Government Shutdown = Mass Layoffs? & Quantum...

#901: The US economy grew more slowly in Q2 as the Iran war weighed on prices and supply chains. AI investor Leopold Aschenbrenner seeks new funding after massive losses. Jersey Mike’s raises $1 billion in its IPO. Tim Cook reports his last earnings call. Amazon’s cloud business ...  Show more

#900: A divided Fed holds interest rates but three members wanted to hike it up. Meta shares dip after reporting an earnings miss as it keeps spending money on data centers. Microsoft beat expectations thanks to its partnership with Anthropic. Then, Neal shares numbers on the bus ...  Show more

Starbucks is decaffeinating itself, closing 400 stores… but there’s hope for Starbs at McDonald’s.3 NFL teams just sold at record prices... They sold to Private Equity, but what about fan shares?Spotify deleted 75M AI songs, while AI slop is slowing your work day… Welcome to the ...  Show more

The fast approaching federal government shutdown is top of mind on this week’s podcast. Mark and Cris consider how the shutdown may play out and the economic consequences. Two other colleagues, Steve Cochrane and Stefan Angrick, then join the conversation to assess the all imp ...

Peter Atwater, President of Financial Insyghts, discusses the outlook for earnings and the impact of a possible government shutdown on the business sector. Erik Wasson joins to discuss the latest on a potential shutdown. Steve Case, Chairman and CEO at Revolution, discusses his b ...  Show more

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