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Zuck Loves Nvidia
Zuck is spending billions on Nvidia AI chips, Tesla will showcase its Cybertruck on its China tour, Macy’s is cutting jobs, Google is investing heavily in a new UK data center, drugmakers are raising prices on Ozempic and similar drugs, and India is puting its best foot forward at Davos.
Harvard's Apology Tour
Spirit is in a tough spot after the failed JetBlue buyout, Sheryl Sandberg left Meta’s board, Apple is banned from selling watches in the US with a blood oxygen sensor, election-year messaging will drive consumer trends, CNN’s newest boss is shaking up their news operations, and Harvard is trying to smooth over relations with Silicon Valley.
RIP Drizly
Japan’s market has been doing well, Uber is closing Drizly, China’s population dropped for a second year, the bill for a record amount of commercial real estate debt is coming due, emerging markets are off to their worst start since 2016, and JPMorgan has to pay an $18M fine for whistleblower protection violations.
Hertz's Tesla Deal Was a Dud
Google is cutting 100s of engineering jobs, large PE backers want their money back, Hertz is selling 1/3 of its EV fleet, JPM saw a record $30B of private debt change hands, Pixar is cutting jobs, inflation numbers came in hot in December, and Airbus jet order demand soared after Boeing’s latest incident.
The EU Is Probing Microsoft
Analysts aren’t bullish about Morgan Stanley and Citi’s stock, Finra calls AI an ‘emerging risk,’ Australia’s UBC is looking beyond IPOs after a slow 2023, Ackman is backing a bid by dissidents for Harvard board seats, Apple’s Saori Casey was named Sonos’ finance chief, and the EU is launching a competition probe into Microsoft’s OpenAI investment.
More Problems for Boeing
Bill Gross thinks treasuries are overvalued, BlackRock is bullish on equities in 2024, Nvidia rallied to a record high on news of new AI-related components, Wall Street is trying to time the Fed’s QT taper, United and Alaska Airlines found loose parts on some Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets, and Michigan won the college football national championship.
Bill Ackman vs The World
Bill Ackman is going all-in on investigating Ivy League plagiarism after his wife was accused, Boeing can’t catch a break after their latest 737 MAX mishap, the nation’s economists are short-term happy, long-term gloomy, and JPMorgan sees the treasury rally resuming.
OpenAI Wants Licensed Content
Regulators denied Apple, Disney bids to skip votes on AI, Morgan Stanley dropped its bullish dollar bet, OpenAI is working with publishers about licensing content, Google is killing cookies, NYC’s mayor sued Texas, and Peloton shares surged on news of deal with TikTok.
Tough Start for Tech Stocks
Several high-profile individuals were named in new Epstein documents, Fed minutes suggest rate hikes are over, Apple’s stock decline led a tech rout, Zuck has sold half a billion in Meta stock in the last two months, TikTok has big plans for its shopping business, and GM’s 2023 US vehicle sales were its best since 2019.