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Last Week=E2=80=99s Market Moves
 
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33,375 (+1.81%)
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Hey Snackers,

America=E2=80=99s new = favorite pastime is headed to the big leagues: Disney=E2=80=99s ESPN struck a deal with the Association= of Pickleball Professionals to broadcast and stream 200+ hours of live cov= erage. It=E2=80=99s a huge dill.

The S&P 500 surged 2.5% for the = week as investors digested a slew of earnings and latched on to cooling-inf= lation hopes. The techy Nasdaq sealed its fourth winning week and is on tra= ck for its best month since July =E2=80=94 ahead of Big Tech reports this w= eek.

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Investors hope for a Goldilocks-style soft= landing, but the proof will be in the Fed=E2=80=99s porridge

Ignoring the (three) bears=E2=80=A6 The= economy =E2=89=A0 the stock market, but markets rallied last week after GD= P #s showed the US economy grew an expectation-beating 2.9% in the final qu= arter of last year. The icing on the cake: the pace of growth slowed slight= ly from the previous quarter, suggesting the Fed's hikes are gently= cooling the economy rather than freezing it. That=E2=80=99s reviving = hopes for a Goldilocks-like "soft landing." The ingredients:=

  • Not too hot: Temp jobs fell for the fifth straight month, ra= ising hopes that the labor market could cool without erasing many = full-time roles. But fresh layoff announcements from companies like IBM and Hasbro could change t= he picture.
  • Not too cold: Inflation cooled again last month, ending the year at 6.5% (still wa= y above the Fed's target). And while job growth is slowing, the labor m= arket=E2=80=99s still historically strong.

Juuuust righ= t=E2=80=A6 Experts say continued consumer spending, which rose 2.1= % last quarter but ticked down last month, will be key to avoiding a recess= ion. While consumers are starting to rein in their daily budgets, some are = "revenge= inflation spending" on major purchases. American Express=E2=80=99s CFO said sp= ending on experiential splurges like travel is "off the charts." = Still, while consumer sentiment has improved this year, it=E2=80=99s still = near historic lows.

THE TAKEAWAY

A fairy-tale ending isn=E2=80=99t= guaranteed=E2=80=A6 While optimism is up, some experts say there&= #39;s still plenty of room for concern (and a Q3 recession). The Fed, which= meets tomorrow and Wednesday, is expected to continue raising rates over t= he next two months =E2=80=94 though at a slower pace than those past =E2=80= =9Cjumbo=E2=80=9D hikes. Fed officials said they don't expect to cut ra= tes this year, but analysts think cuts could come as soon as September. We= =E2=80=99ll see whether Fed Chair Powell squashes the market=E2=80=99s opti= mism.

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Coming up this week

Ad-pocalypse now?... Google and Meta report this week, at a complicated time for the industry. Ads make up 8= 0% of Google=E2=80=99s revenue, and 98% of Meta=E2=80=99s. But in = their last-reported quarters, Meta saw an annual drop in ad revenue while G= oogle=E2=80=99s growth slowed. Meanwhile, Google=E2=80=99s dealing with an = existential threat from ChatGPT, with a DOJ lawsuit that seeks to break up = its ad biz. Facebook=E2=80=99s growth stalled last year and Insta barely gr= ew as users flocked to TikTok (bringing ad bucks with =E2=80=99em). Analyst= s expect lower earnings from the ad titans.

Apple's core= =E2=80=A6 could be softer than usual. A year ago Apple reported record sales = in its blockbuster holiday quarter. That could be hard to beat this year, a= s Covid crackdowns in China disrupted iPhone production (iPhones make up ov= er half of Apple=E2=80=99s sales). Last year, global smartphone shipments p= osted their largest drop ever. The world=E2=80=99s most valuable p= ublic company is expected to report lower earnings and sales on Thursday. S= till, Apple's the only Big Techie that=E2=80=99s avoided mass layoffs s= o far (partly since it didn=E2=80=99t do a mass hiring spree).

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

Prime pills=E2=80=A6= Call it a prescription subscription. Last week Amazon launched a subscription for unlimite= d meds. With =E2=80=9CRxPass,=E2=80=9D 168M Prime members can buy pills and= get =E2=80=99em delivered for $5/month (no insurance needed). RxPass offer= s 80 meds (think: blood pressure, anxiety, migraines) and targets people wi= th numerous prescriptions. Nearly half of US adults take two or more meds daily, and retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and CVS are scrambling to get a bigger c= hunk of the lucrative prescription pie. Amazon=E2=80=99s differentiator: of= fering many drugs at a flat rate.

Living for the jum= p scares=E2=80=A6 Moviegoers are seeing dead people and studios ar= e seeing green. Horror flicks are giving big blockbusters a run for their m= oney. Universal Studios=E2=80=99 and Blumhouse=E2= =80=99s =E2=80=9CM3gan,=E2=80=9D which follows a trendy murderous = doll, has already raked in $130M at the box office =E2=80=94 the latest hit in a s= eries of successful horror releases. =E2=80=9CSkinamarink,=E2=80=9D an expe= rimental horror with a tiny $15K production budget, earned $1.7M in two wee= kends. Horror could help boost the recovering movie industry, which is stil= l far from prepandemic levels.

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  • Listicle: Meta i= s reportedly paying = BuzzFeed millions to generate viral creator content as engagem= ent falls for both. It=E2=80=99s a symbiotic social relationship.
  • Searched: Google=E2=80= =99s bread-and-butter ad biz could be toast with a new Department = of Justice lawsuit. Regulators in the US and EU have been cranking the heat= on tech giants.
  • Swap: Tech layoffs are intensifying, but last year 80% of laid-off tech worker= s found a new gig within three months =E2=80=94 and over half of those rehi= red got pay bumps.

What else we're Snackin'
  • Starred: TripAdvisor= , Google, and Yelp are teaming up against the booming fa= ke-review biz. Potential solves include sting operations, lawsuits, and an = FTC move to seek civil penalties.
  • Tip: As di= gital checkouts take over, tablet prompts leave some feeling pressed to tip= at coffee shops and drive-thrus. Service workers say it makes up for low w= ages and helps cover living expenses.
  • WTFired: Laid-off remote workers boo= ted from computers have been left confused about next steps. With 160K tech= jobs cut last year, abrupt remote layoffs are becoming the norm.
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  • Monday: Earnings expected from Ryanair, Whirlpool, and SoFi
  • Tuesday: Earnings expected from Spotify, UPS, GM, Match, Snap= , UBS, Mondelez, Maratho= n Petroleum, Pfizer, McDonald=E2=80=99s, and Caterpillar
  • Wednesday: Black History Month kicks off. Earnings e= xpected from Meta, Align Technology, and = Novartis
  • Th= ursday: Earnings expected from Apple, Ama= zon, Google, ConocoPhillips, GoPro, Ferrari, Harley-Davidson, Merck, Honeywell, Est=C3=A9= e Lauder, Starbucks, Shell, Canada Goose, Atlassian, Eli Lilly, and Hershey
  • Friday: Earnings expected from Brookfield Renewab= le Partners

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Last Week=E2=80=99s Market Moves
 
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Hey Snackers,

America=E2=80=99s new = favorite pastime is headed to the big leagues: Disney=E2=80=99s ESPN struck a <= a href=3D"https://sg.robinhood.com/ls/click?upn=3D6fntGirSE5selsQKrSSUHl-2F= kkBq3v-2FklpSOg2Hm3sxbBrHkiEJf-2F92aeK6vsq3lCjq7fhGlY1T0V5npXvJz3Pc6eghMB6B= wYQFB9VcYisgXAMUcWZhlpuCr5OMmEeH-2BCqvCc_y6r4Y-2Fjyz39fUgiIVZvxszI1-2BOksX7= 62wK6L32M97xgJ-2FnBU-2Fpq1oGUBER66ULtnkPNiGCpacT2Kvaj2Ej6sKSCl-2FsTujAycj2q= DNj5s-2FErg70zXQsYrX-2BOj766wYc9p-2FabtQOeTqUeHQX4mJoO3dyBpJVfLACiiNNFAsN6U= k4kHD-2BsvEEIcBmBIbSCx9awY-2BeOqFqVAzjDyW0WaTgOP9dWwXYwSUzyCegFZf-2BEW3T0lY= vSlKFVQ-2FCCkEuCnTiP1ghU820fOkBwYirRrZQnTIrnlxlOKzk25BgzX6LP46-2BfjT1fEoCdl= vzBaSan3YVUJr32F9soleoO-2FuL39xc-2FvnR377kJ0-2FzCrb-2B-2BkSwPE3jR9f1AggswMt= BBh4xrsBwyUBfNBsqE2VNXb5j3q3Ge7aBcvZY6ORyIwmVpbC4LBOpKozrIIFpB5RezLKZzarn6N= Si6jYZl7jYRHgqSopV6sIlzKodz8d9pGgHV47dQsmouAtc7wxTUiwSqchPlOWDwoZ6iVVVcxjF6= sZh5UiSlgh8hQC6UWcxvkie0y69YLxtCC9hB2bXEBjvQjddjsq40BK9H0AeTXoP-2FnZQYBe2bf= SvgrNqxEfRsXbT1ENnkpgu7gfEnwXqos5uOd3KXqRJ9HWYO2n1AbDdHihN3fnqUo0A-3D-3D" s= tyle=3D"color: rgb(0, 200, 5); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bol= d; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-underline-offset: 1px;" target=3D"_= blank" rel=3D"noopener">deal with the Association of Pickleball Profess= ionals to broadcast and stream 200+ hours of live coverage. It=E2=80=99s a = huge dill.

The S&P 500 surged 2.5% for the week as investors dige= sted a slew of earnings and latched on to cooling-inflation hopes. The tech= y Nasdaq sealed its fourth winning week and is on track for its best month = since July =E2=80=94 ahead of Big Tech reports this week.

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I= nvestors hope for a Goldilocks-style soft landing, but the proof will be in= the Fed=E2=80=99s porridge

Ignorin= g the (three) bears=E2=80=A6 The economy =E2=89=A0 the stock marke= t, but markets rallied last week after GDP #s showed the US economy grew an= expectation-beating 2.9% in the final quarter of last year. The icing on t= he cake: the pace of growth slowed slightly from the previous quarter, sugg= esting the Fed's hikes are gently cooling the economy rather t= han freezing it. That=E2=80=99s reviving hopes for a Goldilocks-like "= soft landing." The ingredients:

  • Not too hot: Temp jobs fell for the fifth straight month, raising hopes that the = labor market could cool without erasing many full-time roles. But = fresh layoff announcements from companies like IBM and Hasbro could change the picture.
  • Not too cold: Inflatio= n cooled again last month, ending the year at 6.5% (still way above the Fed= 's target). And while job growth is slowing, the labor market=E2=80=99s= still historically strong.

Juuuust right=E2=80=A6 Experts say continued consumer spending, which rose 2.1% last quarter = but ticked down last month, will be key to avoiding a recession. While cons= umers are starting to rein in their daily budgets, some are "revenge inflation spending" on= major purchases. Amer= ican Express=E2=80=99s CFO said spending on experiential splur= ges like travel is "off the charts." Still, while consumer sentim= ent has improved this year, it=E2=80=99s still near historic lows.

THE TAKEAWAY

A fairy-tale ending isn=E2=80=99t guaranteed=E2=80=A6= While optimism is up, some experts say there's still plenty o= f room for concern (and a Q3 recession). The Fed, which meets tomorrow and = Wednesday, is expected to continue raising rates over the next two months = =E2=80=94 though at a slower pace than those past =E2=80=9Cjumbo=E2=80=9D h= ikes. Fed officials said they don't expect to cut rates this year, but = analysts think cuts could come as soon as September. We=E2=80=99ll see whet= her Fed Chair Powell squashes the market=E2=80=99s optimism.

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Coming up this week

Ad-pocalypse now?... Google and <= strong>Meta = report this week, at a complicated time for the industry. Ads make up 80% o= f Google=E2=80=99s revenue, and 98% of Meta=E2=80=99s. But in thei= r last-reported quarters, Meta saw an annual drop in ad revenue while Googl= e=E2=80=99s growth slowed. Meanwhile, Google=E2=80=99s dealing with an exis= tential threat from ChatGPT, with a DOJ lawsuit that seeks to break up its = ad biz. Facebook=E2=80=99s growth stalled last year and Insta barely grew a= s users flocked to TikTok (bringing ad bucks with =E2=80=99em). Analysts ex= pect lower earnings from the ad titans.

Apple's core=E2= =80=A6 could be softer than usual. A year ago Apple reported recor= d sales in its blockbuster holiday quarter. That could be hard to beat this= year, as Covid crackdowns in China disrupted iPhone production (iPhones ma= ke up over half of Apple=E2=80=99s sales). Last year, global smartphone shi= pments posted their largest drop ever. The world=E2=80=99s most va= luable public company is expected to report lower earnings and sales on Thu= rsday. Still, Apple's the only Big Techie that=E2=80=99s avoided mass l= ayoffs so far (partly since it didn=E2=80=99t do a mass hiring spree).

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

Prime pills=E2=80=A6= Call it a prescription subscription. Last week Amazon launched a subscription for unlimited = meds. With =E2=80=9CRxPass,=E2=80=9D 168M Prime members can buy pills and g= et =E2=80=99em delivered for $5/month (no insurance needed). RxPass offers = 80 meds (think: blood pressure, anxiety, migraines) and targets people with= numerous prescriptions. Nearly half of US adults take two or more= meds daily, and retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and CVS are scrambling to get a bigger c= hunk of the lucrative prescription pie. Amazon=E2=80=99s differentiator: of= fering many drugs at a flat rate.

Living for the jum= p scares=E2=80=A6 Moviegoers are seeing dead people and studios ar= e seeing green. Horror flicks are giving big blockbusters a run for their m= oney. Universal Studios=E2=80=99 and Blumhouse=E2= =80=99s =E2=80=9CM3gan,=E2=80=9D which follows a trendy murderous = doll, has already raked in $130M at th= e box office =E2=80=94 the latest hit in a series of successful horror rele= ases. =E2=80=9CSkinamarink,=E2=80=9D an experimental horror with a tiny $15= K production budget, earned $1.7M in two weekends. Horror could help boost = the recovering movie industry, which is still far from prepandemic levels.<= /p>

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  • Listicle: Meta i= s reportedly paying BuzzFeed millions to generate viral creator content as = engagement falls for both. It=E2=80=99s a symbiotic social relationship.
  • Searched: Google=E2=80=99= s bread-and-butter ad biz could be toast with a new Department of = Justice lawsuit. Regulators in the US and EU have been cranking the heat on= tech giants.
  • Swap:<= /strong> Tech layoffs are intensifying, but last year 80% of laid-off tech = workers found a new gig within three months =E2=80=94 and over half of thos= e rehired got pay bumps.
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  • Starred: = TripAdvisor, Google, and Yelp are teaming up against the booming fake-rev= iew biz. Potential solves include sting operations, lawsuits, and an FTC mo= ve to seek civil penalties.
  • = Tip: As digital checkouts take = over, tablet prompts leave some feeling pressed to tip at coffee shops and = drive-thrus. Service workers say it makes up for low wages and helps cover = living expenses.
  • WTFired: Laid-off remote workers booted from compute= rs have been left confused about next steps. With 160K tech jobs cut last y= ear, abrupt remote layoffs are becoming the norm.
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  • Monday: Earnings expected from Ryanair, Whirlpool, and SoFi
  • Tuesday: Earnings expected from Spotify, UPS, GM, Match, Snap= , UBS, Mondelez, Maratho= n Petroleum, Pfizer, McDonald=E2=80=99s, and Caterpillar
  • Wednesday: Black History Month kicks off. Earnings e= xpected from Meta, Align Technology, and = Novartis
  • Th= ursday: Earnings expected from Apple, Ama= zon, Google, ConocoPhillips, GoPro, Ferrari, Harley-Davidson, Merck, Honeywell, Est=C3=A9= e Lauder, Starbucks, Shell, Canada Goose, Atlassian, Eli Lilly, and Hershey
  • Friday: Earnings expected from Brookfield Renewab= le Partners

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