Becker Private Equity & Business

In this episode Scott Becker discusses:

Futures point down today after an outstanding day in the markets yesterday.

Tesla’s stock rose 10 percent yesterday.

Intel’s stock fell 5 percent after missing estimates.

GDP rose 2.9% in the fourth quarter. A welcome sign that the Fed can fight inflation without killing growth.

Buzzfeed rose 150% on news that it would move some of its writing and content to AI driven writing.

Listen to our podcast today on how key great partners and team mates are to business. And how bad colleagues can be a cancer to organizations.

Excited to see the Becker's Healthcare podcast reach nine million downloads this month. God bless Jessica Cole every day.

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Things are heating up already between Salesforce and Elliot Management. This may be the least surprising headline this am.

We are planning a webinar on key thoughts on investing 2023. Can’t wait. It will be a chapter from our latest book.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses the importance of having great teammates and how to manage difficult colleagues.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses the 10 largest US firms by market cap & 6 larget by revenues.

In this episode Scott discuss 5 quick points on Tesla:

Tesla had a Record Q4.

Tesla had $24.3 billion in revenue.

Tesla recorded $3.7 billion in profit.

Overall, the stock jumped roughly 5% overnight.

Panic over stock seems to be subsiding.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses:

Tesla reported record profit in Q4.

IBM announced that it is cutting nearly 4,000 jobs.

SAP also announced significant layoffs.

Meta/Facebook which has seen less excitement and growth in their platform, reinstated President Trump’s Facebook accounts.

Further in the Elon Musk watch, it’s being reported that he is raising equity to pay down some of the debt taken on to finance the Twitter acquisition.

Microsoft is both investing heavily in ChatGPT and is reporting huge growth in its cyber security business which has grown to a $20 billion a year business.

One good rule of thumb is don’t underestimate the engine that is Microsoft, or for that matter Apple.

The 10 largest US firms by market cap

The top 6 by revenues

The markets finished flat yesterday after being down much of the day.

Futures point up this morning.

The 10 year treasury yield fell to 3.46%.

Bitcoin rose to close to $23,000.

Oil remains right around $81 a barrel.

The 1 year treasury yield remains right at 4.67%.

In this episode, Scott discusses how important it is for individuals to always come back to your core goals for long term success in business & in life.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses 4 quick thoughts on Microsoft and their earnings release.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses The Biden Administration targeting Google, non-competes, and other aspects of big business. There is a lot of of uncertainty currently regarding the FTC non-compete proposal.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses:

Futures point down this AM on increased concerns of recession and softening corporate earnings.

The Biden Administration targets Google, non-competes, and other aspects of big business. Lots of uncertainty currently regarding the FTC non-compete proposal.

Microsoft met its earnings forecast but barely missed its revenue forecast.

Great call yesterday with the Becker's Healthcare CEO advisory board.

Incredible to visit with Salvatore Buscemi on the investment choices and perspectives of the super wealthy on the Becker Business Minute Podcast & Becker Private Equity Podcast.

"Tesla poised for record earnings, amid Wall Street unease" - WSJ.

While the job markets remain solid, there are signs of layoffs creeping into non tech areas.

Excited to see real estate mogul and investor Marc Blum in top form this week in multiple endeavors.

Thrilled to double down on growth in the Becker Business Minute Podcast & Becker Private Equity Podcast.

The Becker business shout out of the day today goes to Satya Nadella the CEO of Microsoft who does an incredible job of leading Microsoft through thick and thin and in complicated times. Amazing to watch.

And more!

This episode features Andrea Lee Linna, Partner at McGuireWoods, LLP. Here, she discusses the FTC moving forward in banning non-competes & what that will mean for health systems & private equity firms.