with Amazon and how Tiktok could be a serious competitor, Facebook Marketplace is the main reason young people still go on Facebook, Boomers are setting up a showdown with millennials, Stephen A Smith has agreed to a 100 million deal with ESPN that will give him flexablity to talk politics and much more! Timeline of What Was Discussed: ·       Welcome to Spring! (0:00) ·       Recapping Expo West and the trade show boom. (4:31) ·       Who is the biggest threat to Amazon? (25:20) ·       Modern-day Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace. (42:15) ·       Boomers vs. Millennials. (47:43) ·       Stephen A. Smith’s MAJOR new deal. (57:35) ·       Reading the YouTube Comments. (1:02:08) ·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:02:56) Related Links/Products Mentioned ·       How Facebook Marketplace is keeping young people on the platform ·       Boomers are setting up a showdown with millennials, aging in place and plunking down hundreds of thousands on renovating their homes Stephen A. Smith has agreed to a $100M+ deal with ESPN that will give him the flexibility to talk politics more Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content Join the Discord We’re @groupchatpod on Snapchat

Group Chat News is back!! And we have some of the hottest stories of the week, including DeepSeek spurs black market demand for Nvidia gaming chips in China, Stripe's total payment volume reaches 1.4 trillion, Target warms February sales were soft, On Running sales grow by double digits and swings to a profit year over year, and everyone's favorite WINNERS, LOSERS, and CONTENT! Timeline fo What Was Discussed: ·       How young kids interact. (0:00) ·       Recapping the Upfront Summit. (6:15) ·       Let’s talk DeepSeek. (18:43) ·       Stripe is NOT that impressive. (27:54) ·       The consumer is soft. (35:18) ·       Crypto Summit predictions. (41:27) ·       On Running is on absolute FIRE! (44:41) ·       Winners, Losers, and Content. (53:31) ·       Reading the YouTube comments. (59:18) ·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:01:22) Related Links/Products Mentioned ·       The Upfront Summit, less than two months after the fires, draws tech’s elite to Los Angeles ·       DeepSeek Spurs Black Market Demand for Nvidia Gaming Chips in China ·       Stripe's total payment volume reaches $1.4T, fueled by long-standing investments in AI ·       I always felt Stripe was a $100B+ company. It may just have taken a bit of time to fully bake. Quality companies eventually find their true value.  ·       All-In Podcast: The Stablecoin Future, Milei's Memecoin, DOGE for the DoD, Grok 3, Why Stripe Stays Private ·       Target warns February sales were soft, adding to concerns about consumer health ·       Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Is Tumbling. Earnings Weren’t the Problem. ·       Ross Stores $ROST has released its quarterly earnings. ·       US consumers are pulling back on spending ·       On Holding sales grow by double-digits, swings to a profit year-over-year ·       Dana White, Turki Alalshikh announce new boxing league ·       Sweetgreen is betting that you want fries with that salad Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content Join the Discord We’re @groupchatpod on Snapchat

Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week including some tea from the guys, India is set to reduce the import tax on electric vehicles from 110% to 15%, Elon Musk baby momma drama, a teen with a 4.4 GPA couldn't get accepted into college but got a job a Google, credit card debt is at an all-time high but Dee found a stat that can make you feel better....just a little and much more! Timeline of What Was Discussed: ·       Is this the beginning of the end of Group Chat? (0:00) ·       Power and making money are TWO different things. (7:14) ·       Holding people accountable. (16:45) ·       The ghost is here. (21:50) ·       What kind of person is Elon? (30:44) ·       The best and the brightest? (35:48) ·       Let’s talk credit card debt. (54:19) ·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (58:12) Related Links/Products Mentioned ·       INDIA IS SET TO REDUCE THE IMPORT TAX ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES FROM 110% to 15% ·       Joe Rogan Experience #2274 - Mike Baker ·       Watch Surviving Black Hawk Down | Netflix Official Site ·       Musk orders US federal workers to report on work by Monday or resign ·       Ravi Gupta - AI or Die ·       Elon Musk's 'baby mama' Ashley St. Clair sues him for custody of son ·       A teen genius with a 4.4 GPA and 1590 SAT Score—who was hired straight out of high school by Google for a Ph.D level Software Engineer position—was rejected by 16 out of 18 colleges including 5 UC Schools: Berkeley, Davis, UCLA, UCSD and UCSB. ·       You: OMG, $1.2 trillion in credit card debt, the economy is doomed Me: yah, but credit card balances as a % of cash in the bank is around the lowest in two decades Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content Join the Discord We’re @groupchatpod on Snapchat  

Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week, including all the latest updates on what President Trump has been up to, the USA vs Canada hockey game, SNL, the NBA All-Star game, retail spending plunged last month falling for the first time since August, Him's & Her's stock jumps up after the Superbowl ad, Dutch Bro's stock jolts to new record after 75% profit growth, Washington D.C. housing market plummets as DOGE lays off thousands of federal workers, and Stephen A Smith talks about running for President and much more. Timeline of What Was Discussed ·       Must see TV. (0:00) ·       Cutting the power of the Government machine. (2:25) ·       Exerting dominance. (5:35) ·       Recapping SNL 50. (15:50) ·       Does the NBA have a cultural problem? (18:35) ·       Let’s talk retail spending. (25:00) ·       Dutch Bros is the future of ‘junk’ coffee. (36:40) ·       An interesting shift dynamic in DC. (42:50) ·       Reading the YouTube comments. (1:02:05) Related Links/Products Mentioned ·       USA vs. Canada hockey: Three fights off of puck drop after American national anthem draws boos at 4 Nations ·       The Best Moments From SNL50 - TIME ·       US retail spending plunged last month, falling for the first time since August ·       Hims & Hers stock sees another spike in trading days after Super Bowl ad ·       Dutch Bros Stock Jolts To New Record High on Surprise 75% Profit Growth ·       Washington DC housing market plummets as DOGE lays off thousands of federal workers ·       Unemployment filings in Washington DC just SURGED +36% in one week to 3 TIMES the 2024 average. ·       ESPN host Stephen A. Smith says he would be U.S. president as long as he doesn’t have to campaign Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content Join the Discord We’re @groupchatpod on Snapchat

Group Chat News is back!!! We have the hottest stories of the week including boots-on-the-ground Super Bowl coverage, the viral Kendrick Lamar halftime performance,  the infamous Kayne Super Bowl ad, the Open AI and Elon offers, Gemini AI, CPI inflation, and everyone's favorite WINNERS, LOSERS, and CONTENT! Timeline of What Was Discussed: ·       Super Bowl 59 recap. (0:30) ·       Ye’s tirade. (19:04) ·       Billionaire beef. (25:57) ·       Dee’s early take on Google Gemini. (30:13) ·       Your favorite Executive Order. (34:18) ·       Let’s talk inflation. (42:20) ·       Winners, Losers, and Content. (46:14) ·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (55:48) Related Links/Products Mentioned ·       Super Bowl 59 attracts record 127.7 million viewers ·       The Switcheroo That Let Kanye West Advertise Swastika Shirts During the Super Bowl ·       Elon Musk will withdraw his nearly $100 billion bid for OpenAI if it remains a nonprofit ·       CPI inflation just officially JUMPED +0.5% in one month, the largest increase since August 2023. ·       Eggflation is back with a vengeance. ·       Inflation Heated Up in January, Freezing the Fed ·       While January CPI inflation was 3.0%, inflation is much higher in many basic necessities: ·       Here’s the inflation breakdown for January 2025 ·       Costco starts off 2025 with yet another sales gain ·       Skechers reaches record growth, but stock tumbles following weak outlook ·       Marc Andreessen - The Battle F - Invest Like the Best  ·       Pali Relief Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content Join the Discord We’re @groupchatpod on Snapchat

Group Chat is back with the hottest news of the week, including Kendrick winning 3 Grammys, and the importance of live streamers. How they're only going to get bigger, Lucca gets traded to the Lakers, another Deepseek update, Nvidia's stock falls 6.5% overnight, and we go over all of the Tariffs. We get a defense tech update from Zach White.  Timeline of What Was Discussed: ·       Congratulations to Kendrick Lamar. (0:00) ·       An important lesson for Indians. (7:29) ·       Grammy’s being tone deaf? (10:41) ·       Kayne being Kanye. (15:30) ·       The future of streamers. (19:30) ·       Reacting to the Luka Doncic/Anthony Davis trade. (21:38) ·       What’s going on with DeepSeek? (26:33) ·       Let’s talk tariffs. (46:03) ·       Information war. (59:09) ·       A defense tech update from Zach White. (1:11:43) ·       Reading the YouTube comments. (1:16:54) ·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:18:56) Related Links/Products Mentioned ·       Congrats Best Music Video winners - “Not Like Us” Kendrick Lamar ·       Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade details ·       Does DeepSeek's Breakthrough Help or Hurt Nvidia Stock? 3 Views You Should Know. ·       All-In Podcast: DeepSeek Panic, US vs China, OpenAI $40B?, and Doge Delivers with Travis Kalanick and David Sacks ·       Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever - Netflix ·       Nvidia stock, $NVDA, falls over -6.5% as overnight markets open after tariffs were imposed. ·       Canada, Mexico Want America to Feel the Pain of Tariffs Too ·       Trump: The Art of the Deal ·       Trump tariffs take aim at trade loophole used by Chinese online retailers like Temu and Shein Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content Join the Discord We’re @groupchatpod on Snapchat

Group Chat News is back with a very special episode! Today we have MarK, the Kathy who created the Kathy Meme coin, and his friend Seymone joining us on the pod, going over how he made the coin and the platform he used to create it. After the interview, the guys stick around for the news including DOGE just announced they are saving the United States a billion dollars a day, an update on Deepseek, gold is up 37%, LVMH revenue is down as profits fall 14%, and of course everyone's favorite WINNERS, LOSERS, and CONTENT! Here is the address for the REAL $Kathy coin. HWRZ4edDaQmjcXxRx8G5YRTA12HvAEbDejqQBZySpump Timeline of What Was Discussed: ·       This is NOT financial advice. The story of the $Kathy meme coin! (0:00) ·       We’re ‘DOGE’ing. (25:27) ·       An update on DeepSeek. (35:03) ·       Gold to the moon! (49:01) ·       Interesting news in the luxury world. (54:34) ·       Winners, Losers, and Content. (59:47) ·       Reading the YouTube comments. (1:09:33) ·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:09:58) Related Links/Products Mentioned ·       White House to open media access to podcasters, influencers ·       DOGE just announced that they are saving the US Government $1 billion PER DAY, let's break this down: ·       BREAKING: Trump admin. to offer ALL 2 Million federal workers a buyout to resign, saving taxpayers around $100 billion ·       For the first time in modern American history, an administration is actually attempting to shrink the federal government. ·       Bloomberg reports that Microsoft is investigating if a group linked to Chinese artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek obtained data output from OpenAi in 'an unauthorized manner' ·       The Federal Reserve has paused interest rates cuts, and kept interest rates the same ·       BREAKING: Gold prices are now officially above $2,800/oz, extending their historic run to +37% over the last 12 months. ·       Ray Dalio | The All-In Interview ·       LVMH revenue down as profits fall 14% ·       Starbucks Stock Pops as Turnaround Efforts Lead to Earnings Beat: ·       Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content Join the Discord We’re @groupchatpod on Snapchat    

Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week, including everything about the big NFL Sunday night games, Deepseek and why it's such a threat, how America has fallen in love with sports betting, Meme coins, President Trump and Los Angeles officials work on projected timelines to rebuild from the southern California fires and much more. Timeline of What Was Discussed: ·       Has the NFL become the WWE? (0:00) ·       It’s a privilege to go to Manhattan. (14:35) ·       Is DeepSeek taking over the internet? (17:18) ·       Should sports gambling in America be illegal? (45:20) ·       Recapping Trump’s visit to LA and his press conference with Karen Bass. (1:01:17) ·       China is playing the long game. (1:10:05) ·       RIP Kobe. (1:17:25) ·       Reading the YouTube comments. (1:20:20) ·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:21:17) Related Links/Products Mentioned ·       DeepSeek was built in UNDER 2 months for less than $10 million and it's now #1 on the App Store. ·        Nasdaq 100 futures fall over -200 points as markets react to DeepSeek release. ·       America Has Fallen in Love With Long-Shot Sports Bets ·       President Donald Trump and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass spoke over and corrected each other on the projected timelines on Southern California's rebuild process after the deadly Jan. 2025 fires. ·       Lex Fridman Podcast - #386 – Marc Andreessen: Future of the Internet, Technology, and AI Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content Join the Discord We’re @groupchatpod on Snapchat

Group Chat News is back! We're going over some of the hottest stories of the week including an update on the tariffs, Trump's big AI announcement, speculation of a possible Bitcoin reserve for America, Warren Buffet is the O.G. meme coin, an update on the TikTok ban, 3 trillion dollars of foreign investment soft committed to the USA, Netflix crushes earnings again and raises prices, and of course WINNERS, LOSERS, and CONTENT! Timeline of What Was Discussed: ·       Everyone hates their voice. (0:00) ·       Doing things for the common man. (1:48) ·       What politics is all about. (10:45) ·       Trump’s AI announcement. (12:29) ·       The waste in the Federal government. (18:57) ·       Let’s talk Bitcoin. (23:31) ·       Update on the TikTok ban. (34:37) ·       Netflix is on FIRE! (46:40) ·       Winners, Losers, and Content. (53:36) ·       Reading the YouTube comments. (1:04:12) ·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:05:04) Related Links/Products Mentioned ·       Trump understands fundamentally how tariffs work, but doesn't believe the argument they'll cause higher prices for U.S. consumers ·       All-In Podcast - Ted Cruz: Trump's First Week, Texas vs. California, Immigration, DOGE, Greenland ·       All-In Podcast - Inauguration Interviews: Trump's Talent, Dem Rebrand & more w/ Whip Emmer, Reps Swalwell & Khanna ·       WATCH: Trump holds first news conference, announcing major AI investment ·       BLACKROCK CEO: I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN BITCOIN ·       Trump and Melania's Meme Coins Hit Nearly $10 Billion Market Cap ·       Co-founder of major crypto company Ledger reportedly kidnapped in France ·       Netflix’s stock surges as huge subscriber beat goes beyond traction with sports ·       Saturday Ratings: NFL Divisional Playoff Games Each Deliver Over 33 Million View ·       Trump announces pardon for Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht ·       The Strategy to Raise $95M & Transform Retail - Dee Murthy Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content Join the Discord We’re @groupchatpod on Snapchat

Group Chats News is back! We have some of the hottest stories of the week including Friend of the Pod Michael Mente’s big donation to the Los Angeles fire relief, Joe Biden officially pardoning Anthony Fauci, Robinhood officially listing Donald Trump's meme-coin, Zuck noticing Lauren's outfit, Trump saying America to take back control of Panama Canal, the Tiktok ban, the media is misleading you. Elon Musk never did a Nazi salute and much more. Timeline of What Was Discussed: ·       God Bless America. (0:00) ·       Riding the optimistic wave. (15:50) ·       Don’t let the media dupe you. (23:25) ·       Star-studded guests in attendance. (28:15) ·       Looking ahead to future executive orders. (33:47) ·       What will happen with TikTok? (35:25) ·       Legacy. (44:48) ·       Help with CA wildfire relief. (47:38) ·       Everyone’s pardoned! (50:48) ·       Reading the YouTube comments. (58:40) ·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (59:22) Related Links/Products Mentioned ·       Mark Zuckerberg busted sneaking a peek at Lauren Sanchez’s in-your-face cleavage during Trump inauguration ·       Trump says America to take back control of Panama Canal  ·       The media is misleading you. Elon Musk never did a Nazi salute. ·       The Weeknd Joins Billionaires And Celebrities Donating To Los Angeles Fire Victims ·       REVOLVE (@revolve) - CA Wildfires ·       Email: [email protected] (Reach out about CA wildfires) ·       Joe Biden has officially pardoned Anthony Fauci. ·       Robinhood officially lists Donald Trump's memecoin Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content Join the Discord We’re @groupchatpod on Snapchat