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Mar= kets had a rough start to the year (didn=E2=80=99t we all). Stocks snapped = their nine-week win streak, the longest since 2004. On Friday, the December= jobs report came in surprisingly hot, and Treasury Secretary Yellen said t= he US economy had achieved a soft landing. But investors worried the strong= jobs market could mean rate cuts get pushed further out.

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Streaming=E2=80=99s morphing i= nto cable as companies introduce bundles and ads to keeps subs

Bundlin=E2=80=99 up for winter=E2=80=A6 People are tired of paying for= a jumble of subscriptions with =E2=80=9C+=E2=80=9D at the end. Now streame= rs are testing new tactics to keep customers. One is bundling: last week, c= able giant Spec= trum added a free Disney+ basic plan for its premium TV subscribers= . Verizon debuted a= bundle option for its cell-plan customers, offering Netflix and Max=E2=80=99s ad-supported tiers for an extra $10/= month (cheaper than subbing individually). Apple and Paramount are also reportedly considering cozying up to offer hits like =E2=80= =9CTed Lasso=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CYellowstone=E2=80=9D" for one disco= unted monthly rate. Bundles could be the future:

  • Signed out: While over = three-quarters of US households have at least a Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Hulu sub, nearly a quarter of streaming subscribers hav= e axed three or more plans in the past two years as show binges get pricier= .

Streaming=E2=80=99s the new cable=E2=80=A6 but it= =E2=80=99s starting to look a lot like old cable, and not just because of b= undles. Ads have crept in, with streamers rolling out cheaper ad tiers to k= eep thriftier viewers. Disney+ and Netflix (which once vowed never t= o do ads) launched ad plans in 2022.=C2=A0 This fall, both streamers hiked = prices to their ad-free subs, possibly to nudge users to downgrade. Though = ad tiers cost customers less, they tend to have better profit mar= gins than premium subs. Cue: this month Amazon will launch ads in Prime Vid= eo,=C2=A0and if you want to stay ad-free, you=E2=80=99ll have to pay $3/mon= th.

THE TAKEAWAY

Bundles are harder = to unwind=E2=80=A6 It=E2=80=99s easier to ditch a single subscription t= han one that comes with cell service, cable, two streamers, and a fresh sea= son of =E2=80=9CThe Crown.=E2=80=9D A recent survey from EY suggested that = nearly half of Americans were interested in streaming bundles. And Paramoun= t=E2=80=99s CEO said its subscribers watched 40% more content in the months= following the streamer=E2=80=99s team-up with Showtime. Experts say this c= ould be the year of the bundle.

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Sponso= red by The Fundrise Flagship Fund

Buy low, sell high<= /p>

Arguably the most famous mantra in investing is, as we all know, = easy to say and hard to do.=C2=A0

For example=E2=80=A6In 2023,= interest rates reached the highest levels we=E2=80=99ve seen in over two d= ecades. The effects were widespread, but the real estate market in particul= ar suffered major losses as demand dropped like a rock.=C2=A0

The = classic investing question=E2=80=A6do falling prices mean it=E2=80=99s = time to bail or time to buy?

For the Fundrise Flagsh= ip Fund, it=E2=80=99s time to buy. The Fund is gearing up to take a= dvantage of today=E2=80=99s market by expanding its $1+ billion private rea= l estate portfolio and plans to invest hundreds of millions into well-located resid= ential and industrial assets over the next 12 months.=C2=A0

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Coming up th= is week

Interest-ing quarter=E2=80=A6 Banks will kick off = Q4 earnings szn with names like JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo reporting on Friday. In Q3, the mega money manag= ers=E2=80=99 earnings boomed as rising rates supercharged interest income f= rom loans, deposits, and credit-card debt. And with those elevated rates st= icking around last quarter, banks may=E2=80=99ve been sitting pretty. Still= , the Fed=E2=80=99s expected to cut rates several times this year. That cou= ld shift banks=E2=80=99 balance sheets as they earn less interest on mortga= ges and your savings account.

Meet me at the tech-spo=E2=80=A6= 130K tech heads are expected to attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Ve= gas this week. The yearly event has given the world its first look at innov= ations like VCRs, CDs, and Oculus Rift VR headsets. AI is a big theme this = year: Microsoft said it=E2=80=99ll show off PCs with a dedicated AI = button, and Samsung=E2=80=99s expected to power up AI-fueled =E2=80= =94 wait for it =E2=80=94 vacuums and refrigerators. (One conspicuous absen= ce: OpenAI.) Beyond AI, Hyundai=E2=80=99s demo=E2=80=99ing fl= ying-car tech while TV makers will introduce crisper =E2=80=9CmicroLED=E2= =80=9D screens.

 
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Stories we= =E2=80=99re watching

Rattling global markets=E2=80=A6 Oil = prices have spiked and shipping costs have soared following dozens of Houth= i attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, which facilitates 15% of all = seaborne trade. Last week, the US, UK, and other allies issued a =E2=80=9Cf= inal warning=E2=80=9D to the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group =E2=80=94=C2=A0= but it attacked again. FYI: the turmoil started after Hamas=E2=80=99 attack= s on Israel. Shipping titans including Maersk have halted Red Sea sh= ipping. To move between Europe and Asia, they=E2=80=99re taking a longer ro= ute around Africa (no Suez shortcut).

How the cookie crumbles=E2= =80=A6 Google killed the cookie =E2=80=94 the tech used to track web us= ers and target ads =E2=80=94 for 30M Chrome users last week, and plans to a= x cookies for the other 99% of Chromies later this year. Apple=E2=80= =99s Safari and Mozilla=E2=80=99s Firefox already limit cookies, but= Google has delayed its plans because of Chrome=E2=80=99s outsized share (6= 5%) of web traffic. Cookie lovers, including the $600B/year online ad indus= try, aren=E2=80=99t psyched. But regulators argue that cookies are invasive= and allow companies to build profiles (with sensitive info) on unaware scr= ollers.

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What else we're Snackin'

  • Alley-oop= : Disney=E2=80=99s ESPN struck an eight-year media deal with = the NCAA last week. At $920M, it's 3x the current deal=E2=80=99s value= , largely thanks to the record ratings of women=E2=80=99s college basketbal= l.

  • Breezy: For the first time, two offshor= e wind farms are powering US electric grids. Wind power is integral to the = US=E2=80=99s renewable-energy goals, but projects have faced financial and = regulatory setbacks.

  • Slink: Meta=E2=80=99s controversial new =E2=80= =9CLink History=E2=80=9D lets users see everything they=E2=80=99ve clicked = on the FB app =E2=80=94 unless they opt out. FB has long tracked links for = ad targeting, but it may be seeking more protections as privacy regulators = crack down.

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=E2=9A=A1 Tesla loses its crown =E2=80=A2 Jan 3, 2024

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  • Wednesday: Earnings expected from KB Home<= /b>

  • Thursday: Earnings e= xpected from Infosys

  • = Friday: Earnings expected from Bank of America, BNYMellon= , BlackRock, Citigroup, Delta, JPMorgan Chase, = Wells Fargo, and UnitedHealth

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TikTok is captivated by videos f= rom guests aboard Royal Caribbean's nine-month round-the-world = cruise. #UltimateWorldCruise posts have 180M views as landlubbers follow al= ong for high-sea tea. It=E2=80=99s like #BamaRush but with more drama(mine)= .

Markets had a rough start to the year (didn=E2=80=99t we all). Stoc= ks snapped their nine-week win streak, the longest since 2004. On Friday, t= he December jobs report came in surprisingly hot, and Treasury Secretary Ye= llen said the US economy had achieved a soft landing. But investors worried= the strong jobs market could mean rate cuts get pushed further out.

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Streaming=E2=80=99s morphing i= nto cable as companies introduce bundles and ads to keeps subs

Bundlin=E2=80=99 up for winter=E2=80=A6 People are tired of paying for= a jumble of subscriptions with =E2=80=9C+=E2=80=9D at the end. Now streame= rs are testing new tactics to keep customers. One is bundling: last week, c= able giant S= pectrum added a free Disney+ basic plan for its premium TV subscrib= ers. Veriz= on debuted a bundle option for its cell-plan customers, offering Netflix and = Max=E2= =80=99s ad-supported tiers for an extra $10/month (cheaper than subbing ind= ividually). = Apple and Paramount are also repor= tedly considering cozying up to offer hits like =E2=80=9CTed Lasso=E2=80=9D= and =E2=80=9CYellowstone=E2=80=9D" for one discounted monthly rate. B= undles could be the future:

  • Signed out: While over three-quarters of US<= i> households have at least a Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Hulu sub= , nearly a quarter of streaming subscribers have axed three or more = plans in the past two years as show binges get pricier.

= Streaming=E2=80=99s the new cable=E2=80=A6 but it=E2=80=99s starting to= look a lot like old cable, and not just because of bundles. Ads have crept= in, with streamers rolling out cheaper ad tiers to keep thriftier viewers.= Disney+ and Netflix (which once vowed never to do ads) launched ad = plans in 2022.=C2=A0 This fall, both streamers hiked prices to their ad-fre= e subs, possibly to nudge users to downgrade. Though ad tiers cost customer= s less, they tend to have better profit margins than premium subs. Cue: this month Am= azon will launch ads in Prime Video,=C2=A0and if you want to stay ad-free, = you=E2=80=99ll have to pay $3/month.

T= HE TAKEAWAY

Bundles are harder to unwind= =E2=80=A6 It=E2=80=99s easier to ditch a single subscription than one t= hat comes with cell service, cable, two streamers, and a fresh season of = =E2=80=9CThe Crown.=E2=80=9D A recent survey from EY suggested that nearly = half of Americans were interested in streaming bundles. And Paramount=E2=80= =99s CEO said its subscribers watched 40% more content in the months follow= ing the streamer=E2=80=99s team-up with Showtime. Experts say this could be= the year of the bundle.

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Interest-ing quarter=E2=80=A6 Banks will kick off = Q4 earnings szn with names like JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo reporting on Friday. In Q3, the mega money manag= ers=E2=80=99 earnings boomed as rising rates supercharged interest income f= rom loans, deposits, and credit-card debt. And with those elevated rates st= icking around last quarter, banks may=E2=80=99ve been sitting pretty. Still= , the Fed=E2=80=99s expected to cut rates several times this year. That cou= ld shift banks=E2=80=99 balance sheets as they earn less interest on mortga= ges and your savings account.

Meet me at the tech-spo=E2=80=A6= 130K tech heads are expected to attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Ve= gas this week. The yearly event has given the world its first look at innov= ations like VCRs, CDs, and Oculus Rift VR headsets. AI is a big theme this = year: Microsoft said it=E2=80=99ll show off PCs with a dedicated AI = button, and Samsung=E2=80=99s expected to power up AI-fueled =E2=80= =94 wait for it =E2=80=94 vacuums and refrigerators. (One conspicuous absen= ce: OpenAI.) Beyond AI, Hyundai=E2=80=99s demo=E2=80=99ing fl= ying-car tech while TV makers will introduce crisper =E2=80=9CmicroLED=E2= =80=9D screens.

 
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Rattling global markets=E2=80=A6 Oil = prices have spiked and shipping costs have soared following dozens of Houth= i attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, which facilitates 15% of all = seaborne trade. Last week, the US, UK, and other allies issued a =E2=80=9Cf= inal warning=E2=80=9D to the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group =E2=80=94=C2=A0= but it attacked again. FYI: the turmoil started after Hamas=E2=80=99 attack= s on Israel. Shipping titans including Maersk have halted Red Sea sh= ipping. To move between Europe and Asia, they=E2=80=99re taking a longer ro= ute around Africa (no Suez shortcut).

How the cookie crumbles=E2= =80=A6 Google killed the cookie =E2=80=94 the tech used to track web us= ers and target ads =E2=80=94 for 30M Chrome users last week, and plans to a= x cookies for the other 99% of Chromies later this year. Apple=E2=80= =99s Safari and Mozilla=E2=80=99s Firefox already limit cookies, but= Google has delayed its plans because of Chrome=E2=80=99s outsized share (6= 5%) of web traffic. Cookie lovers, including the $600B/year online ad indus= try, aren=E2=80=99t psyched. But regulators argue that cookies are invasive= and allow companies to build profiles (with sensitive info) on unaware scr= ollers.

What else we're Snackin'

  • Alley-oop= : Disney=E2=80=99s ESPN struck an eight-year media deal with the= NCAA last week. At $920M, it's 3x the current deal=E2=80=99s value, l= argely thanks to the record ratings of women=E2=80=99s college basketball.<= /p>

  • Breezy: For the first time, two offsho= re wind farms are powering US electric grids. Wind power is integral to the= US=E2=80=99s renewable-energy goals, but projects have faced financial and= regulatory setbacks.

  • Slink: Meta=E2=80=99s controversial new= =E2=80=9CLink History=E2=80=9D lets users see everything they=E2=80=99ve c= licked on the FB app =E2=80=94 unless they opt out. FB has long tracked lin= ks for ad targeting, but it may be seeking more protections as privacy regu= lators crack down.

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    Tuesday: CES tech expo begins. UK= =E2=80=99s six-day doctors=E2=80=99 strike set to end. Earnings expected fr= om Albertsons, Tilray, and WD-40

  • Wednesday: Earnings expected from KB Home<= /b>

  • Thursday: Earnings e= xpected from Infosys

  • = Friday: Earnings expected from Bank of America, BNYMellon= , BlackRock, Citigroup, Delta, JPMorgan Chase, = Wells Fargo, and UnitedHealth

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