FTX saga & bankruptcy filing, tech companies cut costs, retail earnings stay strong (for now)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kim K pays SEC $1.26m for promoting cryptocurrency without declaring she was paid, Peloton making moves, Elon wants to buy Twitter, and more here on This Week in Finance!    September 29 - October 6   #tiktok #elonmusk #peloton #twitter   -----  00:00 Intro  00:48 Peloton trying to course correct  05:00 Kim K fined for promoting crypto  07:30 OPEC cuts oil production  12:05 Elon wants to buy Twitter, again  13:57 TikTok financials  17:52 Outro  -----  Peloton: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/03/peloton-will-put-bikes-in-every-hilton-owned-hotel-in-the-us.html  Kim K: https://www.wsj.com/articles/kim-kardashian-paying-1-26-million-to-settle-sec-investigation-into-role-in-crypto-deal-11664798793?mod=breakingnews  OPEC: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/05/oil-opec-imposes-deep-production-cuts-in-a-bid-to-shore-up-prices.html  Elon/Twitter: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/06/musk-seeks-to-stop-oct-17-trial-date-to-close-twitter-deal-on-original-terms.html  TikTok: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-parent-bytedance-sees-losses-swell-in-push-for-growth-11665071238?mod=hp_lead_pos3 -----  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

Netflix is stepping into the gaming world, Hurricane Ian is causing massive amounts of loss, and Apple Music is the new sponsor of the Super Bowl. These stories & more here on This Week in Finance.    September 22 -  September 29   #hurricaneian #netflix #chipotle ----- 00:00 Intro  00:30 Netflix opens gaming studio  03:27 Google cuts the fun  05:03 Apple cuts production & sponsors halftime show  08:52 Amazon releases new products  11:52 Chips are becoming automated  14:45 Hurricane Ian  17:02 Student loan relief  18:25 JNJ announces Kenvue  18:50 Outro  -----  Netflix: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/26/netflix-opening-video-game-studio-in-finland.html   Google: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/23/google-ceo-pichai-fields-questions-on-cost-cuts-at-all-hands-meeting-.html   Apple Superbowl: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/23/apple-will-sponsor-super-bowl-halftime-show-starting-in-february.html   Apple Production: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/28/apple-stock-dips-on-report-the-company-bails-on-plans-to-boost-new-iphone-production.html Amazon: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/28/live-amazon-announces-new-echos-fire-tv-and-more-gadgets.html   Chipotle: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/27/chipotle-mexican-grill-will-test-robotic-tortilla-chip-maker-.html   Hurricane Ian: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/hurricane-ian-live-updates-rcna49927   Hurricane Industries: https://twitter.com/finfriendsYT/status/1575112770319962113   Student Loans: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/29/some-federal-student-loan-borrowers-cannot-consolidate-for-forgiveness.html   JNJ: https://www.jnj.com/johnson-johnson-announces-kenvue-as-the-name-for-planned-new-consumer-health-company  -----  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