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Hey Snackers,

A 6= -year-old Michigan boy sneakily ordered $1K worth of food on Grubhub from his dad's iPhone, ringin= g up everything from jumbo shrimp to grape leaves. The boy=E2=80=99s respon= se to his father=E2=80=99s wrath: "When are the pepperoni pizzas comin= g?"

Stocks fell Friday after news that the US had added a surpri= singly strong 517K jobs last month while unemployment fell to 3.4% =E2=80= =94 its lowest level in 53 years. That =E2=80=9Cgood=E2=80=9D news stoked i= nvestor fears of prolonged rate hikes. Still, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ha= d a winning week after a blitz of earnings.

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Oil giants are (still) raking in historic p= rofits, but it could be a grand finale as green energy ramps up

Pump it up=E2=80=A6 Energy powerhouse= s pulled in ginormous profits last year, continuing a multiyear streak of b= lockbuster earnings. Last week, Exxon r= eported a historic $56B profit for 2022, the biggest for any Weste= rn oil biz ever. Shell also ran= g in a slick annual profit, which was $10B higher than its last re= cord, in 2008. Meanwhile, Chevron pulled in a record $35B, but fell short of expectations. Up next: BP, TotalEnergies<= /a>, and Valvoline re= port this week.

  • Full tank: Rather than ramping up production,= oil giants are investing in themselves =E2=80=94 and their shareholders. L= ast week Chevron agreed to buy back a whopping $75B of its shares, and last= year Exxon tripled buybacks to $30B.
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    It could be big oil=E2=80=99s big fin= ale=E2=80=A6 before the fall. Last week, oil titan BP said it expects renewables will make up 35% to 65% of the energy marke= t by 2050, up from just 10% today. The pivot from fossil fuels to green ene= rgy could be accelerated by the =E2=80=9Cenergy trilemma=E2=80=9D (affordab= ility, security, sustainability). Last year, clean-energy investment hit a = record $1T, matching fossil-fuel investment for the first time. It=E2=80=99= s expected to hit $2T by 2030.

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

Closing the gap=E2=80=A6 As America=E2=80=99s fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs, Black wom= en are increasingly leavi= ng corporate roles to launch their own companies =E2=80=94 starting bus= inesses at 4.5X the rate of the overall population. But while the rate of B= lack entrepreneurship is high, bias and funding gaps pose roadblocks to gro= wth. As of January 2022, just 4% of Black businesses were still open after = 3.5 years, compared to the national average of 55%. A key issue: Black star= tups, especially those run by women, tend to have less access to funding.

Spot the bots=E2=80=A6 Last week OpenAI announced a $20/month premium subscription for ChatGPT. More quietly, i= t released = a tool that detects AI-generated text. It could be especially useful for te= achers and employers looking to spot bot submissions =E2=80=94 but OpenAI s= aid it fails 75% of the time (womp). Meanwhile, an app called GPTZero uses = ChatGPT against itself to detect AI. There=E2=80=99s growi= ng concern over the use of genAI tools for cheating, plagiarism, and spammi= ng. AI detection tools could be key to addressing these issues =E2=80=94 bu= t first they=E2=80=99ll have to get reliable.

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Coming up this week

Rolling in Corollas=E2=80=A6 Toyota reports earnings this week along with Nissan<= /strong> and Honda. Toyota has been the world=E2=80=99s to= p-selling carmaker for three years straight, but auto sales in general have= been losing traction. Last year was the worst for new-car sales in 10+ yea= rs as production issues hit supply (picture: record-low inventories). Meanw= hile, higher interest rates are making car payments pricier, which could di= ng demand. But while Ford reported weak #s last week, Chev= y maker GM infused hope with expectation-smashing earnings= and gave strong guidance for the year.

KenTacoHut earnings= =E2=80=A6 Yum Brands, the owner of fast-food fave= s like KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, is expected to deliver earnings this = week =E2=80=94 along with fast-casual icon Chipotle. Last = week, McDonald's dropped tasty sales growth as its inflation-friendly pric= es and cult fave menu items kept McCustomers coming. But while McD=E2=80=99= s prices dropped last year, Chipotle and Yum kept hiking. Analysts= expect same-store sales growth, but price hikes might be dimming appetites= . Meanwhile, rising avo prices are threatening Chipotle=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9C= burrito season=E2=80=9D profits.

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  • Zuck: Meta shares = popped 26% after better-than-feared quarterly revenue, despite ad-pocalypse= . Zuck said 2023 is Meta=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cyear of efficiency=E2=80=9D (so= rry, metaverse). It expects to spend less after slashing 11K+ employees.
  • UnPod: Spot= ify popped after reporting record user growth, driven by podca= sts. But its quarterly loss widened to $250M and the =E2=80=9Cgrowth at all= costs=E2=80=9D pod-palooza could be over as the streamer chases profitabil= ity.
  • Cody: Pe= loton shares surged 28% after its pivot from hardware to subsc= riptions helped spin down quarterly losses. While equipment sales fell, rev= enue from its on-demand fitness classes grew 22%.

What else we're Snackin'
  • RTO: WFH oppor= tunities are shrinking as employers seek RTO-ready candidates. Remote jobs = made up 13% of LinkedIn postings last month, down from 21% in March =E2=80= =94 but 53% of all applications were for remote jobs (awk).
  • Out: As stimulus money dries up and i= nflation stays high, more Americans are tapping into their retirement savin= gs for emergencies. A record 2.8% of Vanguard=E2=80=99s 401(k) participants= pulled money out of their plans last year.
  • Zuck: Meta=E2=80=99s TikTok copycat Reels fueled engagement last year a= s ad revenue sagged. The problem: Reels take users away from Insta= and FB=E2=80=99s ad-filled main feeds. Now monetizing the swipey videos is= a priority.
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  • Monday: Loews, Activision Blizzard, S= pirit Airlines, Pinterest, and Tyson Food= s
  • Tuesday:= BP, Valvoline, Royal Caribbean G= roup, H&R Block, Nintendo, <= strong>Chipotle, Hertz Global, SoftBank, and Western Union
  • Wednesday: Uber, CVS, Coty, CME, Yum! Brands, Under Armour, Dominion Energy, U-Haul, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Robinho= od, Disney, Sonoco, and = MGM Resorts
  • Thursda= y: Pepsi, AbbVie, Hilton= , Canopy Growth, Toyota, Phillip Morris, AstraZeneca, Ralph Laure= n, Duke Energy, Kellogg, and Warner Music Group
  • Friday: Enbridge, Spectrum Brands, and Honda

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S= tocks fell Friday after news that the US had added a surprisingly strong 51= 7K jobs last month while unemployment fell to 3.4% =E2=80=94 its lowest lev= el in 53 years. That =E2=80=9Cgood=E2=80=9D news stoked investor fears of p= rolonged rate hikes. Still, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq had a winning week a= fter a blitz of earnings.

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Oil giants are (still) raki= ng in historic profits, but it could be a grand finale as green energy ramp= s up

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It could be big oil=E2=80=99s big finale=E2=80=A6 = before the fall. Last week, oil titan BP said it expects r= enewables will make up 35% to 65% of the energy market by 2050, up from jus= t 10% today. The pivot from fossil fuels to green energy could be accelerat= ed by the =E2=80=9Cenergy trilemma=E2=80=9D (affordability, security, susta= inability). Last year, clean-energy investment hit a record $1T, matching f= ossil-fuel investment for the first time. It=E2=80=99s expected to hit $2T = by 2030.

Pump it up=E2=80=A6 E= nergy powerhouses pulled in ginormous profits last year, continuing a multi= year streak of blockbuster earnings. Last week, Exxon reported a historic $56B profit for 2022, the big= gest for any Western oil biz ever. S= hell also rang in a slick annual profit, which was $10B higher than its last record, in 2008. Meanwhile, Chevron pulled in a record $35B, but fell short of expectat= ions. Up next: BP, TotalEnergies, and Valvoline report this week.

  • Full tank: Rathe= r than ramping up production, oil giants are investing in themselves =E2=80= =94 and their shareholders. Last week Chevron agreed to buy back a whopping= $75B of its shares, and last year Exxon tripled buybacks to $30B.
  • Big crank: Western oil bigg= ies are expected to have earned a combined $200B in profit last year, reign= iting talks among US lawmakers about imposing a windfall tax on their exces= s earnings.

Drilling down=E2=80=A6 For much of= last year, oil giants benefited from rising prices as Russia=E2=80=99s war= on Ukraine strained supply and demand rebounded while production stayed ti= ght. But in the last quarter of the year, gassy growth slowed as prices fel= l. This year, big oil=E2=80=99s profit boom is expected to cool. Pump price= s have dropped 30% from last year=E2=80=99s highs, as the global economy sl= ows and recession jitters curb demand. Still, with China=E2=80=99s reopenin= g, analysts predict oil could climb as high as $120/barrel (China=E2=80=99s= the world's second-largest oil consumer behind the US).

THE TAKEAWAY

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

Closing the gap=E2=80=A6 As America=E2=80=99s fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs, Black wom= en are increasingly leaving<= /a> corporate roles to launch their own companies =E2=80=94 starting busine= sses at 4.5X the rate of the overall population. But while the rate of Blac= k entrepreneurship is high, bias and funding gaps pose roadblocks to growth= . As of January 2022, just 4% of Black businesses were still open after 3.5= years, compared to the national average of 55%. A key issue: Black startup= s, especially those run by women, tend to have less access to funding.

<= p>Spot the bots=E2=80=A6 Last week OpenAI= announced a $20/month premium subscription for ChatGPT. More quietly, it <= a href=3D"https://sg.robinhood.com/ls/click?upn=3D6fntGirSE5selsQKrSSUHkYJF= A3tUXqLZNTmIOP1GJUsaEwaCfyLSfUdB5GNFlruklLE7RtFGMwjkMYr7QNg6hI-2BBlR0giEucY= fyijsOHTt3OR8mcoZHbIWGzx0cTJfLyv7KWWadHSvpl7INVnVXSDAtrX0hCAgd70fHyiK5mKg-3= Df6R7_y6r4Y-2Fjyz39fUgiIVZvxszI1-2BOksX762wK6L32M97xgJ-2FnBU-2Fpq1oGUBER66U= LtnsIj536eQDC92Aa3ttIYBzh40AOCKrGyTTC1G9WV84kzO-2FWBIiRWUNfSyvKSviCyOSz4Zpy= 14hiMoIlgr8dufmzUr9LmwAzn-2BeKNg3EbYE6VowuGYMoaIbF6mr1gtCviY3VZ3L4Ca2X7PiU5= t4kW3yiLyKPrQVPv9dztOyrX89OCnJzvz1YPfw627W71oV6vs7MciFoLFHWry8CKIxHY2nkT857= yCsdZghZaaPVyrb8OIyS5Ofaoy7EzrgWnLYwEnWUNiJj3wE9ylXTt3LSD4Go1xG6L9HZ5dwRLNJ= O1bFbpGvGrzfJmet06FufRcDKtlT2Mlw1pWnjWwnMiShMM7kd2mj9XzjYIxULlbiMkhT36J4uZ0= Mw0TeU-2BnOOBVrCJzRmphHzpJxCjRWumR0dPTb1mQKN-2FIb165Tl-2F8XA-2BZDxgFtcTMGEG= obQrKMrK4QXwZZLquNfc-2F-2F1dsJAUt2lPeie-2FLbDlTydnfL9tdUrmxYZuCPQA7NiJ2BQkn= peSHTCl6ZLq1nSwJk4ZuIMmhnOJsXnl5K2-2BgQJmbgdwPNv7a92X4lSTe9Lc-2Fp6jsVqTxCOe= QB4P-2Fa1QHiUZX-2F-2BlVNg9Guw-3D-3D" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 200, 5); text-d= ecoration: underline; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; te= xt-underline-offset: 1px;" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">released = a tool that detects AI-generated text. It could be especially useful for te= achers and employers looking to spot bot submissions =E2=80=94 but OpenAI s= aid it fails 75% of the time (womp). Meanwhile, an app called GPTZero uses = ChatGPT against itself to detect AI. There=E2=80=99s growi= ng concern over the use of genAI tools for cheating, plagiarism, and spammi= ng. AI detection tools could be key to addressing these issues =E2=80=94 bu= t first they=E2=80=99ll have to get reliable.

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Coming up this week

Rolling in Corollas=E2=80=A6 Toyota reports earnings this week along with Nissan<= /strong> and Honda. Toyota has been the world=E2=80=99s to= p-selling carmaker for three years straight, but auto sales in general have= been losing traction. Last year was the worst for new-car sales in 10+ yea= rs as production issues hit supply (picture: record-low inventories). Meanw= hile, higher interest rates are making car payments pricier, which could di= ng demand. But while Ford reported weak #s last week, Chev= y maker GM infused hope with expectation-smashing earnings= and gave strong guidance for the year.

KenTacoHut earnings= =E2=80=A6 Yum Brands, the owner of fast-food fave= s like KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, is expected to deliver earnings this = week =E2=80=94 along with fast-casual icon Chipotle. Last = week, McDonald's dropped tasty sales growth as its inflation-friendl= y prices and cult fave menu items kept McCustomers coming. But while McD=E2= =80=99s prices dropped last year, Chipotle and Yum kept hiking. An= alysts expect same-store sales growth, but price hikes might be dimming app= etites. Meanwhile, rising avo prices are threatening Chipotle=E2=80=99s =E2= =80=9Cburrito season=E2=80=9D profits.

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  • Zuck: Meta shares popped 26% after better-than-feared quarterly revenue, despite = ad-pocalypse. Zuck said 2023 is Meta=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cyear of efficiency= =E2=80=9D (sorry, metaverse). It expects to spend less after slashing 11K+ = employees.
  • UnPod: Spotify popped after reporting record user= growth, driven by podcasts. But its quarterly loss widened to $250M and th= e =E2=80=9Cgrowth at all costs=E2=80=9D pod-palooza could be over as the st= reamer chases profitability.
  • Cody: = Peloton shares surged 28% after i= ts pivot from hardware to subscriptions helped spin down quarterly losses. = While equipment sales fell, revenue from its on-demand fitness classes grew= 22%.

What else we're Snackin'
  • RTO: WFH opportunities are shrinking as employe= rs seek RTO-ready candidates. Remote jobs made up 13% of LinkedIn postings = last month, down from 21% in March =E2=80=94 but 53% of all applications we= re for remote jobs (awk).
  • Out: As sti= mulus money dries up and inflation stays high, more Americans are tapping i= nto their retirement savings for emergencies. A record 2.8% of Vanguard=E2= =80=99s 401(k) participants pulled money out of their plans last year.
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  • Zu= ck: Meta=E2=80=99s TikTok copycat Reels fuele= d engagement last year as ad revenue sagged. The problem: Reels take users = away from Insta and FB=E2=80=99s ad-filled main feeds. Now monetiz= ing the swipey videos is a priority.
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This Week
  • Monday: Loews, Activision Blizzard, S= pirit Airlines, Pinterest, and Tyson Food= s
  • Tuesday:= BP, Valvoline, Royal Caribbean G= roup, H&R Block, Nintendo, <= strong>Chipotle, Hertz Global, SoftBank, and Western Union
  • Wednesday: Uber, CVS, Coty, CME, Yum! Brands, Under Armour, Dominion Energy, U-Haul, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Robinho= od, Disney, Sonoco, and = MGM Resorts
  • Thursda= y: Pepsi, AbbVie, Hilton= , Canopy Growth, Toyota, Phillip Morris, AstraZeneca, Ralph Laure= n, Duke Energy, Kellogg, and Warner Music Group
  • Friday: Enbridge, Spectrum Brands, and Honda

Authors of this Snacks own s= hares: of CVS, GM, Disney, Exxon, Yum! Brands, Robinhood, Warner Music Grou= p, and Uber

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