Exec Sum

Trump launched a sneaker line, inflation data is hurting chances of a March rate cut, M7 stocks are more valuable than country-wide stock exchanges globally, China’s EV market is slowing, and Zyn nicotine pouches are becoming face of the latest culture war.

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OpenAI launched an AI video creation tool, Silicon Valley Bank is on a hiring spree, Ford’s CEO told Wall Street to forget Tesla, Japan is no longer the world’s third largest economy, the UK is in a recession, Meta encouraged advertisers to ditch the iPhone, and Google opened a Paris research hub.

Lyft’s CEO took the L for their earnings typo, mortgage rates are surging again, Berkshire is trimming its Apple stake, Japan’s economy shrank in Q1 2023, Morgan Stanley is laying off hundreds in their wealth management division, and Burry bought Amazon and Alphabet.

Lyft’s IR misshap briefly sent their stock flying 60%, US inflation came in hot, the Super Bowl smashed the US viewership record, the IRS sued the FDIC, flight attendants want higher wages, Paramount and Instacart are cutting jobs, and the Senate passed an Israel/Ukraine aid package.

Nvidia is worth more than Amazon, Temu spent millions on their Super Bowl ads, disinflation is kicking in, X wants to lure more creators to the platform with different ad payouts, Arm’s stock rally keeps going, and Franklin Templeton filed a spot ethereum ETF.

The Chiefs beat the 49ers in a thrilling Super Bowl LVIII, Bezos sold a $2B Amazon stake, gyms are facing lower growth rates, a crowd set a Waymo car ablaze in San Francisco, and the S&P closed above 5,000 for the first time.

Goldamn is facing a CFTC probe, Tucker Carlson interviewed Putin in Moscow, Einhorn said markets are ‘fundamentally broken,’ top US venture firms funded blacklisted Chinese companies, Sam Altman wants trillions to reshape the chip industry, and Google rebranded Bard AI to Gemini.

Investors have a strong appetite for 10-year treasuries, Citadel got Morgan Stanley’s block-trading leaks, the BOJ ruled out rapid rate hikes, the biotech IPO window is opening, DoorDash is expanding overseas, Soho House stock tumbled on a shortseller report, and Disney invested in Epic Games.

Litquidity’s identity has been revealed, Adam Neumann wants to rebuy WeWork, Snap’s stock tanked after earnings (again), tech layoffs keep coming, the SEC is increasing oversight of hedge funds, NYCB’s credit grade got cut to junk by Moody’s, and Tucker Carlson is interviewing Putin.

Wall Street is ditching China for India, Meta has figured out how to sell the Metaverse, the Senate released its bipartisan Israel/Ukraine/border security proposal, tech layoffs contineu, Dartmouth is reinstating SAT requirements, and Bill Gross is betting on a steeper yield curve.

Apple’s Vision Pro is the hottest new consumer tech item on the market, Powell said the Fed is wary of cutting rates too soon, Big Tech stocks are looking pricy, Macy’s CEO is looking to revive the 166-year-old brand, Facebook turned 20, and the World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium.