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Worst. P= erm. Ever. Dictionary publisher HarperCollins named "permacrisis" the word of the year. A = representative said it "sums up quite succinctly just how truly awful = 2022 has been." Sigh.

US stocks rose on Friday, but the S&P = 500 lost nearly 3.4% for the week after the Fed announced its fourth straig= ht rate hike of 75 basis points. J. Powell=E2=80=99s comments suggested tha= t a pause isn=E2=80=99t in the cards anytime soon. At least we got an extra hour of sleep = last night?

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The =E2=80=9Clipstick effect=E2=80=9D is = fading for cosmetics giants as consumers find comfort in experiential splur= ges

Buying a cherry-red smile=E2=80= =A6 but the outlook is more matte than glossy. Beauty titans are o= ften shielded during economic downturns thanks to the so-called lipstick ef= fect. In gloomy times, cash-stressed consumers can=E2=80=99t afford big-tic= ket items, so they console themselves by indulging in small luxuries (think= : $38 Dior Lip Glow).

  • $20 gloss > $200 hydrafacial: As the= US economy shrank in the first quarter, lipstick sales jumped 48% from las= t year (2X as fast as other beauty products).
  • Lipstuck: But now even cosmetics giants= are struggling to cover up ugly economic effe= cts.

Losing luster=E2=80=A6 Last week = Est=C3=A9e Lauder<= /strong> said its quarterly makeup sales fell 10%, and it lowered its outlo= ok on weakening demand. Rival L=E2=80=99Or=C3=A9al reporte= d slowing growth as its profit-puppy luxe division (think: Prada, Lanc=C3=B4m= e) underperformed. FYI: Cover Girl owner Coty reports next week. But while consume= rs are cutting back on makeup, spending rose more than expected in= September as Americans splurged on =E2=80=9Cexperiential=E2=80=9D indulgen= ces.

  • Airbnb reported its best= quarter ever last week while Marriott joined Hilton in lifting its annual forecast. = Booking=E2=80=99s profit more than doubled.
  • Chains including Burger King, Starbucks, and KFC and Taco Bell owner Yum Brands had rob= ust sales growth as Americans opened their wallets for premium items like P= SLs.
  • Big food staples like Kellogg<= /strong>, Pepsi, and Kraft<= /strong> have reported strong sales this season as consumers kept stocking = Frosted Flakes and Cheetos despite price hikes. Booze big shots like Smirno= ff maker Diageo have also proved resilient.
THE TAKEAWAY=

Consumers ar= e in =E2=80=9Cbite or flight=E2=80=9D mode=E2=80=A6 While the econ= omy's in stressful fight-or-flight mode, some Americans are finding sol= ace by indulging in brand-name treats (bites) or getaways (flights). Despit= e broad price hikes, a lot of consumers are still shelling out for Whoppers= and Airbnb glamping weekends. We might need to kiss the lipstick effect go= odbye, because the seemingly =E2=80=9Cprotected=E2=80=9D categories during = this downturn appear to be experience-based.

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Coming up this week...

A whole new world=E2=80=A6 W= hile streaming entertainment powered Disney through the pandemic, real-life entertainment = is propelling growth now. Revenue for the first nine months of the year was= up 28% as US parks and resorts recovered and is expected to be up 25% for = the year (Disney reports tomorrow). With Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, Disney s= urpassed Netflix= =E2=80=99s total subs in August but lowered its 2024 forecast = for Disney+ as growth slows. If the streamer hadn=E2=80=99t added 9M subs l= ast quarter, as expected, investors might be bummed despite Disney's st= rong overall growth.

Insert (more) coins to continue... Gaming behemoths are struggling to beat their own high scores as the pa= ndemic video-game boom slows. In the second quarter, NBA 2K maker <= a href=3D"https://sg.robinhood.com/ls/click?upn=3D6fntGirSE5selsQKrSSUHk6R8= tCrM-2FUICq73HMQolwUhYkGQ5p2GNTq-2F8Na0XXMahLb4_y6r4Y-2Fjyz39fUgiIVZvxszI1-= 2BOksX762wK6L32M97xgJ-2FnBU-2Fpq1oGUBER66ULtnWuSocuE-2FC-2FJ71ILldlSHnjKfLs= n5p1nb-2Ft09RZQUtj-2FG-2F7-2F-2FDnlLiKh57KRBYAUwxMUtrKwi7u-2FWpldAS3jUz5eWV= C80JUcFROlMfxCgfWbr-2F1Uq5vxwr7HtTYxk5uixbLIO9pycNxgyglOt-2FekmG9IYhv4e3mSG= 5Vdf4QQO8LNi0eXZEm-2FhN3Of6QLm9774eB0cR5OfvQxaZ6i5CCjmlVIFFBUJtdQ0x8WMDWw05= SvRBGRk3r1C-2BKj9ZzRJ-2BPw6Jm5QBeZni7JbsxJMP4BnTzLK9zXrbPcY-2BFQDHMpk0sO-2F= DL47EJfLw0sSzwQszRZSSQF-2BGU26FA9emmTTHa2rahD8n599GFh-2Bch2rxysg7KXFqcuXa38= 8dxR6c4RU5bEwroTu-2BqXqweaQDqKJ6wqXlVeTxbYhB1R0SV7JZ3WtHxP9SEP3O2P9lk4WY4hW= Chx1206XW6sMqgMXyVJSJ5DjNJRMNy5z0TfevGlBclPhEYdc4XL5csla-2BjobQ5yrRgcx9Qy5v= 4NGu0iN0EPDkt6fUyt8wGCXMF9rieYAoDVylzksUdEAnbkJX62m0yuJxqOTq-2BYCakyflUyhUO= 5Mx0-2FJOg-3D-3D style=3D"color: rgb(0, 200, 5); text-decoration: underline= ; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-underline-offset:= 1px;" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Take-Two Interactive= and tween fave Roblox= fell short of quarterly earnings expectations after reporting few= er new gamers. Meanwhile, Microsoft=E2=80=99s $70B purchase of Activision =E2=80=94 whi= ch makes Call of Duty =E2=80=94 remains stalled in a lengthy regulatory rev= iew. Analysts expect earnings to keep falling when Take-Two and Roblox repo= rt this week, but revenues are forecast to rise as in-game spending stays s= trong.

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Stories we=E2=80=99re wat= ching...

=E2=80=9CThe future of Twitter=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6= Every Twitter thread last week. ICYMI: Elon Musk now runs Twitter= (in his words: =E2=80=9Cthe bird is = freed=E2=80=9D). Top execs have left the company and advertisers are skittish. After GM paused Twitter campaigns, a= d giant IPG recommended its clients pause their spend too. Meanwhile, Elon s= eems focused on cutting costs and boosting non-ad revenue: On Frid= ay, Twitter laid off half its employees, and over the weekend started rolli= ng out an $8/month charge for blue check marks. There are many opi= nions about the Twitter-quisition, but only time will tell if it=E2=80=99ll= help the embattled platform rise or sink.<= /p>

Giving mixed signals=E2=80=A6 US employers added 261= K jobs in October, and there are roughly two open jobs for every unemployed= worker (a sign the Fed=E2=80=99s hikes aren=E2=80=99t cooling the economy = enough). But job growth slowed and unemployment ticked up to 3.7%. Microsof= t, Netflix, Sn= ap, and Meta are laying off employees, and Amazon and (reportedly) Apple have= frozen corporate hiring. Last week Lyft and Stripe also = announced cuts. Non-tech industries may also slow: last week Ford offered buyouts to under= performers.

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  • Funged: Reddit= saw $10M+ in collectible avatar sales even as the broader NFT market tanke= d 97% from its January peak. One possible reason: Reddit didn't mention= that the polygon<= /a>-based NFTs, dubbed "Snoos," were NFTs.
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  • Monday: Earnings expected from Activision Blizzard, Bi= oNTech, Take-Two Interactive, Palantir, Ryanair, Lyft, and TripAd= visor
  • Tuesday: Earnings expected from Disney, Occidental Pet= roleum, Constellation Energy, GlobalFound= ries, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Coty, AMC, Affirm, Planet Fitness, and Sweetgreen
  • Wednesday: Earnings expected from Rivian, Coupang, Roblox, Manulife F= inancial, Unity Software, Starwood Proper= ty, Wendy=E2=80=99s, Bumble, and= SeaWorld
  • T= hursday: Jobless claims. Earnings expected from AstraZenec= a, Nio, Toast, Ralph Lau= ren, Duolingo, Weibo, We= Work, Six Flags, Warby Parker, <= strong>Aurora Cannabis, and Brookfield Asset Management
  • Friday: Earn= ings expected from Innovid

Authors of this Sna= cks own: matic and shares of Amazon, Take-Two Interactive, Disney, Snap, Ne= tflix, Apple, Ford, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple, GM, Yum Brands, Aurora Canna= bis, and Starbucks

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He= y Snackers,

Worst. Perm. Ever. Dictionary publisher HarperCo= llins named "permacrisis&= quot; the word of the year. A representative said it "sums up quite su= ccinctly just how truly awful 2022 has been." Sigh.

US stocks ro= se on Friday, but the S&P 500 lost nearly 3.4% for the week after the F= ed announced its fourth straight rate hike of 75 basis points. J. Powell=E2= =80=99s comments suggested that a pause isn=E2=80=99t in the cards anytime = soon. At least we got an e= xtra hour of sleep last night?

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The = =E2=80=9Clipstick effect=E2=80=9D is fading for cosmetics giants as consume= rs find comfort in experiential splurges

= Buying a cherry-red smile=E2=80=A6 but the outlook is more= matte than glossy. Beauty titans are often shielded during economic downtu= rns thanks to the so-called lipstick effect. In gloomy times, cash-stressed= consumers can=E2=80=99t afford big-ticket items, so they console themselve= s by indulging in small luxuries (think: $38 Dior Lip Glow).

  • $20 glo= ss > $200 hydrafacial: As the US economy shrank in the first qu= arter, lipstick sales jumped 48% from last year (2X as fast as other beauty= products).
  • Lipstuck: But now even cosmetics giants are s= truggling to cover up ugly economic effects.

Losing= luster=E2=80=A6 Last week Est=C3=A9e Lauder said its quarterly = makeup sales fell 10%, and it lowered its outlook on weakening demand. Riva= l L=E2=80=99Or=C3=A9al reported slowing growth as its prof= it-puppy luxe division (think: Prada, Lanc=C3=B4me) underperformed. FYI: Cover Girl own= er Coty report= s next week. But while consumers are cutting back on makeup, spending r= ose more than expected in September as Americans splurged on =E2=80=9C= experiential=E2=80=9D indulgences.

    Travel go-tos are booming.= Airbnb re= ported its best quarter ever last week while Marriott joined Hilton in lifting its a= nnual forecast. Boo= king=E2=80=99s profit more than doubled.
  • Chains including Burger King, Starbucks, a= nd KFC and Taco Bell owner Yum Brands had robust sales growth as Americans opened their= wallets for premium items like PSLs.
  • Kellogg, Pepsi, and Kraft have reported strong sales thi= s season as consumers kept stocking Frosted Flakes and Cheetos despite pric= e hikes. Booze big shots like Smirnoff maker Diageo have also proved resilient.
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Consumers are in =E2=80=9Cbite or fligh= t=E2=80=9D mode=E2=80=A6 While the economy's in stressful figh= t-or-flight mode, some Americans are finding solace by indulging in brand-n= ame treats (bites) or getaways (flights). Despite broad price hikes, a lot = of consumers are still shelling out for Whoppers and Airbnb glamping weeken= ds. We might need to kiss the lipstick effect goodbye, because the seemingl= y =E2=80=9Cprotected=E2=80=9D categories during this downturn appear to be = experience-based.

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Coming up this week...

A whole new world=E2=80=A6 W= hile streaming entertainment powered Disney through the pandemic, real-life ent= ertainment is propelling growth now. Revenue for the first nine months of t= he year was up 28% as US parks and resorts recovered and is expected to be = up 25% for the year (Disney reports tomorrow). With Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN= +, Disney surpassed Netflix=E2=80=99s total subs in August but lowered its 2024 f= orecast for Disney+ as growth slows. If the streamer hadn=E2=80=99t added 9= M subs last quarter, as expected, investors might be bummed despite Disney&= #39;s strong overall growth.

Insert (more) coins to continue.= .. Gaming behemoths are struggling to beat their own high scores a= s the pandemic video-game boom slows. In the second quarter, NBA 2K maker <= strong>Take-Two Interactive= and tween fave Roblox fell short of quarterly earnings expectat= ions after reporting fewer new gamers. Meanwhile, Microsoft=E2=80=99s $70= B purchase of A= ctivision =E2=80=94 which makes Call of Duty =E2=80=94 remains= stalled in a lengthy regulatory review. Analysts expect earnings to keep f= alling when Take-Two and Roblox report this week, but revenues are forecast= to rise as in-game spending stays strong.

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Stories we=E2=80=99re wat= ching...

=E2=80=9CThe future of Twitter=E2=80=9D= =E2=80=A6 Every Twitter thread last week. ICYMI: Elon Musk now run= s Twitter (in his words: =E2=80=9Cthe bird i= s freed=E2=80=9D). Top execs have left the company and advertisers are skittish. After GM paused Twitter campaign= s, ad giant IPG recommended its clients pause their spend too. Meanwhile, Elon = seems focused on cutting costs and boosting non-ad revenue: On Fri= day, Twitter laid off half its employees, and over the weekend started roll= ing out an $8/month charge for blue check marks. There are many op= inions about the Twitter-quisition, but only time will tell if it=E2=80=99l= l help the embattled platform rise or sink.

Giving mixed s= ignals=E2=80=A6 US employers added 261K jobs in October, and there= are roughly two open jobs for every unemployed worker (a sign the Fed=E2= =80=99s hikes aren=E2=80=99t cooling the economy enough). But job growth sl= owed and unemployment ticked up to 3.7%. Microsoft, Netflix, Snap, and Meta are layin= g off employees, and = Amazon and (reportedly) Apple have frozen corporate hiring. Last week Lyft and Str= ipe also announced cuts. Non-tech industries may also slow: last w= eek Ford offered buyouts to underperformers.

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Last week's highlights.= ..

  • #Phygital: Ralph Lauren and Epic= Games announced a Fortnite fashion collection. The collab is both= physical and digital, living in closets and in Fortnite avatars. It could = help the preppy retailer gain younger fans.
  • BnBest: Airbnb is on top of the world (and can maybe r= ent you a yurt there). By embracing WFH trends, the rental platform posted = its best quarter as consumers seek IRL experiences in an always-online worl= d.
  • Scored: = Dick=E2=80=99s Sporting Goods= launched a $50M venture-capital fund to invest in sports-rela= ted startups. Corporate VC is booming, with companies from Google to GE to J&J building majo= r funds.

What else we're Snackin'
  • Gap: An NYC pay-= transparency law now requires employers who hire in the city to share salar= y ranges for job listings. But with broad ranges being posted, it may not h= elp close the wage gap as intended.
  • = Subs: Social platforms = like Facebook, Twitter, and Snap are at the mercy of advertisers' = budgets, but a growing push toward subscriptions (picture: monthly fees for= added features) could break Madison Avenue's grip.
  • Funged: Reddit saw $10M+ in collectible avatar sales even as the broa= der NFT market tanked 97% from its January peak. One possible reason: Reddi= t didn't mention that the polygon-based NFTs, dubbed "Snoos," were NFTs.
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This Week
  • Monday: Earnings expected from Activision Blizzard, Bi= oNTech, Take-Two Interactive, Palantir, Ryanair, Lyft, and TripAd= visor
  • Tuesday: Earnings expected from Disney, Occidental Pet= roleum, Constellation Energy, GlobalFound= ries, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Coty, AMC, Affirm, Planet Fitness, and Sweetgreen
  • Wednesday: Earnings expected from Rivian, Coupang, Roblox, Manulife F= inancial, Unity Software, Starwood Proper= ty, Wendy=E2=80=99s, Bumble, and= SeaWorld
  • T= hursday: Jobless claims. Earnings expected from AstraZenec= a, Nio, Toast, Ralph Lau= ren, Duolingo, Weibo, We= Work, Six Flags, Warby Parker, <= strong>Aurora Cannabis, and Brookfield Asset Management
  • Friday: Earn= ings expected from Innovid

Authors of this Sna= cks own: matic and shares of Amazon, Take-Two Interactive, Disney, Snap, Ne= tflix, Apple, Ford, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple, GM, Yum Brands, Aurora Canna= bis, and Starbucks

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